What a beautiful weather week we have had. In the 80's and sunshine. The Porchies, Covies, Barnies and Firecats have sure been enjoying it. One of our Porchies, Dingie is 19 years old. He will be 20 in April. His mama was Annabelle who passed away last summer. He's doing very well. For catstock, hotdogs were roasted on the campfire. One must have been dropped on the ground. On Sunday, he ate the whole thing! Took him awhile but he sure did enjoy it!
We had some sad news yesterday. Our sweet Covie cat, Timothy passed away. It was noticed in August that he was somewhat jaundiced. But, he was still eating good and feeling good. This past week though things changed. He became more jaundiced, didn't want to eat and started vomiting. He passed quietly and in peace. Timothy arrived 7/14/08. His birthday was 7/15/07, so he was just a year old when he arrived and was a Covie for 11 years. Timothy especially enjoyed the Jungle Gym in the playground. A super sweet boy who will be greatly missed.
We have thanks to give---
David, Christine and their kitties--donation for the care of the cats and kitties
Kelly I--donation to FFRC
Charlotte T--donation to FFRC
James R--donation to FFRC
Burgundy--donation for food goodies for the cats and kitties
Marie C--donation for FFRC
Sean & Ann--a bunch of Mr. Clean and Lysol wipes! They were here at Catstock and hugely helped us get organized!
I love how some of the cats that have "handicaps" love to come into the office (some with help!). They come over and look at me---what they are saying is---put me high up! Some of the CH cats can climb up on the Kuranda Towers, some cannot. But, those that cannot, sure enjoy being high. So, in the mornings, usually I put Ramsay, Lucy, Spiker, Coralie and Magic "up high"! They just hang out checking things out, enjoying themselves.
We had a return--Angelo needed to come back to FFRC. Apparently the dog wasn't as eager to share his home as the owners had thought he would be. So for safety, Angelo is back. He immediately joined right back in, found his sister Angela and a kitty tussel party began!
We also had another adoption--Elianna went to her new home. She will be an only-cat and will be so loved. She is one of the E kittens.
Big, important, wonderful, helpful event coming up! Our next fun-raiser! It's from Sept. 15 to 18. On the 18th, we will have BOXES at 2:00 with the drawing and consolation prizes following boxes! There will be 8 great items!
If you haven't visited our website lately, please do! We are always updating things. We have recently added Mary's list (Friday night volunteer) to the Things We Need page. This way, all the non-chatter friends can also know! Our website is: fofrescue.org Thanks!
We have two sayings here at FFRC that mean a lot to me. One is by Mother Teresa--
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.".
The second one is: This Rescue Center is a Place of Joy! Please...only bring peace, friendship and a good heart in our Rescue Center. This actually can apply whether you are here physically, in the chat, on fb, wherever! The sad world of our internet is that people sometimes feel they can say things they would normally not say if in the physical presence of people. Do no harm--it always feels far better to be nice than to be mean--wise words of most parents that we all could learn from. I say this too.....if you can't be nice than go away. A person doesn't have to be on chat, on facebook, at the rescue center if you can't "play nice".
A wonderful afternoon coming up............BOXES at 2:00!
