Animal Rescue Site contest is back and we are noweligible because they are no longer using the PetfinderData base! New Contest starts on 6/1 andwe hope everyone in your family will vote for the cats!You CAN vote without registering BUT if you do thatyour computer will only be able to vote 1 time.We THINK that if you register, and your significant others, kids ect each register everyone should be ableto cast a vote. They are using new software so we won’t be positive until the contest starts on Monday.6/1We made step by step instructions on how to register etcat http://blindcatrescue.com/vote.htmHere is the link to vote: http;//www.shelterchallenge.comif you are already registered.
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Cat Updates
Casey is hanging in there. She is eating on her own and active.She will go back for blood and x-rays in 2 weeks to see if the mass is still shrinking and blood work improving. She is on antibiotics, & vitamins.
Wendy is hanging in there. Still tiny and frail but eating on her own and active. We have her on vitaminsand interferon
Autumn’s cancer has returned. She is eating, activeand does not appear to be in any discomfort. She istaking Interferon.
Nicky has us in a quandary. We took him to the vetbecause he had lost a lot of weight. His blood worksscreams FIP at us. His X-rays are suspect. His ultrasound results have lots of info but the bottom line conclusions read “ Liver, spleen, lymph nodes, pancreas, duodenum, probable FIP, alternatively lymphoma, mast cell neoplasia. EXCEPT we had him have a CoronaVirus blood test. He isNEGATIVE. FIP is caused by a mutation to the Coronavirus which he does not have so how can this be FIP? Althoughthe blood test says it is still possible to be FIP.The interesting thing about all of that is everything isso similar to Casey. Casey had a needle biopsy, We haveNOT done that with Nicky YET. Casey & Nicky are roommates. Casey’s mass/bad blood work etc was a verystrange bacteria in her lungs. She is on antibiotics, eatingon her own and improving. Nicky is eating well on his own.We started him on the PI (FIP medicine) as soon as wesaw the blood work. We also started him on PI, interferon andthe same antibiotic that Casey is on. He is eating, active, his weight is fluctuating. He gainssome and then losing some. I do not think he has FIP, I truly question that it is cancer, I think he has the same thing he has what ever Casey has.We have also examined each cat in the room with them,no one else has lost any weight and all of the room matesare rotating into the vet the next few weeks for full check ups,blood etc. We are going to wait to do the needle biopsy, going to continueon the antibiotic and interferon and redo blood work in a fewweeks when we redo Casey’s and see where we stand.
Tabitha’s eye is draining, it is obvious that the vet missedsome ocular tissue. This is the 3rd cat with this problem,we will now just automatically take them to Raleigh foreye surgery. She is going on 6/9 for a pre-surgeryappointment to get it done correctly.
Ray is going to Raleigh and having his eyes fixed on 6/9.
More Cat Updates
Sterling had his dental done, he also is a room mateof Casey & Nicky. All his blood work and weight arecompletely normal.
Sadly Ernest has lost 1 pound in 2 weeks, today (5/29) waslabored breathing, not showing any interest in doing anythingbut laying in the sun and also dehydrated. I made the verysad decision that it was time to say goodbye to him.He was a very sweet cat, fought a hard battleand will be missed. He loved sleeping with the other cats.Above he is with Wendy.
Abbey had her dental, she is also a room mate of Caseyand Nicky. All her blood work and weight are completelynormal.
Marge got her dental and is doing well
Smudge did his dental and is doing well
Holly is hospitalized for a couple days. She is a kidneycat and her BUN is off the charts. She is basically beingflushed out. She is doing well considering all things.
Meet Tiffany
Tiffany was found as a stray on the streets of Miami.
She was lucky that a kind person found her and did everythingpossible to save her. Tiffany also test FELV+ You can see from the picture above she had a rough life, she was thin,her hair thin and she is ear tipped. Wendy is from Miami and ear tipped too, I wonder if they are from the same area?
She looks much better now. She has finally adjusted tothe other cats. When she first arrived she fought with allthe cats. I guess she was trying to find her place in thepecking order.
A cute video of Tiffany playing with a catnip toyFor a street cat, she has adjusted to living in ahome with soft beds, plenty of food and toys.Thank you so much for your support that makes that possible!
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The cats say Thank you so much for the gifts from ourAmazon wish list!
Amazon Never gives us your contact info. Often they haveno names on the slips or even a slip. Please know thatwe are very grateful to you for your gift!
Don’t forget you can watch the cats LIVE on ROKU & http://ustream.tv/blindcatrescue 24 hours a day.The camera is in building One Wednesday - SaturdayBuilding Two Sunday - TuesdayWe do tours of the whole building daily at noon EST (except Sunday) 3 pm - 7 days a week10 pm Thursday-Monday Live chat and boxes Thursday - MondayWe hope you will drop in an chat with us!We hope you enjoyed this weeks newsletter! Please remember to vote on Monday :)
Animal Rescue Site contest is back and we are noweligible because they are no longer using the PetfinderData base! New Contest starts on 6/1 andwe hope everyone in your family will vote for the cats!You CAN vote without registering BUT if you do thatyour computer will only be able to vote 1 time.We THINK that if you register, and your significant others, kids ect each register everyone should be ableto cast a vote. They are using new software so we won’t be positive until the contest starts on Monday.6/1We made step by step instructions on how to register etcat http://blindcatrescue.com/vote.htmHere is the link to vote: http;//www.shelterchallenge.comif you are already registered.
Cat Updates
Casey is hanging in there. She is eating on her own and active.She will go back for blood and x-rays in 2 weeks to see if the mass is still shrinking and blood work improving. She is on antibiotics, & vitamins.
Wendy is hanging in there. Still tiny and frail but eating on her own and active. We have her on vitaminsand interferon
Sadly Ernest has lost 1 pound in 2 weeks, today (5/29) waslabored breathing, not showing any interest in doing anythingbut laying in the sun and also dehydrated. I made the verysad decision that it was time to say goodbye to him.He was a very sweet cat, fought a hard battleand will be missed. He loved sleeping with the other cats.Above he is with Wendy.
Autumn’s cancer has returned. She is eating, activeand does not appear to be in any discomfort. She istaking Interferon.
Nicky has us in a quandary. We took him to the vetbecause he had lost a lot of weight. His blood worksscreams FIP at us. His X-rays are suspect. His ultrasound results have lots of info but the bottom line conclusions read “ Liver, spleen, lymph nodes, pancreas, duodenum, probable FIP, alternatively lymphoma, mast cell neoplasia. EXCEPT we had him have a CoronaVirus blood test. He isNEGATIVE. FIP is caused by a mutation to the Coronavirus which he does not have so how can this be FIP? Althoughthe blood test says it is still possible to be FIP.The interesting thing about all of that is everything isso similar to Casey. Casey had a needle biopsy, We haveNOT done that with Nicky YET. Casey & Nicky are roommates. Casey’s mass/bad blood work etc was a verystrange bacteria in her lungs. She is on antibiotics, eatingon her own and improving. Nicky is eating well on his own.We started him on the PI (FIP medicine) as soon as wesaw the blood work. We also started him on PI, interferon andthe same antibiotic that Casey is on. He is eating, active, his weight is fluctuating. He gainssome and then losing some. I do not think he has FIP, I truly question that it is cancer, I think he has the same thing he has what ever Casey has.We have also examined each cat in the room with them,no one else has lost any weight and all of the room matesare rotating into the vet the next few weeks for full check ups,blood etc. We are going to wait to do the needle biopsy, going to continueon the antibiotic and interferon and redo blood work in a fewweeks when we redo Casey’s and see where we stand.
Tabitha’s eye is draining, it is obvious that the vet missedsome ocular tissue. This is the 3rd cat with this problem,we will now just automatically take them to Raleigh foreye surgery. She is going on 6/9 for a pre-surgeryappointment to get it done correctly.
Ray is going to Raleigh and having his eyes fixed on 6/9.
Sterling had his dental done, he also is a room mateof Casey & Nicky. All his blood work and weight arecompletely normal.
Abbey had her dental, she is also a room mate of Caseyand Nicky. All her blood work and weight are completelynormal.
Smudge did his dental and is doing well
Marge got her dental and is doing well
Holly is hospitalized for a couple days. She is a kidneycat and her BUN is off the charts. She is basically beingflushed out. She is doing well considering all things.
Meet Tiffany
She was lucky that a kind person found her and did everythingpossible to save her. Tiffany also test FELV+ You can see from the picture above she had a rough life, she was thin,her hair thin and she is ear tipped. Wendy is from Miami and ear tipped too, I wonder if they are from the same area?
Tiffany was found as a stray on the streets of Miami.
She looks much better now. She has finally adjusted tothe other cats. When she first arrived she fought with allthe cats. I guess she was trying to find her place in thepecking order.