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