We will be closed February 1st through the 18th. Effective immediately The economic downturn has hit us all hard - Community Cats included. We have made the difficult decision that the residents OUTSIDE of Washoe County will have a suggested donation of $20 and out of state is $23. and . . . surgery days are now Wednesdays and Sundays. Our hours have changed also. Drop-off between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m., pick-up at 4:00 p.m. (Unless otherwise stated at drop-off.) and . . . surgeries will now be performed at the Nevada Humane Society clinic. Please come to the NHS clinic for check-in and pick-up. Please allot additional time to fill out paperwork. The Nevada Humane Society is graciously allowing us to share their surgical suite with the understanding that their employees are not to be disturbed. Therefore, drop-off and pick-up hours are strictly enforced. If you are going to be late, please call 775-636-1600. . . . For the safety of the cat and that of our staff, ALL requirements are to be followed. Otherwise, you WILL be turned away at the door. These requirements are under the "Help us help you" section. . . . You've probably seen them gathered around dumpsters and in parking lots . . . homeless cats that flee from humans. These feral cats are the result of both the failure of people to spay or neuter their cats and cat abandonment. These animals are victims of indifference. The Trap-Neuter-Return-Monitor (TNRM) program gives these cats a better quality of life. It is an effective, internationally recognized program which feral cats are trapped, vaccinated, spayed or neutered, given basic medical assistance and returned to their original location. There are more than 60 million homeless cats in the United States. We estimate there are 25,000 in Washoe County alone, living in our industrial parks, residential neighborhoods and business districts. TNRM is a proven method of population control that is practiced around the world and throughout this country.
 |  This is Funny Face . . . Born at a local park in Sparks in 2007. He has gone through the TNR program and has become quite a character at feeding time.
Did you know . . .
• Cats can start mating as early as six months.
• Even indoor-only house cats often find ways to get outdoors when the sexual urge hits them. Whether they disappear for good (due to panic, accidents, or enemies) or they return home, kittens are the result. • An unaltered male cat can father hundreds of kittens a year. • Statistically speaking, even if a person finds good homes for a litter of kittens, some of the kittens will grow up and produce litters of kittens. • Spaying a female before her first heat protects her from risks of uterine, ovarian, and mammary cancers. • Spaying also protects her from the stresses of pregnancy. • Spaying reduces her frantic interest in the outdoors and reduces the chances that she'll wander far. • Spaying reduces the chances she'll mark your home with urine when she's in heat. • Unaltered cats have urges that make them irritable and anxious. They yowl or whine frequently, fight with other cats, and/or destroy objects in the house. • Neutering a male reduces his risk from numerous health problems. • Neutering lowers his urge to roam and to fight, and thus lowers chances of disease transmission and woundings. • Neutering also reduces his tendency to spray in the home. • And neutering eliminates the powerful odor of adult male cat urine. Early-age spay/neuter
Some people delay spay/neuter because they've heard the animal must be six months or older. Although many older veterinarians were taught that, a number of studies show that cats as young as eight weeks have no problems later in life due to early- age spay/neuter. Plus, young kittens bounce back faster from the procedures than older kittens or cats. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) endorses early-age spay and neuter.
   |
