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Coming Soon to our Homepage: Testimonials from our Foster Homes and Adoptive Families. Who better to tell you about what we do than those who have spent time with us and our rescue animals!
Help us raise funds so we can keep doing what we do best... saving lives. We have recently had an influx of cats and have many more animals than we ever expected. As a result we are in dire need of funds to continue providing excellent care for these deserving animals. We are foster based and provide all our foster homes with everything the animals need from food and litter to all vet care. Please let us know if you can help, no amount is too small....
Lots of Cats & Kittens - Beaucoup du chats & chatons
As a rescue that welcomes at risk pregnancies, bottle feeders, special needs and more we have many cats and kittens that will become available in the following weeks and months. If you are looking for a young kitten or a wonderful cat that needs a loving home please keep checking back with our adoptable pets list.
Un secours animaux qui accepte des chats enceintes, bébés qui ont besoin d'être nourri par biberon et autres besoins speciaux on a beaucoup de chats et bébés chatons qui va être pour adoption dans les prochaines semaines et mois. Si tu cherche un jeune chaton ou un chat qui a besoin un bon maison et beaucoup d'amour n'oublie pas de regardez notre liste des animaux disponible regulairement.
Help Needed - Our Wish List/ On besoin d'aide - notre liste des voeux
Monday, November 9th, 2009/lundi le 9 nov, 2009
- URGENTLY - Cat Foster homes/familles d'acceuil
- EVO canned cat/kitten food/nourriture pour chats/chatons en conserves (13.2 oz cans/boites)
- Innova Flex Kitten canned food/ nourriture en conserves (13oz cans/boites)
- Blankets, sheet and pillows
- Aliments Alternatif 2000 Karnivor grain free horse rolls/saucisses chevaline sans cereales
- Toys for dogs and cats/Jouets pour chats et chiens
- Litter boxes & litter scoops
- Feline Fresh clumping litter/litiere aglommerante
- Cat carriers/transporteurs pour chats
- Large dog cages
- Financial donations/dons d'argent
- Volunteers for/benevoles pour:
*Adoption Days/journees d'adoption - help/aide
*Bake Sales/vente des gateries - organizer/organization
*Silent Auction/encan silencieux - organizer/organization
*Spaghetti Dinner/souper du spaghetti - organizer/organization
*Live Music Nights/soiree du musique - organizer/organization
*Pancake Breakfast/dejeuner des crepes - organizer/organization
and more/et plus....
New!Sponsor An Animal Program
Ask us about our new Sponsor An Animal Program... more details will be posted here soon! Email us for more info until then!
Our Featured Pets for November 2009 are...
CAT -
Dahlia
Dahlia and her 4 newborn kittens were rescued from a kill pound only 1 day before they were to be euthanized! Dahlia was a wonderful mom, she's raised her kittens and has been with them until they all found their forever homes! Now it is her turn to be someone's forever friend. She is a wonderful sweet and affectionate girl who loves attention. She anxiously awaits her chance to meet you so she can show you just how sweet she is! Not only sweet but beautiful as well... with a gorgeous tortoisehell coat of stunning orange and brown markings. Dahlia is litter box trained and will be spayed prior to adoption. Please email us for an adoption application.
DOG -
Shelby
Shelby was born April 3rd, 2009 with what appears to be congenital neurological damage. Sh eis a special needs dog that is looking for her very special family.
Shelby has many unusual symptoms such as spinning, repetitive behaviours which seem very OCD, tendency to run circuits during which you cannot distract her and she seems very autistic, some seizure like bahaviours and she tries to climb all the time (i.e. walls, akward corners, toilets, basically anything). Shelby is beginning to be able to turn and look at you when you call her by name but she cannot 'come' when called, nor can she sit or lie down on command and she may never learn to do these things. Shelby had very serious anorexic behaviours on different commercial kibbles she was offered before she came to us, we began her switch by using higher quality grain free human grade kibbles but the problem persisted. When we switched her to our standard raw diet we use with all dogs she finally became eager to eat and now will look for her food and diligently lick up anything she drops. Shelby does get mildly 'food aggressive' which is another thing we seem to be able to do little about but this is easily managed by anyone who is comfortable dealing with dogs.
Shelby does best with other dogs and normally refuses to walk unless there is another dog there to walk her. *Fair warning, do not walk Shelby right before bed as a good walk with energize her even if it was long and physically draining and she will go into a good hour long spin or curcuit which she simply cannot stop. Best walk time is evening so she can come in take an hour or two to calm down before eating and the she is sleepy at night!
Shelby is a good sleeper and is in a cage specifically designed for her. She loves her cage and feels very safe there at night, though she will often pee in the night and will wake you up by crying to come and change her blanket/towel. This is because Shelby prefers to be clean even though it will ikely be impossible to ever housetrain her. When she has been lying down for a while we pick her up and carry her outside as she will pee exactly where you set her down. Likewise she will pee pretty much right away if she gets up on her own.
Shelby gets a lot of Omega 3 fish oils to help with brain development as well as natural calmin supplements like passion flower, valerian root, skullcap and others which help to calm her symptoms.
It may sound to you like Shelby is suffering, but quite the opposite! This tenacious pup is eager to run and play. She loves toys and runs around with them, shaking her head to 'kill' them and trying to engage the other dogs and even the cats in play! Shelby is also a prime snuggler and is often on a lap when there are people on the couch where she loves to be kissed and petted and often falls asleep in your arms.
For the right patient and loving family Shelby will make a wonderful addition.
Shelby should not receive standard vaccinations as these can affect her condition and possibly worsen some of her more serious symptoms. Likewise she would need more intense testing to confirm that surgery (spay) would not negatively affect her neurological state. It is important to keep in mind that even if she cannot be spayed this dog SHOULD NOT AND MUST NOT ever be bred. Any adopting family must sign a contract to this effect and we will follow up on her adoption to ensure the contract is upheld
News & Upcoming Events
Sunday, November 15, 2009, Come visit us at The Underdog Club Gallery, 11am to 6pm!
4922 Sherbrooke St West Email us for more info or for directions The Underdog Club Gallery, Quebec
Date to be determined, Watch this space for our next Cat and Kitten Adoption Day Coming Soon
Email us for more info Details coming soon
We'd also like to thank our sponsors for our past events
September , 2009, Laval Adoption Day at Pitou, Minou & Companie! !
683 Boulevard Curé-Labelle St-Rose in Laval (Curé Labelle exit from the 15N/ just east of the 15N on Curé Labelle)))
September , 2009 - Beaconsfield Pet Adoption Fair jointly with Moustache (Cat Rescue)
Centennial Park, Beaconsfield Septembre 2009 - Beaconsfield Pet Adoption Fair ensemble avec Moustache (secours de chats)
Music Night at Clydes (Live Bands) - September 2009
A great night of music with live bands and great atmosphere at Clydes in Pointe Claire Village. The event will take place on a Saturday night and will likely include backwards raffle!
Nuit de musique au Clydes (Live Bands) - septembre, 2009
Un nuit amusant avec un atmosphere incroyable au Clydes au Village Pointe Claire . L'evenement va etre un samedi soir et vas inclus un tirage a l'envers! Plus d'information s'en vient....
SPAGHETTI FUNDRAISER DINNER POSTPONED UNTIL FALL, DATE TBD
A decadent spaghetti dinner, raffle and silent auction all to raise money for deserving dogs and cats. Mmmmmmmmmmmm!!
LEVÉE DE FONDS SOUPER SPAGHETTI EST CANCELLÉ JUSQU'AU AUTOMNE *DATE EXACTE À ÊTRE DETERMINER
Un souper delicieuse de spaghetti, un tirage et un encan silencieux pour les chiens et chats méritant. Mmmmmmmmmmm!!
Who We Are
We are a small, foster-based rescue operation that has many unique qualities. We deal primarily with special cases (late-term pregnancies that are at risk for complications, special medical cases, and special needs animals) that can benefit from our approach to rescue. We are one of a few rescue groups in Quebec to feed a primarily raw diet and offer homeopathic veterinary care. We are looking to spread the word in order to better help the animals in our care and take in more animals that need our help.
Nous sommes une petite organisation de secours qui relie uniquement sur des foyers d’accueil. Nous aidons principalement des chiens et des chats qui sont des cas spéciaux (soient des mères enceintes, de graves cas de maladies, et des animaux avec des besoins spéciaux) qui profiteront de notre manière de secours. Nous sommes aussi la seule organisation au Québec qui nourrissent principalement d’une diète crue et qui offre des soins vétérinaires homéopathiques. Nous apprécions votre aide à circuler nos informations avec l’intention de mieux aider les animaux avec nous et d’avoir la chance d’aider d’autres animaux qui ont besoin de notre aide.
Adopting a friend
Step 1 - Visit our adoptable animals here on petfinder. Just click our Adoptable Pet's List. Step 2 - Email or call us about the pet that you are interested in, please use the pet's name to help us identify which cat or dog you are interested in and request an adoption application by email. Step 3 - Fill out the adoption application and return it to us by email or snail mail. Step 4 - Make an appointment to meet the pet you are interested in. If we have an adoption day coming up we may request that you join us then to meet the animal. Step 5 - Once an adoption match is approved fill out the adoption contract, sign it with us, submit your adoption donation and take your new family member home.
*At adoption days this process is sped up so you can take your new family member home that same day. However, there is still paperwork to fill out and a face to face interview so be sure to set aside enough time to spend with us.
**For animals to young to be spayed or neutered by the time of their adoption there is a clause in our contract that the sterilization will be done between 4 and 6 months of age and an additional $50 deposit must be made that is refundable with proof of spay/neuter surgery (vet certificate or bill). For those adopting an animal awaiting his/her surgery date with us the $50 deposit is still required and will be refunded after the surgery is complete.
Our Adoption Fees:
Cats and Kittens = $150
Puppies and Adult Dogs = $325
Senior Dogs = $275
Come Visit Us!
- At our Adoption Days/Nos journées d'adoptions
- By Appointment (contact us by email or phone)/Par rendez-vous (nous contacter par courriel ou téléphone)
* When meeting an animal by appointment we ask that you have filled out an Adoption Application ahead of time/Quand tu rencontre un animal par rendez vous on requis que tu as deja completer le formulaire d'adoption.
