The cats are so so excited! They know that Santa Paws brought another load of goodies for them! Many thanks to Mr. and Mrs. Santa Paws (Bill and Angie L) for the time, organization and shopping they did to accomplish Kitty Christmas for the Rescue center. Four big loads have now arrived. The shelves are stocked, cabinets are full, sheds look happily restocked (including tp & pt!!).
Friday was our Kitty Christmas Day, recognizing our FFRCNation for all the wonderful gifts! We did a presentation at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm and 3 pm. Just fun things that we hope the viewers enjoyed, to show our appreciation. It was fun for us, including making a yummy cat cake for the cats as part of their celebration, which us humans joined in too (made us $500!).
We also received 4 pallets of litter--worth $2,742.58. Two of the four pallets are here. The other 2 are ordered and will be here shortly!
Medical supplies were ordered and paid for--worth $3,525.94. Includes antibiotics, soreness meds, flea products, eye/ear ointments, vaccines, worming products, etc. A great gift!
Our $1,429.33 vet bill was paid off! The cats were thrilled. And then......bonus! We have $2,397.95 as credit. A great thing as we have some dentals already scheduled!
Today was a HumaneOhio surgery day. A very good day as this is what makes the difference in the overpopulation problem. We sent up 53--a great number! This came to 23 females and 30 males! It's a beautiful site to see that neuter/spay truck pull in! The check ins went smoothly.
This past Weds. was our fun-raiser day. Here's the breakdown.
A. $325 Won By Stacy Eh
B. $230 Won By Madisonpepper
C. $110 Won By Kathy Pas
D. $280 Won By Tammy Ga
E. $170 Won By Allen Cmo
F. $270 Won By Mary LF
G. $225 Won By Pat P
H. $215 Won By Steph M
Bump Upers -- Susan345, Marco German, Jo603, Jaxx, Jabr, Schlee, Sue Pokorny, Luna the Cat, Wolffy, Mich & Vern, Sonja, Ken, Clair & Paul, Kittiesom, Mary SoCal, Jesi, Belltime, DKweiler, Janice, Karensaintsing,
Fun Raiser Total $1,825
Bumps $ 860.44
Grand Total $2685.44 A happy event for us.........now to get those monthly bills caught up! We are so grateful for those that provided the items and those that placed tickets. And a big thanks to our mods and admins for helping us with this!
We've had more adoptions!
12/8--Sissy adopted, one of Veronica's kittens. Such a beautiful kitten. All purrs and kneading to have her own home!
12/8--Little Missy Big Stuff--was adopted and went into a home with another FFRC cat. Missy will have her very own bandana with her name on it!
12/8--Epona and Nala were adopted...together and to one of our volunteers (Barb). They have an awesome home. I've seen a picture and sure looks like happy cats!
12/9--Karleen was adopted. She actually went into the home of the family that found her, with her horribly fractured leg. She is such a beauty!
12/13--Shamballie--yes, our PawMart cat, previously my mom's cat, once a Porchie and now belongs to our wonderful friend, Beth. Pictures and notes show that all is good. And happy...it's the best!
Popcorn has not been officially adopted yet but probably will be! Our friend who adopted Little Missy Big Stuff brought her here to be looked at this past week. She had been pitifully crying and crying. Physically, she looked great, but something was certainly "off". After checking her out, I put her on the floor and off she went to play with the other kitties, happy as could be. My feeling is she missed that companionship. So, one of her closest friends, Popcorn, became an emotional therapy cat for a cat! Popcorn went into the crate with Missy and went to her home to give her confidence. It seems to be working and all seems peaceful now!
I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas, from myself and the cats. You folks that have become our FFRCNation are truly the nicest people anywhere...so kind, so compassionate, so sharing.and have become friends of ours, here at FFRC. Have a peaceful holiday season.
**Remember, this Saturday, Steve and I will be leaving for the OBX in NC. I've always wanted to experience Christmas there and so this year, we shall! We will be back on 12/26, late in the evening. During this time, I am planning on trying to keep off my phone as much as possible. The volunteers and moderators know how to reach me though! Everything is covered here. Things may be a bit different, but all is good!**