Fondation Alliance Verte-Haiti continues to provide vet care & builds a catio (August-September 2026)
Our support for vet care (and more) for Fondation Alliance Verte in Haiti continued (see Special Projects) from August through September this year.
1) FAV used AKI funds to build a catio at their shelter.
The number of cats, especially kittens, at the FAV shelter was growing, and the kittens were growing up. That made for too many cats in one catio and they were starting to bully each other and fight. FAV built a new catio to give the young cats their own space.
2) Three dogs, Rita, Toukiy, and Angel, were spayed.
FAV found Rita hiding under a car in a parking lot. No one claimed her, no one knew where she came from. She was taken to the FAV shelter, where she would be safe and well-cared for.
At the FAV shelter, Rita was placed in the kennel for unspayed dogs, while she waited to be seen by the vet.
Toukiy belongs to a family who couldn't afford to have her spayed, so FAV stepped in.
Angel’s situation was particularly alarming. She gave birth to seven puppies (all of whom died!). The husband threatened to throw Angel out onto the streets, his wife wouldn't allow that. FAV immediately booked an appointment to spay her. She is recuperating at the FAV shelter and her stitches will soon be removed.
During Angel's recovery period, the lady of the house called and asked how Angel was doing and said she wanted her to come home. FAV plans to discuss this with her before returning Angel.
3) FAV-Haiti used AKI funds for vet care.
Cachou entered the FAV shelter two years ago, along with his two siblings, when his owners were leaving the country. They were five months old.
Recently, Cachou had a distended stomach and needed an abdominal ultrasound. FAV Director Marylin told us about a previous experience from a few years ago: "We lost one cat that was very dear to us, from liver tumor (with a swollen abdomen). We didn’t want to take the chance and asked our vet to do a full check up. The good news is he did not find anything wrong."
Noah is a handicapped cat who was brought to FAV when she was hit by a car.
FAV brought her to the vet, where she was hospitalized for three days. She not only couldn't walk, she also had a urinary tract infection. It turned out her spine was injured and she'll never be able to use her rear legs.
But FAV didn't want to euthanize her. "She's happy, she eats well, she doesn't seem to be in pain. She'll need special care for the rest of her life," Marylin told us.
Ficelle had a chronic skin infection which FAV is treating.
Dog Bingo with a fungal infection and cat Litchi with mastitis also received vet care.
4) Twenty dogs were vaccinated (against rabies and DA2PL-distemper, adenovirus, parainfluenza, parvo, and lepto) and dewormed.
FAV didn't have enough money for all the dogs at the shelter to be vaccinated. So we agreed that the Spay/Neuter & Emergency Fund could be used for vaccinations. On vaccination day, the vet vaccinated 64 shelter dogs, 20 of them "AKI's."
Figo is one of "ours." She ended up at the FAV shelter after being found a few months ago living on the street. Here she's being vaccinated for the first time:
Fondation Alliance Verte in Haiti needs our help to continue their rescue and care of Haiti's cats and dogs. FAV has the only remaining animal shelter in the country and is the only hope for Haiti's cats and dogs.
