Larry just arrived at PAWS after suffering frostbite and malnourishment during his time outside. If you’d like to help this sweet boy right now while ensuring we’re ready to support pets like him all year long, consider joining our Constant Companion Challenge: a supporter is donating $300 for every new monthly donor who joins us by midnight tomorrow, with NO LIMIT to the match! Your support will be a lifeline to Larry and thousands more pets in the year to come.

This sweet boy was trying to survive in below-freezing temperatures when a community cat caretaker found him and brought him to PAWS. His time on the street had taken its toll: in addition to being severely emaciated, this friendly boy had suffered frostbite that left him with permanent tissue damage on both ears.

Because of supporters like you, PAWS was ready to give Larry the second chance he deserved. We welcomed him with gentle pets and a tasty meal, started him on a special feeding plan, and matched him with a foster home where he’ll have a full tummy, a warm bed, and all the love he could ask for.

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Wanted: ringworm fosters! We have four very friendly felines who are currently being treated for this common fungal infection, and they’re desperate to find loving homes where they can finish their treatment 🏡 ❤️

Because ringworm is so easy to spread at the shelter, cats and kittens who test positive for this skin infection have to be fully isolated until they test negative, which can be very lonely for them 🥺 But when they do get to go home, they’re beside themselves with happiness and brimming with affection!

Fosters and adopters who open their homes to ringworm kitties can attest that they’re some of the most friendly and loving cats you’ll meet, and all it takes to change a life is a separate space in your home and a few weeks of TLC!

If you’d like to help, email foster@phillypaws.org with the subject “ringworm kittens”!⁠⁠⁠⁠

Some ringworm fast facts:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠

🔹 It’s not a worm — it’s a fungal infection of the skin that usually shows up as small patches of hair loss in pets⁠⁠. ⁠⁠

🔹 It’s a mild infection, but contagious to people and pets, so a separate room for fosters is the best way to prevent it from spreading during treatment.

🔹 It usually takes 4-8 weeks to clear up (and many of these babies are already a few weeks into their treatment)! ⁠

🔹 We have twice weekly “dip days” at our Grays Ferry clinics for ringworm fosters/adopters to drop their kitties off for medicated baths — no need to do it at home! ...