Update on Absolute Unit McGunit: I held him for another night and get him to the vet. His neurological symptoms improved greatly, and we felt comfortable releasing him back to his colony. We will be able to monitor him as we keep returning to try and get those kittens. What should we name this colony? Thoughts n prayers below:

@katethielen3883

5 ай бұрын

Colony names hmmm 🤔 The "Absolute Unit" 😂 Cause there is a lot of them, you found that big boi first, and they are absolutely in need of some TN-Love

@katethielen3883

5 ай бұрын

Additional ideas may include, The McSquad, the Friendship Farm, Meowagedden, Fresh and Fierce, and Kitten Street

@fusionaddict

5 ай бұрын

The McMeowffins

@4LLT0G3TH3R

5 ай бұрын

Praying for the McGunit and his squad!! 🤍🖤

@LunaSolaste

5 ай бұрын

Name the colony McColony or Big Mac since they're by a mcdonald's haha

shelters in areas that take cats are also at capacity. We found a cat in our backyard, friendly, matted, pretty clearly a dumped or lost cat a few years ago. Called every shelter in the area trying to find a home for her. Everyone basically said "you have her secured in your house? That means you can keep her indefinitely, have fun with your new cat!" Luckily we were, with great difficulty, able to keep her. It turns out she had giardia, neurological issues (head twitches, deafness, very occasional seizures), and arthritis, luckily we are doing alright financially and were able to cover everything except a neurologist visit.

@rosaliac.386

4 ай бұрын

If you're in an area where this is an option, it might be worth asking your vet about CBD to help with her neurological issues, specifically the seizures! I've heard it can help, and it helps me so figured I'd recommend💚 bless you for finding a way to keep & take care of her!

This world needs more Mary-ing and Bethany-ing in so many ways.... 💝😻

In Virginia Beach we can't even intervene to TNR colonies without the threat of prosecution. They deem feral cats as "companion" animals, so if you TNR, and release them it is considered abandonment and you can be charged. Certain municipalities also have feeding bans. It just sucks that we have the resources to help and are not allowed to.

Glad to hear it's not just my crappy county that only takes cats by appointment. It's how i ended up with a "puppy cat" rescue who was left outside at 7 or 8 months, untagged, not neutered. He is a handful and our old lady (14y) hates it still, been almost a year, but he's a sweet boy when he doesn't get overwhelmed.

I love that you talk with people who are currently caring for the cats and work WITH them. Good job!

Seeds were planted on this day, trust and goodness must follow! Thank you for all that you do

3:26 That abandoned cat bed is very sad and poignant, it speaks of abandonment, neglect, and sadness.😢 Somebody loved a kitty enough to invest in a cat bed but then dumped cat, bed, and all outside like yesterday’s trash.😢

"awwww, you're very smol".... And that's a pregnant belly. Who knew an expected plot twist was a thing 🤔 Thank you for the Moonpie transitions! My first thought on the beefy Tom issue, is he allergic to the flea treatment? Poor guy, hope he gets better and has a great feral kitty life. Haha, my family's shop had a tux cat and they named her Mama, and her 1 kitten was Baby.

You have to bug your county/city, a friend who does TNR and the city/county FINALLY decided to help them and got a fund for TNR and they can do up to 90 cats once a month. So she catches as many as she can and gets them all fixed. I still don't understand people who don't want cats fixed, I'm like so it's better for them to multiply and more cats starving and freezing during the winter? My neighbor cussed me out for getting the cats fixed in our neighborhood and I'm like I don't care about you, this cat had 7 kittens in her last liter. I just don't understand people. Keep up the great work your doing!

I have 15 rescues indoors, and a group outdoors in a heated wooden home I built. In Colorado they WILL NOT HELP THESE ANIMALS. EVEN so called "rescue shelters" DO NOT RESCUE UNLESS THERE IS PLENTY OF $$$$$$$$$$. IM SICK OF THE NEGLECT. WHAT DOES THIS SAY ABOUT OUR SOCIETY???? Thank you for your work, doing the same. Blessings 😻

@loriwilliams2167

5 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping ❤

@corriearnold9694

5 ай бұрын

I’ve got ten rescues in my house and eleven rescues in my backyard enclosure with a heated shed for winter. California, so not a very cold winter. Wish I could help more but I’m by myself and that’s all I can afford. I do feed a small colony where I work. Wish I could TNR them but I just can’t afford it.

@cheningonzales

5 ай бұрын

​@@corriearnold9694I'm new to the Central Valley. I wish there were more resources out here for animals. I'd love to go trapping but not alone in this area. Lol!

@WickedKatze

5 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, in a lot of cases it's because of lack of resources. Either shelters are at capacity or they don't have the financial capacity to take in more cats.

@whitneyc5463

4 ай бұрын

I'm really sorry to hear about your experience, and am grateful that you are taking care of so many. I am in Northern Colorado and have had the opposite experience. We had 2 kittens abandoned by a former tenant and were able to get them to a shelter same day. I've also worked with dumb friends league and gotten free spay/neuter surgeries. Lastly I work with a rescue who does a lot of great work with TNRing and have both a indoor cat rescue as well was a "working cat" where outdoor/feral cats can get jobs as a mouser, but also have access to warm conditions and a full belly. I agree with what a person said below that the issue is a lack of resources not a lack of empathy.

McNugget Mansion. Colony name sorted.

@Fortheloveofkittenrescue

5 ай бұрын

Meeting adjourned.

@shannonz3018

5 ай бұрын

I'm lovin it 😂

@jeanneh4204

5 ай бұрын

@@shannonz3018 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

THE MOONPIE TRANSITIONS!!!❤❤

In Oregon, our shelters will only take cays that are sick. And we really lack many cat charities. When I get a house, my 1st step will be fostering

Bethany is like that one fearless kitten in the litter

thanks dr mary. i'm so grateful for what you do~ grateful for what you do with the kitties, but grateful too for your goodness, and your willingness to work with ~and have understanding toward~ others.

I live in germany. Here the problem is, capacity xx. There are just soooo~ much animals who need help. Our shekters takes all animals, even reptiles, but there is just so much room fir everyone xx. I also know some fosters, one women i have ny cats from even has rescue piggys >

Thank you for doing everything you do.

I love that they can give a 2 week antibiotic shot, thats amazing - keep treating after kitto has been returned

I have four cats. Two I took in just before the first covid lockdown in the U.K. because their owner was moving to a pet free rented property and he couldn’t get them into a shelter as they have waiting lists! I meant to foster them while they waited but they count as foster fails I guess

You are an angel. Thank you!!

Its always weird to hear of places that don't take kittens. I know its a whole other country but in Toronto if a healthy kitten ends up in one of the city shelters its rarely there a few hours before adoption. Does the cold winters up here just keep cat colonies from forming?

One day Mary shall be a cow out in a field.

Mr. Unit is so sweet lookin! What a baby. I hope you can grab those kittens eventually- I can't imagine why somebody would WANT them to keep on pumping out more kittens and succumbing to illness or cars. :( Still, you're getting your foot in there, and that's good!! Good luck out there ♥♥♥♥

"Ball-less and flawless"! Love it. I will explain that to my rescue who needs neutering: "You're going to be flawless!"

Oh, Mary. I’m dealing with a problem myself. If you see this, any advice? There’s a sweet skinny boy in my apartment complex who is so friendly but is obviously very sick and vomits constantly. We think he’s been dumped. Our local shelters haven’t been helpful and we don’t have the money or resources to help him. All we can do is help him how we can and pray we find him some help. Thank you for helping me not feel so alone in this.

@luciapillon3797

5 ай бұрын

Hi, the shelter couldn't help taking the cat, but couldn't they give you any tips about any Vet or Vet tech or an experienced volunteer that could see the cat and tell you how to treat their illness? Because if they can't keep food in, they are going to get worse very quickly... In the meantime keep them warm, if they are skinny they are probably struggling to keep thei normal temperature of 38'-39' degrees C If I was you I would get on the phone and try to call around until I'd find someone who could tell me what's wrong, maybe its something that can be fixed with a medication. (Please do not improvise or give them human medication)

Luv what u do! I did tnr on my own out of pocket when I was younger.

Dealing with distrusting humans can be like dealing with feral cats. Gotta take it slow.

Awww I hope you get them all. I know feral cats can be a "hot topic." Thank you for taking us with you ❤

I know in my county, that we're lucky to have the county shelter that takes both cats and dogs. However they can only take so many cats because of space limitations, same with dogs. But they definitely try to do their best, and they have a lot of community support. But it definitely makes me upset to know other shelters dont do rhat.

Yay!!! Another episode with Mary and the rescue. I love your content and I'm so happy you're becoming a vet tech. You have such a great heart and I wish I was able to foster and adopt cats but I'm not allowed to have animals in my apartment😢. Maybe one day if I can buy a house I'll be able to foster or adopt. Thank you for everything you do!🖤

There needs to be free spay/neuter services nationwide, paid for by the Counties. Thank you for helping fill the gap, @Fortheloveofkittenrescue

Thank you for all the extra love you give ❤

Bless all my beautiful friends!!! I so feel you on the difficulty getting rescue help from local services. So we DIY what we can! Luv u guise, best luck with all the BBs 🖤🤍

That burp…charming😂😂😂

"One day that will be me" One day you'll.... you'll be a cow? 🤔😶🐄

@vanguardiris3232

5 ай бұрын

The dairy dream!

I would LOVE to adopt that gorgeous kitty Simone! Alas, I cannot 😔 Someone will fall in love with her soon, I'm just positive

Hey Mary! Long time subscriber here, I absolutely love what you do for the bbies. I live in NC, and hope to one day be able to help/rescue the kitties around my area as well. There are so many that need help here, and I really wish there were more resources around. Anyways, thank you SO much for everything you do! You’re inspiring, keep being you! Give them kitties if yours a big smooch for me! 🥹💜💜

Thanks!

Ok but still obsessed with cows😂😂❤

what you do is absolutely amazing! I can only dream of one day being even remotely like you. I am in a ESA situation so I can't take one more. But I have an old water fountain for my apartment cats since thats all i can do/afford. i adore you! you are so amazing!

In Germany many citys have passed a law stating that a cat must be neutered if it is an outdoor cat. So in these cities you can TNR to your hearts content, as a potential owner can't really protest the neutering as he/ she is breaking the law by owning an un- neutered outdoor cat.

@melanieg.9092

5 ай бұрын

Kinda same in Austria but I guess you would have to inform authorities first to give the people time to do it themselves but not sure

Think you just defined a success!

Names? How about "Mickey D" for the tom cat and "small fries" for the babies? Or "Nuggies" for the babies?

Thank you for another TNR video! Love these so much.

Please update us on the last baby- when you can and find out

I'm from WV and it's exactly the same way here with shelters & such. They don't accept cats nor have any other resources to help. I don't know of a single foster in my area & it's not from a lack of trying to find one. I recently found 3 newborn rejected by their mom & not a single person even replied that's listed online here. I have 9 of my own. I'm currently struggling fundwise or I'd do more. I don't even have power or water in my house bc I'm struggling so badly. I can't find ANY help for anything with cats around here & it's made me so depressed!

I think people have this misconception that cats are independent and can take care of themselves. The respect that people have for cats and their perceived intelligence gives rise to a belief that they don't need help or care. They're appex predators after all. They'll be just fine! No they won't without people to look out for them.

Yeah whats up with the 'good' cheek? It looks swollen more now too. That poor kitty hims eyes going all crazy...poor thing.

What a successful yoink! ❤

Looking forward to the adventures of the rescues! Thank you for all that you do 💚💚

Its the same with the shelter in Vegas :(

Ai little greyling ✊🏼🫶🏻 that must have been so painful 😶 Thank you for all you are doing Dr M 🫶🏻 ...tol 🤔 if he had a heavy bacterial load before antibiotics a kill off would have produced toxins, that had still to leave his body; who knows what that might look like for him, in a strange place, coping, on pain meds I had a mind altering, toxic migraine from hell when I had antibiotics for tic bite fever .

Does Bethany have her own KZread channel??

Thanks for the new video! I have a question that came to my mind when the preggo kitty kept showing up around the neighborhood. How do you know if the cat is feral and not just shy? Not saying, you misjudged. I'm really just interested. I am certain you have enough experience to tell the difference. I was really just interested if there is a tell-tale sign or if it would be clear if you caught the cat and it behaved really spicy? Like, how do you make sure you're not accidentally catching someone's shy, living mostly outdoors cat? Especially in such a situation where there won't be kittens that an owner might have looked forward to?

I'm in Texas. The system is broken. You are only allowed to surrender pets at the shelter in the city you live in, you aren't allowed to take them to a different shelter. So if your local shelter is full, you can only sign up to a waiting list that will take up to six months. The humane society is overwhelmed, you can make an appointment for a month from now, to get set up to then wait months before you can serender your pets. So you have to move on short notice, new place won't allow pets, there is no way you will legally surrender your pets in time, and you don't know what you can do but dump them. You aren't allowed to do anything else. The police need more profits by fining people for dumping pets, I guess. Google also lists completely ridiculous hours, like open 1-4pm and closed Sat. And Sun., but random different times for every shelter, but they aren't the correct hours, they actually have perfectly normal hours. It's weird.

and here I was thinking that was a tattoo around your neck.... 5:44

The Cat Ladies Colony?

I'd rather live behind a McDonald's than in a trap house

Here they accept cars but it costs quite a bit per cat you give them so people don't also our biggest problem here as a college town are the college students with their "support" animals that after graduation they no longer need support they just leave the animals when they move

The rescue situation sounds pretty dire down there. What a shithole South Carolina must be politically if your county are refusing to rescue poor cats. And the data seems to support this assessment: South Carolina yearly gets ranked among the worst places to vote - for routinely disenfranchising its citizens by attempting to suppress voting - and it’s currently ranked the fourth-worst state in the U.S.A. to live. Kudos to you for doing good work down there, you deserve medals both for stamina and for courage.

@tvern77

5 ай бұрын

Wow how judgmental are you! Funny how many people from the north are moving to SC. No, I don’t live there and no I’m not from there but you are a pile of judgement having never lived in the state. 💩

@flixie.doesnt.sleep.66

5 ай бұрын

i lived in sc for 10 years.. honestly an amazing place for the humans of the state. wish the kitties were treated better tho

Thanks!