Adoption Fair, Oct 28, Tabby & Jack’s Stoughton

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Kittens and Cats for Adoption at Tabby & Jack’s Stoughton!

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023
Time: 11 AM to 2 PM
Location: Tabby & Jack’s Pet Supplies, 2392 Jackson St., Stoughton

Love can happen at Tabby & Jack’s in Stoughton! Cheddar and Checkers found their forever home at a 9 Lives adoption fair at Tabby & Jack’s. Join us to meet more adoptable kittens and cats!

Check out our adoptable kitties here. Let us know if there’s a specific one you’d like to meet, and we can make sure he or she is there – or we can make arrangements to suit you. Be sure to submit an adoption application if you’re hoping to take your new kitty home that day!

Note also that kittens under 12 weeks must be adopted with another kitten or go to a home with another age-appropriate cat. Cats are very social animals, and kittens will be happier and healthier if they can socialize with another kitten.

A big thank you to Tabby & Jack’s Pet Supplies, our wonderful host store this week! You can do all your kitty shopping at the same visit!

Adoption Fair, Oct. 21, for Cats and Kittens at Tabby & Jack’s Middleton!

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Date: Saturday, October 21, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Location: Tabby & Jack’s Pet Supplies, 6925 University Ave., Middleton

9 Lives will be back at Tabby & Jack’s in Middleton! Note that this is a SATURDAY adoption fair. Join us to meet adoptable kittens and cats!

We have kitties of all ages waiting for you! Check out our adoptable kitties here. Let us know if there’s a specific one you’d like to meet, and we can make sure he or she is there – or we can make arrangements to suit you.

Be sure to submit an adoption application if you’re hoping to take your new kitty home that day! Please allow several days for us to process your application. A real human will contact your references and confirm your status.

Note also that kittens under 12 weeks must be adopted with another kitten or go to a home with another age-appropriate cat. Cats are very social animals, and kittens will be happier and healthier if they can socialize with another kitten.

A big thank you to Tabby & Jack’s Pet Supplies, our wonderful host store this week! You can do all your kitty shopping at the same time!

Tashi’s Wish

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Meet Tashi: One Tiny Kitten, One Big Wish

Dear Friends,

I adopted a cat from 9 Lives Rescue this year who brings me joy every single day. I’d like to share his story with you, and invite you to join me in saving more cats like him.

In April, a two-week-old kitten was found alone on a farm, no mother in sight. Details are scant, but it was suspected that she’d been shot. Fortunately, the kitten wasn’t taken to the local animal shelter, which has a reputation for euthanizing unweaned kittens. Instead, this vulnerable little guy found his way to the safety of 9 Lives Rescue.

The 9 Lives foster family bottle-fed the black fluff ball every few hours, even through the night. The daughter named him “Wish.” They treated his ringworm, made sure he had basic medical care, and, when he was ready for adoption, transported him to nine — yes, 9! — adoption fairs.

My husband, Ben, and I were lucky to meet Wish at his tenth adoption fair. We paid the modest adoption fee of $150, which we learned covered his basic medical expenses, like vaccinations and neuter surgery. We realized, though, that caring for our new kitten — now named “Tashi” — had cost far more than that. The foster family had given their time, money (gas!), and much more.

We then thought about other 9 Lives cats who need extra medical care — everything from treatment of a common cold to dental surgery that relieves severe pain. How is that paid for? Veterinary costs are high, and yet 9 Lives adoption fees never reflect it. 

The beauty of 9 Lives Rescue is that it’s a network of dedicated volunteers who care for cats in their own homes. There’s no overhead, like a building to rent, staff to pay, or vehicles to maintain. Donations to 9 Lives go directly towards the medical care of these vulnerable cats, cats like Tashi who might not otherwise have a chance.

Please join Ben and me in making a year-end donation to 9 Lives Rescue. Any level of support makes a real difference in the life of a cat:

  • $30: Test for Giardia, a life-threatening parasite
  • $65: Physical exam to explore a health issue
  • $155: Emergency room exam when a cat needs it most
  • $400 – 800: Dental surgery to relieve a cat’s painful mouth
  • $300 – 3,000: Emergency visit to save a cat’s life

Donate today!

9 Lives Rescue saved 700 cats in 2022. Let’s make more wishes come true in 2023! 

Donations can be made using the Donate button below, or by check and paid directly to 9 Lives Rescue, 6907 South Ave, Middleton, WI. 53562.

Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay updated and involved.

Thank you for being a part of 9 Lives Rescue!

Kim Krouth
Adopter and volunteer

Welcome to 9 Lives Rescue Inc of Wisconsin!

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Welcome to the new website for 9 Lives Rescue Inc! It’s a new design AND a new web address: you’ll find us now at 9LivesRescue.org (no longer .com). You may have been redirected here from the old URL, so please bookmark this new page. We are delighted you are here! Enjoy your visit, and if you have any questions, please reach out! A website is always a work in progress, so let us know if there’s anything you’d like us to include.