Taylor Co SPCA, Greensburg, KY (2026)

06/10/2026

💚 MOUNTAIN DEW UPDATE 💚

We have wonderful news!

Mountain Dew was evaluated by our veterinarian, and despite the significant swelling in her leg, she has good function and is expected to live a normal life. As a community cat who knows the outdoors as her home, this is the very best outcome we could have hoped for. Mountain Dew will be able to return to her colony pain-free.

While helping Mountain Dew, we also continued working to help the rest of her colony. So far, we have trapped 9 cats from this location.

However, our work isn’t quite finished yet. There are still 2 adult cats remaining that we are working hard to catch so they, too, can receive veterinary care and be spayed/neutered.

Because of your generosity, we have already raised $261 toward this project. Thank you to everyone who has donated, shared our post, and cheered us on. Your support made this outcome possible.

With two more cats added to the project, our expected veterinary costs are now over $700. If you’d like to help us finish what we started and ensure the remaining cats receive care, donations are always appreciated.

🐾 Cats helped so far: 9
🐾 Cats remaining: 2
🐾 Raised so far: $261

One injured cat got the help she needed, and an entire colony is one step closer to a healthier future. Thank you for making that possible. ❤️

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Venmo:
PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1937259

If you prefer to donate to the vet directly:
Call 270-932-3183
Or visit 68 Ivy Lane, Greensburg KY

06/09/2026

‼️ WE NEED SPONSORS ‼️

💚 $400/$600 RAISED 💚

Meet Mountain Dew 🥺

We were contacted about a poor kitty who had become tangled in a plastic soda ring and was dragging around a bottle of Mountain Dew. For two long nights, volunteers worked to safely trap her. Today, Mountain Dew is finally at the vet receiving the care she desperately needs.

We’re hopeful that once she’s treated, she can return to the colony she calls home. If her injuries are more extensive, we’ll make sure she has a safe future as a barn cat.

But Mountain Dew isn’t alone.

As is so often the case, where there is one cat in need, there are many. Including Mountain Dew, we have already trapped 7 cats from this colony, most of them female. Every cat we can spay or neuter means fewer kittens born into a life of hunger, illness, and danger.

The cost to spay/neuter and vaccinate the cats currently in our care, as well as treat Mountain Dew, is approximately $600, and we need sponsors to make it possible.

Every donation helps:
🐾 $10 helps cover a rabies vaccine
🐾 $25 helps sponsor part of a spay/neuter surgery
🐾 $80 sponsors one cat’s spay and vaccines
🐾 ANY amount helps us continue this lifesaving work

And then there are the babies 😿

Among the cats we’ve trapped are several tiny kittens. They’re adorable, vulnerable, and young enough that they may have a chance at indoor homes. We believe we have foster space available for them—but only if we can cover their veterinary care, which is beyond just spaying and neutering.

With enough support, these kittens won’t have to return outdoors. Instead, they can receive the medical care they need, enter foster homes, and eventually find families of their own. Let us know if you want to sponsor one of these babies!

Mountain Dew got a second chance because someone cared enough to help. Now we’re asking for help giving that same chance to the rest of her colony ❤️

Thank you for supporting community cats and helping us stop the cycle of suffering. 😻
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Four great ways to donate:
1. Venmo:
2. PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/1937259
3. Call our vet and let them know you would like to donate to the TC SPCA kitty cats: 270-932-3183
4. Mail: TC SPCA, PO BOX 1301 Campbellsville, KY 42719

06/08/2026

We're in the thick of kitten season, so now is a good time to remind folks that young kittens need their moms!!

If you find a kitten 🐱 (or a litter of kittens) outdoors, what do you do? Help us help them!

In a nutshell, a young kitten's best chance of survival is with their mom. If you find kittens, your first step is to OBSERVE. Are the kittens injured or critically sick or do they appear healthy?

If they are sick or injured, please reach out to your local shelter and rescue for guidance, or take to a vet or emergency clinic for urgent care.

If the babies are healthy, keep an eye out for mom. The mom will leave the babies while she's out and about, so please don't assume that the kittens have no mom just because you don't see her. She might be hiding if she knows you're nearby.

If no mom appears after several hours, contact a rescue or shelter.

✨✨It might be helpful to place a ring of flour around the kittens to see if mom's footprints later appear.

Take a look at this chart to gauge their age.

🐈‍⬛🐈We know it's hard to leave kittens outside where you found them, but if the kittens are still nursing from mom, and mom is still around to provide care, that's their best situation for now.

You can help!! 🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻🔻
If you find young kittens who are still nursing, you can support mom and babies by making sure they have a safe shelter and access to food and water.

Thank you for having a heart for animals. It takes all of us working together to make the biggest impact for these vulnerable pets.

LEARN MORE
https://www.kittenlady.org/casa
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKaGdy5-rPs

06/01/2026

Did you know that approximately 80% of kittens born outdoors die before they are six months old? That up to half a million cats and kittens are euthanized in shelters each year? That female kittens can become pregnant as young as 4 months old? That a single unspayed female cat and her offspring can produce hundreds of kittens over several years?

These are the statistics that keep us up at night.

The amount of suffering and overpopulation in our communities is staggering, and it can feel impossible to make a difference. But if we are serious about reducing the number of homeless cats, kittens entering shelters/rescues, and animals suffering on the streets, we have to address the root of the problem.

And to be clear: shelters that are forced to euthanize for space are not the problem. Open-intake shelters cannot simply say no when animals arrive at their doors. The problem is that far more kittens are being born than there are homes available for them.

We cannot adopt our way out of this crisis.

SPAY AND NEUTER IS THE SOLUTION!

If you've ever noticed a cat you feed has shown up with a small straight-cut portion missing from the tip of one ear, this means this cat has been altered and vaccinated through a TNR (trap-neuter-return) program. The procedure does not hurt the cat, and the ear tip helps volunteers avoid trapping the same cat again.

This ear tip represents progress! It represents a cat who will never produce another litter of kittens destined to struggle outdoors or enter an already overwhelmed shelter system. It represents a male cat who will not feel compelled to roam or fight with other cats. Every ear-tipped cat you see represents a cycle that has been broken.

Every ear tip took time.

Every ear tip took money.

Every ear tip took compassion.

Two of our volunteers have been performing TNR on their own time and at their own expense. Cats are humanely trapped, spayed or neutered, vaccinated, ear tipped for identification, and returned to the outdoor home they know, where caretakers continue to provide food.

However, two volunteers cannot solve a community-wide problem alone.

If you are giving away kittens, please make plans to have the mother cat spayed. If you find kittens outdoors, remember that there is almost always a mother cat nearby who has been caring for them. If you feed community cats, get them fixed. If you cannot trap or transport, offer to help someone who can. If you are able, donate to local spay/neuter and TNR efforts. There are dozens of low-cost options all around the state.

While the problem seems insurmountable, there is a proven solution. Please spay and neuter, and be part of that solution.

Every cat fixed today can prevent suffering tomorrow.

05/31/2026

As I’m sure you’ve noticed, it’s kitten season! While there are quite literally hundreds of kittens competing for homes, rescue, and shelter space, don’t forget about the adult cats and older kittens if you’ve been considering adding some love to your family.

Kittens are downright adorable, but they can also be downright chaotic! Adult cats can still be playful and entertaining, but they also (usually!) know when it’s time to settle down. Best of all, they’ve already settled into their personalities, which means we can help match you with the perfect companion.

Please take some time to scroll through our amazing cats, some of whom have been waiting for a home since last kitten season. Each cat has a short description with their photo, but you can learn even more by visiting their Petfinder profile linked with their photo.

If you see someone who might be a good match, please submit an application at tgspca.org/cat-application.

Feel free to message us with any questions--we’d love to help you find your new best friend!

05/31/2026

🚨🚨 “BOBCAT FEVER” an often fatal tick borne disease in cats, is on the rise in KY. 🚨🚨

The name comes from the fact that bobcats are the natural host, they usually carry it without getting very sick, but when the parasite is passed to domestic cats through tick bites, it can be devastating.

🐱What it does to cats

Once a cat is infected, the parasite multiplies quickly in the bloodstream and can cause:

* High fever
* Extreme tiredness (lethargy)
* Not eating
* Pale gums / anemia
* Breathing trouble or collapse in severe cases

It progresses fast, some cats get very sick within days of showing symptoms.

🐱Is it affecting regular (domestic) cats?

Yes. This is the important part:

* It primarily affects domestic cats, especially those exposed to ticks outdoors.
* It is not limited to wild or “bobcat” cats.
* INDOOR cats are much lower risk, but still not zero risk if:
* ticks get brought inside on dogs, people, or other animals
* they escape outdoors or live in high-tick areas

So “regular cats” absolutely can and do get it.

🐱Where it’s most common

It’s seen most often in the southeastern and south-central U.S., where the Lone Star tick is common, but cases have been expanding into other regions too.

🐱The bottom line

* It’s rare but very serious
* It’s not contagious between cats
* It’s preventable with good tick control and limiting outdoor exposure
* Fast vet treatment can save some cats, but it’s still a medical emergency

‼️ Vets are actively warning about it right now, especially in parts of the U.S. where ticks are common.

💉 What the current vet warning actually is..2026

Veterinarians and animal health groups have been flagging “bobcat fever” (cytauxzoonosis) more in recent years because:

* More cases are being diagnosed in domestic cats
* It’s showing up in new areas farther north than before
* It can kill cats very quickly (sometimes within days of symptoms)
* It’s often mistaken at first for a “regular illness” until it’s severe

👂 Why you’re hearing about it more now

This isn’t a new disease, but vets are sounding louder alarms because:

* Tick populations (especially Lone Star ticks) are expanding
* Outdoor and indoor/outdoor cats are getting exposed more often
* Better testing (PCR blood tests) means it’s being confirmed more frequently
* Some regions (like the Southeast and Midwest) are seeing more documented clusters and cases

💉 What vets are telling cat owners

Across vet clinics, the consistent warning is:

* “Use year round tick prevention”
* “Indoor cats are safest”
* “Treat any sudden fever or lethargy as an emergency”
* “Don’t wait, this disease moves fast”

✅Important reality check

Even though it sounds scary (and it is serious), vets are also clear about this:

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* It is not contagious cat-to-cat
* It is not everywhere equally
* Most risk is tied to ticks + outdoor exposure

05/28/2026

🚨WE NEED HELP!🚨 Can you foster?

The hits just keep coming, and if your feeds are anything like ours, you are seeing endless kittens in need. Well, here are a few more, and we are begging for help. These kittens, and many more like them, need a safe place to land.

If you have a spare bathroom, bedroom, basement, or even just a corner of your home, you can foster.* We cover all vetting and can also cover necessities like food and litter.

Our current fosters have their own pets, families, and jobs. They are ordinary people who simply made room to help. But the same people cannot keep stepping up over and over again. Their homes are full, and they are exhausted. We desperately need more fosters.

If you cannot foster, please consider other ways you can help:

-Donate
-Spay and neuter everything, even if they aren’t “yours”
-Adopt
-Educate your friends, family, and neighbors

Like many rescues, we are seriously drowning. There is not enough space, not enough money, and not enough help to keep up with the number of kittens being born right now. We are incredibly lucky to have generous vetting partners, but this is not sustainable.

Please. Even if you cannot foster, do something. These animals need all of us.

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*Fostering requirements:

-All animals in the home must be spayed/neutered and up to date on vaccines (barring medical exemptions)
-Must be able to transport animals to the vet
-Must be a reliable communicator
-We ask that foster families commit to animals until adoption

Fosters do not have to be in Taylor County—we have fosters all over!

Please message us with any questions or apply to foster at tgspca.org/get-involved

05/27/2026

This was lovingly written by Max’s foster family and it’s the perfect description of our silly, sweet guy!!

Meet Maximus Buford: professional snack inspector, part-time kangaroo, full-time sweetheart. 🦴❤️🐶🐾

This goofy little beagle boy believes every activity should include him somehow - whether it's naps in the sun, hanging with his doggy friends, or dramatically appearing the second he hears a treat bag crinkle from three rooms away. 🫣😝

Maximus is food motivated in the strongest possible sense... honestly, it loving snacks was an Olympic sport, he'd have gold medals. He'll even walk on his back legs for treats like the tiny circus performer he believes he is. Equal parts lazy, loving, silly, and affectionate, Maximus is just a happy little guy looking for his person to share snacks, belly rubs, adventures, and approximately 14 naps a day with. 🤡 💚😴

If you're searching for a sweet best friend with endless charm and zero personal space boundaries, Maximus Buford is ready to move in immediately.
🚚 🏡🎾🦴🧳🐶

To learn more about Maximus aka MAX, please visit our website
and don’t forget to share our precious little guy!! Thank you 💙Website: www.tgspca.org

05/25/2026

Thank you to our soldiers, human and K-9, that have given the ultimate sacrifice. 🙏🏻🇺🇸

05/19/2026

🎉💜🎉The owner of this sweet boy has been found. Thank you to everyone for sharing and reaching out to offer help to this little one. We appreciate you all so much!! 🐇
😔‼️😔‼️ His owner has 3 humane traps and has been trying to catch Bobo for several months. If anyone can help her catch him, please reach out to Amber Lynn.

💔PLEASE SHARE, SHARE, SHARE 💔

This is an all white domestic bunny and he was found on Lebanon Avenue across from Parrot and Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville, KY!! The kind family that found him has been feeding and giving him water.

Please share and help us find his family. Thank you!! 🐇❤️

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