Animal Maintenance Supplies
The kitties are running very low on high quality cat food (wet & dry). They'd love your help filling up their bowls!
Donations can be dropped off at the shelter Mon-Fri 11am - 4pm.
- MOST URGENT NEED: Good quality dry cat food with
meat or poultry as a first ingredient (not by-products or meal) and preferably
no corn in the ingredients if possible
– Evo, Wellness, Solid Gold, Felidae, Castor & Pollux Organix are
good examples of what we need. Western Pet Supply, PetUtopia, and Sellwood
Dog Supply will be glad to explain why these are good choices.
- MOST URGENT NEED: Canned cat food, beef or poultry preferred (the cats' favorites are Friskies
and Fancy Feast, the ground meat types rather than sliced
or diced)
- Evo cat food Ancestral Diet made with turkey and chicken (purple bag) for
our sensitive stomach kitties.
- Pouches of Royal Canin Renal LP cat food to tempt some of our more fragile
guests
- Feline Pine® Self Cleaning Litter Boxes (picture on the right) these sifter style boxes are great for keeping the shelter clean for the kitties.
- SwheatScoop unscented kitty litter –
this clumpable litter has no silica dust or sodium bentonite, potential causes of cat upper-respiratory problems.
- Gift cards to PetSmart or Petco – an elegant solution!
- L-lysine 500 mg capsules
- Omega 3, 500 mg (or lower) capsules
- Fish Oil 500 mg (molecularly distilled)
- Nail trimming scissors – two preferred models shown at the right
- Unscented Baby Wipes for kitties that make messes on themselves, but don’t
need a full bath!
- Large litter scoopers! How do those keep getting tossed out with the litter!
- Feliway "Comfort Zone" refills
- "Rescue Remedy", used to calm stressed animals (available at New Seasons)
- Break-away collars for cats.
- D.A.P (both diffuser and spray) – Dog Appeasing Pheromone
mimics the pheromone that the mother dog produces to calm and reassure her
puppies. Dogs recognize these pheromones throughout life, and it is used
to help dogs cope with new and fearful situations.
- Collars and step-in harnesses for dogs in sizes
- Small
(10-15 lbs)
- Small/Medium (15-30 lbs)
- Medium/Large (30-45 lbs)
- Large (over 50 lbs).
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Microchipping Project
We'd like nothing better than for all lost pets to make it safely
home – and a significant step toward that goal would be the ability to implant and detect
microchips in all pets in our system. 
- Funds to complete chipping of all the cats and dogs currently in our care.
Thanks to a generous gift from Jeff Wiese, we have been able to move substantially
toward our goal. But we will need a bit more to finish the job.
- And then of course we can use additional funds to keep the program going as new homeless pets are accepted into our system
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Office and Maintenance Supplies
Some things we only need one or two of:
- A video camera for recording our adoptable pets to post with their descriptions
on the Web site.
- Power strip and extension cords
- Air freshener
- Timer to turn our lights on/off automatically (we would probably also need someone who knows how to install this...)
- Set of gardening tools for weeding and maintaining the flower garden area
- A garden hose with nozzle.
- A household step ladder – wooden or fiberglass preferrable.
- Insulation for the ceiling. Any thickness, unfaced (pink) insulation preferred
Other things are constantly being used up:
Here's your chance to use those office supply discount coupons that keep coming
in the mail.....
- Paper, paper, and more paper!
- Did you know that it takes 30 reams of white
8.5x11 paper (20lb, 104+ brightness) to complete our quarterly newsletter
run?
- Colored paper for brochures (Astro brights – solar yellow, 24lb,
letter size). We can also use other colors: bright green, orange, pink,
blue in both letter and legal size for other notices (also 24lb weight)
- Single window envelopes #10, 4 1/8” x 9 ½” (window
is on the left side of the envelope front) – Office
Depot item #634-000
- Gift cards to Office Depot, Fred Meyers, etc. (very handy, very flexible!)
- Stamps and envelopes
- Post-it™ Notes
- Boxed Tissue and toilet tissue
- Cleaning supplies
- Paper towels
- Bleach
- Sheet protectors (for reports and our cat book)
- Lint rollers for visitors to use to remove cat hair from clothes before
going back in to the real world!
- Drawstring kitchen bags (13 gallon – cheap at Costco)
- Drawstring trash bags (33 gallon or more – cheap at Costco)
- Window cleaner
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I've Got Questions!
Some of these items have Web site references – couldn't I just go down to
a store?
Answer: Absolutely! There are any number of excellent local sources.
We've been told that The Pet Barn in Cedar Mill, for instance, is "lovely
about supporting animal causes". The Web
site references are just (a) an easy way to show you a picture of what we had
in mind, and (b) a quick and easy way for you to make a purchase without leaving
your home. In addition, both PetSmart.com and CatToys.com are vendors in the
iGive Mall at iGive.com
(super-easy to join),
where a percentage of each purchase is sent to the cause of your choice – which
of course is Animal Aid, Inc. (Portland OR).
Don't believe this
really helps? CLICK HERE
to see the real-time donation statistics. If you're asked to
name your cause, remember we're Animal Aid, Inc. (Portland OR).
If I buy online, where should I have the gift(s) shipped?
Answer: All deliveries should
go to our new building at 5335 SW 42nd Ave., Portland, Oregon 97221-3513, but
if your gift is small you might want to bring it by yourself and meet the
kitties that will be enjoying your gift!
What if I think of something that's not on your list?
Answer: We love creative thinkers, but you might want to check in
with us at
before you purchase anything large – we may already have received nine
of the same thing...
If I bring/send the cats a gift, is it tax deductible?
Answer: Yes – because we are a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are 100% tax deductible. Remember two things, however: (1) We can only give you a
receipt if we know who you are and what you donated, and (2) keep your sales receipt, since the "thank you" note you receive from us can acknowledge only the item itself, it cannot assign it a value.
Do you keep this list up-to-date?
Answer: Yes – well, we try hard. If you are considering a sizeable purchase, you probably ought to give us a call to check –
if just to hear our shouts of delight.
What if I just want to give money?
Answer: Also an excellent choice! Our food and medical expenses,
sadly, require actual money. If you prefer the convenience of donating
on-line, you might want to visit our Donations
Page to
see just how easy this can be.
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