2018 Spring Issue. 6 th Annual Paws In The Garden - Fundraiser. Royal Bank of Canada $1,000 Grant

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1 Summer Edition 2016 This issue is full of all kinds of fun and interesting information. Sit back and enjoy! What we did in the community Did You Know? Paws In The Garden Fundraiser Spa Renovation Special Thanks Upcoming Events The PURRFECT News can be found on our website. If you would like to receive it by , contact the editor Tilda at 2018 Spring Issue 6 th Annual Paws In The Garden - Fundraiser On Sunday, May 27 th we held our 6 th annual Paws In The Garden fundraising event. It was a fun day and everyone enjoyed the afternoon popping balloons, listening to our auctioneer Tina s banter, and chatting with fellow cat lovers. A huge thank you to all the sponsors, donors, supporters, and volunteers who helped make this another successful event. We raised over $ 8,000 and all proceeds will go towards our kitten adoption program. Check out page 5 & 6 for more pictures and a list of our generous sponsors. Contact Us: Dufferin County Road #3 East Garafraxa, ON L9W 7J1 (519) Registered Canadian Charity Visit our website and Follow us on Facebook Royal Bank of Canada $1,000 Grant A special thank you goes out to Royal Bank of Canada, specifically Lisa Porterfield Business Account Manager - Woodlawn Guelph location and her volunteer support team (Fiona, Matt & Sajjad). RBC truly believes in helping in the community and volunteering some of their time. They offered to help us set up the Paws In The Garden event. Cats Anonymous receives a $1,000 grant that will greatly help us out. Thank you so much! There are no bad cats. They are just misunderstood. Page 1

2 East Garafraxa Public School Our friends at the local East Garafraxa public school have been great supporters of our shelter over the past few years. The school held a Beach Day and all donations went to our cats! How great is that? Many thanks to all the staff and students for their continued efforts to help us help cats. Today I want to talk about the importance of having your pet microchipped. This wonderful invention is a tiny little chip, the size of a grain of rice, that can reunite you with your beloved kitty if he/she goes missing. It contains information linking you to your cat. The chip is inserted under the skin between the cat s shoulder blades with a needle, a painless procedure that only takes few minutes. The main benefits of having a microchip are pretty clear when paired with your correct contact information, you can be reunited with your cat if he or she should go missing. Pet Valu Fergus The month of April was Pet Appreciation Month and the generous customers in Fergus donated a grand total of $2,100 to Cats Anonymous. We cannot thank Pet Valu Fergus enough for all they do for us. Pet Valu - Acton Many thanks to our friends at Pet Valu in Acton. Their store raised $634 for our shelter during the month of April. The kitties appreciate your support and the generosity of your customers. Cats Anonymous Merchandise We now have Cats Anonymous merchandise for sale. Each item proudly displays our logo. We have ladies and unisex (mens) t-shirts $15.00, zipper hoodies $40.00, white ceramic mugs $10.00 and stainless travel mugs $ You can pick up any item at the shelter during our meet and greet days, or any event that we are holding. Each chip is registered with a microchip company and their database contains the unique microchip number with information about you, such as your address, phone number, address and of course information about your pet (name, sex, colour, spay/neutered, special features or medical conditions). You can also list an emergency contact. Cats Anonymous microchips all of our cats before they are adopted, and we are listed as the emergency contact for all of the cats. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you update your contact information if it changes so that you can be reunited with your cat should they go missing. Simply call the microchip company any time you change your phone number or address. If someone finds your cat they can take it to a vet clinic or shelter and they will scan your cat to see if it is microchipped. If one is found, they would contact the microchip company and get your contact information. The vet clinic or shelter will contact you or the emergency contact and inform you they have found your cat. I can t express the importance enough. Have your cat microchipped and ALWAYS keep your information up-to-date! Having your cat microchipped is a lifesaver Deb, Oakley and Sugar One of the reasons a kitten sleeps so much is because it releases a growth hormone during sleep. Page 2

3 This spring season started out with a big bang! We started off our 2018 TNR (trap-neuter-return) program mid-march. Our volunteers started in a colony of about 30 cats! Momma cats with kittens and pregnant lady cats were the first to be caught and brought into our foster program where the kittens were raised in safety, with lots of human affection. Then it was off to work on spaying and neutering all the other adult cats. When we started this project, we estimated it would take about a month to complete. I am proud to say it was completed in just under three weeks! One week after starting, we took in 2 momma cats with young litters and 3 very pregnant lady cats who all gave birth about a week later. These little families were raised in our awesome foster homes where they received lots of love and affection. We had already spayed & neutered 11 adult cats who were returned to the barn and they were happy to get back home. We had our hands full looking after the new moms and kittens and the other feral adult cats who were waiting for surgeries. We went from 0 to 24 kittens in record time! We finished the big TNR colony in just 3 weeks! In total, 28 adult cats were trapped. Of those 28 cats, 7 were pregnant or nursing females who stayed in foster care looking after their litters until they were weaned. The 24 kittens stayed here for adoption and the moms were then spayed and returned to the colony. The other 21 cats were spayed / neutered and returned to the barn where there are no more worries about breeding and they will live much healthier, happy lives. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the volunteers involved in this project. Jo, who spent many afternoons and evenings sitting patiently in the barn, watching the traps and waiting for the last stragglers. Our foster care families for the love they gave all the kittens. And of course we can t forget to thank all of the folks out there who continue to donate to our Feral Cat and Kitten Programs. Your generosity makes it possible for us to do the work we love and help these wonderful cats in need Tish Walshe (Founder & Shelter Supervisor) In Japan, a black cat is considered a good luck charm. Page 3

4 Our Special Diets room was in serious need of a makeover after having been home to many cats over the past 20 years. This room houses the cats who need specific diets due to medical conditions. Over the years its residents have included cats with diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, kidney issues, urinary tract issues and those in need of weight loss. All of these very special cats were adopted by equally special people. Before Here s a few pictures of the demolition. We started by removing the window and ripping up the floor. We then installed a door to the outdoor enclosure, insulated the walls and installed the new walls. A fresh coat of paint brightened up the room. New flooring, wall shelves for climbing, and a cat door were added. Now it was time to put together the new cabinets! The room looks wonderful! Thanks to all the volunteers that helped make this happen and of course the donations of our generous supporters. Cats use their whiskers as a sensory tool to find their way in the dark. Page4

5 A group of cats is called a clowder or a glaring. Page 5

6 Corporate Sponsors Sponsors / Donors AirU Guelph Baker Street Station Brantford Twin Valley Zoo Cedar Creek Pet Lodge Cheryl Marmee Spears Costco Guelph Downtown Guelph Business Association Dreamland Pets - Elora Lucian J. Vermeulen Edward Jones Eyes For Health Shelley Sheridan Gloria Ferris Mystery Author Guelph Little Theatre Italian Canadian Club Jamie Bell Thirty-One Consultant Joan Smith Jumbo 3 for 1 Pizza Lashed By Sammy Little Ray s Reptile Zoo Lucky Belly Food Mary Browns Chicken Murray Taylor Wendy Brunkard The Pampered Chef Pet Valu Acton Pole Fitness Guelph R U Serious Guelph Red Car Service Riot Axe Rhonda Crausen Scentsy Consultant Sandra Dick SweetLegs Distributor The Home Spa Thrive Life Trish Ford Zhers Cats Anonymous Volunteers Ariss Valley Golf & Country Club Beth Campbell - Ceramics Café Insomnia Trattoria Chantalle Asselin Yoga Cheryl R. Cowtan - Fantasy Author Courtney McCarthy LoyoboFit Donna Warner Mystery Writer Edge Of Grey Kim Kool Eramosa Garden Centre From The Healing Well Grand Bark Pet Service - Elora Guelph Museum Jackie Harrison Homelife Power Realty Inc. JC s Hair Design Julie Potvin Arbonne Consultant Kim Kool Artist Linh K Chao Red and White Realty Liz Lindsay Mystery Author Lynn Wenman & Friend Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament October Sunrise B&B Pat Lanfranchi The Healing Touch Pinetree Pet Care Centre Pure N Natural Pets Rebecca Davis Rick Rogers Diver Trek Ryan Waller Home Group Realty Inc. Sheryl Palmer Grand Home Realty The Barber Lounge The Village Green Thyme To Cook Twin Valley Zoo Anonymous Supporters A cat has the ability to jump up to six times its length. Page 6

7 The brain of a cat is 90 percent similar to that of a human. Page 7

8 Nova Scotia becomes 1 st province to ban cat declawing (CBC News March 15) Nova Scotia has officially become the first province in Canada to ban elective cat declawing. The decision by the Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association was announced in December There was a threemonth grace period before it took effect today (March 15, 2018). I see declawing as a mutilation of an animal for no direct benefit to the animal. It s something that s done mostly to protect furniture, said retired veterinarian Hugh Chisholm, who has advocated for a declawing ban for years. The practice has already been banned in the U.K., Europe, Australia and several California cities. There also have been calls in other Canadian provinces to ban declawing. B.C. College of Veterinarians bans declawing of cats (CBC News May 8) Cats in B.C. have one less reason to hide under the dresser when they sense they have an upcoming trip to the vet. On Tuesday May 8, 2018, the College of Veterinarians of B.C. officially banned the practice of partial digital amputation, also known as onychectomy, or declawing. A statement issued by the college said that the practice would be banned immediately for domestic cats, except when medically necessary. Elective and non-therapeutic declawing is ethically problematic and not an appropriate means of dealing with feline behaviour issues, the statement said. Now let s work on getting the rest of our provinces to ban declawing and be proud to say Canada does not support this inhumane procedure! Declawing involves the amputation of bones, ligaments and cartilage in the cat s paws. The procedure can lead to lasting impacts on a cat, including arthritis and pain in the paws and limbs, because the procedure changes the way a cat walks. Panting is rare in cats except in warmer weather conditions. Page 8

9 January Seventeen (17) Adoptions Natasha February Three (3) Adoptions Our funding comes from adoptions, surrender fees, volunteer fundraising events and private donations from individuals and businesses. We have no government or township assistance. We rely on the community for donations and support to run the shelter. If you can help, please make a donation. To accomplish extra things around the shelter, we need extra help! There are a number of special projects that we need to get completed and we could really use your assistance. The Special Projects Fund is directed towards facility maintenance, upkeep and improvements to our shelter. We have an ongoing wish list that cannot be completed without some extra financial assistance. Just to mention a few: Baby weight scale or digital kitchen scale for kittens; New or used medical microscope; Cedar March Four (4) Adoptions New Arrivals Room needs a new double sink. You can donate directly through our website. Go to and click on the link Donate Now through CanadaHelps.org on our main page. Percy Or, send an Money Transfer to tish@catsanonymous.ca Or, mail us a cheque. A cat does not have a collarbone, which is why they can fit through small openings. Page 9

10 We hold Meet & Greet days at our shelter, where you have the chance to not only meet and greet the cats that we have for adoption, but also some of our special volunteers. So why not make plans to drop by for a visit if you get the chance! Saturday, July 7 th 1:00 4:00 pm Monday, July 16 th 6:30 8:30 pm Saturday, July 21 st 1:00 4:00 pm Saturday, August 4 th 1:00 4:00 pm Saturday, August 18 th 1:00 4:00 pm Monday, August 20 th 6:30 8:30 pm Upcoming Events: Wingrove Vet Services Open House Thursday, July 19 (4:00 7:00 pm) Hillsburgh Family Fun Day Saturday, August 18 Guelph Video Game Swap Sunday, September 30 (11:00 4:00 pm) 57 Watson Pkwy S. (Legion) See more upcoming events on our website Keep up to date with shelter news by visiting us on Stay tuned for the Summer Issue! Cats do sweat but only through their paws. Page 10