Thursday, October 3, 2013

Wyatt is all settled in to his new home at Almost Home! What a nice welcome party we had for him! Volunteers gave the rescue an extra good cleaning, Sylvia made a really cute poster for us to sign, Robert had the webcam ready, Tanessa brought pizza, a cake was donated and lots of people stopped by the rescue to say hello. Thank you for making this a special day!

Wyatt had his eye surgery Tuesday. I want you all to know we didn't have a choice. The eye was causing him pain and would have continued to be infected. We had his mouth checked while he was under anesthesia and he did have a small cyst removed from the back of his mouth behind his last tooth on the bottom. He really dislikes the cone he has to wear but other than that he is doing well. I told him he is almost done with all his vet visits and we can focus on showering him with love!

I wrote about Starlina and posted a picture of her in a past blog with her damaged eye. She was one of the lucky ones. Medicine and time helped heal her eye. She is back to normal and is taking good care of her kittens.

Kittens, kittens, kittens everywhere! Thank goodness for all of our fosters. Fostering is an amazing labor of love. Most of the fosters work, have families and yet they still find time to help these innocent homeless babies. It is such an important part of the rescue work we do. You are my heroes. I often hear folks say they can’t foster because they would want to keep them all. Well, it is true, you will want to keep all of them. Most of our fosters have failed at least once!

I read this recently and it is so true… "On the fence about fostering? I would rather cry watching them leave our home to live a life of happiness and joy in a loving home than cry because no one stepped up to help them and they died alone, frightened and sad in the kill shelter."  Fostering saves lives! Thank you fosters everywhere!

A big, big Thank You for supporting Almost Home!

Jutharat
Lynne
Kari
Henry
Jim
Glenda
Yasminie
Ronald
Mia
Hugo
Donna
Kusta – food
Melanie
Patty
Diana
Sam
Tina & Sharon
Dawn
Jeanne
Luke –food
Sherri – food, supplies
Sharon – food, supplies
Marcia & Cash –food, toys
Nancy & Mary –food, supplies, toys, donation
Hank – food, supplies
Katelyn & Chris – toys, bed, food
Nikki  - supplies, toys
Linda & Jean
Jeff, Jen & Lily – food
Dan & Bruce
Jennifer
David
Richard
Michelle
Alice
Cathy
Susan
Mary
Deila
Krista
Julie
Patricia
Action Computer Technology
Tawny
Blackhawk Acupuncture
Twyla
Stefanie
Cathy
Suzan

Just about every day we get calls regarding found kittens. It is sometimes upsetting where these little ones are found. Like the call we got Tuesday. A kind lady left a message saying she had a load of wood delivered that morning to her home. She planned to use it this winter in her fireplace. A few hours after the delivery she heard the tiny mews of kittens. After searching through the wood pile she made the shocking discovery of itty, bitty kittens, 2 weeks old. We returned her call and of course, we had her bring them immediately to the rescue. One was critical and sadly did not make it through the hour. The other is out of harm's way now recovering from her traumatic experience. I’m bottle feeding every few hours and she has a soft warm bed instead of wood to sleep in.

A mom and 3 kittens were reluctantly surrendered after one of our volunteers noticed the horrible care they were receiving at a filthy house.  She said they were not being fed on a regular basis and when they were it was milk dog biscuits. The adult kitties were eating rats! This is unacceptable! Its easy folks, don’t get animals if you are not prepared to care for them! They are living, breathing creatures from God. We should be good stewards in the care of His creations. They have feelings, they have pain, they have emotions. Almost Home will give these sweeties everything they need and unconditional love.

We also have a new adult kitty. She had been roaming the streets for months.  She is a beautiful black and white flat-faced Persian. We love her already. She is very mated and desperately needs a hair cut. I have a Persian girl and she needs to be groomed almost daily. I tell her that her hair is very pretty but it tangles like cotton candy.  Our new girl will need a home where she will get lots of love, where she will never be let outside on her own, and she will need the daily grooming Persians require. We have some ideas for her name and I will let you know what we decide.

Angola, Topaz, Michone, Maggie (the kitten), and Sophia went to loving homes. Thank you for opening your heart and home to a new furry friend!! We had 14 spay and neuters this week. All are doing fine.

I hope our volunteer, Michelle, had a terrific time on her trip to Africa. I can’t wait to hear about it. It was really good to see Bruce and Dan. I miss those guys! It was also very nice to see Cathy B. on Saturday. Her allergies won’t allow her to volunteer at the rescue but she has offered to help with projects outside the rescue. Thank you Becky for all the cookies you have been bringing in and I’m very sorry to hear about your car. Happy Birthday to my nephew Joshua!  We love and miss you!

The calendar will be here in a week or so. They will be available for a $20 donation and all proceeds will benefit the kitties here at Almost Home. Don’t forget they make nice gifts for your friends and family!

Kindness to Critters Always,

Kathleen


This cutie pie says "Thank you for saving me."