“What began as a call to help 18 cats in a Paterson home quickly escalated into an overwhelming animal welfare crisis with 28 cats urgently in need of rescue,” the refuge said, according to northjersey.com . The group added that with the homeowners facing an urgent move, time was running out to get the remaining cats to safety. As reported by News12 New Jersey , the 28 cats were rescued from the Paterson home after rescuers discovered far more animals needing immediate removal than the initial request had described
RBARI immediately took in eight kittens that were in urgent need of care, the refuge said. Those young cats arrived covered in fleas, suffering from parasites, and battling respiratory and eye infections, according to the same account. Two of them, named Mia and Wallace, are fighting feline calicivirus and require intensive support care, including syringe feeding and nebulization, the refuge said
The rescue situation is fluid at the moment and ongoing, the refuge said as efforts continued to reach the rest of the cats still inside the home. RBARI is continuing efforts to help the remaining cats but needs assistance from other rescue groups, adopters and donors, according to ABC7 New York . Donations will help cover medical treatment for the rescued kittens and support efforts to reach the cats still awaiting help, the station reported