FFRC Blog Week Ending June 13, 2026

FFRC Blog Week Ending June 13, 

The Countdown has begun.  We start the CAT-A-THON on Monday; phones open at 10 am.

June 15th thru 19th 10 AM to 4 PM

Again, this year, our fundraiser will be an Adopt-an-Envelope event. How this works:

There will be 400 envelopes numbered 1 to 400. The envelope you choose to ‘adopt’ is the amount you contribute to the fundraiser (i.e., you pick envelope 298=your donation is $298).

FIRST:  To pick an envelope, you must call 419-393-2400 between 10 AM and 4 PM beginning on the 15th. Please do not email or request numbers in chat–this is to prevent people from choosing duplicate numbers.

THEN:  Once your choice is confirmed on the phone, you can send in your donation by PayPal, Venmo, or check.

There will be many events during the week for your enjoyment, so tune in often! On June 19th, there will be a wrap-up event at 10 AM to announce the final amount raised and the drawing of prize envelopes.

Each envelope contains a ticket for a drawing! We have 20 baskets to award – 1 basket to every group of 20 tickets. (Baskets are listed below.) Should all envelopes get adopted, we will have raised over $80,000.

Here are the expenses we would like to cover:

• Pre-pay vet bills
• Refill medical supplies
• Random upkeep including painting and staining
• Insulate the sheds and make them more comfortable for the outdoor kitties
• Kitty Kastle air conditioning
• Sink Repair
• Any amount received beyond these will go toward continued operating expenses

Adoptions:

We have MANY kitties waiting for their furever home!  

This week, on June 12th, we helped MISS JEWELL find her furever home.  This long-haired beauty was dumped in our parking lot on 7/30/25.  She was found in a carrier at about 4am.  Her date of birth is 3/4/25, so she was not very old.  Miss Jewel is very shy and sweet, so a nice quiet home was very important for her.  She will be going home to a little friend that is only a couple of months older than her.  Miss Jewel will be keeping her name, and her travel time was only about a half hour.   Special Thanks to Michael C.  He provided a blanket and some toys for her very own. 

Her new kitty mom posted this picture of her during her first day at her new home.  She is looking very happy and majestic.

More info about adoptions from Megan:

Alaska. Arizona. Michigan. Massachusetts. Tennessee. California. Nevada. Florida. Indiana. Alabama. Illinois. Minnesota. Kentucky.

What do all these have in common? They're just some of the places that FFRC kitties now call home!

You see, adopting a kitty from FFRC is not limited to residents of Ohio, we'll adopt them out to qualified adopters anywhere! As long as you can come get them! You'll need to do two things to get started:

1. Apply to adopt! You'll need to be sure you're approved before you start the journey, to ensure your trip will be worth the effort. You can list a specific kitty on the application or just come and let a kitty pick you! Once you're approved you will be able to come and adopt anyone who is not a Resident or currently on hold.

Adoption Application: https://www.fofrescue.org/adop.../ffrc-adoption-application/

2. Contact us! Call or email us and let us know you're coming. We'll be glad to work out the details and how to make the trip as easy as possible for you and your new kitty!

So, if you were wondering just what you wanted to do this summer, well, maybe a road trip might just be in order! See some sights, have some fun, and come home with a new best friend or two! Sounds like an ideal vacation to us!

Defiance Lodging options: https://www.fofrescue.org/about-us/defiance-lodgings/

Here's a look at who is currently available on this link and look through our profile to see adoption bios with new ones dropping every week: https://www.fofrescue.org/adopting/now-available/

Hope to see you soon!

Intakes:

All of our pens are still FULL!

It is kitten season, and this one is really hitting us!!!

We took in four new babies this last week.  Debbie's house is now full of the kitties! 

We received word that some kittens had been tossed from a car near a bridge.  We have one kitty, thanks to our volunteer Stephanie's husband who found one of the babies and brought him to us. (Just a reminder, they are Buckeye's parents).  Other rescues took in the remaining live kittens.  This black tiger kitty has a broken leg, which will most likely need to be amputated, but he is in the best spirits.  

We named this sweet boy on Monday.  The names are from the Name a Cat Program.  The choices were:

Gumby        50%

Diggers       28%

Johnny II     22%

101 votes

Our new boy is now named GUMBY!  Thanks, Big Sky, for submitting his name.

 

Three other kittens were found together.  All have eye issues, which we are treating.    The kittens are about 3 weeks old.  Initially, these babies lost a little weight but are now taking bottles on their own and have gained weight.

The first is a female that is mostly white but has a black eye patch.  

We named this little girl on Monday.  The names are from the Name a Cat Program.  The choices were:

Beazlee    55%

Moocher   25%

Larlene     20%

128 votes

This little lady is now named BEAZLEE!  Thanks, Cindy W. for submitting her name.

The second is also a female that is black and white and has really bad eyes.   

We also named this little girl on Monday.  The names are from the Name a Cat Program.  The choices were:

Shine    60%

Patrice   24%

Tutu     16%

110 votes

This little lady is now named SHINE!  Thanks, Dianne E. for submitting her name.

The last of the three is a baby boy that is grey and white.

We also named him on Monday.  The names are from the Name a Cat Program.  The choices were:

Nigel        68%

Army        16%

Treacle     16%

129 votes

This little mister is now NIGEL!  Thanks, Auntie Anita for submitting her name.

Health Updates:

Sadly, we lost our Covie, FLUFFS on June 8th.  This was quite a surprise.  She showed no symptoms and was under no stress or injuries.  

All of our other kitties are doing pretty great, but we did have a number of vet appointments this week.  

CHICA was going to go to Dr. Darcy's for a dental, but we substituted PRALINE (Gem's foster kitty).  Unfortunately, when Praline arrived, her thyroid was a bit out of whack, so she could not have the surgery.  Chica will now be going on 6/25.

Chica

Praline

Because Praline could not have her dental, we were able to help SCHMOOKIE, who was at the vets for a biopsy of her skin issue.  Her teeth were also in bad shape.  We were a little concerned about how soon she would recover from her dental, because she had a bit of bleeding, but on Tuesday, she was seen in the Kabana trying to catch a squirrel on the kitty TV.  She's doing fine!

LANDO had his bad eye removed on 6/11.  Dr. Darcy was even able to stitch the socket closed.  Lando is feeling much better and also received his neuter while he was at the vet.  Lando has gained weight, he is up to 6 lbs. 2 oz.  Lando had been at Megan's but returned to the Center early in the week.  He was lonely and bored.

JENNY had her right eye removed this week, too.  On her left side (the "good" eye) eyelids were curled and pressing into her eye.  This is a condition called entropion.  Her eye is no longer irritated and she has limited vision.  She feels much better.  Jenny and Lando are in pens and are loving the pain meds--they are in La La Land.

Center Kitties:

JEFFERSON is making sure that all heed the warning!

LEIBCHEN checking to see if SKYE needs a dental.

All of our medium babies are out and about during the day, but back in Paddy's Place overnight.

Holds:

There is a very special hold in the making.  RAISIN and WIBBLES will become Vegas Babies!  That's right, JUDE'S mommy is looking for some more friends for him.  No date has been determined yet but stay tuned for more updates!

Meet the Barnies!

This is from our recent Facebook post:

In addition to having the FFRC, there is also a farmyard for people to enjoy! We currently have many goats, peacocks, geese, and ducks. And... yes, even more CATS! These cats are well cared for and have good shelter/heated areas for wintertime.

These kitties aren't really suited for indoor life, and not all of them are big fans of people, so although we'd love to have them inside, they're much happier outside. They never wander from the property and why would they? FFRC is as much a luxury feline resort outdoors as it is indoors!

Current barnies:

Merlin

Blackie

Dude

Grizzly

Pinto

PJ

Shadow

Spotty

Stripe

Barnacle Farnsworth III

A few Barnie facts:

Merlin is the last of a group called the "Firecats".

Dude and Stripe are brothers and the oldest cats at FFRC! Their birthdate is 8/9/08. Yep, 2008! If that doesn't speak to excellent care, we don't know what does!

Shadow is named due his tendency to follow our Cindy all around the farmyard, her shadow!

There is no Barnacle Farnsworth I or II. Just III. Yes, that's really his name. He's our newest guy having arrived just a few months ago!

And that ends our "Kitties You Don't See" series, you've now met everybody! We hope you've enjoyed it.

Adopted Kitties:

CLARITY had her first birthday this week. Where's her cake?

ALI is wiped out. It's been so hot and humid this week.

Here's a three for one. BURGER, WOLFIE (Choco) and IVY (Clarity)--all best friends.

And here's our "siblings", JACCI and HEINZ. Jacci now loves to be petted and likes to play. Heinz is the big brother that loves to "play" with his sister.

More on the CAT-A-THON

A Chatter let us know that there are numbers missing from the board.  Instead of rushing to get a new board, we are just going to add the numbers to the correct row.  OOPS, Sorry, Math/Science is not our strong point.

To help make sure that you can get through on the phones, a roll-over phone line has been installed. Special help will be provided for our international callers.

CAT-A-THON 2026 Baskets

FFRC Chatters Weekend:

Here is the link for the hotel block to get discounted rates at the Hampton Inn! Make your reservations soon! [https://group.hamptoninn.com/lqhld7](https://group.hamptoninn.com/lqhld7)

Current Needs:

We are out of almost everything!!!!  Please check the FFRC website for our most needed items.

Other:

Humane Ohio Day was Tuesday; we sent up 28 females and 22 males. The FFRC kitties that went were: Chewie, Willow, Lemon, Fozzie, Tayla and Schmidgen.

Thank you, Kelly (Kellie, Kelli...) for helping Denise on Monday!

The sink in the main room was leaking but has now been fixed.

The air conditioner in the Kitty Kastle called it quits last week. Both the air and the heat will be replaced with a single unit next week.

The Valentine's Day Date videos are nearly ready to be sent.

If you haven't looked at our Instagram page, please do!! There are great pictures of our center's kitties. Thanks so much!

FFRC is always looking for Center volunteers. Candidates need to be at least 18 years old and have transportation to get here. Volunteers work set shifts and have assigned tasks, which include cleaning, feeding and other caring for cats. Please contact Megan if you would like to help.

Please make sure that you have a plan for your pets in the event that you are no longer able to take care of them.  The best plan is to have both a primary and a secondary backup.

2026 Calendars are now available and are being offered in two sizes:  8 1/2 x 12 or 8 1/2 x 14.   Orders for calendars will be through the FFRC Store and also on the FFRC website.  We are unable to take orders via the phone or e-mail.  

Photos by Dawn and friends.

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