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Volunteers and fosters needed...desperately!

10/30/2016

Hi Everyone,

I am sending this email out for a couple of reasons.

First, we had 2 adoptions yesterday...Chips Ahoy and Ginger Snap found a home together with a couple who seemed genuinely excited to get them. They are Cookies kids. We have 1 left from that litter, Fortune. Also, Buttercup will be going to her new home early next week and we hope they will love her sweet little self as much as we do.

Many of you know, but maybe not all, that we are losing one of our star volunteers, Rosemarie Hoffman. She is going back to Germany to live and while we wish her much happiness and good fortune in her new life, we are sorry to lose her. Her departure leaves us with 2 full days to cover at the Catty Shack and a whole lot of paperwork that she took care of.

If you have ever thought about volunteering, taking an adoption shift or helping in any way, now would be the time to step forward. We need to stay open 5 days a week so that people can meet all our wonderful kids. The shifts are only 2 hours long and surely some of you can spare 2 hours a week to spend at the Shack talking to people? There is no pressure to do adoptions as we never adopt on the spot. The people have to be screened and their application reviewed before we contact them to let them know if they are approved for the adoption. The screening process is straight forward and simple yet thorough.

Or if you know of anyone who is an animal lover and cares about what happens to these cats who find themselves on the street through no fault of their own, completely dependent on the kindness of strangers, tell them they are needed as fosters and volunteers.

The other rescues are full and hardly any cats are being taken in right now. If we are to keep doing the good work we have been doing and rescuing these guys as they come up in need, we will have to increase our volunteer and foster numbers.

And it is really actually fun to get to know each individual with their own little personality and funny ways and then to match them with the perfect home and family. It's a great feeling to know you had a hand in giving them a new life where they are restored to their rightful place in our society.

So please think it over, pass this on to any interested animal lovers that you know and help us continue to address the many calls for help we get every day and rescue them.

Thank you for all you do, Susan and the kitties

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10/10/2016

Hi Everyone,

It has been awhile since you heard from me with news. We have had a lot going on and little spare time. So I won't go into too great of detail but want to fill you in on what has been happening.

Charlie and Claire were both adopted last month toward the end of the month. We were happy with the homes that took them and felt they would give them good lives.

Gareth was brought back to us from an abuse situation. If you don't remember, Gareth was one of Pearl's tiny babies. Well, he is a big boy now and beautiful. He just needs a bit more room to move around in!

We have begun plans for a few more enclosures to put newbies in when they come in so they can decompress without feeling crowded or unsafe. We are at maximum capacity right now with 13 kittens and 13 adults at the Shack and quite a few more in foster.

You may remember the mom who was dumped with her baby who became Alice? We never could get her again but several weeks ago she started showing up daily for food and finally babies! We were able to trap the babies and bring her in to foster. She is a friendly dilute tortie gal with a spay appointment! And, of course, her babies are adorable!

The babies found in Paulden with no mother are getting spayed and neutered this week. Time has flown by. They were 6 ozs when they were found on the Alpaca ranch and now they are tubby little kids.

2 boys who were abandoned when their owners house was foreclosed on are in foster but outdoors. We were hoping to find a foster who could bring them in but so far no luck. If anyone has room or the desire to help with them let me know. They are nice boys who got a bad break being left behind with nonfood and no care. One is an orange male and the other a black long hair who was anemic by the time they were found. He is much better now.

We have rescued multiple mothers with kittens of all ages who are still young enough to need mom.

We lost our little Himalayan girl on Friday. She weighed 4 lbs when we got her and had bad teeth and thyroid. She was given thyroid medication until her thyroid was normalized which did happen. Friday her foster noticed there was pinkish tinged liquid here and there in her house so took her in to MileHi. They found she had fluid in her lungs and abdomen and Dr. Smith diagnosed her with cancer. We felt it was best to euthanize her as she would suffer from the illness and her teeth. Her foster went to be with her and sat to visit with her. She comforted her and talked for 20 minutes until Dr. Smith walked in the room, then little Frannie quietly left her body without any help. She was such a precious girl and had such adorable moves and attitude. I am so disappointed that you didn't get to meet her.

AND, we said good bye to "Little" Louie the same day. He went to an adoptive home where he will be the big deal only cat. If you are familiar with the Catty Shack you will know that we have had Louie since early 2015 when he was found under a trailer at the age of 4 weeks. He had issues that kept him from showing well for adoption until his person finally arrived and they had an instant connection. Congratulations Louie. Here's hoping that you have smooth sailing and many happy times in your new home.

Well, I know I said I wouldn't go into detail and believe me, I haven't. There is a lot more to tell but I will leave it at this for now.

As always, I am so grateful for your support and everything you do to make this all possible. We are so lucky to have you all and that you think our work is important enough to stand behind.

Best to you from the Catty Shack Kitties!

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