05/22/2026
Somebody made a comment to us recently about how the kittens we post “always look sick” or “half dead.” And honestly… it stuck with me more than I expected.
But the reality is — we do take in sick kittens. We work in colonies where illness has spread for YEARS. We trap kittens covered in eye infections, struggling to breathe, underweight, exhausted, and sometimes barely hanging on. That’s not because we want sad stories. It’s because those are the kittens nobody else is lining up to help.
Of course we dream of every rescue kitten being fluffy, healthy, playful, and picture-perfect from day one. We wish every intake looked like the “cute kitten” videos people share online. But rescue — especially TNR and colony work like the Fellowship Friends project — is often messy, heartbreaking, and unfair.
We spend hours cleaning infected eyes, giving medications, syringe feeding, monitoring weights, setting alarms through the night, and doing everything we can to turn “half dead” into thriving. And lately, we’ve been winning a lot of those battles.
But sometimes rescue isn’t pretty before it becomes beautiful.
These kittens matter too. The sick ones. The crusty ones. The fragile ones. The ones that don’t photograph well yet. They deserve love, effort, medical care, and a chance just as much as the “easy”, healthy kittens do. These babies saw our vets and are on their way to being perfect, possibly with some vision loss in our little guy - but no less worthy of this care.
So if you’ve supported us through the ugly stages, the scary stages, and the healing stages — thank you. You’re helping us give these babies the chance they may never have had otherwise. 🖤
Any $5 Friday donation will go directly to their $217 invoice and is so greatly appreciated 🫶🏻
