Winnipeg Lost Cat Assistance

11/08/2025

BLUE'S DENTAL

Hello everyone! Just a reminder that Blue's dental is August 26th and there's still $1451 left to go to be able to afford this much-needed surgery. He will have a lot of relief once his gums aren't red, inflamed and bulging. Blue is the sweetest, craziest little boy who will make an amazing companion for cats, dogs and people once he's healed.

You've helped his sisters get their dentals and I'm hoping those of you who haven't been able to help with Halo and Acana can help with Blue. We also have Shadow going in for a dental, which shouldn't be as extensive as Blue's, in September.

Once these kids are done, there are no more WLCA cats needing dentals. Just WLCA cats needing homes.

Anything you can spare will chip away at the total.

Thanks again!

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DONATION OPTIONS

Etransfers: [email protected]

Cheques:
Make out to "Winnipeg Lost Cat Alert" and mailed to 484 Stiles St. Winnipeg, MB, R3G 3A4

Cash:
Message WLCA or use the contact form on our website to arrange.

Shop:
Buy your goods at Missy Mia's Emporium on our website! All proceeds go to the cats!

05/08/2025

AMAZING NEWS!

Acana and Halo have been adopted together! These two sisters, who you helped with their much-needed full-mouth dentals, have been adopted by their foster parents! Just the best kind of adoption. If you trust them to look after them temporarily, and their home is a great fit, then keeping them in familiar territory, with people they love is a no brainer.

These girls now have two older brothers who treat them very well. They're back to eating normally after having their teeth removed and are happy.

They also have new names! Halo is now Fern and Acana is Tappy - super cute, and original, for two sweet girls.

Congratulations to their new family and best wishes for long and happy lives all around.

Now to get their sibling brother adopted once his teeth have been addressed - Blue will have surgery Aug 26.

31/07/2025

With this program, less people and cats, will fall through the cracks. Don’t qualify for CARE or SNAP? Here’s a viable option.

Update Aug. 4: We still have a few spots available for tomorrow’s clinic. Call 204 421-1919 to register your cat.

Did you know that Craig Street Cats runs lower cost spay and neuter clinics twice every month? That’s right. For those who don’t qualify for subsidized spay or neuter, but can’t quite afford full cost veterinary services, we have lower cost spay or neuter and vaccination available. August clinic dates are Tuesday Aug. 5th, and Tuesday Aug. 19th. Call 204 421-1919 for more information or to register your cat for an upcoming clinic.

Fees are $175 per cat, and include spay or neuter, vaccination against rabies and distemper, treatment for internal and external parasites, tattoo, and transport to and from the veterinary clinic from a central drop off point.

18/07/2025

SPONSORSHIP OPTIONS FOR BLUE'S DENTAL

As most of you know, two of the three siblings who have stomatitis, have had their full-mouth dentals, thanks to you. Halo is eating like she still has teeth and Acana is healing nicely.

Blue's dental will be scheduled for the end of August.

We have a WLCA supporter whose birthday is coming up and she requested donations to Blue's surgery in lieu of gifts. That's really generous of her. If anyone else is having a bday soon, consider doing the same. Send your friends and family a link to this post!

If any of you are having a garage sale, you can donate part of the proceeds, or if you're getting married, have a donation jar at your wedding. For those who want to donate funds, the info is outlined below.

I have divided up the estimate into bite-size sponsorship chunks for those who can help. If you can't do full sponsorship of each item, donating what you can afford helps chip away at the total!

The following are available to sponsor:

IV fluids: PAID!
Anaesthetic induction: 1 x $58
Anaesthetic: 6 x $54
Nerve Block: PAID!
Dental X-ray: $5
Hospital Stay: PAID!
Tooth extractions: 18 x $44
Pain medication: PAID!

Total is $1848 - $82 donation
Total needed: $1766 - $70 donation from Missy Mia's purchase
Total needed: $1696 - $105 donation
Total needed: $1591 - $100 donation
Total needed: $1491 - $40 donation from Missy Mia's purchase
Total needed: $1451 - $10 donation from Missy Mia's purchase
Total needed $1441 - $40 donation
Total needed $1401 - $75 donation
Total needed $1326 - $50 donation
Total needed $1276 - $50 donation
Total needed $1226 - $50 donation
Total needed $1176

Should the surgery come in at less than $1848, the balance will go toward Shadow's dental in September. He doesn't have stomatitis, however, he does have a mouth full of broken and dirty teeth that need attention, especially because he's FIV+.

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DONATION OPTIONS

Etransfers: [email protected]

Cheques:

Make out to "Winnipeg Lost Cat Alert" and mailed to 484 Stiles St. Winnipeg, MB, R3G 3A4

Cash:

Message WLCA or use the contact form on our website to arrange.

Shop:

Buy your goods at Missy Mia's Emporium on our website! All proceeds go to the cats!

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Thanks again, everyone! Remember, every donation counts. Even if you think it's too small to make a difference, know that it adds up quickly. Many hands make light work!

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Thank you, Tina, for sponsoring the hospital stay and nerve block!
Thank you Kristina for sponsoring IV fluids!
Thank you Nikki for sponsoring meds and one unit anaesthetic!
Thank you Malgosia for sponsoring one x-ray unit!
Thank you Carmen for sponsoring one extraction!
Thank you Evelyn for sponsoring an extraction!
Thank you June for sponsoring a unit of anaesthetic!
Thank you Kelley for sponsoring a unit of anaesthetic induction, the rest of the IV fluids, the leftover of two extractions!
Thank you, Vicki for sponsoring half a dental x-ray!
Thank you, Marlene for sponsoring half a dental x-ray!

18/07/2025

SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC

Craig Street Cats has a spay/neuter clinic happening this Tuesday, July 22! For those that don’t qualify for low-cost spay/neuter through CARE or WHS, but can’t afford a private clinic, now’s your chance!

For $175, your cat will be spayed/neutered, vaccinated with the core vaccine and against rabies, treated for internal/external parasites and tattooed. Also included in this price is a ride to Bark and Meow’s clinic in Grande Pointe from a central drop-off location, and back.

Please text, or call, 204-421-1919.

16/07/2025

THANK YOU!

A HUGE thank you to everyone that contributed to Acana's full-mouth dental! She did great yesterday and is back with her sister, who has healed nicely from the same surgery a month ago.

Acana had her surgery in the morning and was able to stay on IV all afternoon. It made a big difference in how lucid she was going home. Halo's surgery took three hours. Acana's took two. It turns out her teeth were easier to pull, as the condition was weakening the ligaments already. Today, she is happy, eating and playing.

The discrepancy between the invoice and the total on the receipt is taxes and one Milbemax pill for Blue.

Next up? Blue. He will be going in next Monday for a redo on his liver test that had come down the last time we tested. I hope his ALT is within the normal range this time. If it is, his dental surgery will be scheduled for the end of August and I hope I will have your support, once again, to get Acana and Halo's brother's mouth healthy as well.

Two down! Two more to go!

09/07/2025

RIP COAL. THE END OF AN ERA

https://r.pebmac.ca/https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/last-parliament-hill-cat-dies-1.7580650

08/07/2025

SAFE!

Just because WLCA doesn't post lost and found anymore doesn't mean there's no work behind the scenes to help cats who are lost or found.

Take Sam, for instance. He was "brought to Assiniboine Park a week ago without a leash or harness." A visitor from BC saw him and somehow had a can of tuna with her and gave that to him. It would have been the only meal he would have gotten in a week. He was covered in burrs and asking for help of anyone who was around. Unfortunately, the person who fed him didn't have transportation and was leaving for BC the next morning. But to their credit, they messaged WLCA.

I called a couple of friends in the River Heights area and one of them headed out shortly after they got the call. Sam was in the same place where he was seen, just hoping to be picked up. My second friend ran a carrier out once they got back home.

WHS called his family and they arranged to pick him up at his rescuer's home. However, a family member indicated they didn't really want him as they already had two other cats that didn't get along. The only reason they came to get him was because a child was crying over him.

Fortunately, my friend told the family they'd be happy to take him if they didn't actually want him, and two days later, they got the call. He's now safe, in a great place, and getting along with the other pets.

It took four people to get this cat to a place of love and respect.

Folks, if you don't want your cat, don't just dump them in a park, or some other area of town or outside your house. With no food, high temperatures outdoors, and no fresh water, that's cruelty. You wouldn't do that to your other family members. Cats are family.

Look at the book behind Sam. Read the word. Understand what it means. Act accordingly.

06/07/2025

FOSTER FOUND! YAY!

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WOW EVERYONE!

We had 827 shares of Hygge's post when I asked for 500. I really appreciate everyone banding together and getting more shares than I asked for. I was amazed!

From that effort, Facebook says the post reached 38.7K people. Hard to believe, but they have their algorithms.

Pretending that's true, one couple out of about 40K people filled out a foster application and I'm doing a home visit early in the week. Gonna keep my fingers crossed🤞. You cross yours, too.

05/07/2025

Dear Friends,

For those of you who don't like me bringing world politics onto WLCA, you have many other options. I have the ability to disseminate information and will use it however I wish, for the good of the animals, and people, on this planet. With wars going on all over the world, civil unrest down south and uncertainty here at home, it's impossible not to try to make a difference somewhere. If i can change one person's mind about something that will result in a positive outcome, I will do it.

This page was never just about cats. It's about what's right. What's right for animals, people and society. I, personally, don't care what anyone thinks this page SHOULD be about. If you want one strictly about cats with no other information, create your own page.

In the past, I've talked about animal protection, farm animal welfare, veganism, cruelty and US laws (that are stronger than ours), I've posted recipes, educational documents and op-ed pieces and I'm not about to stop because some people want me to focus solely on cats. Not gonna happen.

This lady's cat rescue days are numbered, for many reasons, including 25 years of witnessing cruelty on top of cruelty on top of cruelty and being involved on levels you couldn't imagine. To say that I'm fatigued is an understatement.

Compound rescuer trauma with the interconnectedness of world affairs and you get someone who tries to make a difference wherever possible, whenever possible. I can't turn a blind eye to the suffering in Gaza, the drownings in Texas, the obliteration of Ukraine. And I see the videos of people rescuing cats and dogs from the rubble - people who have absolutely nothing left - trying to save dying animals. Those people need help too and we can sometimes help by simple actions like not buying from certain countries, companies or boycotting products.

I'm in the process of transitioning to Facebook shutdown by the end of the year, as promised, so hang in there. Social media is a scourge.

Those who like where I'm coming from, and appreciate what I've been doing for 25 years, and my writing, will visit me at the WLCA website. They'll continue to support what little I'll be able to do. The rest of you, well, you'll find something.

05/07/2025

Dear Friends,

Today was the 4th of July - what was supposed to be independence day in the US. As much as many of us are angry about their administration's complete lack of respect for Canada, their imprisonment of Canadians in ICE detention centres and their mistreatment of immigrants, a lot of our neighbors south of the border are doing their best to take their country back.

I would ask if anyone here shops at Etsy, to be aware that they are profiting of the misery of immigrants by allowing "Alligator Alcatraz" merchandise to be sold on their platform. The merch is available in Canada as well.

If you have an Etsy account, please consider boycotting them until they remove all of that disgusting merchandise. People are going to die in that concentration camp and it could be one of your relatives.

If you want to report all the aforementioned merchandise, to Etsy, so they can flag it for removal, please do your best. But let them know you won't be shopping there anymore until they do the right thing.

Their problem is our problem, too.

Thanks for your help on this matter.