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FixNation featured in award-winning documentary, Crazy Cat Lady

‘Crazy Cat Lady’ is a feature-length documentary focused on the feral cat crisis in Los Angeles, and the dedicated – though at times mischaracterized – volunteers who are on the front lines of rescue, TNR (trap, neuter, return), fostering/adoption and more. These same animal-lovers include college professors, young students, CPAs, veterinarians who offer pro-bono services, philanthropists, and well-meaning “cat collectors” -aka-hoarders-aka- “Crazy Cat Ladies” (and gentlemen). There are estimated to be 3,000,000 feral cats in L.A. and due to an injunction that currently prohibits government funding to be utilized for spaying/neutering/feline-population control, the onus is solely on these volunteers [...]

admin 2022-07-01T08:03:46-07:00 July 1st, 2022|Featured, News and Events|

Piper becomes a vet for a day

Shalom bbys it’s Piper Rockelle! Hope your day is great but better watching I became a vet for a day. I love animals and I needed a new job since I got fired from my last one so today I got a job as a vet at FIXNATION. This was an amazing experience and I helped so many homeless cats. Watch until the end to see how you can get a chance to have me come to your front door and surprise you with a new kitten or cat of your own.

admin 2022-07-02T19:03:25-07:00 July 1st, 2022|Featured, News and Events|

Austin Cats Survive the Storm

The Austin Kitties How Spot, Frodo and Benedict survived the Polar Vortex of 2021 Guest blog by Roxanne Coyne In mid-February, we went through a stretch of at least six days where the temperature never got above freezing at our new home in Austin, Texas. One day it never got above 5F. The cats were freaked out from the moment the first white stuff fell. It snowed and snowed and snowed and it never thawed out. It got colder and colder, and the snow turned to ice, and then more ice fell on top of the old ice and the entire [...]

admin 2021-03-12T08:40:41-08:00 March 12th, 2021|Featured, Happy Tails|

Q&A with Visiting Vet, Caitlin Birky

There’s a new pair of hands fixing homeless cats at FixNation! Caitlin grew up in Santa Paula, studied Animal Science at Fresno State and earned a DVM at St. George's University in the Caribbean. She’s now completing her externships and we’re thrilled to have her to help out! What made you decide to be a vet? Growing up I wasn’t always sure I wanted to be a vet, but I knew I wanted to work with animals, and I really wanted to work with marine mammals like dolphins, sea lions and seals. I was really involved in Future [...]

admin 2021-02-08T13:10:31-08:00 February 8th, 2021|Featured, Happy Tails|

15 Tips for Caring for Stray Cats this Winter

Feral cats learn from an early age what it takes to survive in the different seasons, but stray cats may suffer quite a bit in extreme weather. Here are some ways to provide extra help during the winter months: Stick with Dry Food Wet food can easily freeze in cold weather! Warm Up Food If you must use wet food, heat it before putting it outside. Warm food doesn’t freeze as quickly as cold food. Use Deep Water Bowls Water has a harder time freezing at greater depths, so use a deep bowl and fill it up. [...]

admin 2021-01-16T08:04:51-08:00 January 15th, 2021|Caregiver Tips, Featured|

Los Angeles City Moving Ahead on TNR

At long last the City of L.A. is taking another big step in the effort to end the court injunction against supporting Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) within the city limits. FixNation supporters may recall that the City held a big public hearing back in October 2019 in Highland Park to kick off the effort to prepare the final document to complete the court- and state law-required Environmental Impact Report on the Citywide Cat Program. That's the proposal put together by the Department of Animal Services to reintroduce TNR to its arsenal of tools to deal with pet overpopulation. Since then, the City [...]

admin 2020-10-02T09:53:46-07:00 October 2nd, 2020|Action Alerts, Featured, Top Featured|

Los Angeles City Moving Ahead on TNR

At long last the City of L.A. is taking another big step in the effort to end the court injunction against supporting Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) within the city limits. FixNation supporters may recall that the City held a big public hearing back in October 2019 in Highland Park to kick off the effort to prepare the final document to complete the court- and state law-required Environmental Impact Report on the Citywide Cat Program, the proposal put together by the Department of Animal Services to reintroduce TNR to its arsenal of tools to deal with pet overpopulation. Since then, the City and [...]

charitywiseinc 2020-08-26T11:13:30-07:00 August 26th, 2020|Featured, News and Events|

Kitten Season: Cricket’s Recovery

Cricket was found under a food truck last month and rushed to our clinic, limp and cold, with eyes full of discharge. Our vet assistant Sara took one look and immediately offered to foster her. The tiny kitten was in rough shape, eight weeks old and weighing just 370 grams. She was anemic, dehydrated and fighting a URI. Sara took Cricket home to recover, where she soon perked up and started to overcome her fears. Within two weeks, Cricket was eating completely on her own, had gained weight and was curling up on Sara’s lap to enjoy some [...]

charitywiseinc 2020-08-14T14:05:32-07:00 August 9th, 2020|Featured, Happy Tails|

The Story of a Super Trapper, Armineh

My name is Armineh and this tale begins when my work manager called me out to her Northridge home to help trap some ferals. I TNR’d a mama cat and found good homes for her four kittens. Mission accomplished! But as it turns out, that was only the beginning. The following week, she called to say there were three more kittens, so I went back. I happened to glance over her neighbor's wall and couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw five nursing cats and 20 (!!!) tiny kittens running around the backyard. This is my trapper friend, Barbara. The [...]

charitywiseinc 2020-08-14T14:01:18-07:00 August 1st, 2020|Featured, Happy Tails|

Can cats feel our anxiety?

Dear Kitty… Your cat questions answered by FixNation’s feline behaviorist, Mirian Hasani Q: Is my cat stressed out because I’m stressed out? If your cat seems to be acting up, stop and ask yourself, “Am I stressed out or anxious about something? Am I upset about something?” Oftentimes, the answer is YES. We are all living in challenging times; the pandemic has drastically changed the behavior of humans. Many of us are home more than the usual and we have also changed our daily routines, so it is no surprise that our cats’ lives and routines have been disrupted. We [...]

charitywiseinc 2021-01-16T08:03:39-08:00 June 18th, 2020|Caregiver Tips, Featured|