Happy Caturday all! I sure hope you are having a great August. It's been wonderful here. Today the weather is finally cooling off and we have been enjoying open windows. The cats are so happy when the windows are opened!
RETURNS: August 11th, we had the return of two of our former FFRC alum, Praline and Chia. They were originally adopted in 2011. There house situation changed, and thankfully, the family returned them to us. Praline is a DSH female calico with a DOB 8/1/2011 and Chia is a DSH grey female, with a DOB 8/6/11. Both are older distinguished ladies, but so very nice. They would go great in a nice quiet home to live out their retirement years.
INTAKES: Meatball! This little man arrived August 8th, and what a rough shape he was in! When he arrived, he was severely skinny, pale, covered in fleas, ear mites, his eye out of socket and bugs in the eye socket. During cleaning him up, his eye fell out and rolled across the table much to Denise and I's dismay! He felt much better after that. He had a nice warm bed, pain meds and a very full tummy. He's doing just wonderful now. He's scheduled for his eye surgery and neuter Sept. 25th.
ADOPTIONS: August 25th, Wheeler FINALLY made his way home with his fur-ever mama, Cindy. They are just two peas in a pod and I couldn't be happier. I hear he is settling in very nicely, and discovered something called a 'mirror', and just LOVES talking to the kitty inside of it.
We also had our super sweet Chomper go home. I couldn't be more tickled with her new family, who is already beyond smitten with her. I just know she's going to be spoiled like crazy! While I miss them terribly, it helps to know how much they are loved. The couple that took her is such a calm laid back family...does that not describe Chomper to a T? I just love it.
MEDICAL UPDATES: Azreal gave us a little scare when one day we noticed she was 'off'. She just wasn't acting right, a little jaundice, weight loss. So we ran her to Dr. Darcy's the next day. (THANK YOU CINDY!) She had very high liver enzymes. We started a course of meds for her and are happy to report her blood work from Thursday was perfect! YAY!
Cheeto Puff also had his full mouth extraction on Thursday, August 24th. He is doing AMAZING. I will never stop being amazed at the healing powers of cats. I know I would be down and out for weeks. Not Cheeto! He was ready to be out of his pin the next day. So happy for him! Now to find an awesome home for this sweet boy!
Will Power had his surgery on August 22nd to remove his nerve damaged front left leg. While I know it is the right decision, I always worry when any one of our babies gets surgery. Well, worry not for Will! Boy oh boy, has he shown us what a little kitty can do. He is running, playing and ACTING better then before. It really makes you realize just how much of a hinderance that 'dead leg' was to him, dragging it around.
Lastly, we have Buckeye. This boy had that initial wound on his back that was about 5in x 4in. Its significantly smaller now, but had a weird lump of skin. This week that lump popped, and during cleaning, started bleeding. We took him to Dr. Darcy's where Dr. Mercer flattened out that bump, and sutured it down. He's in Dodger's pin recovering. He's being the bestest patient, and very soon will be ready for adoption!
That should get you caught up on the last two weeks! Thank you so much for the support you constantly provide, words are never enough to show our gratitude. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. With a happy heart ~ Megan and the Cats
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