Success Stories
Mighty Milton
In October 2024, SCTNVR received a phone call from a homeowner requesting help with her colony. The homeowner was concerned because a mama cat had had one kitten the day before, and Hurricane Milton was about to hit. Unfortunately, the timing meant we couldn’t retrieve the kitten—it would have had a better chance of survival with its mother. All we could do was keep an eye on the situation.
Three days after the Category 5 hurricane passed, we received a call that the kitten—now called little Milton—had survived. We promptly got to work TNVR’ing the colony and keeping tabs on the kitten. When it was time to pull him, we discovered that he had ringworm and a horrific injury to his tail. Fortunately, with assistance from Wednesday’s Community Cats and Kittens and Pet Alliance, Milton was able to get the medical care he needed.
Four months later, little Milton—who wasn’t quite so little anymore—found his forever home, and he’s never been happier.
Can’t Say No To
NoEL
Abandoned in an Altamonte Springs neighborhood, Noel lost half of the fur on her back by the time SCTNVR was able to rescue her. After being spayed and vaccinated, Noel stayed with a foster for a couple of months until her health improved. Her fur has since grown back and she’s now in her forever home, enjoying her own cat bed (and that of her owners) and loving life! Thank you to the couple who adopted her in February 2024 from the Kitty Beautiful Cafe in Orlando.
A Pawsome Twosome
Jaclyn and Jill were rescued from a colony in Sanford at 2 1/2 months. Jill was missing a hind leg, most likely from a birth defect, but loved to hop and play with her sister. Within three weeks, and still somewhat skittish, the two polydactyl kittens found their Furever home through Pet Alliance Orlando.
Meet Theo!(Squeakamese)
A resident in a Fairview Shores neighborhood suspected that the friendly Siamese cat he’d been feeding for six months was an abandoned pet; the cat was socialized and friendly and loved to be pet. That the cat might’ve once had a comfortable home but now had to take shelter in the shade of a parked van was heartbreaking. Another concerned neighbor—who nicknamed the cat “Squeakamese” based on how chatty he was and how he sounded like a creaky door when he meowed—asked SCTNVR for help. Even though the cat was just outside Seminole County, the organization rose to the occasion: SCTNVR scheduled Squeakamese’s TNVR-and-vaccination appointment and fostered him until he was adopted. These days, Squeakamese goes by a new name (Theo!) and has a sunroom with a cat tree and a human mom who loves him.
Phoenix Rising
