ICAN - Invermere Companion Animal Network

06/26/2024

No cows Milk

It’s a long-standing myth that cats love milk. While they will drink it, they actually lack the enzymes necessary to process standard cow’s milk that you buy in the stores. It’s best to avoid putting a bowl of milk thinking it’s the best solution. It is far better to provide a dish of clean water and some solid food.

Nursing kittens away from their mother need a special milk formula that replicates their mother’s milk (eg - KMR, Kiltten Milk Replacement). In some cases, they need to be rehomed with another new mother cat.

06/22/2024

It's AUCTION TIME at Bosley's Invermere!
FLASH FUNDRAISING AUCTION!!!! From today till June 28 we have various items donated by amazing local business' for auction. All proceeds going to ICAN. If you would like to make a bid but are short on time you can call the store to bid at 1-778-526-9534

06/22/2024

Oh our boy Wallace has attracted attention with his graceful, calm and loving personality.
This sweet, lovable laid back 3 year old boy truly deserves his forever home. He loves pets, brushes, cuddles and gets along well with the other cats at ICAN's cage-free animal shelter.
Wallace is the most amazing guy. He loves to be loved and wants to be around you, brushing up against your leg and holding on for a hug. I’d bring him home in a heartbeat if I could, can’t you?
To adopt this beautiful boy, please fill out an application form at: www.icanbc.com/forms/adoption-application/
ADULT ADOPTIONS ARE REDUCED $50 in June!
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Shop our Tru Earth fundraiser at tru-earth.sjv.io/ICANBC

06/21/2024

BBQ Fundraiser
June 29th (Rain or Shine) from 11-2pm
at Home Hardware Invermere!
All the fixings will be there for you to dress your Bratwurst or Sausage the way you like AND you can get a pop or water for a minimum $5 donation. Come out and support the cats and kittens in ICAN's care.
Generously supported by Home Hardware, Konig Fine Meats, Invermere Bakery and No Frills.

06/20/2024

ICAN's Feature adult is WALLACE.
❤️️ Adoptable in Invermere, BC❤️️.
This sweet, lovable laid back 3 year old boy truly deserves his forever home. He loves pets, brushes, cuddles and gets along well with the other cats at ICAN's cage-free animal shelter.
Wallace is the most amazing guy. He loves to be loved and wants to be around you, brushing up against your leg and holding on for a hug. I’d bring him home in a heartbeat if I could, can’t you?
To adopt this beautiful boy, please fill out an application form at: www.icanbc.com/forms/adoption-application/
ADULT ADOPTIONS ARE REDUCED $50 in June!
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Shop our Tru Earth fundraiser at tru-earth.sjv.io/ICANBC

06/19/2024

FOUND in Spur Valley.

The message received is, "He/she is very malnourished and very boney. The cat is scared but friendly and is nice towards humans (it hasn't hissed once) I think it was looking for help".
The cat is being cared for, fed and has a warm place to sleep. If you are missing this kitty please email [email protected] so we can help you reunite with your pretty kitty.
Open Tues-Sat from 11-3pm
ICAN 2025 CALENDAR CONTEST IS OPEN!!
Here we go! The link is www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc

06/16/2024

ICAN… and you can. Together we can

06/16/2024

Oh the WEEKLY poses of the cats. So adorable, so loving… purring ‘take me home’! Adoption rates are reduced by $50 in June excluding kittens. Please consider adopting, these wonderful cats would love their forever home. Is that you?
If you're interested in meeting/adopting any of our beautiful kitties, please fill out an application online at www.icanbc.com/forms/adoption-application/
Open Tues-Sat from 11-3pm
ICAN 2025 CALENDAR CONTEST IS OPEN!!
Here we go! The link is www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc

06/13/2024

After 353 days in our care, ICAN is so excited to say SUMMER was ADOPTED and went to her furr-ever loving home today.
Everyone that knew Summer, loved her as she was always the first to greet you at the door and put smiles on everyone's face that she met. You will be missed little Summer but we are happy you are finally at home with a wonderful family who adores you.

06/13/2024

🐾Courtesy post🐾
🏠Home to Home 🏠

Name: Juneau
Approx Age: 9 months
S*x: Female

Please Note: This is a courtesy post and not associated with ICAN, it is an assistance post to help with finding her a new home.

Please Share: Even if you can’t adopt, your support matters. Share this post to help us reach potential people who can provide the loving environment this pet deserves!

06/12/2024

JUNE IS NATIONAL ADOPT A SHELTER CAT MONTH
Adoption rates are REDUCED by $50 in June.
Age 1-7 years old, is reduced to $100
Age 7 and up is reduced to $25
Please consider adopting one of our beautiful cats who would love their forever loving home. View all our adoptable cats at www.icanbc.com/companions/adoptables/
OPEN Tues-Sat from 11-3pm.... Come visit us!

06/08/2024

Oh the WEEKLY poses of the cats. So adorable, so loving… purring ‘take me home’! Adoption rates are reduced by $50 in June. Please consider adopting, these wonderful cats would love their forever home. Is that you?
If you're interested in meeting/adopting any of our beautiful kitties, please fill out an application online at www.icanbc.com/forms/adoption-application/
Open Tues-Sat from 11-3pm
ICAN 2025 CALENDAR CONTEST IS OPEN!!
Here we go! The link is www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc

06/06/2024

Thank you invermere for the bottle and can donations (no cream) it’s how we are paying our bills right now These donations pay for spay/neuters, wet and dry food, cat litter and vet bills
Drop them off 24/7 behind the front gate. Thank you so much as the community support is amazing! If anyone has a truck (we don’t) please stop by Friday mornings and help us bring them to the depot
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Enter ICAN 2025 Calendar Contest at: www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc

06/05/2024

An update from SHAZAM's family who adopted him 10 years ago! We love receiving these happy stories, keep sending them in!

"I just want to send an update of Shazam. We adopted him 10 years ago from ICAN. We decided to keep his name that was given to him. We also call him Sammy. He is now 11 years old. We are so blessed to have him. He hasn't changed much over the years. He is still super cuddly, and loves being inside where it is safe. Thank you ICAN for my best friend so many years ago."
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Enter ICAN 2025 Calendar Contest at: www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc

06/03/2024

Thank you Fairmont Hot Springs Resort for starting up your annual and inviting ICAN and GALS Animal Rescue. What fun everyone had people and pups!! This fundraiser was a blast.

06/02/2024

Pooch Plunge at the Fairmont Hot Springs Resort is in full swing!! Only $10/dog until 2:30pm today

06/02/2024

JUNE IS NATIONAL ADOPT A SHELTER CAT MONTH
Meow! National Adopt a Cat Month in June encourages us to remember our feline friends when considering a new pet. **Adoption rates are reduced by $50 in June **

Feline fur babies come with as many personalities as they do colors and coats. They curl into our hearts and will just as quickly remind us they decide who they love. Whether they were born in the shelter, surrendered, or abandoned, 3.4 million find their way to a shelter annually.
When considering the adoption of a furbaby, take your time. Each shelter animal will touch your heart, so be sure to find a life-long love.
*Consider your lifestyle. Will you have time for an active kitten or will an adult cat be more to your pace?
*Make multiple visits before making a choice.
*Sometimes, the purrfect cat will choose you. Spend one-on-one time with the cat so you have some bonding meowments and their true personality comes through.
*Do other members of your fur family need to be considered? If so, be sure to introduce them to be sure their personalities mesh.
When you bring your new family member home, have a space ready for him to decompress and adjust to his new abode. Don't be surprised if he hides at first. This is normal cat behavior.
OPEN Tues-Sat from 11-3pm.... Come visit us!
Adoptable felines are viewable online at www.icanbc.com
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06/01/2024

ICAN 2025 CALENDAR CONTEST IS OPEN!!

Here we go! The link is www.gogophotocontest.com/icanbc
The entry fee per photo is $5. You can reserve a spot for $5 or purchase a wallet space on the front or back pages for $15. These spaces are limited BUT you can enter the contest as many times as you would like. Entry deadline for the 2025 Calendar is August 16th and then the voting begins on Aug 17-31st!!!!
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues - Sat from 11-3pm

2025 Calendar Contest

06/01/2024

Will you wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY? I am also 7yrs old today.
Ruby came to ICAN 366 days ago. She is the sweetest little girl who loves pets, rubs and food! Ruby greets you, comes when called and loves people. She has had enjoyed the adventures of life inside and outside, however Ruby can now only an indoor cat unless she has access to a catio.
You see, back in February, Ruby went from being a healthy girl to being admitted into the intensive care unit and stayed at IVH for a week. The wonderful Vet care and staff care she received was appreciated as they kept Ruby's spirits up and she received the best care. We still aren't sure how or why her health took a turn but it is under control now with a renal wet and dry food diet. Yes, she has a restricted diet for her stage 2 kidney failure. She has so much love to give, could that be you?
Life at ICAN is pretty good, so many people come every day to feed me and clean our room, sometimes even play with me. I love that ICAN is cage-free and a no-kill shelter, without them I don't know where I would be. Thank you ICAN.
MY BIRTHDAY WISH
I would love to see all my ICAN buddies and me find our forever loving homes. Shelter life is good, but having your own loving family would be ahh-mazing! Please consider adopting an adult cat, our personalities are stable and we are fun too.
Please donate to our care and Vet bills at www.icanbc.com/donate/
OPEN Tues-Sat from 11-3pm.... Come visit us!

06/01/2024

Will you wish US a HAPPY BIRTHDAY? We are 7yrs old today.
Do you remember Frankel’s story? His three brothers were brought to ICAN, and we were told the fourth couldn’t be found. Six weeks later we were told the movers found a cat and we were given access to the house. We have no idea how Frankel survived in an abandoned house with only the dirty toilet seat left up to drink from. With the neighbour’s assistance and they kept going back to check. Finally, Frankel came to ICAN. He was a scared. Hungry. Severely under weight. He didn’t really know what the heck he went through but when he saw his brother Hank, both had a sigh of relief. I’m safe, my brother is here.
With love and dedication Frankel was fed small meals throughout the day to help his digestive track to slowly work again and to gain weight. Our efforts worked as Frankel went from 4.5lbs to over 10lbs. He’s been given a clean bill of health by the Vet. Yeah!!
Hank and Frankel are now 7 years old. Our records have them coming into ICAN at 4 weeks old the first time back in 2017. They were adopted together and now they are back by no fault of their own. It took Hank a few weeks to trust as did Frankel when he arrived. We didn’t stop helping them feel safe again. Loved again. Now the are both cuddle monsters who love attention. We would love for them to stay together forever in a loving home. Is that you? Please apply to adopt these two loving, cuddly brothers. Hank & Frankel have been with ICAN over 300 days.
OUR BIRTHDAY WISH
I would love to see all my ICAN buddies, and I, find our forever loving homes. Shelter life is good, but having your own loving family would be ahh-mazing! Please consider adopting an adult cat, our personalities are stable, and we use the litter box.
Please donate to our care and Vet bills at www.icanbc.com/donate/
OPEN Tues-Sat from 11-3pm.... Come visit us!

06/01/2024

Hello June and BIRTHDAYS of 3 felines tomorrow that are in our care. Can you guess who? ICAN, can you?

05/31/2024

Will you wish me a HAPPY BIRTHDAY? 🌸🌷 I'm ONE years old today.
I came to ICAN when I was 4 weeks old. My mom was a feral and another rescue tried to trap our mom too, but only were able to rescue me and my litter mates. I was brought to ICAN and rushed into foster care and bottle fed. I was tiny and fragile. Our foster mom was SO good to us, she bathed us a few times!
I've been in ICAN's care for 365 days and have seen 100's of cats and kittens be adopted. I was not adopted because I was under Vet care, there was something wrong with me and ICAN wanted to know what it was. After many tests and an Ultrasound, I was told I have a small gallbladder and require Hydrolyzed Protein (wet & dry) for the rest of my life. I can eat small meals with no problems. I cannot go outside as I might eat something that is not good for me. I love my treats, playtime... I get into everything - I am a kitten!! That's right, I'm playful, I like other cats and love people of all ages.
Life at ICAN is pretty good, so many people come every day to feed me and clean our room, sometimes even play with me. I love that ICAN is cage-free and a no-kill shelter, without them I don't know where I would be... I couldn't imagine being homeless or living outside.

MY BIRTHDAY WISH
I would love to see all my ICAN buddies and me find our forever loving homes. Shelter life is good, but having your own loving family would be ahh-mazing! Please consider adopting an adult cat, our personalities are stable and we use the litter box.
Please donate to our care and Vet bills at www.icanbc.com/donate/
OPEN Tues-Sat from 11-3pm.... Come visit us!

05/30/2024

Remember us? TCHAIKOVSKY & ANNA??
An update from their new forever family.
"If ANNA can’t find TCHAIKOVSKY, she will search for him, and if Tchaikovsky can’t find Anna, he will meow looking for her until they find each other. I think they keep another good company. I’ve caught them booping their noses together a few times. Tchaikovsky is quite gentle with Anna, and Anna is always ready for adventure and playful with Tchaikovsky. They often share napping spaces together."
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Shop our Tru Earth fundraiser at tru-earth.sjv.io/ICANBC

05/29/2024

ICAN's Feature adult is IAN.
❤️️ Adoptable in Invermere, BC❤️️.
This gorgeous, sweet, lovable, feisty 3-5 year old boy truly deserves his forever home. He loves pets, brushes and treats. He was an inside/outside cat before arriving at ICAN and would do well in an adult only home.
To adopt this beautiful boy, please fill out an application form at: www.icanbc.com/forms/adoption-application/
www.icanbc.com
Open Tues-Sat from 11 to 3pm
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Shop our Tru Earth fundraiser at tru-earth.sjv.io/ICANBC

05/29/2024

Update on Phantom. 2 weeks tomorrow we trapped him and have been waiting patiently for his Entropion surgery. This is a very delicate, microscopic surgery which not many Vets can perform, I know we need to be patient.
He is coming along, Anne and I can pet him while others can frighten him. He is safe. He is fed. He is warm. Phantoms eye needs the Entropion surgery and the funds (we think) have been raised because of people like you who care. THANK YOU! Phantom was once a tame cat who turned feral for some reason and he’s coming back around. Phantom came to ICAN for help, and help he will receive. Phantom is loved.

05/26/2024

Do you remember Missy from last summer? ICAN received an update from her fur-momma.
"Missy has become the cuddliest girl. It took a couple weeks after she came home to realize she likes cuddling, and it started just laying by my feet or sleeping by my legs… these days she sleeps right by my face all night, and takes pretty much any chance to cuddle."
www.icanbc.com

05/25/2024

The kittens have a foster temporarily and a longer term foster is ready for them this week. It takes an army in rescue. These little ones lost their mom and are only 3-4 weeks old.
Pictured are three girls and a boy who will be ready for their forever homes in 2-3 months
www.icanbc.com
Tuesday-Sat 11-3pm

05/24/2024

Fostering saves lives. Can you help? ICAN is a non-profit no-kill animal shelter and when we are notified of a situation, we help if we can. We are limited to felines currently, no fault of our own as fosters are hard to find for dogs. Our outdoor enclosure is needing to be replaced and the floors in other sheds and in the house need repair. We are so limited to how we can help but we will never say no. Help us, help the animals in need in the Columbia Valley and become a monthly sponsor, even $5 helps and goes a long way.
www.icanbc.com/donate/
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05/24/2024

Ohhh, Little ones found under a bush in Riverside, in Fairmont Hot Springs, BC and no momma can be found, she didn't return. Thank you Sylvia for having the area monitored and checking. The three week old kittens are safe in foster care.