FFRC Weekly Blog Week ending June 8, 2024
Adoptions:
Maybelle was adopted. She is mom to Vincent, Berrybelle, Hali, Burger, Cashew, Rhys Oliver. All in the family are now adopted and in loving homes.
Health Updates:
Cheerio went to the vets this week. He has always had a stuffy nose and is ‘super snorky’.
Megan felt it may be a polyp and yup, it was a polyp causing his issues. In fact he had a really big polyp in his ear and throat area. It was removed and he stayed overnight at the vet’s. When he came home, his ‘polyp’ was in a little jar so all could be grossed out. Cheerio feels much better but vows to get even with all those responsible for his trip to the vet.
Buddy was brought to the vet’s for a complete physical. He just isn’t right and Megan thought it best to have everything checked out to see why he isn’t physically thriving. He was kept overnight so different tests could be run. He is back at the Center now and we await the test results.
When Grammy and Buddy were first brought in, their owner told us Grammy was 6 and Buddy was 4. After seeing the vet, it’s believed both are older than that. Grammy appears to be 10 to 12 years old. Buddy is maybe 11.
Grammy has been on her meds for about a week now and seems better, more lively, loving and upbeat. She looks like she has gained weight but scale doesn’t show this. However she may have moved while getting her last weight. She is squirmy on the scale. .
She’s eating much better and not throwing up after eating.
Scotland is doing great. He was 7.5 lbs when he came in and now weighs 9 lbs 7 ounces. His rectum is looking great and his stool is firm! Having a firm stool is everyone’s dream!
Foxy doing much better but still not gaining weight as we would like. But as we get her meds more ‘settled’ we hope she begins to eat better. She’s currently a little over 4 lbs. She had been up to a little over 5 lbs, but has lost a bit in the past few weeks. We are hopeful she will soon start gaining weight.
New Kitties:
When Buddy came home from the vet’s on Friday, he had three buddies with him. All kittens. We’ve taken them in as a favor to Dr. Darcy. As they were brought to her office with very sad back stories. So they are now in our care and moving forward.
2 of them are about 6 weeks old and were in a very unsafe place. One if a gray and white tiger (one can never have too many tigers). The other sibling is a gray boy.
The third is not a sibling, She is an unweaned 4 week old. She was found alone and the people who found her brought her to Dr. Darcy. She is blind in both eyes and this is probably due to an infection from birth. That may explain why her mother abandoned her. When she is much older and healthier her eyes will probably be removed for her own comfort. As we know from experience, blind kitties can live perfectly normal lives, they just need patience and a home that keeps furniture and things pretty consistent.
All three of these new kittens are safe now and surrounded by loving, healing hands.
Other Updates:
Chowder and Gordy are doing great in the Cove! They are much more relaxed and act like cats. They are doing so well that we may put Emmy out there to join them as she is having a lot of stress acclimating to her new life in the Center.
Victoria is adjusting to her new life. She is sweet but shy and just needs to get used to her new life.
Radar is super loving and we are working on his weight issues. It isn’t a quick fix and we need to be careful to help him lose at a safe pace.
Rumpelstiltskin is doing fine but prefers to stay in Nyota’s room. They have really become BFF’s..
Friday, Jacci Moss came to visit. Magic was quick to greet her. He had a lot to say. She visited with all the cats but had a special visit with ‘her’ resident cats. Derecho was very excited to see her but sad she did not bring him chicken.
You may have noticed that several of the little itty bitty kittens are out and about (the orphans, the ‘moon’ cats and Brandi’s babies) are running wild. They are full of so much energy and are being ‘trained’ by the older cats to know their place. Lena got mad at Bodie and decided to see if he could ‘bounce’ if pushed off the counter. He had a soft landing on Alma (both are fine) and Bodie has learned a valuable lesson: Leave Lena alone when she is napping on the counter! As our dear Putter used to say: “These whippersnappers have a lot to learn”.
Financial Stuff::
Our Cat-A-Thon is still a go for June 17th to June 22nd. The cats are getting excited and everyone is making the preparations so we will have a great week. Bingo daubers have arrived and we are ready. But first, we must acknowledge that Megan has no idea what a Bingo Dauber is and probably has never played Bingo before. Don’t worry, she’s being trained by Grammy.
Our flash sale this week raised $1,100. This will go towards our medical bills.
Holds:
None at this time.
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FYI:
Research shows that kittens spayed or neutered before 12 weeks of age have fewer complications from surgery than those over 12 weeks old.
Kittens can be safely spayed or neutered at 2 months old or as soon as they weigh 2 pounds. Also called pediatric spay and neuter, this policy ensures kittens are “fixed” as soon as they’re ready, which benefits cats and the communities where they live.
Enjoy your week and remember, without our Friends, where would our cats be?
