Lilac's Cat Chat

21/12/2024

This is one of our local rescuers. It's an emergency surgery. She's at the vet with Mogwai now. I'll attach the vet bill. If you can help, anything at all, please?

Hey guys it's Mo with sccs. I am currently with mogwai to the er vet to see what is going on. I don't know how much the bill would be but I could sure use some help in case this is an intestinal blockage like I'm worried about.

I was wondering if y'all can help me cover this bill. I have maxed out every single one of my credit cards and I don't have it but this is a life saving emergency and he needs to be seen.

If you can help us you can donate to thank you so much

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12/12/2024

12/12/2024

Shades community cats sanctuary is a registered 501(c)(3) we have lots of kitties and some bunnies that call the sanctuary home and we could use all the help we can get. If you click on the original link and tag the sanctuary it can help us get a 10,000 grant. Please go vote for shades this would help our sanctuary sooo much. It only takes a few seconds to comment.

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09/09/2024

New kitty in the neighborhood?
Thank you for noticing and caring enough to be concerned.
Checking to see what your local shelters status and regulations are, is a great start as well as posting the kitty in local "lost and found" groups and neighborhood apps. You may have already thought of this, but posting simple "found posters" at nearby cross streets where they can clearly be seen by pedestrians and people in cars sitting waiting for their turn to go can be very effective. There are still many people who aren't on social media at all or mainly use it for family correspondence. Then there are some people who cannot afford internet usage past what is only for necessity.
No need to stress about putting it together either. Just keep it short and sweet. A color pic with the word "found" and the date found with a telephone number or black & white photo and add a general description. I've been able to get permission to post them in the front windows of gas stations too. I also put the poster in a zip loc bag to protect it from getting wet.
Thanks for caring!
Please share 😺

04/07/2024

Independence Day is a dangerous time for pets. The terrifying boom of fireworks sends animals into a panic as they try to flee the source of the noise. The result is a surge of lost pets, heartbroken pet parents, and animals impounded at shelters. July 5th is well known to be the busiest day for animal shelters.

With the current extreme overcrowding crisis being experienced in shelters throughout the country, it is particularly important that we keep our companion animals securely indoors. We need to do this not only for the benefit of each of them, but also for the hundreds of cats, dogs, rabbits, etc. already in our shelters who could be euthanized to make room for a flood of new arrivals. Even when a lost pet is reunited with their family from a shelter, their short stay there may have cost another animal’s life.

Helpful Tips for a Safe & Responsible Holiday:

- Securely lock all doors & windows. Shut windows, even those with screens or bars, to minimize the sound of fireworks and remove the opportunity for your pet to break open the screen if frightened.
- If you are hosting a get-together at your home, please consider keeping your pet in a quiet room separate from the party so as to reduce the opportunity that your pet may escape out the door as it opens and closes multiple times throughout the party. Cats will generally prefer a quiet, safe area to relax. It is best if you choose a room that cats already enjoy hanging out in, especially if it is relatively soundproof. If your cat has a favorite covered bed to hide in, bring that as well. If not, you can create one with a blanket and a cardboard box. A smaller space to hide can help cats feel safer. Make sure the room has litter, food, and water, as well as a few of their favorite toys.
- Muffle the sound of fireworks by playing music or turning on the television. You can also turn on a fan, air conditioner, or a white noise machine.
For cats, you can use a calming collar and pheromone sprays or plug-in diffusers. There also many people who speak highly of experiences with products like the ThunderShirt, which can reduce stress and anxiety in both dogs and cats by applying gentle, constant pressure.
- Keep dangerous items out of reach. Matches and fireworks may be the obvious 4th of July staples to keep away from your pet but also watch out for streamers, ribbons, and other party favors. Animals can choke, suffer an obstruction, or become sick by ingesting these items. This goes for party food as well! Many of our favorite party foods are poisonous for animals, particularly if they contain onion and garlic. Make sure your pets only consume food and treats meant for them.
- Please make sure to ID your pet and that your contact information is updated. Microchips are the best form of ID, but a collar with tags is a good added layer of protection. If you want to get some kind of ID on your pet today, you can write your telephone number on a collar with a permanent marker or attach a piece of tape to the current collar and write your telephone number on the tape. Please use break-a-way collars for all cats that are indoor/outdoor or outdoor only.

Community Cat Care:

- Please try to feed and provide water for the community cats earlier in the day before the sun goes down and the fireworks start. In this way, the cats can tuck away in safety with a full belly and not have to wander out into danger or cross any streets during the festivities.
- Make sure your information on each cat is up to date and do a head count the next day, just to be safe.
- To further ensure the safety of community cats, pick up firework debris and other trash outdoors after the festivities end.
- Community cats may hide for quite a while after fireworks displays. It is always best practice to monitor every cat you care for and keep an eye out for all of them. Alley Cat Allies’ community cat tracking system can help you get organized.
- Microchip your community cats. This can be done as a part of the TNR process or when you bring them in for updated vaccinations.

PLEASE NOTE: If your pet is still exhibiting intense signs such as shaking, drooling, increased heart rate, inappropriate bathroom habits, or suppressed appetite, long after the fireworks, consult a veterinarian right away.

IMPORTANT: If you suspect your cat ingested a substance or food that could be poisonous to them, contact the Pet Poison Helpline immediately at 855-764-7661

All info & resources gathered from the below sites on 7/4/2024:
4th of July Safety Tips for Cats | Alley Cat Allies
It's More Important to be Cautious This 4th of July Than Ever - ALLEY CAT RESCUE (saveacat.org)
Community Cat Colony Tracking System | Alley Cat Allies
Microchips Save Lives | Alley Cat Allies

15/05/2024

Trust the Hands
No matter how put together the person is, the hands tell the truth.
TNR volunteers tend to have dirty hands. From climbing in corners, under bushes and exploring holes. They bait traps with sardines and chicken, by hand and sit for hours in snowstorms and heatwaves.
Fosters tend to have dry, cracked hands. It's from washing in bleach or concentrated Res-Q chemicals. They wash their hands before, between and after handling fosters, to ensure illness isn't transferred.
Rescue fosters who do both have the roughest hands. Cracked to bleed almost.

19/03/2024

Are you looking for low-cost options to get a cat spayed or neutered and vaccinated in Utah? Or maybe someone you know or someone in your neighborhood needs to spay/neuter their cat? Maybe you have community cats that need to be neutered to prevent kittens and reduce illness? I compiled these current resources from their websites, and the locations are Salt Lake City, Murray, St. George and Peoa, UT. These resources are for both pets and community cats. I hope this info helps. I hope this post is shared all over utah so that everyone knows that low-cost options are available and how to find them. Save the attachment so you can have it for a resource.
All my love to the cats in need and the people who want to help them live a long, happy, illness-free life.

Low Cost Spay/Neuter & Vaccination Resources for Pet Cats:

Orchard Animal Outreach Clinic - Salt Lake City
NEUTER FELINE (MALE) $*50.00 (Must add another service or vaccine for this price)
NEUTER ONLY- FELINE (MALE) $*65.00 (Must have proof of current rabies vaccine)
SPAY FELINE (FEMALE) OVER 5 months old, ADULT K9 teeth VISIBLE $*75.00
UNDER 5 months old, NO ADULT K9 teeth VISIBLE-NONE $*60.00
All (tame house) cats must be brought in their own clean, hard plastic ANIMAL carrier.
Due to the high risk and health issues - purebred, "designer" breeds breeder or pet store purchased kittens and cats will not be accepted for surgery. Deposit may be forfeit if you bring one in. ​Brachycephalic will be charged an additional fee. Aggressive, unhandleable cats may be charged extra.
*Pregnancy may be an extra charge, $15 and up. Nursing females should have 2 weeks with NO KITTENS NURSING on her to allow her mammary glands to dry up before spay surgery, to avoid possible complications. ​We are able to spay female cats in heat (*an extra charge may apply $5-$30)
RABIES $15.00 (Required by law for all cats over 16 wks. old, but can be given as early as 13 weeks old) This is a 3 yr vaccination for cats over 12 months old, 1 yr vaccination if under 12 months old.
FVRCP (Nasal or injectable distemper/ upper respiratory combo) $15.00 This is a 3 yr vaccination for cats over 12 months old, 1 yr vaccination if under 12 months.
Please see website for all pertinent info and follow directions exactly as explained on the website. If you have questions, you can call 801-886-1770. As they are only a staff of two, Please leave a detailed message or email them @ [email protected] and they will return your message within 72 business hours. Most questions can be answered on their site.
Book an appointment through the scheduling link on the website at
https://www.orchardanimaloutreach.org/orchard-animal-clinic.html


Humane Society of Utah -

Spay/Neuter & Vaccination Clinics in Murray & St. George
If you are interested in spay/neuter surgery for your pet cat, Please
call our Murray Clinic at 801-261-2919 ext. 230 to make an appointment.
Spay/Neuter surgeries are done by appointment only Monday through Saturday.
Cat Spay or Neuter $150
All pet cats must be brought in their own clean, hard plastic animal carrier.
https://www.utahhumane.org/clinic-locations

SNIP Program - For members of the Utah community who are struggling
with financial hardship. Please see website for more info or call the
SNIP Coordinator at 801-261-2919 extension 253 for more info and to get the prices.
https://www.utahhumane.org/clinic-locations/murray-clinic/snip

Last Litter Program -
The Last Litter Program is for pet cats who have a litter of kittens or pet dogs
who have a litter of puppies whose guardian needs help rehoming and getting
their mama cat or dog spayed to prevent future litters. HSU will intake the kittens
or puppies for adoption and vaccinate, spay, and return the mama cat or dog to
you on the same day. The intake fee for a litter of kittens or puppies is $100 to help offset the cost of care provided to the kittens or puppies (including vaccination & deworming, spaying/neutering, and microchipping) until they can be adopted. There is no additional fee to vaccinate, spay and return mama cats or dogs to their homes through donations and grants from our generous supporters. A $30 deposit is required to hold the appointment, which will go toward the total $100 intake fee. Please fill out application on the website
https://www.utahhumane.org/programs-services/lastlitter

Salt Lake Spay and Neuter - Murray
801-262-6414
Cat Spay Price: $90.00
In heat +$10.00-$15.00 additional
Pregnant +$15.00-$50.00 additional
Feline Neuter Price: $70.00
Cryptorchid:
Inguinal $15.00 per testicle additional
Abdominal $40.00 per testicle additional
There is no charge for the recheck appointment as long as the aftercare instructions are followed.
Please call for an appointment
https://spayandneuterofslc.com/

Nuzzles & Co
The Nuzzles Rescue Ranch in Browns Canyon (20 min east of Park City) – 6466 North High View Road, Peoa, UT
Cat Spay: $90
Cat Neuter: $80
FVRCP (cats), FeLV (cats), Rabies: $25
Cat vaccine package (FVRCP and Rabies): $45
*There is an additional $50 charge for all brachycephalic (flat-nosed) breeds (ie Pugs, Bulldogs, Boston Terriers, Shih Tzus, Persian cats, etc) to cover extra anesthetic precautions.
Book an appointment through the scheduling link on the website at
https://nuzzlesandco.org/community-clinic/

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Low Cost Spay/Neuter & Vaccination Resources for Community Cats/Feral Cats:

Orchard Animal Outreach Clinic - Salt Lake City
Orchard Animal Outreach is our nonprofit 501(c)(3) division, which will allow us to continue to provide low or no cost spays and neuters, veterinary care for feral and community cats, as well as take in shelter animals facing euthanasia for time, space constraints, need for veterinary care or having received unfavorable behavior evaluations.
Our feral/community cat protocol is fairly rigorous. We feel this may be the only time this cat will get medical attention, so we make sure they are in better condition when they leave us then they came to us.
We comb mats, pull teeth if needed, clean wounds, remove growths, anything they need to make their lives better.
FERAL/COMMUNITY CAT TNR SURGERY
MALE CATS $45.00 or FEMALE CATS $55.00
FERAL Cat TNR Surgery's for a $30 copay per cat are available. These surgery's are made possible by and if funds are available by donations to orchard animal outreach. Lower or no copays may be available for larger sites.
The TNR surgery prices include: Neuter/Spay, RABIES VACCINE, FVRCP, topical Revolution, exam, anesthesia, surgery, spay incision tattoo for females, an antibiotic injection and one pain management injection, ear tip & overnight at the clinic in their trap.
*Pregnancy may be an extra charge, $15 and up. Nursing females should have 2 weeks with NO KITTENS NURSING on her to allow her mammary glands to dry up before spay surgery, to avoid possible complications. ​We are able to spay female cats in heat (*an extra charge may apply $5-$30)
All feral/community cats must arrive in a trap. Please see website for all pertinent info and follow directions exactly as explained on the website. If you have questions, you can call 801-886-1770. As they are only a staff of two, Please leave a detailed message or email them @ [email protected] and they will return your message within 72 business hours. Most questions can be answered on their site.
Book an appointment through acuity scheduling on the website at
https://www.orchardanimaloutreach.org/communityferal-cats.html

Humane Society of Utah - Murray
Community CATNIP Program - Community cats only - $25
(Includes spay/neuter surgery, eartip, rabies, & feline distemper vaccinations)
All community cats (unowned, free-roaming outdoor cats and kittens who may be feral or social with people and may or may not have a human caregiver) must arrive in a trap. Please follow directions exactly as explained on the website.
Book an appointment on the website at
https://www.utahhumane.org/programs-services/catnip

Salt Lake Spay and Neuter - Murray 801-262-6414
We usually accept 10 community cats daily Monday through Thursday from 7-9:30am on a first come first served basis. Pick up is the same day from 5:30-6pm. We close at 6pm. Please call or text us the day before you plan on trying to trap them to be added to the trapper list. This is not considered a scheduled appointment as we can never guarantee if the trapping will be successful. They must be brought in a humane trap, not a carrier. To qualify for Community Cat services, they must be unowned, have their left ear tipped, must receive a rabies vaccine, and you must have the intent to release the cat back to where it was.
Community Cat Services:
Feral/Community cat spay...........................$60.00
Feral/Community cat neuter.......................$40.00
Ear tipping...................................................No Charge
Rabies vaccine.............................................$8.00
FVRCP..........................................................$15.00
FeLV.............................................................$25.00
Revolution...................................................$7.00
Dental..........................................................$350.00 or less
Minor wound care.......................................prices vary
https://spayandneuterofslc.com/services/community-cats

Nuzzles & Co
The Nuzzles Rescue Ranch in Browns Canyon (20 min east of Park City) – 6466 North High View Road, Peoa, UT
FREE-ROAMING COMMUNITY CATS (ALSO CALLED FERAL CATS)
We offer reduced fee spay/neuter packages for community cats who will be released back into their colony or previous habitat. This service is for cats who live exclusively outdoors and are mostly unsocialized to humans and is not for owned, social outdoor cats.
Community Cat Package $35 (includes the following):
Spay or neuter, Rabies Vaccine, FVRCP Vaccine, Deworming, Left Ear Tip
ALL community cats MUST arrive in a humane wire cat trap. Please cover each cat’s trap with a sheet or blanket to reduce stress. Community cats who arrive in a regular cat carrier will be charged a cage transfer fee. Email at [email protected] or call 435-608-1424 for more information.
Book an appointment through the scheduling link on the website at
https://nuzzlesandco.org/community-clinic/

07/01/2024

We are completely out of cat food. 😔
Over 200 homeless cats wait for their meal every evening. Please help! 🙏🏽

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07/01/2024

We are now taking spay and neuter appointments for the public's "owned" house pets. Please follow clinic requirements so OAC may continue to offer these services at an affordable rate. We can only do this when caregivers choose to help us help them. Thank you.

07/01/2024

***update****Finally got to talk to the doc..shadow is not blocked however he has a severe UTI that they believe has moved into the kidneys. They are getting us an estimate for overnight care to be placed on IV antibiotics to help knock it out better because he is not eating. However it may be more than what I can reasonably say yes to. We already have a back balance with the er vet and if we agree to hospitalizing shadow we are looking at an additional 2500 to 3k. They will also be doing a fast scan to make sure shadow doesn't have any stones or any masses doc mentioned the dreaded c word. Shadows kidney values are elevated as well.

We are currently at the er with shadow. Shadow isn't eating I checked his temp and he's over 105. He was growling when I touched his belly so something is going on and he couldn't wait to be seen this is his current estimate for the er visit the ya and bloodwork.

If anyone can help us cover this id appreciate it PayPal is below

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