Thursday, February 28, 2019

Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019

So........I had to have a talk with Sasekani and Feather. They are getting along great and are on the floor together most of the time now. The kittens too!  One set though goes in for night time.  The talk.....it went something like this:
Me:  Sasekani---you seem to be very interested in Feather's babies.
Sasekani:  Well, you have to admit--they sure are cute!
Me:  But, yours are too.  Feather--what about you?  You seem a bit disinterested.
Feather: Sasekani has it under control.  I'm a bit bored with babies right now. I really like those birds out the window!
Me: Feather, you have 4 pretty babies and they need YOU to take care of them.
Feather: How about if I feed Sasekani's babes once in a while and mine once in a while and then go window watching again?! After all, my name is Feather, so I'm suppose to like watching birds.
Sasekani: Yes!!!!!  That sounds like a plan!  You pitch in some and I'll fill in the slack and you can watch those birds.  As long as you share your dessert plates with me!  I like those dollops of baby food we get! 
And then there were paw-high 5's to seal the deal!

So it looks like Sasekani and Feather are in agreement about sharing the babies!  Now we don't have to worry when the kittens are mixed up!  They are well cared for by BOTH mamas! Such a wonderful thing!

We have a new updated thermometer for the 20th Anniversary activities! Check it out. Love seeing that red climb up! 

Derecho is so extra happy with his latest video! It's wonderful. Check this out too---
https://youtu.be/6LW0B5VrGRY   This is FFRC Captures and Captions Giggles Scene #36. Directed by Derecho himself! This is an official video of ©Friends of Felines Rescue Center, Defiance, Ohio 2018.  Please click the like/thumbs up button on youtube as it helps generate more $$ for FFRC.

We have thanks to give! 
Colleen P--donation to FFRC
Lynne W--donation to FFRC
James W--donation for FFRC
Janet K--donation to help with our storm damage
Billie K--donation to help with Pinto's medical bills

Update on Pinto:  He was already neutered at Dr. P's office, so we will just need to do his eye enucleation on 4/9, our FFRC surgery date. He is indeed a bit shy but doesn't have a mean bone in his body--just shy bones! And we're working on that. 

We had a Quickie Flash Sale on Tuesday.  We took in $532 for this sale. This amount will be directly applied for our recent propane gas bill!  Many thanks for the items, the people who purchased them and to the Flash Mods.

We have a change in plans for Sinbad.  He was originally going to be adopted this week. But his potential new owner found an oldster at the local shelter and decided this senior cat needed a home. I'm very happy for this oldster cat. 

Do you shop Amazon?  Do you, when placing an order, go to our website at fofrescue.org and click on the Amazon link?  If so, FFRC gets a kick back from that.  We just received the amount for December.  It wa for $346.59!  This really helps!

We had BOXES Weds.  Many thanks to you all! 
Plee - SC  Paw Points, 5 recycled towels.. these are great!  2 recycled shams, 2 made by Plee pretty pillow cases

Annie & Debbie - 8 cans Miko fish cat food, 2 Boxes Broths, 5 boxes Delectables, 4 Boxes Soups, Case American Journey kitty food

JBond - 3 white ceramic Kitty planters for succulants, Bluetooth speaker (these for a flash sale),  6 pc Necklace display, 12 bottles Soft Soap, InstaPot accessories for Steve    For Catathon:  Hummingbird color changing solar wind chimes, Hummingbird garden flag, 7 Gal Moma Pot for plantings

JodiJ - 2 - FFRC 20th Anniversary Louisville Slugger Bats  (1 for FFRC and 1 for the 20th!)
GeekJenn - 2 cases Baby Food, Kitty Scratcher

TearsFromADream - WI & Abby - Whisker from Khila who passed to the Rainbow Bridge
Coupons, Bandages, Kitty Food samples, Cat Care Book, Purina One Coupons, 6 pr socks, Pr. of Slippers, 7 Character Night Shirts, Vultures in a tree with the Moon picture

Anony - 7 Lg. Bags Pania Flakes
Anony - 5 pkgs Vernie Sticks
Anony - Lg Bag Pania Flakes

Paul L - 2 Stainless Steel Mortar & Pestles for meds
Janice & Randy P - 4 cases Fancy Feast

Randi M & Mary D - 3 Cases Purrfectly Chicken
Helga & Melanie - Box full of Cookies, Chips & Pretzels

Anony - 5 Tubs Temptation & Party Mix Snackers, Delectables, Broths, Sheba Meaty Sticks, 6 Tubs Dental Snackers
Anony - 2 14lb Bags Purina Kitten

Yvonne VDK - 2 Boxes Iams Kitten Cups, Box of 35 Frito Lays Chips & Popcorn

Mariann/ArniesmomandGeorgestoo - Photo of Gorgeous George - 2-Rugs Blue & Green, 2 Yoga Mats Pink & Green

Anony - CATATHON: 2 Climbers Back Packs & 2 Trekking Poles

FaithyMD - 10 Cat T-Shirts Variety of styles and colors 
Renee B- PA  Coupons, Paw Points & Tablet of Paper

Phillip F - OH  Donation in memory of his wife Maryann F
Andrea F - CA  Donation

Dewitty with Tryphosa & Binx - Happy 6th Birthday Alma with Chicken $5
Elaine & Alan - FL  Donation in memory of LittleKat & Flat of Stamps.. Card with owls from their back yard & a Note

J&J - PA - Card with Blossom, Patsy, Oatmeal, Rebar & Wilson the Dog - Note and Chicken $5 
IowaCatLadyMarie & The Magnificent Seven : Walter Payton, Jabberwocky, Sawyer, Zeba, Phoenix, Roby & Yoga--Donation with a Note


Nona - Box Tops, Stamps for Donna, Note Cards

Two of the LaChat Sisters were here for the Cat's Portrait drawings!  We were told the third Sister was busy at a Spa!  Many thanks for such a wonderful, special fun-raiser! I also appreciate the LaChat Sisters for helping FFRC with this event.  Here's the results of the fun-raiser:

1   Spiker         17 tickets    $ 85      Jo603
2   Ramsay      20 tickets       100     Flymom
3   Alma           21 tickets      105     Jo603 for Vols
4   Lucie           34 tickets      170     Deelap
5   Elsie            14 tickets      70       Anony for Vols
6   Janie           30 tickets       150     Andrew Sp
7   PawPaw     29 tickets       145      Anony
8   Vern            11 tickets       55       Michelle & Mary
9   Hensely      10 tickets       50       Michelle & Mary
10 Magic         17 tickets       85       Kittiesmom
11 Hatima      18 tickets        90       Marco in Germany
12 Berin          44 tickets       220     Stephanie M for Justme
13 Jacci          60 tickets        300     VRS13

TOTAL $1625
And then the wonderful Bump Ups began: Justme, Judeannlee, Farmgirl, Jody626, Nutchatches, Anonymous, LJ, Napa, Janet S, Oopsie, Kittiesmom, Svcathy, YvonneVDK, Msaster, Burgundy, FaithyMD, Contessa and family

Grand TOTAL:  $2377.99 Wow, wow, wow!!  This is just so wonderful.  FFRC also has to pay taxes and this will help tremendously.  

We have taken on 2 new cats yesterday. 
TIM--a solid slate gray cat, 5 months old.  Fractured front leg and lacerated eye area. Was a hit by car.  Unfortunately, at this point, it looks like the radial nerve has been severed. We will let him rest and see what Dr. Darcy thinks. In the meantime, he's receiving soreness meds.  His birthday is 9/16/18.  He has been an outside kitten his whole young life.

Mowgli--a long hair torti. We're told she's been in the neighborhood for years. She arrived in such sad condition. She's emaciated, dehydrated, terribly matted, horrible feet/toes.  Plus, something has happened to her mouth. Her tongue looks like possibly it had something tight around it. It's very swollen and very sore. It's hard for her to swallow anything.  She received fluids, antibiotics, soreness meds.  The majority of her mats have been removed so she's missing much of her fur. She also had a mega-bath, complete with a full foot soak to help her toes. And do you know what she did the entire time?  Purred and purred.  This morning she is trying so hard to eat--the soreness meds will help.  What a real sweetie.

Hard to believe, but it's time.  It's only 115 days to Catathon!  This event is our main Fun-Raiser of the year.  This year it is on June 23, Sunday. We're starting to put together a list of baskets and big ticket items. But, if you have ideas, feel free to start sending in items. We are extremely grateful for your help.  We have until May 21 to receive items for the Catathon. The reason is that it takes us time to organize the baskets and to get pictures and descriptions done for the website.  We have already started receiving a few items. Such an exciting event for FFRC!