Food & Fosters Needed!!!
See the video of the playing kittens. These kittens are new arrivals. They spent their entire lives in a window well before they were nabbed on Tuesday. Initially fearful, they have boundless energy! This is before their crate was cleaned up, kittens are MESSY. They also eat a lot of food! Please consider donating canned Fancy Feast kitten poultry flavors and Friskies pate canned food (we are going through so much as many kittens are reaching 5 months in foster) so we can keep them well-fed and happy! This is a group of five - their names are Mayo, Mango, Marty, Marika, Maya. Just one example of why we need fosters! It is the end of Summer; some families need to stop fostering but the incoming felines do not stop in observance of volunteer calendars. We are struggling to care for the cats that need homes, fosters initially but forever homes going forward. Please, if you can, foster, tell everyone that you know about how wonderful our cats/kittens are, and please donate food so we can continue to care for the hundreds of cats we impact!
More August S/N!
8/12/24 – DCAS – 1 friendly female they squeezed in surgery for us.
8/15/24 – DCAS – 18 ferals, 8 friendlies, 14 males, 12 females. One feral female had already been spayed, one feral female was euthanized due to a rectal fistula – abscess between base of tail and rectum that would have been impossible to heal.
8/22/24 – DCAS – 13 ferals, 12 friendlies, 13 males, 12 females. They were kind enough to treat a 5-week-old kitten, Marty, who had a wound on his cheek. One of the female ferals had an unusual condition – a urachal remnant - A urachal remnant occurs when the tube between a fetus's bladder and belly button doesn't seal as it should. In some cases, a urachal remnant can cause complications, such as urinary tract infections and a rare type of bladder cancer. Surgically removing the remnant prevents these potential complications – treated and she should not have any future issues!
Total: 115 so far in August, 516 to date in 2024 and 15,396 since our start.
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As Many as Possible as Soon As Possible
Ice Cream Social for Feral Fixers – Hope to See You There!
Join us on Tuesday, August 27 from 4pm to 7pm at Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, 521 Oakbrook Center, Oak Brook, IL 60523. 25% of all sales during that time frame will be donated to Feral Fixers! No flyer needed, no last-minute printing or searching on your phone for the flyer! Come on in and have a delicious ice cream creation for the cats! How to get there - escalator/elevator access to Jeni’s from the purple parking garage (near AMC Theater) is recommended. If you cannot make it and would like to donate, scan QR code on the flyer. Scheduled for after school or after work enjoyment! Hope to see you there!
Upcoming Adoption Event
Saturday, 8/31, 11am – 3pm – PetSmart, Finley Square Shopping Center at 1550 Butterfield Rd in Downers Grove, IL
We have just 33 cats posted on Petfinder with so many wonderful cats/kittens shown, but many more on hand. Fill out an adoption application and make a huge difference in the life of the right cat for you! We have dozens more kittens who are or will soon be of age for spay/neuter and then be adoptable, but we are still experiencing a shortage of surgery slot availability. There seem to be more kittens and friendly adults coming our way than we can possibly care for – please share our wonderful felines with everyone you know so that we can continue to make a difference in their lives!
Do You Have a Story?
Many of our adopters feel their new family members have changed their lives. If you have a story to share, please participate in the "Remember Me Thursday Contest" by October 4th, 2024, and benefit Feral Fixers! There are cash and product prizes for the designated organization mentioned in your story and you get to share with others the benefits of adoption!
We look forward to your stories!