FFRC Blog week ending November 29, 2025
Hello FFRC Nation. I hope that all of those in the US had a wonderful Thanksgiving. This week has had some ups and downs. We are grateful for all of you that shower love and support on our rescue.
Adoptions:
There were no adoptions this week.
Intakes:
On Tuesday during Box Day, a Momma kitty and her 5 babies were brought to FFRC. Although, we are at capacity, we found ourselves in a position that we had to take these cats in. The grey dilute tabby momma kitty is only about 8 months old. But she is the best mom. Her babies are about 2 months old and are all relatively healthy, just a couple of goopy eyes and one little cold. The babies consist of 3 females and 2 males. The first female is a grey and white long hair beauty, the second is a medium hair solid grey kitty and the last female is a black tiger. The first male is a light brown tiger with a spotted coat, and the other male is a darker brown tiger and all white mittens. During Kitty Christmas, we will name these 6 new ones. All are located in Patty's Place so they have plenty of room to have fun. Megan posted pictures on Facebook of the new kitties and Momma on 11/29. It is a Kitty Extravaganza!!!
Health Updates:
Three of our little babies crossed the Rainbow Bridge this week. On Saturday, baby OLGA passed. On Sunday, baby RAISIN passed and on Tuesday, BARNABUS passed. These three babies were just brought in last week. Although Olga had been struggling, the other two had been doing fine. Dr. Darcy said that their passing was most likely due to Fading Kitten Syndrome. We have to take comfort in knowing that all kittens were warm, well fed and loved.
KAHU, mother to the above kitties, seems to be doing much better and is much brighter. DONOVAN, sibling to the above kitties, never appeared to be struggling and is gaining weight. As of Friday, he was at 1 lb. 10 oz. Kahu is allowing Donovan to comfort nurse while they both enjoy the double condo in Back Thumpers Room.
SCAMPER still is having some issues. He will be going to Dr. Darcy to see if a different medical course will help him.
APPLE will need dental work. Her upper canines are her infant teeth and are inflamed. She is 1 1/2 years old. Usually, baby teeth fall out at 5 or 6 months.
BETTY will need to have a femoral head removal to fix her issue with her hip after her boop with a car.
CRACKERS will soon be having eye surgery and his neuter. He is healthy but has a very bad eye that needs to be removed. Crackers is in Front Thumpers Room and enjoys playing on the floor. Crackers is a thick and stout tiger. He has found a friend in WERLOR, also a thick tiger boy. Werlor has taken over the care of this youngster and the two have created quite a bond with each other.
CRACKERS
WERLOR
HAGRID, Megan's dog, will also be getting dental work done.
Holds:
There are no kitties on hold at this time. We have not heard from Ludwig's potential adopters in a bit, so if anyone wants a very playful tuxedo kitty, please reach out to Megan.
Center Kitty Updates:
Morning Kim gives Magic Carpet Rides to the Kitties, Eric Popsicle, Magic, Ramsay and others. Please see YouTube for these videos. It will sure bring a chuckle to your day.
PEAPOD, FUDGE and SNICKERDOODLE are running wild in the center. We are overwhelmed by their cuteness.
PEAPOD
FUDGE
Alumni Updates:
The best place to see updates on Alumni Kitties is through our FFRC Chatters Official Facebook Group.
Events:
KITTY CHRISTMAS will be held on 12/6/25 from 10 am to 2 or 3 pm. This is our annual food drive (including treats and also cleaning supplies). All boxes will be pre-opened with names of donors read on the 6th. Last year we received 420 boxes. Our goal is to beat that this year. As of Friday, we had received 252 boxes, which compared to last year's total of 243. Cash donations via PayPal, Venmo, Credit Card and Checks are also always welcome. Many visitors will be attending Kitty Christmas this year! The cutoff for items to be received for Kitty Christmas is Wednesday, 12/3. Monetary donations received up to 12/5, will be included.
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!
Because Kitty Christmas is next week, we will not have a Box Day next Tuesday. All received items will be recorded as contributions to Kitty Christmas.
Current Needs:
Here are this week’s needs:
We are extremely low or out of these items:
33 and 13 gal. trash bags
Toilet Paper
Paper Towels
6- and 9-inch foam plates
The compete list is kept up-to-date on the Amazon Wish List found on the FFRC website
Other Updates:
We do not yet have a date when the 2026 calendars will be available. We will let you know as soon as possible.
FFRC has nearly 50,000 subscribers. We are under 450 to go to meet this grand number. Let’s tell our friends and family to subscribe. FFRC does not receive anything once they reach this milestone, but we can look forward to something special to celebrate once we reach this goal.
Last Thursday, a change in settings was done through YouTube. This change, which was meant to fix a perceived issue, caused the channel to be overloaded with ads. As soon as was possible, this was fixed. During this time, a few chatters were upset and not as nice as most. We are disappointed in the few that found it necessary to vent. A goal for 2026 is to ban Negativity. It will be a New Year with New Attitudes. Here are a couple of other changes:
1. Flash Sales. All pricing will be set by FFRC, who will also determine how items are bundled and sold. If conditions on the sales need to be sent by the donors, FFRC requests that the donor handle the sale and forward proceeds to FFRC. This change is to assist in streamlining the Flash Sale and shipping of items.
2. Thursday Night Blanket Parties. We all love these; however, we will no longer be able to save items just for the Blanket Parties. FFRC will use all items donated where they are needed most.
Photos by Dawn.
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“Peace begins with a smile."
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