Barn Cat Lady

I'm the Barn Cat Lady! Founder of @barncatnetwork. Cat expert. Blogger.

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[Whiskers 'N' Wishes Sanctuary @WishesRescue]

Remember old lady Mimi, who loves blanket forts?

Not a single person applied for her 💔 😿 Can we please find 13 year old Mimi a forever home in #Tucson? 🌵 She's so tiny, you'll barely notice her!

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Oliver returned finally!

He wasn't thrilled with the confinement and disappeared for 6 days after his release. 😅

Update on spay and neuter! 2 more kittens to go and maybe two tomcats! 🙌

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[Alley Cat Allies @alleycatallies]

Alley Cat Allies works worldwide to protect and improve the lives of cats, from those who share our homes to community cats who live and thrive outdoors.

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Just a quick update! 💜

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Chips needs a special indoor home! She's been looking for a home for years! 😭

I normally advertise cats locally, not on my pages.

Chips is a spayed 4yo female cat. She's microchipped and will be UTD on vaccines.

More: https://t.co/SmJjRCuCec

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[Alley Cat Allies @alleycatallies]

How old is that kitten?

Knowing the age of kittens like Dot, especially if they are younger than 8 weeks old, is critical to knowing how to best help them. We'll walk you through it all this kitten season: https://t.co/lFO1ab7uar

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Winter will need a quiet home without kids and excitable dogs. She loves other cats once properly introduced and WILL need time to feel safe with her new human and home. 🙏

Winter has been spayed, vaccinated and microchipped.

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Oliver update!

https://t.co/Rzf18MVEyZ

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Thank you!!

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We're calling this orange boy Oliver since the toms always have men names. 😅

Wish me luck! AGAIN.

Also, pretty certain this one isn't feral either but those toms can be impossible to tell for certain until long after their neuter.

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[Barn Cat Lady @barncatlady]

So... Mister Mister was crated for a week (plus a few days in a trap) and he was DONE with it to the point he was hurting himself trying to get out and stressing out.

*sigh* I can't release him yet so my only alternative was to let him out of the crate.

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[Alley Cat Allies @alleycatallies]

Need support and resources to continue your work for community cats? We have tips and guidelines to help: https://t.co/v8HpQrNBOU 🐈

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Huge thank you to Nancy. 🥰

I finally own a drop trap! 😁

Meaning no more needing to borrow one, which is bloody impossible in emergencies!

Quick update: Mister Mister is actually friendly! 😱

Guess I have to go post him in lost and found groups. *Sigh*

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Why am I getting stomatitis after stomatitis after stomatitis cases?

Seriously, this is the 3rd time after I (mostly) solved the previous one! 😭😭😭

6 cats fixed as of today! 9 more to go! 😭

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[Alley Cat Allies @alleycatallies]

What do you do if you find a cat outdoors and how do you help? Compassionate people ask these important questions, and the answer is very often Trap-Neuter-Return (#TNR)!

We walk you through what to look for and the steps to take to help cats outdoors at https://t.co/SJbgIoKCmQ

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Just warning y'all as I was never warned. If your only experience is neutering your pet cats young, YOU AREN'T PREPARED for tomcats.

I'll be taking two boys to be dropped off tonight for their tomorrow neuter! 🥰 I'm getting out my tarp.

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PSA to anyone new to TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return):

One thing I've learned doing TNR that no one talks or warns us about is...

If you are transporting tomcats (male cats) to the clinic, ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS - 1/

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[Barn Cat Lady @barncatlady]

- the paper/cardboard lining in your trap! 😅

Seriously. The girls and neutered males do not urinate in the carriers or traps nearly as often and when they do, it's not too bad.

Those boys with leave your vehicle smelling like tomcat pee for weeks if you aren't careful! 😅 - 3/