The first pregnant cats, and moms with their newborn kittens, are starting to come into the shelters and need rescuing...last year we got a reprieve until March, but with the warm, dry weather this year, the moms have been out there mating!
These are the first of countless thousands to come. Many more than rescues can save, but we will save as many as we can. We need YOUR help to do this. Please contact Milo to foster, either moms and kittens, orphans, or the MANY puppy litters still streaming into shelters with and without moms. All sizes, ages and types!
CELEBRATE THE CHIHUAHUA!!! Be a part of the solution. There are too many of these little dogs dying in shelters across the state. ADOPT, FOSTER, spread the word that Chihuahuas need homes, and lots of them!! We offer them at a 2 for 1 discount, and other adoption incentive prices and encouragement, and they are definitely best in pairs, or threes!!!
And, we have them. PUPPIES and ADULTS!!!
SEE THE ZIMMERMAN AND SOLOMON PUPS... and special Chi Pup prices for pairs! For two of these pups being adopted to the same home; boy/boy is two for one or $350 (boy/girl $450) (girl/girl $500)
FEBRUARY is the month for LOVE!
Please give the gift of love - and life - to a homeless pet.
BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION--FOSTER OR ADOPT !!!!
OR DONATE! http://www.milofoundation.org/donate.cfm
A HUGE THANK-YOU GOES OUT TO SOLID GOLD BRAND FOOD and to RAINBOW AG in Ukiah, for their offer to receive and store 40,000 pounds of the donated food for our Sanctuary and newly rescued dogs! We are thrilled!
PICK UP TRUCK! This has become a very urgent need as the Founder's truck, which had become the Milo Sanctuary truck, has been TOTALLED. This leaves us without a decent sanctuary vehicle. Some of the staff have vehicles but they cannot be depended on or used daily for Milo purposes. We need a basic, used 4x4 type, prefferably a long-bed or extended cab, a four wheel drive truck is ideal.
URGENT NEED! Kawasaki Mule, John Deer Gator or any 4-wheel work vehicle.
Pre-Fab buildings and Storage sheds and Housing for staff.
NEW! EX-PENS also known as SURROUNDS or PUPPY PENS 2.5 feet and higher
De-Humidifier for MILO MARIN, the building is lacking in air flow, and with all the laundry we do etc. the place gets down-right humid!!!
Heavy duty carts, dollys and wagons.
Fencing materials – roll fencing, wood posts, T-posts
Corrugated metal and plastic panels
Digital Camera for more animal photos and candid shots from our Sanctuary!
Frontline, Advantage and Revolution – those dang parasites!
Leashes, collars and Harnesses (for safe dog walking at Milo Marin) We really need web harnesses for small dogs - sizes 8 through 14 - there are so many more small dogs being rescued these days!!
GAS CARDS, Costco, PetFood Express, Woodlands, Petco, Hardware store Gift Cards
CAT SCRATCHERS. CARDBOARD and other varieties for kitties in cages! HERE IS A LINK TO A GREAT COMPANY that makes perfect scratchers that attach to the cage doors: http://stretchandscratch.com/
CLICK HERE
Come meet many great animals at our
East Bay weekend adoption events!
Next: Saturday, February 11th, 12-4 PM
At the Rockridge Pet Food Express store
Broadway/51st Street in OAKLAND
Click here to see the animals attending
IT'S A GREAT TIME to adopt a Cat or Kittens!
The adoption fees for all Kittens and Cats over 5 months of age are $100 for one, or TWO FOR $150!!! "6 lives left" cats are $50-$75--cats that have burned up a few of their years, and nine lives. We are more than happy to negotiate in order to have these adult to senior kitties get the homes they deserve! We are also loosening up on our "Kittens only adopted in pairs" policy!! We will consider solo adoptions on a case-by-case basis. If you have a loving home, and a single kitten won't be lonely, let's make it work! All Milo kitties are Leukemia tested, microchipped, vaccinated, dewormed, and spay/neutered. These new adoption fees do NOT cover our costs, so donations are always appreciated (and tax deductible!)
Young, newly available kittens are regular fees; one for $150/two for $250. We want the kittens we've had longer, who are getting bigger, to get homes now! With teenage kittens you can get a much better sense of their personalities and energy levels. They also are easier for introducing into a home with dogs and young children. We have MANY KITTENS that are very good with both dogs and kids!!
THE SMALL DOG POPULATION IN THE SHELTERS HAS SKYROCKETTED, TO WHERE THERE ARE MORE SMALL DOGS THAN LARGE DOGS FACING EUTHANASIA IN CALIFORNIA'S SHELTERS! MILO rescues as many as we can, and in the interest of doing all we can to move them along into new homes, we are lowering our adoption fees on the under 15 pounders (and no, we don't have to get the scale out! We are open to discussion on small dogs). With some exceptions; males are $150 and females $200, if we have had them available for two weeks or longer. Chihuahuas are always discounted! AND "Two for" deals are happily considered for Chihuahuas and all small dogs. They LOVE a buddy!
THANKS FOR HELPING SAVE OLIVE!
UPDATE: Olive had her surgery yesterday (2/3/12), and today went home to her adoring foster family, and her three resident "sisters" (she will not be able to play with them for awhile). The cardiologist, Dr. Allen, was pleased with the results so far. They were able to open the valve 50%. He said that she will likely need another procedure later... we hope not for awhile! Her pressure in her heart/valve was 180 before the procedure, and 80 after. Normal is 10-20. She will have her stitches removed in two weeks, and a follow up in 2.5 months. We will know more then about her prognosis. She was feeling so well last night, and was so hungry, that she was trying to eat her IV tubes....
50 people "Chipped in", and another 20 or so donated via other methods. THANKS SO MUCH TO ALL OF YOU! We could not have done this without you. We met our goal for her expenses to date. There will be more costs, but we are so appreciative of all of the support that this sweet pup elicited. She (and so many others) are worth every penny, and then some!
Milo is burdened with some major vet bills. Many rescued pets come to us with health issues. We do not give up on them, hence our massive bills.
PLEASE help Milo raise the funds to cover Olive's surgery, and post op care. Her bills at the cardiologist specialist have come to $4,000 so far.
We have created a ChipIn page: http://milofoundation.chipin.com/olive-the-puppy-needs-surgery-to-try-and-save-her-life-severe-heart-defect
Or you can donate via our website:
http://www.milofoundation.org/donate.cfm
We also have Sweet Violet. This sweet senior Cocker Spaniel was blinded by cataracts, until her just done eye surgery! Now she can see for the first time in years, and can go to a new home for the rest of her hopefully long life!
There is a small balance that needs to be paid at the ophthalmologist for Violet. Her mom foster Lori and her family have paid most of the bill.
PLEASE Chip in if you can! Any amount helps.
http://sweetvioletsurgery.chipin.com/sweet-violet
MILO HAS MANY FANTASTIC ANIMALS NEEDING LOVING HOMES! WE ALSO NEED FOSTER HOMES TO GIVE THEM A BREAK FROM BEING IN A CAGE!! PLEASE STOP BY MILO MARIN IF YOU CAN HELP A CAT OR SMALL DOG HAVE A LOVING HOME, FOREVER, OR JUST FOR A WEEK OR TWO!
We cannot save as many lives, and sustain our sanctuary, without YOUR help! Donations, foster homes, and volunteers ALL help us accomplish our goal, to save as many adoptable dogs and cats as possible. Young, old, big and small - some with training, many adorable and "perfect" - others a little rough around the edges. Some are outgoing and active, some quiet and shy; all deserve a loving home!
We care for more than 230 animals every day at our 283-acre sanctuary in Mendocino County. We give them space to run, and the time they need to get into the right homes. If that fails, they have the Sanctuary to call "HOME." Please help Milo continue to provide a sanctuary for those who need more time to find the right homes! Our sanctuary needs funding and support. It is what truly makes Milo unique.
PLEASE DONATE TODAY!
http://www.milofoundation.org/donate.cfm
The dogs at Milo Marin, and those at our sanctuary, LOVE Kuranda beds!!
All sizes and styles are helpful and appreciated!
Toll free 800-752-5308To order on-line just login www.kuranda.com.
Choose MILO FOUNDATION as the Shelter you want to donate a bed to! http://kuranda.com/user/register/humane.
Foster update: Abbot is a strikingly handsome boy, with a VERY curious and sweet personality. In the morning, the first thing he asks for is to be picked up and cuddled, followed by an immediate request for FOOD! He loves to play, and is great with kids. He even cuddles up with our dog, and tolerates being licked right in the face. 
