18/10/2024
Are any of our supporters dog lovers? If so, we need your help! One of our dedicated caretakers, “LB”, reached out in a panic last night as one of her beloved dogs, Chiquita, became really sick. She suspected pyometra, a painful uterine infection that turns deadly if left untreated. Like so many folks right now, LB is struggling in many ways and did not have the money or transportation to get Chiquita emergency care. Although we aren’t an emergency care organization, and our mission is to reduce the cat overpopulation crisis, we felt confident that with the help of our supporters, we could help Chiquita live. LB has done so much to care for the cats in her trailer park, always alerting us when a neighbor leaves behind an unaltered cat, and making sure they have enough to eat. We’ve been working with LB for 2 years and she ensures the cats roaming the park are not left to reproduce. These cats aren’t her responsibility, but she cares so deeply for them, and we need more people like LB.
With the help of our amazing volunteers, Chiquita made it to Augusta Animal Hospital today and had an emergency spay. It eliminated the pyometra and saved her life. Unfortunately, it depleted much of the funds we had earmarked to spay/neuter 25 cats this Sunday. If you can, please help us replenish the nearly $700 it cost for this emergency surgery. Without all of you, we can’t keep helping the cats (and dog!) of Morgan and Hampshire Counties.
P.S. Chiquita‘s story highlights the incredible importance of spay and neuter. Had she been spayed when she was a young dog, she would not have faced this painful emergency. Any cat or dog left intact faces dangerous infections and cancers of their reproductive organs. There are so many good reasons to spay/neuter, and this is just one of them. If you have pets that need to be spayed or neutered, please contact us and we will provide a list of low-cost spay/neuter clinics!
