Little Shiva . - Street Cats of Vis

Adopt Mini

Mini is one of Sister Mimi’s last five kittens. We called this litter the panda crew because three of them looked like panda cubs at birth, with big spots covering their tiny ears. Unfortunately, only two of the five survived to adulthood. Mini lives with her...

Feeding street cats

Are you visiting Vis and falling in love with our street cats? Are you tempted to feed them? We think this is fine: the cats will surely love the extra food and attention. Here are some best practices so you don’t upset the cats or the local humans. Residents complain...

Lucky Roko

Lucky Roko found a forever home in Germany. Before that, Roko was a young street cat living in Vis town. He was very friendly, but a bit shy at first. He lived inside and outside, and was a great hunter. One day his caretaker gave him a toy mouse to play with, and the...

Lucky Fuks

Lucky Fuks found a forever home in Germany! Here’s his story. We answered a call one night about a cat found in the middle of the road, hit by a car. He had severe head trauma and a badly broken jaw. His jaw was surgically repaired, and he also had several teeth...

Lucky Sivko

Lucky Sivko found a forever home on Vis! Here’s his story. Sivko came to us with a badly broken foot – all the toes were broken and the bones exposed. It took almost two months for the skin to be completely repaired, and during this time he had to stay at the...

Adopting in place

Street cats depend on humans for food, either through direct feeding or by scavenging for scraps we throw away. They also need drinking water and shelter, which is sometimes hard to find. We encourage people to adopt in place, which means becoming a caretaker for a...

Dumping

People abandon cats for various reasons. Some want to rid their neighborhood of the consequences of unchecked breeding when the population gets out of control, some decide they don’t want a female cat around (pregnant or not), and some people cruelly separate...

Castration

Intact (non-neutered) male cats display several behaviors that can cause problems for humans as well as for other cats. Yowling, marking territory with pungent-smelling urine and fighting with other cats are common nuisances. Fighting can lead to serious wounds in...

Finding kittens

You’re out walking and you hear high, squeaky meows – sounds like kittens in distress! What should you do? Nothing, just yet: the mother is probably nearby. She might be moving all of her kittens one by one to a safer place, or out hunting for food. Mom is the best...