I so enjoy my morning computer work. The reason....the cats keep me company! I have the usual here on the desk---Lucy, Zelda, Lena. On the ramp beside me is Magic, with his paws hanging over the edge like he always does. Ramsay is in his tall sided bed which he loves. Coralie is in her round cubicle. Spiker is in my lap--he doesn't mind that my leg is sound asleep. Asha is watching my fingers move from her soft bed. And the best---Jessie is on top of my desk, looking over to meow at me! Life is good.
We had surgery day here at FFRC yesterday. We did 4 spays and 1 neuter. That gives us a total for 2020, 164 females and 132 males=296. A far cry of where we wanted to be but with the coronavirus shutting down HumaneOhio, we have to understand and be patient. As soon as we can, we will start again full speed ahead, with our spay and neuter programs.
We were able to spay the 3 female Siamese kittens and also Basani. We had hopes of also spaying Kimmie but her lungs are not yet 100% (she arrived with a nasty URI).
And then we had a male cat neutered! One of our volunteers found this sweet boy and brought him to FFRC. He's a deep orange tiger, a bit of white on his chin. He's 9 months old, with a birthday of 7/7/19. He's a big boy, weighing 9.07. He also arrived with a boatload of fleas but those are now gone. Such a sweet boy, super friendly, loves to have his tummy rubbed. His name is Sweet Pete, a Name a Cat name.
Dr. Darcy also took a look at that growth on the back of Coralie's neck. She wanted to remove it which of course, we did. She has a fair amount of sutures, did great with the anesthetic and recovered beautifully. Her sutures will come out in 2 phases--1/2 in 10-11 days and the remainder in 2 weeks.
I'd like to thank Gusti for providing our drinks for surgery day and to Joyce D for providing our lunch of pizza and bread sticks! So very kind of you both.
We have thanks to give (our hearts truly are so grateful)--
Janice B from NM--donation to FFRC, use where it is needed
James G from Canada--donation to FFRC
Marlene, Nance and wee Nellie--donation in memory of Cutie
Gene and Pat M--donation in memory of Cutie
Brian C--donation to FFRC
Mary & Michelle LF--donation in memory of our beloved Cutie
Pat D--donation to FFRC
Katie, Rob and furbaby Max--donation in memory of Cutie
The kittens of Kimmie and Basani are now exploring their rooms. While they sure are short to the ground, their curiosity is high. They are climbing on their pillowbeds, batting each other and just starting to eat a bit by themselves. In a couple weeks, we will start putting HOLDS on these 8 kittens. Soon to follow will be HOLDS on Minnie's kitties too. They are all healthy and ever so sweet.
The Siamese kittens will be leaving soon. Their families will make plans as to when they can come. We will continue to practice health safety.
All is good here. Cats and kittens are healthy. Won't be long until there's a bunch of kittens roaming around in the Main Area from our 3 mamas! Two litters have already received their Bordetella vaccine. In the meantime, it's fun to watch the residents forming deeper bonds of friendship and just having the whole place to themselves. Things will change quickly, I'm sure, when we can open up the Rescue Center but that will have to wait for now. First importance is to keep the volunteers healthy.
Take care, wash those hands, stay home and stay healthy!
