By Myranda Fullerton | Volunteer/Board Member
We are closing in on the end of another, successful year at Dog n Kitty City. In light of Thanksgiving, which is right around the corner, we have a lot to be thankful for. From our shelter staff to our wonderful volunteers and supporters, thank you for your support.
Here are a few highlights from this past quarter:
- We were able to provide shelter for 108 cats; 82 of which found their forever homes.
- We were able to provide shelter for 43 dogs; 36 of which found their forever homes.
These are impressive statistics for our small, but mighty shelter. Looking at the Year to Date statistics, here is where we currently stand:
- From January 2016 until now, we were able to provide shelter for 384 cats. 327 found their forever homes!
- From January 2016 until now, we were able to provide shelter for 119 dogs. 110 found their forever homes this year as well!
Out of the 503 animals mentioned above, one, very unique and little soul stole our hearts the day she arrived at just 3 days old. Quacker was a part of a litter of kittens that needed to be bottle fed daily by our shelter director in order to survive. Unlike her siblings, Quacker was born with a cleft palate, and because of her abnormality, she wasn’t able to eat canned food. She was only able to drink milk through a syringe, fed to her very slowly so that it did not come out of her nose. Our shelter director fed her this way until she was 16 weeks old. At that point, the vet said it was safe to perform surgery to correct her cleft palate. The estimated cost to fix her cleft palate was $4,000. She made it through with no problems at all, and because of supporters like you, we were able to collect funding needed to correct her abnormality! She is able to eat mushy solids now, and her favorite meal is tuna and chicken! We are very thankful to our shelter director for being such a great caregiver and foster mom to this wonderful kitten!
Quacker’s success is a direct result of the character and determination that defines our shelter. We are so pleased to be able to share this heartwarming story with our amazing supporters. Quacker’s story won’t be complete until we are able to find her forever home, and we are hoping to do so this holiday season. Until then, we hope you have a great holiday season, and well wishes for the near year!
Thank you!
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