9/22/2016
Meet Nacho
Nacho is a very sweet FELV+ kitty who came to us from our
local vet.
A man found Nacho as a starving stray. He brought him
in to get his shots and be tested for felv/fiv. When he
tested positive the man’s son insisted he be euthanized.
Lucky for nacho my vet knows that a FELV+ cat can often
have a few decent years of life and refused to kill him.
I was told the son became very aggressive and the situation
deteriorated pretty quick. The vet called me and asked if
I could take him. My vet got him to sign over ownership of
Nacho.
Nacho is a super friendly fellow, likes cats and gaining
weight. You may watch him live on his MeShare camera
link ==> http://ow.ly/YZ8I9 He thanks you for making
it possible for us to save his life!
RIP Domino 9-15-2016
Sadly Domino lost his fight with cancer. We were blessed
to have loved him for 5 years.
Meet Griffin
Griffin is a big friendly fellow who loves attention. He was found starving
and thin by a lady living in France. He is blind. She moved back to the
USA with him but knew she was going to have to find him a home
because she was going to have to be moving in with an elderly relative
at some point to care for her and that person is very allergic. She had
contacted us a year ago and we had said no because we did not have
the space. Sadly we have had some losses and this time had space
for him. She was running out of time, she had to be moving in a month
and he was going to be euthanzied if she could not find a place for him.
She had been trying to find a home for him for a year. He has some
bathroom issues, I suspect that is why she could not find a home. She
is sponsoring him for the rest of his life. You will be able to see him on
Wednesday’s on the ustream.tv/blindcatrescue camera.
He is looking for sponsors. http://blindcatrescue.com/griffin.htm
Cat Update - Bob
Bob is still hanging in there. His cancer is progressing.
We know we are coming to the end with him. He is
still as sweet as can be regardless of what we are having
to do to him or medicines he has to take.
Please Rate us
Thank you so much to you
that have already 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 :)
Open House Pictures
Thank you to everyone that came to visit for open house.
Click on the pictures to enlarge.
Last 2 Open Houses for the year
10/15 & 11/12/2016
Hope you can join us. We have the guest house available
for out of town visitors.
Do you like to watch the cats in real time? Did you know
we have multiple live feed cameras? ROKU
http://ustream.tv/blindcatrescue
http://ow.ly/RVH1301de8e House 2, room 1
http://ow.ly/YZ8I9 House 2, room 2
http://ow.ly/dRTp301dbmA house 2, room 3
http://ow.ly/YZ8NZ House 1, room 2
http://ow.ly/tuw73048dik house 1, room 4
Show your support and get your cam viewer t-shirt
Click the link now ==> http://booster.com/watchus
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Pilling Cats: Must-Know Tips for Hiding Pills
With 90 plus cats, we have to give medicine to many cats.
We give water, the pill and then water to wash it down.
To Crush or not to crush
Some people like to crush it and try to hide it in food.
Verify with your vet that the specific pill can be safely crushed
Some can contain substances that can irritate their digestive
tract if administered directly. They are safe only when
encapsulated in their original form and the pill should
be administered whole.
Ideas for hiding Pills
Whole or crushed, the challenge is to disguise the smell and
taste. Lots depends on ho0w awful the taste is.
Some people use Pill Pockets,
they make a variety of pill picket
treats in different flavors. You
will need to experiment to see
what your cat will eat. Give them
without the pill to see if they like them.
Tuna
Tuna appears to work for many
cat owners. It has such a strong
scent which appears to cover
the smell of medicine well
enough for most cats. Success
may depend on the ratio of crushed
pill powder to actual tuna, so start
with at least a couple of spoonfuls
of tuna for a small pill. Mix well and
serve at room temperature. Tuna
can be molded to cover whole pills too.
Creams and Cheeses
Some of our members report whipped
cream and cheese spray are effective
in masking pills. It's a good base
substance for crushed pills, but you
can also try freezing a dab of cheese
spray to be used as a small pliable "pill
pocket". Once formed, let it warm up to room temperature
and serve. If your cat gobbles it up instead of licking it,
it may just work.
Other food items - Hot dogs could be a small pill pocket.
Try covering the pill in butter first so the scent is sealed.
Be prepared to rotate pill covers. Talk to your vet to
see if the medication can be administered in liquid form or
transdermal (it is put on their ear) If you just can’t get
the medicine in your cat, a daily trip to the vet may not
be fun but if they won’t take the medicines you may have
to do that.
We are very grateful to our wonderful eBay
sellers and buyers for sharing so generously
of their auctions with the cats. We hope
you will check out all their wonderful
auctions HERE
If you are a Federal Employee, Please consider
choosing BCR as your CFC Charity.
Your kindness will be helping Blind, FIV & FELV+ cats
Thank you for reading!
Did you know that if you click the previous button,
you may read older copies of the newsletters?
Meet Nacho
Nacho is a very sweet FELV+ kitty who came to us from our
local vet.
A man found Nacho as a starving stray. He brought him
in to get his shots and be tested for felv/fiv. When he
tested positive the man’s son insisted he be euthanized.
Lucky for nacho my vet knows that a FELV+ cat can often
have a few decent years of life and refused to kill him.
I was told the son became very aggressive and the situation
deteriorated pretty quick. The vet called me and asked if
I could take him. My vet got him to sign over ownership of
Nacho.
Nacho is a super friendly fellow, likes cats and gaining
weight. You may watch him live on his MeShare camera
link ==> http://ow.ly/YZ8I9 He thanks you for making it
possible to save his life!
Please Rate us
Thank you so much to you
that have already 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 :)
Open House Pictures
Thank you to everyone that came to visit for open
house. Click on the pictures to enlarge.
RIP Domino 9-15-2016
Sadly Domino lost his fight with cancer. We
were blessed to have loved him for 5 years.
Last 2 Open Houses for the year
10/15 & 11/12/2016
Hope you can join us. We have the guest house available
for out of town visitors.
Meet Griffin
Griffin is a big friendly fellow who loves attention. He was found starving
and thin by a lady living in France. He is blind. She moved back to the
USA with him but knew she was going to have to find him a home
because she was going to have to be moving in with an elderly relative
at some point to care for her and that person is very allergic. She had
contacted us a year ago and we had said no because we did not have
the space. Sadly we have had some losses and this time had space
for him. She was running out of time, she had to be moving in a month
and he was going to be euthanzied if she could not find a place for him.
She had been trying to find a home for him for a year. He has some
bathroom issues, I suspect that is why she could not find a home. She
is sponsoring him for the rest of his life. You will be able to see him on
Wednesday’s on the ustream.tv/blindcatrescue camera.
Do you like to watch the cats in real time? Did you know
we have multiple live feed cameras? ROKU
http://ustream.tv/blindcatrescue
http://ow.ly/RVH1301de8e House 2, room 1
http://ow.ly/YZ8I9 House 2, room 2
http://ow.ly/dRTp301dbmA house 2, room 3
http://ow.ly/YZ8NZ House 1, room 2
http://ow.ly/tuw73048dik house 1, room 4
Show your support and get your cam viewer t-shirt
Click the link now ==> http://booster.com/watchus
Cat Update - Bob
Bob is still hanging in there. His cancer is progressing.
We know we are coming to the end with him. He is
still as sweet as can be regardless of what we are having
to do to him or medicines he has to take.
Pilling Cats: Must-Know Tips for Hiding Pills
With 90 plus cats, we have to give medicine to many cats.
We give water, the pill and then water to wash it down.
To Crush or not to crush
Some people like to crush it and try to hide it in food.
Verify with your vet that the specific pill can be safely crushed
Some can contain substances that can irritate their digestive
tract if administered directly. They are safe only when
encapsulated in their original form and the pill should
be administered whole.
Ideas for hiding Pills
Whole or crushed, the challenge is to disguise the smell and
taste. Lots depends on ho0w awful the taste is.
Some people use Pill Pockets,
they make a variety of pill picket
treats in different flavors. You
will need to experiment to see
what your cat will eat. Give them
without the pill to see if they like them.
Tuna
Tuna appears to work for many
cat owners. It has such a strong
scent which appears to cover
the smell of medicine well
enough for most cats. Success
may depend on the ratio of crushed
pill powder to actual tuna, so start
with at least a couple of spoonfuls
of tuna for a small pill. Mix well and
serve at room temperature. Tuna
can be molded to cover whole pills too.
Creams and Cheeses
Some of our members report whipped
cream and cheese spray are effective
in masking pills. It's a good base
substance for crushed pills, but you
can also try freezing a dab of cheese
spray to be used as a small pliable "pill
pocket". Once formed, let it warm up to room temperature
and serve. If your cat gobbles it up instead of licking it,
it may just work.
Other food items - Hot dogs could be a small pill pocket.
Try covering the pill in butter first so the scent is sealed.
Be prepared to rotate pill covers. Talk to your vet to
see if the medication can be administered in liquid form or
transdermal (it is put on their ear) If you just can’t get
the medicine in your cat, a daily trip to the vet may not
be fun but if they won’t take the medicines you may have
to do that.
We are very grateful to our wonderful eBay
sellers and buyers for sharing so generously
of their auctions with the cats. We hope
you will check out all their wonderful
auctions HERE
If you are a Federal Employee, Please consider
choosing BCR as your CFC Charity.
Your kindness will be helping Blind, FIV & FELV+ cats
Thank you for reading!
Did you know that if you click the
previous button, you may read
older copies of the newsletters?
9-22-2016
He is looking for sponsors. http://blindcatrescue.com/griffin.htm
