Resources to Help Your Cat or Kitty Live their Best Life
"Although cats are more independent than many other pets, owning one is still a major commitment. They need a devoted owner to keep them as happy and healthy as possible."https://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-living/joys-of-owning-a-cat.htm
Valuable Information on Cat Care, Safety
and Health
Regardless of how long you have had your cat or kitty, there is always more to learn about their care and keeping them healthy. Whether it's cat services in Gilroy or online information, the resources we've provided are here to help you. Please take a look. It's good to know where to go for help, services or for answers to cat care questions that you might have.
Town Cats Resource List Ranging from Medical Assistance, Food
to Behavioral Help
Serving Gilroy, Garlic City Kitty Rescue is dedicated to the welfare of all cats and kittens. Working with other area rescues and services we are committed to giving cat and kitten "parents" the support they need. The Town Cats resource list covers a wide range of resources in our community including:
• Feral Cats
• Spay & Neuter /Lower Cost
• Spay and Neuter Assistance.
• Pet Lost/Found
• Emergency Preparedness
• Pet Food Assistance
• Pet Finder
• Wellness Care
• Behavioral Consultation
• Pet Counseling
• Pet Grooming
• Emergency Vet Service
• Emergency Transportation
• Financial Help with Vet Bills
• On-Line Pet Experts
• Pet Friendly Apartments
Plants that are Poisonous to Cats and Kittens
For more information:
www.aspca.org/pet-care/animal-poison-control/toxic-and-non-toxic-plants
In case of an emergency, call
24 hour emergency Poison Control number 1 888 426-4435
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Arum Lily Autumn Crocus Australian Flame Tree Avocado Azalea Baneberry Bird Of Paradise
Bishop's Weed Black Laurel Black Heart Bloodroot Bluebonnet Blue- Boxwood Bracken Fern Buckthorn Bulb Flowers Burdock Cacao Camel Bush Caladium Calla Lily Cardinal Flower Chalice Cherry Tree Chinaberry Tree Clematis Cocklebur Coffee Coral Plant Coriander Dieffenbachia
Easter Lily Lupine Elderberry Elephant
English Ivy Ear (Taro)
Eucalyptus Euonymus False Tree Felt Plant Firethorn Four O'Clock Foxglove Glottidium
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Golden Chain
Green Algae
Ground Cherry
Heaths Heliotrope
Hellebore Flame Hemlock Henbane Holly Honeysuckle Horse Chestnut Horsetail Hydrangea Jasmine Jimsonweed Lantana Larkspur
Locust Bleeding Lily Of The Valley Marijuana Mandrake
Mistletoe Mock Mexican Poppy Milkweed Vetch Monkshood Moonseed Morning Glory Mountain Laurel Mushrooms Nightshades Oak Oleander
Orange
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Pea Tansy
Periwinkle Philodendron Pigweed Poinciana Poinsettia Poison Poison Oak Ivy Pokeweed Potato Privet Shoots Pyricantha Rain (Buttercup) Rape Red Maple Snowdrop Spurges Sweet
Tree Ranunculus Tobacco Wisteria
Yellow Jasmine Yews
https://animalservices.sccgov.org/home
Low cost or free Spay & Neuter Programs
Address and Contact Info
San Martin Animal Shelter
12425 Monterey Road
San Martin, CA 95046
Ph. (408) 686-3900
Email: scc.animalshelter@cep.sccgov.org
Hours:
TNR surgery for feral cats is done on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday (closed holidays). Drop off between 8-9 am and pick up 2-4 pm. Must live in Gilroy, San Martin, Morgan Hill or unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County (call to ask)
Open:
Monday - Friday 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Closed on County Holidays
Adopting a kitten? The Kitten Lady is a widely recognized source for "everything kitten"...from getting ready for your new kitten to kitten health and behavioral issues.
https://www.jacksongalaxy.com/
Find holistic solutions for cat and kitty health along with informative videos filled with tips and information for experienced as well as new "cat parents.
You Know Best
You are the first defense for keeping your cat or kitten healthy. Although it can seem cats and kitties are low maintenance, there's a range of behavioral and health issues for you to keep in mind. Look for any changes in behavior or appearance, stay informed and know there are cat resources in Gilroy and on-line to help you insure your cat family thrives.