Happy HOT days........we are truly having summery days--hot and dry. Yesterday we had a fast cloud burst of rain and today too. I saw 4 Porchies damp this afternoon--they seemed to enjoy it!
The animals are faring good in this extreme heat. The horses and donkey and goat have had the big cottonwood trees for shade. The ducks and geese have their fresh cool water tubs. The cats are all getting fresh water twice a day--many of the bowls with ice cubes in them! The baby chicklets are all doing great--staying cool with their shaded pen.
We had a Flash Sale today! This brought in $356! This will be directly applied to our recently received electric bill. Many thanks to those that provided the items for this sale and to those that purchased these items.
Finally..........we are going to have a Fun-Raiser, here in July. Because of the coronavirus, we had made the decision to cancel these events. We didn't want to stress anyone's already stretched budgets or to ask for help more than we had to. But.......it's time now and FFRC could sure use the help. So....it will be Sunday and ends on Thursday at 9 am. BOXES will be at 1:00, followed by the Fun-Raiser. And of course, we will have consolation prizes! Join us for the fun! Check out our different fb pages for the info---this should be posted probably on this weekend. There will also be a video of the items on the cam.
We have thanks to give! YOU are super appreciated.
Flymom--donation to FFRC
Christopher N--donation in memory of Marcia K. Jennings
Daniela L from Germany--donation to FFRC
Janet K--donation to FFRC
Patricia R--donation to FFRC
Marco G from Germany--donation in honor of Lucy, with a big hug
Tracy L--donation to FFRC
Kittiesmom--donation to FFRC, to be used where needed
Hallie G--donation to FFRC
Jakesmeowmy--donation for FFRC
Caitlin O'T--donation to FFRC
Sharon G from NY--donation to FFRC
BIllieK--donation to help with the new kitties & in memory of Silvy
Robert M--donation to FFRC
Katie, Rob & Max--donation for FFRC
Katherine E--donation to FFRC
Madisonpepper--donation for baby CDot!
Boo-Boo--donation for sweet little CDot, with help from his mama
We have had a change of dates for our next FFRC surgery. It's THIS Saturday! We've started preparing the surgery list--looks like more spays than neuters for this day. We will also have a few physicals too. Uri will have another check up by Dr. Darcy as well.
Uri is doing better though--he's eating and drinking good. We've been aware from the get-go that he probably has some neurological problems, along with his Swimmer's Syndrome. That doesn't mean he isn't able to enjoy a good life. He is a happy boy, so sweet, loves to purr and loves to be held.
We've had 7 cats/kittens that have been adopted!
Minnie--adopted 7/3. She went into a home where she will be the only cat and will have lots of TLC given to her. She has given so much to all of the kittens here, now it's her turn to receive!
Chlorebear & Raphael--adopted 7/4. These two kittens went into a home where there was a need to have kittens to love, after losing a much loved cat.
Chico--adopted 7/7. His new mama (and her family) had visited Chico many times before he was big enough to be neutered and to be adopted. Chico loves his new mama!
Auro--adopted 7/7. This was another kitten that was visited by her new family several times before she was big enough to be spayed and on her way to her new home! Her new name is Starlight.
Remember, we talked about Caleb and Norton--they were returned but were "readopted" by their mom and dad that had them all their lives. The problem bringing them back to FFRC was resolved and so they quickly scooped them up again. I don't know who was happier--the humans or the cats! It was ever so sweet.
Updates on the newbies! Mary Sharon is doing wonderful. She always makes me smile when I see her fluffed up fur! What a sweet girl she is. Veronica is a bit shy--she loves to be held but that initial getting her is scary for her. I suppose if I'd been thrown from a car, I'd be worried about life too. We just need to pile more TLC on her! Mesa is a sweetheart. She's adventurous, sweet and super friendly. No more lice problems for her!
CDot has a friend! Her name is Boom Boom. She's a calico with a sweetness about her. She arrived on 7/6 at 4 weeks old. She weighed 8 ounces. Boom Boom's birthday is 6/8/20. She's rather a fiesty girl, deserving of her name! She's really sweet but let's us know she doesn't appreciate having her face washed numerous times a day. She arrived after a couple heard some meows coming from a trash container (and you know how very hot it's been here). They retrieved her from the bottom of the trash container. She has very infected eyes. One eye has some permanent damage. And a very sore bum from diarrhea. After being on meds for a day, we put her with CDot. The first thing they did was to lick and lick each other--so good to see that!
We also took on 4 more kittens. Their mama was spayed thru our HumaneOhio event. Our promise was--if you get her spayed, we will take the kittens. Their birthday is 5/11/20 and they arrived on 7/6/20.
Luna Grace--female, black tiger/white, white splotch left hip, pink nose 2.01#
Louis--male, brown tiger/white, white splotch on left ribcage 1.14#
Liberty--female, brown tiger 1.14#
Laurie--torti--female, torti with cream whiskerpads. 1.15#
These are all Name a Cat names. These kittens are in the back Thumper's Room, along with the kittens from the abandoned home and Freedom.
This past Monday, we had another HumaneOhio spay/neuter day. We sent 46 cats to Toledo! This broke down to 29 females and 17 males. Our total so far for 2020 is 555. This breaks down to 322 females and 233 males. Plus, 1 dog! Many thanks to Lynnette, Debbie, Gem and Becky M for helping with this event.
You know, we try so so hard here at FFRC to help as many cats and kittens that we possibly can. Space, finances, physical help all play a part in how many we can take. We are trying to do our part to help with the cat/kitten overpopulation problem. But.....truth is, there is only so much that we can do. This takes community help too. Sometimes people gets upset with us because we cannot take their 20 kittens that have been born this past spring or the 13 cats that their neighbor had born last year who are now having babies of their own or the 16 cats that their friend is feeding on their back porch and are now bringing up their spring kittens. It has to be realized we cannot take in this quantity of cats and kittens. We try our darndest though to help as many as we can here at FFRC and to offer low cost spays/neuters twice a month thru HumaneOhio. And ALL of our FFRC cats are spayed/neutered before adoption. But, we need everyone's help. It can't fall on just this Rescue to fix all of these problems. We need help. Reach out and get a cat spayed or neutered. It truly does make a difference. If you go through our HumaneOhio program, it's only $35 for an outside cat (male or female), which includes a vet physical, a 24 hour soreness med, the spay/neuter and a rabies vaccine. Please, we need help. Be a part of the solution and reach out and help bring down the suffering that happens from this overpopulation problem. Thank you.
