Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019

We have babies!  Feather had her kittens during the night.  She was checked on late last evening--nothing going on.  This morning, I saw her ears sticking above the rat bed in the new Paddy's Place and sure enough--4 sweet little warm babies all nursing already! She's a sweet, happy mama--so content. No problems and all is well!

The 4 kittens--2 beige twins (males), 1 gold tiger (male) and 1 tiger/torti with a gold crown on her forehead (female).  We'll know soon enough if any will be long hair like Feather.  Right now, she is very content and happy in the rat house and so we will let her be there for now. She ate a good breakfast!

Upcoming Flash Sales!  We have 2 for February--these are the Quickie Flash Sales--short and sweet!  The first one is 2/12 and will be all blankies--different kinds--crocheted, biggeydews, leggydews.  The second one is 2/19 and will be the wonderful cat tiles that Joni made.  

We had BOXES on Tuesday. So much fun--we so love Boxes! They are a terrific help to FFRC

Linda L / Goss - 18 packs of Temptation Snacks, 24 cans of Tiny Tiger food, 2 containers of Litter 

J Bond - 2 gallons of Arm & Hammer laundry detergent,1 bag Friskies  gravy dry food, scratcher , 5 bottles of Mr. Clean, 2 bottles of All Purpose spray cleaner,   Belvita Snacks (yum), assorted cookie packs, fig newton's , pretzels, 5 packs fruit cups, computer mouse pad, 2 pizza T-Shirts 

JBond - Biggins & Littlens pads for under furniture to protect the floor, 2 Gal Arm & Hammer laundry soap, 2 bottles Surface cleaner, 4 Bottles of Mr Clean Variety of Flavors,  Bag of Friskies, Scratch Board, Vols: Motts Fruit Chews, Belvita Snack pouches, Cookies, Fig Newtons, 22 bags singles Snyders Pretzels, Rice Krispie Treats, 20 single bowls of Fruit & 12 Nutella snackers  We love our snackers too, just like the cats! lol

Kathy in WV - Kitty face door/window stickers

Jeanette H - Large Miniature Cat Collection Figurines, Little Cat Book This Cat Collection is wonderful!  We will get these in a sale! 

Don & Sandy - Case of 40ct Friskies, Case of Large Can Fiskies, Pania Flakes, 32oz Tub Temptation Snackers

Sunni J - WA  6 pretty Kitty Kitchen Towels, 2 Kitty Hand Towels, Cute Kitty Mug

NH Furry - 2019 CATATHON: Star Trek item 

Trudy B - RI  made by Trudy Bowl Holders Lots n Lots of them $ 15 a pair

Plee/Pat L - Paw Points & Box Tops - blankies for the kitties and 8 pretty pillow cases

Wendy - in Memory of Snuggles - Bag of 20 Toys, 4 cases Baby Food

Kris M - Big Soft Cushy Kitty Bed  Spiker has claimed another bed! 

Deb 11111 - MN   6 Boxes of Appetizers and Box of Fancy Feast Cups (favorite of Jessie)

Gossamer/Linda L - 18 Bags Temptation Snackers - Case of Tiny Tiger, 2 Jugs of Kitty Litter

Envelopes 

Ron & Barb W - sponsorship for Spiker, Donation for Fred 10th birthday 

Ruth Ann P - Donation in memory of Mary Ann Fredrick

Gwen R - Angel Whiskers 

Hanky Grapevine- Stamps for Donna

Jeanne S - Donation for Feliz Navidad fund 

Tom & Linda C - Donation

Cheryl L - Coupons

Miranda - Coupons

Karen W - Blank Cards for FFRC to use!

Sue M (Mac&cheese mom) - Sponsorship for Marilyn 

Renee B - PawPrints 

Marilyn & Terry B - Chickie Dollars and note

FFRC Cares & So Do We - 5 gift cards These are special gift cards as they are from Derecho and his friends.  Here is Derecho's note: "Dearest Mama Jacci, we had a conversation at breakfast on January 28th and U said when the Construction Chaos was over, we would dress up and Celebrate at Captain D's. Can we go soon?? Hope This Helps!! ~Luv U Always, DERECHO & FRIENDS~"   So.......Derecho.....it's almost done!!!  And then it's Captain D's fish for everyone! 

We had another HumaneOhio surgery day on Monday! It was wonderful as we sent up 41 cats! What was astounding is that most of the females were already in heat.  Please........get those cats spayed and neutered. The days are already getting longer in light time and some of our temps reach 40's and 50's--a prime time for the first heat cycles of the spring.  The 41 cats were made up of 23 females and 18 males. 

We've had 4 more adoptions! I'm so thankful for such awesome homes!
Maya--adopted 2/4.  She went to a family that has a little baby--this baby and Maya are just 4 days apart in age and will grow to be good friends!

Atis--adopted 2/4.  He is the last of the 6 Persian kittens, babies to Singita. We all miss those fluffy kittens bouncing around here. He is doing good and loves his new mama. 

Rocky--adopted 2/5.  He went to the home that already has one of our Persian kittens, now called Panda. Rocky is doing great and has adjusted quickly. The two kittens are enjoying playtime together.

Muppi--adopted 2/5.  This turned out to be one of the sweetest adoptions for me.  Mupp so loved her new mama and dad. It was obvious that there was a spark between the 3 of them.  From her mom: "I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing us to adopt Muppi.  We have decided to rename her Pixie! She is absolutely amazing. She has made herself right at home, like she has been with us forever."  The pictures they sent shows Mupppi/Pixie already snuggling with the children. Makes my heart happy. 

We've also heard from Piper Jo's new family. Her new name is Luna. She is "growing like a weed and is such a cuddler"!  Love to hear this! 

And we have more thanks to give:
Fran D--donation to FFRC, in memory of a wonderful vet & loving humanitarian Dr. Ken Simmons, his wife Alice and their 2 dogs that passed away in a tragic airplane crash. 

Hallie G--donation to FFRC
Tracy L--donation to FFRC
Kimkost--donation to help with the construction project
BillieK--donation to help with Addy's medical costs
Donavon S--donation for Victor, Jackson II and all their friends
Jeffrey C--donation for FFRC

This Saturday is the cat show that I so enjoy going to. My friend Chris, from Dr. P's office and I have gone for many years. If  you are in the area, it's at the Lucas Co. Recreation Center on Saturday and Sunday. IT's the TICA cat show.

We now have 3 of the 6 black kittens on hold. They have a ways to go before they can be spayed. Our next surgery date here at FFRC is on March 9 which is when they will be scheduled. 

We also took in a new cat--a long hair black young adult now named Puddy. This is a Name a Cat name.  She arrived here for the HumaneOhio surgery date and did not have an owner so FFRC claimed her. She's a bit shy yet and is in the back Thumper's Room, along with Addy.  They are both growing in self-confidence.  Addy is doing very well and loves to be petted and talked to. I'm hoping she will decide on her own to leave the back Thumper's Room and come into the Main Area. It'll happen! 

Update on construction.  The only thing left to do is to anchor the counter and countertop to the wall.  The guys had to wait for the electrician to move the outlet above the top of the countertop.  Buck will probably be here today and tomorrow. He will help us with lots of little things that need done--cabinet door realigned, cat door put in Paddy's Place room, putting up the catwalks, etc.  And then we will be done. And the cats can have their Captain D's treat! 

SUnday, Feb. 3, 2019

Yesterday was our FFRC surgery day. We did 4 spays and 2 neuters. We also did 3 other cats (Persians from FFRC) that needed their nasal surgery to open their nasal passageway.  This brings our count to 76 surgeries--43 spays and 33 neuters.
The spays we did: Maya, Edwina (also her enucleation), Addy. Plus a public spay
The neuters we did: Cornelio and Rocky.

It turns out that Muppi was already spayed--we were able to see a faint scar line on her tummy.  
Addy, in addition to her spay, had a fairly large cyst removed from the side of her neck plus had an umbilical hernia repaired.  She has recovered well.  Addy is still showing some neurological signs from her hypothermia event. 

Dr. Darcy also checked Feather and yep, she's still pregnant! lol  Possibly another week or so.  You know these mama cats--they have their own time schedule. I know today, she was eating everything in sight! 

We had our drinks and pizza for our surgery day thanks to Gusti (drinks) and to Joy D for the scrumptious pizza and bread sticks! 

We had two adoptions yesterday!
Moon--she's our torti girl that had been found and actually belonged to Neil, one of our volunteers!  He was so happy to have her found and safe. She is now back in his care--both he and Moon are happy! He calls her Baby GIrl. 

Kubu--he was chosen by a young lady. Actually, Kubu made his presence known to her the day she came to visit the cats. He really chose her and even laid his head on her arm while he was purring. Yesterday, he got into his carrier the first time, all by himself! 

We have several other cats awaiting their adoptions--Sinbad, Barin, Marble, Atis, Singita and Rocky.  Tomorrow around 1-2, the new mama of Atis will arrive to take this sweet boy home! 

We have thanks to give!
Jakesmeowmy--donation to the rescue center
Shirley J--donation to FFRC
Shannan W--donation to FFRC
Ivy C from DE--donation to go toward Addy's care
Lorene B--donation to FFRC

A day to laugh! Enjoy---FFRC Captures and Captions Giggles Scene #35 (can you believe this.....35!)  Production by FFRC Captures and Captions, Directed by Derecho with help from his Auntie JustMe.  This is an official video of ©Friends of Felines Rescue Center, Defiance, Ohio 2018.  Please click the like/thumbs up button on youtube as it helps generate more $$ for

FFRC  https://youtu.be/43VnAiozjg4

Update on construction:

I know people keep thinking....shouldn't we be done yet with construction? Well, as is the way with construction, things happen! When you tear down walls or ceilings, things are found that were not known before.  And that is what has happened which all takes time (and more expense).   One of the guys came here all day yesterday and put the shelves up in the Stuff Room. Lots and lots and lots of shelves! I love it and these shelves will hold so much! 

Monday, the guys will be back again. Things that need done yet: a few more vinyl wall sheets, mop boards, the new Alma's cabinet secured to wall, a light plug in moved to a different spot--getting close to being done.

The floor is now done, obviously, since we have been walking on it.  It's beautiful and will last forever!  The cats and kittens will again need to go to their 4 rooms tomorrow and Tuesday for construction to keep them safe.

And then, when this is all done, we will move everything back into their original or new places! How exciting! 

Tomorrow, Monday, is our next HumaneOhio day. We have another packed schedule. At least for this date, the weather will be much better than the last one!

Here's something of interest to everyone:

In the last Month we have been communicating with Microsoft research.

They asked FFRC to assist in them making software add-ons which our chatters can use.

As their work progresses the mods will be posting info and links for all to use. This may be a simple user survey allowing your input

And live pages for you to test out. The following is the basics as proposed by them….

One general idea that we’ve been discussing is creating tools to enable your viewers to easily create clips/GIFs/memes from your live stream (which they can’t do today on YouTube), tag them and share them across social networks. Here are some more concrete examples. 

1. Your viewers likely notice many exciting and memorable moments that they would like to clip and tag, which would result in an easily searchable archive of video clips. For example, viewers could tag the clips with the name of the cat in it; other fans of the same cat will then find new interesting content to watch even if there’s not much happening in the live stream. Or, you could show these clips to people considering adoption of that cat so they can see its best moments. Finally, we also noticed that you periodically create captioned videos with funny comments; our tool would unleash the creativity of your viewers and create interesting content for all to watch. 

2. We can also automatically create hourly/daily highlight clips based on activity on the stream, motion, comments on the chat, and clips that people created. Viewers who just joined the stream could use these highlights to see the most interesting events over the last hour/day.

All input is welcome from the chatters as this moves forwards. It is your chance to help make something that works for everyone.

Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019

We have the bestest cats and kittens anywhere! They have been in their rooms for the second day now.  Most kitties are in the back and front Thumper's Rooms.  Most adults and teenagers are in the Kabana and Purple Office. And they have been doing so good. Still their wonderful selves. But, I know they are starting to get antsy to run around more.

The latest on the improvements:
The floor guys are done, as of mid morning!  They put their last layer of the topcoat epoxy and it is now drying!  Should be ready for us tomorrow morning to open the doors and let all the cats cruise about.  

The construction guys will be back in the morning.  They have a bit to do yet: replace Alma's cabinet, put in the shelves in the Stuff Room, still hang up a few more sheets of vinyl boards, put on the floor mop boards and a few little odd and ends!  Hoping to get things moved back into the Main Area tomorrow. Our rooms are rather squished!

And we have surgery on Saturday, so we need to get the back Thumper's Room into a surgery suite again! Won't take us long! 

Exciting BOXES yesterday! Many thanks to you all! 

Yvonne VDK - 3 Boxes Broths, 6 Bags of Haribo Candies, 5 pkgs Kitty Snacker sticks

KathyinWV - Cat window clings (for the new patio door!), Rocking Kitty Scratcher with toys, 2 Crazy Cat Lady Mugs

Sunny J - WA Kitty Christmas Card with Coupons, Box Tops & a Flat of Stamps

Party Mix for Zelda (she sends her meows), 2 bags M&M's for Lynnette, 4 bags Oreo Cookies for Mary B, Sheba Meaty Sticks, 6 pkts of food, 2 pkgs Kitty Wipes, Wash Cloths & 2 Towels, 

Fun Raisers/Flash Sale: 2 Kitty Pouches, Thank You Notes, Umbrella, 2 pr Kitty Socks, Pretty Kitty Blanket

Nancy O & Deb F - Card and FFRC Nation embroidered baseball caps in Blue & Yellow ($13)

Justme - A gorgeous Kitty Quilt will see again in a Fun Raiser

Anne, James M with Rusty & Skippy and in memory of all their other kitties - Canada - Christmas Card with 4 Chicken $5, Potty Bags, Temptation Snackers, Toys: Wands, Feather toys and lots of other fun toys, C, AAA and round batteries, Replacement for Spinner toy, Electronic Kitty Wack toy

Leggygal - CA  21 Beautiful Leggydews!

Joco--lots of scrubbies variety of colors--singles $4, Doubles $5, Body scrubbies $6.  Bag of 3: single, double & BOdy scrubby--$15 

JBond - Case 40 ct Friskies, Bag of Friskies, Case of Turkey, Box of 95 bag Pretzel Crisps Mini, 3 bags Orchard Valley Fruit & Nut Snacks, 2 Boxes Nature Valley Granola Cups

And then we had our Fun-Riaser! 

A - Electronic Feeder                             5x35  =  $175       Kimkost

B - Mary & KathyinWV Afghan              5x29 =  $145       Gill Ham

C - Rosemary Afghan                             5x38 =  $190       Janet Szy

D - Stuido M Flower Mat & Pot             5x33 -    $165       RoseSF6cats

E - 3 Level Cat Tree                                5x85 =  $425       Jennifer Mo & Mom

F - Insta Pot                                            5x82 =  $410       Dawnstar given back to FFRC

G - Air Fryer                                            5x51 =  $255        Kittiesmom

H - Quilt by Cheryl L                               5x82 =  $410       Janet Sch

TOTAL came to-------$2175

And then we had lots of Bump-Ups, which are always very exciting! Thanks to our Bumper-Uppers: JudeAnnLee, Justme, 2502Temps, Mary B, FaithyMD, Stanton Family, Jobear, Jabberwocky, Jo603, Dasha, LJ, Mich & VErn, TearsFromADream DebbieDear, Thomas W, Schlee, Anonymous Friend, Nuthataches amd Leanne W.

New GRAND TOTAL came to-----$3042.56 plus 50 Euros!  Many thanks to you!

Our Consolation gifts went to: Mona Lisa, twkitty, Madisonpepper, Diane Ez, Ju-in-ji for vols, Susan KE, Ruth Dr, Shirley Pee

And while we're giving thanks, we have more!

Gusti--donation for a biggeydew and meds for Addy

MaryAnn & Paul B from SC--donation to FFRC

Michelle & Mary LF--donation for medical care for Addy

Michelle V from OH--donation to FFRC
Maite De C from Spain--donation for a special cat!

Sharon E from FL--donation to FFRC

Janet M--donation to FFRC
Christine P from Australia-donation to FFRC

And we received another donation from Best Friends Animal Society for the ResQwalk! Many thanks for each mile that you've walked, jogged or biked! This truly ads up!  This month it is $112.68! https://bestfriends.org/resqwalk

We've heard from Cherokee.  He likes the laser light and the dogs and cat! He also enjoys watching TV. His favorite program is Blue Planet! 

Here's some of the things the cats will be looking forward to--

Ramsay--his own bed in his own room for bedtime

Pania--climbing up on her tree to beg for more Pania Flakes

Marilyn & Kiara--the warm laundry on the yellow table

Jessie--being on top of the refrigerator to get her special meals

Gracie O'Mally--her special bed on top of the washer

Camvi--she's waiting to be back to sitting on the serving plates

Alma--her special home under the far countertop (she's done really good though!)

Cutie--her special spot for her baby food treat

Hensley--his beloved condo for his meals

Janie dog/cat--her pool back to where it's suppose to be--she can keep track of the cats better from the blue pool 

Barin--his blue bench so he can hang over the back of it!

Isn't it great how so many have their habits that are a part of what they are! 

Saturday, our sweet Kabu gets to go to his new home! I'm so happy for him--he picked his own mama himself! They will be here sometime in the afternoon. 

It's mighty cold out there again today. Weatherpeople say warmer temps on Sunday thru Weds--in the 50's and 40's.  Crazy weather. All the farm animals and the Porchies, Firecats, Barnies and Covies are doing super! 

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Just a bunch of different pieces of info for you!

There will be 4 of us going to the OVMA on 2/21-23. Mary Braid, Lynnette, Dawn (daughter) and myself. We will leave early on Thursday and get back late afternoon on Saturday. Will be able to do 12 classes each!

Our pregnant long hair calico, Feather is probably due in another 1 to 2 weeks, according to the x-rays.

Upcoming dates:

Jan. 27-30 is our next Fun-Raiser

Feb. 2, Saturday--FFRC surgery date

Feb. 4--HumaneOhio surgery date

Feb. 18--HumaneOhio surgery date

As you know, Tri-County has been here for 2 full days--lots of demolition and now construction. It's unbelievable how much bigger the Main Area looks.

Here's this week's schedule:

Monday--Tri-County will be putting up the vinyl walls and framing in Cat's Corner Room along with the sliding glass door.

Tuesday--Tri-County will be putting in a new cabinet to replace Alma's cabinet and putting in the shelves in the Stuff Room (the new middle room).

Tuesday--Hunt's Flooring will be here to patch in all the bare spots on the floor. They will also diamond buff up the entire Main Area, the 3 rooms and the Welcome Room.

Weds & Thursday--Hunt's Flooring will be here to seed the floor and to put down the 2 layers of Epoxy.

Friday (we are hoping)--will be moving back everything!

So----here's the big scoop. While the floor is being done, we will have the cats 24/7 in rooms--using the Purple Office & Kitty Kabana. And some will be in the Front & Back Thumper's Room. To get access to Front & Back Thumper's Room, we will have to go thru Paw-Mart. Paw-Mart is closed this week as we have had to put furniture in that room. To get to the Purple Office and Kabana, we will need to go thru the office door.

We will still have the cams on--they may just be in different locations to view the cats and to watch some of the floor work.

We'll just have to think ahead of how to accomplish things---it'll all work out! Now is the time to do this resurfacing. It's usually redone in 5 years and this floor has now been down for 7 years. While the cat population here is low and everything is already moved for construction, it was the ideal time to do this resurfacing.

The Stuff Room will hold: dry cat food, people snackers, yoga pads, cat toys, can goods for the cats, litter and adoption supplies & bags.

We have started our Fun-Raiser today. It ends at 9 am on Weds. Then at 3:00, we will have BOXES followed by the drawing and consolation prizes. Not sure what room yet that we will do all of this, but it'll still happen despite the floor work!

We had BOXES on Friday. Many thanks for your support.

JBond/Jana - 2 Bags Chicken Snackers, Chicken Strips for Janie, 36 cans Tuna, 2 bags Horse Snackers, Cup of Chicken Bites, Bag of Iams Kitten, 12 pks of Broths, Case of Crave large cans, 2 Cases Friskies Large Cans, 2 cases Friskies, Bag of Solid Gold Food, 3 cases Fancy Feast Kitten, 2 boxes Delectables, 3 cases 9-Lives Spot Farm Chicken Nuggets for Janie

FOr Beginning the New Year!----25 Hot Cups,  two bottles with chocolates, Lots n Lots of Assorted chocolates, cookies and candy, 2 Boxes Hello Kitty Fruit Snacks, K-Cups: Chocolate & Peanut Butter Coffee, Kahlua Coffee, bag of ground coffee, Moose Munch Coffee 3 pkgs Shortbread Cookies and then.......the beautiful Monarch & Black Swallowtail Butterfly Different sizes photos by Jana framed and ready for the new Butterfly Room.  A mounted Blue Morpho Butterfly for Jacci  JBond helps with the population of butterflies. She puts the newly emerged butterflies in her garden where they then begin their new life! Also Chickie $2 bills 

Gail (Jana's mom) Box of Melanie Chocolates for FFRC and a Donation

Lina (Jana's employee) 2 Boxes of Russian Chocolate marshmallows covered in Chocolate, very yummmy!

Elaine & Alan - FL  Hand Colored Card by Elaine with Donation in memory of LittleKat

Bonita M/JeezerMD - MD  Coupons

Jabberwockysmom/Iowa Cat Lady Maria and the Magnificent Seven : Jabberwocky the First, Phoenix, Zeba, Robie, Walter Payton & Singer  - A Card with Donation

Kelly R/Littleonemine - Donation

Jan/Farmgirl - Donation

Randy P - MD - Donation

Terminator -   Thank You Card  and Chicken $5

Angelica - Brazil  Embossed with Paddys photo and names Key Fob (love it!), 2 monogrammed towels for FFRC, Joy Cook Snackers for Janie, 2 Pouches for kitties

Jo603 - Box Tops, Kitty T-Shirts 1 -M 2 L 2 XL and 3 XXL  $10 each

Great Aunt Julie - IA  Blade Sharpener for surgical blades

Plee - box Tops, 19 beautiful pillowcases made by Plee, and lots of recycled pillowcases, towels & blankets

LJ - ME  24 Rolls Paper Towels, 10 Tubs Clorox Wipes, Case of Wellness Pate

Nona - 3 Bags Wild Bird Seed, 2 Bags Mealy Worms

Remember when we use to participate in the ResQwalk?  It's on again!  Walk, jog or bike for FFRC--every mile helps FFRC and each mile helps you!  Check it out!  Download the app from https://bestfriends.org/resqwalk. Select “Friends Of Feline Rescue Center” as the org. you wish to walk for and start walking!  

Smoochie is doing wonderful in his new home!  Dr. Darcy says that either her dad is following Smoochie around or Smoochie is following her dad around!  I think they fit each other very nicely!

I've also heard from PiperJo's family. Her new name is Luna. And they absolutely adore her. "She has such a perfect personality, she loves to play and prance around the house and she snuggles with us all the time"!  

We have an update on Aladdin! "He is doing great. we love him so much and the other 2 cats have adjusted well to an active kitty. We named him Oliver and he weighs over 5 lbs now. He loves to be cuddled--thank you to your volunteers who held him so much and got him used to it. He sleeps on ou beds and loves to be wherever we are!"  

We have more thanks to give! 

Colleen P--donation to FFRC
James W--donation to FFRC
Michelle & Mary LF--donation for Spiker's medical care

Spiker is doing much better.  It was noticed a week or so ago that he seemed to be more wobbly than normal.  When he toppled over, I noticed 3 of his 4 feet were enlarged.  I took pictures and showed her. She confirmed what we thought--Puffy Feet.  Yes, that is what it's actually called.  It is a plasma cell pododermatitis, sometimes also called Pillow Foot.  It's a condition which causes severe inflammation on the foot pads. All ages & breeds can be affected. The exact cause for this is largely unknown.  It could possibly be even from a malfunctioning immune system. Antibiotics and steroids are the usual treatment which is what we did for Spiker (per our vet).  He is much better.  Sometimes it will stay away and sometimes will resurface.  We'll be keeping a close eye on his feet. 

Very cold temps are heading this way.  Wednesday and Thursday the lows are predicted to be minus 16 (without the wind chill added in).  If you too will be experiencing this cold, please check the outside animals so they stay warm and dry.  We'll be double checking all of our heaters, heat lamps. electric water bowls and that all beds are clean and dry.  Take care and you all stay warm too! 

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Swing that sledge hammer!  Saw that 2 x 4 out of there! Pull that board off the wall! Pry that vinyl board off! Sweep up all the sawdust! Pull those nails out!  Lots of action here. Our new room design project has started. What is that, you say?  Yes, we are doing a project that requires demolition and then construction. We have spent a good week going thru closets, cabinets and drawers--doing a cleaning and reorganizing. And then Tuesday, we found out Tri-County could start the project Thursday, today!

At first, I did a hip-hip-hooray. And then I realized......oh my! That's only 2 days away! But, our awesome volunteers came thru again. We spent Tuesday and Weds. emptying the closets and cabinets that would be involved. And then yesterday we tore apart one closet, one whole wall and a big cabinet. Today, the guys from Tri-County are here and right now they are taking down the remaining needed walls, one cabinet and one closet in Kitty Campus.

The look of the new project will be that Kitty Campus, a storage room (food/laundry items) and a new Cat's Corner Room will all line up on the far wall, with the fronts of the rooms all straight in a line.  The old Cat's Corner Room will be torn down. The new Cat's Corner Room will have a sliding glass door so we have a good view of them! This will also give us a more wide open view for the cammers.  And we will be able to store all the immediate food needs, bedding, adoption items, toys, etc. in the storage room.

For safety while the guys are working, we have kittens in the Back Thumper's Room and more of the teenagers and cats in the purple office and the Kitty Kabana. 

This has something to do with our 20th Anniversary this year--I don't know all about it but for more info, you can contact FFRC20thanniversary@gmail.com   

Tuesday, we sent Barin and Sinbad to the vet's office.  Sinbad had an x-ray of his pinned leg. The x-rays shows that the pin is fully embedded in the bone and so there is no need to remove the pin! Barin had a chest x-ray done and a ultrasound of the heart.  The results: does show a 4/5 out of a 6 heart murmur. There is some sloshing of the blood mixing back and forth on the right and upper side of the heart. Of all the places to have this, this section of the heart is the most safest. The left side of the heart would be worse. There is no murmur regurgitation at the valve. His heart is not abnormally big--not like what a cardiomyophy heart would show. But, with age, his heart may eventually overwork and get bigger. BUt for now, his foreseeable future is bright!

Monday was our HumaneOhio Spay/Neuter day.  It was bitterly cold and the roads were slippery, but we still had 30 cats to send.  The numbers:  12 males and 18 females! Two of these cats were from FFRC--PiperJo and Monique. Both are doing super!   

We've had 2 more adoptions! 
1/21--Smoochie went to his new home! And his new home is with Dr. Darcy's dad. He wanted the companionship of a pet. Sweet boy Smoochie was chosen!

1/23--Piper Jo went to her new home! This little girl was loved by her new mama, when she was picked out weeks ago.  An extra sweet adoption! She has a kitty friend at home.

We also took on a new cat---a long hair beautiful calico.  Her name is Feather and she is 15 months old with a birthday of 10/1/16.  She had been found and taken in during the cold weather. She was then taken to Dr. Darcy's where it was realized she is pregnant. An X-ray revealed probably 4 kittens. We were asked if we could take her on, which we said yes to.  She's a real sweet girl. It's a wait and see for when she will be due for her babies.

We have some thank yous to give!  We are always so grateful for your support. 
LostGirl--donation to FFRC
Yvonne VDK--donation to FFRC in honor of Barin
Kelly L--donation to FFRC
Napa--donation to FFRC, in honor of Donnajb's birthday
Janet K--donation to FFRC
Marti W--donation to FFRC
Wanda E, our portrait friend--donation from a portrait order

All is good here. Despite the noise of the demolition and construction, the cats and kitties are really rather calm.  Eddie White, Desi, Magic and Rill are sleeping here in front of me.  There's 8 cats on the floor here in the purple office, just snoozing away. Ramsay, Lucie and Hatima are also doing great--relaxed.  The kittens are dividing their time between snoozing, eating and playing--all calm there too.  If it's safe and we get the floor all clean, we will let the cats back into the Main Area this evening. And then we'll place them again tomorrow in their safe areas. 

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Snow, snow, snow!  We did indeed get some snow and now cold temperatures. Very windy last night. Monday the low is suppose to be -12.  And the crazy thing is----it's suppose to be high 30's on Tuesday and Wednesday. The outside cats and farmyard animals are all doing good. They sure love the heat lamps. They're getting plenty of food to also help keep them warm. And they have lots of beds. The horses requested extra carrots and snackers and an ear of corn each! Our snowplow is here right now plowing the parking lot!

We have HumaneOhio scheduled for tomorrow, with a full schedule.  I believe it will still be a go. I talked to HO and they said they would only cancel if it's a Level 3, which we are not. The only thing though, they do not like to do spays on cats that will be outside. The reason is that the female cats receive a full surgical shave on their tummies. And in this weather, they would be too cold outside. So.......our numbers may be lower tomorrow. 

We had BOXES on Friday.  Many thanks! The cats too are very grateful.

Ann, Kevin & Bailey - UK - Kitty Card - Anns first attempt at knitting and she sent the kitties a gorgeous afghan    4 Kitty Tea Towels for a Flash Sale

JBond - Bath bombs, Essential Oil Bombs for Jacci !!

Tammy & Keith - PA - In loving memory of Mystic, a letter & a Stone for the Garden " Our Little Angel"

Sandy/TearsFromADream - 24ct Meow Mix cups & 12ct Meow Mix cups

Cait - 640 6" styrofoam plates & 1000 6" paper plates

Art & Doris - Colorful Yoga Mat

Dawn N - 2 Cases Fancy Feast Kitten, 9 Cases 24ct Friskies, 10 Boxes of Whiskas Fish and Chicken  

LJ - 30 cans Grain-free Wellness

Barbara - SC - 10 Leggie & Biggiedews

Clark, Jesse & The Rest - Happy 16th Birthday Sevaun 15 Jan 2003 with Chicken $5

Judy & Phil - Donation

Patrick & Vicky parent of Clark, Jesse & The Rest - Donation

Don & Joy D with kitties - Kitty Card with Donation

Sue/macandcheeseanddoodlesmom - Note with Donation

Plus, we have more thanks to give!

Eric M--donation to use where needed

Jane M--donation in honor of Farrah

Love those Giggles Scenes!  We now have FFRC Captures and Captions Giggles Scene #34. Derecho loves directing these Giggles, with help from his Auntie Kathy.  Please click the like/thumbs up button on youtube as it helps generate more $$ for FFRC.  https://youtu.be/PvjpH9mK5v0

We've had two more adoptions!

Glory Joy was adopted on 1/18. She was adopted by a lady who really wanted a kitten friend! I've already seen a picture of her holding Glory Joy--so very sweet.

Mr. Anderson was adopted on 1/18. Yes, our Mr. Anderson found a home. And not only a home, but a home where his brother Lamani is!  Lamani was adopted 11/20. I told the new mom before adoption that he was a thief--loves to take towels and washcloths and drag them around. I told her he loves the sink and water and enjoys walking around shaking water everywhere. She was also told that he is obsessed with helping with food preparation on the counter. But, she was also told how wonderful he is, how loving and so sweet. And.........she still wanted him!!! She said Lamani needed a friend/brother to keep him busy.  You see, Lamani is alot like Mr. Anderson.  And he also loves water!  I've already seen two videos of the two playing--didn't take long to get that house rocking and rolling! 

I've seen so many pictures of our recent adoptions and have received messages. It sounds like they are all happy and have slid right into their new homes!  This is what rescue work is all about--adopting into wonderful homes! 

The back Thumper's Room is closed!  That's the first time for about 3 1/2 months! All the kittens are now up in the Main Area. We are definitely doing the kitten shuffle, especially when the zoomies hit them.  There's 11-12 of them that we feed extra during the day in Cat's Corner Room. They are so smart---they already know to run to their room to eat! 

Our FFRCNation is absolutely the kindest, most compassionate and supportive group of people You've responded to the Paddy boys and their mama Rosemary's video in such a positive way to help us with our WiFi problem!  We were hoping to have $500 donated for this project.  You all have donated $1, 550!!!!  Just awesome!  We have now added a UniFi antenna/access point to strengthen our WiFi. We will also purchase a warranty now on this equipment. With the extra, we will save this as a reserve for cables and an emergency fund for equipment in general.  Plus the warranty for the main and kabana computers will be due again in September.  Many many thanks for your support!  

A true story!  While feeding the outside cats their breakfast this morning, Donna saw a grey tiger cat again. She's been telling me about this same cat the last few days. Donna told me it sure looked like she was pregnant--so wide--couldn't hardly fit thru the catdoors of the Firehouse. And then, there she was--a big smile on her face--carrying a crate with this pregnant cat.  So excited as no cat should be having kittens in this cold weather outside.  We put her on the counter, got her out--was quite a feat, as she was indeed very wide.  And then......one look under the tail confirmed it.......she is a he and his name is Greyson, one of the farmcats!!  Apparently she.......er, I mean he has been eating extra to keep warm this winter!  He's very proud--he's second to Sevaun!

Thursday, January 17, 2018

Sounds like snow is a-coming! We've had a very easy winter so far.  Snow is predicted for Saturday and again Tuesday.  Our supplies are checked and we're ok.  The heat lamps are all working outside. Horses always have clean stalls everyday. Peacocks have gobbled up extra mealworms. Ducks, geese, guineas, chickens had some of their treat bread. All shelters/sheds and porches are clean and ready for all outside cats, snow shovels are by the door. And if we get alot of snow, our snow plow friend is ready. Bring it on.......but hopefully will melt fast! 

We had quite a few adoptions! Those that left on 1/13 were: Pendy and Pickles together, Ponce De Leon, Charlie, Linzee, Azzilee and Tyler.  Those that left on 1/14 were Purrfloof and Tang.  I've heard from some of the families already and all sounds like the kittens went right in and made themselves at home! That is why I like free-ranging cats and kittens here at FFRC.  They get so use to shop vacs, people, commotion, noises, dogs, kids.  Makes for easier transitions into their homes.

We have one adoption today.  Milton will leave about 1:00. And Glory Joy will now leave on Friday. We're still working on Jabberwocky.

We had a wonderful Flash Sale yesterday, by Mich and Vern.  Many thanks to them, our Flash Mods, all mods that helped let everyone know about it, to all those that provided the items for the sale and to all those that purchased the items. These Flash Sales make a big difference to FFRC.  This sale made a bit over $1,800-------wow, wow, wow!!  I just checked with Steve and this is enough to get our latest propane and electric bill paid.  Isn't that just wonderful?!  I am very grateful.

And......more good news.  A thousand giant thanks to all those that contributed to our WiFi fund!  We made it and with some to spare.  We will also be purchasing with this money the warranty.  In the past, this warranty has saved us alot of money when things aren't working right.  The new equipment is now in and it's amazing the difference in our WiFi.  Now, when you come and visit, you won't have trouble getting onto the WiFi!  Any extra monies on top of this will be set aside for a possible smaller project.  Again, I am grateful! 

I've gotten behind on our thank yous, so we need to catch up! Many thanks to:
Lana H--donation to FFRC
Rob & MIchelle (adopted Pendy & PIckles)--PT's, baby wipes, lysol wipes, dry & can food, toys and bedding. And homemade cookies for all of us!
BillieK--donation in memory of Mystic
Lu-Little & Benny--donation in memory of Mystic
Pamela C--donation to FFRC
Lynne W--donation for FFRC
Judy & Phil L--donation for FFRC
Christopher S--donation to FFRC
We also had BOXES on Monday. Wonderful, super boxes!

Jake  & Ashley (Suzi M 's grandchildren) 4 bags ( 20lb ) 9 lives cat food 

Plee-- 20 ish pillow cases, 4 boxes of broths, fabric cat print to be framed 

J Bond - Heated cat bed, Jewelry sterling silver cat earnings, Box of cat toys, Diamond Art Cat kit and a pad for Ramsay with his name on it!

Mommy Myrna - 14ish Hand Made Heaven Bound Kitty Blankets for cats that pass to the Rainbow Bridge--so beautiful

Joann Z/ and kitties - Peacock notebook , 12 bags fancy feast  duo's snacks, 3 boxes of Chewy granola bars, box tops and pop tabs

Annie & Debbie -Ping Pong balls, box of zaney mice, box of jingle balls 

Kris M - Sleep Zone cat bed 

Debbie & Woody - Case of Fancy Feast Chicken, Bag of Science Diet Kitten food 

Joco -  Hand made Scrubbies - 150 ish

NH Furry - Star Trek buttons and Jedi Master pin  for Catathon 2019

Chad, Carrie, Ella K - 8 jumbo rolls of paper towels, 4 containers of Clorox Wipes, 6" paper plates, windex 

Protegee Solutions Group - From their  Xmas Tree donations, kitty  

Beth - Raised Barin Feeder food dish 

Nona - 36 cans of KMR

Mr. Anderson - Paper Towel Debt Replacement -- he so loves his PT's! 

ENVELOPES :

Marilyn & Terry B - Card , $ 5 Chickie money 

Kelly ( Tangs momma ) - box tops, milk rings

Anonymous -Card   2 $5 , and a spiker hug

Melissa L - Card with Donation 

Kids book only - silly monkey art magnet 

Velma/Catzthree - Card with Donation in memory of Goldie 

Dave H - Letter, Sponsorship , of Hensley, Vernon, Coralie, Magic, Kiera  

Moe -  Donation for FFRC

Monday is our next HumaneOhio surgery date. We have a very packed schedule.

Sunday-Weds, Jan. 27 to 30th is our first 2019 Fun-Raiser. Wait'll you see the items!  

Plus, we want to have another Quickie Flash Sale soon for the next group of Joni's Tiles. 

These kittens here have such great adult cats to help them with growing up.  Not only Monique, Singita and Paw Paw, they also have the teenager Mr. Anderson.  He is enjoying snuggle time with them.

As of today, the back Thumper's Room is shut down. That hasn't happened for several months. All kittens are now in the Main Area.  We have rearranged June's Room to make a really nice night time room for Hatima and Ramsay. They spent their first night there last night and all went well.  That leaves Cat's Corner Room now open so we can feed and gather the smaller kittens for checking on them and their extra meals. 

Muppi is doing great.  Her ears are healing and she has good balance.  Next week we will remove her sutures.  The newer 6 pack of Abel black kittens are super. They really are all very sweet. As little as they are they sure do zoom all over the place! We are slowly learning their names!  

We also have a coming up date too. You all know that we love to attend the OVMA (Ohio Veterinary Medical Association's big conference called the Midwest Veterinary Conference.  It's jam packed full of educational classes. Those attending can pick and choose which classes are of interest individually. I was able to reserve 2 hotel rooms--this hotel is connected to the conference hall.  We would like to go on Thursday and come back on Saturday (Feb. 21-23). We can attend 3 classes on Thursday, 6 on Friday and 3 on Saturday. There also is a wonderful Exhibit Hall with many medical/pet related booths to visit.