Tracer found his home

We had a wonderful adoption yesterday. A little girl and her mom were here trying to find a friend for the daughter. She picked Tracer and Tracer picked her. It should be great fun for both. We had a box to open last night from CathiB. She sent 2 boxes of Whiska packets. Thanks, CathiB! The cats really like these as they are extra juicy. Preakness is coming along, she's gaining weight. Today about half of the Sponsor a Pampered Pet from the Catathon's pictures will go out in the mail. Hopefully we'll have the other half by the end of the week. Thanks for your patience in receiving them. The pictures are awesome! Thanks to Kurt for taking and printing these pictures. I believe all the t-shirts that have been asked for have gone out in the mail. Please, if you have not received yours, e-mail me! I try very hard to keep things organized, but it's possible that I missed something. The man that is from the epoxy floor business was here yesterday. He feels he can remove the existing floor, diamond grind it and have the new epoxy floor be permanent. So, hopefully by the end of September we'll have the new floor in. The old floor is chipping badly and the cats have been picking at it also. Not a good thing. Ernestine and her 4 kittens Gonzo, Rizzo, Fozzy and Barbra are so sweet. You can tell they've been around people from the beginning of their lives. They still spend their nights in their room, but other than that, they're out and about. I love the picture of Bettina on the facebook showing her kittens nursing during the night. Her kittens are Cinnabon, Macallan, Happy, Hettie & Peach. Remember the grey mama and 3 kittens we sent down to Eric's for major TLC? Well,after many many hours of coaxing, talking, hands-on, this litter is still resisting the human touch. They are now spayed/neutered and vaccinations current. It's possible they may get to live on his friend's farm where they will be very well attended too, but they will have the freedom of not having to be made into a lap cat. Xubie continues to be very exuberant in her wanting affection! Such a loving kitten. Mitty, the calico mama with the short tail and her 4 kittens (Cobbis, Hudson, Gemini & Tookie) are still in Thumper's Room. They are not in a pen, but on the floor so they can run and play. Also very nice kittens. As soon as we can empty out either June's Room or Cat's Corner Room, we'll move this mama and litter to the main area. Buffin & Wiffin are dong awesome. Both are super affectionate. It's Wiffin that likes to "hang over edges", with his arms stretched out. He also likes to ride on shoulders.

Selby

2 for Tuesday 2!

Saturday
Winken was adopted today! He's a lucky kitten--has a really wonderful home to call his own. The new mama and 4 kittens now have names.

• Mama calico is Mitty. 


• Black/white male is Cobbis. 


• White male is Hudson. 


• Tiger/white female is Gemini. 


• Torti/tiger female is Tookie. 

Mitty and kittens are all very sweet. Their weight is good and they look healthy. Sometime next week we'll move them into one of the rooms inside the Rescue Center, out of Thumper's Room. Thanks to Yvonne M. for delivering the bags of sheets/towels from The Hope Chest. We appreciate that. Thanks too for your personnel donation of blankets & other cat items. We also appreciate the box from magspa203 who sent 1 case of Friskies & 3 cases of pouched food. She also sent a bag of greenies pill pockets. I tried it on Farrah for her PB's and she took it!! Last time, she'd have nothing to do with it. Hopefully, she'll continue. Thanks magspa. VSSI delivered the cat condo-it's now sitting on top of the storage unit. I'm so happy to get this unit as it will be very useful to us. Cat's Cove cats were out playing and running again on the farmyard yesterday--they sure love it. All 16 came back for supper. Raza and County have become friends and can be seen napping together. Little Preakness, the tiny torti, is dong better--her appetite has improved. Cats got to go out to their outdoor enclosure today--they love to bird watch. Twinkle can now get in and out of her pen without help! She started doing this 2 days ago. She's so much stronger! Baaka has decided that Racer is a tree--constantly climbing up him. I thinks she likes to hear him yelp! Jobo has become one of our sweetest kittens ever.

Tuesday
What a change here all the time. No 2 days are ever the same. We had 3 cats returned to the Rescue Center. Sunoco was returned. He's a handsome long hair gold/white cat. Originally he arrived here as an 8 month old cat, in 3/05. He was adopted very quickly, and just returned, now a 7 year old. He's awesome and is already on hold, to be adopted on Wednesday. Yay for Sunoco! We had 2 other returnees also. Leona & Winnie were returned, they had been adopted together in 11/10. They were returned due to no fault of their own and are wonderful cats. Leona is a 1 1/2 year old torti and Winni is a 2 year old gray tiger/white. Latte' was also a returned cat 2 weeks ago. She too is absolutely awesome, friendly and very outgoing. Many thanks to Speedy and her husband for the donations they brought to the Rescue Center--they brought something of everything! What's nice is they stay and give lots of loving to the cats and kittens. Also a big thanks to Colleen, Samson Y Delila from Alaska for your box last night. She sent Whiskas, q-tips and a box of Zanies mice--something for their tummy, their playtime & ear cleaning time! Thanks. Also jatcat sent a box with 2 cases of Friskies & 1 bag of Bonita Tuna Flakes. Thanks so much. Some of them will do anything for that bonito flakes! At this moment, there are 23 cats out on the outdoor enclosure watching one of the farm chickens! And again, Octavia just ate another cobweb! What a girl. One of the Muppet kittens had a sore throat, so they were all confined in their room for 1/2 of a week, but they are now out and about again, running and zipping around. Remember to save the Sept. 15, 2012 date for the Rescue Center! That's when FFRC will have a concert right here at the rescue center, with Mike Chamberlin!

Diffie

Even more new kittens...

The latest 3 kittens now have names! The littlest black/gold torti, female is Preakness. The brown tiger, male is Derby. The medium hair all black, male is Belmont. Belmont and Derby are cruising around big time, playing with all the toys and kittens. Preakness is lagging a bit, we're extra watching her. We had an adoption yesterday! Bumble Bee went to her new home. I do believe she will be one pampered pet--just how we like it! The new mama said she'll post a note in facebook for all to see. We had a visitor yesterday--Catlady, a web-cam viewer was here for the afternoon. I believe she loved on every kitty and cat here! She has a kitten on hold--Yvette. This will be a wonderful home for her. We also have another kitten on hold- Winken. I'm so happy for him and the family that will adopt him. This adoption will be Saturday morning. They've been here several times searching for a kitten for their home. Winken pretty much "told" them that he was the one--would not let them alone, kept patting them and wanting to be held. So sweet. We also took in 5 new cats just this morning. Someone dropped off a mama with 4 kittens in a box. We truly receive between 20-30 calls daily to take in more cats & kittens. It is impossible for one no-kill rescue to meet the needs of this many cats. Please, everyone, reach out and spay or neuter a cat, even if it's a stray. It would make a huge difference in this cat overpopulation problem. Due to space and finances, we cannot take on more than our 110 maximum number. Each incoming cat or kitten will cost the rescue center a minimum of $200-$250. There is no way we can adopt our way out of this overpopulation of cats, it must be thru spaying/neutering. We had boxes to open last night--always a highlight of our day. Gemini sent 6 sheets of stamps--we sure appreciate that. We have a big volume of mail, so these will be used. CathiB12 sent 4 cases of Whiskas cat pouch food, in memory of her Tookie. Thank you CathiB. All the food that we've used this week has ALL been donated by webcam viewers! An annonymous donor sent Friskies packets, post-it notes and Fancy Feast. If you sent this, please feel free to e-mail me so I can thank you. We appreciate your donation. Blue sent more blubies--she's a whiz at making these. They are great--so pretty plus they wash/dry so nicely. Thanks Blue. Today our cat condo is to arrive. Remember, the first one we had to send back due to damage. Hope this one is in good condition upon arrival. We also have a person coming this afternoon to help us with the floor in the office. We're having quite a bit of trouble with it peeling up. He'll give us advice as to what to do.

So many of you know my granddaughter Kellen, Caryn's daughter. She will again be going to CHOP--Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Mary2u & Kittykam are going to be there for Caryn, which I so much appreciate. They'll be there from Sept. 5 to 16. If any of you would like to keep track of Kellen's daily adventures while she's there, the website is caringbridge.org Click on Visit a Website and enter in "kellenfaith" and it'll take you there.

Asha and Gonzo

3 Newbies

This place just zips with activity. The kittens are a moving mass of energy! Whoever said that cats and kittens sleep 18 hours a day hasn't visited the Rescue Center! The kittens love to get into Patience's Pen and Dodger's Pen and bounce off the walls while tackling each other. Leotie was seen this morning inside one of the plastic jug containers, all curled up into a "poured in" position. Buscha's eye is better from her accident yesterday, it's just a little red still. Farrah had another major seizure yesterday and again fell from above Dodgers pen. She cut her tongue this time. We have decided to start her on her medication as I'm afraid she's going to hurt herself with these falls. Last night was a flop getting her meds into her. One lick of the cheese/pill mix and she took off running. Took a while to find her, then tried the baby food/pill mix. Again, one sniff and off she went. So, this morning I tried it again, and she gobbled it right up. It will take a couple weeks to get her PB (phenobarbital) level up to where we want it. We'll take this day to day and see what success we have. The 3 newbie kittens that have been in Thumper's Room are now moved into the main area. They are in Cat's Corner Room for now. They will be named later today. One is a girl torti, a medium hair black boy and a brown tiger boy. All 3 are sweet and purring kittens. We had boxes yesterday! I'm so grateful for the box deliveries, it truly helps us stay afloat here. Annamarie sent 3 boxes of Earthbath all natural grooming wipes. These are so nice. We use them to clean ears, noses, eyes, chins, etc. So easy to use and does a good job! Thanks, Annamarie. Another box was from Clarice from MI. She sent a case of baby can food and a case of oldster can food. Thanks so much!! Badu has the most interesting meow--very elongated sounds. Selby is a loverbug--so sweet, loves to be cuddled. Kiara caught 3 syringes yesterday!

Gonzo and Barbra

2 for Tuesday!

Monday

We've had 2 adoptions! Athena and Subra both were adopted and each went to a wonderful home. I do believe they'll have have major TLC given to them! Things are going good here. Twinkle is doing better and becoming stronger. She's regained a couple ounces. Putter must sit up all night "guarding" the rescue center. When I go inside he's sitting there observing everything and when I come out early in the morning, he's still there. He has lots of stories to tell me about those crazy kitties! Many thanks to Gemini and her cats, dogs and bird. She sent a box full of kitty treats! The 3 kittens that are in Thumper's Room are enjoying their space. Playing, eating and sleeping like good little kittens should. It'll be a little while until they join the rest of the gang. Ernestine and her 4 kittens are out most of the days now, but still go back into their room for night time. These 4 are speedy kittens with one goal--play, eat and play! So cute and fun. Zelda is a loverbug--she needs to be adopted into a home that has a lap for her to sit in all the time. With this cooler weather the kittens and cats have been going out into the outdoor enclosure more, which they love. Emaline is now sponsored by a wonderful web-cam viewer, until the time that she may be adopted! Yojimbo, the flame point Siamese has made friends with all the kittens, he has so much fun. The 6 sun porch cats are doing good-Hank, Meow, Cliff, Big Al, Olaf & Fabio.

Rizzo

Tuesday

We had another adoption yesterday! Our wonderful Subra went to her new home. Pictures are already on our facebook. Subra has the sleekest fur and a winning personality. Thanks to this family for Subra's adoption. We had boxes last night to open! Jodi M sent lots of boxes and her parents delivered them to save postage! There was a mix of many items--Clorox-wipes, plates, sponges, q-tips, food, toys, fountain parts, etc. Thanks bunches to Jodi. Everything will be put to good use. Clarice from MI sent some Yeowww catnip balls. The cats love these--very strong catnip! She also sent 2 cases of Gerber baby meats! Cobbis sent some Friskies and Whiskas pouches--we so appreciate it. (I saw Octavia take one from the box before we had a chance to put them away). Poor Buscha had an accident today. She went to jump from a catwalk to another and got clobbered by the ceiling fan. She'll be ok, but I'm sure she has a wallop of a headache. Kurt to the rescue--he's going to put a double high rail there to prevent this from happening again. Both of our mama cats are wonderful--Bettina & Ernestine. Both are sweet and good with the other cats. They would love their own home! Octavia was eating cobwebs again yesterday. Wiffin & Buffin are such loving cats. They love people and love being on shoulders. Little Barbra & Rizzo are the 2 ornery kittens of Ernestine's litter--they have no fear. I saw baby Fozzy chasing Chaplin! Their world revolves around fun & games. Blinken and Winken are non-stop play kittens. Twinkle ate real good yesterday and is building her strength. County loves the kittens--have seen him giving them baths. We still have 2012 calendars for sale ($20 & $3 for shipping) and the Catathon DVD's ($10). Just send me an e-mail if you're interested. Thanks to all of you for being a part of our Rescue center!

Twinkle

Kittens are out!

Kittens everywhere! They zoom, zag and zig!! We are definitely doing the kitty shuffle here as there are so many flying kittens! Even the Cat Go Round Wheel has been in high use. It's so interesting to watch cats as they play and communicate with each other. Just a few tidbits of info: if we have boxes to open, we generally open them around 6:30 in the evening with the sound on. We generally then leave the sound on for the entire night time, thru breakfast in the morning and then turn it off right before we use the shop vac. We had 3 boxes last night! Azuremeow sent cat treats, fancy feast (dry & can) & hand sanitizer. Azuremeow is from FL. Thank you! Theresa H. sent KMR, cat treats and some Kong incline scratching posts that will last us a few months! Thanks to Theresa also. Remember the water fountain that was sent to Ada Jane last week by Linda M, friend of Lilly's new adopted family? The cats LOVE it and Ada Jane has been sharing it with all her friends! We also received a box from Jennifer (Echosmomma). She sent 3 cases of Friskies! JLA brought goodies for the volunteers-so nice of her. We appreciate that! Twinkle ate a very good breakfast today. Kurt has been very busy with woodworking projects. Soon he'll be staining the catwalk rails and putting in new catwalks in the Kitty Campus Room. Yesterday the volunteers were Judy S., Peggy S., Jean & her friend Livia. Today the volunteers are Gregg & Connie D.

Jobo

Iams delivery today!

We had Christmas here in August last night. We had lots of boxes! Cathi B from Texas sent a case of Whiskas pouches (the oldsters and Octavia's favorites). Bubba (Bill & Sharon) sent a treat for Einstein (my bird), doggie snacks, cat snacks, a beautiful plaque that says "Cats leave Paw-prints on our Hearts" and a homemade blanket that is wonderful. Bill & Sharon also sent homemade cookies! Thanks to Cathi, Bill & Sharon! We sure appreciate it. We have a special friend of the Rescue Center who periodically sends a large amount of goodies and yesterday was the day! Her name is Theresa H. from Fort Wayne, IN. She sent lots of Gerber baby meat, and the Rice cereal that we use in the formula. She also sent laundry detergent, bleach, trash bags and Q-tips. From the bottom of my heart I am grateful to Theresa and ALL of you. You truly make a difference for us. These box donations help us to carry on with our work. We had visitors yesterday that wanted to come and pet/play/brush. We love visitors; this is what helps these kittens & cats be the sweeties that they are. We took in a gray mama cat with 3 gray kittens. They are a shy and unsure of people, but we're working on softening their attitude! They are in Thumper's Room for now. Latte', the torti that had to be returned, is 7 years old. She was originally adopted from us when she was a kitten. She's already back in the rescue center, walking about and seems to be comfortable. A very nice adult cat. The 2 newbie kittens, Yvette & Warren, are also out and about. They spent their first night loose in the Rescue Center. Even though they're siblings, their personalities are totally different! Love them both. Nova is trying to lose some weight, she's been more active. Our 2nd load of Iams is due to arrive today. Last week was dry cat food, today is dry kitten food. We're very grateful for their support. The volunteers today are Connie G, Donna, Peggy S and Pat. Lisa is helping with farm chores. Putter has the "Putter Stare" down to a science--he can convey his feelings to us by simply staring at us! Most of his stares means "Come pick me up and hold me NOW please"!

Cyrilla
"Dis is mai Bella impersonation 'GRRR!'"