We had 2 adoptions yesterday!
SATORI went to his new home! It's been a wish of mine for a long time that he goes to a home where the new owner will be patient and let him relax and be his best friend. And that's what happened. A man came in and it was an easy decision for him--he wanted to adopt Satori. Satori will do well there, I believe. This new dad is patient and has lots of time for this wonderful cat. I missed him at breakfast today when it was Pania Flake time. We sent some home with Satori in his adoption bag!
CONGO also went to his new home. He has a special young boy that loved Congo from the moment he saw him. Congo was a "melt" kitten for this boy. I've received pictures already from the mom--all of Congo napping in his arms! I think this will be one of those special things--good for the human and good for the kitten!
Many thanks to the following people who are helping us by a donation for our spay/neuter program---Kimkost, Ju-in-ji, Ruth D, Anonymous Friend, MLS, Ruth Y, Gisa Z and Ferole. Many thanks--this will make a difference!
Wow--what an awesome Flash Sale we had on Tuesday. Big thanks to Mich and Vern for coming here to do this Sale. Many thanks to those who provided the items for the Sale. The mods are always appreciated for the video and all the PR they do to let everyone know about the Sale. And a SUPER thanks to all those that made the purchases! Our total came to $2,054 and will help us with our operational needs. Bills will be paid!!
We also had BOXES on Weds. YOU all are appreciated. Catathn items are rolling in and other items that help us with the day to day needs!
Fred, Gail & BooBoo - 200 9"plates, 2 Kong toys, Tub of Greenies, 2-24ct Fancy Feast, Scratcher and 4 Tubs of Lysol Wipes
Eddie & Rita M --Kitty Tea Towel and from Rosie Mew an Easter Card for FFRC
Anony 3 boxes of 36ct Broths
Zorro - 1,000 6" plates
Anony friend-- 96 pkts of Broths
Anony Friend-- 10 cases Appetizers
Dimwitt - flower seed for Sunflowers, Purple Catnip & Roses
Barb W - IA Weight Circles, Donation in memory of Cinder & Louie
Dianne E - AZ Thank You Card & Weight Circles
Carla N - IN Weight Circles
Barb/Plee & Ron W - VA Sponsorship for Spiker & 2 Flats of stamps
Justin & Ivy - DE For Ramsay & Friends - 2 Turbo Scratchers, Balls for dispensing snackers, case of Natural Balance and a bag each of Nutrish & Beyond, 2 cases 24ct Friskies and Bucket of Tidy Cat. 2 pkg Greenies, Toy & Nyla bone for Janie
David H - PA For In honor of Coralie, Hensley, Kiara, Magic & Vernon - Donation
Alan & Elaine - FL Hand colored Kitty card (gorgeous) and Donation in memory of Littlekat
Sister Sharon - Donation in honor of her 50th Anniversary as a Dominican Sister
Birthday
StacyAnn - Happy Birthday Photo Canvas of Jacci's favorite tree Love this!
Schinn Mod - Kitty Birthday Card with Chicken $5
Linda/catstoluv & Bill - MI Kitty Birthday Card & Weight Circles
FFRC Kitties (mailed from Washington, who flew out there to mail it?) Happy Birthday
Betty W - Birthday Card Donation
Carol/Holly67 & Arthur B - MA Kitty Birthday Card Paddy (pot of gold) donation & 2 Chicken $5
CATATHON
Debbie & Annie - Beach Escapet Basket: 2 bright Tommy Bahama Beach Towels
Josette - 2 insulated lunch bags
Conii & Elliott - Beautiful Felted Cat Bed from the Ukraine
It's hard to keep up with all the comings and goings. Today we are expecting 2 adoptions and 1 adoption Friday.
Jullian's kittens are all doing super. Eyes are all cracking open! She's is such a gentle sweet mama. Their tummies are very round! New name! The new little fostered black/white kitten has now been named Mars. This kitten is as much hers as are the others! That Zoie has the prettiest fur--a bit different. Will be interesting to see as she gets bigger.
The grey litter plus group: all are doing super. They are all on hold already but of course we have to wait until they are spayed or neutered. This is another super sweet litter--all very friendly and they love to be loved on!
Emma Jane is a dear sweet mama. These 4 kittens in this litter are very mobile now and they try to keep up with they grey plus litter! Very friendly and huggable! Eula and Erica are already spoken for. The good news is they will also be taking their mama Emma Jane with them--such a good thing!
And then there's some newbies:
We were asked by our local shelter to take on a muted calico/white cat. She's a nice girl. She's on the floor now in the front Thumper's Room and is adjusting nicely. We knew she may not be real welcoming to other cats but so far, she's doing quite well. Her name is Vusiko, pronounced Voo-SEE-ko. She was abandoned at a house. Hoping Vusiko will be up in the Main Area soon. Her birthday is 4/3/16, which makes her a 2 year old.
And then we have our 2 new orange tiger kittens. We were asked by a low cost spay/neuter vet if we could take them in. They were in a household where there were simply too many cats. Their mama was spayed and these two boys were neutered as well, on Tuesday. They are 11 weeks old with a birthday of 1/9/18. Their names are Kandan and Kubu. Kandan has a bit more white on the face and also on the chin. Kubu is more orangie around the face and chin. A name quiz will be coming up! These two orangies are super friendly and already think we are trees--zip up our legs so they can be held! They will be up in the Main Area soon.
And now some somber news. Mama calico cat, known as Mama cat was brought up to the rescue center yesterday. Many of you know that her tumor was partially removed from her ear. We have been keeping a very close eye on her. We know her lymph glands are a bit swollen too. It's obvious that her tumor has grown some since last looked at. But.....she is still so happy, eating and enjoying her FireHouse cat life. After talking to Dr. Darcy, we decided to continue on, but watching her closely. She was given a long acting antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory. This will "keep things going comfortably" yet again for a while. In the meantime, she is thoroughly enjoying her life. Her injections were given and back out to the FireHouse she went!
Another bit of news: we have received the biopsy for the eye of Annetta. The news is as expected but not wanted. The biopsy came back as malignancy/carcinoma in and around the eye. Just breaks my heart--she is such a gentle soul and loves everyone. Soooo, we will watch her as well. Whatever Annetta wants, Annetta gets. Food, where she wants to be at, hugs and pets--all of it--it's all hers. We will keep a close eye on her and monitor her. In these situations, with us knowing what's going on, we never want to miss a chance of doing extra good things for a cat. We want just nice things to happen for her.
Satruday is our low cost NEUTER day. As of right now, we have 37 signed up. Today we will go over the fine details and be ready. Check in will hopefully be done in 45 minutes. We will stagger check outs. We have volunteers helping us with check ins and for the post op watch. Unlike our FFRC cats, these cats won't be held. They will be put back in their crates but facing the volunteers where all can be watched during their wake up time. As they wake up and are aware again, food will be given and soon after that will be released back to their owners. It's a very busy time and very productive!
Take good care. Love those pets up! It's important for them and for yourselves!
