Our FFRC surgery day was successful! We were able to do 13 surgeries--5 spays and 8 males. We also did a nasal flap surgery on little Mally, one of our white Persian babies. Thanks to Joyce D for providing a pizza lunch and to Gusti for providing drinks.
This now makes our total for 2017 at 116--68 females and 48 males. Onward to more---tomorrow is a very busy HumaneOhio surgery day.
We also did some physicals yesterday.
Marilyn is good--her heart is the same now as it was a month ago!
Cutie had a yearly physical--thin, but has gained some weight--all else is good.
Wendy--good physical, thin is is gaining weight
Scotia--good physical, so very cute! Already neutered.
Hensley--he has lost weight since his dental. He had 2 of his K9 teeth removed. It appears his upper lip is catching on the 2 remaining K9 teeth, which is why he is forever moving his tongue around. We need to remove those other 2 K9's so that doesn't happen anymore and then he can "feel" normal and will eat better.
Jones--he has as normal of a physical as Jones can be. We may start him on a medication as it appeared he had 2 seizures on Friday.
Our new FFRC shirts are now up for orders! They are the GOT CATS? design, black teeshirt. The FFRC logo is on the sleeve with our "FFRC Nation, Many Countries, One Heart, One Mission, One Nation" on the back. They are $18. We are taking orders till 2/22. You can mail in a check with a note or send payment through PayPal. Let us know if you need help.
We are still working on the bottles of fur for Queen Coralie and King Derecho and the sprocket pictures too. When we groom, we normally save the fur in plastic bags, with the cats name on it. That is how we have enough fur for the little bottles. They will go out this week.
We've had 5 more adoptions!
Brielle was adopted yesterday. She went to a home where she will have 2 laps to snuggle in anytime she wants.
Gavin also was adopted yesterday. He went to a home that I feel is wonderful. The new owners have done alot of education on CH cats, have lots of time for him and has a very sweet little girl that totally loves cats!
Torgo and Bambi went to their new home together this morning. Super nice people who will be a great mom/dad for these two kittens. They were so excited.
Sprite went to a temporary home. I want to explain about Sprite. This is what I told the volunteers: She's been here a while now and is steadily improving each day. She's gained a good amount of weight and has survived this ordeal. Here's the thing---it's obvious to see that she has not been socialized much with people. And as she gets better, this is coming out more in her. I suspect this girl was out on her own, without any people much in her life. I had been letting her out in the front Thumper's Room--but that is difficult for her--she simply curls up in a ball and totally ignores us. When approached, she has such a terrified look about her. In her pen, it's a bit different as she can't get away--she allows a slow approach. There is no way she can be in the main area as we would never find her---she would hide deep wherever she could. So........as hard as this is for some to accept, she is not a very tame cat. I know we all want the good cushie indoor life for all of our cats. But, sometimes that is not the life that the cat has experiened. If she were in the main area, she would probably live her whole life here in fear and never be adopted. My friend from out of town (we've used her before) does wild kitten rescue. She will accept 2 kittens a year from other shelters/rescues and she has agreed to take Sprite on. She will be inside to start with, acclimating her to know that people an give her food, water and shelter without having to be fearful. She will be with a group of other fearful kittens and cats. And then, those that do not meet the cushie kind of cat for inside living, will go as a group to a specific farm family. These families have signed up to be selected to take on some of these wildish cats/kittens. They have an agreement to feed them twice a day, have the vet out twice a year for "look overs" of the cats. When they first arrive at the barn, the doors are shut for several days to acclimate them to feel at home in the barn. These farm families are hand selected and so will take care of these cats that are in no way comfortable living indoors.
I hope I've explained this thoroughly enough for all to understand. This is not an easy decision for me. But, my responsibility is with the cats long term happiness, not what WE want them to be. We can't ask some of these wildish cats to be something they cannot be. This is an act of kindness and compassion and with much thought--the cat's happiness comes first, before what we wish for them. Sprite went to the rescue on Saturday.
We have 2 more adoptions tomorrow---our wonderful 2 Persian mamas will be starting their trip to their new home!
And yes, our numbers are indeed getting lower. We are working on adoptions. I have been telling the volunteers to enjoy this quieter time as it won't last long.
We have taken on another cat. Her name is Fenella. She's a beautiful long hair torti--grey/cream beauty. Connie D, our volunteer, was just leaving and saw her in the middle of the road, right in front of the driveway. I'm sure someone dropped her off. She's a sweetie. Fenella is 1 1/2 years old with a birthday of 8/16/16. She too was on the spay list yesterday.
Have a wonderful upcoming week! We will have a very busy day tomorrow. We have the check ins/check outs for Humane Ohio, 2 adoptions, a board meeting and hopefully BOXES!
