Feral Fixers would like to thank EVERYONE who attended the Second Annual Frosty Claws Open House on January 17, 2010.
The event was a
BIG success. The turnout was great, we raised a lot of money and everyone had a great time!
The picture thumbnail is of but a part of the crowd that came out to support
Feral Fixers and it's work. If you click on it, you'll be able to see a
full-size version of the picture.
More photos from the event will be uploaded soon to our photo
gallery..
In 2009, Feral Fixers had 868 cats spayed/neutered. With the money we've raised at this event, plus the number of people who attended and expressed an interest in volunteering with Feral Fixers, we expect that our numbers for
2010 will be even higher!
Thanks again everyone!!
Nine for Tuesday
The Feral Blog
Written by Ted Semon
Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Super-volunteer Judy took nine ferals into the PAWS-Chicago Spay/Neuter clinic this morning (thanks Judy!) while I picked them up this evening and drove them back to Tammy's.
I had to wait an hour to get the cats this evening - Monica and her Pet Taxi brought in fifty (50!) ferals to be fixed and that kind of slowed things up a bit ☺ They don't come into PAWS as often as we do (it's a 100 mile ride) but when they do, they bring in a boatload of cats.
Six of the cats we did today were from a just-discovered situation in Lombard that had "only 4 or 5 cats" (according to the caretaker). Judy trapped the six and says that she saw at least four more that need to be trapped and fixed. We see this a lot - an underestimation of the number of cats at a location. But you have to get them all done, no matter how many there are. If you don't, the numbers will just continue to increase and soon, the unfixed cats will outnumber the fixed cats - and then you're just about back to square one. With Judy on the case, however, I'm sure we'll get them all - and soon...
PAWS also donated 10 large bags of dry cat food to us today - Thanks PAWS! We have a couple of 'new' colony caretakers who are very short on money (who isn't these days?) and we'll distribute most of the food to them. We will keep a couple of bags in reserve for those 'special situations' which often show up.
These nine cats are the first ones we've done for March. This brings us to 59 for the year and 1,538 overall.
And 5 more on Thursday
The Feral Blog
Written by Ted Semon
Friday, February 26, 2010
Yesterday, Feral Fixers had five more feral cats spayed/neutered at the PAWS-Chicago Spay/Neuter clinic. This is the first 'run' we've done this year that has been only feral cats, no 'friendly ferals' in the mix.
Super-volunteer Judy drove them into PAWS (thanks Judy!) while I picked them up and brought them back to Tammy's.
Things are starting to ramp up. We've got another trip scheduled for next Tuesday and possibly another one for next Thursday - and then the Sunday after that.
Some/most of the cats we get are of the 'common' variety - beautiful of course (all cats are beautiful) but not especially striking. We had one yesterday which was - a very large, very striking, mostly gray cat with the biggest and widest eyes I've ever seen. He truly was magnificent.
With these five cats, we've now done 32 so far in the month of February, 50 this year and 1,529 overall.
5 more on Sunday
The Feral Blog
Written by Ted Semon
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
On Sunday morning, a new volunteer (Julie) and I took five cats into the PAWS Chicago Spay/Neuter clinic for spay/neuter surgery.
I had a previous commitment for that evening, so another volunteer (Mary) and Julie picked up the cats from PAWS and brought them back to Tammy's for recovery.
Thanks Julie and Mary!
While we are PAWS, waiting to get checked in, I was able to speak with Rochelle Michalek - the Director of the Spay/Neuter clinic. She told me that PAWS had performed over 3,600 spay/neuter surgeries on feral cats in 2009! That's a big, big number and we are again grateful to PAWS for what they do. For $25, the feral cats have the spay/neuter surgery performed, micro-chip inserted, vaccinations for rabies and distemper and are treated for ear mites and worms. You just can't beat that deal...
With these five cats, Feral Fixers has now had 27 surgeries performed this month, 45 this year and 1,524 overall since our inception.
February Notes
From The President
Written by Tammy McAuley
Monday, February 01, 2010
Frosty Claws
Many thanks to everyone who donated to and attended Frosty Claws! The atmosphere was especially pleasant this year, almost everyone seemed to know at least one other person there and by the time they left they knew many more. I was very glad to see people that I’ve known for years and to meet so many new people!
As our colony map illustrates, people who TNR are not alone! Seeing the 300+ colonies that we have assisted had a huge impact on people. Some colonies are next door to each other, some several blocks away, yet they share the same cats. We hope to fill in all those empty spaces, as there are most likely cats to be done there!
Our special thanks to:
Lilac Bakery
Miscellany by Monick
Lynfred Winery
Essential Healing & Massage
Rita Cervantes and Judy Jarosik for hosting the candy bar raffle
Laura Magrini – Recycled 2 New
Shirley Ekblad, AVON representative
Felines, Inc who donated a van full of canned food and towels
Jennifer Wyrick
Emelia Hobart was the winner of the Attendance Raffle! She donated the $25 gas card right back to us – thank you, Emelia!
The event has grown – next year we will need another location – please let us know any suggestions you might have. We need a place that: holds 100 people, we can serve food, we can ask for a donation at the door, plenty of parking, close to Lombard and we have at least a 6 hour window in which to hold the event in January.
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