Educating owners on the best way to take care of their aging animals was one of the many activities as part of the third annual Cat Day.
Cat Day offered various opportunities for claw trimming, microchipping and even had cats available for adoption from local rescue Last Chance Cat Ranch.
Local veterinarian Dr. Kate Lupton even spoke on how to care for a cat as it entered the elderly stages of its life.
“We want to help senior cats live their best life,” Lupton says.
There were a variety of fundraising opportunities going on ranging from a barbecue outside, a silent auction inside with goods donated from local vendors and tours of the facilities were being offered.
There was local breeder Elisha Peddler from the Sugar Sphynx and Lykoi Cattery there, who had just welcomed into the world a new litter of six Lykoi kittens, also known as the werewolf cat for its unique pattern of fur growth.
Quill is a rare breed of cat called a Lykoi which are also known as werewolf cats. Quill is the proud father of a litter of six new kittens.
Present as well was custom cat house builder Bradley Kronlund of Custom Cat Cribs.
Kronlund describes how he first got started as more of an experiment.
“I built my cat one of those cardboard box tunnel systems and he loved it, but he destroyed it pretty fast. My dad actually suggested that I try building something more durable and I started to try making cat houses from home.”
He says he has been building these custom cat homes for four years now and has personally participated in every Cat Day to date.
The main event was happening in the back surgical suites, home to three triage tables and surgery preparation areas.
Cats were taken to have their nails trimmed or be microchipped.
To avoid wasting time vet technicians Devany Holland and Amanda Johnson have developed a particular method for coaxing cats from their carriers, they remove the side fastenings and pop the top off scooping out the cat with a practiced motion.
Vet Technicians Devany Holland (left) and Amanda Johnson (right) smile in relief at Bobo and how relaxed he is with the process.
With their owners present the whole time some cats barely even reacted to the entire process and treated the whole affair as more of an inconvenience than anything else.
For some others though every claw on every paw was a battle to trim.
Throughout the day cats and their owners filtered through the clinic, some going on the offered tour of the facilities or bidding on the silent auction.
The success of the day was ultimately measured by Dr. Lupton not by the amount of money earned.
“If people leave here more informed, then I’m happy.”
The day was ultimately deemed another successful Cat Day and there are plans to hold another next year.
