This blog was posted before our name change to For All Animals. While I reached out to veterinarians I knew in the area, Jason (my husband) did his own research online. We were primary concerned with Hoppy’s persistent URI and figured FIV had something to do with its longevity. Jason found a drug called LTCI – Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator –…
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Hoppy: The “Feral” Foster – Not So Feral After All
This blog was posted before our name change to For All Animals. We now had a feral cat in our basement—held in two dog crates, juryrigged together. It was going to be a long 14 days, for us and Hoppy. Reasonably, he was a bit displeased with us, and stayed hold up in his feral cat den the first day.…
Hoppy: The “Feral” Foster – The Vet Bills Begin
This blog was posted before our name change to For All Animals. Due to the veterinary clinic, where we had made appointments for two feral cats, being closed because of the snow storm—we brought Hoppy and Big Guy to the Pet ER. The costs are typically higher at an emergency vet, so we avoid it if possible, but with the…
Hoppy: The “Feral” Foster – Time to Trap
This blog was posted before our name change to For All Animals. In February, on another assignment, Jason was in the neighborhood of the marina—where two years ago we had photographed a colony of cats. He decided to stop by and see if any cats were hanging around. It was very cold and there was still snow on the ground…
Hoppy: The “Feral” Foster – Introduction
This blog was posted before our name change to For All Animals.
We first met Hoppy in February of 2012—though at the time didn’t know his name. He was one of many cats we photographed in a feral cat colony located at a marina in Baltimore. We arranged a time to meet with his caregivers around feeding time, for the best chance of seeing the most cats.
The cats in this colony had all already been neutered through a Trap-Neuter-Return program, so they are all eartipped (the tip of their left ear was removed during surgery). It makes it easy to identify which cats have already been neutered and vaccinated, so no one accidentally catches the same cat twice.
These cats are fed twice a day by dedicated individuals.
Below are a few photos from our original shoot.
Ella Putsché is the executive director of Photographers for Animals.
Recognizing the impact and influence imagery can have on an audience to
take action, she founded Photographers for Animals to promote animal
issues and to help organizations utilize opportunities for photography and film.