Kildare Rescue Tails: Tag your pet

THIS week we were reminded by one of our supporters of the importance and benefit of placing a tag on your pet’s collar.

Phyliss the cat has a medical condition necessitating daily insulin, medication and medicated food.

For this reason, not only is she microchipped but she also wears a very lightweight ID tube on her collar containing details of her owner should she get lost.

This is exactly what happened when Phyliss went wandering but fortunately her finder spotted the ID Tube and was easily able to contact her worried owner.

This tiny item, which only cost €1, saved Phyliss from a very certain and horrible death if she had not received her medicine. We urge all cat owners to invest in an ID Tube.

Similarly, it is our policy to request those who adopt dogs from us to produce a collar tag with their phone number engraved on same.

Pet supply shops can do these in minutes at the store.

We find this is absolutely the easiest and fastest way to unite a lost dog with its owner as contact is usually instant and avoids the finder having to make a journey to a veterinary practice to have the animal scanned for a microchip. 

Our Kitty Cottage is now open every Saturday at our shelter in Athgarvan, between 1-30-3.30pm without appointment should you be interested in adopting one of our lovely cats in rescue.

If we have kittens in our care that are ready for adoption they also can be seen then.

This female cat, Cumin, is available at the time of writing this article. She came into the shelter recently, having been surrendered with her sister Jasmine when her family had to relocate to accommodation where pets were not accepted. Cumin is a lovely cat and very friendly once she knows you.

Unfortunately, due to an old leg injury, she is an indoor cat only as her leg is weak. This does not take away from her lovely personality and she is a very affectionate cat once you gain her trust. She was in a previous home with young children.

Her adoption fee is €100 which helps offset the cost of some of her vet work which included neutering, vaccinations, worm and flea treatment and a microchip.