~ 6/13/18 ~ An award presented by my employer for my work with Paws4Life, Inc. What an honor to be recognized! This is for all the kitties and everyone who has supported us and our mission!!
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~ McKenzie says the holidays were deliciously cruel 🐾🩶🍗 And the camera adds 10 lbs! (we say "Tru dat"!)
~ {He is sponsored by Melba Tarlton} ~
~ Monster has had watery, squinty eyes off & on ever since he was found last July. We've done eye drops as needed since the vet feels it's a herpes related issue, but we decided to take him in today to have the vet check to see if the eyes themselves could have something going on. Nothing was found today, & the vet still feels it's herpes related, so the plan at the moment is drops 3x/day along with Famvir 2x/day for 3 weeks. If the symptoms come back soon after, we will then see an opthalmologist.
~ {Monster is sponsored by Shelly McBurney} ~
Community Cats Update ~ We recently received some generous donations towards our spay/neuter fund, as well as towards helping community cats in need, so here are some of the kitties who have recently benefited.
Tumbelina ~ A stray kitty with CH who showed up at a local colony feeder/caregiver's location. A longtime rescue friend & intake coordinator for Centerville Pet Rescue in PA saw our post & offered to take her in (thank you, Jade Campbell-Heisey!), so we jumped at this great opportunity. We coordinated transport with another longtime rescue friend (thank you, Nini Lacuesta ) & together the three of us transported this sweet girl onto her new life. Recently spayed & microchipped through Centerville, Tumbelina is recovering (she was found during her spay to have a uterine infection) & being fostered by a CH kitty lover & will be up for adoption soon! (Thank you also to the colony caregiver Annastasia Chihime Grilliér for reaching out quickly to get this girl safe) 🙏
Apple ~ After being trapped at an apt complex & spayed through our fund, Apple went on to a lady who offered her a home. However, soon after arriving, Apple displayed signs of being very itchy & uncomfortable, so much so that she was scratching herself raw & creating sores (even after having had flea medication). Because she had recently been spayed through our fund, we offered to cover the cost of a checkup to see what might be going on & it turns out she ended up having a severe skin infection due to bacteria in her stomach. Several days of some good meds & she is on the mend. 🖤🤍
Odin ~ He was recently trapped at apt complex with an apparent URI & we were able to cover a couple of checkups at the vet & some meds. Currently he seems to be on the mend, & his rescuer/foster mom will help him come out of his shell more & then hopefully he'll be ready for an adoptive home.
Tomb (former name Waterman) ~ He was rescued by a lady in Dec. who kept him for a couple of weeks in hopes that maybe someone was missing him. Sadly, no owner was found & the lady couldn't keep him (her resident cats were not happy at all) so she took him to the county shelter (located a couple hours away from us). Lisa (Odin's foster) saw his post on the shelter's site & while he didn't need any vet bill help, he still needed help getting out, so she asked if we could help spring him. No problem, we "sprung" into action, got our rescue setup with that shelter, & Lisa went & rescued him. She has ties with a black cat rescue in that area & they had an opening, so Tomb is now up for adoption & thankfully this time, his availability doesn't have a deadline!
Wednesday ~ She started coming around where a colony was being fed (same colony as Odin) & would just cry & seemed to walk low to the ground. Concerned, the colony caregivers trapped her on Christmas day & took her to the vet for a checkup soon after, where we offered to cover the bill. An x-ray was done & showed she did have some fecal backup & some stones, & she was also dehydrated. She was sent home with her rescuer/foster for some TLC, but as the next few days passed, something was still "off". Wednesday would still walk low to the ground & foster mom noticed that it seemed like her back legs were weak, & she would wobble a bit & at times, her back legs would just give out. She was taken back to the vet for a recheck & this time she was combo tested (negative) & had bloodwork done (to check levels & for possible indicators of FIP, but all looked good). Nothing showed on x-rays, but the vet was able to pinpoint an area that was causing her pain & feels it could be an old injury. For now, she's on cage rest, Meloxicam & Gabapentin for 5 days to see how she does & foster mom will reassess at that time. (Thank you Lisa Scheiber & Maisa A Sumbol for watching out for these cats at the apt complex (Apple, Odin, Wednesday) & helping get them on to a better life!)
We are truly grateful to have such wonderful supporters here! And because we can't rescue them all, your generous giving allows us to still be able to help in other ways, maybe even bringing hope to an otherwise hopeless situation. Thank you for joining us in being difference makers 🙏🐾
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~ Look who is up & about now....SQUEEE 🐾 Foster mom sent this video a few days ago & says Holly is a busy body now 🙏 She is also starting to use a litter box now! We couldn't be more proud of her determination & progress 🩷
She'll be on the meds until March 27th & if her bloodwork looks good at that time, she will then have 84 days of observation. Still a ways to go, but if this girl has stolen your heart & you want to give her a home when she's ready, please reach out to us.
~ Celebrating 13 years of blood, sweat, & tears (but also lots of love, laughter, snuggles, hisses, & kisses along the way) 🎉🐾🥂
Thank you to all who have supported us on our rescue journey 🙏 We couldn't have come this far without you❣️
~ Goodnight & sweet dreams from Sally 🌙🐾
~ {She is sponsored by Kay Hale & by Stefanie & Diana Comerford} ~
~ Woke up to just a thin layer of ice, but it's already melting & the kits are snuggled in their warm beds ❄️
~ Not even 28 degrees or freezing rain will keep Bug from his churu treat time 🧡❄️🐾
~ {He is sponsored by Jennifer Mendoza} ~
~ How I found one of the adorable knitted catnip toys Jennifer Mendoza sent for Bug & Jerry ⛄️ I guess Dobby wanted a piece of it 🐾🤗