Wild Blue Cats… Frontier Ferals TNR the Wild West!
Frontier Ferals TNVR the Wild West - Wild Blue Cats will be expanding our Frontier Ferals team this year to aid more communities than years past. We will be working with many other organizations throughout Colorado to Trap Neuter/Spay Vaccinate and Return kitties to their colonies. Wild Blue will also intake many pregnant feral mamas to let them have access to a safe enclosure to have their babies. As the babies are weaned they will go to loving foster homes to be socialized and eventually end up in their furever homes. Supporters can donate to particular needs for our Frontier Ferals program.
If you registered as a bidder in any of our previous fundraisers your bidder number is still active. If you would like to use a new email we can send you a link to change the information on file. If you are a brand new participant, you will receive an email and text message with the bidding link and your bidder number.
As always, your support is the only way we can continue to SAVE PRECIOUS LIVES!
Trapping in Colorado - TNVR is a process. Here are some photos from some of our recent projects.
HISTORY OF KAYLENE'S KRADLE - OUR FERAL MAMA CATIOS
The Story of Kaylene's Kradle - Our Feral Mama Catios
Kaylene’s Kradle originally began in the catio within the confines of Maya’s Village. Our director, Lauri Cross, realized that many feral mamas were in desperate need of a safe place to deliver and raise their kittens. She also felt that, given the proper socialization, the kittens could thrive and become happy, adoptable, lifelong companions.
We started with a crew of three people caring for a mama and her babies. More mamas and babies came, and we quickly realized that we needed more space. In 2020, we moved into our current location and increased our crew by one. As more catios were built and more mamas and kittens arrived, we continued to add more volunteers to provide twice daily care for our precious charges.
Catio One was named Yarn’s Yurt after a kitten from our first litter born in the new location of Kaylene’s Kradle. Yarn and her sisters were born to Noughty Yasmin, a tortie mama that had been anesthetized and vaccinated before anyone realized that she was pregnant. When this happens, the kittens can be born with Cerebral Hyperplasia, or CH. CH can cause an array of motor or physical difficulties from very mild motor control issues (wobbly kitty) to severe heart, vision or hearing deficits.
Yarn and two of her sisters developed cardiac issues, Yarn’s being the worst of the three. One of our initial Kaylene’s Kradle volunteers, Marni, adopted Yarn and one of her sisters, now named Chloe. Sadly, sweet Yarn passed away from her condition at eleven months of age. Chloe, thankfully, continues to thrive.
We have evolved to a team of over 50 volunteers who care for the kitties twice a day - rain, shine, wind, heat, snow or bitter cold. Over the years, we have learned so much and tried many different things to ensure our residents had the best chances possible. We learned how to identify and care for Panleukopenia kittens, ringworm, upper respiratory infections (URIs), conjunctivitis (eye infection), giardia, coccidia, CH, and other conditions. We’ve had amputee kittens, sweet kittens, traumatized kitties, and spicy kitties. We’ve learned how to handle super spicy mamas, escapee kitties, sick kitties. Many of us have learned to provide medical care including giving fluids, vaccinations and lots of medications. We have witnessed and assisted in births and deaths. We’ve watched mamas and babies blossom into beautiful creatures that have since gone on to be cherished family members, some of which by our very own KK volunteers. The mission of Kaylene’s Kradle is not for everyone, but for those of us that do it, it truly is a labor of love.
HOW TO DONATE AND PRE-ORDER OUR ONE OF A KIND TSHIRTS
As you peruse the needs of our Frontier Ferals program - remember that Wild Blue Cats cannot be as effective as we want to be without your help and support. With our mission to Save Precious Lives we have a big task in front of us every day. Our supporters are extraordinarily important and your generosity makes all the difference!
Fund-A-Needs will open Monday 3/25 at 8 am and close Sunday 3/31 at 8 pm.
The online bidding system will allow you to donate directly from your phone or computer.
1. When you register to bid you will receive your bidder number in a text and email message along with the bidding link. (You can also text "TNR" to 56651 or type https://wildblue.cbo.io into your web browser's address bar to access the bidding link.)
2. In the login box, enter your bidder number, phone number or email address and click “Go”.
3. Confirm you are the name listed (your password may be required at this time) then click "Continue".
4. Once you are logged in, you can search by item #, keyword or category.
5. To Donate or Pre-order, click on the blue "Bid/Info" button. There you can decide how much to donate or add one of the original art tshirts to your cart.
6. Once you have a checkout available, a red "Pay!" button will appear at the top of your bidding screen. Click this button to proceed and complete checkout. If you do not complete this step, it will be done for you at 8:00 pm (MST) on Sunday March 31st.
7. Once you have "checked out", you will be emailed a receipt, detailing your purchases and donations. THANK YOU!!!!
If you experience any difficulties with the online bidding system, please contact Sabrina at events@wbcats.org, or text or call her 661-645-1829.
Wild Blue Cats!
P.O. Box 88252
5975 Burgess Rd
Black Forest, CO 80908
719-900-2287
A Non-Profit 501 (c)(3) Corporation
EIN 27-1184549
MEET WILD BLUE CATS!
A Feline Rescue & Sanctuary
Wild Blue Cats! is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to saving the precious lives of cats and kittens who are abandoned, abused, neglected, displaced or surrendered, and to find them permanent homes or provide lifetime sanctuary or foster care. We also conduct Trap, Neuter, and Release (TNR) ventures outside city limits, while supporting TNR efforts inside city limits to the best of our capacity. 100% of the cats we help are spayed/neutered, vaccinated and, when not feral, micro-chipped.
Wild Blue Cats! is a no-kill rescue as well as a network partner of Best Friends Animal Society Best Friends and Wild Blue are committed to the goal of #NoKill2025. No-Kill 2025 means that every shelter in our country is getting the community support it needs to save every dog and cat who can be saved. When a shelter is saving at least 90% of the dogs and cats entering, that shelter is designated as No-Kill. Animal shelters, rescues, lifesaving groups, and individual community members working together to take collective responsibility for at-risk pets right where they live.
Wild Blue takes the goal of No-Kill 2025 to heart as demonstrated by our lifesaving efforts in Colorado and surrounding states. As of March 21, 2024, Wild Blue Cats! has saved or impacted the precious lives of over 10,500 cats and kittens.
BECOME A WILD BLUE BESTIE TODAY!
BECOME A Wild Blue Bestie TODAY!
Who is a Wild Blue Bestie? We are glad you asked! You know that feeling of love and support you get from your best friend, and when you need it most, that friend is there for you? Well, how would YOU like to be a “Wild Blue Bestie”, a best friend to the felines at Wild Blue? You, or someone you know, can be a “Wild Blue Bestie”, and all you need to do is sign up to be monthly donor to Wild Blue on the Wild Blue Cats! website, wbcats.org. Your monthly “love” support can be any dollar amount, just click on any of the “Donate” buttons and follow the prompts and be sure to check the box “Make this a monthly donation”. The goal is to have continuous, sustaining support letting us budget how many kitties we can help each month as well as putting some funds aside for those kitty emergencies that arise. For just a little bit each month, you can guarantee we can say ‘yes’ to the next kitty in need. Sign up TODAY and receive an awesome “Wild Blue Bestie” pin you can wear to show your support for all the kitties at Wild Blue Cats!
Meet the Admin
Lauri Cross, Founder
Connie Borowec, Sanctuary Mgr. & Medical Coordinator
Michelle Burkhart, Foster Coordinator