Are you involved with cleaning cat spaces for shelters or fosters/rescues? Did you know that phenols, which are  common  ingredients in product such as Lysol and PineSol, can be toxic to cats? Phenols can build up to toxic levels causing symptoms that, if left untreated, can lead to death. They may also predispose cats to thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism. 

This article lists phenol-containing products, phenol poisoning symptoms, and best practices.

ASPCA Professional provides  Shelter Guidelines: Sanitation  as well as how-to information on cleaning cat cages:

• deep-cleaning (uses accelerated H2O2)
• spot-cleaning (uses water only) 

Koret Shelter Medicine Program offers this comparison of disinfectant products from their Sanitation in Animal Shelters resource. 

One of the No Kill Equation programs is Pet Retention, which means preventing animals from entering shelters in the first place. Families and individuals sometimes need help with medical costs and/or behavioral issues in order to be able to keep their pet.

Michigan Pet Fund Alliance has a list of resources for just that. Take a look at our Pet Retention: Resources for Owners page for links to:

An example is Dumb Friends League's Pet Behavior  Resources and Publications, an easily searchable set of handouts for adopters, owners & educators. Litter box issues? Anxiety? Aggression? Filter by animal and type of behavior for a helpful approach to your pet's issues. 

Do you know of other resources that should be added to our page? Let us know at  info@michiganpetfund.org.