Time May Change, Cats Not So Much
Today, “Spring Forward”, cats in your colonies do not watch a clock and will expect you at the same time as the last 5 months. We will have more daylight for trapping, a good thing, but we have to adjust as well! Studies say that the length of daylight affects fertility, heat cycles. In reality, with the temperatures, the cats have not seemed to stop despite the calendar saying it was Winter.
Let’s get as many cats neutered as we possibly can this year! Attend our TNR Workshop and learn about the equipment and techniques to make that difference - Sunday, March 24th, 1 – 3pm at our building, 330 Eisenhower Ln N, Lombard. Ask questions, network, this is your opportunity!
3/7/24 – DCAS – 3 ferals, 2 males, 1 female. One male had an injured paw, received Convenia and we’re holding onto him for a few days for recovery. This time of year there is a lot of fighting between males and often they are chomping down on each other’s paws. The other male had taken up residence in a garage. That’s what we’ve been working on during our “down” time – injured and garage cats for the most part.
3/8/24 – GEAH – 1 male feral – had a pretty big wound under his left ear. We will be held for a while as well, required real stitches which can sometimes come out on their own, we’ll wait and see how he does.
Total: 4 cats for March, 49 for 2024, 14,929 since our start.
Looking back on our stats – in July, 2014 we TNR’d 249 cats in one month! Almost 1,300 for the year! We had almost unlimited surgery availability in the early days. Hoping we can get back there some day!
Next week our surgery availability numbers go up a little and there are MORE than enough cats waiting for the services we provide!
As Many as Possible As Soon As Possible
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| One of the 3/7 trip ferals - one reason we go thru towels - they manage to drag them inside no matter the small gap in the door! | Cats for 3/7/24 & 3/8/24. |
Help Us Out on Good Deeds Day!
Sunday, 4/14/24 11am – 3pm, 330 Eisenhower Ln N, Lombard!
Need an excuse for Spring Cleaning? Go thru those towels that get shoved to the back of the shelf – we can always use more towels as they tend to get shredded and worn out when placed over traps.
Not everyone gets newspapers these days so we try to keep a big supply on hand for the hundreds of cats we process every year. A layer 3 sheets deep go on the tables, we use a lot inside the traps, each week we can go thru many grocery bags worth (our preferred method of storing) to take care of the multiple cats we may have on hand before and after surgery. Collect from your neighbors and family!
Consult our Wish List, on our website and on Amazon, Chewy and Walmart – we try to keep them updated as much as possible. Our needs are basic, food, cleaning supplies are at the top. We can always use gift items that go on to be used in fundraisers. Share our information with friends, family and coworkers!
Fill out a Volunteer application for an ongoing donation of your time, Feral Fixers is supported by a wide variety of skills and resources. Feel good going forward!
There is no limit to the good you can do!
Make it Feel Good Day!