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New Rescue Alert! We were contacted about this kitty a few weeks ago and were unable to catch him on the first attempt. When we went back today, we learned that he is Beavis' brother and was left behind by the same family 💔 This boy is extremely matted and in very poor condition. We think he is most likely FeLV positive, too, and will probably also need a dental. Although he didn't want to be caught, he is very sweet to his caretaker and had an indoor family life before. After he decompresses, we're sure he will be a sweetheart with us, too. Right after catching him we went straight to our vet. He is currently their and will be getting a haircut and full health assessment. We have named this beautiful boy Aegis (pronounced ee- juhs) after Zeus' shield. Stay tuned for his after vet update. Ps. we are aware that we need to post some updates, but we have A LOT of new kitties and will get updates out as soon as we can. We have to focus on taking care of all our rescues babies first. We have seven new kitties coming our way tomorrow. We will be live rescuing around 1130am PST tomorrow for that rescue.

A couple of weeks ago, we went out to do TNR at a local fast food restaurant. We ended up rescuing a couple of kittens while we were out. We will be introducing those sweeties over the next couple of days ❤️ We had our wonderful assistants @theofficialppac and @mae_and_penelope come out to help trapping that day 💪 Some TNR information below: A little info about these cats for new folks to our page: All of the cats that were released have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. They were returned to the same location where we caught them. They all have designated colony caretakers. Meaning they receive food and water every single day. Our caretakers look after these kitties and let us know if they ever need medical attention. We microchip the cats so that we can be notified if they ever come in to harms way. This would deam the area unsafe for future returns. This has never happened. These cats are not a harm to the very URBAN environment that we live in. They are not catching endangered birds. We are in the center of an urban city. If anyone is worried about the wildlife, please ask why humans decided to put a giant city in the center of it. These feral cats are a product of human ignorance and people not spaying and neutering their pets or believing cats are meant to live outside. These cats are feral, they cannot adopted and domesticating every feral is not an attainable solution. In the amount of time it would take to tame one feral, we could save countless friendly, adoptable cats. Anyone who has a negative opinion on TNR, please share with us what you're doing to fix the feral cat problem. And no, mass euthanasia doesn't work! #tnr #savinglives #catrescue #kitten #kittens #cat

New Rescue Alert! We were out doing TNR on Thursday and came across this extremely sick boy. He went to the vet where we found out that he had an absess on the side of his face. He got his lanced, cleaned out, and a drain put in. He got a medicated bath to help treat the mange. He was given pain meds, steroids, and antibiotics. He was also SNAP tested for fiv, FeLV, and heartworm, which were all negative. We thought he was feral, but he ended up being extremely sweet! He has the cutest meow and uses it often to tell us he's a very hungry boy and that he wants some love. He's very thin, and we will be working on him putting on some big boy weight. He is also missing a third of his fur, which will grow back in a few months. We honestly thought he might be one of those cases where they have been fighting for so long that once they get to safety, they let go. His breathing was rapid and shallow, and he was extremely weak. Luckily, he has perked up A LOT after his visit to the vet. We are very hopeful he can make a full recovery. Right now, he is living in our guest restroom 😅. He was too sick for vaccines, so he can't move into the medical ward yet. We have named this beautiful boy Axel Rose 🎸🎤🎶. Stay tuned for updates. We cannot wait for his glow up✨ Thank you to everyone who donates to our cause making all of these special rescues possible ❤️ You guys are the real MVPs.

New Rescue Alert! We were out trying to rescue a different senior cat and came across this old girl. It looks like she has a clubbed foot, broken jaw, and badly matted fur. A resident said that she had never been able to touch her, and she wanted nothing to do with the drop trap, so we opted for using our feral net. Once we got her into the transfer carrier, we saw just how bad her condition truly was 💔 We reached out to our vet and asked if we could bring her in immediately. Our vet said yes, and we rushed her straight over there. We have named her Santa Anita. Santa Anita is currently at the vet and will need a lot of help. Please consider donating towards her treatment and care. Without you, rescues like Santa Anita's wouldn't be possible. Santana, thank you for sending Santa Anita our way. We know it was you looking out.

Yesterday, we found this poor girl in the Starbucks drive thru with a sweatshirt tied around her neck. We were able to approach her and get the sweatshirt off her neck. We got her into our car and transported her to our vet to have her checked for a microchip. She did was a microchip that was registered to our local shelter. We contacted the shelter and got the owners information. We were able to contact the owner today and found out that he moved away and couldn't take her. He said he gave the dog to someone else, but he didn't have their info, so we doubt that story. We asked if he wanted her back, and he said no. We asked if he was willing to surrender her to us, and he said yes. Everyone, please welcome Betty Davis to Cats of San Bernardino 🤗 We need your help, though. We are not equipped to handle dogs at our facility and need an emergency foster. Just for a week. We will have everything set up for her next Tuesday. Please please someone consider fostering this beautiful girl. We need to find her foster placement by tonight. We will provide everything that she needs. Food, bed, dishes, leash. She is extremely gentle and well-behaved. You can fill out a foster application by visiting the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino **IF YOU CANNOT FOSTER, PLEASE SHARE SHARE SHARE THIS POST TO HELP US FIND HER A TEMPORARY FOSTER**

New Rescue Alert! Everyone Meet the 4x4 babies! We were out doing TNR when the owner of the home let us know that one of the cats had recently given birth to 5 kittens in her backyard. We were able to find the babies hidden underneath some bikes and a cardboard box. Unfortunately, when we found them, there were only 3 kittens when the day before there had been 5. This put us in a hard position. We always want the kittens to be with mom when possible, but if we took mom and there were still 2 babies, then they wouldn't survive. If we left the babies and the other 2 kittens had been killed or gotten sick, we were putting their lives at risk. We got these babies right before a storm was blowing in, so we thought mom might have been in the process of moving them to a safer place? We opted to take the three kittens and have the homeowner watch over mom to see if she led them to the other two. It's been over 2 weeks now, and the babies were never spotted again 💔 The three kittens we do have, have been doing amazing. We bottle fed them the first night, and then they went to our newest bottle, baby foster, Griselda 🤗 They came back to us last week for deworming and to have their photos taken. They are the cutest little nuggets and healthy as can be. We will be back to get mom for TNR on April 25th. These three cuties are available for pre-adoption. They won't be ready to go home until they grow big enough for their spay and neuter surgeries. If you're interested in pre-adopting, please fill out an adoption application by visiting the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino. It's kittens season, and we are getting SO MANY rescue pleas. If you're available to foster kittens, kittens with mom, or bottle babies, please let us know! We cannot do it all ourselves, we need your support! Ps we named these kittens after Dodge and Jeep vehicles because the yard was filled with them 🤗

Rain Update! Little man got hospitalized yesterday. When they were trying to take his blood, they found what they had called skin sloughing off. Upon closer inspection, it looks like he has an infection of his right arm. Sloughing can hide an injury and impede healing. The arm itself had to be bandaged so that the sloughing stopped. Doctor said it looked like someone might have tied something around it at some point. The anesthesia reaction was a secondary response as he was already fighting an internal infection. He ideally needs to have surgery, but right now, he wouldn't survive it. We are working on getting him stable enough to have surgery. We went by to visit him today, and he was weak but also very happy to see us. He even chowed down on his favorite food so that we knew he was fighting. Wish little man luck he is going to be hospitalized for the foreseeable future.

New Rescue Alert! We were contacted about a cat with a severely broken leg who was getting bullied in his neighborhood. We found out about him right after rescuing Rain and went out to try and find him yesterday. We poked around the neighborhood before finding him sleeping in a flower bed. We lured him out with some food and ended up trapping him with 2 of his friends using our drop trap. We rushed Big Man to the vet where he was hospitalized for the night. He is still at the vet, getting treatment and a full assessment. We do believe he will most likely need an amputation... we have never seen a break that goes out to the side like his. We have named him Hendrix. Please consider donating to Hendrix medical bills. His bill for last night's stay and his assessment today is $362, which does not include his amputation, other medical treatment treatments, or medications.

We have been out doing TNR at Hercules' old colony and getting his friends fixed, vaccinated, and microchipped. We also rescue three kittens from this location and will be back to fix mom this Thursday! Our disclaimer about TNR Below: A little info about these cats for new folks to our page: All of the cats that were released have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. They were returned to the same location where we caught them. They all have designated colony caretakers. Meaning they receive food and water every single day. Our caretakers look after these kitties and let us know if they ever need medical attention. We microchip the cats so that we can be notified if they ever come in to harms way. This would deam the area unsafe for future returns. This has never happened. These cats are not a harm to the very URBAN environment that we live in. They are not catching endangered birds. We are in the center of an urban city. If anyone is worried about the wildlife, please ask why humans decided to put a giant city in the center of it. These feral cats are a product of human ignorance and people not spaying and neutering their pets or believing cats are meant to live outside. These cats are feral, they cannot adopted and domesticating every feral is not an attainable solution. In the amount of time it would take to tame one feral, we could save countless friendly, adoptable cats. Anyone who has a negative opinion on TNR, please share with us what you're doing to fix the feral cat problem. And no, mass euthanasia doesn't work! #tnr #savinglives #catrescue #kitten #kittens #cat

Here is an update on Kevin! Our foster Candace wrote about him below. You can follow his foster adventures @mae_and_penelope on IG "Hi everyone! Here’s an update on Mr. Kevin, the kitty rescued from the 215 freeway. Kevin is doing so well! He’s a perfect angel! He has so much soul behind his eyes and he loves to make eye contact. I really feel like he is so grateful to be far far away from that freeway. He has a great appetite and is slowly gaining weight with nutritious kitten food. I can tell that he’s gaining more energy because he’s become very curious about his surroundings and has been exploring more. He can get around pretty well despite his injured leg/hip, but I know he will be much happier to not have it holding him back. He wants to jump on up on things, but can’t (and he shouldn’t yet). He also loves stretching and scratch mats! :) He’s been a bit itchy lately but he can’t scratch behind his ear so I try to help him out. I think he’s itchy because we realized he was very sunburned from being on the freeway so long. The last image shows how the tips of his ears were curling due to long-term sun exposure. They are slowly healing and have turned to scabs now, so they’re back to their normal shape :) his nose is also scabbing and his fur is coming back. He is such a doll and I can’t wait to see him continue to improve! 💕 -Candace" Guys, we are exited to announce that KEVIN IS OFFICIALLY AVAILABLE FOR PREADOPTION!! If you are interested in adopting Kevin, please visit the link in our bio for our adoption application.

This is post that we have been dreading.. We had to say goodbye to our beautiful Santa Anita 💔 The large growth under her jaw was a tumor that was rapidly growing. Our poor girl was starting to have a hard time eating, and we knew even with meds that she was in pain.. we had to make the hard decision to let her go. It's so heartbreaking when these kitties have been through so much, and there isn't anything we can do to save them. We had to take solace knowing that she was safe, loved, warm, and had a full tummy for her short time us. For a kitty who had never been touched by her caretaker, she sure did love to soak in our snuggles. You're no longer in pain, beautiful girl. We loved you so much. We will take good care of your colony friends Beavis and Aegis for you ❤️ Fly high Santa Anita 🌈 Heaven has gained another angel. **Please understand that this is very hard for us as we put our entire being into helping these angels.. Although we don't always get the outcome we wish for, we know we have to stay strong for the next rescues out there that need us.**

Rain Update! We went to visit our little man today. He still isn't doing great. He has a fluctuating fever that is very concerning. He had his bandages changed yesterday, and the arm is worse than before. There are concerns that the arm could be dead, and he still isn't strong enough for surgery. He is still eating and drinking, which is a positive. He also seems stronger, able to stand on his own. We are waiting for test results to come back, and we sent out another complete bloodcell count to see if there are any improvements. Once we have those results tomorrow, we will have a better idea of if he's improving or declining. His temperature only fluctuated by 2 degrees today instead of 10, so I feel like that's at least some improvement and remain hopeful he will start to bounce back. We have attached Rains outstanding vet bills for his hospitalization. Please consider donating to his treatment and continued care ❤️

New Rescue Alert! (Kind of) Everyone meet Tommy Burger! We rescued this sweet girl shortly after Mr. Magestic passed away. We were heading out for lunch when we spotted what looked like a cat sleeping in a drive thru that we were driving past. We decided to turn around and take a look. Sure enough, it was a kitty. Thinking she was feral, I tried to approach her so that she would move to a less dangerous location. To our surprise, she didn't run away but ran straight towards us, screaming for love 😅 We weren't prepared to go rescuing, so we didn't have any carriers, BUT we always have cat food in the car. We offered her some food and scooped her up in our arms. She sat on my lap in the car as we drove her to our vet, like it was the most normal thing in the world for her to be doing 😅 She wasn't spayed or microchipped. Since her rescue, we have gotten all of her vetting taken off, and she is officially available for adoption. We have named her Tommy Burger. If you're interested in adopting Tommy, please fill out an adoption application by visiting the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino

Rain Update! Beautiful boy is continuing to improve! His temperature has stabilized, and he has continued to eat and remain strong 💪 His leg wound has officially 'declared' itself, having confirmed edges and no longer spreading. We are optimistic that Rain will get to keep his leg. We are going to go visit him tomorrow and will have more updates soon 🤗

TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) These are the other kitties we caught on the day we rescue Axel Rose. All these kitties did amazing at the vet and were successfully spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped Some TNR information below: A little info about these cats for new folks to our page: All of the cats that were released have been spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped. They were returned to the same location where we caught them. They all have designated colony caretakers. Meaning they receive food and water every single day. Our caretakers look after these kitties and let us know if they ever need medical attention. We microchip the cats so that we can be notified if they ever come in to harms way. This would deam the area unsafe for future returns. This has never happened. These cats are not a harm to the very URBAN environment that we live in. They are not catching endangered birds. We are in the center of an urban city. If anyone is worried about the wildlife, please ask why humans decided to put a giant city in the center of it. These feral cats are a product of human ignorance and people not spaying and neutering their pets or believing cats are meant to live outside. These cats are feral, they cannot adopted and domesticating every feral is not an attainable solution. In the amount of time it would take to tame one feral, we could save countless friendly, adoptable cats. Anyone who has a negative opinion on TNR, please share with us what you're doing to fix the feral cat problem. And no, mass euthanasia doesn't work! #tnr #savinglives #catrescue #kitten #kittens #cat

New Rescue Alert! During our posting hiatus, we rescued 5 cats, this is one of them. This friendly tuxedo boy was dumped at one of our colonies. This sweet guy came right up to us meowing 😍 He most definitely used to have a family, most likely a family with kids, because he loves our niece and nephew. He is an absolute angel who just wants all the love and affection. He is honestly perfect and will shower his new family with all the love his little body can give. He likes to just sit and indulge in your pets and snuggles. We have named this sweet boy Bond. Bond is available for adoption 🤗 If you're interested in adopting Bond, please fill out an application by visiting the link catsofsanbernardino.org

Santa Anita Update! Our beautiful old girl went to the vet last week, and she wasn't stable enough to have any work done. Our vet didn't think she would survive going under anesthesia, and she was too stressed to allow them to take any blood or look at her closely. We are working on getting her strong enough to go under anesthesia so that we can find out what all is wrong and help her get better. She currently has pain medication, antibiotics, and supplements so that she isn't in pain and can get stronger. She is a bit stinky girl because she won't let me clean her, and we are trying to avoid causing her any stress. In good news, she has already warmed up to me and loves to have pets. She has also fallen in love with her new comfy bed (we aren't sure she has ever had one). She has given us purrs and the tiniest of biscuits. She is finally gaining weight (she actually lost a bit the first few days). We are weighing her daily her lowest point, being 4.3 pounds, and she is now at 4.8 🤗 Santa Anita will be back at the vet next Friday, where we are hopeful she will allow at least some testing to be done. She can be spicy when she wants to be. Stay tuned for updates on this beautiful girl.

Rain Update! Our beautiful boy was hospitalized for over 2 weeks with the most terrible infection of his arm. Our doctor honestly doesn't know what caused the injury/infection but did say it looked like something had been wrapped around it. We honestly didn't know if he was going to survive. It took days for him to break his fever, and the wound was taking up so much of his arm that we thought if he survived, he would need it amputated. Little man had other plans. His fever finally broke, and his wound declared itself. He was able to come home with us on Match 12th, and we have been treating him since. His leg has almost completely healed, and he is the happiest little man ❤️ We are so proud of how much fight he had to survive. Thank you to everyone who donated towards Rain's treatment and care. Thank you to our vet at Arrowview Animal Hospital and their amazing staff for taking such amazing care of Rain❤️ You guys are life savers.

New Rescue Alert! We spotted a couple of kittens at one of our local colonies and wanted to try and get them off of the streets in this terrible weather. Unfortunately, at the first location we went to, we couldn't find the kittens we were looking for. We went to check in on another close by colony to see how they were weathering the storm. You might recognize this as the colony Mercy and Gomez came from. We saw a couple of the feral adult cats and started meowing just to see if there were any younger cats around. Sure enough, a young tuxedo cat popped out from one of the RVs. We spoke to Joe (Mercy's previous owner), who let us know the kitten was a new arrival. Apparently, there are a few other new cats, too. We will be back at this colony on Thursday for live TNR. We hope you can join us 🤗 We have named this beautiful boy Rain. Rain will be at the vet this week for a full checkup and is available for pre-adoption. If you're interested in adopting Rain, please fill out an adoption application by visiting the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino

New Rescue Alert! We were in Brooklyn, New York, a couple of weeks ago and went out to visit colony cats with our friends at Paws of Hope NYC. We wanted to educate ourselves on the lives of feral cats in the city. While we were out, they got a call about a cat who had been abandoned in her carrier 3 days previously. We went out with them to see if we could find her. Little Mama was still waiting patiently in her carrier for someone to help. The ladies were talking about her placement as they were at capacity, and we asked if we could take her home with us ❤️ Brooklyn got in to see their vet and got checked for a microchip, vaccinated, SNAP tested, and ready for travel. Brooklyn did amazing. My first time carrying her in my arms was through TSA, and she trusted me immediately. She even came out to sit on my lap during the flight. Brooklyn is officially available for adoption. If you're interested in adopting Brooklyn please fill out an application by visiting the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino on IG We also want to highlight the amazing work that Paws of Hope NYC does for the cats in their community. If you would like to support their work, please consider donating food from their Amazon wishlist. We have added their wishlist to the link in our bio @catsofsanbernardino on IG