Stories

Here are some stories of cats that were once with the Woody Feral Cat Support Group!

Cookie

Cookie and his siblings were brought to our shelter for taming when they were about 2 months old. They were small but ferocious. We first took some photos, fed them, and

then they ran off! It took us quite an effort to gather

them all together again. Since a smaller space might

bring the sense of security, we kept them in a small cage

in the beginning and trained them every day to get used to being around humans and other animals.

Then, they were allowed to leave the

cage and interact with more mature

cats. Cookie and his siblings were so

shy that we continued training them

until they were eight months old. They

finally found their adoptive families and

live happily ever after with them.

Maui

Maui has been a warrior all his life. He seemed to be a survivor from a predator’s attack when he was first found in someone’s backyard. There were some remnants of flesh and fur around, which we assumed might have been from his poor siblings. When Maui was taken to our shelter, he was in a horrible condition: his nose was rotten, his eyes were shut and a part of his back left leg was missing. He could neither smell nor see. (It was later diagnosed as Upper Respiratory Infection, or URI.) Maui was so frail that other shelters and veterinarians turned him away because they thought his chances of survival were too slim. We took him in.

Besides giving treatment for his URI and herpes,

we trained Maui to use a litter box. Maui didn’t

know how to bury his waste despite being

three months old. Kittens usually learn this

skill from mother cats, so we guessed Maui

might have been deserted after birth by his

mother. Still, Maui survived after all this hardship

he had been through and found a supportive, loving

adoptive family. We are so glad for him.

Ema

Ema was found in a residential backyard in

Northern Fremont about two years ago. She was

so skinny that we didn’t know she was pregnant

at that time. We took her to the vet to have her

spayed, and surprisingly were told she was about

to deliver her kittens soon. So, we brought her home

and prepared a special nursery for her. She delivered five

babies the very night we took her in! Luckily, the kittens were all in good condition and quickly found adoptive families. Ema, however, stayed with us. We earned her trust over time, and she turned out to be a sweet, loving mother to all the other foster cats in the house. Although Ema is still shy making eye contact with humans or new cats, she did a good job as a nanny cat in our organization.