Thank you to those of you that wrote with some ideas of whatyou would like to see in the newsletter! We will be postingsome of your ideas :) Please tell me what you want to see in the newsletter, email me alana@blindcatrescue.com
Meet Stephanie
For you that watch us live on http://ustream.tv/blindcatrescueand Roku, this is the face of the voice who does most of yournoon & 3 pm tours Tuesday - Saturday. She is one of ourextraordinary cat caretakers. She has been with us Full time forover 3 years. She is single, has an adorable son and is also in college full time to become an RN.
Thank you so much to you that have rated us!Your ratings will help us with future grants!We hope you will take a minute to rate us if you have not done so yet :)
If you are a federal employee, we hope you will pick us as your CFC charity. Your donationswill help us safe lives and provide care and sanctuary for 95 blind, FIV & Leukemia positive cats.
Cat Update
Snicker is going in this week for his lung lobectomy.He should be home for open house
Pepper is having his eye surgery this week. It issame day surgery.
Major: We took him to our vet Monday becausehe had started losing weight. Our vet did blood workand X-rays and then called me. He has a tumorclose to the size of my fist wrapped around hisintestines. OY!! Off to Raleigh we go to find outis this cancer or not. It is. :( After careful considerationand thought, he was immediately started on chemoand steroids. We know this will not buy him a curebut we hope it will buy him quality time. We arecompletely about quality of life. He is eating,active and gives us no reason to think he is inany distress.The oncologist does not want try to remove the tumoruntil after having chemo. We need to kill the cancercells first. Does no good to cut the tumor outand sew the ends of his intestines back togetherif there are cancer cells there.How Chemotherapy works.Treatment options for cats are almost varied astreatment options for human cancers and dependson the type of cancer.Chemotherapy uses drugs with the objective to killcancer cells with the least possible amount of dangerto normal healthy cells. In cats, chemo is aimed atcontrolling the disease and achieving a period ofremission for the cat. (Like we have had with Autumn)Lymphoma is the most common form of feline cancerthat is treated with chemo. (That is the kind Majorhas.) The drugs used in veterinary chemo isfrequently the same drugs used in human medicine.Most cats tolerate chemotherapy well. Some may experience side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea or poorappetite, but these side effects are usually mild and can bemanaged with supportive care.Major came home from the vet and ate a big bowl of food.Autumn tolerated the chemo much better than the radiation.Unlike humans, cats will not lose all their hair. Most willlose their whiskers and shaved hair will be slow to growback, but substantial hair loss is uncommon. Major is getting steroids to help shrink the tumor, chemo,peptide and probiotics. Major’s StoryMajor was rescued by a rescue from an Animal ControlFacility. They took him to a spay/neuter clinic to befixed. He tested FIV+. The “rescue” told thespay/neuter clinic to euthanize him. The clinic saidhe is awake and very friendly and they just could notbring themselves to murder him. They talk to other groups that came in that day and no one wouldtake him. They ended up taking him to their localcounty animal control and asked them to please try to find someone that would take him. That is how hecame to be with us. He is a very friendly talkativecat.
RAFFLE TICKETS FOR SALE!
Our 3rd annual raffle has begun!
Lots of great prizes!! Smart TV’s, Climber,scratchers, Toys, jewelry and more!
The shelter Challenge has us puzzled. The first 2 dayswe were neck-n-neck for first/second place with another group. Day 3 we disappeared. So did the other group.We have already taken first place this year and so had the othergroup so my suspicion is both of us are not eligible this time.I personally will continue voting in case we are eligible for some thing.
For you that watch us live on http://ustream.tv/blindcatrescueand Roku, this is the face of the voice who does most of yournoon & 3 pm tours Tuesday - Saturday. She is one of ourextraordinary cat caretakers. She has been with us Full time forover 3 years. She is single, has an adorable son and is also in college full time to become an RN.
Cat Update
Snicker is going in this week for his lung lobectomy.He should be home for open house
Pepper is having his eye surgery this week. It issame day surgery.
Major: We took him to our vet Monday becausehe had started losing weight. Our vet did blood workand X-rays and then called me. He has a tumorclose to the size of my fist wrapped around hisintestines. OY!! Off to Raleigh we go to find outis this cancer or not. It is. :( After careful considerationand thought, he was immediately started on chemoand steroids. We know this will not buy him a curebut we hope it will buy him quality time. We arecompletely about quality of life. He is eating,active and gives us no reason to think he is inany distress.The oncologist does not want try to remove the tumoruntil after having chemo. We need to kill the cancercells first. Does no good to cut the tumor outand sew the ends of his intestines back togetherif there are cancer cells there.How Chemotherapy works.Treatment options for cats are almost varied astreatment options for human cancers and dependson the type of cancer.Chemotherapy uses drugs with the objective to killcancer cells with the least possible amount of dangerto normal healthy cells. In cats, chemo is aimed atcontrolling the disease and achieving a period ofremission for the cat. (Like we have had with Autumn)Lymphoma is the most common form of feline cancerthat is treated with chemo. (That is the kind Majorhas.) The drugs used in veterinary chemo isfrequently the same drugs used in human medicine.Most cats tolerate chemotherapy well. Some may experience side effects such as vomiting, diarrhea or poorappetite, but these side effects are usually mild and can bemanaged with supportive care.Major came home from the vet and ate a big bowl of food.Autumn tolerated the chemo much better than the radiation.Unlike humans, cats will not lose all their hair. Most willlose their whiskers and shaved hair will be slow to growback, but substantial hair loss is uncommon. Major is getting steroids to help shrink the tumor, chemo,peptide and probiotics. Major’s StoryMajor was rescued by a rescue from an Animal ControlFacility. They took him to a spay/neuter clinic to befixed. He tested FIV+. The “rescue” told thespay/neuter clinic to euthanize him. The clinic saidhe is awake and very friendly and they just could notbring themselves to murder him. They talk to other groups that came in that day and no one wouldtake him. They ended up taking him to their localcounty animal control and asked them to please try to find someone that would take him. That is how hecame to be with us. He is a very friendly talkativecat.
Thank you to those of you that wrote with some ideas of whatyou would like to see in the newsletter! We will be postingsome of your ideas :) Please tell me what you want to see in the newsletter, email me alana@blindcatrescue.com
Thank you so much to you that have rated us!Your ratings will help us with future grants!We hope you will take a minute to rate us if you have not done so yet :)
If you are a federal employee, we hope you will pick us as your CFC charity. Your donationswill help us safe lives and provide care and sanctuary for 95 blind, FIV & Leukemia positive cats.
RAFFLE TICKETS FOR SALE!
Lots of great prizes!! Smart TV’s, Climber,scratchers, Toys, jewelry and more!
The shelter Challenge has us puzzled. The first 2 dayswe were neck-n-neck for first/second place with another group. Day 3 we disappeared. So did the other group.We have already taken first place this year and so had the othergroup so my suspicion is both of us are not eligible this time.I personally will continue voting in case we are eligible for some thing.