Tentatively, we have these girls scheduled: Livia, JoBella, Zoolove, Zurple, Prentyss, Chikandi and Crocus.
The boys are: Dot, Kadu, Bart, Sabu, Teg, Rafiki, Bris, Tristan, Pogo, Rowdy and Cashew.
We will also have Sherry's hernia incision checked as it seems a bit "pouchy".
This past Tuesday, was a Spay/Neuter day with HumaneOhio! We love these events too! We sent up 40 cats which broke down to 24 females and 16 males. Plus, 1 male dog! This makes our Grand total as of 7/3/18, 328 females and 243 males, which is 571.
We also have had 3 vouchers recently for 3 male cats. So....now our grand total is 574.
We have had 2 adoptions. Marie April left on Monday. She went to my sister and brother in law, Judy and Dave. They are volunteers on Tuesdays. She is doing very well and is exploring the whole house. She also has an outdoor porch enclosure!
We adopted Mars--such a great kitten. He went to a teacher who now has the whole summer off to enjoy Mars. She was so excited and Mars sure did like her!
We have lots of thanks to catch up on. With this week having a holiday, I've gotten behind in our thank yous, but please know you are very appreciated:
Heather & Ryan P--has adopted 3 kittens from FFRC. Donation for the rescue center
Tracy L--donation to FFRC
David D--donation to FFRC
Hallie G--donation to FFRC
Shannon S--donation for the care of Victor & Jackson II & friends
Katie, Rob and furbaby Max--donation for special birthdays--Jacksn, August and Cutie
Leticia B--donation to FFRC
Melvin S Jr. --donation & wishing a happy 4th to everyone
DonnaB in GA--donation for Spiker and Coralie & hugs
Shannan W--donation to FFRC
This is really great! MaryAnn & Paul B from SC ride their bikes for FFRC. They figure out a certain amount for each mile. For June, they rode 124 miles for FFRC and sent a donation!
Try this--you'll love it! It's another Giggles Scene and it's now #26! Check it out at https://youtu.be/5b8_iq3kQfs Directed by Derecho. Please click the like/thumbs up button on youtube as it helps generate more $$ for FFRC. And thanks to Derecho's Producer for helping him!
Farm news update: the ducklings are growing quickly. All 10 follow their mama around like good ducklings should. It's fun to watch them gobbling up their food. They continue to be out loose all day and are penned up at night for safety. The baby guineas are also growing. During the day their heat lamp is now turned off but switched back on for nighttime. They all sleep in one big huddle together!
The Barnies, Porchies, Firecats and Porchies are all doing good. They have made it thru a very hot and humid week. Sometimes they are stretched out in the sun and sometimes along the edge of the woods to stay cool.
I also want to catch up on BOX thank yous from Tuesday evening. So many thanks to you.
Anony - 640 6" plates
Nona/nyc_birds - 2 of those wonderful Spin Mops
Anony - Case 24ct. Baby Food
Judeannlee & Phil - boxes Fancy Feast Broths
Madisonpepper - Cat Lady Box - Kitty Card, Purrtoise Sunglasses, Chap Sticks, Cat Travel Bag, Sun catnip toys, Sunset Beach cat mat, Cat String Bag
K. B. - 6 pkts of Stew, 2 - 12ct boxes of sardines
Mr & Mrs Medic - 2 cases Fancy Feast
Yvonne VDK - 24 bottles Gatorade, 3 boxes Purrfectly Chicken, 2 boxes AAA batteries
Caitlin OT - 24 Rolls Sparkle Paper Towels
RascalBoots - 100 9" Plate, 3 Tubs Clorox Wipes, 20 pkts Fancy Feast Broth
Puppies95 - 2 boxes 24ct Fancy Feast Broth
Barbara E NC - Card with Note - 9 Leggy Dews, 9 cute Key Chains, Cat Tongs
Denise & Elizabeth S - NC Thank You Card with Note, Popcorn & Soda cat toys, Sheba Sticks, 4 pkts Fancy Feast Fillets, 2 sets Pillow Cases, 2-Squeeze-Ups, 15 - Appetizers
Butterfly Class - Teacher & SNHEUVHS Their Last Box with Letter - 1 framed kitty drawings, 2 Butterfly plaques, Shadow Box with Kitty Drawings, Key chains made with students drawings
Annie G & Debbie M - 4 bags of Cat Litter
Susan C - OH Donation
Jeanne S - Donation to Feliz Navidad
Michael & Cathy L - IN Donation in memory of Barbara Hull
Brenda & Craig WA - Card with Stickers Catnapple & Kliban Cat
Catlady Marie & The Magnificent 7: Jabberwocky, Phoenix, Ziva, Robie, Walter, Payton, Yogi & Singer. Sent photo of her first two kitties who are now gone, Boo and Jonsalar
Michelle & Mary L - NJ Kitty Card with letter
We have a Cat of Liberty and that cat is...............Ramsay! Yes, he had the most votes. He's proud to be this symbol of Liberty. Our Cat of Liberty fun-raiser was this afternoon and it was wonderful. Many thanks to the mods that organized this! First, though came those wonderful BOXES!
Arthur R - UT Fun Raiser - Beautiful Teal & White Afghan many many stitches!
Hope366 - Albert or Angel Garden - Solar Paw Prints
Jatcat - Keyboard and mouse
Katie S - Red Dot Revenge Cat Toy & gift Card for Amazon
Puppies95 - Cozy micorplush kitty blanket, 8 wash cloths, 2 styles and 4 of each Angel Necklaces
Rugs 30x46 Blue & Pink
Great Aunt Julie - IA - 2 bags Pure Beef Snackers, SilverVine Sticks, 3 Eeeeeek Toys
TearsFromADream - 2 bags snackers for JanieCat, 6 boxes 12ct Meow Mix Cups
Sean G - 24 Bottle of G2
Lurker Sam - NM - 900 9" plates
Plee - SC Coupons, 7 pillow cases, mini afghan for kitties, 1 blankie and 2 soft sheets, Red Poof for kitties
Rascalboots - Pania Flakes
Tom & Linda C - IL Donation
Thanks to our Catetary for keeping notes for me!
And then the unveiling of the Cat of LIberty! Here's how the votes went which were shown up on a poster stand! We even had some write ins as write ins are purrfectly acceptable by law!
Voting: Annetta 7, Jessie 17, Coralie 34, Zelda 6, Vern 6, Jonsie 18, Asha 10, Lucie 18, Pania 9, Farrah 16, Kiara 11, Paddy Cakes 11, Paddy Purr 34, Alma 15, Spiker 28, Camvie 4, Hensley 8
Tie For 4th Place Derecho 36 & Magic 36
3rd Place: Cutie 57
2nd Place: Elsie 73
1st Place: Our Cat of Liberty Ramsay with 99 Votes!
596 Ticket at $5 = $2890
Bump Ups: Contessa in honor of husband Garys Birthday $25, Anonymous - $85, Anonymous - $1000
Grand Total $4000 (this is all for our spay/neuter fund)
Winner of the Rosemary Afghan Janet S
Winner of the Sprocket Photo and fur from Ramsay - Gail Wi
Consolation prizes went to: Yvonne VDK, KimKost, Kris Mat, Missy Sly, Faithy, Madisonpepper, love4cats, Straycatlady, BillyK, Mudjie for Donna, & Elaine & Alan
It was a great fun-raiser! Many thanks to all that provided the votes, to Marcia and Lynnette for counting all the votes, to Rosemary for the beautiful afghan (from South Africa). and to the mods who helped with PR.
Remember..........it's not long until we go all the way over to youtube. It has already been activated some during each day to practice and to make the transition easier. For those having issues in the switch, help will be provided--just ask a mod! They are learning quickly how to do this change and are eager to help you!
All the kittens are now up in the Main Area. They "anchored" themselves to Cat's Corner Room and then were soon out to explore the whole area. It didn't take them long to feel comfortable. JoBella, Pogo, Prentyss, Rowdy and Batman are having fun!
Our littlest girl, Ximanga is going to spend a bit of time with Auntie Peggy while I'm so busy next week. She's just a little girl and needs some extra attention. She'll be back later.
We've taken on a new kitten. His name is Rafiki (a Name a Cat name). He's a siamese boy and is having lots of fun making new friends. He arrived at 8 1/2 weeks old. His birthday is 5/6/18. He arrived on the 4th of July. Rafiki was inside a car motor and was discovered at a gas station. The car was jacked up. It took an hour to get Rafiki out safely. He's a sweet little boy who likes to talk!
The kittens are full of energy. And they have endless pits--that's what I tell them. They've been eating and growing right in front of my eyes! And then they play like crazy. Running, jumping, tackling, chewing on each other, chasing tails--it's constant motion! And then they crash and sleep for hours! So much fun.
Take care and enjoy this weekend!
