Eagan Animal Control: A Shot at Life Vaccination Grant Report

How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?

We received a gift of 50 dog and cat vaccinations.

We attempt to place the majority of our animals through local rescue groups. Having the animals vaccinated has made them more appealing to these groups, as it reduces their costs in preparing the animal for adoption. We have also had the typical increase in the number of cats as the weather gets warmer, but we have had no cases of upper respiratory disease.

How many pets did this grant help?

5

Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.

We impounded a feral cat from a yard in Eagan. The cat was eligible for our Trap-Neuter-Release program. While she was under anasthesia for her spay, we vaccinated her at the same time. She was released to a farm that has several other feral cats. Having this cat vaccinated will hopefully prevent introducing any new URI to the colony.

I have included a picture of Ashketon, a long hair tortishell cat that was found wandering around an apartment building. We were able to vaccinate her prior to her being released, and we found a rescue group that was willing to take her right away. She leaves tomorrow for her new foster home.

I have also included a picture of a gray and white neutered male cat. He was impounded on Tuesday, and hasn’t been named yet. He will be vaccinated tomorrow if no owner has come to claim him. This will allow a few days for the vaccination to take affect before he is released for adoption next week.