I just got off the phone with a representative of the Feral Cat Coalition in Portland. Due to circumstances beyond their control, they have had to shut down the speuter mobile that used to park in Corvallis twice a year for a spay and neuter weekend. Because of this, they are offering the same services from Portland. This is where I want this new colony to fit into this time slot – March 29th. I was told if I can transport the cats to Salem. there is a caravan that will take all the cats to Portland and then after the operation will bring them back to Salem. This is all donation based work- bless their ever-loving hearts!

Not only do they spay and neuter but they vaccinate, treat wounds, treat earmite invasions, do subcu fluids if needed and supply pain meds and antibiotics for the cats after the surgery. Not a bad option.

Because of the fact that I only have five traps- I have asked them to reserve for us 10 spots on that day. It means that some of the kittens might be pregnant during the spay but they said they will spay regardless. I’m trying to look for options beyond the vet clinic in order to save some money to be used toward the cats in a more positive way- like actual advertising the ones here for adoption or just trying to save some money for emergencies because unfortunately in this line of work, emergencies usually happen in the middle of the night.

So now that I know, I have ten spots, I can concentrate on getting 10 of these colony cats trapped in such a way that it won’t throw the rest of the group into a panic once the trapping starts. If we can use the carriers- it won’t be quite as traumatic as an open trap in the middle of the woods.