Craig Street Cats

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!

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.

Our kitten season has officially begun.  3 fuzz balls arrived today, and many more will follow, I’m sure.  The cuties are about 4 weeks old, and just starting to eat solid food.  Their mom almost handed them over to me this afternoon.  Literally.  She put all three of them on top of a pile of bricks, and then just watched as I picked them up and put them in a carrier.  It was just about the easiest kitten rescue I have ever done.  Now, if we can just trap mom and get her fixed . . .

Over the past 2 years many individuals and businesses have contributed to our success.  Their support is greatly appreciated, and I hope I have let them all know how very grateful I am for their help.

In addition to those many,  a few very generous businesses and business people have come forward to help Craig Street Cats on a larger scale.    I have often been so busy that I forget to thank them, so I’d like to take this opportunity to let you all know about some of the incredible supporters helping to keep us going.

• PetValu, Kenaston:  Thank you Sandy, for all your donations, and your ongoing support.
• Essex Top Crop:  Thanks to Gary and Candace for their timely delivery of a mountain of kitten food, and their ongoing support.
• Jeff Stern, ReMax Performance Realty:  Thanks to Jeff for his ongoing sponsorship of Craig Street Cats.
• Grower Direct Flowers, 939 Portage Ave.:  Debbie always has a promotion going to help us out.   Thanks Deb!
• Olive Garden:  thank you for the incredibly generous donation of spaghetti, sauce and salad for our Spay-ghetti Dinner.

Thanks to all of you for your incredible generosity.