Friday, March 18, 2022

 Happy Friday everyone! Wow what a busy and full week it was. I had my second Boxes Day on Wednesday---wow! You guys astound me with the amount of boxes! 

Big thanks to everyone who sent in goodies!!

Carla M/CJ500 -- Temptations, Tastefuls 
Jane 90125 -- Large Container of Temptations, 16 lb bag of Purina One Kitten 
Anonymous -- Super Large Container of Temptations
Butterfly Wings -- Cat Dancer Toy
Sue Pok -- Laurel Birch Wallet, 3 Little Cat Family Figurines, Laurel Birch Purse, "I Am Me" Cat Picture,                         Laurel Birch Plate, Decorated Dish with Matching Plate & Vase
Janet P -- 2 Packs of Lil Soups with a toy
Karen K -- 2 Felted Pet Bed
Painteddaisy -- 2 Containers of Laundry Detergent, 2 Gal of Bleach
Anonymous -- Kitten Kaboodle 
Anonymous - 4 Cases Of 9Lives Food
Mary D & Randi M -- 2 16 lbs Bags of Purina One , Case of Canned RC Mother and Baby Food, 4 Cases(24)                                 FF Chicken  
Susan G -- 4 7 lb Bags of RC Mother and Baby Dry Food  
jaxx -- 2000 6 Inch Paper Plates 
Arlene R -- Large case of Lance Cracker Snacks, Case of Chocolate Candy Bars, Lg Container of Laundry                     Soap
Beth/Taylor/Veronica/Lola & Mikey R -- Donut Shaped Cat Bed
Anonymous -- Case of FF Gravy Lovers
Anonymous -- 3 boxes of Lil Soups
AprilCatLover -- 2 Boxes of Delectable Bisque
Cait O -- 12 Cans of Tuna 
Janet K -- Case (30) Lil Soups, 2 Cases FF Gravy Lovers
Mary SoCal -- Box of Lil Slurpies , 2 Boxes of Perfectly Chicken
Lauren -- Outside Cold Weather Igloo Cooler Kitty House

Then right after that we had the end of our fun-raiser---here's where I got speechless! Our fun-raiser brought in a total of  $1,615. That in itself is amazing! Then came the bump-uppers!!! They brought our grand total to $2,710.34. I cannot be more thankful! In celebration, Lynnette ordered 30 more FIV tests, which costs over $600! Thank you bump-uppers!!!

Bellabell, Kittiesmom, Jaxx, Schrunchions, Kat B, Lucikate, Luna the Cat, Tanzagirl, May/Mat Viola, Sonja & Vern, luvthe animals, Jesi, Rita Murphy, Lawson Grey, Michelle H, Daydreamz, Josie G, Fran D, AceWonder, Phoebe Yule, Sidewinder, Kathie3103, SuePok

Thursday was Humane Ohio Day! We sent up 49 kitties including our Hamilton and Steven. Both boys are doing wonderful and play play played like crazy when they got home---which caused them to sleep a lot today! They are doing great. 

Today we sent up our sweet old boy Rathbone. Rathbone came in on March the 11th for a euthenasia. Lynnette and I were ready for this upon arrival and had the medicines out....but once we looked at him, we both realized he was 'fixable'! He was definately in a rougher shape. He has a bad left eye, a limp in his left paw, which turned out to be a broken elbow, terrible ear mites and wounds on the back of both ears from scratching. It was an absolute amazing feeling knowing I KNEW I could help and I KNEW how! And he's just a love. He went to the amazingly wonderful Dr. Darcy today for his neuter, and to repair his left arm. She was able to pin it, and keep his arm. Yippee!! 

Looking forward to Sunday--the first day of spring! Enjoy it! And remember kindness is free and can do so much, lets all share it! 

In friendship ~ Megan and the Cats

Thursday, March 10, 2022

Well here it is, my very first blog post! Eek I’m not nervous, I’m not nervous. Ok, maybe a little. But luckily I have Steven, Magic and Egypt on my desk proof reading and pointing out errors, in between eating snackers of course. So very grateful for help! So many updates to give! So grab your coffee, blankie and snuggle in with a kitty for a big catch up.

First of all - the wonderful Mama Jacci. She’s just the bestest and has been so helpful in instructing me on meds and some ‘how do I do this’s’. She’s really enjoying her retirement and has taken the dogs to the beach ALOT, which they love. Everyone seems to be settling in very well. While Jacci is so very happy, she misses the kitties, volunteers and all of you very much. I'm just so happy for her, she deserves a retirement so very much.

I’ve had a lot of questions about my ‘day job’. Yes, I still have that! I’m working a ‘hybrid’ schedule right now which is at FFRC from about 6:30 till 8 or 9, then to my office till about noon, then back to FFRC till about 6-7ish. While it’s not the most ideal having such long days, I’ll work on it and super appreciate you all’s kindness and support!  And big huge thanks to my hubs Eric—he’s just beyond supportive and has been taking care of the home front.

New intakes: Gosh it's alot! 

Steven approx. 6 weeks old, doing wonderful and has found a great friend in Egypt.

Egypt, our broken leggy boy. Approx. 6 months old, had a FMO surgery and is doing AMAZING. Big thanks to our wonderful Dr Darcy and Dr P for saving this sweet boys legs. 

Hamilton the 2nd, approx. 9 months old. Had terrible ear mites, and an URI, Luckily meds helped a lot!! 

Ilse (mama) came in with a large wound (possibly mastitis) that is now completely healed! She did have a 'flare up" but with the help of great antibiotics is now doing great! Her babies are Aragorn, Hindi, Angus, Donut and Giorna. 

Debbie (mama) found at GM, and just a wonderful mama. Her babies are Pickles, Cherry, Freckles, Boop and Tootsie.

We also have major thanks to give. We have gotten numerous donations during this transistion. If I missed thanking anyone, super please let me know. I am just beyond grateful for all of your support. We also started boxes today --YAY!

Heres a big thanks to all of you!

Billy k - 2 16lb Bags of Purina One, Case (40) Friskies , 2 Lg Container of Temptations, 3 Containers of Temptations

Anonymous - 2 16lb Bags of Purina One 

Robert S - Case of Shepa Pate, Note Paper 

Mrs, Lexa - Case (48) Shepa Pate, Note Paper

Jaxx - 3 Bags of Zip Ties 

Myrna - Box of Kitty Shrouds

Janet P - 2 Large Bags of Bonita Flakes

Anonymous - 4 bags of Purina One

Sue Pok - Kitty Bed, Cat Astrological Picture, Damando Cat Picture, 2 Boxes of Delectable Stews, Ripple Rug

Anonymous - Container of Temptations

Mary SoCal - Container of Squeeze Ups

Chana Z & Bob- UTI Meds, Case of Fancy Feast 

Mary C & Randy M - 4 Boxes of Lil Soups

Tweety Tweet - Bag of RC Baby Cat, 3 Cases of Baby Food

MightKat and Brothers  - 6 Cases of Lil Soups 

Susan S - Toshiba Microwave

Jabberwockysmom - $50 Donation in memory of her Zeeba

Again, thanks for hanging in for this very long catch up. I will hopefully get this down smoother in the future! I'm just so very thankful and my heart is so full. Big hugs and purrs to all of you. Thank you for being our friends. 

In friendship to all ~ Megan