About our work
Twice yearly in November and February we send a team of two very experienced veterinary surgeons and two experienced
veterinary nurses, plus at least 4 trappers to catch the cats.
We are loaned an operating theatre and clinic and
from day one we trap and neuter approximately 50 cats each day.
Some days as many as 60.
We have an established routine
now that we have learnt works extremely well. As this is the only time that these cats will be seen by a veterinary
surgeon, they are treated as if they are privately owned much loved cats. They are not only neutered but also checked
for any ailments, problems etc. They are de-wormed and treated for fleas and ticks; they are given long acting
antibiotics and long acting painkillers for any after effects and also a multi vitamin injection.
The teeth and ears are checked and cleaned if necessary; the tip off the left ear is taken off so that they are not
trapped again.
After the treatment they are kept in overnight in a quiet room and the next morning checked before they are returned.
We make sure that all the cats that we return are being fed regularly by local people who love cats. Any tame cats we
foster out to local fosterers who work with us and they are found homes. After being released, the feral cats should be
in excellent health and as they are being fed, will have a good chance to live happily in the good Ibiza weather.
22 visits have now been made and we have neutered over 6000 cats.
To sum up: Our work is winning. We see the results all over Ibiza where whole colonies have been neutered and are looking fatter and healthier like privately owned cats!
Many more people are now hearing about our work and are contacting the team when we are in Ibiza. We advertise our visits in the local newspapers and give our contact phone numbers and the result is very heart warming. We hear from so many people each time asking for our help that we cannot usually get through the list and have to leave some until our next visit.
We know that we have a long way to go but we are optimistic for a chance of a better future for the cats of Ibiza as the numbers start to go down as the result of humane control.
All our vets and nurses and trappers are volunteers as are the organisers. No one is paid so any money raised goes entirely on the cats.