THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR HELPING MAKE COOL CATS FOR FIXNATION AT THE G2 GALLERY FEATURING THE CARL VERHEYEN BAND ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2011 SUCH A SUCCESSFUL AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE!
Community spirit, art, music, cats and charity all came together at the wonderful G2 Gallery Friday night August 19, where everyone joined hands to support FixNation, and “get down” with the Carl Verheyen Band, performing as the “Cool Cats”.
(All photos courtesy of G2 photographer Jen May)

Our hosts, Susan and Dan Gottlieb, the founders and owners of the G2 Gallery, deserve special thanks …

FixNation is Deeded the Plot to Toto’s Final Resting Place in Hollywood Forever Cemetery
 
Toto from The Wizard of Oz is one of the most well-known and beloved canine movie stars of all time. Say the word Toto to almost anyone in the world and they immediately know who you are talking about.
As a film, The Wizard of Oz was epic when it was released back in 1939. It was witness to the launch of Technicolor, it won several Academy Awards, and to this day it’s one of the biggest films …

Great article from the Washington Post: “Fight Over Ferals Boils Down to One Question: Do Alley Cats Live a Good Life?” We think the answer is a resounding YES, especially after they are fixed.

Last week we had one very pretty, very pregnant momma cat who decided to deliver her kittens right there in the trap upon her arrival at our clinic!
First bit of good news, all five of the kittens came out healthy and strong. We then determined that momma cat was a friendly stray, which was the second bit of good news. She was very tame as can be and easy to handle, so the first-time trapper who had brought momma cat in decided to foster the new happy family until the …

What’s in a name, right? In this case not much. Ringworm has nothing to do with worms. Nor does it always show up as a ring!
Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus, otherwise known as dermatophytes. These are microscopic parasitic fungi that live on the skin, specifically in hair follicles. Ringworm is a very hardy fungus that can be present in soil. Cats and cattle are the two species of animals that seem to get ringworm the most, although dogs and other animals can contract it. Humans …

The latest from Vox Felina, one of our favorite blogs, on the misrepresentation and false assertions being trumpeted in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s feral cat management plan for the Florida Keys: “Cat Management Plan Reads Like Fiction.”