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Flexible Schedule
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Lombard, IL 60148
Since Feral Fixers does not have a shelter building, we rely on foster homes to care for our adoptable cats & kittens. Without enough foster homes, we are forced to return adoptable cats & kittens back outdoors after their spay/neuter surgery. Foster homes are responsible for the daily care of their cats or kittens. This includes feeding, cleaning, maintaining the litter box, monitoring the cats’ or kittens’ health, playing with the cats or kittens, and most importantly, giving them lots of love! Our cats & kittens have been rescued from outside, so they are generally rather shy around new people. Our kittens are generally born of a feral mom. As such, socialization is an important part of fostering. If kittens are socialized at an early enough age, they can easily become friendly house kitties. Socialization involves holding, petting, loving, playing with them, feeding them on your lap, etc. Getting them used to human touch and different situations involving people and possibly other pets is the key. The process is a bit different for each cat or kitten depending on their personality. If you are interested, please visit our website (www.feralfixers.org) and click on the Want to Foster? link at the top. There you will find a link to an online Questionnaire that you can complete and submit to Feral Fixers.
Date Posted: Sep 17, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Lombard, IL 60148
This volunteer opportunity provides cat care to adoptable cats and kittens at our building. Duties include; providing food, cleaning, care, health monitoring, administering medication, and socialization for cats and kittens waiting for a foster home. An ideal candidate is over age 18, with previous cat care experience and availability for a recurring weekly shift either mornings or evenings. If you are interested go to our website; FeralFixers.org Click on the Want to Help? drop-down menu and select Volunteering. At the bottom of the list click to complete the "General" Volunteer Questionnaire!
Date Posted: Sep 7, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Lombard, IL 60148
As part of our Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) activities, we are looking for volunteers to help transport cats to/from the spay-neuter clinics that we use. We need volunteers to assist in both the "morning runs" (usually 7AM to 10AM) and the "afternoon runs" (usually 4PM to 7PM). Occasionally these times are extended if conditions warrant. You need to have a vehicle that can carry 10 cats in traps/carriers at a minimum, 20 cat volume is preferred. For the morning runs, you will need to review the paperwork which is to be delivered to the spay-neuter clinic. When doing the afternoon runs, you will need to review the paperwork you receive from the spay-neuter clinic as well. You must be at least 21 years of age, agree to follow all Feral Fixers and clinic procedures and be willing to sign a waiver. If you are interested, please visit our website (www.feralfixers.org) and click on the Want to Help? link at the top. There you will find a link to an online Questionnaire that you can complete and submit to Feral Fixers.
Date Posted: Sep 17, 2023
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Flexible Schedule
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Lombard, IL 60148
Feral Fixers was founded to practice and promote Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR). What this means is that we humanely trap cats that are living outdoors, have them spayed/neutered and then returned to their homes. To help us in this mission, we are looking for volunteers to help care for these feral cats while they are temporarily in our care. Feral cats are brought to our location by trappers and caretakers throughout the week in preparation for them being taken to a spay/neuter clinic. Once they are done at the clinic, they are returned to our location for rest and recovery before they are picked up by their caretakers and returned to their home. While the cats are in our care, they are kept in traps or transfer cages, need to be fed and watered every day and need to have their litter paper changed at least once per day. Feral cats cannot be treated like house cats as they are unsocialized to humans and require careful handling. Trap dividers are used to enable safe access to the traps and transfer cages and allow for cleaning and feeding without contact with the feral cat. You must be at least 21 years of age, agree to follow all Feral Fixers procedures and be willing to sign a waiver. If you are interested, please visit our website (www.feralfixers.org) and click on the Want to Help? link at the top. There you will find a link to an online Questionnaire that you can complete and submit to Feral Fixers.
Date Posted: Sep 17, 2023
