Kosciusko Community TNR

02/16/2025

Future dates for upcoming spay/neuter opportunities in the area
2/25 Four Directions Vet-Warsaw
2/28 Four Directions Vet-Columbia City
3/7 Public Vet-Elkhart
3/8 Public Vet-Huntington
3/10 Four Directions Vet-Fort Wayne
5/7 Public Vet-Wabash
5/10 Public Vet- Huntington
6/15 Public Vet-Wabash
7/12 Public Vet- Huntington
9/13 Public Vet- Huntington
9/14 Public Vet-Wabash
11/8 Public Vet-Huntington
11/9 Public Vet-Wabash

To book:
Pub.vet
https://www.4directionsvet.org/book-today

Other low cost options:
Humane Fort Wayne
Bluffton Animal Clinic
Cornerstone Veterinary Clinic

We hope to continue to work with 4DV and will post future dates as we have them.

02/16/2025

🧡🧡💛💛 Kosciusko County 💛💛🧡🧡

We’re coming on down on 2/25/2025 to spay your kitties!!!

Book online at www.4directionsvet.org
and hit “Book Now”

We are beyond excited to offer spay and neuter services for cats only in Kosciusko County.

We were thrilled to hear from our new partners at Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County! A big thank you to them for bringing us into town to help the community and their kitties.

We look forward to meeting everyone and seeing your feline friends!

02/14/2025

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😎😎 WHITLEY COUNTY, INDIANA 😎😎

We are SO excited to come meet everyone. We are hosting a clinic on Friday 2/28/2025 for cats only spay & neuter!

BOOK ONLINE AT www.4directionsvet.org and hit ”Book Now.”

Our cost is $100 for cat spay or neuter. Check-in is at 8 am and check-out at 4pm. Once you sign up online further instructions are provided.

We want to thank the Humane Society of Whitley County for reaching out and doing whatever it takes to help their community have access to spay and neuter opportunities. Thank you!

Don’t forget you can get other services at the time of surgery like microchips ($20), vaccines ($20-30), feline triple testing (Heartworm/FeLV/FIV testing $30), and prescription flea medication (Varies by weight and product).

We are looking forward to being a part of the Whitley County animal welfare community.

SEE YOU SOON!

02/13/2025

Get on the ball! And get RID of the 🏀 🏀!!

🧡🧡💛💛 Kosciusko County 💛💛🧡🧡

We’re coming on down on 2/25/2025 to spay your kitties!!!

Book online at www.4directionsvet.org
and hit “Book Now”

We are beyond excited to offer spay and neuter services for cats only in Kosciusko County.

We were thrilled to hear from our new partners at Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County! A big thank you to them for bringing us into town to help the community and their kitties.

We look forward to meeting everyone and seeing your feline friends!

02/10/2025

Special warm thanks to PetSmart - Warsaw, IN and PetSmart Charities for allowing their adoption partners to bring in FIV+ and FeLV+ cats to be ADOPTED! 🐾♥️🐾
Win win!

📚 Our BACK TO BASICS SERIES: FIV (Feline Immunodeficiency Virus)

FIV is a virus specific to cats and is often erroneously referred to as "cat AIDS." It is similar to AIDS in that it attacks and weakens the immune system and there is no cure. Reliable information about FIV is plentiful on the internet. We encourage you to learn more about it!

Here are some quick facts:
➡FIV is transmitted through deep bite wounds.
➡FIV is NOT transmissible to humans or dogs.
➡Cats with FIV can live long, healthy, happy and normal lives!
➡Intact males with outdoor access are most likely to be infected.
➡Kittens may be infected before, during, or after birth (while nursing).
➡FIV is quickly diagnosed through a blood test.
➡If you have an indoor/outdoor cat, you risk its FIV status every time it goes outdoors.
➡FIV+ cats CAN live with non-infected cats as long as they can co-exist peacefully. (Remember, this virus is primarily transmitted through deep bite wounds. If the cats don't fight, there's little worry about transmission.)
➡In the U.S., approximately 2.5-5% percent of healthy cats are infected with FIV.

📢 EDUCATION IS KEY!!!!! FIV+ cats have a VERY difficult time getting adopted because of their status. In the past, they were immediately euthanized instead of put up for adoption. Help CHANGE THE PARADIGM! Educate others about the virus and how cats can live a long, healthy, normal life with FIV. Manage expectations. Let's get these cats in homes!

📢 If you're in rescue or doing TNR, please note:
➡Before you place a cat for adoption (or send it to foster in a home with other cats), it should be tested for FIV. Adopt that cat out with full disclosure about its FIV status.
➡Beware of false positives in kittens under 6 months of age!
➡You can place FIV+ cats in homes with other cats that are not FIV+. Educate the adopter and make sure the cats are not likely to fight with each other.
➡We don't FIV test the cats we TNR. Alley Cat Allies also holds this position.

Original content provided by Stray Cat Project.
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02/09/2025

Did you know that February is Month? Check out our recorded webinar, The The Case for Feline Fix by Five recorded Feb 2024. Dr. Phil Bushby, DVM, MS, DACVS, Feline Fix by Five Veterinary Consultant and Marcia Lane Endowed Chair of Humane Ethics and Animal Welfare at Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine, discuss early spaying/neutering procedures and talking points to address any concerns your local veterinarians or potential adopters may have. https://zurl.co/hslKm

02/09/2025

🚨 ‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨‼️🚨

We were made aware of this and wanted to share a ⭐️FREE⭐️ microchip REGISTRY!

www.my24pet.com

Generic and FREE!

If you’ve had you cats TNR’d by us in 2024 to current, PLEASE register your cats’ chips!!

Thank mew!
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02/08/2025

UPDATE: we are closing early at 2pm due to weather conditions!! Thank you for all the support you all showed today! 😸😸

POP UP MARKET!

We’re in the basement of Bakehouse 23 with all of our cat stuff!! We will be here until 3pm with our special VALENTINES+CATS themed market! It’s all about love here today. 🥰

Stop out to see us! There are lots of other great vendors here also! I have to say, the level of support we get from other vendors who we meet at these markets always blows us away. We LOVE this community!

For the love of cats!

02/07/2025

🐱❗️NEUTER YOUR EX🐱❗️ Have an ex that shouldn’t reproduce? Feeling vengeful this Valentine’s Day?😉 For a $30 donation, we’ll name a feral cat after your ex and spay or neuter them through our TNR program!❤️

Give your ex a proper sendoff, heal your heart, and help control the community cat population at the same time. 🥰🌟

How to:
Visit one of our donation links, donate your $30, and send us a screenshot! Tell us the name of your ex or nominated person, and that’s it! 🤩

Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/donation-form/f8ac9e67-ebf3-4e33-8e53-d71dc21f2cfc

PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4376447

02/07/2025

POP UP MARKET AT THE BAKERY!🐱🌟

Anyone in need of a good vibes, last minute Valentines gift for their favorite cat lover? The KCTNR market team will be teaming up with Bakehouse 23 for their Valentines pop up market this Saturday, February 8th from 10am to 3pm. We’re excited to show off our newest items, including the ever coveted BatCat masks! 🖤

We will also be offering the famous “neuter your ex” experience for an in-person only discount of a $20 donation, along with the option of receiving a digital photo of your spayed or neutered “ex” to share with your friends! 💞

Stop out and show your love for cats this weekend, and enjoy some gorgeous sweet treats at the bakery. We hope to see you there! 🐱

108 N Buffalo St, downtown Warsaw

For the love of cats!

02/07/2025

We just found out about this crime against our biggest partner. Please consider supporting them, your donation is DOUBLED.

We are better together.

02/04/2025

🚨 UPDATE 🚨
The LAST cat held out until YESTERDAY! But they got her!!! Yes HER! Had they been unable to trap her, they very easily could have been in the same position this fall.

First trapping of the year under our belts! And we are none worse for the wear! ✨

14 kitties, 13 to Humane Fort Wayne & 1 to Lakeland! Please send all your pawsitive thoughts and prayers that the 1 last hold out kitty will be trapped tomorrow! 😬🫠

⭐️ 3 females out of 13, ONE was in heat! 🙀 15 cats would surely have become 55 by the end of summer.

Don’t worry- they have 3 wonderful caretakers watching out for them. We will get that last one with a few tricks we have up our sleeves! 😼😹

These kitties were paid for through generous donations and support from our community and we are so very grateful.❤️🐱

02/03/2025

We are proud to present our 2024 Statistics! ❗️We're looking forward to an outstanding 2025, which marks our FIFTH YEAR as Federally recognized 501(c)3 organization! 5 years!!! ❤️

Since 2021, we've successfully partnered with Humane Fort Wayne, Elkhart County Feral Cat Coalition, Lakeland Animal Care, Humane Society of Elkhart County, Fort Wayne Animal Care & Control, Line Street Animal Hospital, Animal Hospital of Syracuse, Bourbon Veterinary Hospital, Monon Veterinary Clinic, Cornerstone Veterinary Clinic, Parrett Veterinary Clinic, Silver Lake Small Animal Veterinary Clinic, Kosciusko County Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, Public Vet and Pet Friendly Services to TNR a GRAND TOTAL OF 1,491 feline sweet & spicy souls.🐱🩷

Thank YOU Kosciusko County. For supporting us. For showing up for the unfortunate victims of humans irresponsibility of NOT getting their cats fixed. PLEASE continue to do so. PLEASE continue to be patient with us as we CONTINUE to grow, and INCREASE the wonderful partnerships we have.

A VERY SPECIAL thank you to Fulton County Animal Center, Indiana, from Janet Showley & Jenny Richcreek Shumaker, and now Jaci McCallen too. You've been HUGE encouragers of us, and we simply can't thank you enough. We will continue to seek your wisdom and discernment as we continue to trudge forward! ❤️

~🐾It's hip to be tipped🐾~

❗️Update: According to our sweet friends at Furry Fix, our grand total, -if mathematically computed- would mean we've PREVENTED 1,000,000 cats! (The total of new kittens NOT born from our 1,491 in a 4 year period is over ONE MILLION)🙀

01/31/2025

👀 BARN KITTIES 👀

UPDATE: All 3 have found a barn! Thank you all for sharing!

🐾Looking for Barn Cats? We have 3 Ready for Adoption!🐾

Do you have a barn, stable, or workshop in need of natural pest control?🐱🐭 We currently have three semi-feral female cats who would thrive in a safe outdoor environment.

These girls are not people-friendly, but with freedom and a change of environment, they may come around on their own terms - though that is not guaranteed. Whether they become friendly or prefer to keep their distance, they'll still make excellent working cats, helping to keep your property rodent free!

✅Spayed
✅Up-to-date on vaccines

They are looking for a safe outdoor home with food, water, and a warm shelter. If you can provide that, they'll return the favor with their natural hunting skills!

📍If you are interested in giving these hard working girls a home, please reach out!

01/29/2025

Anyone looking 👀 for barn cats? Great mousers!

We currently have quite a few cats listed as "Rodent Responders."

Rodent responders are cats that thrive in environments with minimal human interaction, such as barns or workshops, where they can roam freely and put their natural mousing skills to work. This creates a win-win relationship between the cat and their adopter.

If you’re looking for a hardworking mouser to keep your space pest-free, now is the perfect time to adopt a rodent responder! All of our rodent responders have waived adoption fees.

Visit us this week to meet your new rodent responder!