Getting Creative

Dexter

With winter coming Catkins is feeling the time crunch to help as many homeless cats and dogs as we can before the cold weather sets in.  Despite caring for 40 animals on a daily basis, we still consider ourselves a small rescue without the resources we need to help even half the animals in need of our aid.  So we're trying to come up with more creative ways to raise awareness and earn funds for the animals!

This summer we began working with sterilizing and relocating feral cats.  While a grand total of three ferals doesn't seem like much, a female cat can have as many as five litters a year!  All three of those kitties were females, so if they were producing kittens, and their kittens were producing kittens.... wow!!!  So if we can prevent a few more kittens struggling to survive the northwoods winters, we consider that progress!

We've also managed to set up a PayPal account to accept credit card donations, started an online collection for Dexter at fundable.com and we've registered with GoodSearch.com.  Powered by Yahoo, GoodSearch.com is a search engine that donates money to any registered charity that you specify.  Every time $100 is raised for a charity, they mail a check to the organization.  So next time instead of google- check out goodsearch!

I've almost completed assembling all of the rescue's donation boxes and our current fundraiser is going to help Dexter, our allergy dog, get his allergies tested and start a treatment program.   With the help of a phenomenal volunteer, the donation boxes should be distributed throughout Price County and begin their work shortly.

The big projects for this winter will be getting out a newsletter, maybe speaking at some schools and getting doing some grant writing!  The grants will be aimed at receiving funding for spay and neuter projects- and maybe to begin looking ahead to a facility for the dogs and cats of the northwoods!

 

Kismit's Very Happy Ending!

Tiny Kismit has many heros today! She has recovered from her double knee surgery in record time and has missed hardly a tail-wag. What a joy to see such an excellent little dog get to make so many people smile every day. Everyone who contributed to her surgical expenses and supported Laura in her decision to help Kismit can feel very proud today!

Kizmit

Some Catkins adopters still like to keep an eye on our Petfinder page (Thanks by the way!), but I wanted to share this amazing story with all of you that may not be able to keep up with everything going on with the rescue.

I made the decision to take in a happy-go-lucky little Papillion from a local animal control facility.  Unfortunately, it no longer surprises me when people don't show up to claim their lost pets, but after getting to know Kizmit it became apparent to me that this little girl would not stray far from her family.  So I began to suspect that they may have "dumped" her somewhere for someone else to find.  The big questions was why?  Here was a happy, LOVING, healthy little girl that knew how to sit and was housebroken.  Why would someone not want her?

About a week later I found out the answer.  We brought Kizzy into the vet to be scanned for a microchip, updated on her vaccines and spayed.  I got a call from my vet about an hour later, so I knew that whatever I was going to hear wasn't going to be good.  

Kizmit had grade 3 luxating patellas, this meant that within two years she would have such debilitating arthritis that she would have a hard time walking.  Basically, her kneecaps don't stay where they should in her joint and move to the inside of her knee joint when she walks.  If we could get the surgery taken care of within the next couple of months, no arthritis would have developed in the joint and she would be able to lead a normal happy life.

Well, the answer was simple:  we need to get the surgery done.  Not so simple was the answer to: how do we raise $1500 in a few months?  I still don't know how we did it, but thanks to all our Amazing doners, we raised the necessary funds to get this puppy her life back!!  

Kizmit is currently living with a loving family and is scheduled for surgery on August 12th!!  I will definitely post updates as they come in, but I can't thank all of you enough for giving this girl such a happy ending!!

This was Catkins first big fundraising effort and the end result was being able to save the life of a needy animal!  With the help of everyone here, we are making a difference for the animals in the north woods!!

So again, from the bottom of my heart, thank you all!

A Whole Year Later!

It's been a little over a year since Jasper and Bryce came home to be with their new family. They are both active (very) and friendly with everyone they meet. Jasper was such a little fluff of fur that I never really thought he'd grow so much! At a great 14 pounds, Jasper is a big boy. He loves to sit on my shoulder. He's also a fantastic alarm clock. He wakes me up every morning around 5!

Bryce loves to play with Jasper. They race all over. Bryce also enjoys doing my hair! He grabs my head and shoves his nose right into my scalp, sometimes with teeth!

Both are great additions to the family!

Congratulations June Adoptions!!!

I would like to congratulate these cats and dogs and their new people!!  Way to go on finding each other!!

• Bob and Rain, two beautiful siamese mixes, went from living in darkness without food and water to living in the lap of luxury- in Oklahoma!!!

• East, was one of four "directions" born on May 1st and born to be the apple of her mom's eye!!

• Reggie, an orange and white tabby kitty, took his time (almost a year) finding just the right home- and now he plays dress up!!
  

Congratulations everyone!!! 

ZooToo Rescue Makeover

By going to www.zootoo.com/rescues/ you can register as a supporter of Catkins Animal Rescue- or any shelter/rescue of your choice. By writing reviews (of Catkins, pet supplies stores, foods, etc) and adding pictures to your ZooToo profile as a registered supporter,  you can help our rescue gain points.  

The Fine Print:

"Each supporter must be a validated registrant on ZooToo.com, upload one user photo and submit one review on a pet product or service on the website."

The rescue with the most points wins $10,000 to help the animals!  There is a second prize of $3,000 and thirteen third prizes of $1,000.  The cats, dogs and volunteers of Catkins could really put that to good use!  So if you have an extra minute, be sure to check it out!

Thanks!

Laura

Congratulations May Adoptions!!!

I would like to congratulate these cats and dogs and their new families!!!

Versace Border Collie/Newfoundland Dog

MacGyver Rat Terrier

Summer DSH Dilute Calico X

Spice DSH Black and White

Sammie DLH Black

Smokey DSH Grey and White adopted out from the CHA

Versace was hit by a car speeding down the highway, he returned to his home later that night. 

We were scheduled to pick up several puppies early the next morning and we were able to take Versace too.  He spent about a month recovering and now he is as happy and active as we could hope for and is spending his life in a new forever home!!

Sammie waited over a year for the perfect home and he finally found it!!  Sammie was one of five cats we still have from when we first officially started our rescue in December of 2006.  He had been found with an arrow in his leg and then had been taken to animal control.  It is cases like his that made us realize what we needed to do!  Congratulations Sammie!!