Finding Forever Animal Rescue & Thrift Store 1117 East Main Street, Marion, IL 62959

"Main takeaway: Their low cost spay is a gamble, it could work totally fine or it could have lots of issues. Also, unless your cat is full grown, buy a cone elsewhere. They gave me a size small cone that was massive on my kittens and I had to modify by cutting extra holes in it two inches past the smallest hole it had in order to make it fit. I’m not sure if they just don’t have size extra small (which seems weird, since most people get cats fixed as kittens so you’d think they would have cones that fit them) or if they just didn’t bother to size correctly. Either way, don’t waste your $5 on one of their cones, spend the extra $10 at petsmart and get one that will fit. Also, one microchip is properly placed between the shoulder blades but the other is at least an inch down the scapula and impossible to miss on top of the bone when petting. I’ve injected microchips before, and if you take a second to make sure you’re in the right place, it’s not hard. To me, the misplacement says it was done in a rush. I’m hoping that as she grows it might move to the more discreet and proper location between her shoulder blades. Details: I got two 8 month old sisters spayed here on the same day. Dr. Kucera performed both procedures. When I got them back, one had a totally normal incision site that looked well-closed, but the other was more cinched in the middle with the ends loose and bunched (photos included here are from the day of the procedure). The normal incision has healed beautifully, and that cat is the crazy one you can’t keep still— she was tearing around the room and literally climbing walls two days post-op. If that was my only experience I’d be singing their praises. Unfortunately, the other one (who is much calmer and I would have thought would recover better) showed signs of infection three days post-op: she had bad-smelling discharge and was incredibly swollen. If you have any complications, they are very clear ahead of time that they won’t do anything about it and you need to take them to a different vet, so be prepared for that. I took her to Spear’s and got her antibiotics and anti-inflammatory. Two days later and her stitches popped, which considering her activity and her sisters’ activity, the problem was clearly with her stitching. Back to the vet again, and more anti-inflammatory since she was still very swollen. We’re two weeks post-op and one cat is basically fully healed, barely a line there to see, while the other is on two medications and has a ~1cm x 2cm scab and is still very swollen. We’ll probably need at least one more vet visit to ensure she heals properly. I know anything can cause infections or complications, but to me, when I look at the differences in their incision sites I’m not surprised that one got infected and had the stitches pop while the other healed perfectly. Like I said originally, it’s a gamble. It can be no problem but be prepared in case it doesn’t work out and if the incision doesn’t look right be extra vigilant however you can."

"We adopted our Rosie from Finding Forever almost two years ago. When we picked her up, we could tell that she and the other cats are well taken care of and are happy. The customer service is excellent! This organization is amazing. I truly admire and respect all of their hard work they do. We are forever grateful for them. ❤️"

"I have been personally associated with the rescue and know the owner well. They do gods work for these animals. Never met better people with bigger hearts! I’d give 10 stars if Google would let me."

"BEST LITTLE RESCUE EVER! I have adopted 2 dogs from them and it was such an easy, smooth process. Plus they get to visit with them at yearly vaccination time."

"We adopted our cat from Finding Forever a couple years ago. All of the pets I saw appeared to be very healthy and well taken care of. Our little girl we brought home has been happy in her now forever home ever since. I received excellent customer service through the adoption process. This organization works Hard to raise money for the care that is needed for these sweet animals. They do it because they love getting these animals in a place they can call home."