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Barn Cats for Adoption & Placement in Temecula, CA

BBMHR Rescued Black Kitten
Rescued Black Kitten

Barn Cats are feral or semi-feral cats who live outdoors.  They are provided with shelter such a barn or similar structure that is safe place from cold, heat, and predators like coyotes.  Barn cats are useful for helping to keep down the rodent populations in places where there are food sources for rodents such as grain.  It makes the environment safer for you since you do not need traps and poisons to trap rodents.

We ensure to spay and neuter any cats so as to stop the cycle of pet overpopulation.  We will also test the cats for diseases like feline leukemia and provide them with initial vaccinations.

The cats will not be able to sustain themselves on rodents alone.  The adopter will need to provide supplemental food and water.  The adopter may need to take the cat in for veterinary care.

When adopting a barn cat, placements work best by having multiple cats together.  You can read more about it here for the safe relocation of feral cats.

https://www.alleycat.org/resources/guide-to-trap-neuter-return-tnr-and-colony-care/

If you are in the greater Temecula area (Murrieta, Hemet, Wildomar, Lake Elsinore) and are interested in adopting a barn cat, please email us at info@babybobbysmeowhouserescue.org.

Trapped Feral Momma Cat Rescue in Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore Feral Mom Cat Rescue
Lake Elsinore Feral Mom Cat Trapped

Update from Shell on trapping the feral mom:

“Well we were finally able to trap their mama. She will be going in to Ramona clinic tomorrow to be spayed, get vaccinated, and be SNAP tested. I took these pics last night but then was too tired to post the update. I’m happy to see that her injury from the last time she was trapped seems to be healing well and there is no signs

Lake Elsinore Feral Mom Cat Rescue
Lake Elsinore Feral Mom Cat Trapped

of infection present because that is something I was a little bit worried about.

 
She has injuries because the people that caught her and her kittens have never trapped before and they did not know that they needed to cover the Trap so she freaked out and ripped her head open and they ended up letting her go because they were afraid that she was going to injure herself further and they weren’t sure if the rescue would take a feral or help a feral so they let her go. They were really sad and apologetic when they found out that we would have taken her and held her and got her spayed. So I explained to them better ways to trap and left traps with them and we were finally able to catch her again and it’s healing a lot better than I expected it to be with her being out in the elements and stuff. So it looks better than I expected it to – it was really bad when it first happened.
 
But we are definitely going to do everything we can to try to make sure that she has everything she needs to live her best, longest, healthiest life. The neighbor across the street from the house that she had her babies under has been feeding the ferals and will continue to feed her and they are also going to try to trap the two or three unneutered males that have been roaming around the neighborhood that we believe are the Daddy’s of the kittens that I have. We would like to just get the entire Colony vaccinated and altered so they can be fed and happy and fat and keep the rodent population down but not bring the feral kitty cat numbers up.”

Advice on Surrendering Cats or Kittens

We are a no-kill rescue.  All healthy animals will receive a home!  Once a cat comes into our rescue, it is placed in a volunteer’s home as a foster cat until adoption.

Please note that our non-profit is a cat rescue and not an animal shelter.  We are staffed by volunteers who donate their time as they have availability.  We will do our best to respond quickly but please allow up to a week for us to respond to correspondence that we receive because our lives get busy too!

If you need immediate assistance for an animal, please contact your local area shelter.  For the cities of Canyon Lake, Lake Elsinore, Murrieta, Temecula, Wildomar and Menifee, you can contact Animal Friends of the Valley in Wildomar at their regular business line (951) 674-0618.  For after hours emergencies, the Animal Friends of the Valley answering service number is 951-506-5069.  If you live in the greater Riverside County area then click here to follow this link to the Riverside County Department of Animal Services.

Tabby Cat with Beautiful Green Eyes Profile
Advice on Surrendering Your Cat

Our cat rescue can only take in animals provided that we have an open foster home willing to take the animal.  If we are unable to take your pet, here are some tips from PetFinder.com about your next steps.

Deciding to Surrender Your Pet and Options

It is a huge decision to give away your pet, no matter how long or brief the period of time of ownership. Remember, for whatever reason you no longer are choosing to keep this pet, YOU are the person in this world who loves your pet more than anyone else and YOU no longer want your pet! First ask yourself if there is anything about your pet behaviorally or personality-wise that could be worked on in order for you to keep him. It is exceedingly difficult to find good, permanent homes for adolescent or adult animals (as you are finding out first-hand). There are a few things you need to do to be responsible and caring until the last possible moment:

  • Take your pet to the veterinarian for a check-up, vaccinations, and, most importantly spaying/neutering! If you were thinking that your pet might make a good breeding animal, STOP! Why breed from an animal that no-one wants anymore? Why make more unwanted animals in a world where even great pets dont remain very long in their first homes? You want someone to adopt your pet as a COMPANION, not because it might make a good or profitable breeding animal. You are much more apt to find a responsible, permanent home by placing an already sterilized pet. Get it done: its the least you can do, and the best thing you can do.
  • Spaying and neutering also reduces the risk your pet will run away from its next home, and helps to insure that your pet won’t urine mark his new home and thus become quickly unwanted again!
  • If your pet is already spayed or neutered, and has not bitten anyone,try to find a new home for your pet through advertising. Place a classified ad in your local newspaper, and screen any callers carefully. Be completely honest about all your pet’s behaviors, good and bad. No pet is perfect, and people are more likely to adopt a pet they know about, for better or worse. When screening callers, tell every caller that someone has already come to look at your pet, but you are still taking names and telephone numbers and references, in case, so you can call them back. This gives you an instant out if you think the caller is not right for your pet, and hurts no ones feelings.
  • Take a few good, color photos and make some posters. Include your pet’s name (it personalizes him…) and include his best traits, his most endearing qualities, and some guidelines for the best possible home: i.e., no small kids, someone whos home a lot, no other pets, good for experienced dog owner, etc.
  • Be careful in choosing an animal shelter. Visit the kennels, meet the staff, familiarize yourself with the shelter’s policies. A No Kill policy might look good at first, but not if your dog will end up living out his life in the kennels.
  • If your pet is aggressive, or has nipped or bitten someone, EVER, then please get a professional behavioral evaluation before giving away your pet. Check with state and local laws, too, about liability in re-homing a pet with prior knowledge of aggression. Do not try to find a new home for an aggressive animal without professional help.
  • If your pet has a behavior problem, he’ll take it with him to the next home. Many problems are workable, or at least manageable. Contact a trainer or behavior counselor and see if its not possible to work things out so you can keep your pet.
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Advice on Deciding to Surrender Your Pet and Options

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Lake Elsinore Trapped Feral Gray Kittens

People found a feral momma cat and her kittens underneath their home.  They were able to trap the kittens but not the mom.

Cat Rescue Feral Gray Tabby Kittens Trapped
Lake Elsinore Trapped Feral Gray Tabby Kitten
Cat Rescue Feral Gray Tabby Kittens Trapped
Lake Elsinore Trapped Feral Gray Tabby Kitten
Cat Rescue Feral Gray Tabby Kittens Trapped
Lake Elsinore Trapped Feral Gray Tabby Kitten
Cat Rescue Feral Gray Tabby Kittens Trapped
Lake Elsinore Trapped Feral Gray Tabby Kitten

 

Update: We were later able to trap the mother cat.  She was spayed and tested for feline leukemia.  Her test results were negative so she was released back to live as a feral but since she is spayed, it will help with ending pet overpopulation.  Read her follow-up story here.