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What's New?

Our Latest Rescue & New BFF-Jackson Galaxy!

Normally we don't promote television shows on our web site, but this is a special occasion. Tomorrow, Saturday Jan, 7th at 8pm EST on Animal Planet begins the second series of “My Cat From Hell.” hosted by the master of cat-listening, Jackson Galaxy. His deep understanding of cat behavior helps him guide cat-guardians in how to better live with their troublesome cats. Although not all cats behave badly and even if yours doesn't, you should watch this show.

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We had the pleasure of speaking with Mr. Galaxy about his passion for saving cats lives. If you'd like to read the article you can find it HERE.

The day we did the interview, we also ended up rescuing this big, white, love-bug who we named, Jackson, in honor of Mr Galaxy. Jackson's a little over a year old and is already neutered and has all his shots. Jackson will be available for adoption in a few weeks. If you're interested in him, please contact us at info@kittenassociates.org

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©2012 Henry Co. Care & Control. Meet Jackson! Freshly rescued and on his way to a much better life! Your story begins now, you big, love-bug!

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MY CAT FROM HELL – New Episodes Beginning Saturday, January 7 at 8 PM ET/PT.

Cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy tackles the most catastrophic cat cases he’s ever encountered in six all-new, one-hour episodes of MY CAT FROM HELL. Armed with 15 years of experience, a proven training program and his signature guitar case filled with cat toys, Galaxy is on a mission to help cat owners find the source of conflict with their furry friends. In this season, Jackson swoops into solve a gamut of feline-related issues and repair the relationships they’re ruining, including the hair-raising case of a cat terrorizing its owner’s Pilates business by attacking her clients. Whether it’s the cat or the owners behaving badly, leave it to Galaxy to save the day!

Happy Holidays!

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Happy Holidays to you! This year's card was courtesy of GreenGirlz Pet Photography and our own President Robin Olson (for doing a bit of Photoshop magic and designing the card). It features our four white foster kittens: Snowball, Powder, Blizzard and little sister, Princess de Winter (who just got adopted, yay!).

If you'd like to add a new companion to your family, please click on the “Adopt” tab to learn more about our foster kittens!

We're Having a White Christmas!

Who wouldn't want to have a White Christmas? Now you can with our latest arrivals! These four sublime siblings are sweeter than sugar and white as snow. Three of them have a delicate brush stroke of grey on their head. They look so much alike we're not even sure which one is which!

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©2011 Robin A.F. Olson. The kittens arrive!

What we DO know is these six month old sweethearts were orphaned when their mother was killed when they were only a few days old. Bottle fed by one of our fantastic foster mamas, these kittens survived and thrived in her loving care.

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©2011 Robin A.F. Olson. Princess & Jazz.

At just over 5 months old, Princess de Winter and her three brothers are ready to be adopted! If you'd like to learn more about them or fill out a Pre-Adoption application, just press the “Adopt” tab, above.

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©2011 Robin A.F. Olson. Justin is a LOVE BUG!

Greengirlz Holiday Pet Photo Event!

Talented photographers Greengirlz are holding a Holiday Photo Event  this weekend at Your Healthy Pet in Newtown.

And the best part is - part of the proceeds go to Kitten Associates! That's right - get your holiday pet photos, and help us save more cats too.

We're so grateful for the generosity of this extra special team - and to all those who take advantage of this extra special event.

So head on over to Your Healthy Pet at 224 South Main St, Newtown, CT  this Saturday or Sunday, November 19th or 20th.

More event details here.

Power's Back On & So is Our Adoption Event!

We lost power for almost a week and had no internet for a bit longer than that. We're very glad things are starting to get back to normal, especially because we're having an Adoption Event on Saturday, November 12th from 12-4pm at Choice Pet Supply in Monroe, CT.

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We'll have lots of cute kitties to choose from so we hope you'll be able to stop by and visit them. They also make great lap warmers when the power goes out (we can attest to that!).

For more information, check our EVENTS section on the right side of this page.

Connecticut State of Emergency

Dear friends - I'm writing this on a borrowed laptop in a friend's office.

Our area is dark. Our kitties have food and shelter, but not much else.

We lost power Saturday, are still without it, and will likely stay that way for another week.

In the meantime, we ask that you be patient with any requests or applications. We are not able to receive mail or respond to queries at this time. Sorry for the inconvenience, and please check back with us in a few days.

Warmest regards,

Sam Moore

Web Guy

Kitten Associates

Our Newest Arrivals-Hanna & Macy

Two little kittens, lost and alone on the streets of Bridgeport, CT were covered with fleas. The smaller of the two was near death. Luckily, these girls who may not even be related, were rescued by a good samaritan. That person couldn't provide them with the care they needed so we stepped in to help.

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Thanks to having a brand new foster home to rely on made this rescue possible. The littlest kitten was named, Hanna. She weighed just 6 ounces and was very ill. With loving care, getting rid of the fleas and starting her on good food, Hanna slowly started to recover.

The other kitten was named, Macy and she looked after her little friend by snuggling with her and washing her face as their missing mother would have done.

Two weeks later, Hanna weighs just over 1 pound and Macy is on her way to 2 pounds. The fleas are long gone, but the kittens have the sniffles. We'll make sure they get whatever they need until they're ready to find their forever homes.

If you'd like to donate towards their care, please visit our “donate” page and choose to give to our General Fund or our “Boo-Boo & Sniffles Fund” which goes to vet care for our kittens.

Kitten Associates Wins a $500.00 Donation!

We're extremely honored and thrilled to receive a $500.00 donation from Ingrid King of The Conscious Cat blog. Ingrid is a well respected author and cat advocate whose blog recently won a 2011 Pettie Award from Dogtime Media for Best Pet Blog!

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Robin Olson, President of Kitten Associates, left, with Ingrid King, right (thanks to Photoshop for making our meeting possible since Ingrid lives in Virgina!)

Visit Ingrid's Blog to read more about her donation to Kitten Associates, as well as to learn about cat health, wellness and nutrition from a true inspiration to cat owners the world over!

We Couldn't Let Them Die

She was dumped at a Kill Shelter with newborn kittens by her side. She was so unhappy she stopped eating. Four days passed. She grew thinner and weaker as her kittens struggled to get the last of her resources.

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Though we feared she was very ill, and feared the costs of her Vet care, we decided we couldn't let this sweet Mama and her kittens die in a cage.

Yesterday, she and her family were rescued and vetted. Mama is only 9 months to 1 year old! She has nothing particularly wrong with her, but is very thin at just 5.3 pounds. We brought her into foster care and sure enough, she ate. She ate quite a bit of food.

Though she and her family have a long way to go-and her babies are still very fragile, we hope that we got to them in time and that one day they will all be robust and joyful.

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The babies are only a few days old and will need care for a few months before they're old enough to be adopted. We hope you'll consider making a donation towards their care, so we can provide for whatever they need. We also hope you'll stop back and see updates on this very special family.

They were rescued in honor of our own cat, Bob, a big orange fellow, who passed away the same day the kittens were born.

Our Newest Fosters-The Angel Babies

Six little kittens, found in a barn. Their mother was shot by a farmer who thought she was after his ducklings. When one of our volunteers found out about this, she acted quickly. The kittens hadn't had food for two days and were in grave danger.

She got the kittens home and began the difficult task of feeding them every few hours. They were less than a week old.

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Yes, that's an inuslated lunch bag full of neonatal kittens!

It was touch and go for awhile, but these little troopers, stayed strong. It's been two weeks since they were rescued and we're glad to report that all six kittens are still with us. They have been named! Please meet: Justin, Shiro, Princess, Screamer, Jazz and Vash.

If you'd like to see a video of them getting fed, you can see it HERE.

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Hello Angel Babies!

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This family will need vet care and good food, so we're doing a special fundraiser for them. If you can help us, we'd love to raise enough to get them their shots and tests and spayed or neutered when they're old enough.

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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 9th.

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.