Experience a House Designed for Cats and Support ECAR

Bob Walker of San Diego brings the "Cat Friendly Home" to extremes. His home has been featured on Animal Planet and is a must see for any cat lover. He designed his entire home for his beloved cats.  This weekend is your chance to see this amazing home for yourself. Bob Walker will be opening the doors of his home to help raise funds for ECAR.

Join us May 19th or 20th for a rare opportunity to see this amazing house for yourself! 

Special Preview
Saturday, May 19, 2012
7-9pm $25
Behind-the-scene personal tour (reserve early)

Open House
Sunday, May 20, 2012
1-4pm $5

The Cat;s House
5010 Northhaven Avenue
San Diego, CA 92110
619.276.3621 info@catshouse.com

You can find out more about this incredible cat house by visiting their website:
www.catshouse.com

SPRINGTIME HAS COME!!

 



Spring time has come and with spring comes lots of kittens and lots of work for ECAR volunteers. In just two weeks we have rescued numerous mom's with babies and babies without moms.  Unfortunately, there are many more being born in sheds, under houses, under bushes and lots of other precarious places.  We even rescued some that were born on a catwalk suspended 8 feet in the air!  As cute as these kittens are, there are just too many of them and not enough homes.  We ask that everyone please spay and neuter your pets so we can help fight the pet over-population problem.  For every litter rescued by us there are probably 5 litters out there we will never find and the life those kittens face is not a good one.

The feral mom pictured above with her kittens is one of the lucky ones.  We received a call from her caretaker early one morning telling us that she had given birth to six kittens on a patio chair.  Knowing that feral moms move their babies soon after they give birth we told her to put them safely in a trap and that we would be there within the half hour to trap the mom and bring the family to one of ECAR's nurseries for safety.  By the time we got there, the feral mom's sister had taken one of the babies and jumped the fence to the neighbors.  We had to act quickly so we set the trap for mom while we searched for the last kitten.  We looked but could not find where the sister took it.  We knew that the baby would be okay since we had recently fixed the sister cat and she still had milk to nurse so we made the decision to take mom and her other five babies to safety.   Meanwhile we asked the caretaker and her neighbors to keep searching for the last baby.  Two days later the neighbor heard meowing between the wall and a bathtub of her house that was in process of being remodeled.  A hole was cut and the last baby was pulled safe, sound and fat.  She is the gray/white kitten pictured above on the far right.   We are happy to report that mom and her six babies are together and doing great!!!

SHADOW UPDATE

Shadow has been an inspiration to us all!!  It's times like these that uplifts those of us in rescue.  We see so much that breaks our hearts and we wonder how much more sadness we can take, then critters like Shadow come along.  This special dog has so much joy in her heart and her life was anything but easy.  She came through a double eye enucleation (removal of both eyes) due to a hereditary condition and is as happy as can be.  She gets around as if she can see.  It is amazing to watch her play, jump and move around objects as if she had her eyes.  We all need to learn from her that when life throws you curve balls you just need to catch them and learn how to move on.  One month after her surgery Shadow was adopted by Leif and Kelsey Skunberg and their dog Nikita.  Happy ending for a fantastic dog!!  Thank you Leif and Kelsey for adopting a special needs dog and thank you Shadow for being our example of how all dogs and cats deserve a chance for a happy life.

MEET SHADOW!!

This sweet young girl was just rescued from Tijuana.  If you look closely you can see that her eyes are not normal.  At the young age of 14 months Shadow has been diagnosed with the end stages of Glaucoma.  The eye specialist has told us that the optic nerves have been permanently damaged and that she is blind in both eyes.  She has adapted well to her blindness but is in a lot of pain.  We currently have her on eye drops that keep her comfortable. In order to completely alleviate her pain it was recommended that we remove both eyes.  This condition is hereditary and the previous owners still wanted to breed her.  She is now safe with ECAR and we have scheduled her surgery for this week.  If you can, please help us with the cost of her medical bills by donating through Pay Pal and enter Shadow's Fund in the memo.  We will keep you posted on her recovery.

Spay San Diego 2012

 East County Animal Rescue is proud to be part of Spay San Diego 2012.  Spay San Diego is a coalition of local rescue groups, shelters and humane societies coming together with a common goal of reducing the pet over population problem and decreasing the euthanasia numbers in the local shelters. Spaying and neutering companion animals will make sure the enormous population of unwanted kittens and puppies doesn't grow.  When the population is reduced,  it gives dogs and cats already in shelters the best chance for survival and adoption.  This initiative will launch in February 2012.

East County Animal Rescue has committed to spaying and neutering 250 animals in the month of February for this initiative and we invite our supporters to be a part of our success.   Helping to spay or neuter just one animal makes a substantial impact.  A donation of $50 can make sure that happens.  100% of your donation will go towards spaying and neutering.  If you want to be a part of this very important movement, please click on our donation tab and you will be making a difference in the lives of the animals!  Remember,  spaying and neutering your pets saves lives. Spread the word!

If you are interested in having your pet spayed or neutered at no cost to you please e-mail us at info@eastcountyanimalrescue.org to sign up!