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Order up! 🛎️🍔 Burger’s Happy Ending Tail Order up! 🛎️🍔 Burger’s Happy Ending Tail comes with all the fixins: love, zoomies, and midnight munchies. 💗⁠ ⁠ Six months into his new life—embracing the name “Nibbler”—he’s proven the adorable quirks and charm that we came to know and love in the shelter only sparkle more at home. 😻⁠ ⁠ Nibbler readily joined a family full of love and nonstop activity. 🏡 With four feline siblings and three human sisters, there’s never a dull moment. Nibbler keeps his older brothers on all four paws with his boundless energy! His sweetest and gentlest side comes out with the family’s daughters, teaching them kindness and understanding through his intuitive nature. 🥹⁠ ⁠ And true to his new name, Nibbler has been caught stealing table-side snacks, and it's not just food he's after! 🥷🏻 His late-night toe-biting escapades have become a nighttime routine the whole family has (perhaps reluctantly) embraced.⁠ ⁠ From playful mischief to tender moments, Nibbler is right where he was meant to be, and we’re thrilled to see he's settled in purrfectly! 😻⁠ ⁠ #TreeHouseCats #HappyEndingTails
✨️ Calling all members of the Tree House Welco ✨️ Calling all members of the Tree House Welcoming Committee—Yes, this means YOU! ✨️⁠ ⁠ When it comes to making new feline friends feel at home, a tasty treat can make all the difference — and nothing says, “Welcome to the family!” quite like Churu. 🐱💛⁠ ⁠ Arriving in a new place can be overwhelming, but thanks to generous supporters like you, we’re able to greet new #TreeHouseCats with warmth, patience, and a little snack diplomacy. That first squeeze of Churu is more than a treat — it’s the start of trust. It helps reduce stress, makes health checkups and transitions smoother, and prepares our newest arrivals for their journeys toward their #HappyEndingTails.⁠ ⁠ #TeamTreeHouse knows this well With the last few dollops of Churu, we welcomed newcomers Nikon and Canon onto our adoption floor— and they’re already warming up to us. 💛⁠ ⁠ But our welcoming committee pantry is running low. You can keep the greetings going by donating Churu from our Amazon wishlist or dropping some off in person. Every tube you give helps us say, “We’re so glad you’re here.” 🐾⁠ ⁠ 📦 Amazon Wishlist in our link in bio⁠ ⁠ 📍 Donation Drop-Off:⁠ Tree House Humane Society⁠ 7225 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60645⁠ Wed–Sun | 10am–6pm
Is that Peter Pan’s shadow darting across the wa Is that Peter Pan’s shadow darting across the walls? ✨ Nope—it’s Imani, our playful little “void”!⁠ ⁠ This 10-month-old adventurer arrived at Tree House in July from Winnebago County Animal Services (@‌wcasanimals). From the moment she tiptoed into Neverland (AKA our adoption floor), she’s had #TeamTreeHouse grinning—skittering across the room like she’s chasing pixie dust. 🌌⁠ ⁠ Like Peter Pan himself, Imani refuses to grow up just yet—full of energy, mischief, and imagination. She’ll happily prowl the “jungle” of your living room, pounce on toys like Captain Hook’s crocodile is after her, and then melt into your side as your loyal little shadow. 🐾⁠ ⁠ If you’re ready to let a house panther fly into your heart, Imani is waiting to meet you! 💫⁠ ⁠ Learn more about Imani: treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/ (link in bio)
🏡 Turn your home into a Catbnb—like Airbnb, b 🏡 Turn your home into a Catbnb—like Airbnb, but with fluffier (and way cuter) guests!⁠ ⁠ Right now, five #TreeHouseCats and kittens are in our medical ward for ringworm treatment. The care isn’t tough, but it does take time, a little extra TLC, and a clean space to recover.⁠ ⁠ That’s where fosters come in. 💛 A foster home means these kittens don’t have to spend their recovery in a cage—it means space to play, nap, and heal surrounded by love. Most importantly, fostering helps them beat ringworm faster, keeps our shelter open for other cats in need, and sets them up for brighter, healthier futures.⁠ ⁠ ✨ Want to foster one (or two!) of our ringworm kittens? Email foster@treehouseanimals.org to get started!
300+ adoptable pets (including #TreeHouseCats, dog 300+ adoptable pets (including #TreeHouseCats, dogs, guinea pigs, & rabbits) from 18+ rescues and shelters across the tri-state area will be available for you to meet—all with DISCOUNTED ADOPTION FEES! 📍 Lake County Fairgrounds | Grayslake, IL 📆 Saturday, September 27 | 11–4p Learn more at chicagolandhumane.org #Cats #Dogs #GuineaPigs #Illinois #Rabbits #Indiana #Wisconsin #LakeCounty
✨ Eighteen #TreeHouseCats found homes last week—including KORRA! After waiting just over a year, this gray-and-white senior finally got her happy ending. #TeamTreeHouse couldn’t help but smile even bigger as they wore Korra’s face on their Yearbook Trio t-shirts that same day.⁠ ⁠ We’re also celebrating four Foster-to-Family adoptions—Precious, Supercali, Frida, and Pinks—who went from foster love to new families. 💕⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to these adult cats on their #HappyEndingTails:⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Nugget & Tender⁠ 🌊 Korra⁠ 💎 Precious⁠ 🌟 Supercali⁠ 🧈 Butters⁠ 🐯 Hobbes⁠ 🐠 Nemo (& Gelato, a kitten!)⁠ ⁠ And good luck to the 10 kittens zooming into their new homes:⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Frida & Pinks⁠ 🍩 Homer⁠ ⚾ Comiskey⁠ 🍨 Gelato (with big brother Nemo!)⁠ 🌶️ Paprika⁠ 🍪 Pizelle⁠ 🌑 Petit Noire⁠ 🥤 Cream Soda⁠ ⚡ Pichu⁠ ⁠ 👕 Want to celebrate Korra’s adoption in style? Order your limited edition Yearbook Trio t-shirt by tomorrow: bonfire.com/yearbook-trio (link in bio)
Want this kitten madness in your house? Proton, El Want this kitten madness in your house? Proton, Electron, & Neutron will have discounted adoption fees this weekend at Super Adoption Saturday. 📍 Lake County Fairgrounds | Grayslake, IL 📆 Saturday, September 27 | 11–4p 👉 Learn more at http://chicagolandhumane.org P.S. These kittens just arrived from foster care and are in a cage at our Veterinary Wellness Center, ready for their spay/neuter procedures! Next stop—adoption! #TreeHouseCats #Kittens #Meow #Cats
Sometimes visitors are surprised to learn we’re Sometimes visitors are surprised to learn we’re a cat-only shelter at Tree House 🐱—but this weekend, you can meet cats and dogs (plus guinea pigs + rabbits!) all in one place 🐶🐹🐰⁠ ⁠ ✨ Super Adoption Saturday ✨⁠ 📍 Lake County Fairgrounds | 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake, IL⁠ 📅 Saturday, Sept. 27 | 11 AM – 4 PM⁠ ⁠ 18+ rescues and shelters are coming together with 300+ adoptable animals—and special adoption discounts! 💕 No entrance fee, just show up and maybe meet your new best friend.⁠ ⁠ 🐱 These kittens—Control, Alt, Delete, Rainbowcore, Ethereal Grunge, & Chrome Dreams—will all be at the event, waiting to meet you!⁠ ⁠ Learn more 👉 chicagolandhumane.org (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ Interested in supporting this special event? Buy a t-shirt showing your support for the Chicagoland Humane Coalition—available in multiple styles and colors.⁠ ⁠ 👕🛒 https://www.bonfire.com/super-adoption-saturday-2025/
🚨 Our adoption floor* will be CLOSED this Satur 🚨 Our adoption floor* will be CLOSED this Saturday, September 27—but you can still adopt #TreeHouseCats!⁠ ⁠ 🐾 How? By joining us at Super Adoption Saturday! For one incredible day, #TeamTreeHouse and 30+ cats and kittens will be at the Lake County Fairgrounds with DISCOUNTED ADOPTIONS. We’ll be alongside 18+ other rescues and shelters, with 300+ animals waiting to meet their families—including cats, dogs, guinea pigs, and rabbits!⁠ ⁠ ✨ Thinking about adopting a Tree House cat this Saturday? Just head to Grayslake instead!⁠ ⁠ 📍 Lake County Fairgrounds | 1060 E. Peterson Rd., Grayslake, IL⁠ 📅 Saturday, Sept. 27 | 11 AM – 4 PM⁠ ⁠ 👉 Learn more at chicagolandhumane.org (link in bio)⁠ ⁠ *While our adoption floor will be closed, our Cat Café and retail store will still be open at their normal operating hours, with staff breaks from 12:30–1:30 P.M.
✨ Meet Harlow ✨⁠ ⁠ We first met Harlow bac ✨ Meet Harlow ✨⁠ ⁠ We first met Harlow back in 2010, when she was adopted from Tree House. Earlier this summer, she returned to us, and spent some time in a foster home so we could get to know our old friend all over again. 💛⁠ ⁠ During her foster stay, we learned so much about this sweet girl:⁠ 🐾 Loves laser pointers and Meow Mix⁠ 😴 Naps in her carrier (or by a sunny window)⁠ 🌿 Brings a calming, gentle presence to the home⁠ ⁠ If you’re looking for a mellow, low-energy companion, Harlow might just be your perfect match. She’s now back at Tree House and ready to meet her new family!⁠ ⁠ 👉 Learn more about Harlow: treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals/ (link in bio!)
All aboard the newest arrivals to their Happy Endi All aboard the newest arrivals to their Happy Ending Tails! 🚂 One week in, and Celeste and Freddie Rumble Fish, formerly known as Brown Line and Orange Line, are already full of love and vibrant personalities 🤎🧡⁠ ⁠ Celeste, the gentle little brown one, loves to snuggle and explore, while her brother Freddie Rumble Fish, the fiery orange line in the back, is always up for a game or a snack. 😋 Together, they’re a whirlwind of play, cuddles, and naps—and often are curled up cozily and sweetly side by side.⁠ ⁠ These two are (adorable) proof that the best journeys lead straight to love. 😻 We couldn’t be happier to watch them settle in and thrive!
🐾 NEXT WEEK: Are you ready to meet 300+ adoptab 🐾 NEXT WEEK: Are you ready to meet 300+ adoptable pets—cats 🐱, dogs 🐶, guinea pigs 🐹, and rabbits 🐰?⁠ ⁠ ✨ Super Adoption Saturday is back for its second year—with DISCOUNTED ADOPTIONS at the Lake County Fairgrounds!⁠ ⁠ Tree House will be there alongside 17+ shelters & rescues for a furr-tastic day where families (and hearts ❤️) grow bigger—one adoption at a time! Our shelter alone will be bringing 30+ cats and kittens for you to meet.⁠ ⁠ 🎟️ No entrance fee—just come on by!⁠ ⁠ 📍 Lake County Fairgrounds⁠ 1060 East Peterson Road, Grayslake, IL⁠ ⁠ 📅 Saturday, September 27⁠ 🕚 11 A.M.–4 P.M.⁠ ⁠ 👉 Learn more: chicagolandhumane.org (link in bio)
This week’s Cat Café drink special is the Cocoa This week’s Cat Café drink special is the Cocoa Coconut Latte! ☕️🥥🍫 Our menu is the cat’s whiskers—loaded with coffees, teas (yes, matcha and popping boba too!), and more. Whether you’re feline fancy and want to try something new, or you’re loyal to a classic sip that never loses its purr, every drink helps support #TreeHouseCats. Come paws for a drink and stay for the real treat: hanging out with our café kitty, Shiva! Book your lounge time here: treehouseanimals.org/cafe/ #TreeHouseCats #Cats #CatCafe #Cafe #Coffee #Tea #Matcha #Chicago
✨ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: KORRA HAS BEEN ADOPTED! ✨ SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: KORRA HAS BEEN ADOPTED! ✨⁠ ⁠ On the very day #TeamTreeHouse and friends wore their Yearbook Trio t-shirts featuring Korra’s purrfect face… her adopter walked through our doors. 💫 After over a year of waiting, our long-stay girl finally met her match! Call it fate—or maybe just the good vibes you all bring when you support #TreeHouseCats. 🐾⁠ ⁠ Now two of the Yearbook Trio—Mashumaro and Korra—are home, leaving one star still waiting: Honeysauce. 💛 Could your positive vibes (and a Yearbook Trio tee) help him find his person next?⁠ ⁠ ⏰ Only 6 days left to grab this LIMITED EDITION shirt in multiple styles and colors. Every purchase supports cats in need and spreads the love across Chicagoland and beyond.⁠ ⁠ 👉 bonfire.com/yearbook-trio (link in bio!)
Silent steps. Secret moves. A heart of gold. Ninja Silent steps. Secret moves. A heart of gold. Ninja lives up to his name! 😝⁠ ⁠ This shy yet stealthy kitty is a true master of the sneak—he might disappear into a hideout when he hears new sounds or footsteps nearby, but don’t be fooled: Ninja’s greatest skill isn’t hiding, it’s love. 💗 Once you’ve earned his trust, he’ll shower you with pets, snuggles, and loyalty worthy of a true feline sensei.⁠ ⁠ Ninja turns 14 soon, and he’s ready for his next mission: finding a loving adopter to whisk him into a cozy, loving home. Will you be the chosen one? 😍⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Meet Ninja, available for adoption from his foster home:⁠ treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals (link in bio)
Fourteen #TreeHouseCats found homes last week—ju Fourteen #TreeHouseCats found homes last week—just in time for one last burst of summer in Chicago! 🌞🐾⁠ ⁠ We’re especially celebrating two Cat Café residents ☕, both living with feline leukemia (FeLV), who found their love-filled #HappyEndingTails. Their adoptions also create space for more FeLV+ cats to meet the families waiting to welcome them! 🏡✨⁠ ⁠ Congratulations to these adult cats beginning new chapters:⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Vision & Wanda Maximoff⁠ 🎤 Jason Funderburker (FeLV+) — caught mid-meow!⁠ 🚦 Crossroads (FeLV+)⁠ 🍎 Apple Crisp⁠ 🧇 Waffles⁠ 🌸 Cinnamon Girl⁠ ⁠ And best wishes to these kittens in their new homes:⁠ 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Smoke & Stack⁠ 🍗 Chicken Nuggie⁠ 🎸 Osbourne⁠ 🍿 Popper⁠ 🦖 Raptor⁠ 🐞 Firefly
NICE CAT OF THE WEEK: SHIVA 😇⁠ This girl dese NICE CAT OF THE WEEK: SHIVA 😇⁠ This girl deserves a raise! Running the Cat Café lounge like a pro, Shiva is in charge of all the pets, hellos, and attention—and she loves every second.⁠ ⁠ NAUGHTY CAT OF THE WEEK: SUPERCALI 😼⁠ Busted for snapping the cutest window pic in her foster home! Supercali looks cozy and ethereal—and she could look just as magical in yours.⁠ ⁠ Both girls have feline leukemia virus (FeLV), which weakens their immune systems but doesn’t stop them from living happy, love-filled lives. 💚 They’re ready for adoption!⁠ ⁠ 👉 Meet Shiva & Supercali: treehouseanimals.org/adopt/adoptable-animals (link in bio)
Which kitty do you want to adopt this week? 🐱 Which kitty do you want to adopt this week? 🐱 #TreeHouseCats #Cats #Adopt #Chicago
When Honeysauce first arrived at Tree House, we di When Honeysauce first arrived at Tree House, we didn’t know much about him—just that he’d been found wandering the streets of Humboldt Park. 🏙️⁠ ⁠ Over a year later, we’ve discovered all the little things that make Mr. Sauce purr. He loves variety: perching up high, snoozing by the window, hanging out in a cat tunnel, or hiding away in a cozy corner. He’s also a fan of food puzzles—fun ones only, though. (No overthinking for this guy!)⁠ ⁠ And when he’s done for the day, his favorite spot is curled up between his foster dad’s legs on the couch. 🛋️💛⁠ ⁠ You can help Honeysauce—and all #TreeHouseCats—thrive by:⁠ ⁠ 👕Wearing him on our Yearbook Trio t-shirt (only 10 days left to order)!⁠ 🏡Bring him home for adoption!⁠ ⁠ 👉 Order your t-shirt and learn more about our long stay cats: bonfire.com/yearbook-trio (link in bio)
Like a dreamy ‘90s ballad and a cult-favorite sa Like a dreamy ‘90s ballad and a cult-favorite sandwich, Mazz & Mack are an iconic and unexpected duo who found their Happy Ending Tail together! 👯💫⁠ ⁠ Mazzy Star (Mazz) and McRib (Mack) didn’t arrive together, but during their time at Tree House, our behavior specialist had an idea: what if these two high-energy cats just needed each other? 💡One playdate later, they instantly became tag-team partners in (adorable) crime. 🚨😻⁠ ⁠ Mack is the lovebug of the pair—always rubbing up against legs, hopping into laps, and insisting on more pets. 💞Meanwhile, Mazz is gently curious, but content to do her own thing (until it’s time to play). 😁 After a cozy stay in foster care, these two found the perfect home where they can run, wrestle, nap, and cause chaos side by side. 🐈‍⬛🎉⁠ ⁠ Mazz & Mack are two feline faces of Tree House’s September fundraising campaign and are proof that a little matchmaking can change lives. 😸⁠ ⁠ You can help more furry friendships bloom by supporting our mission and donating to help many, many more cats like Mazz and Mack thrive: link is in our bio!🐾⁠
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Tree House Humane Society
7225 N. Western Ave.
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