Take A Chance To Win This Quilt!!!

Tickets are available for a
suggested donation of $5 each, or 6 for $25.

You can purchase them at Fort Collins Cat Rescue,

or either of the Poudre Pet & Feed Supply stores.

100% of the money goes to support the mission of
Fort Collins Cat Rescue & Spay/Neuter Clinic.
The drawing will take place at
FCCR’s 4th Birthday Party, June 6th.

The quilt is made from a collection called," Cat's Meow"; comprised of cat words on white fabric and yellow cheese fabric with tiny mice running throughout the cheese. The large paws are appliqued on the quilt blocks using a very soft shaggy fabric called minke - much like velvet. The final border is a border fabric of leashes and tags that runs around the perimeter of the quilt. Finally, the quilt is machine quilted with a beautiful pattern using red thread. The machine stitching makes the quilt durable enough to be enjoyed and washed in a large capacity washing machine on gentle cycle. Dimensions 63.5" x 76.5"
This quilt was created and donated by Barb Lloyd.

Sad Kitty Stories, but Good News Too!

Today was a rough day for us at the shelter. We started our morning with a gentleman bringing a 6-month old kitten that he found in his window well. The sad thing is that they had been on vacation for the week before finding it, and the kitten had clearly been in the window well for several days. She is soooo skinny. She is a beautiful, short-hair, brown tabby. We have filed a found report to see if someone might be missing her.

Then this afternoon a couple came in with a tiny carrier and what appeared to be an emaciated momma cat and an emaciated kitten. The 2 kitties had wandered into their garage over the weekend. When I actually pulled the kitties out I realized they were both adult, neutered males. One of the kitties was so skinny that he weighed in at only 3 pounds!!!!!! I have never seen a cat that skinny before, that was still living. The strange thing is that these 2 cats are beautiful, pure-bred siamese kitties. There is the possibility that they are just lost, but considering the economy and the number of foreclosures in the neighborhood they were found in, it is likely they were abandoned. I guess being pure-bred doesn't help when your owners lose their home. :( Luckily our wonderful volunteer, Kaitlin Davis, offered to foster these 2 kitties. Kaitlin plans to go to vet school in the future and the care of these kitties will be good practice for her. They will need fluids at least once daily for several days, and a close eye kept on them while we try to get them back to a healthy condition.

This 1 year old kitty weighs 3 pounds.

Now the good news.....(drum roll please)........Chat Amour III raised over $38,000!!!!!!! Can you believe it? I am still trying to absorb this. That is $13,000 more than last year. It seems that our community TRULY cares about what we are doing and recognizes our dedication to these animals. Thank you community!!!!!!! Because of this support we will be able to continue our good work saving kitties like the 3 that came in today.

2 Very Special Kitties are Searching for a Forever Home!!

Sweet Violet


Handsome Henry

On Thursday, February 18th at 8:30am I received a call from one of my employees asking if I knew anything about the 2 cats left on our doorstep in humane cat traps. I told her I definitely didn't know anything abou that, and my heart sunk realizing that we had just had two more "drop offs".

The next day I went into the shelter to meet our 2 newest residents. My heart melted when I saw their sweet faces. Although they were both very frightened, they allowed me to pet them and I immediately fell in love. Although it is frustrating to have kitties abandoned on our doorstep, at least the previous owners were well intentioned enough to look for a no-kill facility. They had also put the kitties cushy beds in the traps (the traps had been taken from behind our facility) which tells me that they really did care about these kitties and probably felt they had no other option.




In the last 2 weeks the 2 kitties have blossomed, and also received names - Violet and Henry. Violet is a beautiful, long-hair, gray kitty. She is blind in both eyes, but does very well considering this handicap. She is about 8 years old and has the sweetest disposition. You really can't help but fall in love with her. Henry is a handsome, short-hair gray kitty. He is about 5 years old and is very healthy. He loves to be pet and would love to have a lap to call his own.




When the abandonment first happened, many of us were infuriated. However, a friend told us that although it hurts to have cats left like that, that really we are receiving a gift and get the opportunity to find these animals a wonderful home. She was right....Violet & Henry have been a gift. Now we just need to find that wonderful home.