Our surgery day on Saturday went great. The boys that were neutered: Gene, Trey and Cas. We also did two public male cats. The girls that was spayed: Purrlissa, Lynnz, Paris, Rita, Suka and Ntima. All have recovered just fine. This now makes 67 spays/neuters we've done so far, for 2017! More coming up!
We also did quite a few physicals.
Eclair--good
Paddy Cake--physical good but heart murmur at 4/6. Shows no signs of this.
Paddy Purr--physical good but heart murmur is 3/6. Also shows no signs of this.
Zelda--good (was noted that her weight is a-ok!
John--good, will take sutures from his eye out soon
Farrah--good, neck rash is healing and will be able to have her collar back on soon.
Annet--good
Geovanna--stomatitis. Injection given to help her. Will check this again next week
Binker--good, no tartar noted
A big thanks to Joyce D for providing pizza for surgery day and to GUsti for providing the drinks!
Mama Calico Cat's ear looks so much better! We've been giving her medications daily. HEr heart belongs to the outdoors and she's been wanting to go back to the FireHouse. This morning, after treating her ears again, we let her back out to go to her FireHouse. We can continue treatments there.
Shirley Mae's ear also looks better but things are not "fixed" all the way yet. Time will tell but in the meantime she is happy!
Marcus is here in the Main Area. He's doing "ok". His respirations are at a fairly good number. It's truly a fine line between keeping hydrated to becoming dehydrated. He has a significant heart murmur and his heart walls are still very thickened. But, he seems happy and is eating and loves the windows in the Kitty Kabana.
We've had adoptions!
Lucy Ann was adopted 1/19. Lucy Ann had arrived here from MN 9/20/14, so she's been with us quite a while. But....there was indeed a special home waiting for her! Her new mama has sent us a message: "We struggled to find a toy she'd play with--until we washed the bedsheets and she became enamored with a loose thread on the mattress. So, we dug out the yarn and now she's unstoppable. Lucy will also knead anything she can get her paws on and lves chirping at the birds in the window. She's so chatty and never fails to call me , running when she hears her name. She's eating very well. We can't wait to discover more of her quirks. " This is one of those adoptions that just thrills my heart.
Pilvi was adopted 1/19. Pilvi was one of the cats that came from the hoarding problem. She was hand--picked by a family! They have a dog at home too that loves cats.
Felicity was adopted 1/20. Felicity had arrived here from MN on 3/12/14 . She is a mild CH cat and also had been with us quite a while. And yes, there is a home for her too! Her new mama came and visited her and knew she was the one! Here's the update from her new family: "We are having a lot of fun. I believe she is a Daddy's girl. She gave me 120% loving and rolling all around. Then she went looking for her Daddy--she sat in front of his office door and asked for him to open the door. She follows both of us around. She loves to play. Thanks for letting us bring this bundle of joy home with us". I'm grinning ear to ear on this adoption!
Purrlissa--went to her home 1/21. Her new mama had visited her many times before the adoption. Here is the response from her mama: "Words can't describe how much she is loved! Just seeing her and my grandson melts my heart and knowing he will have a fur buddy to grow with. We laughed so hard watching KiKi tackle our upstairs. She shocked us all when she jumped on the downstairs bathroom trash can, to the toilet up to the sink and back down. She is such a joy watching her explore her new home." Purrlissa/KiKi is the last of the persian babies to be adopted---all have super homes!
Rita & Snowy--adopted 1/21. These two kittens were adopted together. Their new dad picked them out weeks ago but had to wait for Rita to be spayed. Two wonderful kittens going to a very nice man.
Eclair--adopted 1/22. Eclair had arrived after her dad became very ill and could no longer care for her. He had adopted her as a kitten from FFRC and had her for 7 years. She adjusted good, being back but always was looking for something. She now has a new home, complete with 2 laps that want to hold her and make her feel special again. And they have big windows for one of her favorite activities--watching outside!
We have lots of thanks to give! I'm sorry, I've gotten behind on these but will get this caught up now. You all make a huge difference to FFRC and we are grateful for this.
Barbara A--donation to FFRC
Yarnlover2013--donation to FFRC to help with Jordy's medical bills
Newfiedogmom--donation to help with Jordy's meds/veterinary bill
Gusti--donation to help with Jordy's healing
Oopsiepa--to help FFRC where needed
David F from UK--donation for FFRC
Ju-in-ji--donation for Jordy
BillieK--donation for Jordy
William K--donation to FFRC
Anne L--donation for Jordy
Pamela C--donation for FFRC
Josette M from France--donation for FFRC, in memory of Vincent
BillieK--donation in memory of Vincent
Barbara F from CA--donation in loving memory of Barb Kajfasz
Lynne W--donation for FFRC
David & Sripey--donation to help with Marcus's meds and in memory of Vincent
Judy & Phil L--donation to FFRC
Pamela H from OH--donation in memory of Barbara Kajfasz
Want to enjoy a giggle? We all love to do that! Enjoy the FFRC Giggle show Scene #17, production by FFRC Captures & Captions, directed by Derecho! CLick the like/thumbs up button on youtube as it helps generate more $$ for FFRC. https://youtu.be/X6tcx1pLOCg
More good news! We've heard from the family that adopted Kota and KaeKae. Pictures included that shows 2 very happy kittens. "The girls are doing wonderful! Kota was settled in about 3 minutes after we got home and is running the show. She's fiesty and adorable! KaeKae is more reserved. She loves to curl up and cuddle. They love to chase each other clear from one end of the house to another". Sounds like these two sisters have found a wonderful home!
And here's two more! Nairobi and Liris--"The boys are doing very well. The purring is so loud! They are so active and play so much. The peacock feathers are almost destroyed. They love to race up and down the stairs, especially at 3 in the morning!" Two happy brothers!
Remember Jericho who was adopted not too long ago? His new name is Hampton. "I can't begin to express how much of a wonderful addition to the family that this kitty has been. We are all very fond of him and he fits in perfectly". So happy for Jericho/Hampton!
We took in a new cat. We named him Jordy (a Name a Cat name). He was quite a mess--his face was terribly hurt with his eye protruding and two big holes in his neck and head. All 4 legs hurt which caused him to limp badly. But....he purred and purred and ate like a champ. We thought he had been attacked by a dog. Saturday, while Dr. Darcy was here, she removed his eye. We realized that the bone that forms around the eye socket was shattered. Bits of the bone was removed. We cleaned up his wounds and upon waking up, he was purring again. Jordy was part of a colony of cats that had been TNR'd 4-5 years ago. They have a caretaker and well cared for. Yesterday, Jordy went to the vet's for x-rays. We realized that he had actually been gunshot. His far upper jar was fractured. This cannot be repaired surgically so his jaws will not be aligned. And he has two fractures in his pelvis area. Probably from the blow of the gunshot. All in all, this cat has sustained a fractured jaw, fractured eye socket, lost an eye, pelvis fractures and his left shoulder also has many fragments of the bullet which has caused tremendous swelling and soreness. In one of our vet's opinion, this gunshot to this cat was intentional--by the angles of the holes, someone stood right over him and shot him. And do you know what this cat wants?? All he wants is to be loved. He purrs like a champ, rubs his hurt face all over our faces and puts his head into your palm for more pets. He is one of the sweetest cats ever. We will do everything in our power to help him heal and be happy.
I'm asking for prayers and good thoughts for Jordy and for our volunteer Donna. Donna is in the hospital for tests. And for those that know Donna, she won't be happy until she's out and is with her cats or with FFRC cats. Thank you all for caring for what happens here at FFRC.
