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Pinecone, Seedpod, and Leaf Litter are here, ready for fall, and are dumber than a box of rocks. There really isn't a be...
08/29/2026

Pinecone, Seedpod, and Leaf Litter are here, ready for fall, and are dumber than a box of rocks. There really isn't a better way to say it.

Most kittens in the 3-4 week age range can meet or surpass the following milestones:
1) Trying to use the litterbox - ✅
2) Playing with toys - ✅
3) Spending less time sleeping and more time exploring - ✅
4) Eating literally any kind of food at all on their own - ❌

The forest floor kittens were not particularly interested in the bottle for their trapper, and unfortunately, that trend continued with their new foster. They will semi-tolerate having wet food placed directly into their mouths, but won't actually go eat any food on their own. Dr. Werden has cleared them medically, and their foster is trying every trick in the book. They just do not understand eating.

Dumb. As. Rocks. Truly. Just look at their faces.

Other than that, they're doing great! They are being fed via a tube every few hours to give them the nutrition they need until they figure out what to do. Hopefully they get with the food program in the next day or so 🩵 It's a good thing they are so cute.

Thank you for sharing and donating! 🍃🌰🍂

In the back bedroom of a hoarder house in West VA, a trapper stumbled upon 3 mewing kittens- their mother nowhere to be ...
08/26/2026

In the back bedroom of a hoarder house in West VA, a trapper stumbled upon 3 mewing kittens- their mother nowhere to be found. The trapper took the kittens home- but it’s not a long term solution. The kittens need our neonatal care experts and our medical expertise. We have 36 hours to raise enough money to cover their expenses and allow us to say yes to them.

It feels fitting that these kittens need us today of all days. Perhaps Dolly sent them to us 🤍

Please - help us help them by donating at https://givebutter.com/3k-for-3-kittens

Even though it’s no longer her birthday, there’s still time to help us make Dr. Werden’s birthday wish come true!We’re o...
08/18/2026

Even though it’s no longer her birthday, there’s still time to help us make Dr. Werden’s birthday wish come true!

We’re only 40% of the way there currently- can you help us get the rest of the way to $5k? Please give Dr. Werden the gift of being able to say yes to more cats and donate at https://givebutter.com/werdens-birthday-2026

A birthday note from Dr. Werden: It’s funny how a birthday can sneak up on you. It’s the same day every year, and it’s Y...
08/16/2026

A birthday note from Dr. Werden:
It’s funny how a birthday can sneak up on you. It’s the same day every year, and it’s YOUR day. Somehow daily life just becomes more and more chaotic and suddenly, the day that marks one more year around the sun is just in your face. Today is the day that celebrates me, but truth be told, I’m so very tired.
 
I suppose I asked for some of the chaos that is my life. I didn’t choose veterinary medicine, but it certainly chose me. No, it’s not my passion. Veterinary medicine is part of my soul; it’s in my bones. A calling. A purpose. And cat rescue? That’s not really a passion, either. That’s called being a decent human being and doing the right thing.
 
In recent years, TCAL has chosen to focus on the most extreme medical cases. It hurts my soul to see some of these cats cross our threshold. It’s not always a cat’s injury or illness that gets me. It’s the fear, after having been mistreated or driven away from a place where safety was sought. It’s the shattered trust after abandonment, when a cat has been tossed outside for not using the litter box or because it swatted at a child in defense. It’s the absolute shutdown from being dropped off at a shelter. It’s the defeat after the sheer exhaustion of fighting to survive outside every day, despite injury or illness or lack of food. I, and our team, can fix lacerations and broken legs and boogery noses. It’s so much more difficult to bring cats back from emotional damage.

I can tell you though, it’s one of the most amazing feelings when an injured, unloved, unwanted, scruffy feral looks at you, slowly closes his eyes because he feels safe, and makes a biscuit on your hand. It’s that moment that we live for in rescue. When you know an animal is saying thank you. Thank you for not looking the other way. Thank you for making me feel safe. Thank you for loving me.

So please, for my birthday this year, if you’d like to get me a gift, please make a donation to TCAL so we may continue our work.

https://givebutter.com/werdens-birthday-2026

Because I can’t do this work without our team, and I sure as hell can’t do it without you and your support.

08/10/2026

Rabies Babies Update: 70 Days Left of Quarantine (as of yesterday) and they’re doing great 🥰

08/08/2026

Good morning! Kristin here. It's been a long week. Again. I wanted to update everyone about Tilly, but my own life kept throwing axes and knives and boulders at me. Today, though, my personal fires are smoldering and I have a video that was meant to be shared earlier this week.

Tilly is still with us and is doing well, considering where we were just a week ago. Her blood work has improved in most areas, and has thrown us a curve ball in others. Her stool is slowly improving, which is actually our biggest challenge. She still has her feeding tube, so we can provide all of her medications and super special allergy food without stressing her out. So far her weight has remained stable, with tiny increases as the days go by.

We sent some speciality testing to the lab this week to help determine why her red cell numbers are trending down, hoping to gain more insight into the inciting process that's driving this erratic bus. Sometimes looking for answers can be frustrating, especially when trying to care for critically ill patients. Diagnostic testing takes time, interpretation takes brain power and collaboration, and costs continue to accrue.

Most importantly, though, I wanted to show you that Tilly remains in good spirits as we continue to search for answers and support her recovery. We have a team of volunteers that I'm so very proud of and we simply couldn't do this without them. To see them step up and say, "I'm willing to learn how to care for Tilly," because they see the burden on so few of us...they're incredible. I know they love Tilly just as much as I do, and the rest of the Harmony Hill team. Tilly matters to us and I'm glad she matters to all of you who are out there supporting us.

Givebutter.com/TCAL2026

I wish everyone could meet Tilly- despite the fact that she must feel like s #*t, she just melts into you and demands as...
07/31/2026

I wish everyone could meet Tilly- despite the fact that she must feel like s #*t, she just melts into you and demands as many head scritches as you’re willing to give her.

Please, continue to donate for Tilly at https://givebutter.com/tilly-needs-us

She needs us ❤️‍🩹

07/30/2026

📣 TILLY UPDATE: FUNDS STILL NEEDED 📣

https://givebutter.com/tilly-needs-us

Tilly was trying to leave us just 36 hours ago.

Today, she’s still here. She’s still fighting. She’s even chirping again. ❤️‍🩹

We still don’t know what caused her to crash so suddenly. Despite more testing and an ultrasound, there are no clear answers—only mounting medical bills and a cat we’re determined to save.

If you’re able, please help us give Tilly every chance to recover. Every donation means we can focus on her healing instead of how we’ll pay for it.

https://givebutter.com/tilly-needs-us

07/29/2026

🚨FUNDS STILL NEEDED FOR TILLY 🚨

https://givebutter.com/tilly-needs-us

Tilly isn’t out of the woods yet and we still haven’t received enough donations to even cover the bill from yesterday when we were desperately throwing the proverbial kitchen sink at her, trying to convince her to stay on this plane of existence.

Tilly will remain hospitalized today and tomorrow, receiving IV antibiotics and supportive medications. The IV fluids will help support her kidneys and flush out the toxins ravaging her system.

Tilly’s costs just keep adding up. She is more than worth it, but I’d be lying if I said we weren’t concerned about how we’re going to pay for all of this.

Right now, we’re thinking she is suffering from pyleonephritis, a crazy kidney infection that went undetected for just long enough that she became septic. Kidney infections are different and more difficult to diagnose than urinary tract infections, which affect the bladder and urethra. If the infection is higher up in the kidneys, the signs are more subtle and the infection is often more deeply seated before noticeable. We are hoping that with continued hospitalization and IV care that Tilly will make a full recovery.

She’s a completely different cat than the one we found yesterday morning, who was barely conscious. I’m glad, although we considered it multiple times, that we didn’t choose to end her suffering, and gave her just the time she needed to show us she could do it. Although, personally, I feel that telling her she had 90 minutes to get her s& together before end of shift or she wasn’t coming home with me was really what prompted the dramatic turnaround. Obviously it wasn’t the hard work and medications we had been throwing at her all day.

Please, allow us to focus on getting Tilly better and stop worrying about how we’re going to cover the bills by donating at https://givebutter.com/tilly-needs-us (also linked in bio and stories) ❤️‍🩹

If you’ve already donated, first of all, THANK YOU and then, would you mind sharing Tilly’s story so it reaches more people? Thank you for being our village ❤️

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Sterling, VA
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