A few days ago SV group received online post about little snow white kitten with blue eyes living on the street. The worried Samaritan wanted to make sure the kitten was safe before temperatures outside dropped (and they did, now it is snowing, yes, in October!)
One of the Volunteers went to the meet with the lady who caught this kitten and her orange tabby brother. Both were taken into their foster home followed by a vet check up. As usual they had flee infestation, bloated bellies and ear infection.
The same day foster mom started noticing that snow white kitten was making circles as if her head was dizzy and she was spinning in one spot instead of walking (video).
The vet prescribed treatment which will be 4 shots a day for 40 days! Snow white (let’s call her that name) is crying and not liking the treatment. She had stomach issues after the first set of shots and did not eat anything, but 2 days later she is doing mush better and her movement has improved. She is not spinning that much and walks almost normally. See the video.
These kittens are two of many the Volunteers is caring for.
Please donate towards this group, anything will go a long way.
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries.
__________________________________________________________________________The balance of $11.20 is budgeted for spaying surgery of a mom cat found recently, but the procedure was delayed because all fosters are filled with animals and there is no spot for the after the surgery recovery (10 days).
As a result of July 2015, SV group has a balance of zero and 29 animals in their foster care.
The Volunteers are people with big hearts and endless energy. They accept any help they can get: old clothes, food for the animals, transportation for their injured and usually critical animals and just kind words of encouragement.
This work goes unnoticed by many citizens on Sterlitamak and many think that the Volunteers must take in every single homeless animal in town. At adoption events organized a few times a week by the Volunteers, they get swarmed by people who bring boxes of newborn kittens and puppies! These people get aggressive if the Volunteers refuse to take the animals. And these Volunteers are usually teenagers who spend their free time helping to fix the mistakes of negligent and irresponsible adults.
These kittens were found in a box by a busy roadThe Volunteers at the Adoption EventBox with the kittens found by a busy road
SV group wants to proceed with TNR campaign (Trap-Neuter-Return) but unfortunately they do not have the money or the place to keep the cats and dogs after the surgery for 10 days before the stitches should come out and the animals can be released.
Please make a small donation towards saving lives of animals. Any amount will go a long way.
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries.
On July 23 Sterlitamak Volunteers were informed about a litter of 3 kittens and their cat mom living in the basement of a dentist clinic. The clinic has requested to seal all entrances into the basement and if the kittens and their mom were not rescued, they could be trapped inside the basement and die.
3 Volunteers went to rescue the cat family that day. Upon arrival they witnessed 3 happy kittens playing in the sun right outside the basement.
The rescue operation has begun:
To catch themFor protectionBasement2 out of 3 kittens
The kittens and their cat mom were not happy to be chased after and bothered. 3 hour later the Volunteers got 2 kittens out of 3. Their mother cat escaped from the basement.
2 rescues are ready for a bath
The kittens were infested with fleas. The water they were bathed in turned red. They received flea medicine and medicated bath.
Just a small part of fleasBoys are very stressed and hissy
Their first night at the foster home was stressful. But they are getting all the medications, food and care they need.
The third kitten managed to escape. The kitten was caught the next day and it was a whole new adventure.
The 3rd kitten with cat mom
The kitten was outside running in the sun next to a shallow pipe that led into the basement. The Volunteers tried to cover one end of the pipe to trap the kitten and get it ou. But it was easier said than done:
Running away from his rescuers
This rescue operation finally ended when they got the kitten inside the basement the next day. It turned out to be a girl and she was not happy, like her brothers, to be bathed and treated for fleas and worms.
These kittens are now being cared for at the homes of the Volunteers. After they are socialized and adapted to the human interaction all 3 kittens will be put up for adoption.
This rescue operation is one of many that SV group does every day. Please help us by donating a small amount, that will go a long way in Russia. Only for the month of July the SV group took into their homes over 60 animals, provided food and medical attention. The group does not have a designated shelter space or the means to rent out a place for animals and all Volunteers take the sick, abandoned, abused and homeless animals into their homes. After the animals are healthy and ready for adoption the Volunteers organize adoption events.
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries.
SV group received a call from their vet who informed them about puppies living next to a river trash pile. The river there is deep and moves fast. The puppies were crying and hiding in nettle bushes.
The river bank where puppies were hiding is too steep and slippery, and thick nettle bushes made it hard to see the puppies.
A few hours later and some logistics one of the Volunteers Svetlana Pankova was able to catch 3 puppies:
The puppies are from different litters and of different age but they all were infested with fleas:
The water turned red when bathing the puppies.
3 puppies now, bathed, fed and parasite free:
The tan puppy was adopted a few days after the rescue thanks to the social media post!
Thanks to rescue efforts and love for animals by Sterlitamak Volunteers 3 more lives were saved!
SV group received a call at 8am about a cat recently found by the Volunteers. The young male cat was found a few months ago in terrible condition – emaciated with matted dirty coat, infested with fleas. The cat stayed at the foster home where he was treated for fleas, gained weight and became a gorgeous cat with white and grey long hair coat.
Before:
After:
He was named Kesha by his foster parents and he knew his name. As all foster animals, Kesha received a lot of love and support by the SV group and the foster. The Volunteers made a post on social media website about him and …it worked!
The person calling about Kesha turned out to be his owner. He said that Kesha (Gosha as they named him) was lost exactly around the area where he was found but 2 years ago! When fosters met with the potential owners they were questioned about the age of the cat because he seemed too young to be lost 2 years ago. The owner said that when Gosha was very little one of his claws on the hind leg had to be removed because it got infected. The foster parents were surprised to find out that Kesha (Gosha) did not have the claw!
The foster parents were happy that Gosha found their original owners and went home with entire family.
We are very excited about this reunion and hope that we can see more of such happy endings!
Kolya, a cat with embedded string, is now in his forever home!
Kolya was found with deep wounds caused by embedded string all around his body.
You can see before pictures in earlier posts.
Here is Kolya now:
He lives with another cat at home and they seem to get along pretty well.
Help SV group make more happy tails come true! Please make a small donation which will go a long way.
Thank you!
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries for homeless animals.
SV group rescued this poor cat with a string embedded into his body (see earlier posts). We do not know what happened to him. After treatment and a lot of love this boy is ready for his forever home.
Kolya (SV group gave him this name) is doing well. He is probably 1 year old and a very large cat. His wounds are healing nicely and he is just full of love to give. We hope to find very good parents for him.
Please help us rescue more animals in need. It is not very hard to do. By donating just a few dollars you can save a life. Any amount will go a long way in Russia. For example: cost of a spay/neuter surgery for cats is just $6-8, cost of spay surgery for dogs is $25.
SV group is receiving no help from the government and all Volunteers who save animals, foster injured and homeless animals in their own homes. Most of the Volunteers of the group are teenagers who work on volunteer basis without pay after school and during school breaks. They are doing amazing work and it shows! Only for the fist month of 2015 SV group has rescued over 40 homeless injured animals and provided food for 3 litters of homeless puppies!
The food, medications, and cost of vet services are covered by donations.
Please be a part of a good deed and donate.
Thank you!
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries for homeless animals.
The young cat was found this week with string imbedded deep into the skin around the neck and under the front legs.
After removing the the string, the vet decided not to stitch the wounds and let them heal on their own with application of antibacterial ointments and regular shots of antibiotics.
He was someone’s pet before as his foster mom says. He is very thick and clean. Except for the unfortunate wounds on his body, overall he is a healthy young male cat who has already been potty trained.
We hope he gets well soon and will start looking for his forever home.
Please help us save more homeless animals in need. Any amount will go a long way.
Please donate.
Thank you!
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries.
Button was found by a good Samaritan before New Years Eve. The kitten was visibly in distress. She had a broken jaw and was outside crying for help.
Button’s jaw has been fixed, stitches have been removed. SV group has raised money for her surgery and treatment. The surgery was almost free (thanks to the vet clinic) and the rest of the raised funds went towards her food and medications.
Button is a curious lovely 3-colored kitten. She follows her foster mom everywhere and can be heard purring from a mile away. One thing that she is struggling with is her fear of man (males only). Whenever she hears male’s voice Button starts meowing unstoppably and she also tucks in her head whenever her foster mom is trying to caress her head. She has been doing a good progress and let the foster dad pet her when Button was almost asleep.
Button is a very beautiful lovely cat with bright green eyes.Purring and not opening her eyes.
SV group has already started looking for a forever home for Button. We hope she gets all healed up soon and get into a loving forever home.
Please help us turn more homeless animals like Button into healthy happy pets!
A small donation will go a long way in Russia. Please donate!
Thank you!
Sterlitamak Volunteers is an organization that exists and works directly off of the donations received from general public. All Volunteers and organizers of this group are working as unpaid volunteers and all proceeds go to cover the cost of medications, transportation, food and surgeries.
The kitten with a broken jaw had a surgery this morning (December 29, 2014) and it went fine. The night before the surgery the kitten ate on her own but when it tried to lick its whiskers after the dinner the kitten cried with pain.
Kitten with a broken jaw eating on her own. A day before surgery.
In the morning the vet performed a surgery. The jaw was broken and had to be put into its place. The check up also showed that the kitten has head injury. Also both front paws missing 2 claws on each side, looks like they were torn out while the kitten was fighting for her life. The paws are infected and now the kitten is on antibiotics.
After the surgery, December 29, 2014
After the surgery the kitten woke up and tried to take off protective collar. The kitten is being fed via syringe with puréed food. The stitches should be removed in 2 weeks.
We hope that everything goes well and our little feisty kitten will get better soon! We also want to thank the vet who only charged us 300 rubles or $5.50 for the surgery!
The kitten is in need of good food like Royal Canine Recovery and medications to boost her health.
If you would like to help, please donate. Any amount will go a long way in Russia!
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