Confluence Cat Rescue

03/08/2025

03/08/2025

Stolen from: Catt County Cat Nippers

BEFORE YOU GET OFFENDED when someone suggests you neuter your pet please read this.

1. Statistically for every kitten sold on Facebook for a few bucks and is actually neutered, another one won't be.

2. Every rescue is dependant on volunteers. Volunteers who lose family time, money, sleep, weekends and evenings caring for and fundraising to ensure unwanted cats get the correct care.

3.Animals have no voice.. So when somebody speaks on their behalf stop getting upset.

4.Uneutered male cats will wander in search of females. They will fight ferociously and cause terrible injury to other males in the process causing FIV and sepsis. And dreadful life threatening diseases.

5. Every litter of kittens born in your home and sold adds to the problem by stopping a rescue cat being adopted.

6. Rescues are full to capacity with cats which have been bought on a whim of Facebook and surrendered or abandoned due to boredom or inability to afford vet bills, Neuter, Vaccs, Food, Flea and worm treatment.

7. Each rescue has a waiting list. They spend literally thousands of dollars (many spend tens of thousands) a year on vet treatment, food, litter, flea and worm treatment, electricity, cleaners and disinfectants and all of the business supplies to keep running. These are just the basics.

8. Behind the scenes volunteers nurse and clean out several times a day. Fundraising is a constant effort. Worrying about cats who have been surrendered and are traumatized by being torn from their families and surroundings. The staff and volunteers carry the guilt of the decisions they have to make.

9. Rescues have volunteers who drive for miles to keep things afloat. Trapping stray cats, picking up unwanted cats and spending hours on the phone trying to find spaces and foster homes for unwanted pets.

10. Volunteers spend their free time and energy picking up the pieces from people who allow cats to have kittens and refuse to neuter.

Please don’t be offended when someone asks are you getting your pet neutered - rescues see the consequences of these actions every day 365 days a year and are simply giving a voice to the vulnerable creatures so casually given away or sold for a few dollars.

FYI: We can help with the cost of spay/neuters. Reach out to us. [email protected]

02/20/2025

Happy National Love Your Pet Day! Show us your furrbabies!

02/15/2025

We can help with the cost of spay/neuters. Reach out if you need help.

01/20/2025

01/18/2025

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01/08/2025

Tioga County Residents.

New York State Department of Health Vaccine Clinic Preregistration System

01/06/2025

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🛑 TUESDAY, 1/7/25, is our first Rabies & Distemper Public Clinic of 2025 from 5:30-7:00 PM!!! 😃🐱🐶
📣PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD!!
❇️ All clinics will be held at the Broome County Humane Society located at 167 Conklin Ave in Binghamton from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm.
🛑 PLEASE DO NOT LINE UP BEFORE 4:45 PM as the Shelter dogs are still being walked and those dogs in line may interfere with the Shelter dogs/dog handlers.
****DO NOT LOITER in the parking lot prior to lining up at 4:45pm.****
❇️ A $10 cash donation is requested but not required for each vaccination given.
❇️ Dogs need to be restrained on a leash (please no retractable leashes) & cats need to be secured in a crate to come through the clinic.
❇️ ONE PERSON PER SPECIES: If you have dogs AND cats, we require one person to handle only dogs and one person to handle only cats, as each species will be seen at opposite ends of the building. Dogs will be seen through the side entrance in our kennel area, and cats will enter through the front door and exit through the side door on Hall Street. If you do not have someone to assist you with your pets, we request that you bring only dogs for one month, and please come back another month with your cats.
❇️ Bring previous vaccination certificates (if applicable) in order to receive a 3-year certificate. If no previous record is shown, a 1-year certificate will be given.
❇️ RABIES VACCINE: Pets need to be at least 3 months old.
❇️ DISTEMPER VACCINE: Pets need to be at least 8 weeks old.
💩 Cleaning after your dog is required - Thank you. 💩
❇️ More info at ⬇️
https://bchumanesoc.com/services/vaccine-clinic/

12/31/2024

Wishing everyone a safe, healthy & happy New Year. Please don't drink and drive. Have a plan in place. Thank you to all of our First Responders who are working.

12/27/2024

"With recent news about cats contracting avian influenza (H5N1), AVMA has developed a series of FAQs for veterinary professionals and animal owners to help answer questions you may have as well as tips to prevent infection." Discover more at: https://bit.ly/3DufHff Please contact your vet for any questions or concerns.

12/22/2024

Written by a brilliant friend:

"It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And she puzzled and puzzled 'til her puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something she hadn't before. What if happiness, she thought, doesn't come from a store. What if happiness comes from whose legs number four." 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐾🐾🐾🐾❤️❤️❤️🎄🎄🎄❄️❄️❄️

12/21/2024

Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa are right around the corner. Lots of festivities with family & friends. Whatever you choose to celebrate, we hope you have a wonderful time.
Here are some reminders of how to keep our furrbabies safe and sound. Enjoy your holidays.

12/19/2024

Balls are for trees! 🎄

1. Neutered cats live longer, healthier lives, and are far less likely to fight other cats. FIV, FeLV, and other diseases are spread by cat bites sustained while fighting.

2. Neutered cats are less likely to spray. Smelly tomcat urine damages property and causes problems with neighbors and landlords.

3. Neutered cats are less likely to be trapped, dumped, or taken to a shelter. Being neutered advertises that someone cares and that they won’t be reproducing.

4. Neutered cats fight less often and less aggressively. This saves money on veterinary bills to treat abscesses and wounds.

5. Neutered cats stay closer to home. They are less likely to get lost, killed by predators, or hit by vehicles while roaming and searching for mates.

Use fixfinder.org to find low-cost clinics in your area.

12/19/2024

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