Officials seized 88 sick and malnourished cats from a hoarder's home in Ypsilanti Township early Wednesday, the Humane Society of Huron Valley said.

Some were saved from places as small as a silverware drawer.

"They are completely stressed," said Deb Kern, marketing coordinator for HSHV.

The society's Cruelty Investigation Team received several tips about the house and discovered the cats around 7 p.m. Tuesday night, officials said.

"This is probably the worst hoarding case we’ve seen in recent years," said Matt Schaecher, Director of HSHV’s Animal Cruelty and Rescue Department in a media release. "The house was beyond disgusting, with feces, flies and garbage everywhere. There were fragile little cats in every nook and cranny of the house. I literally pulled four cats out of the silverware drawer."

The cats streamed into the humane society over Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning, with all of them out of the house by about 1:30 a.m., Kern said.

They had various medical conditions and levels of socialization. Many of the cats had eye issues and upper respiratory infections due to the filth they were living in, Kern said.

The humane society was still in the process of assessing each cat Wednesday night. Kern said there were mainly adult cats with only about four or five kittens.

The home is a rental property that was inhabited by a woman in her mid-40s and her father, who is in his 80s, according to Mike Radzik, director of community standards for Ypsilanti Township.

Radzik said a building inspector found evidence of animal urine and feces in the carpet, walls, floors and cabinets. The house was immediately condemned because of the “seriously intense sanitation issues,” according to Radzik.

The landlord told the township he was already in the final stages of the eviction process and had expected to serve an eviction notice this week, though he wasn’t aware of the exact conditions there.

Officials did not disclose exactly where the house was located, but did say they will seek criminal charges against the woman.

An upcoming adoption event will help clear out space for the rescued cats, Kern said.

From Sept. 27-29, the Humane Society will offer free adoption of adult cats over the age of 5 months old already at HSHV.

Freelance reporter Tom Perkins contributed to this story.

John Counts covers cops and courts for the Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at johncounts@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter.