Tuesday, February 15, 2011

What $1000 Could Do...

Recently, we have been asking our Facebook friends to vote everyday for us in The Animal Rescue Site Shelter Challenge. We are currently in 4th place in Georgia, and if we move up to 1st we receive $1,000. It may not seem like much, but for the dogs and cats in our program it means everything.

We recently rescued two litters of Daschshund puppies from a hoarder. They were malnourished, underweight, worm infested, and not doing very well. In order to take care of these guys, we have had to buy tons and tons of milk replacer and puppy pads. A thousand dollars would mean we could continue to rescue the animals that need a little extra help.

Here's some of what it costs us to rescue...

Cats and Kittens:
-Spay $55 - $70 including rabies age appropriate
-Feluk/FIV test $20- 30
-Vaccines $5 adults $15 kittens
-De-wormer $5 adults $10 kittens
-Flea meds $5
-This doesn't include URI or Coccidia that can be another $50 - $100 per cat or kitten
-Litter $100 per month for all cats in foster, food is normally free

Dogs and puppies:
-Spay $60- 120 including rabies age appropriate
-Neuter $40 - $100
-HW test over 6 months $20-35
-Dewormer $10 adults $20 puppies
-Flea/HW prevention $10- $50 depending on how long we have them
-Food free for the most part
-Doesn't include HW treatment or parvo which can be from $80- $1000

If we receive this grant, we could use it in so many ways...whether it is treating one dog for heartworms, rescuing/rehabilitating 10 kittens, or rehabilitating these two litters of Doxie puppies! It would mean so much to us to have our fans voting daily for us and sharing it with their facebook friends.

Have you voted today? If not then Click here...