I had been hoping to start a weekly blog.  My goal is to let folks know what A.P.E. has been doing.  Frankly, we have been super busy!

First, we had Pet Expo  a week ago.  There we had kitties for adoption, Neuter-A-Tom on Saturday, our two day Microchip clinic , and our Low Cost Vaccine clinic on Sunday.

At the Pet Expo one of our four felines got an adoption application and went home this Sunday.  Congrats Georgie!  That leaves his brother Little Foot, still up for adoption.  Little Foot and Georgie were taken in by volunteer Jen L. when a momma cat had them in her garden shed.  The volunteer got donations from friends and neighbors to help pay for the momma to be Trap-Neutered-Returned.  Since the kittens were small enough, the volunteer took the time to tame them down, and has been posting them on Facebook to help find them homes.

 

 

We also had May and June at the Pet Expo.  These two were adopted from A.P.E. as kittens.  Now seven years later, their owner passed away, and no one from the family could take them in.  Since they had A.P.E. microchips, they came back to us to find new homes.

At our Neuter a Tom clinic on October 20th we neutered 72 male cats!  Yes, you read that right, 72 male cats.  The cats got their neuter, rabies and distemper shots, free microchip, and Revolution (for fleas, ear-mites, roundworms, and hookworms) all for $30!

 

 

Some folks will ask, “What does it take to alter 72 male cats for $30 each?”  Well, we had three veterinarians, six Iowa State University veterinary students, 12 ISU undergrads, our regular A.P.E. Vet Tech Sam A., and A.P.E. volunteers Alex W. and Krystal Mc. on computers all day typing up rabies certificates.  Not to mention a years worth of planning and fund raising!

During the Pet Expo we offered $25 micro-chipping using Pet link/Datamars chips.  For $25 the pet was micro-chipped by a trained

assistant or vet tech.  The chip comes with true lifetime registration with no updating or maintenance  fees ever.  Just go online and update your phone number and address as you need to.  It is all free and easy to do online.  A.P.E. did nearly forty microchips during the Pet Expo weekend.

 

Dogs and cats were not the only thing we saw at the Pet Expo.  Vet Tech Sam A. also helped the bird rescue trim the nails on one of the birds the rescue had there at the Pet Expo.

 

During Sunday’s vaccine clinic at the Pet Expo we saw close to forty dogs and cats.  The price for a rabies & distemper vaccine, free microchip, and wellness exam was $45 for dogs, and $35 for cats.  Some folks may ask how we can afford to do this at such a small cost.  The truth is we are a non-profit with a shelter license.  Companies like Merck, give us shelter discounts on vaccines.  This along with donations from kind people like yourself, and volunteers donating their time, is what keeps are prices low.

 

This week we held a double header in Scranton, IA. On Friday we spayed and neutered twenty area cats.  Saturday, we did a fall vaccine clinic and saw 39 cats and dogs for vaccinations.  We were able to offer Greene county residents a package deal.  For $30 the pet got their rabies and distemper shots, and a free microchip, along with their wellness exam.  It was a bittersweet day, as our fall vaccine clinic veterinarian is leaving central Iowa, for Texas A & M this December. (sigh)

 

 

At Friday’s Scranton Spay & Neuter Clinic we saw something we see a lot,  secondary trauma from scratching too hard because of ear-mites.  All cats that come to our spay and neuter clinics are given Revolution.  Revolution is a Zoetis product that is applied topically on the neck and last a month.  It kills fleas and ear-mites, and controls roundworms and hookworms in cats.  I have a photo of the cat’s ear below, but since it is a bit graphic, I want to warn folks ahead of time, so those that do not want to see it can avoid scrolling too far. 😉  The first aid given to this cat was done at no extra charge.

On Saturday we saw a medium size dog that looked to have flea bite dermatitis.  A.P.E. was able to give the dog three months worth of flea preventative, thanks to a donation of Effitix (a Virbac product) from Dr Hamilton in Algona.  Thanks Dr Hamilton!

Over all, in the past two weeks A.P.E. has been able to give help to just under 200 animals here in central Iowa.  All because of people like yourself that donate their time, funds, and supplies.

Thanks everyone!

 

Best Regards,

 

Linn

 

Please donate, so A.P.E. can continue to aid animals here in central Iowa.  Donations are tax deductible.

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