The Pawsies Blog

General

The 420,000-Kitten Cat Never Existed, and Six Other Claims Rescues Should Stop Repeating

Seven claims that circulate in rescue appeals and volunteer chats, each audited against published data. Five are false, two depend on what you count. Inflated numbers cost a rescue credibility it needs, the honest figures still make the case, and the evidence says to stop treating the adoption fee as a screening tool.

Oct 29, 2026 8 min read

Dogs

Pausing Black Cat Adoptions in October Protects Nobody

The October pause on black cat adoptions guards against an adopter nobody has documented, and it costs the slowest-moving cats in the building a month at the worst time of year. The usual rebuttal overstates black cat bias too. Drop the pause, drop the Halloween discount, and spend the effort on the photographs.

Sep 24, 2026 11 min read

Medical · Guides

A Foster Kitten Has a Bald Patch and Now the Foster's Kid Does Too — How to Contain Ringworm Before It Closes Your Cat Rescue

Ringworm won't kill a kitten, but it will get your intake room quarantined, your fosters spooked, and your rescue whispered about — and it jumps to people. Here's how to contain it without euthanizing a single cat.

Jul 26, 2026 18 min read

Medical · Guides

One Kitten Died Overnight and Three More Are Off Their Food — How to Contain Panleukopenia Before It Takes the Room

A kitten that was fine at the evening feeding is dead by morning, and the virus that killed it is already on your hands, your clothes, and every surface it touched. Here's how to get ahead of panleukopenia instead of burying litters.

Jul 11, 2026 11 min read