At First Watch Rescue, we have devoted every ounce of our time, energy, and love to the cats who have no one else. The ones too sick, too injured, or too abandoned for anyone else to take in. Over the past months, we’ve:

Taken in over 50 cats and kittens, many suffering from serious illness or injury.
Paid thousands of dollars in emergency vet bills, from broken bones and infections to emergency surgeries.
Spent countless nights hand-feeding kittens, soothing terrified cats, and cleaning endless cages to give them a second chance.
Worked tirelessly to match each one with a safe, loving home — even when it meant traveling across the county in the middle of the night.

We do all of this because it’s worth it — every purr, every nuzzle, every little life saved. But the truth is: we are in a devastating deficit. 💔

The reality of rescue is brutal. Emergency vet bills alone are more than $6000 over the past few months.

We got here because we refuse to turn away cats who need us. We’ve had to say “we’re full” more times than we can count, and every time we do, it breaks our hearts — because we know the next person we refer them to might say no too.

Right now, our hands are stretched beyond capacity. We have cats in foster homes who desperately need ongoing medical care. We have kittens not even a week old still fighting for life. And we have bills piling up, threatening to shut down the one place these cats can call home.

We are asking for your help — desperately. 💖

Every donation, no matter how small, goes directly to:

Emergency surgeries and medical care 🏥
Food, litter, and daily essentials 🥫
Saving the next vulnerable cat before it’s too late 🐱

Even $5, $10, or $25 makes a difference. Sharing this message also helps more than you know — it spreads hope to the people who can help save lives.

We cannot do this without you. Rescue doesn’t wait. The kittens don’t wait. The cats in pain don’t wait. And neither can we.

🙏 Please give today. Keep our doors open. Keep these lives safe. Keep hope alive.

💖 From the bottom of my heart,
Autumn & the First Watch Rescue Family

*You can track our goings on at: https://www.facebook.com/p/First-Watch-Rescue-of-Farmington-Hills-MI-100085240655171/

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