Miscellaneous
Pet Friendly Housing - Find pet friendly apartments by city and zip code. Here is a list from Dane Co Humane Society. Many apartments allow cats, but some have restrictions on cats with claws (front declawed) or the age of the cat (no kittens). Please check these details with the landlord before you sign a lease. If the rental office insists on a declawed cat, inform them that plastic nail caps (softpaws or softclaws) are available. Some landlords may accept a cat with claws, as long as the caps are applied.
- Love cats, but don't love the cat hair. Couple of tips to keep your home mostly cat hair free - You tube video and Getting Cat Hair out of your Laundry
- Kitty Cleaning Requests - tips about the litterbox, food bowls and brushing
- Pet loss support and tributes
- Disaster preparedness for your pets, from the Red Cross
- Badger Animal Fund helps people in Wisconsin experiencing financial challenges to keep their pets and also connects with local food pantries to provide pet food.
- Care credit is a no interest for 6-12 months credit card for veterinary or medical expenses
- Other links of organizations that help with vet bills and another list. American Veterinary Medical Association list, Humane Society of the US has lists by state, PAWS list, Pet Fund, List from Best Friends Animal Society
- Dane County Humane Society collaborates with these food pantries to provide cat food and litter and second hand pet supplies are available at the DCHS Barkins Thrift Store.
- List of shelters that assist victims of domestic abuse in temporary or permanent placements of their pets.
- Sheltering victims of abuse victims program for Dane County
- Sauk County Humane Society will help with food, temporary fostering, and vet care for those in need. Please call or email 608-356-2520 or after hours call police dispatch 608-355-4495 [email protected]
- Keep your pets assists with fostering, food, care. Located near West Bend WI
- Wiscares through UW vet school assist the homeless with vet care and provides temporary fosters for people in a housing crisis
- Hospice programs in the Madison area that have volunteers who care for the pets of people who are terminally ill or are in care facilities. They also help ill people who are living on their own with pet care.
- Cats and kids can coexist. Don't buy into the old wives tales of cats stealing the baby's breath away. Sensible precautions about cleaning the litterbox and introducing cats to your new baby will make the transition easier. Here are couple of guidelines from the ASPCA and from PetMD
- Pet fostering for military personnel who are deployed so that they don't have to give up their pets while they serve their country
- Price guide to various cat medical procedures
- Medicine and pill safety for your pets
- Pet ownership cost calculator from Simple Dollar. Save and plan ahead!
Pet Friendly Housing - Find pet friendly apartments by city and zip code. Here is a list from Dane Co Humane Society. Many apartments allow cats, but some have restrictions on cats with claws (front declawed) or the age of the cat (no kittens). Please check these details with the landlord before you sign a lease. If the rental office insists on a declawed cat, inform them that plastic nail caps (softpaws or softclaws) are available. Some landlords may accept a cat with claws, as long as the caps are applied.