End of Year Appeal for Oklahoma Cats

3 min readDec 30, 2023

What began as an effort to offer food and shelter during a cold winter for a few Oklahoma City cats has turned into somewhat of a Cat-A-Rama. While the number fluctuates (and isn’t 60, thank goodness!), it can go over a dozen.

We also have our four L.A. cats who relocated with us when we returned to Oklahoma at the end of 2020. Among the four is Callie, a calico, for whom we’re naming our fundraising effort — Callie’s Cathouse.

Callie after being rescued from the engine of our neighbor’s car, Oct. 2012, Los Angeles.

Between vaccines, neutering and other health care issues that arise — in addition to replacing cat collars & tags that come off and the daily needs of feeding and watering — a dozen cats does require some financial wherewithal.

A friend and colleague suggested a fundraiser, particularly because we assumed about $6,000 in medical costs for two cats who suffered with a disease called stomatitis.

You can read about the cats at:

https://www.givesendgo.com/calliescathouse

and

https://www.facebook.com/CalliesCathouse

On #GivingTuesday in November, the platform which hosts the Callie’s Cathouse fundraiser, GiveSendGo, donated a generous gift of $1,000. We were extremely grateful!

It would be great to see GiveSendGo’s contribution matched by the beginning of the New Year. One hundred people each giving $10 would do it! Or, 200 people each giving $5. Larger amounts are welcome too!

If you’d like to contribute to the care of some sweet Oklahoma cats, here is the link:

https://www.givesendgo.com/calliescathouse

We do not have nonprofit 501(c)3 status currently, so your gift will not be tax deductible.

Your support will make a tremendous difference in making this happen! Thank you in advance for any level of support! That includes sharing this fundraising request with family, friends and colleagues. We, including all the cats, appreciate it!

Here are some of the ferals, some who have come and gone: