Calvin
Calvin came to us from the ever amazing Shadow Cats. He was picked up during a trapping run at a feral colony under their purrview. They felt he was too social to return to that area, and sent him our way in exchange for a feline leukemia girl we needed help with at the time. Both cats are doing wonderfully well now in their respective environments! Calvin has a bit of an over-stimulation problem and can nip fairly hard at times if petted wrong, but he is pretty in-your-face about demanding to be petted anyway. He was dubbed with the nickname "Hat" for his habit of sleeping on top of Mimi's head when she naps on the couch. He fits right in here at the Commune!
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Crane
This beautiful boy is Crane (as in Ichabod, thanks for the name Toni Jo!). He is a neutered male that started hanging around our clinic about the same time a box of kittens was abandoned at our clinic front door. Mimi would see him every couple of days - darting under a fence or hiding around a corner. He gradually became braver, and started spending his days under one of the doctor's vehicles.
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Dot
Dot is one of the only litter ever born here at the Commune to mama 3D – along with brothers Wakko and Yakko (named along with for the Warner siblings) and brothers Gandalf and Yeti. Wakko, Yakko, and Dot are all solid black, and being in a new city with no connections at the time, we decided not to fight the fight of getting them adopted.
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Ivy
Ivy was found flying solo in a garage at approximately 2-3 weeks of age. We do not know why she was alone, but her mamma didn’t return in what the finder felt was a reasonable time. Knowing we did rescue, and not knowing what to do with a kitten with eyes barely open, she called us and Mimi went and got her.
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Jason
Jason arrived on May 13, 2019 after a 2 week stay at a vet in College Station. Many thanks to BCS Spay for reaching out to us about his case. Jason is front declawed and was an indoor/outdoor cat in his former home. His owners brought him in to the vet paralyzed in his rear legs from unknown trauma. Tests showed no bone breakage, but a severely bruised abdomen and bladder.
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Lightning
Lightning and her brother, Thunder, were trapped as stray, borderline feral kittens and brought into the clinic to be adopted out. They were difficult to manage even after several weeks of socializing by the clinic staff, so they came to the Commune.
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Lumiere
Lumiere was one of a batch of kittens that the Commune took in less than a week after Aries was found. At only a few weeks old they were slated to be put to sleep at Harris County due to a lack of space. There were 4 total. Eventually 2 were adopted – Sooty and Flame; Lumiere and Ash stayed at the Commune.
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Mad Eye Moody
At the Commune, you never know what the next situation will be. One day, Mimi got a call that broke her heart. A concerned woman saw that her local feral cat colony, who she kept an eye on, were all injured. These 6 cats were fixed, always fed, and watched over and she was surprised when all, but one returned with injuries and signs of severe abuse. Mimi sprang into action and set up traps to catch the cats to get them treated. She suspected that a neighbor might be the culprit and knew that the cats needed to leave the area, or their lives would be in constant danger.
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Minerva
Minerva came to us indirectly through another rescue group because she was unable to walk in her back legs. Our doctors could find nothing obvious except a possible deformity or trauma high up in her spine. She had also been shot twice in the shoulders with what appeared to be pellets or BBs, but those were not positioned to affect her spine unless they had migrated. She was prescribed steroids and bed rest.
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Mr. Meowgi
Mr. Meowgi was originally found as a 6 week old kitten in a client's yard and brought in to the vet clinic where Mimi works. Almost immediately he was adopted by a former employee who had been looking for a kitten. She took him home and was raising him well, but he began exhibiting unexplained violent behaviors. She reached out to us for advice and followed it to the letter, but the situation did not get any better. When he started attacking children, she knew he could not stay. We gladly took him in knowing his personality was a sure death sentence in a shelter.
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Natasha
I (Mimi) was at home one day when I received a message from my neighbor about an unusual cat in her yard with a photo attached. The photo showed what appeared to be a Bengal! I immediately went over and captured her using a crate and some wet food then took her to the clinic to scan for a microchip figuring someone has lost a beloved pet! Nope. No chip, and one very wild and terrified cat. We were unable to find owners, so we started the process of vaccinating, spaying, chipping, and socializing.
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Nerissa
In 2017 a homeowner/friend came to me and said that someone in her neighborhood had intentionally injured 5 out of 6 cats in her feral colony in less than a week. We immediately went to work and were able get all six of them trapped. At that point your generosity allowed us to pursue diagnostics and treatment on each cat as needed. All 5 injured cats had been shot at close range with an air rifle. One girl was paralyzed and had to be euthanized. The others have been treated and with your continued help, they are safe with us now.
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Nikita
Matt was out in the cat enclosure one day in December 2015 and called out to Mimi inside that Frosty (a small kitten at the time) had gotten out somehow - as in out of the house and enclosure and into the backyard! Mimi jumped up and ran to the back door and sure enough, there was Frosty! She went out and called her and the kitten came trotting up most of the way, then abruptly turned around and hauled tail away as if scared! Well THAT wasn't normal, so Mimi went back in the house to get some treats.
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Parker
Parker was a tiny 8 week old kitten when she was found, and then brought in as a stray to the vet facility where Mimi worked after she had bitten someone. She was placed in rabies quarantine for 10 days. At the end of her time, she was tested for FeLV & FIV, and came up leukemia positive. Not even 10 weeks old, and she was going to be euthanized.
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Pickles
Pickles came to us with the beautiful name of Phoebe. We loved the name but it just didn't stick with us. It morphed into Phoebe Pickle Butt, and eventually just into Pickles! Pickles was found on the Texas A&M campus running with a feral colony, but so obviously not feral that she was picked up by a wonderful woman. Her finder had full intentions on keeping her, but Pickles has Manx syndrome and can not always feel when she has to have a bowel movement, so she is intermittently fecal incontinent.
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Princess Peach
Peach is a stunning dilute calico, born in 2014, who came to live at the Commune due to severe behavior issues - namely aggression and aggressive biting. When Peach (formerly "Girlfriend") was adopted as a kitten, she showed some biting behaviors that may or may not have been play.
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Scooter
Scooter used to belong to one of our neighbors, specifically to the husband. She was primarily an outdoor cat, but adored her owner. Sadly he passed away in early 2015. We noticed Scooter hanging around our property more and not looking as healthy as she once had, so I approached the wife one day and asked if I could take Scooter to the vet for her.
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Waffles
Waffles is another kitten that showed up in our yard. He has a chronic cough so we never put him up for adoption. He is not the most social guy, but is friendly enough when we need to work with him.
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Wakko
Wakko is one of the only litter ever born here at the Commune to mama 3D – along with sister Dot and brothers Yakko (named along with for the Warner siblings) and brothers Gandalf and Yeti. Wakko, Yakko, and Dot are all solid black, and being in a new city with no connections at the time, we decided not to fight the fight of getting them adopted.
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Watson
Watson and his littermate, Sherlock, came in as bottle babies - pulled off a porch in a bad apartment complex situation. They were only a few days old. We bottle fed them along with 5 more babies that came in a few days later.
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