Operation Catsnip - Thank you to the veterinarians!

On Sunday, March 27, No Kill Lehigh Valley held our 6th Operation Catsnip at three area veterinary hospitals: Dr. Karen's Critter Care, Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital and Walbert Animal Hospital. The veterinarians at these clinics donated over 8 hours of their time on Sunday to spay and neuter 112 cats! These pictures from Dr. Karen's Critter Care show Dr. Christine Bongiorno cuddling one of the cutest cats of the day and operating on a male cat.

Dr. Karen, Pam and Wendy get ready for the long day ahead while 12 cats that Diane Davison, our president, picked up early that morning wait in their carriers. These low-cost spay neuter clinics are instrumental to achieving a no-kill community and without these veterinarians and their technicians, would not take place.

Operation Catsnip - a low-cost spay/neuter clinic organized by No Kill Lehigh Valley

Operation Catsnip at Dr. Karen's Critter Care began with volunteers and customers at the door at 8:00 am sharp! Cat owners lined up in the waiting room, eventually bringing 58 cats to this location. It was a whirlwind day with the last cat leaving at 3:30 in the afternoon. At the two other Catsnip locations, Lehigh Valley Animal Hospital spayed and neutered 37 cats while Walbert Animal Hospital handled 14 cats!






Pam and Wendy helped Diane with registration!

































Cats line the hallways at Dr. Karen's Critter Care waiting for their turn with Dr. Christine Bongiornio or Dr. Karen! These vets and their technicians are truly heroic, volunteering their entire Sunday to make Catsnip a possibility. We cannot thank them enough!

We also thank 69 News for coming to Dr. Karen's Critter Care to educate the public about this community service!

This is Poppy! She was recently adopted from a shelter and after settling into her new home, her owner discovered she had a broken pelvis. No Kill Lehigh Valley was able to pay for the surgery and as you can see by the pictures, Poppy is part of a loving family!

End Live Pidgeon Shoots!

For a long time, Pennsylvania has been host to horrific live pidgeon shoots. Live birds are launched in front of shooters to be killed or wounded and the wounded ones are left to die slow and painful deaths. Wayne Pacelle, President of the Humane Society, writes about them in his blog: http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2011/02/pigeon-shoots.html

Senator Browne has introduced SB 626 which prohibits live bird shoots. Please click on the link below to find your Senator and call them and/or email them asking them to support SB 626. These awful events must be stopped!

https://secure.humanesociety.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=4903

Lucky is a Parvo Survivor!

This adorable 4 month-old pup was recently purchased from a breeder. She was happy-go-lucky at first but then became lethargic and began vomiting. Her owner rushed her to Valley Central where the diagnosis was grim --- Parvo! Often a death sentence for a puppy.

Unfortunately, his owner could not afford to hospitalize him and without aggressive treatment and hospitalization, this puppy would undoubtedly die. No Kill Lehigh Valley authorized one night of hospitalization to see how he responded to treatment. Luckily, the next morning this pup's white blood cell count increased, which is a good sign, and he was much more lively. We authorized another night of hospitalization and then had him transferred to Dr. Karen's Critter Care where he was discharged after a third day of care!

Lucky has a very appropriate name!

State Representatives Examining Dog Law!

I would like to thank Tamara Harding for bringing to our attention that recently, Representative Denlinger of, where else?.... Lancaster, got a proposal passed in the house agricultural committee that enables them to do a study of the economic impact of the Dog Law. He claims it is not a lead up to changing or weakening the law but a way to introduce tax credits to help those who have made substantial capital investments in their kennel business and are in trouble due to the dog law. The question is, do these kennels deserve to be helped? And why are they using tax payer dollars to do a study in order to help the poor puppy mills. I called Rep Reichley's office to get the actual proposal document so I will know more(hopefully) after reading it. The woman I spoke with was very helpful.

The ASPCA is definitely alarmed and concerned about this proposal and is urging everyone to contact their Representative about it. Here's a way to do it! Please be polite! It works!

I personally think a phone call is worth 1000 emails. I would also call your Rep and politely voice your concern about this proposal. Click here to find your state Rep.

Mojo - a heartwarming story

On Sunday, while on our way to a Trap Neuter Return workshop at Tabby's Place, we received a call from a woman who is a caregiver for a feral colony in Allentown. She noticed one of her cats, Mojo, was having trouble urinating and was staggering while walking. We told her to get him over to Valley Central Emergency Veterinary Hospital.

The news from Valley Central was not good. Mojo had a blocked urinary tract with very high potassium levels and a an extremely low heart rate -- in short, he had a 50/50 chance of surviving the treatment. No Kill Lehigh Valley authorized treatment.

Miraculously, Mojo pulled through and is back with his caregiver. Another happy ending! As you can see in the picture, Mojo is recovering nicely!