SNIP Spay & Neuter

11/06/2024

Weekday spay and neuter appointments are available! Our location is readily accessible from Portage Exit 19 on 80/94 expressway.

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11/05/2024

Nothing makes our tails wag like a happy client! 🌟 Here’s a five-star review that made our team smile this week:

Thank you to all our amazing pet parents for trusting us with your fur-babies! 🐶🐱 We’re here every week with more pet love and rave reviews—because happy tails make our day!

11/05/2024

Love this!

11/04/2024

On this drizzly day, illuminate someone’s life with your presence ☀️

11/04/2024

True! Lol

11/04/2024

Good ideas!

In most cases, cats will figure out how to use shelters on their own. Here are a few things you can do to attract them if it doesn't seem like your cats are using the shelter:

▪️Be patient. Some cats need a lot of time to get comfortable with a new shelter.
▪️Loosely fill the shelter ½ to ¾ full of straw, NOT HAY. Replace the straw every year.
▪️Remove any door flaps on the shelter. While doorway flaps help keep cold air out and warm air in, they should not be added until after your cats are used to going in and out of the shelter.
▪️Do not place food in or near the shelter. Cats instinctively avoid sleeping near food as it attracts other cats and wildlife (predators).
▪️Location is important. Place the shelter where your cats are already hanging out. More feral/less social cats typically want to shelter farther away from humans. The more secluded the shelter, the more likely cats are to use it.
▪️Place the shelter near natural cover, as opposed to out in the open where your cats may not feel safe. Cats prefer to move along walls, hedges or other natural barriers and boundaries. Place the shelter under or up against a building, fence, tree, porch, bush or some type of overhang.
▪️Place the shelter with the entrance facing away from the wind, rain and snow.
▪️Make sure the shelter is on a flat surface. A wobbly shelter could discourage cats from entering.
▪️It’s possible that your cats have another shelter where they feel safe. They may already have a shed, crawlspace or some other shelter they prefer.
▪️When all else fails, try a new location, but only after giving your cats plenty of time to explore and get used to the current location.
(We thank FeralVilla.com for this great advice!)

THANK YOU to the caregivers who have taken the time to build a feral cat shelter. Protection from the elements is critical, especially during the cold months, and your thoughtfulness will no doubt save many lives this winter.

10/31/2024

If you stop in at SNIP today you’ll get to meet our newest SNIP member. He barks a lot, eats all the treats and pees on the floor 😂🐶

Just kidding, it’s Matt!

How awesome are these costumes!

10/31/2024

Doctor Lauren and Matt would like to wish you a safe and fun filled Halloween 🎃🍁🍂

Post you and your pets costumes below! ⤵️

10/31/2024

Reminder for our SNIP friends: If you encounter a puppy dog as adorable as this while trick-or-treating today, refrain from offering candy. Resist those irresistible puppy eyes, even if they're seeking a pumpkin Reese’s.

10/29/2024

Give those fur babies some extra snuggles and treats today 😺

10/29/2024

Absolutely!!

Check our website for available appointments.
We offer TNR packages and vaccine packages as well.

Boo! 👻 In the spirit of Halloween week, we are sharing SCARY facts and why it's important to spay and neuter early! Cats can go into their first heat as young as four months! It is best to spay or neuter by five months, to prevent accidental litters. 👍

10/29/2024

Keep your pet safe this Halloween

10/29/2024

10/29/2024

remember!
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10/24/2024

The Humane Society of Hobart, Inc. Kittens!!!

10/23/2024

We offer a $90 TNR package! That includes the Procedure, Rabies vaccine and Ear tip.

Check out our website for more information

Please, PLEASE, please help a stray or feral community cat IMMEDIATELY - don't wait. There is no need to befriend a community cat before helping that cat, or you'll have more cats before you know it.

Call a low-cost clinic to make an appointment right away as many don't have appointments for weeks.

About 2 weeks before your appointment, rent or borrow a humane trap so you can trap the kitty, get it scanned for a microchip, and spayed/neutered and vaccinated as a starting point!!

If you have the means and ability to secure and help get the kitty ready for a home, do that AFTER it's been fixed. 😻

10/23/2024