NEEDING HELP WITH CATS? 

 

Please note: Due to limited resources, the Cat Assisstance Team (C.A.T.) program is only currently offered to Ipswich residents in the following suburbs:  

GOODNA, LEICHHARDT, ONE MILE, REDBANK PLAINS, ROSEWOOD, WEST IPSWICH. 

 We hope to be able to expand this program to other Ipswich suburbs and other cities and towns when resources allow.   

IF YOU LIVE IN OTHER SUBURBS OR OUTSIDE OF IPSWICH AND NEED HELP WITH DESEXING,  GO TO THE NATIONAL DESEXING NETWORK www.ndn.org.au  TO LOOK FOR ANY LOW COST DESEXING NEAR YOU.    

 

Please click on the relevant buttons below for help available in Ipswich City   

CAT DESEXING

 

Free/low cost cat desexing is currently being offered in some selected suburbs in Ipswich to prevent the oversupply of cats being impounded and surrendered or continuing to breed in the community.

Use the links below to find the dates and Ipswich suburbs where free/low cost desexing is offered and, if eligible, register on the Waitlist to be notified when the next desexing day is being held

BOOK IT LIVE LINK  – AWLQ Cat Assistance Team Desexing

BOOK IT LIVE LINK  – APWF/RSPCA QLD Desexing

NOTE:

  1. If you live in the selected Ipswich suburbs in the above links , and have special hardship e.g. no income, or multiple stray unsocialised cats you are feeding, or a mother cat who is constantly breeding and has had several accidental litters, please email ipscat@awlqld.com.au and explain your special circumstances. The AWLQ Cat Assistance Team will contact/visit you to determine how they can help to address the issues, and may be able to provide further support 
  1. If you do NOT live in the selected suburbs, and you need help with desexing costs, the National Desexing Network provides access to vets, Councils and organisations offering support:
    • go online ndn.org.au , and enter your suburb in the directory map to see what vets or programs are currently listed to help with desexing OR
    • email admin@ndn.org.au with your name, address, contact phone number and list the cats you need help with (including sex, age, and if pregnant/in season) and any urgent circumstances/special concerns OR
    • phone the National Desexing Network on 1300 368 992. If no one answers your call, state your name and phone number clearly and someone will call you back.
  1. If you can afford to get your cat desexed at one of your local vet clinics, do NOT take advantage of this offer, as SPACE AND RESOURCES ARE LIMITED and this will deprive others who really need the help. This service is also not available to people breeding cats for sale.

FOUND A CAT

  1. First, use the strategies in the Found a cat brochure to look for the owner
  2. If you find the owner, inform them of the support available i.e. desexing support, and offer assistance with transport to the vet, loan of carriers, trapping of unsocialised cats for desexing.
  3. If you live in the following Ipswich suburbs:
    Goodna, Leichhardt, One Mile, Redbank Plains, Rosewood, West Ipswich.
    • Contact the AWLQ Ipswich Cat Assistance Team who can help to find the owner or carer of a stray cat and prevent nuisance issues by offering low cost/free desexing and microchipping, cat safe fencing and cat deterrent options. Simply:
    • The AWLQ Cat Assistance Team of staff and volunteers will contact you and work with you to resolve your concerns. Note: If the cat is sick or injured, take it to the nearest vet clinic for assessment and treatment.

 

LOST YOUR CAT?

If your cat has gone missing, it is likely to be in a 5-10 house radius. It may be injured, hiding, or be locked in somewhere. There are many things you can do to help you find your cat. To find out how :

NUISANCE CAT

  1. Go to this flyer – How to Keep Stray cats out of your Yard doc.
  2. If you live in the following Ipswich suburbs:
         Goodna, Leichhardt, One Mile, Redbank Plains, Rosewood, West Ipswich.

    • Contact the AWLQ Ipswich Cat Assistance Team who can help to find the owner or carer of a stray cat and prevent nuisance issues by offering low cost/free desexing and microchipping, cat safe fencing and cat deterrent options. Simply:
      1. complete and submit the Stray Cat Information Form,  or
      2. call / text 0490 502 851 or
      3. email ipscat@awlqld.com.au

       

    • The AWLQ Cat Assistance Team of staff and volunteers will contact you and work with you to resolve your concerns. Note: If the cat is sick or injured, take it to the nearest vet clinic for assessment and treatment.