One and then two, and then three. Yep--that's what has happened to Smokey. Smokey is the tiger mama we are keeping temporarily. She had given birth to 2 kittens, 1 passed away and then she and baby was brought to FFRC. Baby is Roosevelt, brown tiger, born 7/31/20. The second day that Smokey was here, Frankie arrived, another brown tiger, born 7/24/20. Smokey wanted this baby too. Both are doing great. Yesterday, another baby arrived, named Buddy. He was abandoned by mama, in an abandoned house and cried for two days because he was hungry. His birthday is 8/7/20. Buddy is all black.
FYI--Smokey has two names--Smokey Shadow. She goes by both names!
I was giving Buddy a bath as he arrived rather dirty. As I'm bathing him, Smokey is raising a fuss in the back Thumper's Room. So, when I started drying him, I went into the Thumper's Room to towel fluff him. I bent down to show Smokey and right then and there.........she snagged that baby and took him quickly to her nest and promptly laid down with the 3 of them and started licking him clean. Buddy promptly latched on to a much needed meal. All 3 babies have a very devoted mama!
We also took on another adult cat. Her name is Holly, a torti Persian who is ever so sweet. She arrived with a load of mats around her neck and shoulders. Her name is a Name a Cat name. Her birthday is 7/16/15, so her age is 5 years. She comes from a divorced couple who could no longer keep her. She is declawed 4 and had fleas. Her fleas are gone, her mats are also gone and she is now in the Main Area--a happy girl. A real sweetie.
There's 2 more new kittens as well. These boys were dropped off at a couple's driveway. They could not care for them and brought them to FFRC. When they opened the truck door, the kittens jumped out and scooted over to the Memorial Garden. They were easily picked up and actually were purring as we scooped them up. Their names are Name a Cat names:
King--all grey tiger, weighed 4.02, birthday is 4/22/20
Donatello--black tiger/white, weighed 3.15, same birthday!
We had BOXES on Tuesday! Many thanks for your generosity!
Mr. Meow -- Fun Raiser, 10 4x6 Photo Frames,Kitty Fridge Magnets, , 2 Baby Blankets, Hand Towels, 3 Boxes Sheba Purrfectly Portions, 2 Boxes(12) Meow Mix Cups, Micro Fiber Cleaning Towels, and towel set, Cat Nail Files, 5 two year planner books, 7 thank you notes, 2 Sardines, 4 cans of 9 lives, Box of mix Grill and Gravy packs,
Plus, we have even more thanks to give!
Faithy M--donation to help with a public spay/neuter
Cheryl B--donation to FFRC
Lana H--donation to FFRC
Traci G & Mary P--donation to FFRC, in memory of our friend Lewbeth
Tingqiao--donation to FFRC
Heather H--donation to FFRC
Pam C--donation to FFRC
Charlotte T--donation to FFRC
And then we have had some adoptions! Four more!
Yahtzee left on 8/10. She went into a home with a wonderful new mama and one other cat.
Taran left on 8/10. Such a beautiful kitten. Her new family loves her already! Her new name is Sophia.
Mary Sharon left on 8/12. She has a new mama that has taken off a few days of work to be with her.
Simpson left on 8/13. Yahtzee's new mom came back to get her brother! Now, Yahtzee and Simpson are in the same home and will be romping and having so much fun!
More adoptions still coming up!
Monday is our next HumaneOhio surgery day. We have it loaded with appointments. We are actually now booked full until October.
Jessie is maintaining -- she's eating fairly well. I've noticed she's a bit quieter these days but she still knows how to draw our attention to her. She's getting lots of TLC and head rubs.
We did get some results back from the babies of Zastria. All viruses except for Calici came back negative. And the Calici was not the virulent one (a good thing). Also showed a bacterial pneumonia in the lungs. Because of their very young age, they didn't have a fighting chance of survival. Mama Zastria probably passed this on to the kittens. She, however, is healthy--completely asympatomatic.
Our Flash Sale on Wednesday was awesome--it was a total Warped sale. I appreciate her wonderful items, the mods for helping and the folks who purchased these items. And of course, to Lynnette and Marcia. This sale brought $851 to FFRC--a huge help!
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Checks, Cash, Coins, Paypals for Cats.........what???? Watch out for a super duper wonderful Fun-Raiser for August! The best thing is---whatever is brought will be DOUBLED up to a total of $3,000. So that means, FFRC might possibly, maybe, could happen to make $6,000!!! How? By a generous friend who is willing to donate $3,000 to FFRC, but only IF we can raise $3,000 !!! We can do it, can't we??? Let's try!
It starts Tuesday the 18th. And ends on Thursday at midnight.
Then at 10:00 Friday, we will give the total of what was collected on Tuesday.
At noon, we will give the total of what was collected on Wednesday.
At 2:00, we will give the total of what was collected on Thursday.
Keep your fingers, toes and paws crossed that we can raise $3,000!! That would actually be $6,000!
Oh---plus we have some really nice consolation prizes. ALL names will go into the bin and lots of great prizes will be given away! Come join us Friday at 10:00, noon and 2:00! Prizes will be drawn at the 2:00 time.
