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Understanding Heartworm and Giving Cats Like Mardi Gras a Chance
When Mardi Gras made her way to us from Louisiana, it didn’t take long for her to charm everyone she met. With her beautiful calico coat...
Hayley L
May 122 min read
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Triple the Love: Captain, Pilot & Sailor Stay Together
Captain, Pilot, and Sailor stole hearts from the very beginning. They arrived at our rescue from Rockford, Illinois, and it didn’t take...
Hayley L
May 52 min read
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Lake & Helvetica Fought to Survive and Found Each Other
Lake arrived at Paws and Claws on January 4, just 4 weeks old and fighting for his life. He was battling a severe upper respiratory...
Hayley L
Apr 282 min read
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Shy Souls Find Strength Together: Kepler & Nettie’s Journey
Kepler and Nettie came to us from two seperate shelters as two very shy, overlooked adult cats. Both of them spent time in separate...
Hayley L
Apr 212 min read
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Sea Glass Welcomes Four Kittens In Our Treatment Room
Kitten season came early for Paws and Claws. In mid-February, Sea Glass arrived at our rescue from a partner shelter that hadn’t realized...
Hayley L
Apr 142 min read
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The NYC Kittens Who Survived Panleukopenia
In mid-December, a group of cats arrived at our rescue from Louisiana. Among them were five tiny orange littermates—bright-eyed and ready...
Hayley L
Apr 72 min read
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Boxelder: The Sweetest Boy Who Ever Did Live
Boxelder was found in a metal scrap yard surrounded by other cats, but was the sole survivor. We took Boxelder under our wing and made...
Hayley L
Feb 223 min read
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Razz and Pizza FeLV+ Felines Find Forever, Together
Every adoption is a victory—another life saved from euthanasia and given the chance to thrive. But some adoptions feel especially...
Hayley L
Feb 142 min read
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Our 2000th Cat(s) Saved: Caamp, Mumford and Lumineer
Caamp, Mumford, and Lumineer came to us on October 5, 2024, from Indiana through no fault of their own. These three were part of an...
Hayley L
Dec 24, 20242 min read
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Grillmaster: The Cat They Overlooked, the Chance We Gave
We rescued Grillmaster in September. His shy behavior at the previous shelter led him to be overlooked. When that shelter’s cages filled,...
Hayley L
Dec 24, 20241 min read
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Minerva’s Golden Years
When Minerva came to us in an intake from a partner shelter in early September 2024, we were told she was two-years old. A quick look at...
Hayley L
Dec 17, 20241 min read
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Amtrak’s Battle with FLUTD: A Journey to Recovery
When we first rescued Amtrak in June 2024, he seemed like a picture of health—a happy, playful four-year-old cat ready to find his...
Hayley L
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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After 240 Days, Foreman Finds His Perfect Home
Foreman came to us on New Year's Eve of 2023. As a shy stray from one of our partner shelters, we knew right away that he would need...
Hayley L
Dec 10, 20242 min read
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Panleukopenia Survivors: The Cookout Kittens
A litter of four kittens arrived at Paws and Claws from a partner shelter in mid-July. Covered in feces and visibly ill, Polish, Burger,...
Hayley L
Dec 10, 20241 min read
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How Corduroy and Paddington Learned to Trust Again
Corduroy, a 5-year-old mama, and Paddington, her 3-year-old baby, were surrendered to us, covered in urine and emaciated in late June of...
Hayley L
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Shot and Forgotten: Wyatt's Journey to a Pain-Free Life
We were unaware of Wyatt's unimaginable past until our vet went to amputate his leg. Four-year-old Wyatt came to us in late June and we...
Hayley L
Aug 19, 20241 min read
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Restarting Their Story: Chadburger and Broccoli Return to Paws and Claws
A year after they were adopted, Chadburger and Broccoli made their way back to Paws and Claws Cat Rescue. They were adopted in July 2023,...
Hayley L
Aug 6, 20242 min read
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Giving Jupiter a Chance: Rescued from Euthanasia for Behavioral Quirks
Jupiter, a 1-year-old cat with mischievous tendencies, won over many hearts when he made his way to Paws and Claws Cat Rescue. Cats with...
Hayley L
Jul 30, 20241 min read
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Mazzy the Senior Stray Spends her Golden Years in Serenity
Mazzy is a 15 year old stray that was brought to us on June 27. She was found on the southwest side of Chicago and was rushed to an...
Hayley L
Jul 23, 20242 min read
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Elijah’s Ringworm Battle Led to a New Beginning
Cats with ringworm are most likely to be euthanized in municipal shelters because shelters often lack the resources and space to treat...
Hayley L
Jul 16, 20242 min read
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