Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County

Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County 2022 Program AccomplishmentsWhen you believe, anything is possible.Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County focuses on cats that are not owned and have little to no chance of being spayed, neutered, or receiving medical attention.These cats are our countys most vulnerable; they are the most likely to be neglected and they are the most likely to be forgotten.We practice the TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return) method. The only recognized long-term method of humanely controlling the overpopulation of feral cats.Cats are altered, given all necessary medical treatments, and returned to the location from which they were originally trapped.We spay, neuter, provide medical attention, food, care and big doses of love for Sonoma Countys most vulnerable cat population.We believe that every cat deserves to be treated with respect and compassion.We believe that every cat that comes through our doors leaves us with an infinitely better chance of leading a happier, healthier life.We believe creating a healthy, more secure world for the unowned feral, unowned community, and unowned stray cats is possible with help from people like you.ServicesOur spay & neuter clinics - Making a differenceEvery single cat that is spayed or neutered makes a big difference.One cat spayed or neutered now, can prevent 11,801 kittens from being born over 5 years.Forgotten Felines operates weekly spay & neuter clinics for unowned feral, unowned community, and unowned stray cats.For the first time in over 30 years, we spayed or neutured 4000 cats in a single year and our on our way to reach a milestone of 50,000 cats alterered since we began.The service provided to our clients at our Spay & Neuter Clinics includes: Altering for male or female Rabies Vaccine FVRCP Vaccine Microchipping Ear tipping for identification Treatment for all visible parasites Overall health check Treatment for visible injuries or illness. Pain Management Individual attention A dose of loveWe ask for a $50 donation for a spay and neuter appointment. The remaining cost is subsidized by generous donors.Our goal of spaying every unowned cat in Sonoma County may be lofty, but we believe in a county where every cat has a chance to thrive, isnt competing for resources, is not seen as a nuisance and has the best possible chance for a contented life.Our focus on innovative, first-of-its-kind spay-neuter programs that use predictive modeling, data capture and analysis, along with the blood, sweat and tears of a dedicated staff and volunteer force to significantly slow the rate of cats born in the wild, on our streets and on properties where they may not be welcome will continue and we will one day live in a county where there are no more homeless cats. Foster/AdoptionOur Foster & Adoption Program has continued to flourish with a model that supports online interactions and promotes social distancing. Our Foster to Adopt model allows cats to move directly from a Foster Home to a Forever Home without a shelter stay allowing for less stressful environment changes with the added benefit of getting cats into full time homes more quickly. In 2022, 367 cats were adopted.Our adoptees came to us from a variety of sources:Kittens born in the wild They were born into colonies too large without enough resources for the colonies to thrive. The kittens were trapped, tamed down through the foster program, altered, microchipped, vaccinated and went up for adoption to find new homes.Stray tame cats without caretakers These cats were pulled off the streets, altered, assessed in foster homes and adopted to new homesLocal shelter transfers These are cats that for whatever reason are not adoptable by shelter standards and are transferred to us, assessed in foster homes and go up for adoption or relocation. Our adoption co-pay is $100.00Cat Relocation Program We call them Wine Country Barn CatsIn 2022 we relocated 109 cats.While Forgotten Felines of Sonoma County practices a method of humanely curbing cat overpopulation called Trap, Neuter, Return (TNR) where cats are altered, vaccinated, given medical attention, microchipped, ear tipped for visual identification and returned to where they live, sometimes where they live is not a safe place for a variety of reasons.Such as... A dangerous living situation Habitat being destroyed by construction A caretaker has moved or passed away Kittens that were unable to be tamed And, other circumstances where the life of the cat is in jeopardy or the quality of life will be diminishedThese cats are pulled and become Wine Country Barn Cats where they are relocated to properties where they can work, be cared for, looked out for, and lead happier, healthy lives.A co-pay of $50.00 is requested for this serviceColony Care and Management It takes a villageForgotten Felines manages the care of over 200 cats in over 50 colonies and has provided over 6000 pounds of food to colonies in Sonoma County in 2022.Colony Caretakers work together in teams to make sure someone each day, rain or shine, is putting fresh food and water out for their colony.They keep an eye on the health of the colony. If a cat gets sick or injured, they arrange for the cat to get a health check at our spay neuter clinic.They keep an eye out for newcomers. If a new cat wanders in, they trap the cat, bring to a clinic, it gets scanned for a microchip to make sure it is not displaced, it is neutered and released again to the colony if no owner has been located. While a displaced adult cat may wander in once in a while, there are no new kittens in a Forgotten Felines managed colony.