Cats are happy. Kitties are healthy and ornery. The weather has been a bit cooler. All good things for this week.
We've had an adoption! Jasper was adopted on 9/3. He's our little button lip kitten that Dr. Darcy did the repair on. He went to a friend of FFRC's. I've already heard back. Sounds like things are going good and the cats are all getting along!
We have also taken on 2 more kittens--
Tycho--pronounced tie-ko, which means success. Tycho arrived on 9/2 with a birthday of 7/15/21. He's a beige kitten, weighing 1.01 but is 7 weeks old. Obviously, his weight is low for his age. He also arrived with a heavy flea infestation and had tapeworms. Both parasites were treated and are gone. Still working on his anemia but is improving. He also arrived with a neuro problem with all 4 legs. His back legs wanted to splay out and not hold his weight. But his front legs were much curved in and kept folding over. We splinted the front legs. First day was for 18 hours. Second and third day, for about 12 hours. For the fourth day, we took them off after having them on again all night. And he hasn't had them back on since. Legs are so much stronger, he's bearing full weight and is running on sturdy legs! He's a sweetie for sure!
Rascasse--Arrived 9/5/21 from a sad situation. He weighed 1.01, 6 weeks old, very thin. His birthday is 7/25/21. His weight too is low but his appetite is good. He had a flea infestation that was very heavy. Rascasse also has a very large wound that encompasses his whole right ear and check and some of his neck. He has had many flushings of this wound, scrubbings and debriding the bad edges. He is on antibiotics and soreness meds. Each day, the wound looks a tiny bit healthier. He is another sweetie and loves attention. He's a good eater and will catch up on his weight, just like Tycho will.
We had HumaneOhio yesterday. We sent up 41 cats and kittens, all community cats except for 3 of FFRC's. We sent up 1 female and 2 males--Jim, Nina and Beans. All 3 did very well. Of the 41 cats, there were 22 females and 19 males. A good day.
On Thursday 9/2, we had a Flash Sale! Many to those that donated the items, to those that purchased the items and to the mods that helped with promoting it and to the Flash Mods who help keep the sale organized. This Flash Sale brought in $807! A super sale!
We had a Fun-Raiser on 9/8, Weds. Wow--what an absolutely awesome time that was! First, the winners:
Item A--$250, won by Susan Br
Item B--$95, won by Martha L
Item C--$95, won by Connie Sp
Item D--$775, won by Sara Ro
Item E--$140, won by Jessica Me
Item F--$115, won by LadySonja
Item G--$310, won by PeppiCallie
Item H--$190, won by MLS
This came to $1,970. The Bump Ups came pouring in! I was blown away! It was so amazable. The total Bump Ups were $2,730.
This made our Grand Total at $4,700-ish!
The monies from this last Flash Sale and Fun-Raiser was done to help us raise funds for the Roof Repair. The roof work started on Tuesday. Hopefully will be done today, Friday. The majority of the roof had to have all new sheeting put in, followed by the roof paper, then the shingles. New edges also are being done. To help with the moisture problem, a big fan has been put into the roof to keep the air moving in the attic. This has been a huge undertaking and at a cost of almost $12,000. We met that goal during the Fun-Raiser!!!! And even went OVER the goal. That extra money will be applied to our growing medical supply bill.
The reason for the growing medical supply bill is due to all the treatments we are doing to the injured kittens that have arrived, distemper vaccines, disinfectants, etc.
You folks have pulled us through another financial worry. My whole self says what an amazing act of kindness this is. I feel so much gratitude for all of your financial help, your good thoughts and prayers. This support is what gets us through the rough times. I sincerely do not believe we would be in existence without what you all have done for us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I love this rescue center and always will do my best for the kittens and cats.
Mama Veronica and 7 babies are doing good. They have nice round FFRC tummies. Eyes are bright and alert and legs are becoming stronger. The toddler stage has begun! This next week will bring the babies out and about with bumblings! But they will get stronger and soon be all over the back Thumper's Room!
Morrigan has been struggling a bit. Running a temp off and on and just feeling off. Dr. Darcy is aware of this and is advising what we should do. She did eat this morning!
Yesterday was a spa day for the Covies--nail trims, weights and brushing. Such a great group of cats.
Steve and I and our family have a vacation soon. We will once again be going to the Outer Banks in NC. It's a heavenly place and we all love it and enjoy it. This year, we have another jump from an airplane, paddle boarding in the bay, airboat tour, family picture on the beach and lots and lots of lazy time! We all thoroughly enjoy being together as a family. We will be leaving on the 18th and coming home very late on the 2nd. There's many volunteers helping with the FFRC, all of my pets and the farmyard. All will be fine.
Take care, enjoy this beautiful weekend.