Paws to Care

Good morning, everyone! It's a beautiful Thursday here on the APSU campus, and we have another very special "Thankful Thursday" post for you. You may remember Clyde and Calypso, the father/daughter duo who liked to hang out near the McReynolds bridge and Ellington building. Well, we've found them a wonderful "fur-ever home" and they have both been adopted together! Right now, they're in a walk-in kennel that allows them to decompress and learn to recognize their new location as "home". Anytime feral cats are relocated, this step is 100% necessary, because otherwise the cats do their best to get back to what they knew as "home" before... and they often don't survive that 'incredible journey'. So, today we are sending out a HUGE "THANK YOU!" of gratitude to the following people who made this happy ending possible: * Elizabeth Stonerock & Alyssa Pearce - who acclimated them to eating under the drop trap and took such good care of them while we were trying to catch them. * Brandie Duke - who got them into the transport traps and drove them all the way to their new home once they were caught. * Brittani Quintal - who donated and transported the walk-in kennel to set up at their new home and * Jill & Bill Endsley - who opened their hearts and home to both of these fur-kids and agreed to adopt them together! We are thankful to ALL of you, and we just love happy ever afters! 🥰😻🐾❤😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #ThankfulThursday #CampusCats #HappyEverAfter 📸: Bri Keen-Dial and Jill Endsley

Good morning, everyone. Welcome to another "Thankful Thursday" post here at Austin Peay State University! Today we have a very special story to share with you. This is Fritz. She is one of the few long-haired cats we have on campus and she is around 9 years old, so almost a senior. Fritz tends to get matted in the summers when she starts shedding. This year, it was worse than it has ever been. In fact, our fluffy void had been pulling and tearing at the mats, creating open wounds on her delicate skin! Thanks to our resident trapper extraordinaire, Brandie Duke, Fritz was caught and taken to get a sedated shave (into a lion cut!). The wonderful Dr. Caron Baugher at The Cats on Commerce worked her magic on our sweet, black floofball, and Brandie has been hosting her while the weather has been so cold and crappy. Brandie informed us that she thinks Fritz can be socialized for adoption! The Paws Team talked about it and we think we would like to try. That's the ideal goal, you know -- to find them all forever homes. Not all of them are suited for it, but when it comes to friendly cats like Fritz... we have to try. THIS is what so much of your support looks like. It's vet visits, vaccinations, aftercare, transportation, trapping, etc. We provide food and water to the campus cats every day, but we also care enough about them to try to make their lives the best they can possibly be. So, THANK YOU to everyone who helps us help THEM. THANK YOU to Brandie Duke, Brittani, Kelly and our other amazing fosters, to Dr. Baugher and The Cats on Commerce, and all of our tireless feeders. Keep your eyes on this space. When Fritz is 100% ready for adoption, we'll let everyone know. 🐾❤️😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats #FloofyFritz #ThankfulThursday 📸: Kelly Loy & Brandie Duke

Good morning, everyone! It's a "Thankful Thursday" here on the beautiful campus of Austin Peay State University. Today, we'd like to give a special shout out "THANK YOU!" to the campus police! They help us keep an eye on the cats and do their best to make sure that people don't bother or harass them. They even have an unofficial 'officer'. 😉This is P.D. (can you guess what the initials stand for?). They love him and take care of him over at the Shasteen Building. We think he should be arrested for being so darned adorable! What do you think? 🐾❤️😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats #CampusPolice #ThankfulThursday 📸: Dierdre Dee Post

Good morning, everyone! It's "Thankful Thursday" and today we'd like to send out a giant shout-out "THANK YOU" to Zone 3 Press for inviting us to have a table at last Friday's Writers' Festival event! We had a great time and raised $430 for the cats! 😻Me-WOW! THANK YOU SO MUCH to everyone who came by and donated, too! The money raised will buy a bunch of cat food or go a long way toward paying vet bills. Our sweet, shy kitty Sox wanted to say "Thank Mew!", too. Sox is Isolde's BFF, and she has what is called a "spotted tabby" coat pattern. See her white socks? 😉 We are truly thankful that so many others care about the campus cats like we do. You all make us smile! 🐾❤️😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #ThankfulThursday #CampusCats 📸: Faith Clark

Good morning, everyone! @zone3press has graciously invited APSU Paws to Care to have a table to accept donations at Friday's Zone 3 Writers' Festival. Come to the Morgan University Center at APSU to support literature and cats all day Friday, April 17th! _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #Zone3Press 📸: Victoria Zook

On this beautiful Fur Baby Friday we bring you a fabulous adoption update! 😻 A few weeks ago our Adventure Duo took a trip to their new home in Missouri with an APSU Alumni. Their foster mom met their furever mom about half way to transfer them. Don't worry, they traveled in style and comfort in what can only be described as "the Cadillac of carriers" complete with litter box, extra room, and windows for viewing. 😉 In our most recent update, their furever mom says Mickey (formerly Dr. Jones) and Mallory (formerly Dora) are adjusting well to their new home with dogs and cat siblings. She is already so in love with Mickey's showstopping, affectionate self, and enjoying getting to know Mallory's quiet, cuddly self. 🥰 We are so thankful to their new mom for giving them a purrrfect furever home! ❤️

Good morning, everyone! It's a beautiful "Thankful Thursday" here at APSU, and you'll probably see the campus cats out and about or sunbathing, which is their favorite activity! Today, we'd like to thank everyone who has donated or supported us in the past couple of weeks, as we replaced the feeding and warming shelters which got vandalized. We also want to say, "THANK MEW!" to Mrs. Linda Stolz, for the big bags of cat food! We wanted to share one of our favorite photos we received recently. This is Poofy. You'll normally see him around Harned and/or Harvill Halls. We affectionately call him "Gramps" even though he is only about 9 years old, because he sometimes has arthritis which bothers him, so he tends to "slink". Here he is, loving the warmth of the bench in all his leonine glory. He looks like he's waiting for the bus, doesn't he? 😹 🐾❤😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats 📸: Kelly Loy

Good morning, everyone! It's a Thursday here on the beautiful Austin Peay State University campus, and that means it's time for another "Thankful Thursday" post. We have lots to be grateful for, today! First, we'd like to send out a big THANK YOU to Mrs. Deborah Fetch for the kind donation of food and treats! The cats will especially appreciate the treats. 😻 Next, we'd like to extend our heartfelt thanks for the outpouring of love and encouragement we've received after the vandalization of a couple of our feeding and warming stations last weekend. Extra big THANKS to the Art Club, who are donating stickers for us to use for fund-raising and invited us to join them this morning for their Artist's Market from 11 AM - 2 PM in the MUC Plaza today! 😺Come see us! Lastly, but certainly not least, we'd like to say THANK YOU to Katie and James, who adopted Rowan (pictured above) from us three years ago and sent us a generous donation and an update. They said: "Thank you for all you do and for taking such good care of Rowan until our paths crossed three years ago! Here he is participating in one of his favorite pastimes, early this morning when it was still too chilly to open the windows and then later today after we gave in to his pleas." 😹 Thanks for giving him such an awesome forever home and for the update! We LOVE getting updates on our "success stories"! 🐾❤😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #ThankfulThursday 📸: Katie and James K.

Good morning, everyone! Today's "Thankful Thursday" post is for Mrs. Linda Stolz, who steadfastly helps keep the campus cats fed and for Lori Hold, who adopted our previous campus cat, Bonnie. Mrs. Linda, THANK YOU so much for always helping us keep the pantry full! You alone have probably fed all of the campus kitties many times over and we (and they) appreciate it. 😽 Lori, THANK YOU for adopting Bonnie and the updates on how she is doing. We LOVE getting updates from all of our adopters! Apparently, Bonnie is an *excellent* alarm clock (all the cat owners are nodding their heads lol). 😻You both look so happy! _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats #ThankfulThursday 📸: Lori Hold

Good morning, everyone. Today we wanted to post a tribute in memory of an amazing woman who we think of as our "Patron Saint" of Paws to Care. Mrs. Debbie Suiter left us on Friday, March 6th. She worked at APSU for almost 40 years and was the driving force and inspiration behind Paws to Care becoming the group it is now. Debbie was helping the campus cats WAY back in the 1980's. She adopted out so many, and even took many to her own home to take care of them. Anyone in the Clarksville Rescue circles knew her, and knew how committed she was to helping animals (dogs, too!). Even after retiring from Austin Peay, she continued to make a difference for the cats here on campus, often donating time, food, money or shelters. Debbie, we will miss your soft smile, infectious laughter and your optimism that things would always work out how they're supposed to, you just have to keep going and get things done. You may be gone, but you will not be forgotten and your light will continue to shine and guide us in our mission to show compassion to all animals in need. Especially the campus kitties. R.I.P. sweet friend. We know you'll be overwhelmed by all the friends you'll meet again at the Rainbow Bridge. 🐾💔😿🎩 /obituaries/Deborah-Louise-Debbie-Suiter?obId=47501002 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats

Good morning, everyone! It's Thursday, which means it's time for a "Thankful Thursday" post. Today, we'd like to extend our most sincere and deepest gratitude to our trappers, who make it possible for the cats to be released back on campus fixed and vaccinated! THANKS to Tess, Brandie, Kelly and Tina! Here's your next target. 😉 This is Ghost. Isn't he magnificent?! He's a flame-point Siamese (we don't know if he's purebred or not) and we named him Ghost because he's never been in the same place twice, so he has been impossible to catch for over a year, now! We're hoping this will be the year we finally TNR him. 🐾❤😺🎩👻 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #CampusCats #ThankfulThursday 📸: Karen Sorenson

Good morning, everyone! Can you believe we're almost done with February?! For today's "Thankful Thursday" post, we'd like to extend a HUGE THANK YOU to the "unofficial_apsu_cats" Instagram account for sharing such wonderful pictures of the cats with all of us! Thank you for making us all smile when we see those sweet, funny, recognizable faces and coats. If you all appreciate the photos as much as we Paws members do, go check them out on Instagram: /unofficial_apsu_cats/ This is one of their photos of Magic, the mini-panther of Harned Hall. 🐾❤😺🎩 _________ #APSUPawsToCare #AustinPeayStateUniversity #UnofficialAPSUCats 📸: unofficial_apsu_cats