FuRRR Feline Rescue

MISSION STATEMENT To RESCUE cats from abandonment, provide REHABILITATION when necessary, bring our cats and their humans together in adoption and provide a RETIREMENT sanctuary to those in need.DESCRIPTIONFuRRR Feline Rescue is a nonprofit, no kill, volunteer driven organization in New Hampshire incorporated in 2015. We specialize in the elderly, special needs and at risk of euthanasia kittens and cats from high kill southern shelters via our southern rescue partners. We often take cats that are in need of extensive medical care that may otherwise not get the necessary treatment. Our rehabilitation services include emergency medical care, medicine for chronic conditions and emotional care for traumatized cats. FuRRR helps our community working with local trappers, taking strays from the streets helping put an end to unwanted animals, as well as taking pets surrendered by their owners for many reasons. All cats in our care are spayed or neutered, receive all appropriate veterinary care and treatment. Our cats live in cage free communal rooms (except during Intake 48 hour quarantine and Isolation for illness) where they are able to freely roam and socialize with each other and our volunteers. We also have a network of fosters who care for pregnant females, moms with kittens as well as cats that need medical care multiple times per day and aren’t suited for the rescue. FuRRR values working with our community, we are partners with local retail stores. When our cats are healthy, free from behavioral issues, we place them in our adoption network of partner stores. We showcase our cats in store habitats for better exposure and holding monthly adoption events for quicker adoptions. Amazing cats join their new families and the public is educated about adopting cats from rescues.We provide lifetime sanctuary to cats who may be less desirable to adopting families due to age, chronic illness, behavioral skittishness or special needs. FuRRR has retirement residents that are/were 18 & 19 years old that were surrendered when their owners passed away. Other residents have neurological disorders and many have behavioral issues. Our volunteers spend extra time with these cats that need special attention. The geographic area we serve is New Hampshire, southern Maine and northeast Massachusetts. We have even had an adopter fly from Colorado to adopt a bonded pair of kittens from FuRRR!We are dedicated to keeping administrative costs low so that virtually every dollar donated goes directly to the care of our cats. 98% of all money contributed is spent directly in support of animal rescue and rehabilitation, with the remaining 2% supporting administration and fundraising. We have achieved this with much being paid for by our volunteer Board of Directors. We have a small but growing group of recurring monthly sponsors. FuRRR holds online auctions with amazing items donated by our volunteers and supporters. These auctions are held on our Facebook page and our supporters look forward to them several times per year. All funds raised benefit our FuRRR cats! When we have cats that come to us with extensive medical needs, we hold online fundraisers on our Facebook page. We have the most amazing supporters who have helped our cats who needed eye enucleation from severe upper respiratory infections in the shelter, to kittens born with eyelid agenesis who needed reconstructive surgery to provide a functional eyelid, to a stray kitten that was found on the side of the road in the rain who needed liver shunt surgery. His name is Turtle (because he moved so slowly when found) and over a year after surgery he is a happy healthy kitty! FuRRR believes in fighting for the voiceless cats that have been abandoned, abused, neglected and forgotten. RESULTSAn average of 350 to 400+ cats per year will pass through our rescue. These cats are moved out of high kill southern shelters and locally as strays or owner surrenders. They are given everything needed for vetting and adopted into safe and loving homes. For a new rescue our numbers of Intake/Adoptions from 2015 to 2016 show our rapid growth. Our social media shows our amazing support from our local community to our national cat rescue community. FuRRR is dedicated to feline rescue and will steadily provide more services in our local community and with our partner stores as our volunteer base grows.

Gonic, NH,03839
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Website: http://www.furrr.org

Gizmo

Domestic Short Hair | Gilmanton, NH

Age : 5 Months 5 DaysYoungFemaleTortoiseshell

About

Coat Length

Short

Vaccination

Current

House Trained

Yes

Good in Home With

Cats

Meet Gizmo

Gizmo - Female DOB 6/14/2024 Domestic Short Hair - Tortoiseshell Gizmo is a brave and spirited tortoiseshell kitten with a true love of life!  After surviving parvo as a tiny kitten, she developed a neurological condition called cerebellar ataxia where her hind torso wobbles and sways when she walks or runs.  Some may look at her as a special needs kitten, but she doesn’t see herself that way.  Gizmo is a special kitten to all that have met her… She doesn’t let this disability slow her down and she doesn’t know any different then that’s how she is and it doesn’t slow her down one bit.  There is a possibility that as Gizmo gets bigger and stronger that her hind end will get stronger as well.  There has already been a slight improvement since she came up from down South. Gizmo is usually in full-on play mode nearly all the time, managing to climb, explore, and find her way to the best napping spots—often up high where she can watch the action!  But once she tires herself out playing, she finds a nice, comfortable napping spot. Despite her unique gait, Gizmo can navigate a few stairs, loves to play with toys, and even gives that classic “tortitude” when other cats come near her. When she’s in her chill mode, she loves to be pet and will reward you with nonstop purrs, though at times she still thinks your hand is a play toy and might get a bit playful with love bites.  We are working on that aspect with giving her stuffed toys that she can bite or leg kick.  When she finally winds down, she’ll cozy up on your lap, ready for snuggles and pets.  She doesn’t mind being picked up as long as you can support her hind end and it’s not dangling, and will sit in your arms briefly before sometimes starting to play bite with your hands. Gizmo would do best in a home without children or dogs, but a playful kitty companion would be a great match to share in her adventures. She’s a little wonder, and anyone lucky enough to bring Gizmo home will get a kitten full of love, courage, and plenty of character!  Her humans would need to be cat-savvy and be prior or current cat owners and have experience with adapting to her needs. Please apply via our easy online application at https://furrr.org/cat-adoption-process/

Adoption Process
Application submitted, with a good vet reference and/or home check. A full contract describing our policy of indoor only, no declawing, only surrendering back to FuRRR if there is ever any issue. All available for download on our website.


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FuRRR Feline Rescue
[email protected]
http://www.furrr.org

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