Toledo Keeping the Faith

06/24/2026

06/24/2026

Good morning! Happy Welcome Back Wednesday!

Ita time for a shoutout:

Meet Kiran! Kiran is soft, quiet, and enjoys a warm lap and a comforting scratch. 5 years old, shy but loving and kind, this sweet little girl has been returned to the rescue again.
Once adopted, returned for boarding and now surrendered and returned once again, this sweetheart is available for adoption again.
To no fault of her own, she has been given another chance at finding her furrever home, will that be yours? Help this beautiful love find peace in her purr-son!
If interested please follow these steps:
🏘find and fillout the adoption application. You can find this application on our fb homepage and or toledokeepingthefaith.com
🏠email to [email protected]
🏡text Kris at 262-949-4789 and set up your appointment
❤️on the agreed day and time, come meet your new furrbaby or furrbabies!

Even if you can't adopt another kitty or pet at this time, please share these posts to help get the word out and help get these kitties be seen and hopefully get united with their furrever homes! Thank you! 💞

06/23/2026

Hello.
A unfortunate update regarding trapping the last 2 kittens to be able to get them to Lakeland Animal Shelter together.
Trap set at 6:20 am. By 7:10, both in the trap. Went to pick them up and upon arriving at the rescue to stage the kittens until the shelter opened, one somehow slid under the trap door. Luckily inside the van. As you can see by the pictures, multiple areas had to be sawed off or cut completely free of the interior of the van to locate the missing kitty. Still no luck so headed out for a borescope.
A huge THANKS to my son Joseph for his knowledge and patience to be able to get the kitten out safely. Long story short, kittens back together and I will figure something out regarding the van. In the meantime, looks like Duck tape so no sharp edges will injure anyone. Never a dull day around here.
Kris

06/20/2026

Dear Followers,
What a week. You think you've heard it all, than someone who supposedly cares about cats says something that totally blows you away.
A person who has a cat on her premises states to me that she's having so many litters the kittens aren't surviving. Well, No s**t Sherlock.
Pyometra in cats is a SUPER PAINFUL condition when a cat has multiple litters and her body starts to not be able to handle being pregnant. Than comes up with the bulls**t excuse that the cat won't go into a trap. Yes, there are hard cases of cats not wanting to go in the trap, but who is in charge of the situation here? The human who has received very good instructions on how to get the cat trapped. Whether it takes two days or 10, it will happen if the owner stays on plan. Enough before I really say what's on my mind.....
I am assisting another home owner with a trapping in Lake Geneva. 4 kittens and mom have been taken to Lakeland Animal Shelter. 2 kittens to go. With much caution they are being trained to eat out of a ziptied open trap. Once it's a go and they are eating out of the trap daily, we will commence trapping. I am very proud of the homeowner to sticking to my recommendations regarding this process so the kittens don't suffer during the process.
On a happier note, a few pictures of some of the volunteers this week as soon as they enter the "Kitty Shack ". The main building housing cats never adopted.
Kris Toledo

06/18/2026

At this time of year, there are few things more frustrating to a rescuer than when people give kittens away to strangers for free! It is irresponsible to do so and almost never in the best interest of the kitten.

We are in the middle of a cat over population crisis because too many individuals have not taken responsibility to fix and vaccinate the cats they have chosen to keep and/or to feed.
Cats are prolific breeders and induced ovulators, so they are prone to be slaves to their hormones until they die or are sterilized.

In a local facebook group post less than two hours ago, an anonymous poster said that a friendly kitten had followed them home and didn't know what to do with them. We headed out immediately to look for the kitten because the photo that was posted clearly indicated that the kitten was in need of veterinary care.

Based on the anonymous poster's comments, they rehomed the kitten to a complete stranger. I can only cross my fingers and hope that the individual taking the kitten has the financial resources to take them to a veterinarian tomorrow for care.

In an increasingly isolated society, I completely understand the appeal of a cute, cuddly kitten. However, if you are not in the position to afford veterinary care for your new family member, it is in that cat's best interest that you seek out a local organization who will take the cat in, give them comprehensive veterinary care, and then find them a home.

Please STOP giving away kittens for free!

06/18/2026