September 2nd, 2010 by Cat Lady
It’s been a crazy week here at Craig Street Cats. We have 25 kittens in, and 14 of them went in for spay and neuter this week. The rest will be going for their big days in a couple of weeks. The cute factor here is through the roof, but we’re willing to share with qualified adoptive families 
Ferry has been in to Fort Garry Veterinary Hospital 3 times this week. On Monday Dr. Bebchuck, orthopedic specialist, was going to operate to repair Ferry’s leg, but blood tests showed that he had an infection, so surgery was delayed. On Tuesday, one of Ferry’s hind feet was badly swollen, so he went in to have that checked, and Dr. Mander decided to make some changes to Ferry’s splint and bandage. Today he went in to have his bandage checked, and it was decided that the splint wasn’t really helping, so it was removed. He’ll be checked again in 2 weeks, and a decision about further treatment will be made at that time.
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August 27th, 2010 by Cat Lady
Ferry needs your help so he can have surgery to save his leg
This is Ferry, a 6 week old kitten with a broken leg. He was surrendered to us on Aug. 21, after he was rescued on Ferry Rd. Ferry needs surgery and extensive after care to save his leg, because he has been moving around on the break for at least 2 weeks.
Our total cost for the surgery, medications, therapy and after care is expected to be close to $3000. We need your help so that Ferry can keep his leg. Donations can be made directly to Fort Garry Veterinary Hospital, 1444 Pembina Hwy, 204-452-9010, Craig Street Cats, 487 Craig St., or online, via the donate link at the top of this page. Please be sure to mention that your donation is for Ferry.
Thank you!
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August 7th, 2010 by Cat Lady
Many incredible things have happened since I posted about our financial woes. Wonderfully generous people have come forward to help with dollars and supplies. Others are planning amazing fundraising events. We are no longer completely broke. The bills are up to date, and we have enough food and supplies to get through a couple of weeks. We have a couple of months worth of dry food on hand. Thanks to Friends Fundraising for Animal Shelters, the vets will be paid in full.
We are not out of the woods, by any means, but things are not as dark as they were 2 weeks ago. Thank you to everyone who has donated food, supplies and money to help us keep going.
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July 26th, 2010 by Cat Lady
As of today, we have 21 kittens in care.
21 kittens that need food, litter, vaccinations, vet care, deworming, spay or neuter, toys, etc.
2 of the kittens are bottle babies.
4 of the kittens are in the process of being weaned
Formula for the 6 that need it will cost more than $5o0 over the next month.
Preparing the bunch of them for adoption will cost well over $2500.
We currently have no money to care for these babies. Zip. Without immediate cash donations we cannot provide for the cats and kittens currently in care, and will not be able to accept any more kittens.
The bottom line: we are broke. We cannot pay for anything. Up to this point I have used my personal resources to cover short falls. My personal resources are now gone. Craig Street Cats can’t continue without immediate help.
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