Today is a landmark day! We are now 100% on YouTube. FFRC is no longer on Ustream. We left Ustream showing 21,469,129 views. So far, so good--we are all adjusting!
WE had BOXES yesterday--lovely lovely boxes! We (as in humans and the cats!) are always so grateful for boxes. Helps us tremendously with keeping our shelves and cabinets stocked.
Yvonne VDK - 24ct case of Purina Pro Plan, Bag of Iams, 24ct Case of Gatorade
Don & Sandy - Happy Birthday Paddy Cakes - Furry Kitty Mat, For Flash Sale: 3 Kitty Theme Plush Throws
Mary D & Randi M - 2 sleeves Baby Food
Auntie Sonja for Vernie - 2 pkgs of Delectable Squeeze - Ups
Tina - Garden Kitty Angel "Forever in Our Hearts" for Paddy Purr, Appetizers, Temptation Snackers
Andrea S/Amsprinkle - PA Pop tabs & Box Tops for Karyn, 12 Crocheted Kitty, Crocheted: 13 sets: skillet handle cover & 7 sets: 2 hotpads, Dish Cloth, Hot Pad & handle cover, Beautiful Cat on a Fence Afghan in Fall colors
Kim G - PA Kitty Card & Note, 2 red & blue Kitty Beds, Pkg of Tuna treats, 2 metal Food Bowls, Scratch House
Madisonpepper : CatLady Box: Kitty head planter, 2 kitty toys, Caturday Shirt size M, 2 Throw Pillow covers Me & Ow, Kitty travel bag.
Clark, Jesse & Dad - 20+ adoption blankets made with Catathon basket fleece
Karen B - Bag of Purina One, 12 pk of Broths, 3 cans Salmon
TearsFromADream: 8-Box Meow Mix Singles
Visitors Peverlys Mom and Sons - 3 cases Water, 900 Baby Wipes, 8 Blankets, 12 rolls Paper Towels
Visitor Kathryne - Spoons, Catnip, Clorox Wipes, Sponges & Fancy Feast
Margaret D - CT in memory of Tiny Toes - Donations
Suzanne C - FL Kitty Card w/Note Donations
Schinn & Ralph - ME Happy Birthday Paddy Cakes with Chicken $5
Randy P - HI Donation
Mr. Whiskers & Martha - TX - Box Tops, Coupons, Weight Receipts
I would also like to say a big thanks to our moderators. I received a big bouquet of flowers from them. Sure perked up my day. Many thanks to the best mods in the whole wide world!
Paddy Cake! Yesterday was his birthday and today is a Prancing Day for Paddy Cake. As many of you already know, Paddy Cake had a terrible day on Monday. He was on the counter as usual, when he had an "episode". He completely lost his balance, his back legs didn't want to work (probably due to a clot) and down he fell. He had all the classical signs of Cardiomyopathy. His respirations were accelerated. His heart sounds were poor and his heart struggling to work effectively. He had crackly breathing sounds from fluid in his lungs.
CM is thought to have a genetic predisposition for this condition. And remember Paddy Purr passed away just a very short time ago, believing he also had CM. They both have had heart murmurs for years with Dr. Darcy checking them monthly. Some studies show that Persians are more prone to CM.
CM occurs more often in cats 5 to 7 years of age. Yesterday was Cakes 8th birthday. So.....what do we do? We started treatment immediately. We did not want to transport him to the vets due to added stress which he did not need. Dr. Darcy guided us in what to do. He's on an anti-coagulant to help the clots from forming. Lasix to help with the lung congestion. Soreness meds as this is rather an uncomfortable disorder. And he's on a heart med to help keep his heart better regulated. Here's the problem--this disease throws clots and that is what kills. They can go anywhere but in particular the brain, the lungs or in the pelvis saddle.
Yesterday was still a rough day for Paddy Cake. He was quite wobbly and would fall over. He spent all day and 2 nights in Dodger's Pen (Vernon didn't mind). Today he is back on the Main Floor. He's not very active but he did have a bit of a prance to his step. This morning his respirations were very high but this late morning, they have decreased and are close to being normal. His color is still off somewhat. As long as he settles, is not hyped up, not too much excitement here, we will let him be himself in the Main Area.
Many of you know this is not a diagnosis that we like. It's unpredictable and often times the prognosis isn't good. But.....we have a great vet who I was able to contact immediately and we were able to get him started on everything right away. From this point on, he will be on meds the rest of his life. Please keep him in your prayers and good thoughts.
We have more thanks to give!! YOU are appreciated!
Burgundy--donation for March and Cherokee
Fran D--donation in honor of Spiker's happy birthday!
Gisela--donation for Manfred and siblings
Best Friends Animal Society--donation for a ResQWalk payment
Gisa Z--donation to FFRC
Andrea W--donation for Paddy's birthday--in honor of Cakes & in memory of Purr
Donavon S--donation for the care of Victor, Jackson & their friends
Lynda S--donation for Paddy's birthday
Brad B--donation to FFRC
Jeanne L--donation for FFRC
BillieK--donation to help with the new kittens that have come in
Deb11111--donation and a hug to help Cakes with his meds
Judy & Phil--visited Sunday--facecloths, case of water, post it notes, 12 hand towels, 4 pkgs kitty wipes, 15 bath towels, 6 dish brushes, 4 hand soaps, 10 softsoaps, scratcher pad, 4 pillowcases
We've had 5 more adoptions!
7/30--Virginia & Neal left with their new mom and dad. This couple has waited a long time for these two kittens and have visited often. Virginia and Neal already felt very comfortable with them. They always purr and purr for their visits!
7/31--Zurple & JoBella--these two kittens went to a home where their new mama has lots of time to hold them and give them lap time. Plus her little granddaughter loves kittens!
8/1--Tillie Rose--love having adult adoptions! Tillie Rose purred and purred today when I picked her up to put her in her carrier. She's such a laid back cat. One of her favorite places to hang out was by the door where we all go in and out---that way she could catch extra pettings! A real pretty girl.
Life and death. It's part of this world and something we cannot avoid. Sadly, we lost a farm animal this week. Our sweet black goat Onyx passed away. She has not been here very long with us. We adopted her knowing she had some health issues. She is surely missed. On the same day, we had one of our ducks hatch out a batch of eggs--so many I cannot get a good count but it's somewhere around 12-14 ducklings. Mama is a rouen duck and it looks like the babies all match her! They are safe in a pen for a couple weeks until the duckies are a bit bigger.
We also took in another new cat. This is the cat that found Eric, our friend and moderator. His name is Tshembo--pronounced Tshem-bow. This name means Hope. And hope he has been doing. Hoping he would be found and helped. He was found with an almost complete body matting of his fur. We were actually able to remove both sides of his back in one piece. The fur mats that were shaved off was full of bugs and dirt. How awful he must have felt. He also has severe stomatitis. He is being treated for this and hopefully will help him eat with less pain. What a good boy. At one point yesterday, there were 3 of us working on his fur and he never minded a bit. He would purr and knead--it must have felt so very good. His birthday is 5/20/16--just a young cat at 14 months. What a sweetie he is.
Take care and have a wonderful day! The beginning of a great month!
