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Paws
and Whiskers is a not for profit Ohio
Corporation chartered in October of 1996.
The shelter, governed by a Board of
Directors, is dedicated to providing a
safe haven for our unwanted feline friends.
While providing shelter, food, love, and
veterinary care for the area’s homeless,
unwanted, and orphaned felines, we work to
find them safe, loving homes. We are no-kill
and the area’s only feline exclusive
shelter, assisting over 7200 cats and
kittens in our first eleven years.
We
operate only on your donations!
Upon
arriving at the shelter, each cat is
weighed, checked for any obvious injuries,
treated for intestinal parasites, checked
for fleas and given a flea treatment. They
are then given food, water and a safe, warm
place to sleep. Each resident receives a
veterinary exam. Adults are blood tested for
Feline Leukemia and Immunodeficiency Virus.
Kittens are tested for Feline Leukemia
only. Residents have their ears, eyes, and
teeth checked, and are vaccinated for calici
virus, panleukopenia, chlamydia, and feline
rhinotracheitis.
Any
serious dental problems or other serious
conditions are surgically corrected. We also
attempt to have all animals older than four
months of age spayed or neutered before they
leave the shelter. The average amount
spent on each resident during their stay is
over $225.00
We
provide 30 days of pet health insurance to
assist with expenses should a cat become ill
after adoption. If the cat becomes ill in
the first ten days (as sometimes happens
with the stress of a move), we cover the
medical care (at our vet) during the
insurance waiting period.
We
also offer a “cat-back” guarantee. A cat
adopted from us need never be homeless again
because we will take it back at anytime, for
any reason. |
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