This is a story about a pretty brown tabby we call Coco. Isn’t she lovely? But she’s not just a pretty face. Coco is what they call a “Hemingway cat”. She is a polydactyl, with six toes instead of five on each of her front feet. And oh my goodness, the cuteness factor! […]
Continue readingNew beginnings.
Last week at the shelter 3 kittens were born, by a kitty rescued from outside late the night before. Here they are at 3 days old, just before going to a lovely foster home. Thankfully they were not born even 12 hours earlier, outside in the cold…… Now they will never know anything other than […]
Continue readingSome new arrivals at the shelter have found the cutest way to cozy up.
There are cat beds, and then there’s a bed of cats…… Alfie, Snoopy and Cheddar are laying on the cat bed, and Fritz is laying on THEM! That’s one way to conserve heat, boys!
Continue readingA BIG Thank You!!!
A BIG thank you to Coral and Vivian for holding a baking marathon of cupcakes & cookies and presenting the proceeds in the form of a cheque to NTCR in the amount of $400.00 ! On behalf of all the fur babies at NTCR, thank you Coral & Vivian!
Continue readingToyota Wishmaker Day 16 – Deck the Shelter Walls
Isn’t this great? We have been recognized by Toyota. 24 nominations chosen out of 700 submitted. .http://www.toyotawishmaker.ca/wish/16
Continue readingPlease vote daily!!! We need your help!
Winning this award would help pay for all of our cats expenses and find a new place for the shelter. North Toronto Cat Rescue @ Aviva Community Fund Please VOTE DAILY!!
Continue readingHave you noticed your cat doesn’t visit her water bowl too often? Don’t worry – it’s normal for a feline. But you still have to make sure she stays properly hydrated.
If your cat never seems to drink much water, don’t be too concerned. She’s not sick. Most cats have a relatively low thirst drive. It’s because their wild ancestors once lived in desert environments, where water was scarce and the only available moisture came from the bodies of prey animals. So is it possible for […]
Continue readingEsso and His Buddies: The Return of the Huge Green Bed
These are cats in Room 7. The picture with Esso and 3 of his friends was taken a while ago. They are in the green bed, a very large comfortable and comforting place for these scaredy-cats to snuggle together. Someone removed the green bed a while ago (to clean) and it hadn’t been returned. A […]
Continue readingMy Room 5 Cat Colleagues
One of my favourite rooms for placing our socialized “scaredy-cats” is room five. Chastity is first to welcome recently- crated cats arriving nervous in their carriers. Here, the transition will go more smoothly, not only because of my furry colleages but because the room is no so large that the newly-released are difficult to […]
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