The Residents

Meet some of our residents and read their stories.

Alice

Alice was about a year old when she came to us. We had taken 15 cats and kittens from a group of colony cats in the Los Angeles area, she is one of these. She went through a lot when she first arrived because she had a bad case of ringworm. She receiv ...

Alisa

Alisa came to F.A.T. Cat Haven, with her sister Angel, on April 15, 2017 at the age of 13 years old. Their person had deserted them and moved away. They were both brought to us by a kind neighbor. They are both the sweetest cats you'll ever know. I ha ...

Baby-Girl

Baby-Girl came to us on March 1, 2020, from Eureka, California. She was about 4 months old and born feral. I was under the impression that the people bringing her to us had domesticated her. Wrong! I thought it strange that the Sequoia Humane Society ...

Bandit

Bandit was found in the bushes with his brother Ratchett. They were maybe 2 days old at the time so we bottle-fed them for 4 weeks. I wanted to name him Socket but Hal said it had to be Bandit because he stole his heart. At this writing, he is now 8 ½ ...

Betty

Betty was one of 15 cats we received from Los Angeles in 2018. It started when we decided to help relocate some very shy one-eyed cats that weren’t able to be adopted. She continues to shy away from people but is free to be herself in our safe sanctuary ...

Bitzy Butt

Little Bitzy Butt comes from an LA colony with several others. She is a tiny girl that likes to sleep on the tractor seat in the shed instead of coming in at night. She walks to the mailbox with me every day, talking to me all the way. What a sweet litt ...

BK

BK

BK actually came with the name Baby Kitty. His owner was evicted and now homeless, living out of her car. We were supposed to be a temporary solution but it turned out to be forever. We couldn't keep the name Baby Kitty since he was outgrowing it. So ...

Black Jack

The best guess by the vet at the time was that he was 5 years old. He has never gotten any friendlier over the years but we see him all the time in the sanctuary doing his thing. Unfortunately, we are still uBlack Jack is a very large, beautiful black c ...

Bootzy

Here is another cat from Los Angeles. He's only been here since November 2023 and is 3 years old. He was a stray with no home. We don't know anything about his past, but he has made himself right at home here. It's as if he has always been here. ...

Breezy

Little Breezy was rescued from a squalor situation here in Crescent City along with another kitty and came to us on October 4th. She is such a sweetie. She was covered in fleas and unfortunately allergic to their bite. After 2 months and flea treatments ...

Charlotte

Charlotte arrived with her friend Black Jack. She is also a feral cat and was believed to be approximately 5 years old when she arrived here. We have never been able to touch her but she does let us see her, from a distance. She has done very well here ...

Cleo

Cleo is a beautiful black and white girl. She was rescued from a situation where she was living in squalor in a roach infested apartment. She has received a clean bill of health and she is gaining weight.

Emma

Emma was about 4 months old when we rescued her. She was living in Klamath, California, around a laundry mat. Surviving on food left by the people who frequented the laundry mat. Not the healthiest of diets especially for a kitten. She has trived here ...

GG

GG

Oh my, this one will take me way back. GG was found as the only kitten to survive a dog attack. The mom took off and her siblings were all killed. She arrived here at one day old. We bottle-fed her and she thrived. She got the name of GG because we w ...

Groucho

Groucho has grown up here. He was only 4 weeks old when we got him and 3 of his other siblings. He is a handsome black and white cat with a black mustache.

Jason

Jason was one of 15 cats we received from Los Angeles in 2018. It started when we decided to help relocate some very shy one-eyed cats that weren’t able to be adopted. Jason is one of the one-eyed cats. He continues to shy away from people but is free ...

Jasper

Little Jasper was 2 months old when we took him and his sister, Mia, in. Their mom was a stray cat in Klamath, California. He has a short, corkscrew tail. Jasper is a wild child but loves to snuggle with Ribbit, who can't walk. when he settles down. ...

Jerry #1

Jerry was one of 15 cats we received from Los Angeles in 2018. It started when we decided to help relocate some very shy one-eyed cats that weren’t able to be adopted. He has a very cloudy right eye and we aren't sure if he has any vision in it. He is a ...

Joanie

Joanie was 1 of 4 cats that only had one eye. They were all in the Los Angeles area. We saw them on Facebook and they needed new homes. This started the ball rolling and we ended up taking 15 unadoptable cats. They were driven nonstop from L.A. to Cre ...

Junior

Junior is a Maine Coon. He was 9 years old when his owner gave him and his 2 companion cats to us. Changing circumstances meant she could no longer keep her beloved cats. He is such a personable kitty. He chats for treats.