PurrHaven, Inc.

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PurrHaven, Inc. Purrhaven, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Our purpose is to promote spaying and neutering and humane treatment of cats through funding of low cost spay/neuter and humane education.

Retired babymaker, Rohrersville -Made the surgery appointment mid February for a stray frequenting our neighborhood. It ...
04/28/2026

Retired babymaker, Rohrersville -Made the surgery appointment mid February for a stray frequenting our neighborhood. It took that long to get "Lucky" to go all the way back into the trap to eat. Thursday, Lucky finally went into the trap, and this morning he had his first car ride to Promise Animal League in Boonsboro.
Donations would be appreciated to offset this cost -estimated $130 for neuter, combo test, rabies vac, distemper vac, flea meds applied and pain meds.
https://www.purrhaven.org/donate.html
PS - Lucky is named for another kitty I relocated from a TNR project from on East Oak Ridge Drive Hagerstown a few years back- thinking he was a good candidate for adoption(and the location was a dangerous place with all the truck traffic--the Bowman property). Anyway, I always seem to have to learn my lessons the hard way --- I opened the barn door without first placing a large sheet of cardboard in front of me as I opened the door. Lucky 1 unfortunately bolted outside and vanished into our community. It was summer thankfully, and he was neutered and vaccinated. Kick my self every time I think of it.
Thanks my friends, for loving animals--- Liz

More on Porsche(from a prior post)... a TNR kitty from the Comfort Inn/Dairy Queen Dual Highway Hagerstown project 2014 ...
02/02/2026

More on Porsche(from a prior post)... a TNR kitty from the Comfort Inn/Dairy Queen Dual Highway Hagerstown project 2014 - 2018 who had his rear leg amputated in May after an accident. He has learned to jump onto our couch 🙂 They DO adapt.

A Surprising Encounter/ Rescue Tip Here is an account of my unexpected encounter with a baby starling. Our paths crossed...
12/09/2025

A Surprising Encounter/ Rescue Tip

Here is an account of my unexpected encounter with a baby starling. Our paths crossed with this little bird, leading to a memorable experience and one I hope never to have again.
One day last May, while I was working at a Washington County Park building, I found this baby starling whose head was stuck firmly onto a glue trap that was set out to control pests.
The poor bird was struggling and the more he struggled the worse his situation became. I had no idea what to do, but I picked him and the glue trap up, and ran into a bathroom thinking I could wash the glue off with water. It didn't work and I could only peel off the large part of the paper trap that wasn't attached to his head.
When I put a little water in the palm of my hand, he drank it, and I drove him to a local bird lady. She quickly brought out a bottle of vegetable oil and we gently massaged a little oil at a time around the piece of trap still stuck to his head. After an hour, the trap and glue was off! But, the starling was very weak from not eating and the stress from being handled was also taking its toll. You can see in the one photo where he has a bald spot on his neck which is where i had tried to remove the glue with water.
My bird lady friend hand fed him with a syringe for the next week every few hours day and night, and we set him free when he was eating on his own
Rescue Tip - use cooking oil to remove a glue trap, not water.
https://www.purrhaven.org/donate.html

PORCHE:Yet another year of counting my blessings and learning from the rescued kitties at our safe haven called Purr Hav...
12/07/2025

PORCHE:

Yet another year of counting my blessings and learning from the rescued kitties at our safe haven called Purr Haven, Inc. in Pleasant Valley Maryland, how to recognize the tiniest moments of joy and hope in situations that appear hopeless.
Today's post begins our 2025 recap of a kitty we named Porsche. Porsche's journey began during our Trap, Neuter and Return project at the Comfort Inn on Dual Highway Hagerstown in 2014, making a stop at his relocation at Purr Haven, Inc. in 2018 and his latest adventure earlier this year. Porsche was enjoying life at our place mole hunting and watching bugs in my garden until one June morning when I found him sitting on the barn loft steps with his rear leg dangling(literally) and litter mates sitting all around him. Xray's at Palmer Animal Hospital in Myersville revealed a nasty rear leg fracture--it was so bad that it was a miracle that the broken bone did not piece the skin. The options presented to me were to: 1)repair the fracture with surgery (best option), 2) to reset the leg (a 50-50 successful outcome ), or 3) amputate the leg. I wanted to choose option 1, but orthopedic vet surgery would have run into the thousands of dollars. We went back to the vet for three weeks to have the leg and wrap checked and at the forth week, it was obvious that the bone was not setting and an infection had set in. Amputation was the only option left. The good news is that Porsche adjusted after a couple of days to getting around on three legs and also to living the life of a house kitty with window bird feeder views. I think he misses the outdoor life, but just a wee bit. He's not a lap kitty and won't let me pet him, but let's me get within inches and enjoys the company of the others. More stories to follow and thank you for loving the animals.
https://www.purrhaven.org/donate.html

Meet Zabby. She was part of our TNR project in Gapland Maryland in 2011 that Hula was also part of. She had a conditio...
03/25/2025

Meet Zabby. She was part of our TNR project in Gapland Maryland in 2011 that Hula was also part of. She had a condition known as Entropion, where the eyelash rolls inward causing it to rub again the eye. After 13 years she never had a issue with it until last summer when her eye became horribly infected. Upon her exam, they also discovered an ear polyp. Took her to Spay Now Laurel for a surgery I could more afford. She did well and continues to do well in our home.
We had tried to re-home her on a farm in Lovettsville Virginia after she was spayed, but she would have no part of it. She ran away, ending up on the town of Lovettesville, was re-trapped by a nice townsperson who had been feeding her, taken to a clinic to be spayed. Upon being scanned, our microchip was found, I was called and went to claim her, Inside our home she came and has remained ever since. Basking in the sunlight windows, living the good life. Cheers to all -

Here is Hula, resting in her cage three days after her full mouth dental surgery. Every tooth in her mouth was rotted an...
03/24/2025

Here is Hula, resting in her cage three days after her full mouth dental surgery. Every tooth in her mouth was rotted and needed to be extracted roots and all, even her canines. She goes back in for a checkup in a week. Other photo is from 2012, from my on-site camera on the mountain in Gapland, Maryland, as Hula is going into a trap set up on a porch. Over the course of a day, I was able to trap her, her two siblings, Mom and Daddy. Part of a 25 cat and rescue TNR project when Purrhaven, Inc. first began. Hugs to all who donated to help get her healthy again.

When I was putting Tutti into his cat carrier to take him to surgery, I noticed that Sebastian, a 13 year old kitty from...
03/15/2025

When I was putting Tutti into his cat carrier to take him to surgery, I noticed that Sebastian, a 13 year old kitty from our TNR project at the Shafer Farm in Brunswick in 2013, had some upper respiratory signs. Nothing really major, but his throat area seemed slightly swollen and that made me very concerned. I made an appointment for that afternoon and got Dr. Palmer to see him. X rays showed some mild bronchitis or asthma in his lungs, and a slight inflamation down his esophagus. We did xrays because his chest respirations were slightly pronounced. His temperature was elevated at 103.3.He got an injection of a Dexamethazone, a steroid to reduce the inflammation in his lungs and throat, an injection of pain killer since he was painful when touched and a fast acting but short lived antibiotic. Brought him home (along with poor tutti's body). Sebastian improved a lot that afternoon, still didn't eat or drink but was sitting up, happy, and walking around his crate, leaving me very hopeful. By the next morning, his breathing was rough and a totally different kitty from the night before. Got him right back to Dr. Palmer, and now, his temperature had dropped to a low 98 and his breathing was a more rough. Repeated the protocol, gave sub q fluids, took him home and everything kept getting worse to the point that I gave him rescue inhalers to try to improve his breathing. They worked and he rested comfortably all night. Back into the vet a 8am and they put him on IV, with pain killers, steroids and antibiotics and did another x ray. This time, the slight swelling in his throat area had dramatically expanded, the diagnosis was that what was going on in his throat was the issue. We also did lab work, which all came back fine except for some very slight anemia. But now his temp was 95 and he had been on a heating pad all night long at my house. Dr. Palmer was able to get his temp up to 98 that day and we discussed that the next morning he would sedate Sebastian and look down his throat to see if there was a foreign object, which we doubted since the x rays didn't show one. But by 5:30pm Sebastian was open mouth breathing periodically and on oxygen. I arrived to spend some time with him, and comfort him. The overall upshot was with all the treatment he was rapidly getting worse and the rescue inhalers weren't working anymore. At that point, with non of the treatment working, I couldn't stand to see him suffer and we euthanized him so he could cross the rainbow bridge. Your generous donations have paid for the care for both Tutti and Sebastian.

It's been a very emotional 3 days Sadly, when Dr. Palmer sedated Tutti for surgery and was able to look deep into his th...
03/15/2025

It's been a very emotional 3 days Sadly, when Dr. Palmer sedated Tutti for surgery and was able to look deep into his throat and mouth, he saw another large mass on his upper palate and down his esophagus, and called to tell me that he wasn't going to be able to remove those mass, which were more of a problem that the one inside his jaw as it was obstructing now about a third of his esophagus He could try, but in view of this new information and that they weren't able in put in an IV catheter because his veins were so bad, which I felt Tutti was really going to need post surgery, we both felt the outcome for Tutti was not good at all. So, while Tutti was under anesthesia we let him peacefully cross the rainbow bridge. My heart is really broken because I still feel him following me around the house. I want to thank you all again. I've attached his bill which was only $275 and it has been paid. I had another unexpected very sick kitty, Sebastian, that I has to rush to the vet the same day Tutti was in for surgery. Some of your donations were used for his care.

My dear friends,It's been too long, I know. But saying goodbye to so many of my furry rescues that have faced the inevit...
03/11/2025

My dear friends,
It's been too long, I know. But saying goodbye to so many of my furry rescues that have faced the inevitable bravely after battling cancer, kidney failure and heart disease, goes with each one a piece of my heart, leaving behind a great deal of sadness along with the memories.
The veterinary bills to keep the quality of life bearable until their comes has been very high, and right now, I am going to have difficulty meeting the veterinary bills for several kitties who need immediate attention. I am reaching out for financial help to cover these costs.
Tutti - his brown tabbiness -His surgery is tomorrow 3/12/25. Tutti is stray from a local farm who decided our sanctuary in 2016 was the Cat's Meow.. He had been doing fine with no issues. In the late summer he started to decline. He needs a surgery to remove a mass on inside of his mouth and remove abscessed and rotted teeth. He half a tongue too, which was a surprise. His time, has not come as he has responded, against all odds with antibiotics and steroids. He is a messy kid, following me around the house, drooling most of the time. A very good appetite, as long as I give him a solid food like pate or dry food - without a tongue it challenging to lick things up :) Please consider donating to help me cover his surgery cost which will be about $1200. I've already paid for his lab work and several exams.

Hula - the tuxedo who looks like she was just drinking milk, and because she is a princess, she never looks messy- her surgery is 3/20/25). Hula has an huge abscess inside her lower right jaw and she needs surgery and a dental to remove the decayed teeth. She was a rescue from the Gapland/Route 67 area along with 13 others. Cost, about $1,000 and I have already paid for her blood work and exam.

http://www.purrhaven.org/donate.html

More tales ( happier ones) , a little later. Blessings to you all.

1- Babies and Kitties can co-exist. Pic is about one of our TNR fails who got adopted by a husband and wife who are doct...
09/04/2024

1- Babies and Kitties can co-exist. Pic is about one of our TNR fails who got adopted by a husband and wife who are doctors.
2- Yet another outcast and TNR graduate.... who we have named Monkee. We told him to go back to the farm he came from , after he decided to park himself at our place, but, he no speak a two legged person language and decided to stay. Older fellow. It took him about 3 months to calm down ( if you know what I mean ) and get along with the gang. Always at my back door looking for a treat and a pat on his head.

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