by Eileen Haag Inevitably we get calls or emails every year, with a “I just trapped this cat. Can you come pick it up?”  Pick it up and put it where?!   We are not a shelter, and we work out of our homes just like you.  One of the biggest mistakes newbies make when trapping […]

By Launa Johnson We are fully in kitten season now! While our focus is in Trap Neuter Return (and vaccinating), we often receive requests for assistance with sick and/or underage kittens that are found in the community. We can only help these tiny, helpless kittens with the help of kind community members who open their […]

Late one night in August, a Good Samaritan found a tiny black and white kitten in a dewberry patch on the side of the highway. The kitten appeared to have trouble walking, and so “Sam” reached out to us.  Bastrop C.A.T.S.  was able to take the newly named kitten, “Drewberry,” into the vet where x-rays […]

Bastrop C.A.T.S. is continually amazed at the support from our cat-loving community during this year’s Amplify Austin Day!  On this big day of giving, we raised over $16,000 to support our TNR and medical programs over this next year!  We would like to give a special paws up to the Nicholas J. Juried Family Foundation […]

In late November, one of our partner vets reached out to us about a sweet adolescent kitty that had been brought in by some folks that found him injured on the streets of Bastrop.  His rear leg was broken badly and at an awkward angle. The kind finders were unable to afford the medical care […]

by Eileen Haag Early Giving Donations are open now for Amplify Austin! This is Central Texas’s biggest giving day for 600 participating nonprofit organizations in our area.  Bastrop C.A.T.S. is thrilled to announce we have been given a $5,000 matching grant from the Nicholas J Juried Family Foundation! All of your donations will be matched […]

by Eileen Haag Bastrop C.A.T.S. targets sterilizing as many cats as possible during the winter.  Why do we spend this time huddling outside in the cold, waiting for traps to be sprung instead of at home with our families, under cozy blankets, celebrating the holidays? Because kitten season starts in early spring! And if we […]

by TerrieLynn Bach Last April, Bastrop C.A.T.S. TNR Coordinator Martha received a request for us to come trap on a neighbor’s private property. Martha quickly told “Paula” that we cannot do this without the property owner’s permission.  Paula said that Animal Control had told her the same thing. So Martha asked her if anyone was […]

By TerrieLynn Bach Holidays can be a stressful time for your pets. Cats in particular do not like their routine disrupted. With everyone rushing around and so much excitement, it’s easy to forget that our pets can be stressed out. Some things to remember for your kitties’ safety and YOUR peace of mind: All of […]

Not too long ago, Bastrop C.A.T.S. received a call from a neighborhood church that one of the parishioners, who is in poor health, was overrun with outdoor cats. So cute, but so many!  Three Bastrop C.A.T.S. volunteers stepped up to help. Together, we trapped and fixed 35 adult cats: 25 females and ten toms. Of […]