feral cat Archives

Catnippers Clinic Dates for 2016

Catnippers dates: Sunday, May 15 Sunday, July 10 Sunday, September 18 Sunday, November 13 All clinics will be held at FixNation, 7680 Clybourn Ave., L.A., 91352. An initial application and reservations are required in advance. Please do not bring cats to the clinic without a confirmed reservation. To complete a Feral Cat Application, click here. Please specify in the application that you are interested in Catnippers reservations. If you are one of our regular caregivers and have been to either FixNation or Catnippers before with feral cats, please email Ivy Ramirez for reservations at appointments@fixnation.org. Our Catnippers clinics are specifically dedicated to feral [...]

admin 2020-03-11T16:42:03-07:00 January 23rd, 2016|News and Events|

Reaching community kids!

Often we're all so focused on working with community cats, we forget the importance of reaching community members, with information on feral cats. FixNation has outreach programs specifically for public education and on April 12th, 2012, we were focused on community kids! It was a beautiful spring day in L.A. as Dali Colorado and Liz Cava from FixNation traveled to Long Beach to speak to 24 very bright and energetic young children attending a week long humane education camp at the Los Angeles SPCA Humane Education Camp, at the P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center. Although we can’t [...]

admin 2012-05-04T10:22:48-07:00 May 4th, 2012|News and Events|

Improving the Lives of Feral Cats – Article from the Washington Post

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.

admin 2011-09-13T15:25:09-07:00 May 25th, 2011|News and Events|

Ringworm: The Fluorescent Fungi

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 can also get ringworm, either from a pet or from [...]

admin 2012-04-02T15:17:33-07:00 April 18th, 2011|Caregiver Tips|

NBC Nightly News Covers Feral Cat Caretaking

There was a great piece that aired last week on NBC Nightly News about feral cat caretaking. The piece educated about feral cats and showed how trap-neuter-return is the only humane solution to helping the cats within our communities. Very well done. Bravo NBC! Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

admin 2011-04-18T21:40:45-07:00 March 30th, 2011|News and Events|

Top 10 Tips for Getting Your Tenacious Trap-Savvy Cat

Some cats just don't seem to want to go into the trap, no matter how hard you try. You've used smelly bait, you've withheld food to get them hungry, and yet you still sit out night after night and come up with an empty trap! Here are the top 10 tips and tricks I've collected over the years that may help you nab your wily kitty: Pray. Even if you don’t pray...pray. Drink. Even if you don’t drink...drink. Communicate telepathically with the cat. Even if you don’t believe in communicating telepathically with a cat...send them mental mindwaves to let them know their [...]

admin 2020-03-25T09:38:21-07:00 January 18th, 2011|Caregiver Tips|

FixNation and Valley Vet Non Profit Team Up to Fix Feral Cats in the West Valley

FixNation and Valley Vet Non Profit (VVNP) are teaming up this summer to bring you even more days when you can get your feral cats fixed for free. Starting in August and going through December 2010, VVNP will be open on the 2nd Monday of every month for a day dedicated to fixing feral cats. This is an extra day above and beyond when VVNP is normally open, as a way to expand how many feral cats are being fixed within our community each month. VVNP will fix up to 50 feral cats on these special Mondays, and the program will [...]

admin 2012-04-03T14:43:35-07:00 July 20th, 2010|News and Events|

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

A young couple, James O'Neel and Justine Hong, came in to FixNation recently for trap training classes. They had an orange tabby cat who needed to be TNR'd. This orange girl constantly hung out on the top of a concrete wall in between their condo yard and the yard next door. According to James and Justine, this orange kitty would not come down onto the ground for anything! They only ever saw her up on the wall. She was very skittish and very elusive. While this Cirque du Soleil aerial scenario would present a tricky challenge for any trapper, the [...]

admin 2012-04-03T14:43:48-07:00 July 16th, 2010|Happy Tails|

Hmm…What Color Is That Cat?

Cats come in a wide variety of breeds and colors. Homeless cats especially can be a motley sort, generally being the offspring of many different kinds of breeds all intermingling. At our morning check-in, we ask trappers to list each cat's color and breed, as these descriptions help us keep accountability for the cat as he/she goes through our clinic for the day. Here are some common color, breed descriptions, and terms that you may hear us use. Solid All over solid color; no striping whatsoever. You can have solid greys (also called blues), blacks, whites, even browns. Generally oranges (also [...]

admin 2010-07-16T18:57:37-07:00 July 16th, 2010|Caregiver Tips|

Disneyland Ferals Get Treated Like the Aristocats They Are

Disneyland may be the "happiest place on earth" during the day, but did you also know that it's home to hundreds of feral cats that roam the park at night? The cats have been around since the park opened. For almost ten years now, Disneyland has worked together with Best Friends Catnippers and FixNation to successfully Trap-Neuter-Return these feline friends. In return, the cats do their part by keeping the rodent population in the park down. Watch out Mickey Mouse! Click here to read the full story by Best Friends Animal Society

admin 2013-11-08T09:57:42-08:00 June 15th, 2010|News and Events|