Del Gato Rescue

Mama Chardonnay (their surrogate mom whose entire litter died prior to us hearing about this colony- found this out yesterday) is not lactating. We took them on under the condition that she was still nursing them. She is still providing grooming services & body warmth, but these kids would do best with a bottle feeder foster who is able to give them multiple daily feedings & has more time than I have available each day for syringe feedings. 🙏🏽 Once they are able to eat on their own we can take them back. They are about 4 weeks old.
Thank you in advance 💫

Loretta + her 7 kittens arrived to us 3/30 from the streets of SLA via . The runt was very sick and was lost shortly after 🕊️
Loretta turned out to have a kidney injury (possible poison ingestion from something on the streets? We still have no idea the cause) and had to be separated from her kittens and hospitalized for 3 days on IV fluids with regular bloodwork checkpoints. I genuinely thought we were going to lose her and am so thrilled she made it through the woods. I desperately called and begged her to bottle feed the kittens and she amazingly agreed even though she still had some of Aquamarine’s kittens left too! 🥹🙏🏽

Stef & Darius did an incredible job with the kittens who are all basically unable to be distinguished from each other so they got non toxic colored ears to tell them apart 🌈 Once their colors were assigned it was obvious that they needed Pokémon names, so please meet: Snorlax, Espeon, Pikachu, Ivy, Charmander, and Eevee!
They struggled with gains and so they are finally just able to receive vaccine #1 at 2 months old. They are plump & healthy!

Loretta is still seeking her forever home. She would prefer a home without other cats OR with someone who is able to stand their ground with her (probably preferably a male). She is a dream cat, a velcro shadow kitty who follows you room to room talking at you and bringing you toys. You’ll wake up to a pile of toys on the floor next to your bed that she’s brought you overnight in anticipation of you’re waking 🥹

Kittens are only available in pairs OR solo to homes with another cat or kitten who wants a play buddy.

🔗 Adoption application link in bio, all adopters will be placed into a foster-to-adopt period prior to signing adoption paperwork

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Inner Circle Reveal - these are the people who show up consistently for us, and we are beyond blessed to have them committed to the mission and making sure the day to day BTS ducks are in a row. They volunteer in many ways big and small — scooping litter boxes and cleaning, driving cats to/from appointments at our clinics and vets, warm compressing kittens’ gunky eyes, taking photos for adoption listings, uploading and constantly editing said listings, taking in emergency fosters, waking up at ungodly hours on spay/neuter days, late night trapping in dangerous areas, designing graphics & flyers, and soooo much more, all so that we can continue to support the community sustainably (and ideally someday burnout-free) in our rescue efforts.

It took me a long time (years) to learn that it was okay to ask for help instead of painstakingly and resentfully doing everything on my own. I went from never wanting to hand a cat off to a new foster, to managing 90 fosters (!). Once I broke the seal I couldn’t stop asking for help and delegating. The result is using my brain bandwidth on a more macro level such as focusing on expansion, streamlining foster+adoption processes and a multitude of other daily processes, improving roster management flow, field research and implementation, medical protocol optimization, launching our website, program development, and ultimately all of that gives way to more cats rescued off the streets and adopted into permanent indoor homes.

Huge thank you to our team & ALL of you who like, share, comment, adopt, foster, transport, donate cash, donate supplies, every single well meaning supportive action does not go unnoticed & I feel the utmost gratitude. Thanks for being a part of it all 🫶🏼