Sunday, February 26, 2023

Derecho Loves Sundays

Happy Sunday everyone! We are starting to feel like spring around here. The sun is shining, and we can actually see buds on the trees. I so excited to get working on summer projects outdoors! Let's do a catch up of this week! Lynnette and I have been busy playing catch up as we were gone last weekend. It's so nice to be back, I sure missed the kitties so very much. Luckily, they are all doing really great, so I'm so happy for that. On Tuesday we did weights and nails and also good news, everyone is doing just wonderful. We followed that up with BOX DAY!! Weee! We sure are so grateful for the amazable thing you send our kitties. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts! 

Mrs. Charles -- Bed, Blanket & Collar for Cecilia, Calming Sloth, 12 Pk of Apaws, Shark Cave Bed, Collar for Derecho 

Dama D-- 4 Mop Heads, Lg Box of Juice

Schrunchions -- Bag of Chicken Fillet 

Cindy W -- Batteries, 2 Boxes of Nulo Snacks, Case of Sheba Kitten Soft Paws, Snuggle Kitty Anxiety Pal,Pink Blanket &  Bowl Scratcher for CATch, Bag of RC Sensitive, Paw Butter 

Ace Wonder -- Bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

Linda F -- Grooming Comb, Mat for Cecilia 

Butterfly Wings -- Amazon Gift Card

NJ Lurker -- 2 Boxes of Squeeze Up's, 10 Purple Momma's, Box of Squeeze Up's

Middy 208 -- 4 Pillow Beds (Snuggle Beds)

Anonymous --  Container of Temptations

Aunty Anita -- 2 Containers of Temptations, Rachael Ray Nutrish Broths

Gretna & Kevin -- Box of Assorted Meow Mix, Container of Greenies Snacks, 4 Containers of Temptations

Ju IN Ji -- 2 Cases of Baby Food

DayDreamz2 -- 10 Purple Momma's

Karen Mc -- Hand Made Afghan 

Mary SoCal -- Box of Bisque, Box of Temptation Puree, Box of Delectable Stew, Box of Whiskas Perfectly Chicken

Kitties mom -- Case (40) Friskies, Case of FF Kitten Pate

Random Cat Supporter -- Case of Copy Paper

Jess B -- Case of Seafood Pate, Case of Chicken Dinner, Case of Mixed Grilled 

CJ500 -- 2 Cases of Friskies Shreds 

Travis G -- Container of Temptations 

Linda Y --  Scale 

Kyra -- Box of Friskies Tasty Treasure, Box of Delectable Stew, Catnip Banana, 2 Bottles of Hand Soap, Bag of Friskies Party Mix, Tunnel 

 Tuesday was also an exciting day as not only was it Alma's birthday, but my one-year anniversary as Director. Wow. In some ways it's flown by, in others it gone very slow. But I've loved every minute of it and do not regret it for a moment. Jacci has also been enjoying her retirement. I checked in with her and she was just at the beach. On top of loving the beach she's been enjoying the "sun, blue skies, peacefulness, sand, doggie park, great neighbors, shells, gardens and quietness. While I totally love it here, my heart will always have FFRC in it. I miss the resident cats, the volunteers, all the FFRC friends and that awesome rescue work. It's in me and I still love it all. We are doing good here. Have met wonderful neighbors. Worked in the gardens 1 1/2 hours yesterday. Just got back from getting a boatload of rocks for the gardens! You all take care. Sometime when we are able, we will visit. Big hugs and lots of love." I'm so happy they are doing great! It makes it all the better. 

 Yesterday (Saturday) we had the adoption of our very adorable little CATch. She had her spay on Thursday and her family was just so excited to get her. They came all the way from North Carolina just for her! And they are keeping her name, isn't that wonderful? I'm sure just miss her like crazy, but that means we can take in more kitties who need our help and that's what it's all about, even though it hurts the heart just a little when they go. 

I did recently get an update from Murph's family, and he is just THRIVING! He fit in immediately and they were kind enough to send lots of pictures of how much he's enjoying his new life. That just makes me so happy. 

 In this week ahead, we have the adoption of Barnabas on Monday at 10:00am, Cosmos dental and neuter on Tuesday, as well as weights and nails, and boxes. I have also started college classes for Veterinary Technician, I am LOVING this so very much and so grateful to be lucky enough to get to actually see what I'm learning every single day with the rescue work. How amazing! Well, I'll wrap this up for today, I sure hope you all have an amazing Sunday. Thank you so much for watching and just the never-ending support you give. We can never thank you enough. In forever friendship ~ Megan and the Cats

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Hi there guys!! Goodness, these last two weeks have been full of lots of fun and adventure, so let's get caught up! 

As you know, our last Humane Ohio transport was cancelled due to bad weather---so that meant 16 kitties very much needed their spays and neuters. BIG BIG thanks to Dr. Darcy and her crew for getting just about all of them in. 

Cecilia's Favorite Spot

NEW GAL CECILIA! We took in this sweet girl on 2/7/2023. Cecilia showed up at a nice family's house. They noticed a wound above her eye and tried to tend to it as long as they could but realized this sweet girl needed more help and brought us too us late one night. She was quite the mess. She had incredible mats in her fur, ear mites to the point one ear is cauliflowered over, fleas, dehydration and malnourished, and a wound above her eye. After a few days of antibiotics and general care, we noticed she walked a little stiff and had some breathing issues. We took her to Dr. Darcy's. She found buckshot pellets riddling her body, but mostly in her rear right leg, a 'galloping' heartbeat, fusion of her thoracic spine mostly due to age, and dental issues. We have hr back and will be working on improving her weight and overall health, as well as pain meds that she will need for life. We will see how she does over the next couple weeks. So far, she is a lovie girl, LOVES cushy beds and food. She is a grey tiger, with a date of birth of 6/29/2010. 

Cecilia's Buckshots

On 2/8, we were able to get Cavendish up for his neuter and CATch up for his eye removal and neuter----but uh oh---CATch turns out to be a girl!!! So due to lack of time, they were only able to get her in for her eye removal. And as you've seen, she's be-bopping around like the wind. Nothing stops that girl. She'll be going up tomorrow for her spay with Humane Ohio. 

On 2/9, we were able to get Egypt and Kiara in for their surgeries. For a quick rundown, Egypt had a fracture in his remaining rear leg, up towards the femur head (the ball that fits into the hip socket). This became more and more evident over time as he grew. In order to avoid a whole amputation, we did the Femoral Head removal. Hopefully this will work for our boy and save his leg. To date, his sutures have been removed, and he's starting to get floor time now, but it is a little tiring. Kiara had that sore on her paw that was initially thought to be an old broken toe but turned out to be cancer. Kiara in typical fashion is as feisty as ever, bulking her bandages, meds, and cone around her head. LOL I LOVE to see our sweet girl being feisty. Shes got the spirit to fight, and that's wonderful! They are both doing wonderful. 

On 2/11, I got to experience something amazing. Dr. Darcy and Dr. Mercer were kind enough to invite me up and watch them neuter a bunch of our boys. They included Stratton, Alfred, Otter, Chumley, Simpson, Zeke and Thor. That was such an amazing experience, I'm so grateful for them. Dr. Mercer spent extra time showing me more things! It was very neat! 

We also had an adoption that day of Hadley and Chagall. They are doing just wonderful in their new home. I know they are just being spoiled like crazy. 

On 2/14, Valentine's Day we had a full and exciting day!! We wrapped up our Valentines Funraiser, raising a whopping total of $8600!!! This helps so very much with all of these extra medically needy cases we have going right now, so thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!!!

We also sent up Malade and Guppy for their spays with Dr. Darcy, as well as Cecilia's checkup mentioned above. They all did wonderful! 

On 2/16, we sent up Blackberry for her spay, and Ninja for his neuter and hernia repair. Again, massive thanks to Dr. Darcy and her whole team for squeezing all these kitties in!!!

From 2/15 to 2/18, Lynnette and I were gone at the annual Veterniarian Confrence in Columbus. Wow, we had such a fantastic time and learned TONS!!! Big big thanks to Connie for covering meds as well as Debbie for helping her. And for all the other amazible staff and volunteers for making sure everything ran smooth while we were gone. It was so nice to learn things, but I sure did miss everyone and the kitties most of all. 

During all of these happenings, we had boxes! Oh, wow what a fantastic time. We are always so very grateful for everything you guys send in to make it a super special day for the kitties. Big big thanks to all of you!!!!

2/7

Karan M -- 3 Cases of Friskies Pate, Bag of Temptations Kitten 

Anonymous -- 1 box of Delectable Stews, 2 Boxes of Soups, Case of Friskies Seafood/Chicken

Billie K -- Pack of Sheba tender sticks    , Pack of Squeeze Ups, Case of Sheba Pate, Case of Sheba cuts 

The Cats Meow -- 12 Packs of Tim Tams

Jess B -- 3 Boxes of Stews, Bag of Litter, Box of Broths, 2 Boxes of FF Entrees, Cat Scratcher

Kitty Frances -- 640 6' plates, 2 bottles of hand soap, 2 packs of sponges, bottle of Mr. Clean, 10 Cans of Tuna, 2 tubes of Antibiotic Ointment. 

Anonymous -- 4 Cases of FF Gravy Lovers

LeeAnna -- 5 Containers of Temptations, 7 Bags of Party Mix, Case of Friskies Pate, 4 Cans of KMR, 

Ju in JI - 40 Cans of Friskies Pate

Anonymous -- Pet Maker Activity Center, Bag of RD Mother & Baby Cat

Mrs. Charles -- Blue Fuzzy Rug for Pania, 10 Cans of Tuna for Derecho

Karen R -- 12 Rolls of Paper Towels

Taylor R -- Coffee Sticker, 2 Catnip Toys, Laser Pointer, 

Outside Girl -- 10 Catnip Bananas

Sarah B -- Cat Dancer Toy, Tunnel 

Mary C -- Box of Delecatable Stews, Box of Lil Soups, Case of FF Appetizers

Anonymous -- 2 Boxes of Delectable Stews

Justin & Kati -- Lg Bag of Temptations, Container of Squeeze Ups, Container of Temptations, Case of Sheba Perfect Portions, 2 Boxes of soups, Box of Slurprises, 2 Boxes of Appetizers, 2 Boxes of Stew

Jennifer M -- Cat Tunnel, Case of salmon 

Jennette R --  2 Boxes of Delectable Stews, Box of Broths, Box of Squeeze Ups, Box of Assorted Stew,bisque 

Av Larentia -- Pink Cow Blanket, Snuggle Pillow, Bag of Iams Pro-Active, 2 Boxes of Reveal, Box of Friskies Party MIx, Box of simple Serving Seafood Verity, Swan Yoga Mat

Zoe V -- Bottle of Pounce Chicken Treats 

Random Cat Supporter -- Lg Bag of Temptations, 4 Containers of Meow Mix Snacks

Anonymous -- 2 Boxes of Magic eraser , container of Temptations 

Ruth J -- Bundle of Blankets, 2 Bags of FF Dry Food, 2 Cases of FF Poultry and Beef, 4 catnip bananas

Anonymous -- 2 Necklaces for Alma and Magic

Catlady Amber -- Box of Soup, box of Stews, Box of Bisque, Case of Friskies, catnip banana

Gatsby B -- Case of Friskies tasty treasures

Marie & Ahmed -- Bag of Bonita Flakes, Box of FF Appetizers, Container of Temptations, catnip banana, 3 Bags of Shortbread Cookies, Zebra Mat Toy, Box of Assorted Toys

Butterfly Wings -- Case of Friskies Tasty Treasure, Box of Soup, Container of Temptations, Box of Assorted Snacks

Cindy W -- Cat Door Port Hole, Cat Recliner Scratcher

Mr. Meow -- Cave Bed, 4 Valentine Glasses, Several Towel Sets, 8 Cans of Chicken, Cat Toys, Cat Bed

Lynda D -- 4 Boxes of FF Broths, 2 Packages of Neosporin, 2 boxes of Delectable Verity Packs

Large Box of Hand Made Blankets

Janet K -- 2 packs of FF Savory Centers, 2 Bags of Chicken Fillet

Aunt Sissy -- Case of FF Poultry and Beef

Michelle H -- Case of FF Kitten,Box of Chirping Ball Toys, Case of Whiska's Perfectly Chicken, Case of FF Gravy Lovers, Case of Assorted People Snacks, Bag of RD Mother and Baby Cat

Terri -- Container of Temptations for outside cats, spring toys, bed 

Anonymous -- 2 Kitty Sleepers

Jenni H & Beaker -- Blankets, Cans of Digestive Care Food,Wellness kitty food, Several Boxes of TastyKakes

2/14

Jane 90125 -- Container of Temptations, 2 Boxes of Temptations, Bag of Purina Kitten

Ace -- Cat Bookmarks  for Kim, Box of Assorted M&M's, Socks, Bag of Reeses, Magnets, Bag of Mother and Baby Cat, Case of FF Petite, 4 Cans of Friskies 

Kathy 831 -- Cat Nail Trimmers 

April Catlover -- 2 Boxes of FF 

Anonymous -- Lg Bag of Temptations

Linda Y -- Pet Scale

Adrienne -- Pet Calming Kitten, 2 containers of Party Mix, Neck Pillow, Container of Squeeze Ups

Mary SoCal -- Case of Appetizers, Case of Perfectly Chicken, 2 Boxes of Lil Gravies, 2 Boxes of Delectable Stews 

Arlene R -- Gain, Downy Dryer Sheets

Zoe V -- Valentine Toys 

Anna K -- Scratcher for Egypt

Mrs. Charles -- 2 Bags of Blue Buffalo Bursts, Pack of Pill Pockets, Fluffy Bed, 2 Fleece Rugs  

Sondra --Hemingway Cat Museum Book, Valentine Cards, Assorted Boxes of Tastykake

Jeanette R -- Pack of Lil Soups

Anna K -- Bag for Egypt

Anonymous -- Container of Temptations

Milaka S -- Bag of Chicken Fillets, Calming Refills

Janet K -- 4 Bags of Chicken Fellets

Cindy & Gary W -- Box of Kitten Pate, Pink Rug for CATch, Oval Scratcher for Egypt 

Linda D -- Case(60) K Cups hot chocolate, 100 Coffee Cups, 4 Boxes of French Roast K-Cups

Cynthia B -- 4 Containers of Temptations, Cas of Paper Towels

Anonymous -- 5 Packs of Sponges, Bottle of Mr. Clean

Kathy K -- 3 Boxes of Delectable Bisque, Assorted Lil soups, cat food 

Ardi --  Box of Friskies Lil Grillers, Box of FF, Box of Squeeze Ups, Box of Delectable Stews, 2 Bags of Temptations 

Denise & Elizabeth -- 8 Packs of Plates 

Anonymous -- 3 Boxes of Delectable Stews, 2 Boxes of FF Gravy 

Ruth J -- Donation, 8 Blankets for Egypt and Outside Kittys

Anonymous --  Easy Life Hammock Scratcher

Anonymous -- 2 Easy Life Hammock Scratchers

Anonymous -- Scratcher Bed 

Jes B -- Bag of Cat Litter

Av Larentia -- Valentine Bow, Pack of Tim Tams, Blanket, 

Anonymous  - 2 Bottles of OdoBan

I'll wrap this up for now, but as always, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. We are lucky to be here, doing what we love and thats all because of you! Thank you always. In friendship and gratitude ~ Megan and the Cats

Sunday, February 5, 2023

 Happy Sunday all! We've had such a fun, exciting weekend with lots of laughs meeting new friends. Let's go over our adoptions!

Oh Friday, Murph found his family! A very nice man named Joe and his two daughter just fell head over heels in love with Murph. And he equally fell in love with them. Murph was originally Cobo at the rescue. He was adopted out when he was only a few weeks old, but was returned a few weeks ago, due to peeing issues in the house. We have not seen any issues whatsoever since he's been back with us. He wasn't even fully up for adoption quite yet when he found his family and decided these are the people for me! He is a beautiful black tiger, date of birth 3-26-20, originally adopted 5-19-20 and returned 1-13-23.

On Saturday, we had new friends LynnMarie and Dan come all the way from Massachusetts to get a kitty. Little did they know two kitties would choose them! The first was Liza. A pretty American Shorthair, black and silver. Her date of birth is 7-3-22 and she arrived 12-11-22. She was found in the middle of the road with 3 siblings. The next was Marigold. She's sweet as a button, black and white, with a date of birth being 9-28-22. She arrived 10-26-22. She was abandoned with her siblings by their feral mother. They will be going back home today to meet their brother Beans. I think it'll go just wonderfully!

On Tuesday we had boxes! Thank you so much for making this such a fun event. I swear we get just as excited as the kitties do over the new things you find or their favorite snackers or just food in general! Thank you so much for making them feel as special as we know they are.

Outside Girl -- container of Temptations , Case of FF

NJ Lurker -- Dial Soap, 4 Boxes of Perfectly Chicken

Anonymous -- Container of Temptations 

Anonymous -- Box of FF Broths, 4 Boxes of lil Soups, 2 Bags of Temptations, 

Polly & Peanut -- 3 containers of Wipes, 2 bottles of Pine Sol

Lisa & Mike H -- 2 Cases(40) Friskies, 2 Boxes of Bisques

Av Larentia -- Box (18 ) Reveal, 10 packs of Chicken Fillets, Box of Friskas, Pet Calming Toy, Bag of Temptations, 3 Cat Nip Bananas, Case of FF Kitten Food

Mary SoCal -- Box of Broths, 3 Bottles of Dial Soap, Can Lid Popper, Box of Beyond Mixers

Random Cat Supporter  -- 2  Lg containers of Temptations 

Kitty Francis -- Pizza Blanket, Box of people Snacks, 2 Containers of Temptations, Pizza Scratcher,  Lg box of Assorted People Snacks

Janet K -- Bag of Bonita Flakes, 2 Bags of Chicken Fillets, Cat Nip Banana for Egypt

Janet P -- 2 Boxes of FF Cat Treats

Chris -- Blue Goo Pain Cream for Debbie

Tim & Julie -- Syringes, Socks, Pilling syringes, Nail Trimming Sling

Skippy & Buster -- Container of Temptations, Blanket

Mrs. Charles -- 2 Chenille rugs, Box of Mice, Tunnel for Salem

Anonymous -- 24 Cans of Friskies Farm Favorite pate

Schrunchions -- Valintine's care Package, Chickie Dollars, Bowl Holders, banana, Bag of broths, Snacks, Catnip, Greenies, Tim Tams, Box of Broths, Laser Light Toy

Beaker Jenni H  -- Cat Nip Banana, Crayons, Case of Friskies 

Sunnie J -- Several Towel sets, Baby Food, 4 Boxes of Belvita Snacks, Packs of Thank You Cards, note pads

Cindy W -- 2 Huge Bag of Cat Toys, SeaScape Rug 

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Up coming dates!

Wednesday, 8th - we will have CATch's eye surgery. I'm very excited for this to happen. He's been having more time in the main area and if you've seen him at all, you know he's ready to PLAY!

Thursday, 9th - Kiaras toe amputation and Egypts femoral head surgery. I would imagine they will both stay the night. Boy I'm gonna miss them. Please say every prayer and good thought for our babies.

The 15th - 18th - Lynnette and I will be going to our annual vet conference. We are so looking forward to all the things we will learn. We will be leaving after 'night meds' Wed. and returning late Sat. We know the staff and volunteers have everything under control and as always can reach us at any time.

We also have a new Valentines funraiser event coming up, so stay tuned!

As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the absolute love and support you give our rescue. Words just will never be enough. We are so very grateful. Hugs to each and every one of you! In friendship ~ Megan and the Cats

Sunday, January 29, 2023

Happy Sunday Funday everyone!! It's almost hard to believe we're at the end of January already, but this latest snowstorm sure reminded us it's still winter. The kitties seemed to enjoy sleeping the days way during the cold. The downside to the massive snow is our Humane Ohio transport being canceled. Goodness what a bummer! We had 16 of our kitties going that now has been delayed. Luckily, our wonderfully amazing Dr. Darcy is doing her best to try to squeeze in as many as we can throughout the month of February. It will be a work in progress for sure.

In happier news, I can say that Camvie is feeling a little better. Camvie has chronic upper respiratory infection as well as inflammatory bowel disease. She's had both since she was a tiny baby. We're switching some meds around and seeing how it goes. She has been much more active, and her pain seems much more controlled. Pawscrossed for our sweetie that we always can do what's bestest for her.

Egypt has been experiencing some pain and his remainder back leg. We anticipated this might be something that could happen. Remember that back leg that he's left with isn't the greatest of legs. It does have breaks in it as well that have been healed. We are treating him for any pain, but we will be working on getting him in for an X-ray.

Kiara will also be going up for surgery on Tuesday 1/31 for an amputation of her 5th and possibly 4th toe. In case you missed it, she's had a wound that just wasn't healing. We initially thought it was a broken toe, but a sample was sent in and it was determined to be cancer. Luckily, this type of cancer is generally localized, so keep good thoughts for our sweetie.

We do have TWO new intakes too! Well, kind of new. The first is Murph. He was an FFRC kitty named Cobo that originally was adopted 5/19/2020 but was returned due to peeing issues. He is a beautiful black tiger, and his date of birth is 3/26/2020. He so far has been absolutely wonderful and hasn't pottied outside the box once since he's been here. We're so very proud of our big boy.

The second is Cosmo. This boy is a beautiful, long-haired tabby. He originally came in for a shave and was going to be kept as an outside cat. After we discovered how nice he was, we asked the owner if we would be allowed to find him a home inside. She relinquished him to us on 1/24/2023. We have his date of birth being 5/17/2017. We've done some shave on him so far, but I think we're going to need more. He definitely is in need of a dental. But he's oh so nice of a boy. We are happy to have him and look forward to finding him a wonderful inside home.

Yesterday (1/28/2023) we had three wonderful adoptions. I'm so happy when our babies find wonderful homes. The first two were our sweet Rocky Raccoon and Cumberland. They went to an amazing family that I'm sure will spoil them like crazy.

The next was Wally. Oh, this sweet boy captured his parent's hearts with his adorable wobbles. They already have experience with special needs kitties. He will be in a single cat home, with his very own puppy and a couple of bird friends. I think he's going to do just wonderful.

This last Tuesday we had another wonderful box day! Thank you all so very much for making sure our kit cats never go without! We are so very grateful for you all.

Darla W -- 15 Cases of FF Entree

Cindy W -- Bag of RC Cat Food, 2 Cases of Dave's Natural Canned food

Mary SoCal -- Box of people snacks, Case of Tuna, Case of Salmon

Anonymous -- Bag of RC Kitten, Bag of Natural Balance, Case of Reveal, Case of Sheba Perfect Portions

Diana D -- 3 Lg Rugs

Elaine & Allen - 2 Lg Bags of Cat Litter, Case of Friskies, Case of FF Poultry, 2 Containers of Temptations, box of FF Broths

Av Larenita -- Box of Reveal, Cuddling Cat Huggie Kitty, Kenyone Cat Bed, Fleece, Box of RC Kitten, Teddy Bear Bed, Case of Baby Food, Collar Holder, FF Gourmet Naturals, FF Gravy Lovers, Lg Bed

Christine P -- Password Game 

Anonymous --  5 Packs of Temptations meaty mix up

Louise D -- Huge Mylar Ball, Petlink Llama, Box of Kitten Food

Schrunchions -- Bag of Chicken Fillets

Mrs. Charles -- 10 Cans of Tuna, 2 Beds for Kuranda, Cat Nip Banana 

Ju in Ji -- 6 Cases of Baby Food

Anonymous -- 2 Lg Containers of Dawn Dish Soap, 2 Containers of Bleach, 

Courtney M -- 200 Plates

Karen twokeats -- 2 Books

Anonymous -- Pack of Sponges 

Anonymous -- 3 Lg Containers of Temptations 

Janet K -- 4 Bags of Bonito Flakes

CJ500 -- 2 Cases of Friskies Chunky 

Jack & Tommy D -- FF Kitten, Case of FF Poultry 

Anonymous --Bag of RC Mother and Baby Cat

Alex T -- 2 Bags of Wildly Natural Treats,  Blanket for Dadga

Kevin --  Taco Bed

Lisa T -- Case(40) of Friskies Turducken 

Diana Di-- Lg Rug

Anita H -- 2 Containers of Temptations,2 Boxes of Nutrish Broths

Denise & Elizabeth -- 3 Boxes of FF Broths, 5 boxes of FF Purely Entree 

Outside Girl -- Lg Snack Box, 2 Packs of TimTams

We sure hope you all have a wonderful week coming up and thank you so much for loving FFRC and our kitties. We just cannot thank you all enough for your kindness and support. Take care  ~ Megan and the Cats

Sunday, Jan 22, 2023

Hi guys!! Happy Sunday! We've been busy working around here and watching the beautiful snow falling. All the outside cats have been in their heated rooms staying nice and toasty. So grateful for the solar panels to help with these electric bills for all these heat lamps. Thank you all so very much for them!

It's been a busy two weeks so let's dig right in!

Adoptions adoptions! We've had 3 lovely boys go to their very own homes. The first was Bootsie. What an incredibly sweet boy he is and I'm so happy he's found his furever family. I've already gotten amazing reports on him. He's been settling in and playing nicely!

The next TWO were to the same home and best yet---they are brothers! Jacko and Lantern captivated their new parents but their handsomeness and BIG paws. They have been doing wonderfully also. I can't tell you how much joy this brings to my heart. They have been playing and sleeping together and love their new parents.

We did have an intake too---CATch. Oh, this boy. Wow is he a cutie. CATch came in on Jan 12th with a birthday of Dec 1st, 2022. He was only a little over a month old. He was found outside in a horrible state. This poor baby was covered in fleas and has a terrible eye infection. Once he gains enough weight, his eye will be removed. Luckily food has not been an issue for this baby. When he arrived, he weighed 12 ounces. As of last night, he's already up to 1lb 8oz. He's a wonderful eater and is eating on his own. So happy he's with us and we just love him already. Did I mention he's polydactyl??? Those extra toes sure help when playing!!

We also took in Blackberry. She is this adorable little floof of a gray kitten. She was brought in by our volunteer Connie to help give Guppy a friend her own age. They are getting along amazingly. She arrived on 1/1/23 with a birthday of 9/19/22.

During all of these adoptions and intake, we were also doing the Betty White Challenge. This challenge is a funraiser to raise money for any animal shelter in honor of late actress Betty Whites birthday.

This is the second time this challenge has happened. Last year it was one of my first funraisers as director and YOU as the amazable FFRC Nation raised a whopping $7051 in 2022.

We knew such a feat would be hard to accomplish again, but as always, the FFRC Nation never ceases to amaze. This year-2023-you raised a STAGGERING $14,812.02!

Wow. Wow. Wow. We are just beyond speechless. This will go into our Feliz Navidad (medical fund) to help more cats like CATch, Dagda, Rathbone, Egypt and so many more. Thank you so very much from the bottom of our hearts. It's an absolute comfort! Of course, at the cat's insistence, we couldn't use alllllll of that on boring meds (cat's words, not mine) so we did celebrate a little with a chickie party and new castle tower. It's been great fun.

Adding to the incredible last two weeks, we had boxes! Oh so very many of you to thank!! You keep our kitties stocked up with all sorts of yummy things for their bellies and toys to keep them entertained. The kitties LOVE box day --- maybe we should rename it to 'Kitten Spoiling Day'? Hehe! You all are just wonderful. Thank you to much.

1/10

Anonymous -- 1000 6' Plates

Lynda D -- 3 Gallons of Odo Ban, 2 Bags of Royal Canin Mother and Baby Cat

Anonymous -- 8 Gallons of Odo Ban

Billie K -- Lg bag Purina Pro Plan

 

Anonymous --  2 Gallons of Odo Ban

Anna K -- Bag of Handmade Spring Toys for Lucy, 500 Paper Plates

Av Larentia -- Box of Reveal Tuna , Box of Reveal Chicken, Yoga Mat, Scratcher Mat

Jeannette R -- 2 Boxes of Fancy Feast Broths, 2 Catnip Mice, 2 Bags of Royal Canin Mother and Baby Cat, 3 Boxes of Perfectly Chicken, Lg Rug

Anonymous -- 200 Paper Plates

Cindy W -- 2 Cases of Friskies Farm Favorites 

Outside Girl -- 2 Boxes of Assorted Cookie Snacks, Case of FF Gravy Lovers, Case of 9lives

Aunt Sissy -- Case of Friskies Shreds 

Anonymous -- 3 Containers of Wipes

Mary D & Randi M - 2 Bags of Mother and Baby Cat

Janet K -- Bag of Bonito Flakes, 2 Bags of Grilled Chicken Fillet 

Polly & Peanut -- Batteries, Ream of Paper

Mary SoCal -- 2 Cases of Purina One Pate, Case of Wiskas Perfectly Chicken, 2 Boxes of FF Appetizers

Denise & Elizabeth -- 300 Paper Plates, 2 Towel Sets, Toys 

Anonymous -- Bag of Royal Canin Mother and Baby Cat

Jean 90125 -- 2 Containers of Temptations

Terri W -- In Honor of Terry(Covie) Birthday , 4 Containers of Temptations

Kim G -- Sleeping Sac Bed 

1/17

Taylor R -- Litter Scoop, Bed, Laser Light, container of Temptations, FF Treats, Bag of Catnip, 

Darla W -- 1000 plates, 3 bottles of Clorox, Case of Baby Food, 2 Packs of FF Purely Entree, 2 Packs of sponges, Bottle of Mr. Clean, 3 Boxes of FF Classic, 2 Cases of FF Kitten, Case of canned food, Box of FF Broths, Bottle of Dawn Dish Soap, Box of Lil Soups, Case of Tastefuls, Case of FF Kitten, 2 Bottles of Mr. Clean, Case of Friskies Shreds 

Anna K -- 2 bottles of OdoBan, 2 Boxes of FF Appetizers, 2 Cases of FF Poultry/Beef, Case of Sheba Perfect Portions, Case of Lil soups

Anonymous -- Case of FF Seafood Pate, Case of FF Broths, 2 Boxes of FF Purely Entree, 

Jane 90125 -- Bag of Purina One Kitten

Av Larentia -- Box of Apaws Taste Toppers, 2 containers of Friskies Party Mix, container of Squeeze Ups, Case of FF Kitten, Case of Friskies, Collar for Marilyn, Box of Reveal, 3 Boxes of Reveal Kitten, Box of Reveal Tuna, Bag of Iams Pro Active, 4 boxes of Aplaws, Cat Scoop, Towels, Quilt 

Helen R -- 3 Boxes of FF Appetizers, Box of Lil Soups

Tim & Julie -- Donation for Snow Blower

Aunt Sissy -- Tunnel, Bag of Toys 

April Catlover -- 2 Boxes of FF Appetizers

Beaker & Jenni H -- Box of Lil' Soup, Cat Dancer

Jeannette R -- 2 Mouse Treat Holders, 4 Boxes of FF Broths, 2 Cases of Tuna, Case of FF Purely Entree, Box of Temptations,  Case of Friskies Pate, 2 Boxes of FF Purely Entree, Box of Assorted Snacks(people), 10 Packs of Temptations 

Pat D -- 4 Packs of Pens, Bag of Temptations

Anonymous --  2 String Toys 

Anonymous -- Container of Temptations

Janet K -- 4 Boxes of FF Purely Entree, Container of Squeeze Up, Case of Lil' Soup

Lisa T -- 2 Tunnels, container of Squeeze Ups

Mary SoCal -- 2 Boxes of Broths, Case of FF Classic Pate, Box of Beyond Mixers, 2 Packs of Sponges, Box of Bandaids, Pack of Pens, Pack of Post-a-Notes, Box of Spoons

Diana Di -- Rug

Christal R -- Collar for Cumberland, Container of Squeeze Ups

Arlene R -- Box of Downy Calm Dryer Sheet, Container of Gain

Mitty208 -- 3 Bottles of Dial Hand Soap, 2 Boxes of FF Purely Entree

Simply Sue -- 2 Cases of Friskies Shreds Container of Squeeze Ups

Anonymous -- Bottle of POOPH Laundry Additive 

Annette -- 4 Boxes of Squeeze Ups, 4 Boxes of Lil soups, 4 Boxes of Appetizers, Container of Temptations

Jen L -- 2 Cases of FF Cat Treats, Case of Dial Soap 

Cindy W -- 2000 Plates

Anna W -- 7 Boxes of FF Purely Entrees

Polly & Peanut --  Large Box of Leggy's  

THANK YOU AGAIN TO OUR WONDERFUL BOX SENDERS!

And last but not least, we have so kitty updates. Rathbone is responding wonderfully to his new meds and has stopped coughing for 5 days. Wonderful news!

Kiara--the wound on her paw has opened up again. Luckily Dr Darcy had a sample and sent it away. It did turn out to be cancerous. Luckily, she believes this type of cancer is generally localized to the paw. We have her scheduled for surgery on Jan 31st to remove her 5th and possibly 4th digit on her front paw. So, keep your good thoughts for this sweet girl.

Camvie--we do have some updates on our little wheel running girl. Camvie has chronic upper respiratory infection as well inflammatory bowel disease. She's had both of these since she's been a kitten. We are getting to a point where her meds are not helping anymore. If you could all just love on our sweet girl and send her good thoughts that would be wonderful. Our absolute goal is their needs always before our own, and their comfort and happiness.

Thank you all for hanging in there for this long blog, Dagda said its time for a nap! We sure appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you always for your kindness to our kitties and FFRC. In friendship ~ Megan and the Cats

Sunday, January 8, 2023

Hi guys! Happy new year! I've had such a huge request on keeping up with the blogs, that I've decided to try again after the busy Christmas season.

To start the first of the year off, we had two wonderful adoptions to the same home… our very own Debbie Cat and Cher went to a wonderful home. And get this a home we've already had adopted too! How wonderful is that? What a great start to the new year, and a hope that we can continue this trend all year long! 

We also have a new resident, Dagda! He's just such the happiest boy, and loves his 'magic door' where Kims treats come from! 

In other news this week, Lynnette is back from vacation. I've missed her so very much. She truly does so much for this rescue, and I am just so grateful for her. So welcome back Lynnette!!

Since Lynnette's been back, we have been busy back at it after the holidays. We have been doing lots of vaccines and bookwork. It's been a busy but it's so fulfilling.

We also had mega box day on Tuesday! Oh my what fun it was! Big huge thank you to all our supporters who sent in lovely good things for our kitties. The food has been especially helpful for as much as we've gotten in from kitty Christmas we still have a few bare spots on ourselves that would be so wonderful to be filled!



Outside Girl -- Case of Fancy Feast, 6 Boxes of People Snacks, Pack each of Toe and Hand Warmers

Billie K -- 4 Bags of Cat Litter, 2 Bags of Purina One, 4 Containers of Temptations, Lg Bag of Royal Canin Kitten Food 

Anonymous -- 60 Cans of Friskies 

Alex T -- Box of Assorted People Snacks 

Av Larentia -- Paw Wars T-Shirt, Gift Bag for Edie, Snack bag for Cindy,  2 Boxes of Reveal, Door Pinch Guards, Case of Baby Food, Christmas Rug, 2 Christmas Blankets, Bed and Reveal for Rathbone, box of Chicken Verity, 

Mary SoCal -- 2 Sets of Hand Towels, 2 Lg Rugs,  3 Packs of Towels, Assorted Pack of Towels 

Mrs. Charles -- Play mat for Derecho, Box of Delectable Bisque, Rug 

Linda Y -- Cats and Coffee Magnet, 4 Self Warming Beds

Polly & Peanut -- Pack of Lint Rollers

Kathy in WV -- 2 Play Catnip Pickles 

Anonymous - x large bag of Temptations 

Robert M -- 3 Boxes of FF Purely Entree, Case of Gravy Lovers, Bag of Royal Canin Kitten, Case of Lil Soups, Case of Temptations

StripyD - 8 Scratcher Replacement Pads

Anonymous -- 3 Packs of Sponges, Post-a-notes, tape, Shipping Tape

Tre D -- In Honor of Allison S- 4 Containers of Temptations, Assortment of Kitty Toys, Case of Fancy Feast Seafood, Box of Fancy Feast Broths, Box of FF Medleys 

Anonymous -- Bag of Royal Canin Mother and Baby Cat 

Karen2Keats -- Painted Picture, Book Dial M for Maine Coon

Anonymous -- Case of Fancy Feast Kitten

Sue Pok -- 2 Cases of Friskies Shreds, Container of Squeeze Ups

 Cindy W -- Cat Toys, 2 Bags of Royal Canin Sensitive, Mickey Mouse Bed 

We are also happy to Report that all the outside kitties and farm animals made it through that horrible polar vortex we had over Christmas week. Thank goodness! Massive massive thanks to Cindy and Jimmy for working their tails off to make sure that the cats and farm animals would be as warm as possible. They also spent many hours in the day to make sure that they had fresh water and food and warm spots to lay in, even for the ducks chickens and peacocks! We truly have the best staff and volunteers around.

Kitties updates! Otter is now 2.14 pounds! We are so very happy he's thriving so very well. The kittens (Otter, Ninja, Chumley, Marigold, Alfred, Simpson and Stratton) are dealing with a small bout of ringworm, but luckily they've been quarantined and playing like mad! They are the happiest kitties. 

Lucie had a touch of 'yuckiness', just not feeling well we gave her some meds, fluids and warm cozy beds and happy to report she's back up to her perky self! So very happy. I would like to stress the fluids were preventative and she was not dehydrated. She just had a bit of the 'runs' so extra fluids are always wonderful! I'm so very grateful to have medicines and knowledge at my fingertips to be able to help!

Some upcoming events to look out for:

January 10th - Box Day! Weeee! Opening boxes of all the goodies you send in for the cats 

January 14th - 11am Bootsie gets his very own home!!

January 17th - The Betty White Rescue Challege Event from noon-3 pm. This will include stories from past FFRC kitties ready by some of our wonderful volunteers and staff. Last year we raised $7051. WOWZERS! Thank YOU for making this event so successful. Your support allows us to continue our passion of helping kitties in need!

Thank YOU for being a part of our rescue, and for allowing us to carry on another year. You are such a large part of what keeps us going. We are constantly humbled and grateful for the steady love and support you give to us and most importantly....our cats. Many good wishes for the New Year to each and every one of you. Hugs and purrs ~ Megan and the Cats