Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

We had BOXES yesterday and our Fun-Raiser--both were fun and absolutely wonderful!  First, came the BOXES!

Justme - For Cutie - 3 Boxes Fancy Feast Broths  Cutie sends sandpaper kisses

Selena in memory of her kitty - Sheba, babyfood, sardines, Delectable Stew, KMR & Kitty Meds..  We are very sorry for the loss of your kitty

Celie & Turbo - 4-18ct Boxes Delectables, 3 Boxes Lil Soups, 

Dewitty - 2-Boxes -24ct Friskies, Minerva sends purrs

Tweeti Tweet- 24 jars Baby Food, Case-32ct Friskies, Box-24ct Fancy Feast

Karen B - 3 Boxes Fancy Feast Broths, Cutie & Jessie send many purrs, Delectable Bisque Kitten, 6 Boxes Lil Soups

Event E - 12 jars Baby Food

Mr.Meow - PA  - 10 cans Tuna, 10 cans Chicken, 9 cans 9-Lives, 25 Cans Sardines,  KMR, 12 hand towels for FFRC, Wash Cloths, Scrubbies, Lots of Sponges, Nap Mat for babies, Grooming Gloves, 4 Kitty Hand Towels for Consolation Prizes

JBond - Raised Bamboo Kitty Feeder with 2 Stainless Steel Bowls

Lynda D - Royal Canin Kitten, Royal Canin Sensitive Stomach, 10 pkts Fancy Feast Purely Fillets. 5 Purple Purring Mama's

EagleFanForever - 2 Cases Fancy Feast, 2 Yeowww Bananas, Minerva sends you purrs

Sheri B - Roll of Stamps, Adoption Folders, 2 Bags Snackers, 20 Wash Cloths, 2 Pks of Pens, Books: Cats Pajamas, All you need is Love and a Cat (daily journal)

160 13gal Garbage Bags, 5 Tubs Clorox Wipes, 12 rolls Bounty Paper Towels, 30 Rolls TP, 2 XL jugs Dawn, 9 bottles liquid hand soap, JackPot Popcorn and big Jar of M&M's

Sarah TX - 2 iPads cleaned out and ready for kitty games. The kitties send you lots of purrs

J&J & Critters - PA  Card with Note Blanket, Cards w/envelopes, 2 Books Quotable Dogs & Quotable Cats, 3 Yeowwww Bananas, Hensley sends you purrs

KittyKatLady/Sharon Z - AZ in memory of her kitty Ramses, Puppy Pads, Food:  Renal Support cans, Baby Food, Royal Canin Renal, Royal Canin Digestive Support & Kitty Medications

PiperJo - 4 Boxes Friskies

TearsFromADream - CATATHON - Baby - T-Shirt, Christmas Onsie, Ruffled Panties, 1st Chirstmas dress w/hair ribbon, 1st Thanksgiving Onsie, Halloween Fox Costume, Leopard Print dress w/matching panties, 6 pr of socks, Christmas Pants set, Kitty Onsie, Kitty Toys 9 Skitter Critters

NHFurry - CATATHON - Circus  2 set DVD 4hrs Circus Carnival

Pennysmomof2 - Donation

Jeanne S FL  Donation to Feliz Navidad

Clark Jesse & the Rest - Happy 7th Birthday Alma 22 Feb 2013  & Chicken $5

Marilyn & Terry B - Kitty Card Newspaper Article on a kitty with special eyes.  & Chicken $5

Ollie the Hooligan & Gene the Monster with moms help - 12 - 8oz Kitty Milk

And then came the Fun-Raiser:

Alma                    $ 55                 Tweeti Tweet

Asha                        45                 Judeannlee

Camvie                    55                 Anony

Coralie                  100                 Judeannlee

Cutie                      170                 Anony

Derecho                 120                Connie B

Hensely                  150                Vaun our Mod

Janie & Camvie       90                 David Wi

Nyota                      130                Jabberwocky

Lucie                       100                Dave Wi

Magic                     165                Kittiesmom

Marilyn                   100                Candayce

Pania                        85                Denise & Elizabeth

Ramsay                  120                Denise & Elizabeth

Spiker                     135                Jabberwocky

Vern                        120                Kathy3103

Zelda                        40                TearsFromADream

TTL 1780

Bump ups:

Eagle Watcher, Davszy, Yvonne, Jo603, Donnajb, LJ, EarthEyes, Jobear

                     Grand TTL $2325

Consolation Gifts

Yorkiesmom (for Vols), Diann Ba, jzinFL, Deborah Th, Kathy Md, Schlee, Michelle

We had a large bill from our main medical supplier.  Our Queen/King contest and this Fun-Raiser will get that bill paid.  This also includes another $350 bill that came in yesterday for more vaccines!  I am so so very grateful! 

I've seen a picture of Frazier in his new home already--he seems so happy!

I've also seen pics of Foster--he has definitely fit right into his new home! 

Arica and Burgundy are also doing great--they love the big house to run and run. The two girls are getting along just fine!

Updates!   

Gracie Goldmine is doing great.  She is so pretty and has a sweet personality.  We've figured out why her back was so sore. She had a fairly large abscess. It was drained yesterday and again this morning. That alone gave her some relief. She's on 2 antibiotics and also soreness meds.  She actually enjoyed her bubble bath--this removed a lot of the grime that was on her. Today she is fluffy, happy and eating her fill.  Gracie Goldie is already spayed--has the green tattoo from HumaneOhio! 

Minerva ate her own supper last night and her 2 breakfasts this  morning! Sure made us all smile here!  She was also able to get up and walk around a little bit. She's still sleeping alot--she has alot of resting to do while she is healing. She too is sweet and welcomes the TLC she is receiving. 

Both cats will be vet checked by Dr. Darcy tomorrow.  

Tomorrow, Saturday will keep us all hopping!  More neuters to get done! We do not have any FFRC cats scheduled as they are too young. 

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020

I did 4 of my favorite things yesterday afternoon--all at the same time!  Laid on a giant pillow with a cat, listened to my music, read a book and ate a cookie!  It was wonderful. And the cat that I was visiting was Minerva. 

Minerva is a cat we took in on 2/24, Monday.  We originally received a call late Sunday night from a lady who did a food pick up at The Station--she said a black/white cat was at the door, injured and sick.  She had already left this business, but I asked if anyway to get the cat inside for the night.  When she went back, she called again and said the cat was gone now.  Then Monday morning, Chief employees called and said a black/white cat that was sick and injured was there.  This is about 1 block from The Station.  I drove up and there were 4 wonderful employees giving her some loving and water.

She was brought back to FFRC. She has a rather long list of problems.  She's an oldster, many teeth are missing, some of those left are rotted, emaciated, dehydrated, left ear had blood, right eye doesn't seem to be functioning, very dirty, major flea load, back legs extremely stiff and a severe URI. 

Dr. Darcy will see her on Saturday. In the meantime, she is receiving fluids, oral protein food is being syringed to her every hour from early morning to night. She's on eye medication and antibiotics. Her body temp is being helped to stay stable. 

Her name is a Name a Cat name, meaning Goddess of Wisdom. I am not even going to venture a guess on her age--oldster fits her.  She's a sweet girl who can now purr, as of last night. Please keep her in your prayers and good thoughts--she is far from being out of the woods for her recovery. 

We also took on another adult--a beautiful long hair torti. Her name is Gracie Goldmine (another Name a Cat name).  This is another beautiful cat, neglected, left deserted in a filthy apartment, all by herself.  A friend of FFRC's discovered her and took care of her for a couple days, then brought to FFRC.  She has mega mats, is dirty, was very hungry and has an extremely painful back. We're not sure what could have caused this, but it hurts very much and is swollen. She's on pain meds and is being given much TLC. Dr. Darcy will look at her also on Saturday.  Please keep Gracie Goldmine too in your good thoughts and prayers. She is in need too.

We've had 5 more adoptions!
2/22--Angola went to her new home! She is a teenager beautiful short hair torti. 
2/22--Gee Willikers went to his new home.  He is an adult, tiger/white.
2/24--Aricia and Burgundy went to their new homes, together with lots of space and inside porch area! Both adults!
2/27--Frazier was adopted today. He went to the family that adopted Ally Jo on 2/9. 

The P litter is now up in the Main Area. They take naps, food and nighttime at Paddy's Place. Other than that, they are here, there and everywhere. Those tiny legs sure can run about! Two of these kittens are already on hold. The other 2 have families of interest in them.

Tuffy is doing wonderful. He's our oldster snowshoe siamese. Knowing that he hadn't been with any other cats his entire life (except for his litter), we were taking it slow with him. But.....being the wonderful cat that he is, once he came up into the Main Area, he adjusted quickly. He's not only handsome but a real sweet boy. 

We have THANKS to give:
Steph M--donation to FFRC
Gusti--donation for the new cat Minerva
Colleen P--donation to FFRC
SchleeNC--donation for Minerva
Shirley B--donation for FFRC
Indy--donation to help with the kittens
Kelly L--donation to FFRC
Gail W--donation to help with the bills
Burgundy--donation for Feliz Navidad Fund
Gene and Olle and their mama--donation for medical bills
Deb T--donation to help with the kitties

On Saturday, we have another adoption. Pretty Imelda will be leaving around 10:30. 

Next week, on the 6th, Steve and I will be leaving for our week of vacation with our family.  We will get back on the 14th (late) or the 15th.  Please...........during this time, if the emails and messages could be kept at a minimum, would be nice.  I'm hoping to use my phone for picture taking only! 

Here's the upcoming dates:
Feb. 27--TODAY!  Fun-raiser time!  2:00--Boxes, then the drawing/consolation prizes!
Feb. 29, Saturday--FFRC surgery here.  Another big neuter day!
March 2, Monday--HumaneOhio surgery day
March 3, Tuesday--Flash Sale---noon
March 3, Tuesday--Mod Trivia
March 4, Weds.--Storytime noon
March 8, Sunday--Petition vote done
March 10, Tuesday--Mod Trivia
March 16, Monday--HumaneOhio
March 17, Tuesday--Mod Trivia
More later!!!!!!!!

Take care.  It's an awesome day! 

Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020

FFRC took on the responsibility of ownership for a 11 1/2 year old snowshoe lynx point siamese cat. He has lived in a nursing home for the past 3 years with his mama. She passed away a week ago tomorrow. Family asked us to take him on. He's right now acclimating to us, in the front Thumper's Room. They brought his mom's quilt that had been on her all week--so that will help. He's a sweetie and should someone want to take him into their home, that is fine with the family. He's a big boy,  His name is Tuffy.  He's doing very well but we will let him tell us when he's ready to meet and greet the cats in the Main Area.

We had BOXES on Thursday! We so love BOXES!  Many thanks. 

JBond - 5 pair of Kitty Toe socks, 1 Cat Bluetooth speaker for fun raiser,  3 packs of hummingbird napkins with a matching tablecloth, Valentine heart of  Lindt chocolates, 2 tins of Danish Butter Cookies, 5 piece Kitty Measuring spoons, Several pair of kitty socks, Hello Kitty Valentines w/pencils, Box of Belgian chocolates, Happy Face napkins, 4 zipper kitty pillows with diary, pen

  and zipper storage pocket, White kitty purse, 2 Festono Panettone cakes, for Jacci: a flip photo book of a hummingbird, 2 keychains which fit together like a puzzle that have Jacci and Steve's names on them, for Lynnette:  box of accessories for her Monkey Lamp.   

Lina - associate of JBond - Donation, 1 Box of BonBons, 1 Box of Chocolate, strawberry and marshmallow candies, Peanut Butter Clusters, Caramel peanut crisp, Nougat filled candy rolls.

Kim - associate of JBond - Donation, Brandy Bean Candies, Box of Coffee Truffles, Irish Dream Whiskey Candies, Strawberry Chocolates.

Joseph V. and skowhegan cat - Case of Fancy Feast Gravy Lovers food

Pam E. - Case of L'il Soups, 1 large pack of sponges

Ju-In-Ji - 3 cases of Gerber chicken baby food

Helga, Dave & Melanie Z. - Huge asst.of snacks for volunteers from the Snack Chest

Judy Judy - 2 cases of (24) Friskies w/extra gravy

Envelopes:

Sue P. (Fla) - News article about rescue sleepovers

David H. (Pa) - Donation to support his gang--Kiara, Coralie, Magic, Vern & Hensley

Sara S. -  Lovely newsy letter for Jacci.

Diana H. (NC) - Donation, flat of stamps, and coupons.

Maria and Miranda (Sweden) - Birthday Card for Alma with 2 $5 chicky dollars

Anne, James, Skippy M. - Valentine card and Donation, in memory of their Rusty, and Donna getting well.

And more thanks too!

Marti W--donation to FFRC

Anna J--donation to FFRC

Joseph V--donation for FFRC

Kimkost--donation to FFRC, to help with our medical supply bill

Katherine T--donation in honor of her 2 cats that are from FFRC--happy 2nd birthday to Lark and Lilly!

We've had 4 more adoptions!

Tux & Ananya---went to their new home with a mom & 2 sons in the family that have visited many times to get to know these two kittens before adoption! An awesome home where there will be tons of playtime and holding! 

Freida--officially adopted!  So very happy about this. A foster failure that was anticipated to happen!  Freida has been a shy girl and now her new mama has quickly made it official--Freida will stay with her forever!  She is responding to this wonderful 24/7 TLC

Foster--went to his new home with an FFRC friend.  Foster was rather smitten with his new mama from the beginning here--would purr and paw at her for attention!

Yes, our numbers are coming down. We have had amazing amount of adoptions for December and January and now are able to get the teenagers and adults adopted. Our adoptable cats are now getting low!  What a wonderful thing to have happen........all before kitty season starts! So......for now, we are enjoying the quietness, the less rooms to clean (we've closed Paddys Place and Kitty Campus for now), the lighter "load" in litterboxes, smaller meals to serve, etc. It won't last long!  

Won't be long until we move the P kittens to Paddy's Place. They are finally gaining a good weight and are so active. They are also all 4 super fun! Pinkerton is still the smallest but he is the most orneriest. Pueblo loves his purple mama.  Panthy was the first to climb the tall pole. Peppe was the first to climb the slant board to the cat furniture! 

Monday starts our Feb. fun-raiser!  We have had 8 x 8 canvas pictures donated to FFRC of our residents. They are super nice--pictures are clear and great poses of our FFRC cats!  Check out the fb pages for info and on the cam too! 

Have a wonderful weekend! 

Weds., February 19, 2020

Another surgery day for spays/neuters happened this past Monday! We sent 41 cats to HumaneOhio--26 females and 15 males.  Many thanks to Lynnette, Gem and Becky M for helping us with this event!  This brings our 2020 total so far to 182 cats--105 females and 77 males. 

Our next spay/neuter day is Saturday, Feb. 29, here at FFRC.  It's a male neuter day. We are trying to spay/neuter as many as we can..............spring is coming and now is the time to make a big difference, before it gets into warm weather and longer daylight hours. We have a few male slots left--if interested, call our office at 419-393-2400 for an appointment.

HumaneOhio's main goal is to spay and neuter, at a low-cost. They do cats and dogs.  If you would like to schedule your own appointment with them, please call their office at 419-266-5607.  They are in Toledo, Oh. 

We have thanks to give:

Deborah S--donation to FFRC

Marianne D--donation to FFRC

Christopher S--donation to FFRC

James R--donation to FFRC

Here's a great way to help FFRC!  

Save A Rescue is once again having a contest!!

$100,000 Cat Food GiveAway 10 lucky Rescues will win $10K in quality Pet Food. Please sign and share this petition with your family & friend on all your social media accounts for Friends of Feline Rescue Center to WIN!!!

This Petition for a "Hotline" that will save 1,000's more Cats and Dogs every month

https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/792/139/669/…

 What is SaveARescue?  SaveARescue is an organization dedicated to reduction of euthanasia of shelter dogs & cats and the puppy mill industry that ‘fuel’ and supply retail pet stores with puppies, teaching staff to say these puppies come from “reputable breeders” [aka:  puppy mills]. SaveARescue promotes adoption of rescue animals and supporting all the Rescue organizations.

What is the petition about?  

Every year, millions of unwanted Dogs and Cats slip through the cracks. These are the Dogs and Cats who are

• Dumped throughout rural and urban America, unable to fend for themselves;
• Abandoned and left to die slowly and alone in our deserts & swamps;
• Locked away, alone and starving, in empty buildings and deserted homes;
• Chained and left alone 24/7 to endure the elements without shelter, food or water;
• Hit by vehicles on our highways and roads and left, still alive, alone and suffering.

 This petition is in support of a 911-like hotline for Cats and Dogs so people in every community can help pets in life-threatening situations. Recipient of this petition will be the U.S. Congress 

SaveARescue has reached out to quality makers of cat and dog food for help in promoting this petition.  $100K in quality Pet Food has been donated. ($10,000 Pet Food GiveAway to 10 Rescues each)

Every Shelter and Rescue -- no matter how big or how small -- has a chance to win.   6 Rescues collecting the most signatures will each win $10,000 in Quality Pet Food. 4 Rescues will win in a “Wild Card Random Draw” for their well-meaning attempts. Everyone wins, but most important the voiceless, helpless Dogs & Cats out there right now with no chance of surviving on their own.  How long does the petition/contest run? It expires on March 8, 2020 How do I know I am signing the petition for Friends of Feline Rescue Center? The link provided is specific to FFRC and has their information embedded in it. https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/792/139/669/… Do all fields need to be completed? Yes If FFRC wins do they have to pay for shipping? No the food will be shipped to a local pet store for pickup We appreciate every single person that helps! I've heard back from Muckie's new dad.  He sure does love Muckie. And he's going to keep his name.  I've seen pictures and he sure is comfortable in his new home! We've had 3 more adoptions! Chardonnay and Cady went to their new homes.....together! They have a new mama who has lots of love to give these two girls. So happy for all of them! Penny Lane was adopted yesterday! She went with our FFRC friend, Painteddaisy/June. The plane trip went smoothly.  It sounds like she was already investigating the house last night and settling in! The F litter: Foster and Frazier are doing great. They are up in the Main Area.  Foster is extra sweet and loves to be petted. Frazier is coming along.  Freida is going with a friend of mine to her small apartment where she will be fostered.  Freida needs lots of attention--it seems like she's had a severe "scare" in her young life. There will will receive 24/7 TLC and sole attention of our friend.  This is a good thing for Freida. The P litter--oh my, what can we say but they sure are sweet!  Ornery, growing and very active!  They came up to the main area yesterday, in the big playpen. They loved that and it starts to give them a knowledge that there's more fun things to come!  That little Pinkerton is extra fun--he gets into everything and seems to think he should be in PawMart.  All 4 are so friendly. Queen Jessie and King Paw Paw are doing great. They are exerting their royalty over the others--Jessie now wants fed 8 times a day instead of 7!  And Paw Paw is showing the P litter how to be extra cute! He loves them.

Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020

Wow--lots happening! BOXES, our Valentine crowning event, adoptions and incoming kittens!

First, we had BOXES on Thursday. We always appreciate each gift.  They make a huge difference to FFRC!
Rose SF = Card & hand made heart for Donna,  Reese's peanut butter cups , several knitted Valentine hearts for the volunteers!

Pleblady = 4 pack of 125, 6 inch paper plates, 4 containers of Mr.Clean Magic Erasers 

June = Stuff

Elaine & Allen / Fl = Kitty  Rug, (rug hooked) Beautiful! 

Jane 90125 = large bag of Purina One Kitten food  

April Catlover = 2 Cases 9Lives morsels, Case Fancy Feast, 2 Boxes of FF Appetizers    

Mr.& Mrs Medic = 2 Cases Fancy Feast  

Cindy & Linda G = Printer Ink, Case Fancy Feast, Box of FF Soups

Dim = 2 Cases Fancy Feast, 2 Cases Fancy Feast Kitten

Keren B = Alpo T-Bones, Box of Delectable Chowder Senior, Box of delectable Squeeze Up's, Box FF Broth, 5 Boxes of Soups

Anonymous = 2 Cases of Baby Food for Cutie 

Brian C = Animal Crackers for Donna , 2 Cases (24) of FF gravy lovers, 2 Yeowl Bananas, 3 Boxes of Broth 

Barbara E =  10 LeggyDews and her beautiful bags to give out at adoptions!

Jody J = Adoptions Bags

Beth = Adoption Bags  

Barbara W = 1000 9 inch paper plates 

ENVELOPES

Sheri  & Dave / NY = Card & 2 $5 chickie money

Susan O/Ca = Card  

Phil & Judy L = Donation 

Diane N/Tweety tweet/Oh = Card

Phyllis B/Mi , Card & 2 $5 chickie dollars 

Melissa L/ NY = Donation 

Joy & Don D & the herd/NY = Note and Donation 

Clarke, Jessie and the rest of the Gang , Birthday Card for JJ $5 chickie dollars,

Clarke, Jessie and the rest of the Gang, Birthday Card for Pinto, $5 Chickie Dollars 

Marian  & Craig , Valentine Card from Daria and Daisy ,  Card, 

MLS , Card , Box tops, Whiskers, 4 flats of stamps 

Donna F/BC Canada, Card, 2 $5 chickie dollars 

We have an update on Fio.  He is doing wonderful.  His new mama says--"He runs around the house like he owns the place (because he does!).  He and his brother play all day long. He's so super sweet and snuggles with us every chance he gets. And he does this adorable thing when he wants food or treats.  He'll come out to the kitchen and sit down, wrap his tail around his front paws and just looks up at us patiently. Then when he hears the food it's nothing but little raspy meows!  We love him so much!"

From one of the comments left for us on Google:  "Cute kittens.  Friendly employees, an informative visit. What's not to love?"   We say a big thanks to you!

We've had another adoption!  Muckie went to his new home.  I feel he was loved the instant his new dad met him! He's such a great, awesome big boy. He will soon be spoiled----just what we love! 

We have more THANKS to give!

Gusti--from King Bruno--for the medical bill

Harmannus S--donation for FFRC

Janet K--donation for a happy Valentine day for all the kitties

Sandor M--donation for FFRC

Lynne W--donation to FFRC

Faith M--passing on a donation to help with a spay!

Sarah S--donation for FFRC

Lana H--donation to FFRC

Pamela C--donation to FFRC

Lori U--donation to FFRC

All Donations for Valentine's Day, from our Valentine Crowning and during this week will go towards our recent bill from our main medical supplier.  We needed alot of restocking items and so the bill was rather high.  Thanks for helping us with this!

Yesterday was our Valentine Crowning! It was so much fun.  We hope you all enjoyed it! I so appreciate each and every single vote that was cast.  This fun-raiser will also help with that medical bill for this month.  We have a new Queen and King! However, we know that ALL of our Residents are royal cats!

Here's how the votes played out:

Second Runner Ups:   Magic (38 votes) and Lucy (32 votes)

First Runner Ups:  Ramsay (63 votes) and Marilyn (34 votes)

And now...........King Paw Paw (98 votes) and Queen Jessie (41 votes)

It was rather nice to have our two oldster Residents win!  

Total votes that we received were 525 which came to $2,625. 

And then we had some bump-ups that brought the total up even more---$3023! 

ALL persons who voted for the Queen and/or King will receive a Sprocket picture of the couple and 2 special cat decals.  We drew names for those that placed the Queen/King votes for a Digital Photo Frame, 2 8 x8 canvas pics of the King and Queen and also for 6 heart blankets.

All of people who cast votes had their names in a consolation drawing for 10 cat blankies and 3 towel sets. 

Following the Crowning, a Valentine Story involving the FFRC cats was read. Story was written by our webcam friend Cindy G!

After the story was read, I was presented with the most wonderfulest gift.  It was a memory book with stories from many of our FFRC friends.  It truly was awesome......I was not aware this was going to happen. Brings much humbleness to me and much joy.  The stories, the letters, the captions, the pictures......all just made me smile (and cry too).  I thank you all for this wonderful gift.  I will treasure it always. 💙💚💛

We took in 7 new kittens.

3 kittens came together--they are known as the F litter.  They were found out in the middle of a field, snuggled down into the snow and mud.  They are 9 months old with a birthday of 5/14/19.  They are:

Foster--gold tiger, male

Freda--gray torti, female

Frasier--brown tiger, rear toes are white, male

4 kittens came together--they are known as the P litter.  They were from a mama that had 11 kittens. Unfortunately, she went outside and was struck by a car.  7 kittens were placed in homes and FFRC took the remaining 4.  All are sweet but with low weights.  They are now plumping up and gaining a few ounces.  They are 6 weeks old with a birthday of 12/31/19. They are:

Pinkerton--gold tiger, white, white feet, male. Arrived at 11 ounces

Pepe--black/white neck & tummy, male.  Arrived at 1.02

Panthy--all black, with a few white sprigs of fur.  Arrived at 15 ounces

Pueblo--gold tiger, male   Arrived at 1.04. 

You all take care. and enjoy this wonderful weekend. Please know that you all are truly appreciated.  The cats send their purrs and gratitude for helping them too. 

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020

If you hear a cat that is just talking and talking, that would be Burgundy.  She is absolutely so sweet.  And still available for adoption!  If you talk back to her, she will carry on a conversation. She must have learned that from Pania! And that rascal Tux.  He just pesters her all the time--loves to nibble her tail, her ears and climb all over her.  And Burgundy doesn't mind at all!  She is so patient with him.

We had BOXES on Thursday. We sure do appreciate this kindness!

Lynda E == 3 boxes Broths, 1 box Fancy Feast Filet, box 24 Sheba Pate, 1 case baby food

Trudy S / Az == Winter Scarfs for the Volunteers!

Elaine and Allen/Fl  in memory of LittleKat == 2 bags cat litter, 1 box appetizers, 1 box Fancy Feast(24), 1 box Friskies(32), 5 cases Friskies(24) 

Ellen E/kikimycat == 4 small backpack / lunch cases 

 Anonymous == 8 boxes of 9Lives pate 

Jamie D == 10 Purple Momma's, 6 string toys, 1 pack of rice snacks and 1 pck of ghirardelli chocolate for the volunteers 

Jean T == 2 containers of party mix snacks, 

Kathy in WV == 1 case of Fancy Feast seafood

Janet M / OK == 1 container of catnip temptations, Beautiful Quilt 41 x 58

Beth / Eaglewatcher == 2 boxes of slide and serve weruva pate, turkey Fancy Feast for Shambolli 

Sunny J / Wa  == Card, mid winter treats for volunteers, several bags of  M&M's for Lynnette, 2 towels, 2 boxes apple cider, 2 kitty heart kitchen towels, 2 boxes hot chocolate , 2 pairs of socks, 2 note pads, 2 hot chocolate mug set for volunteer drawling, stainless steel water bottle, cat pen, 2 reusable large cat  bags, baby bib, walkers shortbread cookies. 

Mary D & Randi M == 6 cases of soups 

Tracy Ga--Gourmia - 6 Qt Multi-Mode Smart Pot Pressure Cooker with Removable Nonstick Pot 

Denise & Elizabeth S/SC == 3 packs of sponges, 3 packs of FF Treats, Box Tops, 5 Folders, kitty kitchen towel, 6 pack of 9 inch plates,  2 packs of coil toys,  toys for Ramsey , 8 packs of Fancy Feast Filet, 10 packs of mux ???,, 10 packs of stix , 20 packs of Sheba Broths, 4 boxes of Delectable Bisque  7 boxes of soups

Pat & Gaylord P == 7 lb bag of Iams cat food  

Marilyn & Terry B--chickie $5

ENVELOPES

Michelle & Mary Lf == Card, 6 free Coupons 

Jeanne S/Fl == Donation for Feliz NaviDad 

Jean E ==  Kitty whiskars, stamps, 

Sandra H/ MI == Note & Donation 

John & Suzanne C/FL == Card & Donation

Patricia H / Il == Card, Donation, stamps 

Tom C/ Il == Donation 

Sue M /Mac & Cheese mom / Ma== donation for Marilyn

Marilyn & Terry B == Card &  $ 5 Chickie Dollars  

Janice & Randi P/ Fl == Card & Donation , Card for Donna  & 2 name a cat

Marie/jabberwolkeymom  == Card & Donation

And more wonderful thanks to give!

Charlotte T--donation to FFRC

Kevin C--donation in memory of Bonnie Karr
Kelly I--donation to FFC

Burgundy--donation in honor of Donna, our morning Cat Caller

JanefromTN--donation to FFRC

Janice B from NMand from her 4 kitties--donation to FFRC

Shannan W--donation to FFRC

Yvonne VDK--donation in memory of Mpama. Gail, Fred and 

Gail, Fred and Boo-Boo--donation to FFRC

Chris W--baby wipes, 1 pck Purrfectly Chicken, catnip, 80 sm. plates, 2 packages sponges, doz. jars baby food

WE had an adoption on 2/9!  Ally Jo was adopted into a wonderful family! And she is so happy!  I've seen pictures already and she is so at home! Her new name is Yennefer. She has already been sleeping on their bed and is very affectionate! 

The latest new cats are all doing great--Ananya, Burgundy, Muckie and Imelda.   

We have a few more on hold:  Penny Lane, Tux and Ananya (together), Imelda, Cady and Angola.

We are now in the midst of electing a King and Queen for FFRC!  The votes are coming in!  Please check the fb pages for info! The cats have been getting all decked out--grooming, catching up on sleep, dreaming of hearts and Valentines!  The voting stops on 2/14 at 9 am.  The presentation of the King and Queen, 1st and 2nd runner ups will begin at 2:00 Friday!

Tomorrow, Weds. at 5:00 is another storytime!  This is one special story written just for FFRC! 

Monday, Feb. 17 is our next HumaneOhio surgery day---we have a full schedule!

Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020

Two more cats have arrived at FFRC. We took them from 2 families that came for surgery on Monday.
Ananya--a Name a Cat name, pronounced a-nan-e-a. She is a sweet kitten, 10 weeks old. Her favorite thing to do is to purr and roll over to be petted.  She even did this when we were drying her from her bath!  Her birthday is 11/25/19.  Ananya is a brown tiger and white kitten with an extra cute face!

Burgundy--another Name a Cat name. This very pretty black/white cat is 1 1/2 years old with a birthday of 8/2/18.  She enjoys a good petting.
Both cats are starting to think about coming up to the Main Area. Muckie too has been venturing closer to coming up.  He sits in the doorway not quite sure he's ready. Muckie is so funny--he absolutely loves the two big beds that on the floor in the back Thumper's Room.  He's enjoying this comfort and will sprawl all out on them.

Imelda is up in the Main Area all the time now. Such a pretty muted calico she is. She's eating good and is enjoying her playtime.

We had also taken in another kitten, a male that was found at the McDonald's parking lot. He apparently had gotten hit by a car. Someone found him injured and brought him to Gem who brought to FFRC on Monday.  We named him Mpama. The name means beautiful and that was what he was.  Mpama wasn't with us long. We couldn't transport him to the vet until yesterday--he was too fragile for transport. But we made the drive to Dr. Darcy yesterday. X-rays revealed how bad he had been injured. He had a left femur fracture, injured left knee, fractured right tibia, severely fractured pelvis. The worse though was he also had a diaphragmatic  hernia, from the blow. What this does is opens the diaphram--the lower organs then come up into the chest area.  He had so many things wrong and was having difficulty breathing. The decision was made to let him go to kitty heaven. In the short 3 days he was here, he was so loved.  Even though the heart hurts, I'm so thankful he was here where he was warm, hugged and looked after instead of being out in the cold.

Was he left there at McDonald's on purpose......another dump off?  Probably.  Does it make us angry. Sure it does. But, what we do with that anger is what counts. Here at FFRC, we continue on. There's always more cats to care for. Better to put our energies into something constructive than to let the anger get the best of us.  So, we choose to continue on with a good heart, caring for the cats and kittens and continuing our spay/neuter programs.

Yesterday was our Flash Sale. This made $611 for FFRC for which I am grateful. This will help us to pay a couple monthly bills!  Many thanks to the mods for their help, to Lynnette and Marcia and to those that provided the items for the sale. And of course to those that made the purchases! It takes a group effort to make these successful.

We have thanks to give!
Gem--donation to help with Mpama
Hallie G--donation to FFRC
Tracy L--donation to FFRC
Katherine E--donation for FFRC
Marco G--donation in honor of sweet angel Lucie
William M--donation for FFRC

Do you walk?  Do you jog?  Do you bike?  Remember, all these miles can benefit FFRC!  Just put in the ap ResQwalk and follow their directions!  For the last quarter, FFRC just received $88.89 from the miles you put in.  This is wonderful!  And we appreciate it.

I've heard from Fanta and Xinzele's new family.  All is fine there.  While the girls may not be best friends, they are doing good together.  Both are enjoying the bird feeders and the run of the house.

We have an update on Kumbukani.  He is now a happy cat and is a Porchie. He had come from outside and I doubt ever lived inside. The decision was made when he was spraying everything....never using the litterbox. Now, he can spray to his hearts content outside! He's an easy going guy and will be just fine. Lots of food, shelter, water, heat lights, beds for him to enjoy!

This Sunday is our Annual Volunteer Meeting at 2:00.

Next week is a special week, leading into Valentine's Day! Here's the info:

FFRC Royal Family!    It’s been 2 years since we had our Valentine King and Queen royalty election!  And the cats have been heard………they want another one!  So—they speak, we listen!  The last election voted Derecho as King and Coralie as Queen.

 The cats want to show you a fun day for Valentine’s Day.  And the reason for that is because they appreciate you all.  They can honestly feel the love come from the cam! They would like their cat people friends to vote for a Valentine Queen and King!  We have 17 residents that are participating! It’s simple—just send a check to FFRC with your voting requests. Or you can go to our website at fofrescue.org and click on the PayPal link. You can vote ($5 a vote) as many times as you’d like! You can put your vote(s) all on 1 cat or as many as you want.  This event starts Mo0nday, Feb. 10 and ends at 9 am on Valentine Day, Feb. 14.

Then we (the cat’s helpers), will count the votes and determine which female and male has the highest votes.  This royal couple will have a beautiful Valentine photo shoot done.

Anyone who put in a vote for the Queen and/or King will get a Sprocket picture sent to them of the Royal Couple of their Royal Setting photo.  Those voters will also each receive a special cat decal,  just for this occasion.

All people who have voted for the new King or Queen will also have their names put into a Valentine heart and a name will be drawn. That person will receive their very own Digital Photo Frame! Plus, 2 more tickets will be drawn—the first King name drawn and then the first Queen name drawn—those winners will receive an 8 x 8 canvas picture of that particular cat.  And then….4 more names will be drawn for 4 beautiful heart blankets for your pet.

For those that did tickets but were not for the winning King and Queen--those names will be in a consolation drawing for 10 cat blankies.

On 2/14 at 2:00, on the cam,  the 1^st runner ups will be shown on a special Valentine “stage”. Then the winning royalty will be presented to our cam friends. Following the royal showing,  a special Valentine story written for FFRC will be read. 

Join the fun! Who will be the new Queen and King?

The resident participants are:

Magic                    Coralie           Cutie

                                Pania              Ramsay 

Camvi                    Kiara              Paw Paw

Spiker                   Derecho        Vernon

Jessie                    Marilyn         Hensley

Lucie                      Alma              Asha

-***** (Please note that Nyota, Zelda and Janie-Cat are wishing not to participate!)

Starts 2/10   Ends 2/14 at 9 am with the Crowning at 2:00.

Today is BOXES at 2:00!  

Monday, Feb. 3, 2020

Two adoptions to start February off in the right direction! Fanta and Xinzela were adopted together on 2/1. We knew the family wanted two cats, both to be adults. Even though Fanta and Xinzela didn't always like the other cats to be directly in their face, we thought these two girls would do fine in a home.  And they are! There's plenty of space for both of them, and couches with backs on them that look out into the back yard. They are doing very well!

We have also taken on another new adult cat.
Muckie--a black/white cat with a black/white nose and a left cheek whisker pad that is black. Very cute and very big! He's almost 12 1/2 pounds! He came from friends of FFRC and had been an outside cat but is thoroughly enjoying this new inside lifestyle.  His birthday is 11-26-19 and he arrived 2/1.  He is in the back Thumper's Room.  He and Kumbukani are friends are are hanging out together. 

And we also have a new kitten.
Imelda--a muted calico.  She is 21 weeks old, born 9/6/19. She arrived 1/31/20.  She was found on a doorstep but has the traditional abrasions on her face that suggests she was tossed from a car. She had fleas but those are all taken care of. She arrived thin and hungry. Today she is up in the Main Area and is becoming comfortable with the other cats. 

We have thanks to give!
Ella K--is an 8th grader at Ayersville Jr. High. She did a service project and collected items that FFRC needed: 26 cans 9 Lives, 3 cans Fiskies, 6 food bowls, 5 cat toys, 2 litterscoopers, 1-3lb bag Rachel Ray cat food, 5 cans Hills can food, kitty snackers, 8 fancy feast, dry cat food, 2 Iams Perfect Portions.  Many thanks, Ella!

Daniela Loch from Germany--donation to FFRC
Harm B--donation to FFRC

We've also heard from some of our adopted FFRC cats!
Jondalar, now known as Pepper.  As is his way, hs talked all the way home!  They say-- "He's a great cat and a perfect fit. All the cats get along, even the dog likes him.  He sure can talk! We sure do love him."

Remember Ashley, one of the Christmas Day 2017 litter of kittens? Her owner says that she is so smart and is always curious. She is very spoiled and loved!

Chuckles, now known as Chewie. "He is doing great. So playful! My husband just said this morning we should of called him Flash. Everything is 100 miles an hour! He has brought so much joy to our house. He is just a non-stop kitten...takes little naps but is right back at it!"

Silky, now known as Millie.  "She is doing great and has fully adjusted to our home/schedules. Penny (our dog) is in awe of her. Always giving her a bath or wondering what she is up to. Thank you for all that you do....Millie is the perfect addition to our family. Masn (our son) was under the weather last week, his request was--Daddy, will you bring me Millie...I need to take a nap."  

Today is HumaneOhio day! We sent up 31 cats this morning. This broke down to 22 females and 9 neuters. Earlier this week, we did 2 voucher programs for 2 boys. So our total for 2020 is 79 females and 62 males--141. A good day today! 

It's coming up..........a possible new royal couple for FFRC!  Details very soon!