The Owl House Foster Spot

09/13/2026

I discovered the inspection forms are public after a shelter has been inspected, so I copied this one (with just the inspection items listed and not the organization or outcomes). So this is what a rescue can expect to be inspected on. The first year's inspection is "eductional" for organizations who are already registered rescues. I'm not sure whether they are for new registrants or whether facilities as well as paperwork are inspected for first-timers. This list doesn't mean every rescue is required to have every thing listed here. I see "NA" listed on some inspections. It is nice that they have the section of the law listed for each inspection point.

09/13/2026

Jaime, thank you for donating to help keep the Owl House cats toasty warm this winter, and for giving Daphne the best home ever! I'm hoping to have an open house once everything is installed (an early Whiskers in Winter party?) and maybe you, Christy and Gordon came make it over just like in the old pre-COVID "Coffee and Kittens" days. If not, I'll keep trying to mentally send good vibes up your way! Thank you! 💕

09/13/2026

KC is probably the only person who came to one of our past open house parties here at the Owl House and ended up adopting a cat from SOMEONE ELSE during the festivities! 🤣. Luckily if was from a past adopter who was fostering kittens for another group (because cat rescue is contagious - watch out!). Before and after, you've been a savior for all the of cats here, and a great friend, too. Thank you so incredibly much, for donating to our Winter Warmth fundraiser. Can you believe I don't have any pictures of your cats? However I DO have a pic of one of your gorgeous quilts!

09/13/2026

Nancy, who knew when you answered that ad for help fostering kittens (an Ithaca Times NEWSPAPER ad, wasn't it?) that it would turn into a multi-decade friendship. Thank you for your help with the Winter Warmth fundraiser (and SO much more to help with the summer cooling bill), for all the animals you've fostered for so many organizations, and for giving Gizmo a lifetime of love (I had to go all the way to the Wildrun blog in 2010 for this pic!). Cheers to you and the Girls!!!

09/13/2026

Georg, thank you for being the very FIRST donor to our Winter Warmth fundraiser, and for giving years and years of love to Ziggy, and to Tiger Tom (rest in peace, old bud) AND for going the whole-hog Cornell route for Ziggy to resolve hyperthyroidism! 💕I know I've promised breakfast or lunch for eons, but I promise, it'll happen. It's time my life became a little more than cats. 🙂 Miss you, and I hope Zig is doing well.

09/13/2026

Hayya, thank you so much for donating to the Winter Warmth fundraiser and for giving these two a fantastic home and probably the biggest catio ever (ANOTHER adopter who specifically added a catio for their cats after adoption). You're an amazing cat-mom and a wonderful friend. 💕

09/13/2026

I'm behind on thanks! Thank you to Jessica for the generous balance on a gas card and the beautiful card (I am a card fanatic -- how did you know?) -- this has been a life saver!

09/11/2026

Willows Wings, an incredible special needs rescue and sanctuary is suspending adoptions due to new NYS regulations, like others before them. You gotta do what you've gotta do.

09/07/2026

It's time for my yearly birthday beg!!!

In my quest for NYS animal rescue licensing for my 30-some-year-old rescue, I now need to tackle the heating issue upstairs so I can assure an inspector that temps can be maintained at 60F and that backup non-electric heat is in also place for a rare 4-day power emergency.

If you'd like to help and GoFundMe isn't your thing, PayPal (paypal.me/wonderingcat) and Venmo (-Greene-146) are also available. Happily (I think?), I'm turning 64 next week and social security retirement will begin supplementing my part time income at a vet clinic after October 21, so hopefully I can switch from birthday begging to standard, rational fundraising for The American Cat Project (the 501c3 that will be the umbrella once Owl House is licensed).

PLEASE to those people who have already substantially invested in the Owl House, I would prefer you hold off on donating here. You have helped so much already. You know who you are. ❤

Time are tough all around, so even just a "like" helps if you're also just getting by or are helping (or running) other wonderful ventures. There are so many out there!

https://www.gofundme.com/f/winter-warmth-for-owl-house-cats

Winter is coming! The cats at the Owl House Foster Spot need safe, wall-mounted hea… Susan Greene needs your support for Winter Warmth for Owl House Cats!

09/06/2026

Video time! Twig (the little guy .3 lbs) and Pip (the bigger kit, at .4) are getting some roam time in the bathroom, so they can learn to locate food and choose to use a litter box. They are going to be bottle fed for quite some time yet, but they are offered water, Purina One dry kitten chow, and highly diluted KMR in bowls to get used to other options of eating. https://youtu.be/ZeFhivYa2uE?si=0FQ5kGckeidc_w3J