Kitty Christmas is now 2 days away! We are very excited and so very grateful. THe cats have put together lots of really nice COnsolation Prizes too, for Saturdays event--all kinds of goodies to be given away to show our appreciation to YOU! Santa and Mrs. Santa has already made 4 trips here. As you know, this Kitty Christmas will be very different due to Covid. But, we're up to changes and it'll be fun! The gifts have been awesome and much needed and super apprreciated.
Kitty Christmas starts at 9 am and the last segment will start at 3 pm. We have lots to do!
This blog is mostly going to be to catch up on thank yous and to talk about Coralie.
Let's do our thanks first!
Sarah R--donation to FFRC
Jerrilynn L--donation to FFRC
Lindsey H--donation to FFRC
Charles H from VA--donation to FFRC
Dennis G from CO--donation to FFRC
Ruth D--donation to FFRC, wishing blessings
Sheila L--donation to FFRC
Alex M--donation to FFRC
Jessica & Brad F from MO--donation to FFRC
Judy and Mr. Phil--donation to FFRC
Harm B--donation to FFRC
Shannan W--donation to FFRC
David S W--donation to FFRC
Jenean B from MI--donation to FFRC
Barbara K from VA--donation to FFRC
Patricia R--donation to FFRC
Joseph C--donation to FFRC
Chris C from CA--donation to FFRC
Leslie G--donation to FFRC
Lisa C from OR--donation to FFRC
Lise A--donation to FFRC
Cheryl S from MD--donation to FFRC, for her birthday
Martin M from UK--donation to FFRC
Richard O from VA--donation to FFRC
Lorene B--donation to FFRC
Gusti--donation to FFRC to help Maddie Mae Tru
Sharon G--donation to help the Feliz Navidad Fund
Cait O T--donation to FFRC
We also had donations made to FFRC for GIving Tuesday--Michelle & Mary LF, in honor of COralie, Kellie P from OH, Eaglewatcher and Michelle U in honor of Coralie
And then.....grateful donations for Coralie: Dave W, Billie K, Chloecat, Janet K and Wendy C from UK
FFRC benefited from the Amazon purchases that were made through our website Amazon button! We received $150.90 which will be used for our utility bills!
Maddie Mae Tru is groomed, shaved in parts, all mats, prickers and burrs removed, ears cleaned, brushed and combed and had a good bubble bath. Her white is snow white now and she looks super. And no sticky things to poke her anymore. Many thanks to those that helped us with new shavers--we even have a spare!
Coralie news---many of you know that Coralie spent Monday at the vets. They had been closed for 2 weeks so that was the soonest we could get her in. In the past 10 days, she had been coughing up her food. This is not to be mistaken for actually vomiting. That is not the case. It was like she was "burping" up or coughing up her food. After having x-rays, a very large mass was seen at the base of her neck/throat. It is pressing on her esophagus and trachea. Like a true cat, she disguished her problems until her symptoms could not be hidden any longer. Due to the very large size of this mass, her trachea and esophagus is being compressed. The mass also has pushed the heart and lungs out of their normal position. It is displacing and flattening the trachea and esophagus. Dr. Darcy and Dr. P has conferred on this. We are trying a medicine that may decrease the size a bit. The good thing is there is no pain for her. There's several more problems though. Because of the compression on her trachea, it's hard for her to get enough oxygen. When she arrived at the clinic on Monday, her O2 was down to 50%--extreme critical condition. It took them some time to get the level up. Also, it's extremely difficult for her to eat. It's like a twisted tiny bit of esophagus to get any food to slide to the tummy. So, we are feeding her now every hour, just a little bit to keep her tummy satisfied with a little food. The other hard news is she also has masses in her lungs. With all of this combined, we are going day by day with her. Folks, please understand, we are at hospice care right now for Coralie. So.....it's all about Coralie now. Her
"treatment" now is love, chin scritches (her favorite), us telling her she is beautiful (she knows it), her fluffy beds and her yummy very soft food.
We also took in two new kittens. They are Saben and Salette Tiffany Sparkles (known as Sparkles). This brother and sister siblings are 6 months old with a birthday of 6/1/20. Both are black and white. Their names are Name a Cat name. They were found by a Deputy Sheriff when just 4 weeks old. His wife raised them and then asked if FFRC could find them homes! Both kittens are in Paddy's Place but will be out and about very soon.
Monday is our HumaneOhio surgery day. We hope to have a full schedule, including 4 of FFRC cats.
Take care, stay healthy and give your pets a big pet and extra snackers from FFRC.