My name is
Mattie - Courtesy Post!

Posted 1 year ago | Updated over 2 weeks ago

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Cared for by Trinity GAP Club Rescue - Euless Animal Shelter

My basic info

Breed

Domestic Shorthair

Color

Brown or Chocolate (Mostly)

Age

Adult

Sex

Female

Pet ID

19165843

Hair Length

short

My details

Good with cats

Purebred

Shots current

Spayed / Neutered

Housetrained

My story

Here's what the humans have to say about me:

Some pets are in the Shelter and others in Foster homes. Please read the bio & email the address listed in the bio.

Additionally for CATS you may email JShelton@eulesstx.gov

and for DOGS, email trinitygapclub@gmail.com

*** Courtesy Post – Mattie’s adoption is not through the Euless Animal Shelter ***

Mattie is a very sweet white and brown tabby cat. She is about 5-1/2 years old. Mattie was rescued from a shelter because she was too frightened to place into adoption. Mattie is a very unique girl in that she is a pan leukopenia survivor. Pan leukopenia (FPV, also known as feline distemper) has no prescribed treatment and the survival rate is dismal. Mattie was lucky in that she was already an adult cat, and that her foster recognized symptoms that can be confused with other diseases. The good news is that once cured, she will no longer need any treatment, nor can she catch it again, if exposed.

With no cure, it took supportive care such as IV Fluid treatments and antibiotics to make her comfortable. This daily interaction of care made her welcoming to human touch and kindness. During her treatment she lost her shyness, found out that she loved being touched and petted, and lastly got to spend her days with other kitty playmates once she was no longer contagious..

Mattie’s other supporter was another cat who has since passed away with cancer. We know that Mattie would prefer the company of another female, or two, hoping that one might be agreeable to become her best friend. This in-door only cat is available through Tall Tails Rescue with an adoption fee of $100. No declawing, please. Text/Call Cathy to adopt or with questions. 817 994 9388.

Rescue

Trinity GAP Club Rescue - Euless Animal Shelter

Contact info

Pet ID

19165843

Contact

Steffenie Vela

Phone

—

trinitygapclub@gmail.com

Website

http://www.trinitygaprescue.org

Address

1517 Westpark Way, Euless, TX 76039

Donation

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Their adoption process

Additional adoption info

Some pets are in the Shelter and others in Foster homes. Scroll thru description for preferred contact info!!

Additionally for CATS you may email latkinson@eulesstx.gov and for DOGS, email trinitygapclub@gmail.com

Go meet their pets

Trinity GAP Rescue (TGR), founded in 2012, evolved to support The Trinity GAP Club (Girls Awareness Program), founded in 2003, as a girls club at Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. The mission of the Trinity GAP Club is to give these high school girls a positive outlet for their time and show them positive alternatives for their lives. Their community service project is volunteering with the Euless Animal Shelter and sponsoring as many animals as funds allow to provide spay/neuter, shots, and other vetting costs for the pets. Since a high school club has limitations as to the support they can provide the Euless Animal Shelter, TGR was formed as a 501c3 charitable organization to support the GAP Club and provide services beyond their capabilities. TGR and the GAP Club meet at the Euless Shelter once a week to interact with the pets and obtain information and pictures for networking sites to help these pets find homes. Adoption fees for these shelter pets recycle back into the program to continue vet funding for all shelter pets. Adoption fees do not even cover basic vet services, and there are always unforeseen medical expenses, so TGR and the GAP Club host adoption events and fund-raisers such as sales of baked goods, tamales, candy and candles and also host 2 large annual events on campus, a Pet Fair and a Walk-a-Thon. All funds collected by The GAP Club and TGR sponsor vetting and/or boarding for homeless pets. There are no funds for pets who come into the shelter sick or wounded. All vet fees are paid through donations to TGR and the GAP Club. TGR and The GAP Club work hard to raise funds to keep adoption fees low and competitive to help these pets find homes quickly since this is a municipal shelter with limited space. The Trinity GAP Club and TGR have made a huge impact in lowering the euthanasia rate of the Euless Animal Shelter by 80%. This percentage is misleading as it includes all pets, both adoptable and unadoptable. In the past few years, no adoptable pet has been euthanized. The Trinity GAP Club has won many local and state awards including “The 2009 Youth Volunteer of the Year”. Trinity GAP Rescue is proud to partner with the Trinity GAP Club!

More about this rescue

Trinity GAP Club is an all-girl's club that functions through Trinity High School in Euless, TX. The mission of Trinity GAP Club is to give girls a positive outlet for their time and to show them positive alternatives for their lives. One of the community service projects that the Trinity GAP Club is involved in is to work with the Euless Animal Shelter. In helping the shelter, we sponsor as many animals as we can to help get them adopted and find good homes for them. Find out more at www.trinitygaprescue.org. Trinity GAP Rescue is the 501c3 partnering with the GAP Club.