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One foster parent and spayathon volunteer bicycled to the event towing two of her charges in a burley.
We cannot accept walk-ins at our spayathons. All cats must have an appointment. Please call 608-577-1500.
Special thanks to Dr. Bob Klosterman and the Middleton Veterinary Hospital for allowing us to use his clinic for our spayathons
to further our mission!
2010 Spayathons
March 13
Twenty-nine female and 13 male cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our March 13, 2010 spayathon. A lady from Seneca brought in 19 cats-- all of them in a Chevy Lumina! To get the cats transported she had to borrow crates from Ocooch Mt. Rescue in Richland Center and from a friend in Crawford County. She also brought a big bag of towels for DCFoF to use and a huge lasagna casserole, bread and cookies for the volunteers. What a gal! She was with us in the recovery room, working right along with everyone else's kitties. She has a total of 26 cats now, not including newborn kittens. All 26 are altered except for the new moms and two very pregnant moms-to-be. She plans to bring those to the next Friends of Ferals spayathon. She would like to put the kittens up for adoption.
February 13
Forty-four cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our February 13, 2010 spayathon.
January 23
Fifty eight cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our January 23, 2010 Spayathon. Special thanks to Dr. Sheldon and Madison Area Technical College’s cooperation in our effort to reduce the number of unwanted litters in Dane County and surrounding areas. And the above and beyond the call of duty kudos goes to two members of Spring Green’s MewHaven rescue group. They brought in 16 cats from a hoarding situation in Sauk County. We are in desperate need of either indoor or outdoor homes for these cats that are tame but lack the basic care and sanitary conditions necessary for their well being. If you would be willing to care for or adopt some of them please call 608-836-1638. There are also two 5 week old kittens and a litter of one week old kittens that we need to relocate as soon as possible.
2009 Spayathons
December 13 Spayathon
Forty two cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our December 13th Spayathon, Special thanks to Dr. Klosterman and the Middleton Veterinary Hospital for allowing to use his clinic for spayathon.
November 14 Spayathon
Sixty five cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our November 14th Spayathon. Twelve feral and semi-feral cats were sterilized and returned to their caregiver, 85 year old Mrs. Earlene Newell of Edmund, WI. Earlene takes the senior bus to Dodgeville each week to buy food for her charges.
August 16 Spayathon
Forty six cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our August 16th spayathon. Four of the feral cats will be relocated directly to new rural homes after they recover from their surgeries.
July 12 Spayathon
Thirty eight eight cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our July 12th spayathon. Special recognition goes out to Charlie Pierce of Mt. Horeb who helped a neighboring farmer bring in eight cats.
June 7 Spayathon
Twenty eight cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our June 7th spayathon. The highlight of the day was the Herculean effort by Tina Stratton who trapped and brought in 13 cats. She serves as an example to all of us that with a little extra effort we can make a large, positive impact on the feral cat population.
April 7 Spayathon
Thirty cats were spayed/neutered. We are seeing slightly lower numbers at our spayathons lately, probably due to the fact that Dane County Humane Society, Shelter from the Storm and various local veterinarians are actively participating in the effort to reduce the number of outdoor cats. Our staff was able to help several low-income caretakers whose cats were experiencing medical problems. One cat had three infected teeth removed and received pain and antibiotic medications compliments of DCFoF. We, however, are unable to do this on a regular basis.
March 7 Spayathon
A funny thing happened on the way to the March 7th Spayathon. One of our volunteers who was bringing 9 cats to the spay/neuter day was stranded on the Beltline when her car died. A van was dispatched and soon all the cats were transferred to the rescue vehicle and on to M.A.T.C. It was a bad weekend for cat trapping due to the rainy weather. Even so, 28 cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots. Two cats had their teeth cleaned. Dane County Friends of Ferals wish to extend special thanks to Dr. Sheldon and Madison Area Technical College’s cooperation in our effort to reduce feral cat populations in Dane County and surrounding areas.
February 14 Spayathon
Forty- one cats underwent spay/neuter surgery along with getting their rabies and distemper shots at our Febrary 14th spayathon. Dane County Friends of Ferals wish to extend special thanks to Dr. Sheldon and Madison Area Technical College’s cooperation in our effort to reduce the feral cat population in Dane County and surrounding areas. This month’s ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY AWARD goes to John Julius from the Appleton area. John brought in 11 cats along with his pet, Lyla, who visits nursing homes to cheer up the patients, accompanied John to help ease her 11 feline friends’ anxieties over the trip.
January 18 Spayathon
Thirty two cats were sterilized at our January 18th spayathon. The volunteer staff of veterinarians, veterinary technicians, veterinary students and DCFoF volunteers were expecting around 30 cats. Our December spayathon was one we will not soon forget. One of the cats who was trapped by our volunteer turned out to be a declawed, neutered male named Gabriel (pictured above). The cat was scanned for a microchip which, to our elation, led us to Gabriel’s owner. He had escaped in April, survived on his own for 8 months and has now returned to his grateful family just in time for the holidays.
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