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75% of unwanted kittens come from feral and stray groups of cats. Trap-neuter-vaccinate-return is one of the best strategies to address cat overpopulation. This picture shows 5 feral cats being returned home after being spayed/neutered and vaccinated.
Where donations go
TNVR for Feral Cats
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Trap neuter vaccinate and return is our moto and the primary work that we do. It costs $40 to TNVR each cat and we often work on groups of cats exceeding 32 individuals - that's over $1,280 in a normal week.
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
When we're doing TNVR in a group of cats, we watch for kittens and friendly cats that could be adopted as pets. When we find those, we route them into foster homes instead of returning them to their outdoor homes. Foster cats are much more expensive than feral cats to spay/neuter and vaccinate ($74) and then there's all the food, litter and medications to buy.
Emergency Medical Cases
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Emergency Medical Cases
When stray or feral cats enter our program that are injured or sick, we provide emergency medical care. Usually with feral cats it's an infected wound that is as simple as $20 in antibiotics and a week with one of our experienced volunteers to treat. Other times it's surgery for a friendly stray cat or kitten after being hit by a car or a
When stray or feral cats enter our program that are injured or sick, we provide emergency medical care. Usually with feral cats it's an infected wound that is as simple as $20 in antibiotics and a week with one of our experienced volunteers to treat. Other times it's surgery for a friendly stray cat or kitten after being hit by a car or attacked by a larger animal. These cases are usually $500-$1000 in vet care.
Supplies
Spay/Neuter and Vaccinations for Friendly Cats
Emergency Medical Cases
Every cat that goes toward adoption needs flea treatment ($22) and dewormers ($15). Sometimes they need additional medications for ringworm ($80) or upper respiratory infections ($50).
Donated supplies like dry food, wet food, and litter are always greatly appreciated. At any given time there are 50-100 cats in our care. That's a lot of mouths to feed!