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We want to extend our sympathies to the family of Missy the Bobtailed Cat on Missy’s passing over the Rainbow Bridge. Missy was a great supporter of the Retreat and we’ll miss her calm advice and help.
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Category Archives: Cat Stories

Update on Stella

It’s been awhile since we’ve discussed Stella. As you may remember, Stella came to us with an inflamed, swollen nose, thought to be cancerous and a large polyp in her left ear. She was bedraggled, skeletal and listless. We sent her off to the vet, then arranged for an operation and a couple of biopsies.Continue reading “Update on Stella”

Posted byBuck HamiltonOctober 4, 2024April 20, 2025Posted inCat Pictures, Cat Stories, Caturday Feature, Vet Care

Odds & Ends

Most of the last 10 days or so, I’ve been working on creating a fillable form for our monthly Asilomar reporting to Shelter Animals Count and to Shelter Pet Data Alliance. We had to bite the bullet and buy a software subscription and then learn how to use the damn thing. I made a foolContinue reading “Odds & Ends”

Posted byBuck HamiltonSeptember 26, 2024April 20, 2025Posted inCat Stories, Odds & Ends, Sick Kitties

Cole and Cars

We got a new kitten on Friday. Presumably this is just a foster for the Human Society, but we’ll see. We haven’t had much luck of our fosters being taken back, but that’s another story for another time. This is Cole’s time. Cole came to us straight from the vet where he had been inContinue reading “Cole and Cars”

Posted byBuck HamiltonSeptember 7, 2024April 20, 2025Posted inCat Stories, Caturday Feature, Foster A Cat, Sick Kitties

Winston & Jeremiah

Jeremiah was a street cat and a victim of a dog fighting cabal who found his way to our driveway. He was so territorial that we had to limit his space within the Retreat to Mr. H’s office. He resided there, mostly alone for a couple of years. Winston was a lost kitten placed withContinue reading “Winston & Jeremiah”

Posted byBuck HamiltonAugust 30, 2024April 20, 2025Posted inCat Pictures, Cat StoriesTags:rainbowbridge, rescue

Much Going On

Before getting into the meat of my blog, I would like to give a big shout out to Steve for his donation to our “Keeping Promises” campaign to cover the vet bills of our cats. Steve found us via Reddit, which is a first for us. We had a nice exchange of emails and IContinue reading “Much Going On”

Posted byBuck HamiltonAugust 27, 2024April 20, 2025Posted inCat Stories, Odds & Ends, Vet Care

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