FFRC Weekly Blog Week Ending January 11, 2025
Adoptions:
Sahara got adopted! Our four paw Hemingway cat has been with us since August, 2024 when she came in after being found wandering around in Paulding, OH. She was only 9 months old, living on the streets.
She’s going to have two brothers and a sister at home. She gets along very well with other cats so she should fit right in.
Our sweet Thumbelina got adopted! This sweet 7 month old girl came to us from Dr. Darcy’s office in August, 2024. She was surrendered to Dr. Darcy from her owner as she had a wound and didn’t want to have it treated. She’ll have another cat to play with.
New Cats:
Biscuits. She is about a year and half old Siamese. She has beautiful blue eyes. She is tiny (about 6 lbs). She was roaming around outside of a friend of Denise. She has a broken tooth, which doesn’t appear to be causing her any issues. We’ll eventually get it done along with a spay.
Catalina. She is about a year old. She is all white and came in the day Sahara was adopted, so one white kitty out and one white kitty in. She is a medium hair beauty who was also found roaming outside of a person’s house. The man who found her took her in for about a month but his cat didn’t like the new kitty so she’s now with us.
Health Updates:
Steven has been losing weight and we noticed he has “pillow foot”.
Pillow foot, also known as feline plasma cell pododermatitis (PCP), is a skin disease that causes a cat's paw pads to swell and become painful. The swelling resembles a pillow, which is how the condition got its name.
The exact cause of pillow foot is unknown, but it's likely due to an immune system dysfunction. Plasma cells, a type of white blood cell, build up in the paw pads in response to an infection or inflammation.
The main treatment for pillow foot is immunomodulatory drugs, such as doxycycline. Other treatments include corticosteroids or cyclosporine. Pain medication may also be necessary. Treatment can take several months and can be chronic. Right now Steven is being kept in the back cage for some initial pain meds and other meds. (Spiker had it a few years ago).
Steven is such a good, quiet boy and never complains. He’s being a good patient.
Other Updates:
Someone asked the names of the cats that are in Thumper’s Room. Note: we don’t just house cats there due to illness or injury, some prefer the quiet of the room to the rambunctious nature of the main room. Here are the cats currently in Thumper’s Room:
Jack, Sylvester, Mya, Jo Jo, Steven, Spitfire, Pierogi, Taco Belle, Liebchen, Juniper, Noelle, Spark. Emmy, Tiger Lilly, Tulip,
Remember, we also have different rooms in the center with ‘clusters’ of cats that are segmented due to specific needs (I.e. Nyota’s Nest for our ‘quiet’ girls.)
Butterbean has requested his own private room as he believes he is too dignified to be with the riff-raff. His request has been denied.
Despite what Achoo says, we are fully stocked on lickey licks but we could use: Laundry detergent, appetizers and 33 gallon garbage bags.
Holds:
None at this time.
Other:
Our weeklong celebration of Betty White begins on Monday and runs until Friday, when we will announce the totals. The Betty White challenge is a yearly event being done by animal rescues around the world to honor Betty White who worked tirelessly for the welfare of animals, focusing on the work of animal rescues. Betty would have been 103 years old this year and while she passed two weeks shy of her 100th birthday on 12/31/2021, her spirit lives on and her love for animals and their humane treatment will never die.
Biscuits:
