Good morning, friends. I know this coronavirus is amongst all of us. What a huge change in all of our lives. Each of us have had hardships in dealing with it. But.......please..........keep that socialization distance upfront. It's very important. We've been asked to make changes in our lives and we CAN do this. It's also the best protection we can give to others.
And it's ok to talk about it. There's several things I find hard----not hugging. I, along with many of us, is a "huggy" person. Somehow elbow bumps don't quite cut it. But, it's a must. I also miss not taking in kittens and cats during this time. But, I keep reminding myself....if at sometime we have to cut back further on our volunteers, than we can't be too overloaded that it's too hard to take care of every cat and kitten here at FFRC. And I miss the visitors......this place LOVES visitors. But, that too is important to be closed to public. My biggest concern is to keep the volunteers safe, here at FFRC. And it hurts deeply that we have no spay/neuter programs going on right now, except for a few here at FFRC. But, once again, when we are able to, we will be full speed ahead!
I've heard again from Tuffy's new mom. All is fine. They are becoming good friends. Tuffy is eating good too!
And we've had 3 adoptions!
Giovannah and Alyssndra were adopted together on 3/29. Yeah--the "sisters" got to go together. I checked in last night with the family and both cats were sound asleep on the couch.
Panthy was also adopted yesterday. Her new family had been waiting quite a while for her. She is going into a home with 4 other cat friends. Her mama has today off too so Panthy will have time to adjust with her being there.
We had our FFRC surgery day on Saturday. Where we are use to very full schedules, we only had 5 kittens to do. We had made the decision that we could not do the public cats in order of safety and health for everyone.
Spayed were: Kiowa and Panthy
Neutered were: Pinkerton, Zyny and Zyvan
I want to thank GUsti for providing drinks for our surgery day and to Joyce D for providing our lunch!
The 3 siamese sisters were not of weight yet which was a disappointment. I've contacted all of those new families and they are all very willing to wait for them to be spayed. They still want them! And that is good. Better to be safe than to hurry the process. In the meantime, we get to enjoy them longer!
We have now done 291 surgeries for 2020. 160 females and 131 males.
We do have some kitten adoptions that will happen sometime soon. Possibly Kiowa too. But, as with everything else, adoptions are handled very differently now--much reduced interaction.
Dr. Darcy was able to do some physicals on Saturday:
Alma, Camvi, Derecho, my Bonnie, Vernon, Zelda--all good. Extra diagnosis of being sweet!
Asha--we have always had to help keep her eyes clean. This time, Dr. Darcy noticed that her meibomian glands were irritated. Diagnosis--Meibomitis. These are special secreting glands at the edge of the eyelids on dogs and cats. Now we know how to treat them. In the past, antibiotic ointments never really helped. Now, she will be getting anti-inflammatory drops.
Cutie--we love our girl so much. We all know that Cutie is very very thin. Her appetite is light although she is still eating. We need to treasure this precious girl as her time with us may be short. She truly has been given the most loving soul. Her greatest joy we can give her is simple...a lap.
Minerva---her physical was not so good. And I need to let you know that Minerva passed away Sunday, yesterday. Her respiratory issues was overwhelming. Dr. Darcy felt strongly that cancer was the problem. The slightest exertion caused her to have great difficulty breathing. It became extremely hard for her to get back to that good feeling of having enough air. And that's not a good feeling. It was decided to help her pass on to Kitty Heaven to relieve her of the stress. She was onlyhere a short time but she was so loved and comfortable. I don't know what her life was before coming but I do know she was distressed upon arrival. I feel we gave her a few weeks of comfort and love.
We have thanks to give:
Janet K--donation for FFRC
Michelle U--donation to FFRC, in memory of her Mr. G, a cat she rescued in AZ in 2017.
Janet M--donation to FFRC
MLS--10 cases of baby food!
Anna A from VA--chickie for Ramsay and donation for all the cats
CyllW--donation for all the cats and kittens
Gail W--donation to FFRC for the fur babies
Chiefted & Jennifer D--donation to use where needed
BillieK--donation in memory of PawPaw & for the care of the kitties
Brian B from NY--donation for FFRC
Colleen P--donation to FFRC
Stephanie M--donation for FFRC
Davszy--donation to use where needed--well wishes to family, mods and kitties
Cait KOT--donation for BD--to use for kitties
Kiowa is doing wonderful. Such a pretty girl. She is relaxing and learning that people are full of giving pets! Such a beauty.
We took on another mama cat and kittens. This is a cat that I had talked to the person close to my vacation and had promised her a spot here at FFRC. We just took her in on 3/26. Her name is Basani--pronounced Buh-sani. She's all white except for a grey forehead. She came with 3 kittens. Their birthday is 3/16/20 (just a day difference than Kimmie's). Basani's birthday is 12/14/18. Here's the kittens info:
Cobo--male--brown tiger 8 ounces
Dalia--female--white with grey forehead (mama's twin!) 9 ounces
Dreamy--female, brown tiger with just a sprinkle of tortiness 7 ounces
These are all Name a Cat names. They are in the back Thumper's Room. Today, we will put one of the giant beds on the floor for Basani to be able to stretch and walk about in the room. One day hers and Kimmie's kitties will be friends.
I think we are all caught up. This week will be the mod's Trivia, Billypogo's storytime (Weds at 9 pm), BOXES (to be announced) and a storytime by me (to be announced).
Because I feel strongly we should not do a fun-raiser at this time, you will see a few FB flash sales that we will do. These flash sales are a "for sure thing" whereas the fun-raisers ae a chance. We need to be conservative with our asking for help and not it be a chance "thing". Hope that makes sense! We still have bills to pay but these FB flash sales will help.
You all take great care. FFRC cares about each of you. Stay healthy. Help our new folks out on the chat--make them feel welcome! Have fun on the fb pages--a great way to stay connected. Above all, wash your hands often and watch the social distancing. It's truly important.
You can still enjoy this Stay at Home time--exercise, read books, have family movie time (with popcorn), explore your backyard and look for the signs of spring, play tic tac toe, learn a new craft, color your sidewalk/driveway with art designs, play game/card games, watch the Zoo cameras, watch those FFRC cats!!, go for a walk, cook a new meal, have legos--build some designs! There's fun things to do! This will all be over at some point. In the meantime, the cats are wishing you a good safe, healthy day.
