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The Sniffles & Boo Boo Fund

We were going to celebrate rescuing a beautiful family; a mama and her three newborn kittens. Our first days were filled with joy, but was soon followed by dread-our family was sick. Like so many other cats rescued from Kill Shelters, they were exposed to many strains of upper respiratory illnesses. The little kittens, with immature immune systems were hit hardest.

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Cara Melle, before (left) and after (right) she got sick.

Little Polly, was the worst of all. Her eyes began to swell shut. She started screaming. She was so congested, not only was breathing tough, but her sense of smell was lost. Without it she could not nurse and in time, we feared she could die if we couldn't get her to eat.

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Cara's sister, Polly, hit hardest by the virus.

After numerous trips to the Vet, the kittens are still not stable. We're doing our best for them, but to be able to provide care for as long as it takes, we need to ask for donations.

In honor of Polly and her family, we've established the Sniffles & Boo Boo Fund, where 100% of any donations we receive will go directly to providing Vet care, medicine and any other support needed to help Polly, as well as all of our other foster cats, get well and stay healthy, once they overcome their ailments.

If you'd like to help, simply press the "ChipIn" button, below or you can send a check to: Kitten Associates, P.O. Box 354, Newtown, CT 06470. Please note: Make sure you add: “Sniffles & Boo Boo Fund” on your check so we know where to direct the funds.

THANK YOU FOR CARING!

A New Day Dawns for Cat Rescue

by our Founder: Robin A.F. Olson

Thank you for visiting us! Please mind the construction. We have lots of big plans and are going to be doing some really wonderful things to help effect the rescue of at risk shelter cats and dogs, but until we have everything set up, we’re going to continue our work rescuing kittens.

Currently we are NOT able to accept surrendered animals. We have a network of rescuers and we’re helping with their cats at this time.

We DO have kittens available for adoption. Click HERE to see a list of Available Cats and either download an Adoption Form or you can fill it out online.

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Help Pom Pom Walk

We tried. We tried so hard, but now we need you.

Pom Pom Pomegranate has no chance of walking without discomfort unless we remove her back left leg. It’s taken us 10 months, specialist visits, tests, treatments, and zillions of hours of physical therapy to come to this decision. We need all of you to make it happen.

We need to raise $6,000. by March 9^th.

Give Pom Pom the gift of less pain and a chance to walk more easily.

You can use PayPal

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Checks: made out to Kitten Associates, P.O. Box 354, Newtown, CT 06470-0354

Why Now?

Pom Pom is almost a year old. Her body will not improve beyond what we've been able to do for her.

Imagine you have to keep your leg stretched out. You can’t bend it. You can’t support yourself on your foot because it bends backward at an awkward angle. The weight of the malformed leg forces your back to twist unnaturally. It causes shocks of nerve pain. How can you live like that?

Pom Pom can’t continue to live like this.

We know there are surgical risks. We’ve done extra testing to be as safe as we can be. Will this surgery make everything perfect? No, but her back leg hinders her mobility, so we feel this is her best option. We have to try for Pom Pom.

We can do it with you by our side.

Your gift is tax-deductible as we are a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.