Shhhhhh! Want to know a secret? Today we will have a Flash Sale. Maybe you don't know the time? Shhhhhh--it's at 3:00 FFRC time! Come join the fun! We aren't doing many items--some cat bowl beds, Pat's wrist/hand warmers, a few scarves, a couple frames. These sales will help us with the propane costs.
The Super Blanket Raffle Weekend continues on! Don't know abut it? Check out the blog (2 days ago) and the facebook pages and the forum. Lots of info there for you! We love doing a raffle--gives lots of people a chance to win something really nice! The intake of tickets ends at 3:00 Saturday and the drawing will be at 6:00 pm FFRC time.
We had an adoption today! Yes, our sweetie Clayton went to his new home. Our volunteer Becky M adopted him. Within ten minutes of him being home, he was already stretched out on the table with her granddaughter, looking so sweet!
We had BOXES last night! many thanks are given to you.
Meg A--King Cake to celebrate Mardi Gras. Last year when we had the cake, I was the lucky one to get the baby in the cake. This year, Jimmy's first slice of this delicious cake had the baby in it! It was fun!
Brooke/brookeboss--6 catnip Yeooow bananas, Cat's Meow undercover toy
Lois L/lannml--3 cases of Whiskas Chicken
Widdletigger--2 cases Natual Balance Sardines in juice (for GInger to steal and share!)
LJ323--lots of Hefty quart bags, 8 large cans chicken, 4 bathrugs and 4 shower mats. Also 3 beautiful afghans. A Cat on a Fence (violet, lavender blue & white), a 42 x 55 lavender, purple & white with popcorn kitties and a 60 x 60 green and blue squares with kitties on the squares. All 3 of these afghans are wonderful!
Pat, our volunteer--10 pairs of handwarmers for Day Sale
NYC-Kelly45--2 nyla bone kitty toys, doggie bone toy, 2 cases Gerber baby food, 5 bags of Royal Canin Baby cat dry
Jennifer/jacksmom--wonderful towels! 5 green bath towels, 3 green hand towels and 5 yellow bath towels and 4 yellow hand towels!
Then we had a late Christmas present from the Montana & Crew (the mama that adopted 5 cats from FFRC). These 5 boxes were held up at customs at Christmas. They were then returned to the sender and they decided to drive the boxes to Buffalo and mail them from there. Simply amazing!
Each adoptive cat sent it's own box. I was blown away by this. The 5 cats that were adopted were Montana, Januka, Halo, Spruce and Abner (aka Sgt. Sweetie Pie/Sarge). Each box held a beautiful picture of each cat with a donation per cat. The boxes held a huge assortment of items--Friskie cases, Fancy Feast, baby food, a dyson hand held vacuum, dry cat food, Ziploc plastic bags, Q-tips, Lysol wipes, Huggies refills and lots of snackers! Wow! This was wonderful. No matter how hard some of this rescue "work" is, when I see those pictures of our cats being happy and so loved in their new homes, it's very very heart warming to me.
Marty has been moved to Dodger's Pen. She right now is taking a nap in the hammock inside her pen. When she's comfortable with this situation, her pen door will be opened. Then we will set the pen back up and bring Coralie up to Dodger's Pen so she has more people interaction. Every cat has their own progression of entering the Main Area. We've removed the bandages from Coralie's feet once again. Now she has a day or two to have them off.
Paddy Purr is sitting on my desk, right in front, half sleeping! He has gained weight and his eyes look a tad bit better. Such a wonderful boy. He's fought his cold battle and has won! He's a toughie!
The floor guys were here yesterday. That 5 foot long strip by 4 inches that was left bare concrete after the new counter was put in, is covered with the blue floor material. They've done a good job.
We also have some PayPal thanks to give!
Arden and Charmaine--PayPal for Marty's care!
Adrienne N--donation for FFRC
Lynda S--donation for FFRC
Sandra T--donation for FFRC
Ramona S from MN--donation for FFRC
Many thanks to you all for your support of this Rescue Center. I love FFRC with a passion. When we have people that truly "have our backs", it sure makes this work a whole lot easier. I thank you for that.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Thursday, Jan.30
Wrigley is a high energy kitten! He must've played with that Chase the Mouse toy for 2 hours today! What fun he had. Just love that kitten! It was interesting to watch Freemont too. He sat there for a long long time watching Wrigley play--like he was trying to figure that toy out. He eventually got into the fun! Then Lorenzo decided that he had to join in too--he seemed to like the wand bopping him on the head! What wonderful cats!
Seymour is climbing again this morning--he's right now on the 4th tier of a cat furniture--sleeping soundly after playing hard this morning. Shiloah is enjoying watching the birds out of the Kitty Kabana windows. The birds have been heavily eating. Cozarelii has figured out how to get on the "princess bed" in the Kabana. He has a smile on his face--I swear he does! Hazel is watching the woodpeckers at a different window.
We had BOXES last night! Thanks ever so much.
Lucy P/lulittle--3 awesome books. A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob--both by James Bowen and Casper the Commuting Cat by Susan Finden. All 3 sounds like wonderful books. I'm right in the middle of reading Uncle Whiskers, a great story about a handicapped cat.
Arden and Charmaine--2 large bags of Purina One dry food -- cats were trying to help me open the box!
Tanya B/Dutchy from Canada--6 Kong Kickaroos with catnip and 12 mega bags of cat snackers
Kerswill--birthday card for my mom
Lovebugs--birthday card for my mom
Austin from OH--donation for PayPal
Henry R Peeps and Oh My Guinness--birthday card for Sevaun's 11th birthday with her $5 for a special treat!
Joan N from NY--donation for FFRC
BOXES will be at 5:30 tonight--we had a late drop from UPS last night so we have 12 boxes already!
Farm update: the horses are doing great--very fuzzy. They are out in the corrals about 5-6 hours each day. The goat and donkey are also doing good. The chickens are out and about--they're getting extra food every day. No eggs right now though, due to the cold. The geese, peacocks, guineas and ducks are doing great. They are amazing, the way they stay warm in such cold weather.
Remember the Super Blanket Raffle Weekend has begun! Check out yesterdays blog, FFRC Nation or the facebook pages for the information!
Our new cat, Marty is doing really good. She is such a nice young adult. Beth combed and brushed her alot yesterday. Marty is very tolerant of that and is looking cleaner and better. She and Coralie are becoming friends since they are in the same room. Coralie has just 2 legs wrapped today. Dr. Darcy received an update yesterday regarding her. So far, all is going good. This is the time we are in the waiting pattern---to see what more healing can happen. Cats are awesome healers!
Seymour is climbing again this morning--he's right now on the 4th tier of a cat furniture--sleeping soundly after playing hard this morning. Shiloah is enjoying watching the birds out of the Kitty Kabana windows. The birds have been heavily eating. Cozarelii has figured out how to get on the "princess bed" in the Kabana. He has a smile on his face--I swear he does! Hazel is watching the woodpeckers at a different window.
We had BOXES last night! Thanks ever so much.
Lucy P/lulittle--3 awesome books. A Street Cat Named Bob and The World According to Bob--both by James Bowen and Casper the Commuting Cat by Susan Finden. All 3 sounds like wonderful books. I'm right in the middle of reading Uncle Whiskers, a great story about a handicapped cat.
Arden and Charmaine--2 large bags of Purina One dry food -- cats were trying to help me open the box!
Tanya B/Dutchy from Canada--6 Kong Kickaroos with catnip and 12 mega bags of cat snackers
Kerswill--birthday card for my mom
Lovebugs--birthday card for my mom
Austin from OH--donation for PayPal
Henry R Peeps and Oh My Guinness--birthday card for Sevaun's 11th birthday with her $5 for a special treat!
Joan N from NY--donation for FFRC
BOXES will be at 5:30 tonight--we had a late drop from UPS last night so we have 12 boxes already!
Farm update: the horses are doing great--very fuzzy. They are out in the corrals about 5-6 hours each day. The goat and donkey are also doing good. The chickens are out and about--they're getting extra food every day. No eggs right now though, due to the cold. The geese, peacocks, guineas and ducks are doing great. They are amazing, the way they stay warm in such cold weather.
Remember the Super Blanket Raffle Weekend has begun! Check out yesterdays blog, FFRC Nation or the facebook pages for the information!
Our new cat, Marty is doing really good. She is such a nice young adult. Beth combed and brushed her alot yesterday. Marty is very tolerant of that and is looking cleaner and better. She and Coralie are becoming friends since they are in the same room. Coralie has just 2 legs wrapped today. Dr. Darcy received an update yesterday regarding her. So far, all is going good. This is the time we are in the waiting pattern---to see what more healing can happen. Cats are awesome healers!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Weds., Jan. 29
It's a raffle! This upcoming weekend is known as Super Bowl Weekend, but at FFRC it's Super Blanket Raffle Weekend! And you are all invited to participate! In fact, we're starting the weekend on THURSDAY, because it's that big!
We have five beautiful blankets, known as Warped-de-dos, made by Warped in MN. They are:
A--yellow with blue birds, 58 x 70
B--purple, blue, red, green abstract, 56 x 70
C--butterflies, flowers blocks, 57 x 70
D--purple, green, pink flowers, 59 x 70
E--Pretty Cat, red, white, etc., 57 x 70
These Warped-de-dos are twin size blankies, super soft, washes and dries easily. They are like the Leggydews but much bigger.
Here's how it works: Each blanket has a letter associated with it. Each $5.00 donation gets your name in a raffle for whichever blanket you ae interested in. If you donate $5.00 for blanket A, for example, your name will go into the raffle for that blanket. If you donate $25 for blanket B, your name will go in five times. Five blankets==five boxes.
We are putting all the names on a numbered list, so your name is associated with a number and on Saturday at 6:00 pm we will draw one number from each box and look at the list to see who the winner is!
We're doing this so more of you can participate in getting one or more of these beautiful, handmade blankets. If you don't want to participate, that's ok, just be thankful for all who do and of course for the wonderful time and talent of Warped.
Entries for the raffle must be made by paypal, be sure to include which letter blanket you want. Raffle tickets may be purchased starting THURSDAY, Jan 30 through 3:00 SATURDAY, Feb. 1. Then on Saturday at 6:00 pm we will draw the five lucky winners.
We'll post the pictures of the blankets on FB chatters and FFRC Nation beginning on Thursday. Thank you for supporting FFRC as the money raised by the blanket promotions goes to help pay for our electric bill (over $1,000 for last month). Thanks ever so much! Let the PayPals begin Thursday!! Remember, be sure to put which letter of BLANKET and how many tickets you'd like to buy. Of course, if you'd like, you can do more than 1 blanket!
We have five beautiful blankets, known as Warped-de-dos, made by Warped in MN. They are:
A--yellow with blue birds, 58 x 70
B--purple, blue, red, green abstract, 56 x 70
C--butterflies, flowers blocks, 57 x 70
D--purple, green, pink flowers, 59 x 70
E--Pretty Cat, red, white, etc., 57 x 70
These Warped-de-dos are twin size blankies, super soft, washes and dries easily. They are like the Leggydews but much bigger.
Here's how it works: Each blanket has a letter associated with it. Each $5.00 donation gets your name in a raffle for whichever blanket you ae interested in. If you donate $5.00 for blanket A, for example, your name will go into the raffle for that blanket. If you donate $25 for blanket B, your name will go in five times. Five blankets==five boxes.
We are putting all the names on a numbered list, so your name is associated with a number and on Saturday at 6:00 pm we will draw one number from each box and look at the list to see who the winner is!
We're doing this so more of you can participate in getting one or more of these beautiful, handmade blankets. If you don't want to participate, that's ok, just be thankful for all who do and of course for the wonderful time and talent of Warped.
Entries for the raffle must be made by paypal, be sure to include which letter blanket you want. Raffle tickets may be purchased starting THURSDAY, Jan 30 through 3:00 SATURDAY, Feb. 1. Then on Saturday at 6:00 pm we will draw the five lucky winners.
We'll post the pictures of the blankets on FB chatters and FFRC Nation beginning on Thursday. Thank you for supporting FFRC as the money raised by the blanket promotions goes to help pay for our electric bill (over $1,000 for last month). Thanks ever so much! Let the PayPals begin Thursday!! Remember, be sure to put which letter of BLANKET and how many tickets you'd like to buy. Of course, if you'd like, you can do more than 1 blanket!
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Tuesday, Jan. 28
Brrrr, goosebumps, chilly, oh my garsh it's cold out there. We are a very cold area, but fairly toasty inside. Wind chills are in the minus twenties. Schools are closed again. Some of the Porchies have decided they are to be called Front Thumper's Room cats as they've invited themselves right inside. This morning there were 5 of the Porchies inside Thumper's Room. They looked so happy to be in. With the shortage of propane though, we have brought the thermostat down a few notches. We have to be conservative.
Yesterday and each Monday at 9:00, the Jenna Radar will flip itself on for a very short cycle to rotate the oil and be sure it's working properly. Oh, what a lovely sound that generator made....I thought of it as a purr! It was wonderful!
Slowly but surely we are going thru the website and updating each category. This will take a bit of time but we will get it done! Ginger is in top form--Octavia would be so proud of her. She is a great apprentice! Just this morning alone she thieved 4 packets of food. Tabitha too has become an accomplished "nester". Remember, she had 2 cases of paper towels donated just for her. And she loves it! She will take the roll of paper towels (that's on the holder) and unroll and unroll a length of PT. Then she pulls it off, mushes it up and takes a nap! She's so sweet, she even shares her nest with others! We sometimes "borrow" some of her towels to use them! She doesn't mind!
As many of you probably know already, S.T.O.P., a cat rescue in Mansfield, OH had a fire. (reference to it is in late blog yesterday). FFRC has extended help to them. THe director, Diana, will keep us posted and let us know if/when we can help with some of the cats. She sent an email just this morning, and said their biggest concern is for the cats with eye damage from the fire. As FFRC knows more about the situation, we will pass it on to you.
We had BOXES last night! Please know how grateful we are to you.
Barbwick--with a note--fish kitty bowl with lid for a flash sale.
Oilsandsgirl--jumbo automatic atomic digital clock--check it out--numbers are 4 1/2 inches tall!
For Jimmy--2 official FFRC Customer Man t-shirt!! (from Mod friends)
Jay H--2 large bottles of L-Oysine for Asha & friends
Mayumi from Japan--2 cases of Chicken tulle and 2 bags of chicken steaks
Leggygal from CA--2 large bags of Royal Canin Kitten dry food
LJ323--2 crocheted samples of how the cat bowl beds are made
Kelly R in CA--bags of sugar free candy and regular candy for the volunteers, Bag of cat snackers, Fancy Feast, Appetizers and baby food
Susan C--donation for FFRC
Helmin from UK--donation to FFRC as a help for the quilt project
FFRC has always had a plan of action for an emergency. Due to the fire at S.T.O.P., we want to update our Emergency Plan. We had actually started this process last week. We now have 9 fire extinguishers in place and 9 smoke detectors, some with carbon monoxide detectors built in. Our Instruction in Case of Emergency paper has been updated. We always keep extra carriers in the middle shed just for this occasion.
We had 3 adoptions this past Sunday. Xena went to her new home. I do believe she was thoroughly loved by her new family even before they left with her! Next was Miss Eltoe, followed by Miss Molly. I believe these 3 all went into wonderful homes. I've already seen pics of Miss Molly--all looks well!
Ming had a real treat last night--he got to spend a night in Kitty Kastle with Sarah and Beth. Sarah spent the night so that she didn't have to contend with road conditions this morning. Ming so enjoyed being "the only cat"! He's a great boy.
All is well at FFRC. I so appreciate the extra effort that it takes to keep things going with this cold weather. We truly do have the best volunteers!
Yesterday and each Monday at 9:00, the Jenna Radar will flip itself on for a very short cycle to rotate the oil and be sure it's working properly. Oh, what a lovely sound that generator made....I thought of it as a purr! It was wonderful!
Slowly but surely we are going thru the website and updating each category. This will take a bit of time but we will get it done! Ginger is in top form--Octavia would be so proud of her. She is a great apprentice! Just this morning alone she thieved 4 packets of food. Tabitha too has become an accomplished "nester". Remember, she had 2 cases of paper towels donated just for her. And she loves it! She will take the roll of paper towels (that's on the holder) and unroll and unroll a length of PT. Then she pulls it off, mushes it up and takes a nap! She's so sweet, she even shares her nest with others! We sometimes "borrow" some of her towels to use them! She doesn't mind!
As many of you probably know already, S.T.O.P., a cat rescue in Mansfield, OH had a fire. (reference to it is in late blog yesterday). FFRC has extended help to them. THe director, Diana, will keep us posted and let us know if/when we can help with some of the cats. She sent an email just this morning, and said their biggest concern is for the cats with eye damage from the fire. As FFRC knows more about the situation, we will pass it on to you.
We had BOXES last night! Please know how grateful we are to you.
Barbwick--with a note--fish kitty bowl with lid for a flash sale.
Oilsandsgirl--jumbo automatic atomic digital clock--check it out--numbers are 4 1/2 inches tall!
For Jimmy--2 official FFRC Customer Man t-shirt!! (from Mod friends)
Jay H--2 large bottles of L-Oysine for Asha & friends
Mayumi from Japan--2 cases of Chicken tulle and 2 bags of chicken steaks
Leggygal from CA--2 large bags of Royal Canin Kitten dry food
LJ323--2 crocheted samples of how the cat bowl beds are made
Kelly R in CA--bags of sugar free candy and regular candy for the volunteers, Bag of cat snackers, Fancy Feast, Appetizers and baby food
Susan C--donation for FFRC
Helmin from UK--donation to FFRC as a help for the quilt project
FFRC has always had a plan of action for an emergency. Due to the fire at S.T.O.P., we want to update our Emergency Plan. We had actually started this process last week. We now have 9 fire extinguishers in place and 9 smoke detectors, some with carbon monoxide detectors built in. Our Instruction in Case of Emergency paper has been updated. We always keep extra carriers in the middle shed just for this occasion.
We had 3 adoptions this past Sunday. Xena went to her new home. I do believe she was thoroughly loved by her new family even before they left with her! Next was Miss Eltoe, followed by Miss Molly. I believe these 3 all went into wonderful homes. I've already seen pics of Miss Molly--all looks well!
Ming had a real treat last night--he got to spend a night in Kitty Kastle with Sarah and Beth. Sarah spent the night so that she didn't have to contend with road conditions this morning. Ming so enjoyed being "the only cat"! He's a great boy.
All is well at FFRC. I so appreciate the extra effort that it takes to keep things going with this cold weather. We truly do have the best volunteers!
Monday, January 27, 2014
Monday, Jan. 27
Hug your cat. Kiss your dog. Keep them close and be grateful for them. This cold winter that many of us are experiencing is so very hard for the outside pets.
I also got a couple notifications about the fire that happened to S.T.O.P. (Stop the Overpopulation-Pets) just this past Friday, in Mansfield, OH. S.T.O.P is a cat shelter. This is only about 2 1/2 hours from Defiance. I called the director to talk to her. Her name is Diana. I was privileged to talk to her about the situation. Apparently they have 42 cats at the vets office under treatment, 2 are already in foster care and 3 passed away in the fie and 1 is still unaccounted for although seen in the area. 18 of the cats at the vet clinic are in fairly stable condition. The reason for me calling was to offer FFRC's help. If we can take some of the cats and continue their treatments, we would be honored to do so. I told Diana my greatest fear with our Rescue Center is fire. To have to experience this tragedy would be heart breaking. The purpose of this blog? I'm asking for your help. I asked Diana her #1 need right now and she said prayers. I said I would post that on our blog. So, if you are a prayerful person, please pray for the cats that belong to S.T.O.P and for their healing. And pray for guidance for Diana and the volunteers. This is a tragedy I hope to never have to experience. Thank you for being the kind of friends that makes it possible to ask this request of.
I also got a couple notifications about the fire that happened to S.T.O.P. (Stop the Overpopulation-Pets) just this past Friday, in Mansfield, OH. S.T.O.P is a cat shelter. This is only about 2 1/2 hours from Defiance. I called the director to talk to her. Her name is Diana. I was privileged to talk to her about the situation. Apparently they have 42 cats at the vets office under treatment, 2 are already in foster care and 3 passed away in the fie and 1 is still unaccounted for although seen in the area. 18 of the cats at the vet clinic are in fairly stable condition. The reason for me calling was to offer FFRC's help. If we can take some of the cats and continue their treatments, we would be honored to do so. I told Diana my greatest fear with our Rescue Center is fire. To have to experience this tragedy would be heart breaking. The purpose of this blog? I'm asking for your help. I asked Diana her #1 need right now and she said prayers. I said I would post that on our blog. So, if you are a prayerful person, please pray for the cats that belong to S.T.O.P and for their healing. And pray for guidance for Diana and the volunteers. This is a tragedy I hope to never have to experience. Thank you for being the kind of friends that makes it possible to ask this request of.
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Sunday, Jan. 26
All went well with our surgery day yesterday although it was a very long day.
Those that were spayed:
Patricia--physical good, weighed 6.05
Miss Eltoe--physical good, weighed 4.08
Miss Molly--physical good, previous fracture is stable, weighed 2.07
Xena--physical good, weighed 3.09 (Vet thought these 5 cats have savannah or bengal in them)
Mary Kay--physical good, weighed 3.05
Piet--physical good, weighed 3.06
Zata--physical good, weighed 2.05
Yvonne--physical good, good weight now, weighed 7.09
Those that were neutered:
O'Hare--physical good, weighed 3.03
Wrigley--physical good, CH confined to head wobbles and slight body imbalance, weighed 3.08
Shamballie had his pin removed. Past fracture appears to be stable. Had a bit of difficulty retrieving the pin, was a bit sore directly after surgery, but doing great now. Given soreness meds. Putter--not now. It's not your turn yet.
Coralie, our frostbite girl, was a very long surgery, about 2 1/2 hours. We had difficulty keeping her body temp up. We may look into a heater surgical pad for future needs. Dr. Darcy did an awesome job. Her ears look great--removed about 1/2 of them. When the fur returns, she'll look wonderful! About 2/3s of the tail was removed--no more carrying around that dead tail end. We worked a long time on her feet. There's one paw that may not need any pad removal, just a declaw on the toe nail beds that are dead. But that's better than a toe! On a front paw, 3 out of the 4 pads (not a dewclaw) had to be removed. This leaves her with a very stubby foot. One rear paw had to have 3 nails declawed. We're hoping to save those pads on that foot. The other rear foot has to have tissue removal yet, but it's temporarily down to healthy tissue. We want to see if she can produce some more healing before her next surgery. Both hocks are troublesome, but much of the "caps" were removed. We're hoping for lots of granulation to happen. This cat is simply awesome. Just love her to pieces. Her attitude is--it's ok, let's just get on with it and enjoy life! Please, if you know of an animal outside in this brutal winter, please check on them.
We've heard from Bonnie! Her surgery went good. She stands a good chance of a successful surgery. We will get those cards to her very soon! Bonnie is a special person to FFRC and hopefully you will see her sometime again soon. Her brace on her neck has to be in place for 6 weeks.
We completed our Afghan Auction last night! Wow--what a wonderful auction this was! Such beautiful handiwork.
Jacksmom--won afghan A for $255
Gusti--won afghan B for $180
Lady Doc--won afghan C for $176
Littleonemine--won afghan D for $247.
Ann F sent a donation of $142 to round up this afghan auction to $1,000! I want to thank all the bidders, Ann, the chatters for adding to the fun, Canton cat and the mods for helping with this sale and the people who made the afghans. We are very grateful!
We had BOXES on Friday evening. We are thankful to YOU!
Terese in NJ--flannel cat nip toy with feather for August, Jackson and Shamballie
Yankeechick--red blanket with paw prints for Freemont, catnip ball toys for Lorenzo and Derecho
Nancy/Kerswill--letter, yarn for Pat, 2 bags of pompoms, pop tabs/box tops for Caryn & Kellen, bag of crazy stems (giant pipe cleaners), Keurig black tea cups, hole reinforcements, sugar free goodies, packets for the volunteers with goodies, 4 wildlife cards, Rescue Roast coffe K cups
Zsa Zsa and mama Kathy--case of Nature Tuna/Chicken, 2 cases of Halo Spot's Stew Cat Turkey, bag of Royal Canin Indoor Adult, 5 cases of Tiki Cat can
Joy in Ohio--green kitty doily made by her mother who has Alzheimer's, pop tabs and pull tabs, various office items including colored paper, construction paper, chalk and stickers
Anonymous Friend--flowered round beach towel, peanut butter & chocolate pecan fudge (very very delicious), kitty pictures, collars, cardinal cat toy, 4 colorful rugs
Pat L from Kansas--4 boxes Whiskas gravy sensations
Elizabeth/Liz from UK--6 packages cat snackers, Ferrero Rocher candy--yummy
Lisa, our baker friend--10 pies and lots of homemade cookies!
Connie K--donation in memory of Larry
Mary/Midwestern from IL--donation in lieu of payment for American Doll clothes made by Leggygal
Judy HK--donation in memory of Jack P
Tom & Jean from Defiance--Chief register tapes
JenniB from FL--donation for FFRC
Nancyerin from FL--donation in memory of Paul
Wanda E--donation for a portrait!
Joyce D--thanks for the pizza for surgery day!
Putter--you are so impatient today, buddy. Soon.
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Patricia and Seymour are now in the Main Area all the time. They are doing great. Seymour is a climber--he loves to get up on the Kuranda Towers! Dr. Darcy was able to look at the x-rays of Seymour. Her findings: she still feels his mobility problem is from some sort of trauma. The x-rays show a big curvature of the lumbar region, with much narrowing of the vertebrae which results in nerve damage. Also both femur heads show misalignment into the pelvic joint. Even more important is what the heart shows. There is a distinct malformation of the heart--not the normal picture of a heart. This could be the explanation of what happened last week. Instead of asthma as previously thought, his respiratory problem could have been from this heart issue. We will keep a close eye on him and will do a repeat chest x-ray in the future.
All is fine. Cats are busy watching the birds eat at the feeders. We are again in more winter weather. It is very cold here, very windy and another 2-4 inches of snow expected today. We will cancel our volunteer meeting as it is more important to think of the safety of the volunteers driving.
Ok, Putter, now it's your turn! Yes, sweet boy--tell us your thoughts.
From Putter--his advice for all of us: "You should surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." Thanks Putter--love you.
Those that were spayed:
Patricia--physical good, weighed 6.05
Miss Eltoe--physical good, weighed 4.08
Miss Molly--physical good, previous fracture is stable, weighed 2.07
Xena--physical good, weighed 3.09 (Vet thought these 5 cats have savannah or bengal in them)
Mary Kay--physical good, weighed 3.05
Piet--physical good, weighed 3.06
Zata--physical good, weighed 2.05
Yvonne--physical good, good weight now, weighed 7.09
Those that were neutered:
O'Hare--physical good, weighed 3.03
Wrigley--physical good, CH confined to head wobbles and slight body imbalance, weighed 3.08
Shamballie had his pin removed. Past fracture appears to be stable. Had a bit of difficulty retrieving the pin, was a bit sore directly after surgery, but doing great now. Given soreness meds. Putter--not now. It's not your turn yet.
Coralie, our frostbite girl, was a very long surgery, about 2 1/2 hours. We had difficulty keeping her body temp up. We may look into a heater surgical pad for future needs. Dr. Darcy did an awesome job. Her ears look great--removed about 1/2 of them. When the fur returns, she'll look wonderful! About 2/3s of the tail was removed--no more carrying around that dead tail end. We worked a long time on her feet. There's one paw that may not need any pad removal, just a declaw on the toe nail beds that are dead. But that's better than a toe! On a front paw, 3 out of the 4 pads (not a dewclaw) had to be removed. This leaves her with a very stubby foot. One rear paw had to have 3 nails declawed. We're hoping to save those pads on that foot. The other rear foot has to have tissue removal yet, but it's temporarily down to healthy tissue. We want to see if she can produce some more healing before her next surgery. Both hocks are troublesome, but much of the "caps" were removed. We're hoping for lots of granulation to happen. This cat is simply awesome. Just love her to pieces. Her attitude is--it's ok, let's just get on with it and enjoy life! Please, if you know of an animal outside in this brutal winter, please check on them.
We've heard from Bonnie! Her surgery went good. She stands a good chance of a successful surgery. We will get those cards to her very soon! Bonnie is a special person to FFRC and hopefully you will see her sometime again soon. Her brace on her neck has to be in place for 6 weeks.
We completed our Afghan Auction last night! Wow--what a wonderful auction this was! Such beautiful handiwork.
Jacksmom--won afghan A for $255
Gusti--won afghan B for $180
Lady Doc--won afghan C for $176
Littleonemine--won afghan D for $247.
Ann F sent a donation of $142 to round up this afghan auction to $1,000! I want to thank all the bidders, Ann, the chatters for adding to the fun, Canton cat and the mods for helping with this sale and the people who made the afghans. We are very grateful!
We had BOXES on Friday evening. We are thankful to YOU!
Terese in NJ--flannel cat nip toy with feather for August, Jackson and Shamballie
Yankeechick--red blanket with paw prints for Freemont, catnip ball toys for Lorenzo and Derecho
Nancy/Kerswill--letter, yarn for Pat, 2 bags of pompoms, pop tabs/box tops for Caryn & Kellen, bag of crazy stems (giant pipe cleaners), Keurig black tea cups, hole reinforcements, sugar free goodies, packets for the volunteers with goodies, 4 wildlife cards, Rescue Roast coffe K cups
Zsa Zsa and mama Kathy--case of Nature Tuna/Chicken, 2 cases of Halo Spot's Stew Cat Turkey, bag of Royal Canin Indoor Adult, 5 cases of Tiki Cat can
Joy in Ohio--green kitty doily made by her mother who has Alzheimer's, pop tabs and pull tabs, various office items including colored paper, construction paper, chalk and stickers
Anonymous Friend--flowered round beach towel, peanut butter & chocolate pecan fudge (very very delicious), kitty pictures, collars, cardinal cat toy, 4 colorful rugs
Pat L from Kansas--4 boxes Whiskas gravy sensations
Elizabeth/Liz from UK--6 packages cat snackers, Ferrero Rocher candy--yummy
Lisa, our baker friend--10 pies and lots of homemade cookies!
Connie K--donation in memory of Larry
Mary/Midwestern from IL--donation in lieu of payment for American Doll clothes made by Leggygal
Judy HK--donation in memory of Jack P
Tom & Jean from Defiance--Chief register tapes
JenniB from FL--donation for FFRC
Nancyerin from FL--donation in memory of Paul
Wanda E--donation for a portrait!
Joyce D--thanks for the pizza for surgery day!
Putter--you are so impatient today, buddy. Soon.
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Patricia and Seymour are now in the Main Area all the time. They are doing great. Seymour is a climber--he loves to get up on the Kuranda Towers! Dr. Darcy was able to look at the x-rays of Seymour. Her findings: she still feels his mobility problem is from some sort of trauma. The x-rays show a big curvature of the lumbar region, with much narrowing of the vertebrae which results in nerve damage. Also both femur heads show misalignment into the pelvic joint. Even more important is what the heart shows. There is a distinct malformation of the heart--not the normal picture of a heart. This could be the explanation of what happened last week. Instead of asthma as previously thought, his respiratory problem could have been from this heart issue. We will keep a close eye on him and will do a repeat chest x-ray in the future.
All is fine. Cats are busy watching the birds eat at the feeders. We are again in more winter weather. It is very cold here, very windy and another 2-4 inches of snow expected today. We will cancel our volunteer meeting as it is more important to think of the safety of the volunteers driving.
Ok, Putter, now it's your turn! Yes, sweet boy--tell us your thoughts.
From Putter--his advice for all of us: "You should surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Love the people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." Thanks Putter--love you.
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Thursday, Jan. 23
Patricia and Seymour are up in the Main Rescue Center half of the time now. You may see Patricia prancing around--she's thoroughly enjoying all the windows. Seymour loves the toys. These are such nice cats. Both are blending in very well.
We had BOXES last night! Big time thanks to you!
Cheri B--monthly Spoiled Rotten box--kitty kisses snackers, sprong toy, wooly fun toy, feather toys, 2 grooming mitts and 2 cans of Halo Spot's
Anonymouse Friend--4 of the K&H microwaveable pet bed warmers
Michlynn--bag of spiral yarn toys in catnip, 8 beautiful crocheted scarves for Day Sale, small framed stencil picture of Strawberry Wreath
Anonymous Friend--from Nordstrom--24 of the 2 pack of low cut socks for a Flash Sale--lime green and pink with kitties
Anonymous Friend--green bed and blankie for Coralie, colored paper for packing, box of Carter thermal blankies, crochet multi-colored blankies, 4 rolls duct tape, 5 super mega snackers for all the cats, bag of Jelly Belly buttered popcorn flavor, box of peacock thank you notes, 9 large fleec blankets
Sheila/oilsandsgirl--blinking buddy toy, flashing firefly mat, 2 quiet glow moth toys, senses speed circuit toy, 2 cases Whiskas Purrfectly Chicken and a case of Whiskas Chef flavored packets
Norm from CT/taishan05--letter, bunches of colorful sponges, 12 O'Cedar mop head replacements!
Yankeechick--5 rainbow mice for August and Jackson
Betsey in ME--donation in memory of Kodie M
Eaglewatcher/Beth--battery pack for the monitor for surgery
Tabitha's friend--a case of Sparkle Towels for Tabitha's nest!
JoAnn S--a memorial donation for John H and Helen G
Speaking of Tabitha's nest--she loves the roll of paper towels that hang in her cabinet. When the nest is low, she unwinds a bit, tears it off and adds it to her "pile". What a girl--she's priceless!
We also had a few Paypal notes to make:
Anonymous Friend--PayPal in memory of Intrepid
Leslie M from KS--donation for Coralie
Selena and Scott W--donation for FFRC and to name a cat for a family member
Halos Mom & Dad--a donation to help with Coralie's medical needs
We had some sad news. Our Intrepid that was adopted out recently has passed away. The cause is unknown. While this gives us much sadness to us who cared for him as a kitten, we send our condolences to Intrepid's family. We never know day to day what life will bring. Give your family and your pets that extra hug today.
Yesterday was a big travel day for Hark, Markie and Barky. They were escorted by Angie and Bill to their new home and mama. I've already heard from her this morning and it sounds like all is well and happy!
We now have 3 adoptions scheduled for this coming Sunday. The times are 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30. The 2 kittens are Miss Molly, Miss Eltoe and Xena (the first of the Chicago 5 kittens).
Our new cat that we took in about 10 days ago, Jimmy James is still in Thumper's Room. We've tried a couple times to acclimate him into the Main Area, but his words are no, no, no--I prefer the quieter Thumper's Room! So, he's still there and very comfortable there!
We are having a surprise Flash Sale today--afterall, isn't that what a Flash Sale is--a surprise! We aim to get all orders done, mailed and sent 100% correctly. If you participate in any of the sales, please remember that we need your PayPal or check before sending orders out. Thanks! And if we make an error or you do not receive your order, don't hesitate to send me an email!
The generator/Jenna Radar is now done and complete and ready for action! How thrilling! While we hope there won't be a need, should we have a bad storm again, we are now prepared! This has been a very cold, windy, snowy winter for our area.
I just did a FFRC belly check this morning--Paddy Purr, Cutie, Zata and Yvonne all pass!
We had BOXES last night! Big time thanks to you!
Cheri B--monthly Spoiled Rotten box--kitty kisses snackers, sprong toy, wooly fun toy, feather toys, 2 grooming mitts and 2 cans of Halo Spot's
Anonymouse Friend--4 of the K&H microwaveable pet bed warmers
Michlynn--bag of spiral yarn toys in catnip, 8 beautiful crocheted scarves for Day Sale, small framed stencil picture of Strawberry Wreath
Anonymous Friend--from Nordstrom--24 of the 2 pack of low cut socks for a Flash Sale--lime green and pink with kitties
Anonymous Friend--green bed and blankie for Coralie, colored paper for packing, box of Carter thermal blankies, crochet multi-colored blankies, 4 rolls duct tape, 5 super mega snackers for all the cats, bag of Jelly Belly buttered popcorn flavor, box of peacock thank you notes, 9 large fleec blankets
Sheila/oilsandsgirl--blinking buddy toy, flashing firefly mat, 2 quiet glow moth toys, senses speed circuit toy, 2 cases Whiskas Purrfectly Chicken and a case of Whiskas Chef flavored packets
Norm from CT/taishan05--letter, bunches of colorful sponges, 12 O'Cedar mop head replacements!
Yankeechick--5 rainbow mice for August and Jackson
Betsey in ME--donation in memory of Kodie M
Eaglewatcher/Beth--battery pack for the monitor for surgery
Tabitha's friend--a case of Sparkle Towels for Tabitha's nest!
JoAnn S--a memorial donation for John H and Helen G
Speaking of Tabitha's nest--she loves the roll of paper towels that hang in her cabinet. When the nest is low, she unwinds a bit, tears it off and adds it to her "pile". What a girl--she's priceless!
We also had a few Paypal notes to make:
Anonymous Friend--PayPal in memory of Intrepid
Leslie M from KS--donation for Coralie
Selena and Scott W--donation for FFRC and to name a cat for a family member
Halos Mom & Dad--a donation to help with Coralie's medical needs
We had some sad news. Our Intrepid that was adopted out recently has passed away. The cause is unknown. While this gives us much sadness to us who cared for him as a kitten, we send our condolences to Intrepid's family. We never know day to day what life will bring. Give your family and your pets that extra hug today.
Yesterday was a big travel day for Hark, Markie and Barky. They were escorted by Angie and Bill to their new home and mama. I've already heard from her this morning and it sounds like all is well and happy!
We now have 3 adoptions scheduled for this coming Sunday. The times are 10:30, 11:30 and 12:30. The 2 kittens are Miss Molly, Miss Eltoe and Xena (the first of the Chicago 5 kittens).
Our new cat that we took in about 10 days ago, Jimmy James is still in Thumper's Room. We've tried a couple times to acclimate him into the Main Area, but his words are no, no, no--I prefer the quieter Thumper's Room! So, he's still there and very comfortable there!
We are having a surprise Flash Sale today--afterall, isn't that what a Flash Sale is--a surprise! We aim to get all orders done, mailed and sent 100% correctly. If you participate in any of the sales, please remember that we need your PayPal or check before sending orders out. Thanks! And if we make an error or you do not receive your order, don't hesitate to send me an email!
The generator/Jenna Radar is now done and complete and ready for action! How thrilling! While we hope there won't be a need, should we have a bad storm again, we are now prepared! This has been a very cold, windy, snowy winter for our area.
I just did a FFRC belly check this morning--Paddy Purr, Cutie, Zata and Yvonne all pass!
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