How Kirsten Cares for Cats Provides Food, Vet Care & Sterilization in Panama

Cat-alog Blog: More Than Just a Bag of Cat Food

Kirsten doesn’t just care for cats—she shows up for them, again and again. In the green, tangled jungles of Panama, where the birds scream and the humidity wraps around you like a second skin, she’s out there hauling 50-pound bags of kibble, coordinating surgeries, and building safe spaces out of wire, wood, and pure heart.

No spotlight. No applause. Just grit, kindness, and a stubborn refusal to let any animal slip through the cracks.

Every month, over 25 feeding stations are stocked because of her. She brings the food. Local caretakers do the daily work—watching, feeding, checking in on cats that may never know the luxury of a home, but still deserve a full belly and a kind hand.

She pays for vet visits when cats are limping, bleeding, or barely holding on. She funds sterilizations for families who want to do the right thing but can’t afford it. She fosters the broken ones, arranges rides to distant clinics, foots the bill for supplements and meds. Sometimes she builds catios—outdoor enclosures so cats can feel the breeze and stay safe from traffic or worse.

And it all costs money. Real money. No grants, no payrolls, no board meetings. Just donations, small purchases from people who care, and a whole lot of faith that others will step up too.

So if you're looking to help in a real way—not the performative kind, but the gritty, tangible, heart-driven kind—this is it.
Adopt. Donate. Shop at MushroomsKitty.com.
Every sale, every dollar, every whisper of support matters.

Because Kirsten is doing what most won’t. Let’s help her keep doing it.

Want to support her mission?
Donate: kirstencaresforcats.org/donate
501(c)(3) donations accepted. Receipts available upon request.                                                   

Receipts available upon request.