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Fix
KC Cat Clinics are back and "operating" through
Fall 2004!
Starting
September 12, the NMHP Fix KC cat clinics will be "operating"
again throughout the remainder of the year! It is our goal
to serve people who cannot afford the full service vet clinics
or the low cost spay/neuter clinics.
The NMHP Fix KC clinics are offered for people who are financially
disadvantaged and/or individuals who are dealing with feral
or stray cats, or large populations of cats.
The
cost is $15 per cat which includes spay/neuter, FVRcP and
3 year rabies vaccinations. Clinics will be held at the Humane
Society of Greater KC on the following Sundays:
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September 12 and September 26
- October
10 and October 24
- November
7 and November 21
- December
5
APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED.
Please call 816.333.PETS or e-mail info@kcpets.org
to schedule an appointment.
- YES!!
Kittens weighing atleast 2 pounds, and in-heat or pregnant
females are welcome!
- DOGS?
We hope to offer dogs clinics in 2005!
- VOLUNTEER?
Volunteer Veterinarians, Vet Techs, and clinic helpers needed...it's
gratifying, interesting, and fun!
- DONATE?
If
you‚d like to offer financial support and help those
who cannot afford to have their pets fixed, please Sponsor
a Spay
June
2004
NMHP in KC Fix KC Clinics
The NMHP’s
Fix KC Clinics spring trial program concluded on June 20 and
what a success!
Since
late April, NMHP in KC held 5 Sunday Fix KC Clinics. A total
of 115 cats were spayed and neutered! That means these 115
cats will not be producing hundreds and hundreds of offspring
in the future and the cats will be healthier for it!
Dedicated
veterinarians, vet techs and caring individuals volunteered
at the Fix KC clinics and the clinic space was donated, thus
the overall costs were minimized which made the end cost to
the “needy” public very affordable. In this initial
pilot program, only cats were accepted, but it is hoped that
the clinics can be expanded to include dogs in the next year.
- One
lady spent her laundry money (a bag full of quarters!) to
get 2 of her cats fixed, (Her other cats were fixed without
charge.)
- One
elderly
gentleman built a cat carrier out of
an abandoned a/c hull, screen wire and duct tape so he could
get his cat to the clinic.
- The
employees at a local business took up a collection and raised
funds to deal with the feral cats around the business premises.
They humanely trapped them, brought them for spay/neutering,
returned them to the business location and will continue
to provide food, shelter and care for them.
- A first
time feral cat trapper began to deal with the kitties in
her neighborhood and in spite of the worry that trapping
raises when you have never done it before, she trapped,
neutered and released 5 cats.
- Dozens
of the female cats brought to the Fix
KC clinics had already delivered at one or more litters.
While we would have preferred to get them BEFORE those litters,
at least, now we know they will never contribute to the
pet overpopulation problem again!
- Many
of the tom cats neutered were badly beaten up. Now, they
can expect to live the soft life without fighting and none
of them will be fathering any future litters!
- Numerous
young cats were neutered too, ranging in age from 8 weeks
to 5 months. We are especially excited that they will NEVER
have litters and will NEVER contribute to pet overpopulation.
For more info about juvenile spay/neuter go here.
Appropriately,
two clinics were held on both Mother's Day and Father's Day
and were celebrated by volunteers as "No More Mother's
and Father's Days" for all the kitties attending.
These clinics are a really big undertaking requiring the cooperation
and help of an alot of people. A big thanks to the Humane
Society of Greater Kansas City for generously
loaning their clinic space and footing the overhead bill,
having supplies needed on hand, and much more. A special thanks
to all the vets, techs and volunteers who devote their Sundays
for such an important event…they truly believe in the
spay/neuter cause!
Clinics will begin again in the fall. Seven clinics are tentatively
scheduled. At that time, it is hoped that our veterinary network
will be larger and that grant money will be in place to help
with expenses.
If you’d like to offer financial support to NMHP’s
Fix KC clinics and help those who cannot afford to have their
pet(s) fixed, please Sponsor
a Spay.
If you are interested in volunteering at the Fix KC clinics
or helping NMHP in other ways, please let contact us at info@kcpets.org.
We will need folks for office staff, cleaning cages after
everyone has been released, and to help transport animals
to and from the clinic.
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