Manxi (named Manxi because she is a Manx cat breed) came to us by way of the Dallas Texas Animal Control.(A county animal control facility and a kill shelter.) Lucky forManxi some volunteers for the shelter worked hard to find a place for her to go and raised the money to fly her to us.Manxi is blind because of hypertension. As soon as she arrivedwe recognized it and she was taken to the vet the next day.She is on medication to control it. The high blood pressurecaused her retinas to detach and became blind.Hypertension in animals affect many of the same body systemsthat humans have affected including heart, kidneys, eyes and thenervous system.The cause of primary hypertension in cats is not known. Studieshave found that 65% of cats with chronic renal failure and87% of cats with hyperthyroidism have hypertension.
Some symptoms may be:Sudden blindness, bleeding from the nose, seizures, circling,disorientation, dilated pupils, detached retinas, hemorrhage of theeye.If your cat goes blind over night RUSH to the vet and insist they check your cats blood pressure. If caught quick enough andtreated, your cat may regain their sight.When you take your cat to the vet for their check up, insistthey check your cats blood pressure (The majority of vetsdo not check blood pressure, many do not even have the equipment to do it)Treatment is usually taking a pill twice a day for the rest of thecats life. The medication is not expensive. Here is a video of Manxi having her blood pressure checked.
Thank you so much to all or our wonderful eBay sellersand buyers who share so generously with the blindcats! Your donations make a huge difference in the lives of the cats!! You may see all the wonderfulauctions being shared with the cats HERE
2015 Operation Big Fix
We are committed to spay/neutering 1500 cats in2015.In Nov. 2014 we started this program and spayed/neutered 142 homeless cats preventing hundredsof innocent babies being born. With your helpthis year, we can help more cats.Cats entering traditional animal control facilities have only 3 possible outcomes: being adopted,returned to an owner or killed.Homeless cats have no owners to claim them. Feralcats are unsocialized to humans and have no ownersto claim them. The kill rate for feral cats in animalcontrol facilities rises to virtually 100%A female cat during her breeding years may give birthto as many as 100 babies or more! The kind act ofspaying her would have a great impact on her lifeand the over all life of the cat population.We are working with 3 groups to help make this possibleand improve the lives of cats. We hope you will help!Please help us make this possible with your donation.A $50 donation will provide spay/neuter and a rabiesshot to an innocent homeless cat. Your donationwill help another innocent kitten from being born to a possible short life of cold, hunger and danger.
A few of the faces YOU helped last yearwhen you supported our fund raisers
This pretty little girl is feral. She was spayed andreturned to her controlled feral colony.
This handsome fellow is feral. Hiswounds were treated, he was neuteredand returned to his feral colony.
These precious babies were born to a feral mom. Theywere socialized, fixed and adopted into homes. Theirmom was spayed and returned to her controlled colony.
These babies were trapped, socialized, fixed and adopted into homes. No more being homeless, scaredand hungry.
This baby was trapped, socialized, fixed and adopted intoa home.
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They have a charitable program that makes a donation to the cats each time you place an order with them... You can find out detailshere
Manxi (named Manxi because she is a Manx cat breed)came to us by way of the Dallas Texas Animal Control.(A county animal control facility and a kill shelter.) Lucky forManxi some volunteers for the shelter worked hard to find a place for her to go and raised the money to fly her to us.Manxi is blind because of hypertension. As soon as she arrivedwe recognized it and she was taken to the vet the next day.She is on medication to control it. The high blood pressurecaused her retinas to detach and became blind.Hypertension in animals affect many of the same body systemsthat humans have affected including heart, kidneys, eyes and thenervous system.The cause of primary hypertension in cats is not known. Studieshave found that 65% of cats with chronic renal failure and87% of cats with hyperthyroidism have hypertension.Some symptoms may be:Sudden blindness, bleeding from the nose, seizures, circling,disorientation, dilated pupils, detached retinas, hemorrhage of theeye.If your cat goes blind over night RUSH to the vet and insist they check your cats blood pressure. If caught quick enough andtreated, your cat may regain their sight.When you take your cat to the vet for their check up, insistthey check your cats blood pressure (The majority of vetsdo not check blood pressure, many do not even have the equipment to do it)Treatment is usually taking a pill twice a day for the rest of thecats life. The medication is not expensive. Here is a video of Manxi having her blood pressure checked.
Thank you eBay sellers and buyers!Thank you so much to all of our wonderful eBay sellersand buyers who share so generously with the blind cats!Your donations make a huge difference in the cats lives!You may see all the wonderful auctions being shared withthe cats HERE
Operation 2015 Big Fix
We are committed to spay/neutering 1500 cats in2015.In Nov. 2014 we started this program and spayed/neutered 142 homeless cats preventing hundredsof innocent babies being born. With your helpthis year, we can help more cats.Cats entering traditional animal control facilities have only 3 possible outcomes: being adopted,returned to an owner or killed.Homeless cats have no owners to claim them. Feralcats are unsocialized to humans and have no ownersto claim them. The kill rate for feral cats in animalcontrol facilities rises to virtually 100%A female cat during her breeding years may give birthto as many as 100 babies or more! The kind act ofspaying her would have a great impact on her lifeand the over all life of the cat population.We are working with 3 groups to help make this possibleand improve the lives of cats. We hope you will help!Please help us make this possible with your donation.A $50 donation will provide spay/neuter and a rabiesshot to an innocent homeless cat. Your donationwill help another innocent kitten from being born to a possible short life of cold, hunger and danger.These are a few faces YOU helped last year whenyou supported our fund raisers.
These babies were saved with their feral mom. They were socialized, fixed and found homes. Mom is feraland was spayed and released back to her controlled colony.
This pretty girl is feral and was spayed and returnedto her controlled colony.
This handsome fellow is feral. His wounds weretreated, he was neutered and returned to his controlled colony.
These babies were trapped, socialized, fixed and adopted.
They have a charitable program that makes a donation to the cats each time you place an order with them... You can find out detailshere