Westfield Homeless Cat Project

Mark Willemain

We adopted a female cat about 5 years old although the place is a little cramped. Kudos to them for helping all the cats. Ellie is a little over weight ( 17 lb ) but she is a very lovable sweet affectionate cat. And she loves Stella our bassist hound. So stop hating and show some appreciation. Thank you

Alexa Currado

While the cages the cats are in are very clean, there is still an overall odor. The woman who runs it, while I commend her for keeping the cats safe and adopting them to good homes, is very rude and short with you. 3/10 wouldn’t highly recommend.

Janine Johnson

We adopted Dandelion in summer 2020 from Westfield Homeless Cat. We paid $400 including spayed services. She was about 7 weeks old. She had fleas and was underweight. The volunteer who handed her to me (not Denise) was nice but Denise was very rude and unresponsive for months beforehand. I never received or was able to reach her by phone. All email. When I arrived at Denise’s house to pick up Dandelion, a volunteer was waiting outside. I didn’t see the garage in which the cats were being housed. All I know is that it was a hot July day and the volunteer walked out of a garage with my kitten. No idea of conditions in which my kitten was living in. We gave Dandelion a warm, loving home and spoiled her every day. Our children loved having a new sister during coronavirus and beyond. She was our baby. Today, not even a year and a half later, she is suffering from FIP and is being put down. Please research FIP. It is contracted as a kitten between 5-7 weeks in households with many cats. It is basically Covid 19 for cats, received virus via saliva or feces and passed to others the same way. FIP presents itself when the cat’s immune system gets compromised. A few weeks ago, Dandelion had her 1-yr vaccines and was feeling under the weather. She started to show slight fever that would come and go, wouldn’t eat, had a very swollen belly but otherwise skinny all of a sudden, quickly lost her strength to jump and started having neck spasms. The disease has the liver excrete the toxins in food that cannot digest so that the cat’s belly swells. As I write this, Dandelion is suffering, uncomfortable, starving. It comes on quick in adulthood even though the virus is contracted as a kitten. Rescuing is so great and I’m happy that you’re interested. Please go to a shelter like Dakin, where kittens are caged separately and wellness checks are performed. We have had our other cat for 10 years who came from Dakin. Although Denise is doing something great and has great intentions, she is not a veterinarian and is not managing feline wellness or disease. I wouldn’t be surprised if all of the kittens adopted from last summer are no longer with us today. Beware before adopting! Most of all, be patient and take your time to investigate!

Jay Alexander

We went the first time and forgot our application so Denise had us fill out another one. After reviewing the questions, she didn't say anything to us. We came back the following weekend, and showed our application to Denise again and she said we had to find an vet if we adopt a cat. Her attitude and tone was very standoffish. Not very professional so we are looking somewhere else.