Staff at Fix ‘Ur Cat was busy on the primary day at its new location at 222 Hall Ave. in Washington
A nonprofit Washington County clinic that focuses on bringing high quality cat care to the county has moved to a brand new location.
As of Monday, Fix ‘Ur Cat has set up shop at 222 Hall Ave. in Washington, the former home of Solomon’s Seafood Restaurant.
A necessity for extra room prompted a transfer from the organization’s location in Canonsburg, the place it had operated since 2018. The new location permits for a rise within the variety of spays/neuters carried out weekly and supplies for wellness visits each day.
“A couple of years ago, we started looking for a new building because we needed more space,” the nonprofit’s president Michelle Bruce stated. “(The new facility) was something that we could potentially afford, and it also has many other things that we need, more space, it’s all on one floor. There’s also a parking lot where people can safely walk across and bring their cats to us.”
Fix ‘Ur Cat began informally in 2012, partnering with native vets and ultimately Animal Friends in Pittsburgh to facilitate low-cost spaying or neutering for cats. Two years later, the organization acquired its nonprofit standing, and operated out of momentary places till settling in Canonsburg.
Bruce, a McMurray resident, stated every neuter is completed at a cost of $60, whereas spays cost $70. Both embody rabies pictures and ache medicine, {and professional} medical employees carry out the procedures.
“That is probably 1/10 of the cost that people are finding at full-service vets,” she stated. “It’s reasonable because we do our best to keep our prices as low as possible doing minimal markup on things and also because half of our staff are volunteers.”
To offset any short-fall, Fix ‘Ur Cat depends on fundraisers, personal donations and the work of administrative volunteers.
“We’re really blessed to have the people we do have,” Bruce stated. “As we transfer into our new facility, we’ve already added one vet tech part-time and one other part-time veterinarian.We’re wanting ahead to increasing, and we have now the room to increase our providers after we get to the brand new building.
Fix ‘Ur Cat is open Monday by Friday, and every little thing is completed by appointment.
Along with spaying and neutering providers, Fix ‘Ur cat additionally affords wellness akin to low-cost vaccinations, kitten/litter checks and the therapy of minor sicknesses in cats..
“While we’re not a full-service vet, we can pretty much provide all of the basics to clients and we also lead them along the way on what they need to do next,” Bruce stated.
Bruce added the nonprofit want to begin a cat meals financial institution, since a lot of the clientele is low-income. They are hoping a wholesaler will assist on this enterprise.
“We’re trying to help (the community) get cats spayed and neutered, trying to keep their cats healthy at a lower cost, but they also need to be able to feed them,” she stated. “We want to be able to buy at a wholesale price. We want to be able to commit to (a specific) amount of food; we want to have a certain type so that when people use us, they’ll know what they’re getting and how much we can help them”
For a wellness appointment, name 724-416-3265. To fill out an utility, people can go to the brand new facility and do this in person or log on at fixurcat.org.
