Paw Print

Paw Print

Personals!

Peanut!

Shy and sweet little guy looking

for someone who will give me

lots of chin scratches! Come meet

me at Greenhill and I¡¯ll sing you

my whole life story!

Meet Stacie, our Volunteer of

the Month for August! Stacie

started volunteering in June

2017 and has already contributed over 190 hours of service

to our shelters. As a Team

Leader, Stacie enjoys helping

train new volunteers to work

with the shelter dogs.

Stacie volunteers as a dog

walker and in the Dog Enrichment Program and finds it especially fulfilling to help the

shelter dogs work on their

manners and assist in making

them as adoptable as possible. She also finds it exciting

to take the shelter dogs to

KMTR for a Pet of the Week

television spot on Friday

mornings.

One of her favorite

aspects of volunteering is having a place away from the day

to day worries and responsibilities of life. Stacie finds being

around the dogs peaceful, fun,

and her own way to destress. She loves the chance

to make the quality of life better for the shelter¡¯s furry

warding it is to give your time to

a genuine cause that does so

much good. Stacie feels that

¡°it¡¯s such a simple thing for me

to do but makes such a big

difference and it¡¯s the most

meaningful part of my day

whenever I spend time at the

shelter. I¡¯ve also learned so

much about how to read dogs¡¯

behaviors and how to be a better owner myself.¡±

friends by cuddling them, letting them explore the world

outside of their kennel on

walks and ultimately having a

part in helping them to find

their fur-ever home. Stacie also

enjoys the aspect that ¡°the staff

and volunteers always provide

a welcoming environment at

the shelter as well, almost like

a second family, and it¡¯s so

neat to see all kinds of people

come together in support of

loving animals.¡±

From volunteering at Greenhill,

Stacie has learned how re-

Stacie graduated from Valparaiso University in 2013 and has

been working in marketing ever

since. She has lived all over the

U.S. but settled in Eugene in

January of 2017. Her boyfriend is

a soccer coach locally for many

teams. Stacie adopted her dog,

Cado, in April 2014 and he has

been her ¡°partner in crime¡± for 4

1/2 years. She has since added

Tonya, also a rescue, and hopes

to be able to foster dogs when

she has a house one day. Stacie

enjoys playing and hiking with

her dogs, reading a good book,

fitness classes, gym time and

watching Oregon sunsets.

Tango!

Super sweet pup looking for a

quieter home. I may take a while

to warm up, but then will want

nothing but belly rubs! Come say

hi at First Avenue!

Bast!

Loving and affectionate girl

looking for someone to snuggle

with! Come meet me at Greenhill!

Meet Katie Gatlin,

our Foster of the

Month for August!

Katie has been

fostering with us

for just over a year

and has already

fostered 19 kittens

for us. She is always willing to

take on whatever

types of foster kittens we have for

her, including bottle babies, and we are so grateful for the

positivity and enthusiasm she brings to our

foster team!

from this little bean who needed his bottle

every few hours to this long-legged kitten

who wanted to run, play, and investigate

everything was such a joy. He was so energetic, curious, and rambunctious (aka a kitten) but would always come back and snuggle for a kitten nap.¡±

As a foster parent, Katie most enjoys meeting and falling in love with kittens with so

many different personality types. Her most

memorable foster case was a two-week-old

kitten named Albert, whom she fostered for

nearly two months. In her own words,

¡°Seeing how much he changed and learned

So why should someone else consider fostering for Greenhill? To Katie, it¡¯s pretty obvious: ¡°I have perpetual kittens in my house ¨C

is that not the sweetest gig ever? Saying it is

easy would be a disservice, but the amount

of fun and joy it brings to my house, colleagues, and friends is amazing.¡±

Outside of Greenhill, Katie works for CASA of

Lane County, a nonprofit that advocates for

children in foster care. At the end of the day,

she comes home to a 4 year-old rescue pup

named Lucy and a 20 pound rescue cat

named Miles. Her hobbies include reading,

walking with Lucy, yoga, baseball games,

and going on adventures in the Pacific

Northwest.

Fostered by: Yvonne E.

Going real good! We haven't changed

his name, but we call him a variety of

nicknames. He's a cool little cat. He

hasn't been the vet yet, but I don't

have any health concerns. He is ALWAYS hungry though. He is a

scratcher, but I'm building a new

scratching post for him to redirect his

scratching. I had a good experience

at Greenhill and would do it again.

He's doing great. His name is Gizmo now. He

has been to the vet and that went well. I haven't noticed any behavior or temperament issues. I would definitely adopt again from you

guys if I was looking for another pet. He has

been around another cat and does just fine.

He has similar characteristics like the monkey from our favorite movie, The Lion King.

His face is white just like the monkey also. He

bonded very quickly with our 13 year old cat.

He gets along great with my young kids. He

plays with them until they are worn out. We

had him escape out of the bedroom while we

had him separated to do a slow introduction

to our other cat. We haven't had any behavior

issues or litter box issues. He did need to be

treated for fleas and will give a second dose

soon for fleas. He has got some of his shots

from the veterinarian. We had a great experience at Greenhill and enjoyed visiting with all

the kitties while we were waiting for our

adoption paperwork to be finalized.

She is such a blessing! She

loves to snuggle with Leon.

She¡¯s my sidekick and won¡¯t

leave my side. At first she didn¡¯t

do much of anything, though

she was always very friendly.

But now this is her house; if

somebody comes to the door

she lets them know. I trust her

off leash in the back yard; she

doesn¡¯t run off. She¡¯s really

come out of her shell a lot. We

did use the vet exam. He said

she¡¯s in great shape and didn¡¯t

see any problems at all. She¡¯s

probably a little over a year.

39 days at Greenhill!

Reba is doing well and fitting into the

family. We have a dog who is anxious

to play with her, but for now, I am taking it slowly to make sure everything

works out when I do an introduction.

I¡¯m working on teaching Reba some

tricks.

Zing (name fits him perfectly!) is a great dog

I take him to work with me, he¡¯s a great dog.

He was a little mouthy when we first got

him but we¡¯ve been working with him and

he¡¯s getting much better. He¡¯s been to the

vet, he had some worms but all clear now.

He loves to run in big circles - does his heart

good and mine too!

She's doing wonderful ! We

have 2 kids and she gets so

much attention. Demi is really

good with the kids. She is our

one and only pet right now.

We adopted her on the date

that was three years to the

day that our other cat died.

We took her to the vet and

she had an upper respiratory

issue and it's better now. She

adjusted very quickly.

They are super happy! We

changed Rudy's name to

Onyx, and George's to Spots.

They have not been to the

vet yet but will be going

soon. We have no health

concerns at all. They get lots

of attention and are lovey.

They also have lots of energy. I haven't noticed any

training or behavior issues at

all. We had a good experience with Greenhill and

would definitely do it again.

What to Do If You Find a Litter of Kittens

To help with your decision, it is

important to know that it might

take several hours for the mother cat to return, and healthy kittens can survive this period

without food as long as they are

warm. Neonatal kittens are just

as much at risk of hypothermia

Momma Cat may be off finding as they are of starvation. During

food for herself or she may be

spring and summer months,

in the process of actively mov- waiting a longer time to see if

ing her litter to another location. mom will come back is much

Try to determine if the mother is safer than during frigid winter

coming back for them, or if they months.

are truly orphaned. Stand far

away from the kittens ¡ª 35 feet

or more. If you stand too close,

the mom will not approach her

kittens. You might need to go

away completely before the

mother cat will return to attend

to the kittens. It might be several hours before the mother cat

returns ¡ª until she no longer

senses the presence of humans

hovering near her litter.

If you find a litter of kittens, first, watch and

wait! A kitten¡¯s best

chance of thriving is

with their mother.

If you need to leave before the

mother cat comes back, carefully evaluate whether the kittens are in immediate danger: Is

it raining or snowing? Are dogs

or wild animals that might harm

the kittens running loose in the

neighborhood? Does the neighborhood have kids or adults

who are likely to harm the kittens? Are the kittens located in

an area with heavy foot or car

traffic?

The mother cat offers her newborn kittens their best chance

for survival, so wait and watch

as long as you safely can, and

consult Greenhill Humane Society, 1st Avenue Shelter, or your

veterinarian before approaching

or touching the kittens.

If the mother cat returns¡­

If mom returns and the area is

relatively safe, leave the kittens

alone with mom until they are

weaned. You can offer a shelter

and regular food to mom, but

keep the food and shelter at a

distance from each other. Mom

will find the food but will not accept your shelter if the food is

nearby, because she will not

want to attract other cats to

food located near her nest.

Six weeks is the optimal age to

intervene with additional care,

such as socialization, vaccination and deworming. Any time

after eight weeks of age is after

a kitten¡¯s socialization period ¨C

at that age or older, see

our Trap-Neuter-Return (spay/

neuter, vaccination, eartip, and

return to their colony). Female

cats can become pregnant with

a new litter even while they are

still nursing, so don¡¯t forget to

get the mother cat spayed or

you will have more kittens soon!

If the mother cat does not return¡­

If you discover that the mom

has been hit by a car or if for

any reason it appears that she is

not coming back, then please

call Greenhill at 541.689.1503 or

1st Avenue Shelter at

541.844.1777 for further guidance before picking up the kittens.

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