Forever Love Our Ferals Waynesboro

02/04/2026

For those with indoor cats. Whats your go to cat litter

Cat litter review
Pro: easy to carry, can get good price at bjs (they always have coupon for it in the app) very low to any dust

Con: very hard to open, urine does not clump up. Has a very strong urine smell after a few days,

Personally I wouldn't buy it again

02/03/2026

Big shout out to my newest top fans! 💎 Rhonda Dunning

Drop a comment to welcome them to our community,

02/03/2026

Do you know the life if a female community cat?

01/31/2026

We say fix them! 3 months 3lbs

01/31/2026

Good morning from Nikki

He will be ready for adoption soon through Forever Love Rescue at the Kitty Corner Gettysburg

01/31/2026

This works great! Have you tried it? How do you warm up your cats food

OK! I guess I need to put a disclaimer on this! As we all know, you do not feed cats out of the can. This is strictly a warming process so when you get to your Colony, you can place it in a bowl and they will have a nice warm meal.

01/31/2026

I saw a post that began:

"Shelters cannot kill what they do not have."

Think about that for a moment...

Is it the shelter's fault that it has not adopted out all the animals? Is it the shelter's fault it's too small/out of space?
Even if it's a poorly run shelter, it seems there's never a shortage of animals coming through the doors.

All of the animals who find their way there are brought in by humans, with good intentions and bad alike. Owner surrenders, hoarding/abuse/neglect cases, lost/stray pets, feral cats (even though they are not suited for a shelter), unwanted kittens, sick or injured, etc.

ALL of these cases ultimately stem from us - HUMANS, who didn't follow through. Spay and neuter your pets right from the get go and a few of these problems would solve themselves.

Spay and neuter is the only solution I've ever found for the multitude of animal welfare problems we have facing our communities. Please spay and neuter all you can with whatever resources are available in your area.

Source: Chuck Ronnenberg

01/30/2026

With the Sun starting to come out a little bit more. Each day, please check your outhouse's and buildings in the back to make sure that the cats are not getting stuck in by ice or snow shifting as it melts

01/30/2026

01/30/2026

📚 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐈𝐂𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: 𝐑𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬

Rabies is a FATAL but preventable viral disease most often transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal. It infects the central nervous system of mammals, ultimately causing disease in the brain and death.

🔶 𝐀 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 & 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐂𝐃𝐂):
➡The wild animals that most commonly carry rabies in the U.S. are raccoons, skunks, bats, and foxes.
➡Contact with INFECTED BATS is the LEADING CAUSE of human rabies deaths in the U.S.; at least 7 out of 10 Americans who died from rabies in the US were infected by bats.
➡Most pets get rabies from having contact with wildlife.
➡Nearly all the pets infected with rabies had not been vaccinated or were not up to date on rabies vaccination.
➡Approximately 5,000 animal rabies cases are reported annually to the CDC; more than 90% of those cases occur in wildlife.

🔶𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲,
➡It is RARE that feral cats contract rabies, let alone spread it.
➡Feral cats are naturally defensive, so they run from most wildlife. The animals that cats hunt for food-like squirrels, chipmunks, and mice—rarely have rabies.
➡Feral cat colonies managed with TNR programs receive rabies vaccinations as part of the program. The vaccine has been proven to protect them from rabies for multiple years.

🔶𝐁𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐏𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐒:
👉 While it is RARE for a cat to be infected with rabies, you should always BE CAUTIOUS around cats of unknown origin, especially if you observe puncture wounds on the cat.
👉 Don't get bit by a cat of unknown origin! Don't force-hold a cat.
👉 Make sure ALL cats are vaccinated against rabies!
👉 Rabies vaccines for humans are available.
👉 The only way to test for rabies is to euthanize the cat and test brain tissue. Don't order the ex*****on of a cat by being careless.
👉 If you are bitten by an animal you suspect may have rabies, seek medical attention immediately.
👉 Educate others who think that "cats carry rabies" that feral cats are a negligible rabies risk.
👉 Vaccinate/TNR all cats!

Original content provided by Stray Cat Project.

01/30/2026

Here's another way to help

Below is a great example of a simple but effective shelter for outdoor animals we seen on the job.
While the temperature outside was 15°F, the inside stayed a much warmer 47°F!
It was made using dry straw bales and wrapped with a tarp to keep moisture out.

01/30/2026

Every cat has different needs. Yes, this weather is absolutely horrible. not all community cats want to come in. We have to make there are outdoor living spaces to their needs to keep them safe in the area they feel safest

Respectfully forcing a truly feral cat to live indoors against their nature isn’t “𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚.”

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Feral cats aren’t broken pets.
They’re unsocialized animals.

For many feral cats, long-term indoor confinement causes extreme, chronic stress. We see pacing, hiding, shutdowns, litter box issues, self-injury from escape attempts, and fear-based aggression.

😿Stress isn’t love.
😿Fear isn’t progress.
😿Tolerance isn’t trust.

𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.

Humane care doesn’t look the same for every cat.

For feral cats, humane care means:
✅ consistent food
✅ safe shelter
✅ medical care
✅ stability

Some feral cats may choose human contact over time. Many never will and that doesn’t make them “less worthy.”

Not every cat is meant to be an indoor pet.
And that’s okay.

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 “𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲” 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺.

P.S. If you believe all cats must live inside at all costs, this post probably isn’t for you and that’s fine. We’re speaking for the cats, not the comments 😜.