Nothing else you do will alleviate as much suffering or prevent the killing or 'warehousing' of adoptable pets as quickly or efficiently as spaying and neutering." ~ Nancy Burnet
On Saturday July 9 at noon seven week old Declan (pictured left) underwent life-saving emergency surgery for intestinal blockage. The vet did an amazing job and removed bundles of worms and rock hard fecal matter. We are delighted to report that he is do amazing! He is playing and purring, eating and drinking and, yes, having bowel movements! This is our little miracle kitty. Needless to say, the vet bill for his surgery as well as pre- and post-surgery vet care is extremely costly. We are also dealing with the vet care of his sick siblings (who are improving). Finance wise NSNAP is now behind the eight ball. We are in arrears at the vet and we still need to provide food and litter and further vet care for these babies and other kittens and cats in our care. If you are able to help us out with a donation at this time it would be very much appreciated. Donations can be made by e-transfer to nsnap@cogeco.ca or you can click on the How You Can Help tab and a donation button will appear that will allow you to donate by credit card, debit card or PayPal. No donation is too small.
UPDATE for the sick kittens. They have all been to the vet and have been dewormed and are now all on antibiotics as well as two types of eye drops. While they are not out of the woods, four of the five kittens are improving. However the fifth kitten, the gray and white one (who we named Declan because he is such a sweet, good little boy) is in trouble. He is pictured here. He is severely constipated to the point that he has megacolon, which is very unusual for a kitten of his age (7 weeks). He has been to the vets every day for enemas but he is not unblocking. Yesterday he had x-rays and more enemas. He is going back in today. If these treatments do not work surgery may be an option but, besides being costly, surgery for a kitten his age is very risky. Please keep him in your prayers and thoughts. He is absolutely the sweetest little boy and we are all rooting for him to make it. Please make a donation to his veterinary care if you have not already done so. No donation is too small. Donations can be made by e-transfer to nsnap@cogeco.ca or you can click on the How You Can Help tab and a donation button will appear that will allow you to donate by credit card, debit card or PayPal.
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Our aim is to help end cat overpopulation in the Niagara Region
That there is a cat overpopulation means simply this: there are not enough homes for all the cats and kittens. As a result, thousands of healthy, adoptable cats and kittens are killed each year in Niagara alone. It is our failure to spay and neuter our pets that has brought us to this tragic situation. Consider this: one female cat and her offspring, in 7 years, can be responsible for the birth of 420,000 cats.
Pet abandonment is also a major contributing factor to the cat overpopulation crisis. In Niagara thousands of abandoned pets and feral cats suffer sickness, exposure, starvation and death on the streets and in the countryside as they attempt to survive on their own.
The single most important thing you can do to help end this sad situation is: spay/neuter your pet! Do not allow your pet to breed. For every new kitten born more animals in shelters die. Please be a responsible pet owner and fix your pet! Spay/neuter surgeries will lead to a decrease in the euthanasia rate and increase the live release rate (the number of animals that leave the shelter alive) of animals. If you cannot afford to spay/neuter you pet, please contact one of the two local low cost spay neuter clinics. There are no income requirements to using the clinic.
Welland & District Regional Spay Neuter clinic
700 E Main St, Welland, ON L3B 3Y4
289-820-9651
Lincoln County Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic
160 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B6
(905) 688-7722
http://spayneuter.ontariospca.ca/booking.html
Besides being the humane thing to do, there are many health benefits to spaying and neutering your pets! It will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Spaying a female cat helps prevent uterine and ovarian cancer. It will also help prevent mammary gland cancer, perianal tumors, and pyometra. Neutering your male cat prevents prostate and testicular cancer. Cats that have been spayed or neutered are less likely to roam and/or get into fights that can lead to serious bite wounds that spread diseases such as Feline Leukemia, Feline Aids, and Feline Infectious Anemia.
If you would like to support our work by making a much needed financial donation, please click on the "How You Can Help Tab " and you will see a donation button allowing you to pay either by PayPal or by Credit card. For a list of cats/kittens up for adoption please click on the "Up for Adoption" tab.
That there is a cat overpopulation means simply this: there are not enough homes for all the cats and kittens. As a result, thousands of healthy, adoptable cats and kittens are killed each year in Niagara alone. It is our failure to spay and neuter our pets that has brought us to this tragic situation. Consider this: one female cat and her offspring, in 7 years, can be responsible for the birth of 420,000 cats.
Pet abandonment is also a major contributing factor to the cat overpopulation crisis. In Niagara thousands of abandoned pets and feral cats suffer sickness, exposure, starvation and death on the streets and in the countryside as they attempt to survive on their own.
The single most important thing you can do to help end this sad situation is: spay/neuter your pet! Do not allow your pet to breed. For every new kitten born more animals in shelters die. Please be a responsible pet owner and fix your pet! Spay/neuter surgeries will lead to a decrease in the euthanasia rate and increase the live release rate (the number of animals that leave the shelter alive) of animals. If you cannot afford to spay/neuter you pet, please contact one of the two local low cost spay neuter clinics. There are no income requirements to using the clinic.
Welland & District Regional Spay Neuter clinic
700 E Main St, Welland, ON L3B 3Y4
289-820-9651
Lincoln County Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic
160 Fourth Ave, St. Catharines, ON L2S 0B6
(905) 688-7722
http://spayneuter.ontariospca.ca/booking.html
Besides being the humane thing to do, there are many health benefits to spaying and neutering your pets! It will increase his/her chance of a longer and healthier life. Spaying a female cat helps prevent uterine and ovarian cancer. It will also help prevent mammary gland cancer, perianal tumors, and pyometra. Neutering your male cat prevents prostate and testicular cancer. Cats that have been spayed or neutered are less likely to roam and/or get into fights that can lead to serious bite wounds that spread diseases such as Feline Leukemia, Feline Aids, and Feline Infectious Anemia.
If you would like to support our work by making a much needed financial donation, please click on the "How You Can Help Tab " and you will see a donation button allowing you to pay either by PayPal or by Credit card. For a list of cats/kittens up for adoption please click on the "Up for Adoption" tab.
Reducing the flood of unwanted animals is best done...by stopping surplus animals from being born in the first place.
