Twiggy and Lucas

Twiggy is darling as always and you can see who she is even from the other side of your screen, while Lucas is still larger than life and thwarts the camera's attempt to capture his essence. You'll just have to meet him for yourself.

Can you see Twiggy's tongue sticking out?



If you had trouble finding Twiggy's tongue in the last picture, maybe you'll have better luck with this one:




Twiggy and Lucas are the best of friends and are easy to find. This cat bed sitting on a heating pad is their favorite place in the world.

Twiggy, a freakin' adorable kitten

She's up for adoption. You know you want her.

Twiggy is a 7-week-old female kitten who is thriving in her foster home. She is affectionate and playful and talkative, and strongly attached to humans. She has tons of personality!










Twiggy gets along well with children, cats, and dogs and is hoping for a forever home. To learn more about Twiggy, call or email CROW. (Contact info to the right.)

Twiggy, the Four-Eared Cat

Wait, do the ears coming out of her rear count?

Heh. Those are Edie's (and Iggy's) ears behind her.


But here's a real four-eared cat. (Only two of his ears are functional.)

Oh, Those Lazy Felines

Here's a herd of CROW cats just soaking up the day. Counter-clockwise from top: Jacob, Mama Mia, Twiggy, Mutter, and Bubba.





Jacob


Mama Mia


Twiggy


Mutter


Bubba


All are fixed, vaccinated, friendly, good with cats and dogs, and ready for homes.

Interspecies Snuggles

Iggy and Ziggy are cozying up to something warm. What could it be?



Oh my!




And of course, Twiggy's always in on the action.






Front to back: Ziggy (adopted), Iggy (adopted), Edie (adopted!), Idgie, Twiggy (barely), and Toby. One big happy family.

Twiggy (and Mutter)

Click to watch!

A Twig Like No Other

How can anyone resist this face?




Miss Twiggy sends her love.

Fosters Fostering Fosters

This is interesting. Before coming to C.R.O.W., Lola lived in foster care for awhile when the city shelter discovered she was pregnant. She had her babies in foster care, and also took on a couple of orphaned kittens and nursed them alongside her own. When she and the 6-week-old kittens returned to the shelter, it was not a good experience. A nasty virus soon went around, and all of Lola's babies died, except for her foster babies who were later adopted.

Lola was never adopted, since for some reason tortoiseshell cats are less wanted than others in general. So, she ended up with C.R.O.W. Lucky for us, because she is a spunky, fun, and darling cat. And so much more.

It's been many months since her last nursling left her, and she has since been spayed. Apparently that's not going to stop her from mothering these little kittens, even though they aren't hers and she isn't making milk. (Although we won't be surprised if she re-lactates at this rate.) Look for yourself.





How lucky are Twiggy, Edie, and Ziggy (the black one--more about him later)?

All of these lovelies are ready for adoption.

Our First Donation

Dear Everyone,

We received our first donation today--almost 19 pounds of cat food. Thank you!

Sincerely,

Bubba, Lola, Twiggy, Edie, Ziggy, Atticus, Iggy, et. al. (And little Atticus says "Thanks anyway!" as he guzzles down his kitten formula.)

Enforced Licking

Twiggy submitting to Toby's grooming.










Toby's awkward stance is a result of his cerebellar hypoplasia (CH). If you ever come across a cat with CH symptoms and don't know what to do, give us a call!

Live Action CROW

Bubba, Jacob (on top), Mama Mia (sleeping on side), Mutter (in the middle), Twiggy (in the front), and Mog (who falls off at the end).



CROW cats are some of the happiest rescue cats on the planet, I think. Not that I'm biased or anything.

Everyone in this video is available for adoption.

Comprehensive C.R.O.W.

All right, it's hard to keep up with the daily posting when the C.R.O.W. blogger is on the road. A blizzard has sidetracked the intent to return to routine, but hopefully we haven't lost you all for good.

The C.R.O.W. Rescue kitties are doing pretty well. Lucas is desperately missing his foster family (he didn't get to join TLC-needin'Rudy on the road trip), but is getting good care from the cat-sitter, and Twiggy, Mog, Mutter, Maya, Alice, and Jacob are following his lead. It's always fun when the smallest becomes the leader. Mama Mia is gorgeous and lovable and ready for any home we could throw at her, as are all the aforementioned kittens. Lola and Bubba have had some setbacks and are no longer available for adoption at this point, but they are safe and loved and will be back up for adoption soon.

C.R.O.W. Outreach programs are growing slowly, but are moving in the right direction. We need some volunteers to help us transport and insulate some old doghouses to provide shelter for some of our feral colonies this winter, and we're talking with Alpha Humane League about working together to do educational animal welfare presentations in the schools. We've had several informational articles published in the newspaper, and got lots of phone calls in reply, and are looking into offering some workshops over the winter. In addition, we are working on strengthening our connections with other animal welfare organizations in the area and with the community at large. And Whitney, C.R.O.W. founder and president, attempts to blog regularly.

C.R.O.W. Welfare is what we're all about. In addition to all of the above, we have contacts for TNR efforts and hope to have some good momentum going in that department by spring. We've stocked up on vaccinations for all the cats, and routinely refer people to spay/neuter programs sponsored by other organizations in the valley. We're always brainstorming new ways to reach out and help and welcome your input. Also, thanks to those who have donated food, money, doghouses, and time to C.R.O.W. We couldn't do it without you.

Our board has been meeting monthly, and VP Christie and Secretary Shay (Whitney's best friends and fellow board members) deserve a shout-out for their brainstorming and behind-the-scenes work at C.R.O.W. Thanks, guys! We have our business bank account (and are working through a Paypal snafu), have started on the non-profit application paperwork, and are working on our non-blog website.

Can you believe we're only 2 months old?

Changes

First, check out our new Petfinder page! King, Owl, and Twiggy are getting a lot of attention.

Next, update our info. We've moved and our new phone number is 719-256-4671. Please be advised that we cannot take in any more cats at this time, but feel free to call for consultations, advice, or to find out about adoptions or the rescue in general.

Lastly, we're now more active on Facebook than we are on this blog, so please pop over and check us out!

We need foster homes!

Can you provide temporary loving home to some cats or kittens? We provide the food and litter, and you get a say in which cat you foster. If at any time you need to bring our foster back, we'll accept him/her without judgment and thank you for all you have done.


Iggy (adopted!), Edie (adopted!), and Twiggy

Please call 852-CROW or email to apply to become a foster carer for these wonderful felines.

C.R.O.W. kittens "nursing" from neutered male

Yet more evidence that cats with cerebellar hypoplasia are some of the sweetest on earth. Toby, a CH kitty, is a neutered male. Past posts have shown him loving on the kittens, but now it's gone to another level.


Five kittens, 3 different ages and from 3 different litters. The oldest 4 have been weaned for weeks, and the youngest is a bottle baby.

Twiggy's irked that she didn't land a prime spot.


Toby's giving bottle-baby Atticus some TLC.


I think that Toby may need to become the C.R.O.W. mascot!