Transports

1. Pay in full ~1 week before the transport date. Note: Failure to pay in full will result in a cancellation of your spot on the transport.

2. Review the carrier criteria below. Note: Failure to provide an approved carrier will result in a cancellation of your spot on the transport.

3. Label the carrier/trap with a Cat ID card containing:

a. Your Name

b. Your Phone Number

c. Cat’s Name

d. Cat’s Approximate Age

e. Cat’s Color

f. Cat’s Sex (Spay/Neuter)

g. Rabies Vaccine

h. FVRCP Vaccine

i. Ear Tip (Yes/No)

j. (Optional): Other add ons: Pain Medication, Microchip, Nail Trim. 

4. Hard Carrier Requirement: Place a small towel/blanket/pee pad inside the hard carrier. Secure carrier frame with zip ties if necessary. 

5. Hard Carrier (Recommended): Cover carriers with a  lightweight cover (i.e. a cut pillowcase or cut sheet) to place over the hard carrier.

6. Gravity Trap Requirements: Pee pad, cardboard or newspaper on bottom of trap. Remove all food from the trap. Cover traps with lightweight cover (i.e. a cut pillowcase or cut sheet) to place over the hard carrier.

1. IMPORTANT — DO NOT FEED CATS THE MORNING OF SURGERY.

To keep your cat safe during surgery, they need an empty stomach. To help with this, do not feed them after midnight or 8 hours before you drop them off. This will also help to keep them from getting car sick during their transport.

Please notify us if the cat has accidentally consumed food prior to drop off. However, some water is okay.

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2. Drop Off Instructions: Check in and loading is between 5:30-5:45am on the day of transport at Petsmart on Davis Hwy (between Petsmart & IHOP) — Google Maps link.

Double check to make sure the carrier is secure before getting out of your vehicle. Unsecured carriers or opening the carrier to say goodbye increases the risk of your cat escaping.

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3. Pick Up Instructions: Pick up is generally between 4-6pm the same day and place of drop off. You will receive a confirmation text that afternoon confirming pick up time and location.

At pick up, you will receive an index card with a rabies tag (and pain medication, if purchased).

1. After returning home, resume normal food and water practices.

2. Monitor your cat for abnormal behaviors. Your cat may be uncoordinated or sleepy, but should return to normal within 24 hours.

3. Monitor for normal urination. If your cat has not urinated within 24 hours of surgery, call your emergency vet. This is an emergency.

4. Prohibit the cat from licking the surgical site.

5. Do not bathe cat for 2 weeks post surgery.

6. Pregnant cats should be kept in a climate controlled space for 5-7 days following surgery.

7. If outside/community cat, keep the cat in a climate controlled space for at least 24 hours following the surgery prior to releasing.

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You will receive paperwork via email within 1 week of surgery to the email provided on the transport sign up sheet.

For more information on post op care best practices, review the following care guides:

S.N.I.P. Post Op Care Guide

Safe Care Clinic Post Op Care Guide

ASPCA Post Op Care Guide