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When Bojangles fell from a third story balcony, he When Bojangles fell from a third story balcony, he suffered devastating injuries: a severely broken back leg, a fractured front paw, and both of his upper canine teeth shattered. The pain was unimaginable. 🤕💔⁠ ⁠ He was taken to Chicago Animal Care and Control, where he received intravenous pain medication for relief and had a feeding tube inserted, as he was unable to eat on his own. That’s where our team met him during a recent transfer visit—and we knew we had to help. 🆘⁠ ⁠ Since arriving at Tree House, Bojangles (named after the Southern-style restaurant chain and also known as “Bo”) has undergone surgery to amputate his damaged back leg. His front paw is now in a splint while the bones heal, and he’ll need dental surgery to remove the broken tooth roots before he’s ready for adoption. 🦴🦷⁠ ⁠ Bo still has a long road ahead, but he’s making progress. Once he’s eating enough on his own to have his feeding tube removed, he’ll continue his healing in a loving foster home. 🏡💞⁠ ⁠ Bo has already won over our clinic staff with his gentle and resilient spirit, and we can’t wait to see the next chapter of his journey. 🐾⁠ ⁠ 🤝 Cats like Bojangles wouldn’t have a second chance without your support. If you’d like to help us care for more cats with critical medical needs, donate here: https://donate.treehouseanimals.org/give/650344
We have a little treat for Honeysauce today! 🐧🍪 It was gloomy day in Chicago, and Honeysauce looked like he could use a pick me up. So we grabbed this tuxedo boy a little penguin (who coincidentally looks like Mr. Sauce’s avian twin) treat dispenser! Mr. Sauce is on a special diet to keep him healthy, so we put that special kibble in the penguin toy. Just watch the video: Honeysauce knew exactly what to do! If you adopt Honeysauce, you’ll have all sorts of fun making games for him. He loves foraging for kibble around his room—like a scavenger hunt—as well as any other puzzles for food that he can solve. He’s big-brained when it comes to a tasty treat! 😍 Adopt Honeysauce: https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1737043975%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FTHHS-A-6401 #TreeHouseCats #Enrichment #Treats #Foodie #Adopt #Cats #Chicago #ShelterCats #TuxedoCats
Eleven #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, incl Eleven #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, including #BetterTogether bonded pair Godzilla and Mothra, and chatty senior kitty Granny Smith! The best part about #KittenSeason are the folks who come for the irresistible kittens and leave with our equally-lovable and equally-adorable adult cats! 🥰⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to these fur babies for finishing off the May adoption month strong! We can’t wait to see who’s next in June.⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Godzilla & Mothra⁠ 🥔 Magic Potato⁠ 🎒 Junie B. Jones⁠ 🌪️ Wobble⁠ 🐄 Moo Moo⁠ 🍦 Cream Puff⁠ 🍪 Meowcaroon⁠ 🍏 Granny Smith⁠ 🦝 Rocky Raccoon
We present to you: Nice & Naughty Cats—KITTEN ED We present to you: Nice & Naughty Cats—KITTEN EDITION! 🍼🐈️⁠ ⁠ NICE KITTEN OF THE WEEK: ELECTRIC SLIDE 👍️✔️⁠ He’s the last of his litter to find a home, and his pointy little tail won’t stop wagging! Who's coming to get him? 🙏⁠ ⁠ NAUGHTY KITTEN OF THE WEEK: LITTLE CRITTER 👎️❌️⁠ This ginger boy is the noisiest kitten on the adoption floor, but we think this photo of him and his siblings in foster make up for it. 🥺📸⁠ ⁠ The flood of kittens this #KittenSeason has hit our adoption floor! Come adopt a cutie (or two!) at Tree House during our adoption hours: Wednesdays through Sundays, 12pm to 6pm.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/
After what felt like the longest spring, summer ha After what felt like the longest spring, summer has finally arrived in Chicago—and no one’s enjoying it more than Fink! ☀️🏙️⁠ ⁠ Her foster pawrent recently brought her outdoors for a bit of supervised sunshine and a gentle summer breeze. As she soaked it all in, we couldn’t help but hope: maybe this is Fink’s lucky season. 🍀⁠ ⁠ Over a year ago, Fink was found as a tiny, injured kitten by a Good Samaritan at Indian Boundary Park—just a few blocks from Tree House. Since then, she’s grown stronger, braver, and more full of personality with each passing day.⁠ ⁠ Fink has come a long way. Now, she just needs someone to meet her where she is. If that sounds familiar, you two might just hit it off. 💞⁠ ⁠ 🔗 https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1737043975%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FTHHS-A-6051
After a long and bumpy road, Sisko has finally arr After a long and bumpy road, Sisko has finally arrived at his destination: home. 🧡⁠ ⁠ In January, we transferred Sisko from Chicago Animal Care & Control as an emergency case. This brave orange tabby had a severely injured neck, a front limb that ultimately required amputation, anemia—and on top of it all, a compromised immune system due to feline leukemia virus (FeLV). 😷⁠ ⁠ We knew his road to recovery wouldn’t be easy. But from the start, Sisko showed us he had the heart of a fighter. 💖⁠ ⁠ Healing was slow and sometimes complicated, especially with his weakened immune system. But our dedicated medical staff never gave up—staying late, thinking creatively, and doing everything they could to help him heal. His energetic, dog-like personality didn’t make rest easy either! 🦴🐶⁠ ⁠ Once Sisko was strong enough for surgery, our team geared up for the next challenge: amputation. Thanks to the incredible care from both our staff and his foster, the procedure was a success—and his recovery included cozy sweaters to protect his incision and lots of TLC. 🥰⁠ ⁠ After everything he’d been through, Sisko didn’t have to go far to find his perfect match. He was adopted by the people who had already given him so much: his foster family. 👪️⁠ ⁠ Welcome home, Sisko. You’ve earned it. 🏘️
Getting caught in a humane trap may seem like a sc Getting caught in a humane trap may seem like a scary day for kittens, but not long after, they find themselves socializing with humans in a warm foster home. 🏡 When these babies are ready, they will get spayed/neutered and adopted out to families who will give them so much love. We hope their mom knows that her babies will be alright! 💕 #TreeHouseCats #TNR #CommunityCats #KittenSeason #Kittens #Cats #Chicago #Foster
Life indoors isn’t so bad! 🏠️🐾⁠ ⁠ Hu Life indoors isn’t so bad! 🏠️🐾⁠ ⁠ Hurston and Hughes, a sister and brother duo, were born in an outdoor colony last November. As kittens, they split their time between the great outdoors and quick visits inside their caretaker’s home. At four months old, they came to Tree House for a chance to get adopted into a home of their own! 🤩⁠ ⁠ Their first month at the shelter, Hurston and Hughes were feeling a little shy and eventually, they realized: maybe indoor life isn’t so scary after all. They watched veteran indoor cats like Fabio hang out with the humans and realized that we aren’t so bad! 😆⁠ ⁠ After a while, we moved this curious pair into a foster home, where they could build trust with foster pawrent and become even more confident socializing with people. Here are some photos of them playing and just hanging out! 📷️ Hurston and Hughes are a #BetterTogether bonded pair and are available for adoption straight from their foster home and into yours!⁠ ⁠ 🔗 https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/
Meet Foggy – the softest soul you'll ever know. Meet Foggy – the softest soul you'll ever know. 🌾⁠ ⁠ At six years old, this gray tabby is as gentle as he looks. Everyone who’s spent time with him agrees—Foggy is pure comfort in cat form. 🤗⁠ ⁠ He was once adopted by someone who loved him deeply. She told us Foggy always seemed to understand her. But when life circumstances changed, she made the heartbreaking but loving decision to return him to Tree House, hoping he’d find someone new to cherish him just as much. 💞⁠ ⁠ Before returning to our adoption floor, Foggy spent time in a foster home—and won hearts all over again. 🥰 His foster described him as a sleepy baby by day, happiest when snuggled up next to his human or quietly trailing them from room to room. By evening, he perks up with gentle meows for dinner, then zoomies—because yes, he still has a playful streak!⁠ ⁠ Now that he’s back with us, our team gets to see firsthand just how special he is. Foggy is a true companion—affectionate, intuitive, and overflowing with love.⁠ ⁠ 🔗 https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/#sl_embed&page=shelterluv_wrap_1737043975%2Fembed%2Fanimal%2FTHHS-A-6675
Eight #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, inclu Eight #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, including two of our long-stay kitties!⁠ 🐥 TWEETY — a lovely gentleman and his daughter came just to see Tweety, and he swept her off her feet (and off our adoption floor!) It was a dream come true for our team!⁠ 🐻 BIG BEAR — he was relieved of his Cat Café duties after his three-month tenure and is now retired in a home with his new person!⁠ ⁠ Congrats to these other kitties for starting their happy endings:⁠ 🛩️ Bessie⁠ 🍟 Steak & Shake⁠ 🍔 McDonalds⁠ 🧁 Cinnamon Bun⁠ 😜 Golly Sandra⁠ 🗨️ Twitter
Sometimes, trapping kittens really does feel like Sometimes, trapping kittens really does feel like a cartoon scene! 📺 Last week, our team used a drop trap to safely catch a litter of kittens living under an abandoned car in a colony caretaker’s backyard. We set the trap, baited it with classic tuna, and waited quietly. Within minutes, two curious kittens wandered underneath—and with a quick tug of the line from a distance, the trap gently dropped around them! 📦 To catch the remaining two, we placed a regular humane TNR trap near their already-captured siblings. Sure enough, the kittens couldn’t resist joining the party, and we safely trapped them too. Now all four—Macaroni, Rigatoni, Ditalini, and Rotini—are settling into a foster home. They’ll spend some time socializing and learning to trust humans before they’re ready for adoption! 🏡💞 #TreeHouseCats #KittenSeason #Kittens #Cats #TNR #chicago
⚠️ FLOOD WARNING ⚠️ We’re drenched with ⚠️ FLOOD WARNING ⚠️ We’re drenched with kittens!⁠ ⁠ It’s raining, it’s pouring… Kittens! That’s the kind of weather #KittenSeason brings to Tree House and other shelters across the nation. We’re completely flooded—with tiny paws, fluffy tails, and endless meows. And while drowning in cuteness sounds fun, we’re in urgent need of your help.⁠ ⁠ What can you do to help?⁠ 🍼 Donate essential supplies to feed and care for these babies⁠ 🍼 Foster a kitten, giving them a safe place to grow⁠ 🍼 Learn what to do if you find kittens outside⁠ 🍼 Adopt a kitten (or two!) into your family⁠ 🍼 Share this post to spread the word!⁠ ⁠ Kittens are the most vulnerable cats in the shelter system. They require intensive care—medical support, dedicated staff and volunteers, and safe space to thrive. In overcrowded shelters, that can put them at risk. 💔⁠ ⁠ 🫵 Your support today can help us keep these little ones safe, healthy, and on the path to a loving home: https://donate.treehouseanimals.org/event/2025-kitten-shower/e682812 (link in bio!)
This Happy Ending Tail is one we can bear-ly cont This Happy Ending Tail is one we can bear-ly contain our excitement over! 🐻🤗⁠ ⁠ Baby Bear’s journey started at the City of Herrin Animal Control, but he was in need of extra TLC before joining our FeLV+ cat café crew at Tree House. 🏥 That’s when a kind-hearted foster opened their home—and heart—to help him heal. 🏡❤️ ⁠ ⁠ As it turned out, that foster home was exactly where he was meant to be all along! Once he was cleared for adoption, they made it official, and Baby Bear’s ultimate wish came true. 💫⁠ ⁠ Though he's faced his share of health challenges, he meets each one with courage and resilience. And with his devoted adopter by his side, he’s thriving and happily meowing for every bit of chicken he can get! 😸🍗 ⁠ ⁠ Baby Bear is the sweetest goofball, filling his home with snuggles, warmth, and love—and we’re so grateful he’s in a place where that love is returned a thousand times over. 🥰
It’s National Wine Day—cheers to that! 🍷 S It’s National Wine Day—cheers to that! 🍷 So go ahead, pour yourself a glass and get cozy with your cat. But don’t leave your feline friend hanging… they want in on the fun too! 🤝 Good news: we’ve got “cat wine” in our Tree House retail store (zero alcohol, plenty of catnip). It’s the purr-fect way for both of you to unwind, together! 😌 🛒 Swing by the shop on the first floor of our shelter or grab a bottle online: https://store.treehouseanimals.org/ #TreeHouseCats #Wine #Cats #Chicago
We’ve got a special adoption recap from our rece We’ve got a special adoption recap from our recent #EmptyTheShelters event, made possible by our friends at @‌BISSELLPets! Thanks to reduced adoption fees, 29 #TreeHouseCats found their way into loving homes! 2️⃣9️⃣🙌⁠ ⁠ Why the lower fees? To help ease financial barriers and make adoption more accessible! Whether the savings went toward gas to get here, a few bags of kibble, or a celebratory treat—we’re all for it! 🥰 What matters most is that these cats are now home. 🏘️💚🏢⁠ ⁠ During the two-week event, we matched a former mama cat, a shy sweetheart, and even two #BetterTogether bonded pairs with their perfect people. That’s the kind of magic we love to see. With 29 cats adopted, we’ve made room for 29 more to join our adoption floor and find their own #HappyEndingTails. 📖
There’s a party on our adoption floor, and it’ There’s a party on our adoption floor, and it’s a ‘black tie’ event. 🤵⁠ ⁠ Have you noticed that we have a ton of tuxedo cats available for adoption? 🤔They must have realized that it’s prom season! 🕺⁠ ⁠ Will you let one of these dapper kitties take you to prom?⁠ 🖤 Steak N Shake⁠ 🤍 Honeysauce⁠ 🖤 Cruella⁠ 🤍 Granny Smith⁠ 🖤 Halfmoon⁠ 🤍 McDonalds⁠ 🖤 Bessie⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Adopt today: https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/
It rained, and it poured love and donations at our It rained, and it poured love and donations at our Kitten Shower! ☔️🌈⁠ ⁠ Thank you to everybody who already supported our donation drive for this year’s #KittenSeason. We raised more than $1,800 to save kittens in the upcoming months. 🥰⁠ ⁠ As it turns out… when it rains and pours, a FLOOD of kittens is splashing its way to Tree House! We received some of these critical supplies, but we need MORE! 🙏⁠ ⁠ 🍼 Bottle feeding kits for our neonates⁠ 🍼 Scales to track growth⁠ 🍼 Heating pads and snuggle disks for warmth⁠ 🍼 Kitten food and treats for tiny bellies⁠ 🍼 Playpens to keep mischievous kittens safe⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Donate to save more kittens: https://donate.treehouseanimals.org/event/2025-kitten-shower/e682812⁠ ⁠ 📸 Photo credits: @sachistraus
THIRTY-ONE #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, THIRTY-ONE #TreeHouseCats were adopted last week, with so many amazing highlights to share:⁠ ⁠ 💚 Sisko, our FeLV+ warrior who healed from a severe neck injury and an amputation, was adopted by his foster! Stay tuned for more details. (And we promise he’s not in the medical cone anymore!)⁠ 🧡 SEVEN pairs of cats went home! Some of these kitties knew each other from the start, and some were chosen by their families and brought together!⁠ 💚 Five kitties (denoted with asterisks) were adopted at the tail-end of our #EmptyTheShelters event with reduced adoption fees, thanks to @‌BISSELLPets⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to these pairs who went home together, making their adoptions twice as bright!⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Mazzy Star & McRib⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Goobersmooches* & Snoopy⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Truffluff* & Mewshroom*⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Skippyjon Jones & Blubber⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Zazu & Timon⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Snickerdoodle & Gingerbread⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Shortbread & Biscotti⁠ ⁠ These lucky adult cats will have the best #HappyEndingTails we could ever dream of!⁠ 🐈️ Sisko, Purrmione*, Chocolate Rain*, Two Fish*, Blue Fish*, Kiowa, Lentils, Theodore Tugboat, Captain Purrbeard, Banana Pants*, & Sticky Bun⁠ ⁠ And good luck to these kittens who know how to make it rain during #KittenSeason!⁠ 🧸 Twiggy, Rainbow Fish, Corduroy, Moon Knight, Blue Marvel, & Linzer
Ope… That’s not the cat we were hoping to trap Ope… That’s not the cat we were hoping to trap this morning. Let us know if you say “opossum” or “possum.” 😉 #TreeHouseCats #Possum #Opossum #TNR #Chicago #Animals #Cats
NICE CAT OF THE WEEK: HALFMOON 👍️✔️⁠ Th NICE CAT OF THE WEEK: HALFMOON 👍️✔️⁠ This former mama cat was feeding her babies for as long as she could—that’s how we know she’ll be the most loving kitty for her future family. 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦⁠ ⁠ NAUGHTY CAT OF THE WEEK: GRANNY SMITH 👎️❌️⁠ This senior lady will yap your ear off until you’re tired of it! (But real cat lover would never get bored of these adorable meows.) 💬⁠ ⁠ ➡️ Both these gals are available for adoption: https://treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/
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