Thursday, March 31

This is simply a blog of updates and thanks: 

Vivienne--I've cancelled her surgery for tomorrow for her FHO.  I've grown quite concerned about her bladder. As you know last week we had an x-ray and ultrasound done on her. Nothing significant showed. She picked up her appetite and urinated a bit larger amounts. But, the last 2 days things are worrisome. Her quantity of urine has diminished greatly and she is showing alot of effort in urinating with not much production.Plus she is running a fever now. She's on the antibiotics prescribed by our vet but I feel we need more workup. So, she made a trip up to the vets today for more workup. We'll reschedule her FHO at a later date---this is an elective surgery, so there's no real hurry.

Bella--as you probably already know, we've been concerned about her only rear leg being so swollen. She's on the antibiotics prescribed by our vet.  She showed slight improvement but last night we noticed that her front paws are now puffy.  This is a major worry as it's a concern that her infection might be septic now. She is also up at the vets office. 

Sheldon--our little teenager boy has passed away. The past 24 hours has been a struggle. Such a very sad thing. His body just couldn't keep up. His diarrhea was uncontrollable--also means his already emaciated body wasn't taking in any of the nutrients. While we filled him with love, we could not fill his tummy properly. He passed away this morning. 

Such a bummer thing. These are the things that cause such stress on all of us. No one ever ever promised me 100% happy, healthy cat rescue days. These worries are all a part of cat rescue. So, we hope, we pray, we think good thoughts and encourage each other and love every single cat the best that we can while we have them. Thank you for being our FFRC friends. I will keep you all posted either myself or thru the mods. Thank you.

All the other cats are doing wonderful.   I would like to give my thanks for the BOXES last night.
Squeekymom--large bottle of Dawn dishwashing soap
Betz from PA--To be used as we need to: cat dish scrubber, cat bag clips, sticky memo stripes, kitty mug with spoon, 4 cases of Canidae for special breakfasts, case  of Friskies
Beth/eaglewatcher--For Shamballie & friends--4 bags of extra healthy snackers!
Sophieandlucysdad (day visitor)--24 bags of snackers, 163 cans of Fancy Feast/Sheba & 2 bags of Hershey candy, coupons
Pat L--Mike's mama from MI--kitty card with donation
Beadheadsdad--lots of leggydews from Leggygal to donate for adoptions from his cats!
Leggygal/Peggy--5 boxes!  lots of leggydews, biggiedews and fleece pillowcase sets  For Catathon: many items of Laurel Burch--tablet case, mug, scarf, socks, shoulder bag, umbrella, kitty carrier.  For the Baby Basket--2 baby girl and 2 baby boy clothing sets.

Tuesday, March 29

There they go again--zip, zip, zip, zip, zip.  Yes, 5 blurs of cats! That would be Franklin Tommy, Magic, Gustave, Mittens and Cayden.  Franklin was in the lead with Magic hot on his tracks followed by the other 3 close behind. They had a race course from the Kitty Kabana to the back of the area by the dog's pens! Back and forth, back and forth! I absolutely love how cats play together, how they make their own friendships and seek certain ones out to nap or play with. So very interesting.

We had BOXES last night--many, many thanks to you!
Beth/eaglewatcher--6 bottles Mr. Clean
Lannml--for Catathon--pewter kitty frame, business card hold & letter opener set, 2 kitty books, kitty puzzle, awesome metal kitty paper towel holder (it's tail holds the PT!!)
Nadine/Eclectra & Tommy---doggie card, chicken $5 
Susan C from OH--donation
Phyllis--coup0ons
Neil & Jean S from OH--donation to FFRC
SonJa (mod)--for Catathon--suncatcher Make it, Bake it!
Jatcat from CA--table top infrared heater
Barb W from IA with her special kitties--Easter card with donation
Joco with help from FFRCNation--rubber duckies for bubble bathtime!!
Peggy K/bamagirl from AL--note with donation, 3 reams paper. For Catathon or Flash Sale: pottery kitty plaque, cat mirror figurine, blue/white ceramic kitty, beautiful framed kitty cross stitch made by Peggy, flower kitty figure
Mistykitty/Wendy & Joe--Sat. day visitors--snackers for Vols, kitties & doggies, pop tabs. For Catathon or Flash--crocheted 4 afghans & 1 sweater
Julian, Jen & Jen from MI--Day visitors--6 & 9 inch plates, vol snackers, kitty wipes, trash bags, FF kitten, Iams dry food
Janet M--donation to FFRC

We have a new teenager kitten. A kind lady found him and brought him to FFRC. He obviously has been hit by a car.  His name is Sheldon (a Name a Cat name), he is black with a bit of a diamond on his throat.  His face has scraps on it. His left radial nerve is impaired. He has feeling in the toes so we're hoping to get back the use of that leg. He appears to possibly have a fractured pelvis also.  He is bone thin and dehydrated. I have a feeling that this boy simply has not had access to food and because of his weakened state, wasn't able to react quickly enough to an oncoming car.  He needs some prayers and good thoughts. 

Also keep Bella in your good thoughts and prayers. It appears her only back leg is very much swollen--probably has an abscess.  While we cannot find the point of penetration (bite wound, injury??), we are treating it aggressively. She's on 2 very good antibiotics and pain management.  She did eat a bit for breakfast and is resting comfortably.  As you know, she does not bear weight on this leg, so that helps. 

Gia is out of her room!  She's been in Cat's Corner for a whole week. Yesterday she showed signs that it was time to get moving about---playing, tossing toys in the air, eating lots, playing with kitties under the doorway! Sure signs that she's feeling much better. So, this morning she was sprung! 

Shawnee and baby Dakota are doing great. Yesterday Dakota surprised us all by munching a bit on the babycat dry food! She's just a wee of a thing and there she was munching! Sure a good sight to see. Shawnee is a dear--super friendly and sweet.

We have surgery planned for Vivienne on Friday.  She will have an FHO, femoral head osteotomy. It is the removal of the "ball" head of the ball and socket of the femur that makes up the hip joint. The bones of the joint then cannot come in contact which eliminates the pain that is caused by the abnormal contact.  Her fracture is severe enough that it cannot be repaired correctly, so the FHO is now the treatment of choice. Her leg may be just slightly shorter than the unaffected leg, but amazingly cats (and dogs) do very well with this type of surgery.  After surgery she will be confined for a while and be given soreness meds. 

Elsie and Samson Wolf are crazy together. They are such good friends. They both love to rock and roll and try to outdo each other. Then Magic and Trucker join in and they have a 4-some play ruckus going on. 

Just want to send a special thanks to you all for what you do for FFRC---your support, your donations, your good thoughts and prayers, participating in ResQwalk, encouraging our fellow FFRC friends, helping one another on facebook----there's so so many ways and I am appreciative.  

Sunday, March 27

Happy Easter, folks. The cats and I would like to wish you a blessed, glorious day.  The cats have already enjoyed a delicious fresh cooked turkey treat--inside and outside cats all shared. 

We had BOXES Friday evening. We are grateful to your support.
Heather, Elskates daughter--donation in honor of Elskates birthday!
Laurie B--case of Friskies Pate
Mary H, Friday night vol--4 bags Iams kitty snackers
Squeekymom--4 bottles vinegar, 2 sheets postage stamps, case of KMR, 18 bags of Greenies
Lannml--For Catathon: 2 CatOpoly games, book "I will see you in Heaven"
Jobear--BD card, 270 of the  9 " plates,  4 bags of cat snackers
Jatcat--fireman's nozzle
Roberta S from Findlay--newspaper articles
Phyllis B/Buddy & Emmi--Easter card & a chicken $5
Don & Joy from NY--card and donation to FFRC
V family from PA--coupons for cat food, snackers and litter
Donna W (Clark and Jessie's auntie)--Easter card & 2 chicken $5's 
Sherri/neuromom & David from NY--Easter card & a chicken $5
Darkcat--lots and lots of Fresh Step paw points!
Jenny and Brent (Montana & crew!)--sponsorship of Joey. Also a carload of goodies---plates, bleach, vinegar, Clorox wipes, PT, kleenex, Mr. Clean---awesome!  Delivered by SonJa!
SonJamac--Stroopwfle, maple syrup, stuffed monkey, special candies, poptops
Phil & Judy--day visitors--3 dz. cat food cans, Easter treats & 2 quilt crafts for Catathon

Makalah Sue is recovering nicely from her spay. She is continuing to eat good and grow. She had her surgery on Friday. Vivienne also went to the vets on Friday. An x-ray was done and an ultrasound. She does indeed have a fractured femoral head. Her pelvis is sound. Her ultrasound shows that her bladder is not damaged although she is still having a bit of bloody urine. It's quite possible in the near future we will have surgery on her femoral head, called an FHO (femoral head ostectomy).  This simply means the fractured head will be removed and then the femur will make it's own new "spot" at the pelvis.  We will see how she does for right now. In the meantime, Vivienne and Makalah Sue are enjoying each other's company.

Our sweet Shawnee has one baby left. Malachi has also passed away. This has been very hard on all of us. The two that passed were fine and then simply past quickly. Syringe feeding was attempted but not successful. Once again, mama knew what was happening. Remember, before Shawnee came, she had already lost one baby. The remaining kitten, Dakota, seems to be feeling good.  And mama also seems to be feeling good. 

Gia continues to improve each day. She's more active and is eating good now! She should be out with the rest of the cats soon.  KinneyKay is enjoying her new life! She is no longer in her pen and is here, there and everywhere in the back Thumper's Room! She will even come up for a head butt. The best news of all---she's now eating by herself! What a dear personality she has! 

We had two cats leave yesterday. Joey--(not our Joey!) is the name of the beige/white kitten that was lost on our farm property. Remember---he had gotten away from the owners when they brought him in for his neuter. He simply disappeared--we hadn't seen him since the first week of his escape. He showed up on Weds. evening and was caught on Thursday morning--he had been gone 2 months. As quickly as he disappeared, he reappeared! And here's the kicker---he had been recently neutered! So.....somewhere, someone had him! He was happy to see his family and they were thrilled to get him back. 

The second cat to leave yesterday was Rhea--the black teenager that was brought in. I had a feeling she would be called about. She was a "lost" kitten, not a stray. When she arrived, we had noticed that she was already spayed, was friendly, hungry but not thin. They too were thrilled to have their kitten back and had pictures to show us. Rhea recognized them and went easily back to them!   A good day.

Friday, March 25

Grab your water wings, slipnslide, innertubes, snorkles--whatever you like for water fun! It poured and poured and then poured some more yesterday. There's water standing everywhere. Fields are saturated. Today the river will be fast and furious. Our ducks and geese sure are having fun though!  Merri grabbed a plastic basket just in case she needed a boat!

Our first spring sadness. We had our first spring loss yesterday. Our baby Makennah passed away. We knew yesterday morning things were not good. She distanced herself from the other two babies and mama Shawnee started avoiding her.  I've talked to Dr. Darcy about this. Two thoughts on her passing: About at age of 3-5 weeks, the kittens bodies start growing more rapidly. If there would be an internal problem (heart, etc), this is when we could notice a problem.  Also, when Shawnee arrived, she had a bit of a cold. Makennah could have picked up her virus. Time will tell I would think. If another has a problem, we would then think her virus has been passed on to the kittens. We are ever watchful and so sad about this loss.  After Makennah was taken out of the pool-nest, Shawnee went right back to her other two babies. She knew something was going on.

Many thanks to Warped for another box of 4,000 of the 6 inch plates! We're glad we don't have to wash all the plates.  Also a thanks to Kelly L for her donation to FFRC.

We have 2 cats up to the vets office today. Makalah Sue is there for her spay. We weighed her yesterday--she's gained 6-7 ounces in the last 10 days! Once that bad eye was removed, she spruced up and started eating and playing more. We also have Vivienne there too. A bit concerned about her pelvis/femoral head. We feel she was hit by a car. She's having some trouble with bloody urine and straining for poo. The x-ray and ultrasound will help figure things out.

That Leonard is a tricky boy. We've known for quite some time that he is getting out of the LJ Playground---lots of times! We figured it out a few weeks ago what he was doing. He shimmeys up the big upright poles of the Cove, hangs a paw over the edge and gets up on the roof. Then he checks out the tree that's on the outside of the pen and into the air he goes! So, we trimmed the tree back and now he just flies further over to the branch. So, we worked out a "system" with Leonard. If he runs to the playground gate, we put him back in, otherwise he can stay out with the Porchies and Firecats--he's great friends with them all! This morning, within 10 minutes he was out twice! He's a whiz!

Gia is much better! She ate really good during the night, all by herself. A for sure sign that she's feeling better. She is such a lovely girl--loves everyone!  KinneyKat is doing pretty good too. She's out of her pen all the time now and is exploring the room.  Abe thinks he's a Welcome Room cat now--he enjoys napping on the Kuranda Tower and watching out the window. He and Seymour are good friends. Rooney is such a beautiful cat--so fur floofy! Lucy Ann is so enjoying the windows in the Kabana Room. She's getting braver!

Happy news! Remember the beige/white cat that got away from the owner two months ago? We have him!  He's safe and sound! I'm thrilled. We have him in a pen and he's awaiting his family. We had not seen hide nor hair of him for many weeks and then on Weds. night he reappeared! We are so happy to be able to get him back to his family!

I wish for you all a happy, blessed Easter. The cats are excitedly waiting for their special Easter breakfast already! Especially Abe--he knows there's turkey coming!

Thursday, March 24

Elsie says the best way to nap is with a rat on the cushie! She's crazy about that rat! Everyone naps differently! Rooney and Cleo likes to cuddle together. Paddy Purr likes the desk. Jessie loves on top of the washer. Vernon is under any kind of cushie. Kiara is under all the warm laundry. 

We had BOXES last night. We are grateful for you!
Plee--7 cans Sheba, black feeding bowls
Diana C from OH--Gift Card for PetSmart and a nice note---a new viewer!
Sue--for Catathon--Vera Bradley Scarf, journal and matching hair clips
Vicki B--6 bags of BabyCat dry food--big thanks from Sea Turtle!
Patricia E/wildcat from IA--BD card!
Sherri/neuromom & David from NY--BD card with donation for spay/neuter program
Billie K--4 bags Baby Cat dry, 4 boxes appetizers
Hencass for Catathon--Amish Basket!!  lots of goodies for this basket! Pie fillings, fruit, poasta, sauerkraut, soups, jam, noodles, syrup, fruit butters, etc!
Doubleydibleydoo--BD card
Warpedinmn--4,000 of the 6 inch paper plates
TD--donation to FFRC
Elskates--donation in honor of my BD--thanks!
Schinn, our mod--donation for chicken $5
Rachael B/Izzy and Luci too, from TX--donation for FFRC

Many thanks to Arthur Phone Company for upgrading our upload speed for our internet. This will allow us to be able to do more things with our cam without the worry of dropping connection!

We took in a new cat two days ago. Her name is Vivienne (a Name a Cat name). It means alive.  She is about 11 months old. Her birthday is 4/9/15.  She was found on a road, left by herself. A wonderful lady drove by and saw her raise her head. So, she went to the next intersection, turned around and went back. When she approached Vivienne, she raised her head again and meowed.  She appears to have a fractured pelvis. She's doing very well. She's a Siamese with very pretty eyes. No microchip found. She's doing some pen-rest and is cooperating nicely! But she sure loves to be petted and held! 

Little KinneyKat is now out of her pen and is in the back Thumper's Room.  She's progressing nicely and is getting curious about her surroundings. She loves to have her chin rubbed! She's such a dainty little girl--only weighs 4.09.  She also sure likes her soft beds!

Makalah Sue goes tomorrow for her spay. We did her two surgeries (enucleation/spay) separately to give her time to get stronger. This past week she's doing so much better and is eating great! I believe she ate 3 breakfasts this morning! She is on hold!

Let's talk about our Catathon! Believe it or not, it's coming up!  This will be Catathon #6! The date is June 19, starting at 1:00. You'll be able to join the fun right there on our kittycam! The Catathon is designed to be a fundraiser for FFRC. It's very similar to a telethon! It's an auction with approximately 40-some Baskets and 40-some Big Ticket Items. We are very fortunate and blessed to have the help of our supporters to fill those Baskets and donate those Big Ticket Items.  YOU make a huge difference to FFRC and are definitely a part of making the Catathon be successful. 

I've been asked several times lately if we have a list of Baskets yet. We do! But, really, right now, any theme is good for us. It's fun to have new ones. Here are some suggestions:
Colors--the basket is designed with a particular color in mine
Girl Fun
Kitchen Items
Disney World
Movies
Baby Boy
Garden
Hello Kitty
Dog
Relaxation
Travel
Vera Bradley
Merle Norman
Laurel Burch
Gadgets/tools
Boy Fun
Puzzles
Coffees, Teas, etc.
Snoopy
Bird Watching
Family Fun
Really, at this point, since we're just starting we can do anything! Put your thinking cap on!

Big Ticket Items are more like a single item that is enough to be up by itself. In the past, we've had things such as:  Playstation, Peace Pole, Rachel Ray Cookware, Ipad, Coach Purse & Wallet, anything electronics, special signed artwork---goodness, it could be anything!

Please know we are very grateful for any help we receive! Items can be sent in now!!!  Please, if you could, mark on the outside of the box CATATHON!!  That will help me.  

The Catathon is alot of fun. This fundraiser is used in many ways for FFRC. More on that later! 

Wow--what a great 24 hour ResQwalk results we had! Many thanks to Opus for issuing a challenge. For every person that walked 2 miles, she would donate a dollar. This came to  $27 dollars! Then we had a matching donation from that from JustMe--that brought us to $54.  Then we had TWO matching $54 donations--one from Joco and one from an Anonymous Friend. Our total came to $162. How wonderful and so appreciated.  Thanks everyone for doing miles for FFRC! The cats and I applaud you all. 

We have started to do some Spring work outside. Won't be long until we have the benches out for visitors, the Shelter House all cleaned up, Albert's Garden spruced up, windchimes hanging, sidewalks scrubbed, tables out for picnics--a wonderful time of the year! 

March 22, Tuesday

That Elsie---she truly has zero fear.  She's here, there and everywhere! Up on the palm tree, next racing on the wheel, up high on a catwalk, climbing the rope pole in the office, chasing Hensley's tail, talking back to Coralie, up on top of Dodger's Pen.  And how does she do all this? Just because it's Elsie. She truly is amazable! 

This blog is particularly full of thanks. It's important to me to always to give these thanks.

We had BOXES last night! So many many thanks to you all.
Billie K--8 cases chicken baby food
Pckrbckr36--BD card, 2 bags of Reeses candy
Conii and kitties Elliott & Izabellah--2 BD cards, BIG box of Sees candies--wow!
Clark, JEsse & rest of the family--BD card & 2 neat t-shirts/cat & horse
Solee & Daisy & family--BD card, fuzzy cat (from Daria!), 2 framed pics of Solee/Daisy
Coloeagle/Kim & Craig--BD card & a beautiful purple afghan by Kim from FFRCNation
Widdletigger--2 cases Whiska Purrfectly Fish
Dewitty--case of baby food
Pam/Zoolove--canister of popcorn from Popcorn Factory
Outside Cats---what wonderful cats they are! They sent a pretty bouquet of flowers & candy.
Anonymous Friend--a wonderful fruit basket with candy, cheese, crackers--so appreciated
Fran/mandysmom--cat Celebrity book, purse size hand sanitize, hand towels & catitude PJ's.
Plee--4 cases of Whiskas Purrfectly Chicken
Jatcat--infrared quartz heater to replace the 2 that no longer work.
Lostgirl--Catathon--adult coloring book/markers, 2 Mickey mugs, piano towel/Olaf stuff toy
Schinn & Cleo and Ralph--BD card with a chicken $5
Macandcheese--BD card with a donation
All Heart Home Car, donation in memory of Kathryn S
LBG's & Bianca--BD card with a chicken $5
Snoopybaby--BD card with a chicken $5
Janet S /Toby & Harley--BD card & donation to Feliz Navidad Fund
RoseSF6cats/Marble, Blacky, Fluffy, Brownie & Checkers--BD card & donation
Christine Y from Oakwood, donation in memory of Phyllis M
Mich & Vern and Chedder/Simon--BD card with chicken $5
Sweetp727--BD card & $5 popcorn money
Gwen & Mike's kitties Patches & Angel--BD card, boxtops, soup labels, milk rings, coupon
Val & Lois & CK the cat--St. Paddys card

Many thanks to the following for the Happy BD cards--much appreciated:
Phyllis/Buddy & Emmie, Wickedwings/Juby & Shadow, Connie and Hanna S/Tookie & Pasha (loved the picture!), Anita S

Judi Sp and Pat--3 bags of Precious litter
Ingrid/ju-in-ji--HB donation to be used wherever needed
Kathy M from MN--HB donation to FFRC
Sprouty D from IL--donation to FFRC
Susan345--HB donation for the spay/neuter fund
Janet A--HB donation to FFRC
Oilsandsgirl & Ella, Hobbes--HB donation to FFRC
Needtoretire--donation to FFRC

I'd also like to say a special thanks to you all....I am truly humbled by all the birthday well wishes. You made my day special and I shall always remember that. 


Please keep our Belgium friends in your thoughts and prayers. We hope they are all safe and that peace will be restored. 

We have 2 new cats. Rhea is all black with a tiny bit of white on her neck. She arrived Sunday morning. She was spotted at a person's house several times and was then brought to FFRC.  Her skin is dry, she was hungry and very friendly. Her birthday is 10/20/14--so she's a year and a half. 

The second cat arrived yesterday. She is an all white Persian. She came from the same place that Beaumont came from. Her show name is Tiffany but she is now called KinneyKat. She is 2 1/2 years old. Her birthday is 7/23/13. She's lived her whole life in a cage other than for cleaning. Just like Beaumont, I'm sure she will realize that her upcoming freedom is going to be fun! She's just a tiny girl--so petite. She has short fur right now but I've seen her pictures when she's fully grown out and she is a beauty. She's a sweetie and loves her chin and ears rubbed.
Both of these new cats have names from our Name a Cat list.

Little updates!  Paddy Purr's nose looks wonderful. We do a check on that cute little nose often. Seymour's leg where he had that awful sore last year is just fine too. We also do a thorough check of that once a week. We're not noticing any problems with Samson Wolf--so far, so good. What a wonderful sweet boy he is. He's getting so big. Felicity is really coming out more to get pettings. Gia and Makalah Sue both have a bit of a cold and are being treated. 

Shawnee is such a good mama. She sure loves her babies. They are getting fuzzier all the time. Such round tummies. They're starting to stagger around a bit. 

Sunday, March 20

A big thanks to Mich and Vern for coming on a Saturday to do a Flash Sale. There's been requests for a Saturday afternoon Sale, so that is what they did! And big thanks to all the participants, people who donated the items and mods for your help!  This Sale will help us with our operational costs. Much appreciated. Tomorrow will be spent packing and shipping. 

Yesterday was our surgery day. I am just so very happy for every single spay/neuter that we can accomplish. It feels right---it's the right thing for us to be doing. All the people who brought their cats  here are very thankful for this opportunity. They love their cats and just want the surgery to be done to prevent kitties.  A big thanks to Joyce D for the pizza lunch and to Gusti for the drinks!

Here's the breakdown from yesterday. We only had 1 FFRC spay and that was Tryphosa. She is doing good.  We did a total of 19 cats--7 spays and 12 neuters. Every female was in heat. Owners requested: 9 feline leukemia/FIV tests, 10 distemper vaccines, 9 rabies vaccines and 11 flea preventions.  These are at discounted prices but enough to cover our costs.  FFRC did a complimentary capstar, wormer and 24 hour soreness med to each cat. 

Here's our grand total so far on spays/neuters:
1/30 at FFRC--33 neuters
2/20 at FFRC--9 females, 14 neuters
3/7 Transport--20 females, 13 neuters
3/19 at FFRC--7 females 12 neuters
Various Vouchers--7 spays, 3 neuters

This comes to 43 spays and 75 neuters for 118 cats done total. And this is just a start! Our next FFRC spay/neuter will be April 16. Our next 2 Transports are April 4 and May 2. Vouchers are anytime.  

Speaking of vouchers, here is how it works. If you live in Defiance or the surrounding area and can make your own appointment at HumaneOhio (419-266-5607), drive your cat there and back, we can offer a Voucher.  Outdoor cats are $25 and inside cats are $45. The voucher is worth $20 so that brings the costs down to $5 or $25---a great deal! Just call FFRC and talk to us! Thank you.

We had BOXES on Friday evening. We are so grateful for YOU!
Tom NJ--4 bags pop tabs, BD card for Jacci with Chicken $5
Linda S/mls--happy BD with 6 wonderful Lush Bath Balls
Mayumi from Tokyo Branch--For vols: candy treats, cookies, Easter candy, granola biscuits. For kitties: 2 cases fish/chicken steaks.  For BD--card, 2 kimono wine bottle covers, 3 flip story cards, 3 bags variety of tea bags
Tigercat/Great Aunt Julie--6 bags of snackers
Barbara E-NC--kitty card with note and 6 leggydews!
Kathie3103 from FL--tulip card & note. Homemade chocolate chip pecan & shortbread cookies (decorated), 2 homemade jars of strawberry & lemon jam, GC for dinner for BD
Marcy F from MI--letter & donation, potty bags, cards for Friends, lots of Black dishes for kitties meals
Beth/eaglewatcher--3 cases Purrfectly Fish & Purrfectly chicken, bag of Purina Muse food & Weruva pkts
Deb11111--12 boxes Appetizers
Mary vol from Arch--kitty dental sticks. For Jolene--appetizers/broth pkts.  For Catathon Basket--magnetic sand timer, huge superman alarm clock, potty piano
Jackie A--adopted Lollie from FFRC 6 years ago--disinfectant, PT, carpet samples, computer paper
Katie L from Canada--lots of wonderful items--doggie snackers, horse snackers, 2 nice kitty scratchers, catnip toys, 4 appetizers, 4 cases baby food, Purrfectly Fish, Sheba. For the vols: lots of goodies--k-cups, goldfish crackers, Ritz crackers, Walker shortbread cookies, Pringles, Milano cookies, candy bags, Belvita biscuits. Quaker Chewy's
Debbie/lostgirl--items of Laurel Burch for Catathon
Elliesue--donation to FFRC
Jodiann87--donation to help with the new fire control measures
Deb11111--donation for hoses or what may be needed for fire control. 

Keep checking our FFRC Flicker site---new pictures have been added and will continue to be added.  Big thanks to Sherri and Vaun/vrs for helping with this. The site is: flickr.com/photos/fofrescue

Here's another volunteer profitle!  It's on Jackie S who helps on Monday afternoon
How did you find FFRC? Boarded dogs and cats before it became FFRC. Also had animals spayed/neutered at Earth Angles
How man pets do you have at home?  2 indoor cats, 1 dog, 5 outside cats
You hobbies?  Reading, crossword puzzles, enjoying the outdoors
What are some of the best things you like about helping at FFRC?  Meeting all of the wonderful cats that come in and helping them and also the other volunteers
Name 4-5 of your very favorite cats here?  My favorite all time was Putter. And the Paddies and Joline and Magic and Vern.
Can you mention an experience here at FFRC that you enjoyed?  Especially love helping with Catathon and Catstock. And meeting/visiting web cammers in person

Enjoy yourself!  Paddy Purr said to, to remind you all that you are very appreciated!