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October 2020

The 2020 CURES4CATS Campaign is Underway!

The fourth annual Cures4Cats Day, Saturday, October 17, kicked off our end of the year giving campaign. This year's campaign theme will recognize the significance of diabetes mellitus in cats.

Diabetes is a common and growing malady affecting cats much like their cat loving humans. Approximately one in every 230 cats will develop diabetes during their lifetime and this is expected to increase by 18% over the next ten-years.

This Cures4Cats campaign aims to educate, engage, and encourage our donors and partners to help more than ever to find better and more effective treatments for this disease. Raising funds for further research will enable improvements in diabetic cats’ longevity and quality of life.

The campaign will continue through December 31, 2020 and this year our goal is $15,000! We also have a matching fund up to $15,000! For more information about Feline Diabetes, CURES4CATS, or to make a donation, click the button!

CURES4CATS 2020

HONORED DONORS

September 2020

Honored Donors have given donations over $100. We are thrilled with all of the donations Winn receives. We have so many generous supporters and appreciate your willingness to help every cat, every day benefit with Winn funded research.

Holly Aglialoro

Molly Allison-Baker

Jonathan Bennett

Patrick Bowers

Marcus Brown

Alicia Brunton

Christopher Cook

Melanie Dziadulewicz

Susan Foster

Ellen Goerler Landau

Eileen Gonzalez

Eric Green

A Roger Jeanson

Oleg & Yayoi Kuzmin

Susan MacArthur

Ryan Malane

Mary Kathryn McGriff

Anke Muller

Colleen O’Rourke

Dena Owings

PRV Management LP

Christine Ratti Czerniecki

Laurie Rose

Tracie Russell

Jean Schubert

Schwab Charitable

Wendy Simpson

The Completely Cat Clinic

Sarah Walters

Drew Weigner

Wisdom Health

The International Cat Association and Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc.

Clinical Trial Seeking Participants!

Feline Chronic Gingivostomatitis, or FCGS, is a severe and painful disease that affects the mouth. Recent Winn-funded studies have led to a potential treatment called DentaHeal. A study is currently being conducted by Dr. Boaz Arzi at the University of California-Davis and VetCell Therapeutics USA, the manufacturer of DentaHeal.

If your cat has been diagnosed with FCGS, and you would be interested in participating in the study, or if you would like to learn more about this study and treatment, visit vetcelltherapeuticsusa.com/fcgs_trial or click on the image to download an informational brochure.

Read more about Dr. Arzi's important Winn-funded research on FCGS here: MT17-008 and MT12-002 or visit Winn's Cat Health News Blog.

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Planned Giving Tips

By George Eigenhauser

Many companies have programs for their employees to make charitable contributions through payroll deduction at work. Charitable giving through these programs makes donations simple, easy, and automatic and makes your record-keeping a breeze. Just keep a copy of your W-2 or other document furnished by your employer that shows the total withheld for charitable donation. You should also keep a copy of the pledge card that shows the name of the charity. For federal workers (civilian, postal and military) you may make charitable donations through the Combined Federal Campaign. State, county, and municipal employees may be able to participate through similar charitable giving programs. A few private companies even match employee contributions (up to a limit) to qualified nonprofits. If your employer participates in donation matching you can double the impact of your gift without you giving another cent. Check with your employer to find out if they have a charitable giving program and how you can participate.

George J. Eigenhauser Jr. is an attorney at law, licensed in the state of California since 1979. He has served on the Winn Board of Directors and as CFA liaison to Winn for more than 10 years. His expertise in the area of wills, trusts and estate planning allows him to assist donors with planned giving decisions. He is also the legislative coordinator for the Cat Fanciers’ Association, Inc. and has served on the CFA board for 15 years.

Help with an important survey!

If your cat has had a cough for longer than two months, please fill out the survey. The information will be used for teaching, research and publication. The ultimate goal is to improve the quality of life for our feline companions.

The survey takes only 15 minutes to complete and is open to any cat owner over the age of 18 years living with a cat diagnosed with a coughing condition lasting or requiring treatment for more than 2 months. All data will be anonymous. The data collected will be used exclusively by a research group at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

For more information and to take the survey, CLICK HERE

The PURRsuing FIP and WINNing Symposium Summary Document

is available ! CLICK HERE to download your copy