4/8/2016
Meet Mini-Mack!
Mini is a fun friendly little FELV+ kitty who was rescued in SC before he was to be euthanized.  Another soul that gets to have a future thanks to your support! He is a very busy fellow who loves to play.  We named him Mini Mack because he looks like a miniature version of big Mack. You can watch him live 24/7 on our MeShare Pet cam:    http://ow.ly/YZ8I9
Mini-Mack instructs us on to take the water fountain  apart
Meet Bunny
Bonnie came to us from a Local Animal Control.  She was very lucky the shelter vet happens to be one of our supporters (Hi Amanda!) and contacted us.   She has a congenital deformity called atrophic rhinitis. Her nose looks like a bunny nose,  thus the name Bunny.  She also has many symptoms of a Cerebellar Hypoplasia kitty. Our vet feels she does have a mild case. What is Cerebellar Hypoplasia you ask? (smile)  It is a disorder found in cats and dogs that causes jerky movements, tremors and generally uncoordinated motions.  They sometimes will fall down and has trouble walking. Cerebellar Hypoplasia occurs when the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls fine motor skills and coordination, is not completely mature at birth.  It is commonly caused by the kittens mother contracting or being vaccinated for the Panleukopenia virus while pregnant.  That stunts their cerebellum’s growth while in the womb. It can also occur is a trauma, including malnutrition occurs to the kittens while in the womb. She is Not in any pain.  Is Not contagious, can live a normal happy life.  She is very loving except she is not fond of other cats. She has now been spayed and had a dental to fix her broken tooth. All in all, she is in decent shape.
A short video of Bunny playing with a crinkle toy.
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Get your I Heart My Cat To the Moon & Back Shirt All net profits will go to the sprinkler system fundraiser 6 colors, unisex shirt perfect for men and women, International shipping available.
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If you do not want to buy a shirt but would like to help us with our sprinkler fundraiser you can make a donation
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Thank you so much for voting! Your votes helped win $the $1,000 weekly prize for the cats!!  We are not eligible to win any more prizes and are too far behind to win the grand prize. If you wish to keep voting please share your vote with someone else.
Shelter Challenge News
Thank you to everyone that played the Charity Bracket!
We did not win the $50,000 grand prize BUT a shocking late throw from the 3 point line had us win the $50,000 random drawing!!  A huge Thank you to Liz Bode for entering and picking us as her charity! They will not give us the money until the end of the year. That gives us time to decide how to best utilize this wonderful gift!
Cat Updates
RIP Tiffany. Sweet Tiffany came to us 2 years ago after living as a stray on the streets of Miami.  Being FELV+ she had zero chance at animal control.  She would have been euthanized.  We were lucky to have had 2 years with her.  She was a very sweet cat and will be missed.  Your support helped us save her live,  Thank you for helping us!
Stevie’s reports from Raleigh all came back negative for cancer!  YEAH!!  He does have really bad Inflammatory Bowel Disease. What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? It is not a single disease but a group of chronic disorders affecting a cats gastrointestinal tract.  It is often called triad disease. Cornell has a good article about it here We are continuing to try to help him with diet and medication. 
BOB
Tiffany
Stevie
Bob is an FELV+ kitty who came to us from Animal Control in Tennessee.  He was out of time and there was no place for him to go. Your support made it so we could say yes to saving his life.  Bob is struggling with his health,  he has been hospitalized several times with  a high fever of unknown origin.   We are going to love on him for the time he has.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need a few people who can write good content/stories about our cats for our website, blog, newsletter & social media.  If you like to write and would like to contribute articles, please email alana@blindcatrescue.com and please send a sample if you can.
Thank you so much to everyone that so generously donated to my birthday fundraiser for the cats!!  You helped raise $2234 for the building fund!
Visit the cats?
We have staff here for visitors Monday - Saturday until 4pm if you would like to come play with them. You do not have to wait until open house.  If you would like to come help us clean and then play, we start at 8:30 am. If you would just like to play, we ask that you wait until after noon to give the staff time to finish the cleaning.
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4/8/2016
Meet Mini-Mack!
Mini is a fun friendly little FELV+ kitty who was rescued in SC before he was to be euthanized.  Another soul that gets to have a future thanks to your support! He is a very busy little fellow who was named after Big Mack because he has very similar coloring. You may watch him 24/7 on our live pet cam:  http://ow.ly/YZ8I9
Meet Bunny
Bonnie came to us from a Local Animal Control.  She was very lucky the shelter vet happens to be one of our supporters (Hi Amanda!) and contacted us.   She has a congenital deformity called atrophic rhinitis. Her nose looks like a bunny nose,  thus the name Bunny.  She also has many symptoms of a Cerebellar Hypoplasia kitty. Our vet feels she does have a mild case. What is Cerebellar Hypoplasia you ask? (smile)  It is a disorder found in cats and dogs that causes jerky movements, tremors and generally uncoordinated motions.  They sometimes will fall down and has trouble walking. Cerebellar Hypoplasia occurs when the cerebellum, the part of the brain that controls fine motor skills and coordination, is not completely mature at birth.  It is commonly caused by the kittens mother contracting or being vaccinated for the Panleukopenia virus while pregnant.  That stunts their cerebellum’s growth while in the womb. It can also occur is a trauma, including malnutrition occurs to the kittens while in the womb. She is Not in any pain.  Is Not contagious, can live a normal happy life.  She is very loving except she is not fond of other cats. She has now been spayed and had a dental to fix her broken tooth. All in all, she is in decent shape.
A short video of Bunny playing with a crinkle toy.
Shelter Challenge News
Thank you so much for voting! Your votes helped win $the $1,000 weekly prize for the cats!!  We are not eligible to win any more prizes and are too far behind to win the grand prize. If you wish to keep voting please share your vote with someone else.
Thank you to everyone that played the Charity Bracket!
We did not win the $50,000 grand prize BUT a shocking late throw from the 3 point line had us win the $50,000 random drawing!!  A huge Thank you to Liz Bode for entering and picking us as her charity! They will not give us the money until the end of the year. That gives us time to decide how to best utilize this wonderful gift!
Thank you so much to everyone that so generously donated to my birthday fundraiser for the cats!!  You helped raise $2234 for the building fund!
Shirts for sale
Get your I Heart My Cat To the Moon & Back Shirt All net profits will go to the sprinkler system fundraiser 6 colors, unisex shirt perfect for men and women, International shipping available.
Buy Your Shirt Now! Buy Your Shirt Now!
If you do not want to buy a shirt but would like to help us with our sprinkler fundraiser you can make a donation
DONATE NOW DONATE NOW
Cat Updates
Tiffany
RIP Tiffany. Sweet Tiffany came to us 2 years ago after living as a stray on the streets of Miami.  Being FELV+ she had zero chance at animal control.  She would have been euthanized.  We were lucky to have had 2 years with her.  She was a very sweet cat and will be missed.  Your support helped us save her live,  Thank you for helping us!
Stevie
Stevie’s reports from Raleigh all came back negative for cancer!  YEAH!!  He does have really bad Inflammatory Bowel Disease. What is Inflammatory Bowel Disease? It is not a single disease but a group of chronic disorders affecting a cats gastrointestinal tract.  It is often called triad disease. Cornell has a good article about it here We are continuing to try to help him with diet and medication. 
BOB
Bob is an FELV+ kitty who came to us from Animal Control in Tennessee.  He was out of time and there was no place for him to go. Your support made it so we could say yes to saving his life.  Bob is struggling with his health,  he has been hospitalized several times with  a high fever of unknown origin.   We are going to love on him for the time he has.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We need a few people who can write good content/stories about our cats for our website, blog, newsletter & social media.  If you like to write and would like to contribute articles, please email alana@blindcatrescue.com and please send a sample if you can.
Visit the cats?
We have staff here for visitors Monday - Saturday until 4pm if you would like to come play with them. You do not have to wait until open house.  If you would like to come help us clean and then play, we start at 8:30 am. If you would just like to play, we ask that you wait until after noon to give the staff time to finish the cleaning.
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