The Cube is a facility within the Philadelphia SPCA dedicated to spaying/neutering/treating Philadelphia's stray and feral cats. It is, as far as I know, the only such facility in the US and has great promise as a model for other cities.
The Cube is a project started by the Philadelphia SPCA and features an OR, recover and intake areas contained within the SPCA's main building. It is staffed by selected SPCA vets, vet techs and volunteers; that staff is supplemented by volunteers from the Philadelphia Community Cats Council--I'm wonna dose guyz
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We have a list of approved trappers. fosters, and affiliated groups such as Flat Iron Wildcats in Kensington, run by the very wonderful and competent Semmelroth sisters and Project Meow, a group in West Philadelphia.
Cats brought to the Cube are logged in and categorized by their medical needs. This ranges from kittens who need their initial injections to feral cats who not only require spay/neuter surgery but also have wounds and diseases which need to be treated--in the past month I've seen some pretty rough cases.
We have Dr. Muraka, a man who has been featured on Animal Cops: Philadelphia and is one of the fastest spay surgeons in the US--he constantly yells at us, "Bring me more cats!". Dr. Evelyn is a volunteer vet with a background in rehabilitative medicine, and Dr. Budenich is a PSPCA vet who works tirelessly in the Cube and is rapidly learning about the medical needs of stray and feral cats. Those vets are supported by staff vet techs and volunteers who cover everything from pre-op prep to discharge paperwork.
Welcome to The Cube. Here is a link to some pictures, and there will be more to follow....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/contuma...gh/3171348488/
The Cube is a project started by the Philadelphia SPCA and features an OR, recover and intake areas contained within the SPCA's main building. It is staffed by selected SPCA vets, vet techs and volunteers; that staff is supplemented by volunteers from the Philadelphia Community Cats Council--I'm wonna dose guyz
We have a list of approved trappers. fosters, and affiliated groups such as Flat Iron Wildcats in Kensington, run by the very wonderful and competent Semmelroth sisters and Project Meow, a group in West Philadelphia.
Cats brought to the Cube are logged in and categorized by their medical needs. This ranges from kittens who need their initial injections to feral cats who not only require spay/neuter surgery but also have wounds and diseases which need to be treated--in the past month I've seen some pretty rough cases.
We have Dr. Muraka, a man who has been featured on Animal Cops: Philadelphia and is one of the fastest spay surgeons in the US--he constantly yells at us, "Bring me more cats!". Dr. Evelyn is a volunteer vet with a background in rehabilitative medicine, and Dr. Budenich is a PSPCA vet who works tirelessly in the Cube and is rapidly learning about the medical needs of stray and feral cats. Those vets are supported by staff vet techs and volunteers who cover everything from pre-op prep to discharge paperwork.
Welcome to The Cube. Here is a link to some pictures, and there will be more to follow....
http://www.flickr.com/photos/contuma...gh/3171348488/