No Kill Pima County – May 28

There is less than a 50% save rate at Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). Can Tucson do better? You bet. But it takes a community working together to attract more foster homes, more hands-on programs,  services, education, outreach, and communication.

No-Kill Pima County is looking for a few good men and women who are committed to making Pima County a better place for companion cats & dogs. Is that you?

Please come to the next meeting to see where you fit in. The No-Kill equation works in many cities like ours. Tucson’s animals needs you.

What:    No-Kill Pima County meeting
When:  Tuesday, May 28 – from 6 to 8 pm
Where: Windmill Inn & Suites
St. Phillips Plaza
4250 N. Campbell Ave
Tucson, AZ 85718

For questions or to be added to the email list, contact: admin@nokillpimacounty.org

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The Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter Recommends Vaccinations for Cats

from the press release

Vaccinating pets is an important component of maintaining their optimal health. In light of a recent news story featuring two Rottweiler puppies that died after receiving a home-administered Parvo vaccination. The Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter wants to issue a few important reminders to cat owners.  First, vaccinations are important and safe, next, they can be obtained inexpensively in many low-cost vaccination clinics throughout southern Arizona, and most importantly, cats can get “parvo” too.

Minta Keyes, DVM, and a Director on The Hermitage Board states, “The American Association of Feline Practitioners and several other veterinary professional organizations recommend that all cats stay current on certain core vaccinations. These include feline panleukopenia, caused by a parvovirus closely related to the virus that causes parvo in dogs. In addition to causing diarrhea, panleukopenia causes pneumonia and bone marrow failure leading to secondary bacterial infections and death in a high percentage of cases. The parvoviruses causing canine parvo and feline panleukopenia are very hardy in the environment so pets can encounter these viruses without direct contact with an infected animal.“

Keyes adds, “For people who have concerns about the side effects of vaccines given by injection, an alternative is an intranasal nose drop vaccine that can be given instead to protect cats from panleukopenia. It is important to note that vaccinations developed against panleukopenia are >99% effective in preventing illness. Other core vaccines recommended for all cats include rabies, and calicivirus and herpesvirus and these are often included in a “3 in 1″ vaccination with panleukopenia.”

Cats adopted from The Hermitage are current on their core vaccinations and The Hermitage recommends that adopters maintain the recommended vaccination schedule after cats are taken home.  For more information, contact Joe Sprague at 520-344-7288 or 520-205-0061.

Tucson pets need homes

It’s raining cats and dogs at PACC (Pima Animal Care Center).

The public (that’s you) is invited to come and take a look and hopefully adopt a dog or cat as there is overcrowding.

Saturday – May 18
10 am to 7 pm
PACC
4000 N. Silverbell Road
243-5900

Bring the family for food, fun, and music; raffle prizes, a silent auction, local pet vendors, and more

There are special adoption rates and free gift bags with every auction.

Let’s get some of these pets adopted!

Tucson cats fundraiser

PAWSitively Cats has a wine tasting fundraiser this Sunday – May 19 from 4 to 6 pm at CATavinos Wine Shoppe.

Meow de Mayo is two weeks past Cinco de Mayo but is worth celebrating too. For $20, you can sample six delicious wines with appetizers ($10/tax deductible) plus purrfect raffle prizes.

Donations of Friskies paté canned food and scoopable litter are gratefully accepted. CataVinos is located at 3063 North Alvernon Way in Tucson. RSVP to 520-323-3063.

PAWSitively Cats is a cage-free no-kill shelter providing compassionate care for homeless cats in Tucson, to find loving permanent homes for these cats, to promote Trap, Neuter and Return (TNR) for feral cats, and to educate the public regarding spay/neuter and responsible pet ownership.

I’m Mikey: Adopt me!

What’s a person to do if, in your friend’s last will and testament, he requests that you find a good home for his five cats? Is that too much to ask? Not only does he want his friends to do that but he wants all his cats to live together.

Reality check.

The friends have tried to adopt the cats out as a unit but so far nobody is willing or able to take five cats.

Plan B is for two cats to go to two different homes and the friends will take the odd cat (the mama cat) as the friends have living restrictions for only two cats. However, if someone wanted to take three cats, that would be okay too.

These cats are all spayed or neutered and up to date on shots. They have all lived together indoors as a close knit family; they have never lived with dogs. Early and Sonora are 5 & 6.  Mysterious is 10 (the mama cat) and offspring Mikey and Michele are 9.

If that feline division doesn’t work there can be Plan C or Plan D.

The cats are located in Midtown; the matter is urgent.

More information is on Craig’s List as are more photos. You can connect that way or call 275-3959; responsible cat owners, please.

100 cats, 100 days

from the press release

Thanks to a grant from The PETCO Foundation, The Hermitage Cat Shelter has set a goal of saving the lives of at least 100 lucky cats in an event called “100 Cats in 100 Days.”  The time frame for this important lifesaving program is April 30 to July 31, typically called “kitten season”.  This is the time of year that more cats are giving birth and shelters are seeing more litters of kittens with and without their mothers.

The Hermitage conducted their first 100 Cats 100 days event from September 13 to December 21, 2011 which was so successful that 121 felines were rescued and adopted out. This year, they hope to achieve the same level of success by rescuing cats and kittens from Pima Animal Care Center (PACC). The program is critical in allowing The Hermitage to rescue cats and kittens that might otherwise be euthanized due to lack of space or minor treatable illnesses.  The rescued cats will then be spayed or neutered, receive initial vaccinations, and be tested for two important cat diseases.  Some of the cats rescued from PACC will have upper respiratory infections as well that will require additional medication and treatment.

During “kitten season,” PACC and other shelters are frequently overwhelmed with kittens that are too young to be adopted. The Hermitage will rely on their feline foster care volunteers who will nurse them back to health so they may be put up for adoption and find a forever home. The current cost of caring for these cats averages about $140 per cat. More foster care volunteers are urgently needed to help not only with this program but also throughout the year.

The Hermitage adopts cats from their shelter from 10 am to 4 pm every day of the week except Wednesdays and also has space for adoptable cats in three PETCO stores seven days a week.

For more information, contact Joe Sprague at 520-344-7288.

Raise $$$ for Tucson cats

Mark your calendar for May 4 & 5; you can pick up some bargains at the PAWSitively Cats yard sale located at 3432 E. Ft. Lowell from 8 am to 2 pm.

Gently used items may be dropped off all week at the above address from 9 am  to 2 pm.  They currently need a truck to transport a desk from Craycroft/22nd to the yard sale address.

Paws Cat is a 501 c3 non-profit organization, no-kill, currently caring for almost 300 cats.

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(Photo: Princess Penelope is available for adoption at Paws Cats)

I need a forever home

Homer is a playful older cat whose owner had him as a kitten but the owner died. Homer weighs about 12 pounds, is neutered, has claws, has never been around other cats, avoids kids and dogs.

Homer may need to be an only cat but the experts will need to make that call.

The adopter’s out-of-town family cannot keep Homer because they are allergic. However, they are committed to finding him a good home.

The family is uncertain of Homer’s vaccination status but will bring him up to date and have him FELV/FIV combo tested prior to placing him with anyone. They are desperately seeking placement ASAP.

We Save Kitties at Risk (WSKR) would love to help the family during this difficult time and give them peace of mind that Homer is well cared for. Please call 520-395-5474 or email info@wskr.org now if you would like to foster or adopt Homer! Homer needs a new home as soon as possible.

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Hermitage Cat Shelter Fundraiser

Join Hermitage No-Kill Cat Shelter for fun, dance, and great food to help the Hermitage Shelter save kittens this kitten season and cure spring fever by getting them all spayed or neutered and to find them fur-ever homes.

When: Saturday, April 27 – 4 to 6:30 pm
Where: Hermitage Cat Shelter – 5278 E 21st St, 85711
Cost: $5 entry fee/donation; kids 10 & under are free

There will be multiple dance performances from Shall We Dance and a belly dancing performance by Safar Dance company. Enjoy Tarot card & stone readings by Ellen Poole.

For the kids let Face Flip do some face painting. Danny Duck will also be here to entertain the kids with his 17+ voices and costume.

Good eats: food trucks: Fruit Shack Smoothies & Yogurt, Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen will be will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Shelter. Handmade cat toys for sale plus auctions, raffles, and tours too.

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Celebrate cats

Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club not only helps people achieve their fitness goals, but supports our animal companions as well!  The “April for Adopters and Volunteer Appreciation” event celebrates people who have given a PAWSitively Cats shelter animal a loving home.

Animal trivia games, special desserts, silent auction items, and raffle prizes will be featured, along with cat poetry and tours of the GabiCat Mobile Grooming van. Admission is $10 for adults, $5 for children under 18, and free for adopters of PAWSitively Cats pets and for volunteers.

When: 4 – 7 pm on Sunday, April 21
Where: Tucson Racquet & Fitness Club – Rillito Room – 4001 N. Country Club Road
Etc: Everyone is invited; find out how you can  help the cats. Get to know other cat people.

PAWSitively Cats cares for over 300 rescued animals in a cage-free environment. Three-legged cats, one-eyed cats, cats with diabetes, FIV, or Feline Leukemia are among those being given a second chance at PAWSitively Cats. The shelter relies on public support to provide great care for homeless cats.  Donations are tax deductible.

PAWSitively Cats will gratefully accept donations of canned cat food and scoopable cat litter at the Racquet Club benefit. Bring some Friskies pate style for the cats while you enjoy the celebration.

Think PAWSitively, and make a difference to deserving animals. For more information, call 520-870-1904 or email savecats@pawsitivelycats.org

(Photo: Larissa is a long-haired kitty who tested positive for Feline Leukemia and loves to sit on laps at PAWSitively Cats No-Kill Shelter)