Tree House Feral Friends Program

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Services

At Tree House, caring for sick, injured, abused and neglected stray cats has been our mission for more than 35 years. To that end, we are always looking for new ways to help strays and the people who care for them. We are excited to offer the following new services as part of our feral friends program:

Feral Cat Complete Care Package .

• Our $20 Package Includes: Spay or Neuter Surgery (with dissolvable sutures), necessary anesthesia and post-surgery pain medication, rabies vaccination, PCR vaccination, penicillin, revolution (flea and tick treatment), ear-tipping, cleaning and treating of any wounds Additional Services: FIV/FeLV test - $15, Microchipping (must be registered to the individual bringing the cat) - $10; Cats must be dropped off between 7:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and picked up between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. We also provide free spay/neuter services for low-income pet guardians with additional low-cost services. Proof of low-income status required. For more information, call us at (773) 784-5488, ext. 229. Spay/Neuter surgeries are performed at our Uptown location.

Trap Bank

• You may borrow a humane trap from us at no charge. We only require a $50 cash deposit which will be refunded upon return of the trap in clean, workable condition within the two-week borrowing period. Exceptions can be made by calling and asking for an extension to the borrowing period. Extensions can be requested a maximum of two times.*

Recovery Space

• We understand that many people have difficulty finding recovery space for the feral cats they trap. Tree House is offering recovery space for up to 25 ferals at a time at our Bucktown location. To make arrangements for use of recovery space, please contact Jenny at (773) 784-5488 ext. 231 or jschlueter@treehouseanimals.org.

Pet Food Pantry

• Colony caretakers often find themselves with more and more cats to feed even when they are keeping up with spay/neuter.Tree House would like to help caretakers by providing food for their colony cats. Occasionally we may be able to provide linens and other supplies as well. Low-income pet guardians are also eligible to participate in our Pet Food Pantry Program.*

Community Meetings and Workshops

• Tree House has teamed up with Alley Cat Allies to offer city-wide workshops to educate the public about how to care for community cats and other related topics. We truly believe that the key to this issue is education about the many humane options available to deal with feral cats.

*Our Pet Food Pantry is open at Tree House in Uptown on Thursdays from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Traps can be rented Wednesdays through Sundays from Noon – 6 p.m. These services are available at the Bucktown Branch on Thursday evenings from 5 – 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 12 – 4 p.m. For more information or to enroll in the program, please call Ollie Davidson at (773) 784-5488 ext. 228.

 

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