Humble TNR

The Philippines is not into TNR. But I belong to an organization trying its utmost to change this. Here are pictures of what we do. Unlike other countries, we do our surgery in very humble environs. Even the place of recovery of the cats is rather shameful. But we have no place, no funds. Anyway, we try our best.

The ferals. We make sure they are humanely trapped

The surgery. Sadly, very few veterinarians volunteer to do the free surgery.

The post surgery. On the floor, on top of old newspapers.


When the cats wake up, they are transferred to a holding area. They are released within 3 days.

Where I live, NW Illinois, we do the spay/neuter clinic at the fairgrounds. So it is in a large building. The vets and vet techs are payed a small amount (I don't know how much!). And people pay a $15 fee per cat.

The recovery starts on a table, on blankets or towels, but as the kitties wake up, they are placed back in their cages, on a piece of newspaper, to finish waking up. The cages are lined up on the floor, so it is not so different from where you are!

The vets do have their equipment, so an IV is available if needed.

At least you are getting it done! That is wonderful. Every kitty spayed or neutered is a success story! Great job!

Yayi...it's WONDERFUL what you are doing. I do hope you have made Alley Cat Allies aware of your efforts.

Katie

Great work Yayi! It's hard enough when you have resources readily available, but what you're doing under less than ideal conditions is awesome! Keep up the good work!

Most great things have humble beginnings. Good for you and your group for making a difference!

Originally Posted by TNR1

I do hope you have made Alley Cat Allies aware of your efforts.

Katie

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Thank you Katie. Unfortunately, ACA concentrates its efforts within the US. I've ordered educational materials from them though like their TNR and Early Spay dvds.

Originally Posted by yayi

Thank you Katie. Unfortunately, ACA concentrates its efforts within the US. I've ordered educational materials from them though like their TNR and Early Spay dvds.

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Is your group listed here:

http://www.alleycat.org/orgs.html

If not, that would probably be a good place to be added.

Katie

Originally Posted by yayi

Thank you Katie. Unfortunately, ACA concentrates its efforts within the US. I've ordered educational materials from them though like their TNR and Early Spay dvds.

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It would still be a good idea to let ACA know of what you are doing because I know they do get requests for help from all over the world. This way if someone from the Phillipines does contact them and ask for help, at least they will know that they can tell them about your efforts. And I know that they have featured groups from outside the US in their newsletters in the past - I remember articles about the Cat Welfare Society of Singapore and the Cat Welfare Society of Israel, for instance. It never hurts to get your name out and in the public light!

Fantastic work! TNR is honestly probably not all that more accepted in the majority of the US so you're probably not as far behind as you think you are. Europe is really where society has advanced in this way. It looks like you are doing a lot of great work and really focusing on the big picture of getting as many cats sterilized as possible. Very impressive!