The Owl House Foster Spot

05/04/2026

Ziggy (kitten name "Siggy") is approaching 13 years, and is officially a grand old man. I snagged this photo of him from his cat-mom's FB page (Thank you, georg, for loving him all these years!). He had a wild childhood (fixed as part of a "feral" colony, then had a leg amputated) with lots of old blog stories here: https://owlhousecats.blogspot.com/search?q=siggy

05/04/2026

Nibbles is a 7 month cream-and-white teen who was brought in to be fixed at a PA vet clinic by a farmer, and we offered to socialize the kitten for him, so he could find him a home instead of being added to his barn cat population. Nibbles still plays keep-away (tail up!) but once you grab him he breaks into a huge purr and loves to be cuddled. He also loves other cats and has some fantastic wrestling bouts with my Wiki. He will sleep on your shoulder with his paw touching your cheek all night. FeLV/FIV negative, vaccinated, and neutered, if you'd like to ensure he doesn't go back to barn life!

Nibbles loves to cuddle in bed. 7 month, NM

05/03/2026

Blind little Stevie has a visitor but all the other cats, including Dakota here who has NEVER come out for visitors before, are all getting lots of love!

04/12/2026

Did you know Happy Compromise Farm + Sanctuary is within spitting distance of the Owl House? They have a free food stand and have monthly volunteer days. Follow them and give them a visit. Not sure? Come stop here and we can drive over to their stand together.

04/12/2026

IF YOU ADOPTED A MICROCHIPPED CAT from the Owl House chances are good the microchip company (Found Animals Foundation, 24PetWatch) has been sold multiple times. HomeAgain microchips should be fine (although you probably have a very, very old Wildrun kitty if you have a HomeAgain chip from us). Please check your email or spam to see if you received a message that you need to update your information. If you NEVER registered your microchip after adopting from us, please direct message us so we can get your cat's microchip updated. Need help? Please contact us. If you are microchip-adverse, let us know and we'll gladly register the chip to us, and let you know if we ever receive a notification that your lost cat has been found. Microchips get lost cats home!

04/12/2026

Stevie, who is visually impaired, and BeBe are enjoying a snooze together in the Great Room. So nice to see sunshine and not frost and gloom outside! Both of these young ladies would love homes of their own.

03/05/2026

Update: White Toes was adopted! OG: Go visit little White Toes (extra front toes and white back toes) at Alley Cat Cafe this weekend. She's a true sweetheart, and I enjoy sharing my home with her as a foster kitten.

Quiet days call for snuggle time with polydactyl girls!

03/05/2026

Update: Both White Toes and Benedict have been adopted! Original Post: White Toes (the one-eyed cat) and Benedict, who is exploring under an ottoman and not seen in the video, have been transferred to another rescue for adoption. You can visit them at the Alley Cat Cafe in Ithaca!

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03/05/2026

How cats get back at you after you clean their ears

03/01/2026

Thank you, Jo, for the four cases of food that arrived Friday!!

03/01/2026

Also ordered 3 stainless steel XXL cat litter pans to start swapping out the Rubbermaid totes I usually use, as scratches in the plastic pans (inevitable as cats paw at the pan edges) won't pass inspection. I dislike purchasing off Temu, but they are affordable there. I'll wait until these arrive to check the quality before I order more. I will ultimately need 12. One good thing about all these high quality stuff (in addition to the gold standard facility management) is that when I ultimately move and close down the rescue, it can all be seriously disinfected and donated to another rescue, whereas the plastic tubs would have had to have been tossed anyway. (This purchase made with personal funds)

03/01/2026

UPDATE: This printer offer turned out to be a bait advert, promising same day 'shipping,' then sending a "sorry, delivery was attempted but you weren't there" message (no delivery was attempted; I was here, and there's a big package delivery box at the end of the driveway). Then my account said the purchase was ineligible for cancellation. I waited 3 days. No additional "attempts" were made and there was no tracking number. Cancellation remained "unavailable" and a hold remained on my debit card.

I finally tracked down human Walmart customer service who could (surprise!) cancel it. I'm guessing there wasn't actually "shipping" available (meaning delivery via Walmart staff). Walmart probably offered the delivery to the local gig drivers who use their delivery app, and wisely, no driver took it without a tip. Had it HONESTLY been posted as "local delivery" I would have had the option of adding a decent tip. T

I ordered a better printer from Amazon which I will arrive Friday.

Lesson: Don't fall for Walmart's "one day shipping" offers. If you want it in one day, look for local delivery and include a tip. If local delivery isn't available, it's also possible Walmart doesn't even know if the printer is actually in stock at your store and they figure they'll follow up with warehouse shipping 'someday' if it isn't (therefore the inability to cancel the order.)

ORIGINAL POST: Just bought a new printer for cat paperwork since my old one died (and that one took $120 ink refills anyway, yikes!). I ordered a new cheap printer from Walmart for $44. Comes with ink. Ink refills are $37 on sale. I guess it's an $7 printer! (and it arrives today, the same day as ordered). What a crazy disposable world we live in. At least the old printer lasted more than 10 years, purchased two jobs ago and they didn't want it back when I left. That's a pretty good run. (This purchase made with personal funds)

Buy Canon PIXMA TS3722 All-In-One, Wireless Inkjet Printer for Home Office at Walmart.com