FFRC Blog week ending June 21, 2025
Adoptions:
We celebrate our Clove getting a very loving home of her own.
In March, Kathy, one of our volunteers (blanket party Kathy!) found an open cat carrier at the nearby reservoir. Inside were two cats, terrified and huddled together. How they got there, who cruelly left them to fend for themselves, we will never know. And you know what, we don’t care. All we care about is that they were found and we have helped them trust again. And now, Clove has found her very own family who have promised to keep her safe, keep her happy and keep her a part of their family, forever.
Clove is 8 months old. She is going home to a tortie sister, Lana Muwana (don’t you just love that name!) Her new family isn’t yet sure if they’ll keep her name. Who knows, maybe they’ll name her Carma. Carma and Lana Muwana sounds like a good beginning to their cat dynasty!
New Cats:
A very dirty cat, (Megan says it’s the dirtiest cat she’s seen in a long time, was found in a closed factory by a friend of one of our volunteers. He is covered in fleas and dirt and just looks a mess. After several baths, he looks so much better and you can tell, he feels so much better. He is a salt and pepper color.His name is Muddles (from Name a Cat).
A little inkie baby was found on the street, all by himself..The herpes virus/infection has ruptured one eye, and the other eye is in the process of rupturing. He is not weaned and looks to be about a week old. He has been given the name Jude (from Name a Cat). We know the one eye that has ruptured will need to be removed and sutured closed. And at this point, the other eye is almost certainly going to need to be removed. He looks awful, but we are immediately starting him on antibiotics and are doing everything we can to keep him comfortable. The herpes virus takes a toll on cats. It is a deadly killer if not treated right away. After we gave him some food and a warm heating pad, the sweet thing actually started to purr. The resiliency of cats is simply amazing.
Health Updates:
Amy is doing very well. She looks like a different cat than a week ago. She continues her FIP treatment and is eating well and getting a little playful. She so enjoys the toys you’ve all sent in for her.
All the new kitties are being given the necessary treatments for their conditions. We are always hopeful but cautious when a sick baby comes in. We know there is so much more than just good medicine needed and we are positioned to handle whatever comes our way, in the best interest of the cat.
Holds:
None
Other Updates:
We have names!
The orange kitten found last week outside by himself now has the name Opie Cunningham. We estimate him to be almost 2 months old and will be neutered when he reaches the proper weight.
Improve-A-Thon:
We had a wonderful visit by our main Veterinarians (Dr. Adams and Dr. Pettigrew) who gave us an insight into how FFRC got started.) These two heroes of ours were informative and reminded us all that without a plan that includes good medical care, no rescue can survive. Thankfully we have that plan and the good medical professionals at Fountain City Veterinary Hospital are a phone call away.
Our cats painted some wonderful pictures. We had a taste test of some items that may have looked different but tasted great (well, some of them). We played some games, including Pictionary. And we had a visit from the La Chat Sisters who really need to visit us more often. We also learned that Cheerio possesses mystical powers as it relates to soda cans.
These were just some of the wonderful things that happened this week. Oh, wait, we also set some financial goals for the week and all of YOU helped us blow those goals away.
What a fantastic week. Thanks to our Friends, we adopted out each of the boxes on our big board, raising $80,200. Then we added our bump-ups. There was the anonymous donor to start the week that donated $5,000 as a challenge for specific boxes. Then our Friends started giving $10, $20, $25…you name it. And just when we thought our bump-ups were all counted, we received an envelope from an anonymous Friend. On it was written “The Dream Continues”. Inside was a check for $20.000.
Never stop dreaming, never give up. If you seek to do good, good will seek you. And if you always remember to surround yourself with good people, they will inspire others to come on board and make dreams a reality. If you want to change the world, ask your Friends to help you do just that.
We raised $112,382.70. This was the largest fundraising amount we have ever achieved in our 26 year history.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Our mission continues, our dreams remain strong and our Friends remain our strength to do things never thought possible from a little cat rescue in Defiance, Ohio.
