Caring for Cats: Neutering, Food and Shelter

With the arrival of the summer comes finally some warmth and sunshine! 

While we are all excited to spend more time outdoors, the season is favorable for bot fly larvae, so in the following months we will have to be very attentive to our cats and dogs, to make sure to prevent and treat them. We have already have had some occurrences, and while there are preventive measures, our best bet is to stock up on topical antibiotics to make sure an infection does not develop. Your support has been of tremendous help for us!

For this report. We want to introduce you to Mel, or Honey, in Portuguese. Mel is as her name implies, extra sweet. She makes the cutest puppy eyes, and we think she knows that, because she tends to get away with mischiev and uses them as her secret weapon! 

Mel's loves feeling sunshine on her belly, and probably has the biggest appetite of all the gang. She does not like car rides at all! She arrived here one rainy night, scared and cold. She integrated into the community very fast, and never leaves her buddies' side (except when she is trying to sneak into the office for a nap). 

Thanks to your help, we were able to spay her right away. We know how difficult and uncertain these times are, and are so thankful for your continuing support. Stay tuned to hear more adventures from our furry friends!

Pretinho - or blackie, in Portuguese - is one of 5 dogs that were abandoned recently at SINAL. He has a very sweet disposition but is a bit scared of people sometimes, which makes us think he had a troubled past. 

Since he arrived, he has been fixed (see cute photo attached!) vaccinated and wewormed. He has integrated into our multi-species community! as he has warmed up to people he has truly shown how loyal he is, always wanting to be around the SINAL team. He is also probably the biggest eater around here... so we have to watch out for leaving food laying around! 

One of his favorite things to do in the afternoon is acompanying one of our team members for a jog around the property. He really does not like bath time at all, but is getting used to it too! 

A big thank you to our donors who help us give a dignified home to all our furry friends who have been abandoned and mistreated, it truly transforms their personalities. Pretinho is the biggest example of that!