Yesterday we had an adoption! Sweet Teanna went to be in her new home. Her housecat friend is Ms. M, who is now called Gabby. Two wonderful adult cats. I am always extra thrilled when an adult gets adopted!
Our newbies are settling in nicely. Trish and Tracey Lynn are now in the Main Area. Tracey Lynn is comfortable. Trish is shy but loves to nap in the plush beds. Lugh's surgical site from his amputation is healing nicely. So friendly. Jansen too is settled in. Such a sweetie boy. Lugh and Jansen are still in the back Thumper's Room. Won't be long until we move these kittens up to the Main Area.
Frontigny's surgical area is looking better--not as swollen. Antibiotics are continued. Jasper's button is now removed and his lip looks awesome. Lugh's suture site looks very good.
We also took in a new kitten. His name is Patchoo, a Name a Cat name. He is a grey/silver kitten, 11 weeks old. His birthday is 5/26/21 and he arrived yesterday on 8/11/21. He is personality plus but sadly, arrived with a heavy infestation of fleas. Those, of course, are now gone. He's super happy and has turned his condo upside down in messiness (3 times!) because he wanted OUT. So, we hurried his initial vaccines a bit so he could be on the floor. This has made him happy since he can run and jump and play now. His favorite thing is to be held or petted!
Yesterday was a Flash Sale! This sale brought in $835. I thank each person for purchasing the items, to those who donated the items and to the mods who helped run the sale.
We had a discussion yesterday on cam. I know in my heart that 99% of our web cam friends are awesome and friendly and are here for the cats. We get our share of trolls, which happens anytime you're on the internet. But, our awesome mods zap them away. However, 3 things were re-established. I feel it's important to mention these 3 things.
1--There is to be no criticizing ANY of the cats here at FFRC. This is their home, whether it's permanently or temporarily. There is never a reason to be critical. If a person criticizes a cat, you will have that comment deleted. If it happens again, you will be banned.
2--There is to be no bossing any of the volunteers from the chat. Recently, people are getting a bit pushy and downright bossy, trying to tell the volunteers what to do, even snapping of fingers (emoji). These volunteers have been here for years and they know what they are doing. Be assured, the volunteers and I are on top of things with the cats. Do you realize, without the volunteers, there would be no rescue center? If you are being offensive, your comment will be deleted. If it happens again, you will be banned.
3--There is to be no disrespectful comments to the mods on chat. Do you realize, without the mods, there would be no chat at all? These wonderful people give their love, their patience, their time to help FFRC. Be thankful, not critical. If you criticize our mods, your comment will be deleted. If it happens again, you will be banned.
This Rescue Center is a place of joy. Please....only bring peace, friendship and a good heart into our Rescue Center. These words are important to all of us here at FFRC. We believe in kindness, we believe in friendship, we believe in being positive. I don't mean this to sound rude, but if you cannot go by these three above mentioned items and be a positive influence to FFRC, there are other rescues to watch.
Our cams/chat is extremely important to FFRC. It truly is what has kept us going for many years. We've made wonderful friendships, we have received tremendous support both financially and emotionally from our cam friends. But.... the chat HAS to be positive and friendly and courteous. Or, it won't work. So, please, think about what you put in the chat.........if it's not positive, if it's offensive....don't type it. Or be prepared to be banned. Read what you type first and think about it.
I sincerely feel 99% of our viewers are absolutely wonderful. And for that, we who are involved with FFRC will stand up for what we believe in. I would like to thank those chatters for your support. Many of you have been with us for years. And many of us have made wonderful friends here! You are the folks that know that THE CATS COME FIRST!
We had a special Redbud tree fall over in the winds of our recent storms. This was a tree given to Steve and me by our dear neighbor who has long ago passed. We are trying something........we've measured, we've thought about it and we're going to try and bring the trunk and branches into the rescue center for the cats to climb. Not sure if it'll work, but we're going to give it a try!