FFRC Weekly Blog Week ending June 15, 2024
Adoptions:
There were no adoptions.
Health Updates:
Sadly, our Buddy has passed away. Tuesday night both Megan and Lynnette noticed he was failing. He was having trouble moving and looked so sad and was simply ready to go. On Wednesday his condition worsened and he was in significant pain and the humane decision was made to end his suffering. He was surrounded by loving hands. The outpouring of love and kind words has been much appreciated and so very touching.
Foxy is progressing but still has loose stools.
Grammy is also progressing and will see the vet in a week or two for a follow-up.
New Kitties:
2 month old kitten found by a local woman who helps local homeless cat colonies found him and thought he would be a good fit for adoption. His name is Mr. Mustache as he has, wait for it, a mustache. Cute little black/white distinguished looking gentleman. He’s already been neutered.
Other Updates:
Radar and Victoria have been moved into Paddy’s Place. There, they have a window and more room to spread out as they continue their transition due to life changes with their family.
The three new babies. from Dr. Darcys’ office, are now in Dodger’s Pen to give them more room to spread out.
Scotland continues to do well and is gaining weight. He is now up to 10 lbs. The plan is for him to come into the center soon.
Courage is really not a fan of other cats. In fact she hates them and really, really, really would love to be adopted into a nice, quiet home where she is the only cat. Adopt her, you know you want to.
Gordy and Chowder are really flourishing in the Cove. They have found their home and it’s with the Covies. The Covies response? “Eh, they can stay.” Win, win for everyone.
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Financial Stuff::
We were blessed by a very large van full of donations by the Campbell's Soup company and their employees.
We thank them for their kindness and generosity. They donate to many local animal rescues/shelters and chose to donate to FFRC this time around. Their donations are being used, as we speak.
Our Cat-A-Thon begins on Monday, June 17th at 10:00 a.m. It will run each day until June 22nd. At the end of each day an update will be given.
Throughout the week, there will be fun events as our most important and largest fundraiser of the year takes place. This year the theme of Cat-A-Thon is to De-Stress the Financial Stress we have each month to pay our bills.
Did you know, on average our bills each month are $18,100?
$15,000 Staff and Taxes
$2,000 medical/Vet
$600 utilities
$200 insurance
$500 maintenance
Of course the biggest fluctuation is in the medical/vet category as we never know which cats may need extraordinary medical help (Scotland, Rumplestiltskin, for example)
So we are hoping we can actually start to put money in the bank and withdraw what’s needed each month without losing sleep as to whether we can pay all our bills on time. We are so very blessed to have so many Friends to help throughout the year. When we call our Friends to help, they always come through. We are looking forward to not having to stress out so much knowing we have money in the piggy, cat bank.
Holds:
None at this time.
FYI:
“Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.” – --Albert Einstein
