Educational Resources for Senior Cat Health Issues

The following sites provide information and guidance for dealing with various feline health issues

Tanya's Comprehensive Guide to Feline Chronic Kidney Disease

Online resource for owners of cats with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)

Diabetic Cats in Need

Online resource for owners of cats with Diabetes.

Feline Chronic Kidney Disease

Facebook group (private) providing guidance and networking for owners of cats with CKD

IBD Kitties

Online resource for owners of cats with Feline Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)

EveryCat Health Foundation

EveryCat Health Foundation advances feline health by supporting research and education

Cornell Feline Health Center

Dedicated to improving the health and well-being of cats through education, research and outreach

AAFP Senior Care Guidelines

Article in the Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery by the American Association of Feline Practitioners

Feline Hypertension

AAFP literature explaining hypertension and how to help your cat

Feline Blindness

Article from Best Friends on facts and guidance for living with a blind cat

Understanding Blood Work

Guide that explains various blood chemistry tests and what they mean

QOL Daily Calendar

Calendar tool to track your cat's daily quality of life for assessment

Cat Ages

Wonder how old your cat is in human years? Check out this helpful chart!

Financial Resources Available for Cat Owners

Sometimes, we need a little help to cover those extra costs...

Care Credit

Credit Card (subject to credit approval) that can be used for all cat care costs (routine appointments or emergent situations and surgeries)

Scratchpay

Offering flexible payment plans without a credit card - quickly apply on your phone or desktop

For The Love Of Alex

Provides emergency funding for life-saving veterinary care of low-income families

The Dollar Club

Provides emergency funding for life-saving veterinary care; may help with food for managed cat colonies and spay/neuter costs

RedRover Relief

Provides financial assistance, resources and support to low-income individuals and survivors of domestic violence and their pets.

Waggle

Pet-dedicated crowdfunding platform devoted to raising funds for pets in medical crisis.

Senior Cats Available for Foster or Adoption

The following sites have senior cats available for adoption

Frankie's Feline Fund

NYC based rescue organization for senior and special needs cats

PURR - Philadelphia Urgent Rescue & Relief

Philadelphia, PA / South Jersey rescue organization​​​​

Silver Whiskers Feline Rescue

Las Vegas, NV based rescue organization for senior and special needs cats

City of Elderly Love

Philadelphia, PA based rescue organization for senior pets

Dutchie and Renee Senior Cat Rescue

NJ based rescue organization for senior cats

Senior Cats in Need

Facebook Group (public) cross-posting senior cats in need of foster or adoption

The Senior Cat Action Network Blog is a great resource for senior cat care topics.  We will have guest blog posts coming soon, so be sure to check back often!

The Senior Meow Blog

Have any topics you want us to cover?  Drop us a note and we will see what we can do.  

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