Frequently Asked Questions

Do you adopt any of the animals out?

When animals come here, this becomes their forever home. We may expand in the future, but given the high number of seniors that land in shelters, there remains a great need for adoptions there. Our hope is that we can take some of those seniors from shelters to allow them to make room for others. But we also hope to highlight the sheer joy of welcoming a senior into your life and hope we may inspire more people to do the same.

How do you choose which animals you can bring to the sanctuary?

It is difficult to say no once we are informed of a senior animal who needs a place to crash. But we must always consider our ability to provide the medical care and basic needs of each animal. We must be able to financially cover the cost of their regular health check ups, monthly heartworm/flea and tick prevention, food, medications or any other cost associated with providing the best possible care for each animal. We also have to consider the cost at end of life, which is an unfortunate part of what we do. In order to provide comfort care and humane euthanasia when the time comes, we have to be able to cover that cost too.

Do you need volunteers?

Given that the sanctuary is currently located in our home, we cannot welcome volunteers. We are hoping to build some additional structures on our property in the future, specifically a cat house, where volunteers will be welcome and much appreciated.

If I donate money to your sanctuary, what will you use it for?

Each animal has specific needs based on their health problems so the cost is variable. But we also use the funds for basic care. This may include:
Monthly heartworm/flea/tick prevention which is approximately $20 on average per animal.
Annual vet visits for general health maintenance, vaccinations etc is on average $150-200 per animal depending on their needs.
Some animals need routine lab work in order to continue their medications and this cost is variable
Basic needs such as food, puppy pads or diapers (seniors are often incontinent), treats, toys, cleaning supplies, beds, cat litter, bedding for the small animals
End of life care (this is the unfortunate reality we must face)

What are your goals for the sanctuary?

We would like to have the ability to help more senior cats. The number of homeless senior cats is truly astounding. Our vision is to build a separate structure specifically tailored to the needs of senior cats with all of the amenities they could dream of.