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Clinic check-in

What a beautiful morning for saving lives!

Ms. Munchkin

We were very happy to see nearly twice as many cats at today’s clinic as compared to last week’s clinic. The first cat to arrive was Ms. Munchkin, a beloved member of Deborah Perry’s family. Deborah received one of our mailed announcements and is spreading the word to her friends and neighbors. (Thanks, Deborah!) She even got her neighbor’s cat, Pumpkin, on the schedule for today.

Eazy

The first dog of the day was Eazy, the easy-going Chihuahua. He came with his human Cecil Gidddens, who also heard about our program via the mail. Eazy is actually Cecil’s wife’s dog, and Cecil’s other dog (“his” dog) is already neutered.

Sgt. Pepper

As always, many participants are helping community cats in a variety of ways. Cathy Mathias has been to previous clinics and returned today to have Sgt. Pepper neutered. Sharon Puryear brought Kitty Kitty, a neighborhood stray, to today’s clinic. She is trying to find Kitty Kitty a forever home. Unfortunately, Sharon has a neighbor who is NOT spaying and neutering, and the cat population continues to grow in her community.

Little Bit

Little Bit was delivered by her mom to Regina Floyd’s yard. Little Bit also needs a home of her own. Alice Levi brought two kittens, Little Gray and Tilly, who were born in her yard during one of the snow storms this winter. She and her family are trying to break the cycle of animal overpopulation by having these two kitties spayed.

For more pictures from today’s clinic, please visit our Facebook page.

PETA ABC van

The PETA ABC van was parked in the Let’s Go Pet Care parking lot.

Princess & Little Scarlet

Kenneth Willandt brought two of his cats, Princess and Little Scarlet. Kenneth had brought his dogs (“Sweet Dogs”) to the rabies clinic held at Let’s Go on January 30, and we were glad to see him return to take advantage of the spay/neuter clinic, especially as Princess has already been a mommy (Little Scarlet is her daughter).

Tiger

The first cat of the day to arrive, though, was Tiger, a handsome orange tabby, who came with Sue Gates. Sue and Tiger won the drawing for a free bag of cat food! Our dog food winners were Chikari Britt and Velvet.

Cat

One of the most interesting stories of the morning came from Corey Portalatin-Berrien, who brought the simply named Cat. Cat has taken up residence with one of the Hope House Foundation teams in Norfolk. Initially feral and very wary of staff and residents, Cat is now well loved and taken care of by her own “team” of people. After today, she will also be spayed and vaccinated.

Chance

While most of the pets at today’s clinic were from Park Place, we saw a few from neighborhoods previously targeted by the Norfolk Pet Project. Chance’s person, David Santiago, saw one of our flyers on his car. They live in the Ocean View area. David gave Chance a “chance” when his previous person was going to take him to a shelter.

Our first dog of the day, Buster, was from the Oakdale Farms area, where we just finished holding clinics. Buster is a very active, excited young guy, so we couldn’t get a good picture of him.

We hope to continue seeing many dogs, cats (MORE cats, please, Park Place), and people at next week’s clinic. Thanks to Let’s Go for use of their parking lot.

For more pictures of the people and pets attending our clinics, please visit our Facebook page.

Scrappy

Today Margaret Turner brought Scrappy to be neutered. Previously, we neutered her other dog, Tucker, whom her family saved in Kentucky. While in Kentucky for a funeral, they saw that Tucker was about to be shot and thrown in a river! Now he is safe in Virginia with them…and his canine pal Scrappy.

Faith

Another dog duo taking advantage of our clinics was Faith and Gilbert. Both attended today’s clinic with their human Ann Crew.

Oreo & Sunshine

Feline friends Sunshine and Oreo came together, too, with their person Dorothy Velvin. Oreo is squished in the back of the cat carrier.

Pooti

He’s a little hard to see in the picture, but Pooti’s there! He was found as a stray by Carol Miles, who is trying to rehome him.

Also providing a temporary home for a cat in need is Camille Berry. A friend of hers found Optimus in Norfolk but could not keep him. Camille is taking care of Optimus until her friend is able to do so.

Optimus

We have enjoyed our time in the Oakdale Farms/Denby Park neighborhoods, though we wish more residents had participated in our FREE program. Many thanks to Northside Community Park for allowing our mobile clinic vans to use their parking lot for so many weeks. We now move to the Park Place (and adjoining) neighborhood in Norfolk, with the hope that we will see many people and pets working with us to reduce companion animal overpopulation and euthanasia.

PETA SNiP truck

Another blustery morning in Northside Community Park!

Friday’s clinic utilized PETA’s SNiP (“Spay and Neuter Immediately, Please”) truck, the exterior of which features illustrations by “Mutts” cartoonist Patrick McDonnell and is adorned with a message from Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest and his pitbull pal, John Henry: “It’s a slam dunk: Have your dog spayed or neutered.” Eight people did just that!

Teddy

Teddy’s person, Teresa, is moving, so he will go to live with her mom…with the stipulation that Teddy is first neutered.

Luna

Also getting help from her person’s parents is Luna. Her human “mom” is deployed, so she is living with her “grandparents” right now. Luna is a Chow mix who was adopted from a local shelter.

Other dogs coming for surgery were Princess and Sophie, Chloe, Priska, Nacho, and Goldie. Elizabeth Venneri, Goldie’s person, said, “We want Goldie spayed because we don’t want puppies.  There are too many stray dogs and too many animals are killed in the shelters.”

Cats were also well represented, with sixteen being spayed/neutered at Friday’s clinic.

Spooby

Diane Nowoclien brought her cat, Spooby, to be neutered, “so he dies not impregnate the other strays in the neighborhood.”

Cathy Mathias brought Jake to be neutered. She has been working to control the feral cat population in her neighborhood through spay/neuter.

Jake

Jake was the offspring of one of Cathy’s ferals. As she socialized him for adoption, he stole her heart and is now a permanent resident at her home.

Baby Girl

Cynthia Hinson heard about us when she saw a flyer at her place of employment. She decided to take advantage of our service in her community and brought Baby Girl to be spayed.

Jamie Bravzello, who brought Tigger to be neutered, heard about us from her aunt, who works for the Norfolk SPCA.

As always, we thank the wonderful people and pets participating in our program. We are thankful, too, for permission to use Northside Park.

Too see more pictures from Friday’s clinic, please visit us on Facebook.

November 5, 2010 Clinic

Today was our first cold weather clinic. We’ve gone from summer morning mugginess to the dawn dampness and chill of autumn.

The morning began with a feline fugitive! Gizmo Brady popped out of his carrier and quickly ran under a truck. Just as quickly, his person retrieved him and hurried him on to the clinic bus.

Jessie

As with many of our clinic participants, Robert Masters found himself in the situation of caring for a cat with no home. Jessie showed up one day, making friends with Robert’s resident cat and looking for food. Robert slowly won Jessie’s trust and wants to be sure his new feline friend is healthy and safe.

A Casper kitty

Cheryl Casper took in a feral momma cat and her kittens and has been spaying/neutering the brood as she is able to catch them. Today she brought Target, Cleopatra, and Natalie for surgery.

Emily Johnson has also been caring for some of the stray cats in her neighborhood. Today she brought Summer, whom she found as a pregnant stray early in the summer, and Kitty.

Rosco

Rosco was rescued from the trash (literally) when Jesse Chandler spotted a woman throwing away kittens. This cutie has a good life now, thanks to Jesse.

Gunner

Though we had more cats in attendance, six dogs were spayed/neutered. The first to arrive was Gunner, a handsome American Staffordshire Terrier.

Abby came with Debra Martell. Abby was a little nervous with all of the unfamiliar people and pets around, so we couldn’t get a good picture to do this pretty girl justice.

Bounce

Showing little dog love were Kim Luzo with Brooklyn, Ann Adams with Missy, and Valerie Abbot with Bounce.

Randy & Kitty

As the sun finally came out, Randy Denton and his Pit Bull mix, Kitty, arrived. Kitty came to Randy pregnant, and he wants to be sure she does not have another litter. Randy happened to see us at our last location and signed up for an appointment for this clinic.

Thank you to our patient (especially in the cold!) people and pets who are helping reduce companion animal overpopulation through spay/neuter.