Bradshaw Animal Shelter is full, and we need your help to get these animals into homes!

Before these friendly cats can be cleared for adoption, they’ll need a clean bill of health. In order to get that, they’ll need dental work, including extractions. These procedures, which require anesthesia, are costly: they can run up to $1,800 per animal!

Can you help us get these animals the medical care they need so that they can become pets in our community once again? Every dollar matters and no donation amount is too small. Even a few $5 donations add up!

Learn a little bit about the three animals your donations will help:

Bebe is a 10-year-old friendly, patient cat whose owner passed away, leaving her and her siblings without anyone to take care of them. Although they arrived at the shelter together, her siblings were found in poor health and didn’t make it. Without her human or her siblings, Bebe is possibly on her own for the first time in her life, so finding her new home can’t come soon enough.

Tara is a quintessential feline ambassador: an outgoing, social 10-year-old cat who loves attention and being brushed and pet. As an easygoing girl who lives for naps and head scratches, she would be perfect for any household, from solo first-time cat owners to big, bustling families.

Stevie is 3 years old and a shy guy who likes to lounge in his bed while getting pets or look for hiding spots around the room where he can hang back and observe. He would prefer a quiet home with a special person or two that will give him time to warm up and become their best friend!

If you can’t adopt, foster.

If you can’t foster, volunteer.

If you can’t volunteer, donate.

If you can’t donate, advocate by sharing this fundraiser with your friends.

And if you can do more than one, please do! The animals need your help.

Any funds not ultimately required for dental procedures for Bebe, Tara, and Stevie will be added to TEAM’s Special Medical Needs Program, which funds specialized veterinary care for injured and neglected animals that come to the Bradshaw Animal Shelter.

12/29/2021 Update on Tara

We are very sad to share that Tara has crossed the rainbow bridge. 🌈

We had hoped for the best outcome for this senior kitty, but it was determined by @bradshawanimalshelter in consultation with the treating veterinary provider that she had severe stomatitis and gingivitis, which occurred prior to arriving at the shelter.

In a complicated and risky surgery, she would have needed all of her teeth and roots pulled. Even if the surgery was successful and she was able to handle the recovery, she would likely still have endured chronic pain.

The veterinarian suggested that euthanasia would be the most humane outcome for her.

She spent her last night warm and cozy in the home of a wonderful volunteer, and we are comforted in knowing that she is no longer in pain.

We will be redirecting any unused funds for Tara’s veterinary care to the other two cats who still need dental extractions, Bebe and Stevie.

Help Bebe, Tara, & Stevie

By TEAM Bradshaw

Help Bebe, Tara, & Stevie