Meadow Lake & District Humane Society: Purina Canada Happy Paws & Hearts Operation Grant Report
How did this grant help your organization and the pets in your care?
This grant money helped MLDHS stock up on supplies we use on a regular basis for all animals we intake. We purchase these supplies from our local vet clinic, which is closing permanently late June 2024. We wanted to stock up on items we use on all our animals before we lose our current supplier and until we can locate another clinic that will allow us to purchase these types of supplies. Many of these items we cannot buy directly and we must use a clinic whose vet will sign off on purchases.
All new intakes (cats and dogs) receive dewormer and two sets of vaccinations. Dogs often require treatment for mange, lice, and fleas, and cats usually require ear-cleaning. These funds also helped us purchase a stockpile of Prevail disinfectant, which is used to clean and disinfect all cages, floors, etc., and this benefits each and every animal we intake. Other items purchased were antibiotics and pain medications for use as needed for minor injuries.
How many pets did this grant help?
2023 intake numbers were 605 animals, so this will potentially help 100+ animals while supplies last.
Please provide a story of one or more specific pets this grant helped.
Minka (first photo) is a rottweiler puppy who came to MLDHS early in 2024 aged about 2.5-3 months old; she overcame a mild case of mange thanks to treatment using Nexguard, which is one of the vet-supplied treatments we will be stocking up on.
Mange is a condition we often see in our new intakes and frequently in young pups who have not been receiving proper nutrition, lowering their immunity and allowing the mites to take over.
Minka also received vaccinations and deworming at intake and began thriving in her foster home! She was lucky enough to get transferred in early June to another rescue in Alberta, where she has a better chance of adoption.
A new intake named Remus (second photo) was received on June 4, 2024. He came in with a much worse case of mange (third photo) and received treatment and deworming as soon as he was brought in. He won’t be up on our Petfinder page until his condition improves significantly.
Kitten season is also now upon us and we’ve received several litters, some with moms and some without. These kittens will all receive vaccinations, deworming, and ear-mite treatment as required — all items purchased with the grant funds. The fourth and fifth photos show various kittens we have at the time of this report.
We are so grateful to have the assistance to make these large-cost purchases while we are able to in order to stock up and keep caring for the countless animals we are requested to intake.
