FFRC Blog Week Ending November, 1, 2025

FFRC Blog week ending November 1, 2025 Two months left before the end of the year. Where has the time gone? Mother Nature has on her best and brightest clothes. The leaves are at their peak color now in Ohio. Hope everyone remembers to set their clock to the correct time. Spring ahead, Fall back! Adoptions: River & Paprika: On 10/27, our beautiful kitties, River and Paprika were adopted together and are settling in great. River is an Inky female that was brought to FFRC by Shalin. She was born and rescued from a local Lowes. Her date of birth is 6/20/25 and arrived at FFRC on 7/7/25. She was hand fed and is very sweet. Her new name is Boop. Paprika is a brown tiger. She was a surrendered to Dr. Darcy’s office with health issues. Her date of birth is 5/29/25. She arrived at FFRC on 9/25. She is now called Beep. Please wish Beep and Boop a happy life with their new family. Rochambeau: Out little “Moo” kitty was adopted by a local family on 10/29 at 1pm. He is white with a few black dots and is very lovey. His date of birth is 6/16/25. He was found wandering the streets and brought to FFRC. His new family has two other cats, who are a little older, but still playful. His new name has not yet been determined. Wispy & Rosa Maria: On 10/31, the lovely Wispy and Rosa Maria were adopted together. These ladies now live in Tennessee! The family was expected to adopt Wispy, but upon arrival, fell in love with Rosa Maria, too! There are no other pets in the family. Wispy is a beautiful floofy girl! She is a long hair gray dilute tortie. We all know her as Popsicle, Eric and Amy’s Mom. She arrived on 2/28/25 with her little babies. Her date of birth was 10/30/23 (Happy Belated Birthday!) Her parents will be keeping her name. Rosa Maria is a fluffy American-Shorthair brown tiger with orange accents. She was found in Michigan and brought to Defiance. She arrived at FFRC on 8/9/25 for some emergency medical treatment. She has melted purple plastic/epoxy poured on her left side. The substance had hardened. With some effort, Megan was able to remove it, but this caused some skin damage. Rosa Maria is all healed now!! Her date of birth is 6/29/25. Her name may change. Intakes: Snickerdoodle: A new pretty girl arrived from Dr. Dary’s office this last weekend. Her date of birth is 9/9/25. She is a floofy dilute tortie. She has various issues: ear mites, lice, and conjunctivitis (corneal ulcer). She was a little shy, but does like to play. She weighs in at 1 lb. 10 oz, mostly fluff and one FFRC belly. She is in good hands at the FFRC Miracle Center. Her name came from the Name a Cat program and was submitted by SonJa. New Inky Boy: We had an inky dropped off on the property on 10/30. He is about 6-7 months old. This inky has a few white spots and needs to neutered. He has a very shiny coat and no issues with ear-mites or fleas. It looks like he will be a big boy based on the size of his feet. Name to be determined. Health Updates: Glory crossed the rainbow bridge on 10/18/25. She lived in the Cove with all of her wonderful friends. Glory is a long hair inky with some white splotches. Glory had a heart murmur and passed with Cindy and Megan at her side. We will miss her. Juniper had dental work done on 10/27 and is doing fine. Kim Kitty also had a vet appointment on 10/27. She had an eye flush. Starlight is a bit snarky (snotty nose). She will be OK, but needs to get on meds. She doesn’t like the one that will fix her right up. Betty is still recuperating from her dislocated hip. She continues to be kept in a cage to prevent her from further injuries. Zoey is Megan’s Boxer. Not a cat, but still part of the FFRC Nation. She was taken to the emergency vet near Ft. Wayne on last Friday night, into Saturday morning. It was determined that she has a tumor in the back of her throat. She was given a steroid to help shrink the tumor. Please keep Megan, Eric and Zoey in your thoughts. Peapod and Fudge: These little rascals have graduated to the Big Kids Room and have been seen wandering around the center. They are around two months old now. Holds: Ludwig: Ludwig’s adoption date has been postponed from 10/1. The family and Ludwig are all fine, just looking for a suitable date. Hopefully, the adopters have plenty of springs for Ludwig to play with. He loves them!!! His potential family won’t be able to pick him up until the week of Thanksgiving. Because we don’t like to hold a kitty for more than two weeks, he is technically now off hold. If he is still available, he will go to this family. Megan has approved a number of adopters. We have been seeing a lot of adoptions recently. This is a wonderful thing, although can cause Happy Tears! Alumni Updates: Amy’s dad just sent Megan a picture and a note. She’s getting a bit of a tummy and still has the silver ticking. Recent Facebook pictures show Jacci getting more confident and comfortable in her new surroundings. She is quite the night owl, and likes to roam while her family sleeps. Heinz was comfortable from day 1. Events: The last fundraiser for October was wrapped up on 10/31. There were ten baskets that were sold for $5 per ticket. Each basket was fall themed and included a print by Mark Gibbens. Dawn E had his paintings printed and framed. The total raised was $5,645-before bump-ups. $4,540 in additional bump-ups. Total $10,185. Thanks everyone for participating!!!! Results: Basket A: Pumpkin Patch Basket, 132 tickets for $660. Winner: Karen and Gilbert Basket B: Hello Fall Basket, 76 tickets for $380. Winner: Lauren P Basket C: Fall Leaves, Acorn & Squirrel Basket, 168 tickets for $840. Winner: Cindy W Basket D: Fall Leaves & Cheese Basket, 243 tickets for $1,215. Winner: Bob & Linda Basket E: Pumpkins, Flowers & Gnome Basket, 39 tickets for $195. Winner: Selena Basket F: Fall is my Happy Place Basket, 47 tickets for $235. Winner: Beth AHR Backet G: Festive Fall Basket, 55 tickets for $275. Winner: Beth AHR Basket H: Gnome Sweet Gnome Basket, 49 tickets for $245. Winner: Richard R for Kim Basket I: Always Thankful Basket, 70 tickets for $350. Winner: SDF Basket J: Jack-O-Fun Basket, 250 tickets for $1,250. Winner: Cindy W Consolation Prizes-Diamond Paintings donated by Ethel Wings and Hubby. Basket A: Diamond Painting. Winner: LynnMarie Basket B: Blankie. Winner: Sondra A Basket C: Diamond Painting. Winner: Greg R Basket D: Diamond Painting. Winner: Eilen C Basket E: Blankie. Winner: Jenny B Basket F: Blankie. Winner: Mandi NI Backet G: Diamond Painting. Winner: KB TX Basket H: Blankie. Winner: Kitties Mom Basket I: Blankie. Winner: Bobbie L Basket J: Diamond Painting. Winner: Shawn/Sean RU There have been a lot of fundraisers recently due to unexpected expenses. Please do not ever feel that you need to participate by donating. You can help the rescue by subscribing to our YouTube channel…LIKE, COMMENT and SUBSCRIBE. This helps tremendously, and doesn’t cost the viewer anything. Also, JUST BE KIND! Halloween Shenanigans hosted by Gem and Mary Braids started a bit after 3 on Friday, 10/31. The show began as soon as the table was set up. We had 1, 2, 3, + cats on the table at a time. It was quite the “catwalk”! When Mary arrived riding (what else) a black cat, the kitties scattered. Poor Spiker got ran over by the exiting kitties. They probably had never seen such a large kitty. Next Gem appeared as another big black cat. The kitties didn’t seem to fear the Gem Cat. Megan came as an English barmaid. Debbie came in as Sister Mary None of That! Ella and Shalin wore beautiful masks and added to the merriment. Games played: Guess the number of candies, winner Kat Blind-fold build a jack-o-lantern, winner Shalin Move an Oreo from your forehead to your mouth with no hands, winner Abram There was lots of laughs, so the FFRC Nation was the real winner! The annual staff and volunteer party will be held on 11/15. The camera will be lowered and the sound muted. There are approximately 25 staffers that will be celebrating at this time. If you would like to donate, please note “Staff Party” on your donation. Kitty Christmas will be on December 6 th and starts at 10am. Kitty Christmas is one of the largest annual fundraisers for FFRC. This is the time that we request food, snack and cleaning supply donations to help the center close out the year and also start out the new year with a full pantry. Please mark any upcoming donations if they are to be included in Kitty Christmas. All boxes will be pre-opened and names read on this day. Also on the 6 th , there will be loads of activities and games. It will be a fun day for all! Current Needs: Here are this week’s needs: Miracle Nipple Syringes KMR Heat Lamps Canned Wet Food Royal Canin Mother & Babycat Dry Food Canned Chicken and Tuna Appetizers Bisques, Broths and Stews Cat Treats 6- and 9-inch plates Bleach OdoBan The list is kept up-to-date on the Amazon Wish List found on the FFRC website. Other Updates: Sunday evening Cheri has been ill. Keep her in your thoughts. She is expected back on 11/9. Morning Kim is back. All of the kitties were glad to see her—especially Popsicle and Eric. They sure did enjoy their ride on the rug around the center. The TV in the Kabana bit the dust (hmmm kitty-related?). A new one has been ordered and should be in soon. The dead tree in the farmyard (where the geese roam) was removed on 10/31. Yeah, safety first! As always. Special Thanks to all that provided so much during this week’s Box Day! ​Closing: When I look into the eyes of an animal, I do not see an animal. I see a living being. I see a friend. I feel a soul. Anthony Douglas Williams