Post on 03-Feb-2018
Volume IV Issue 3
Mews and Purrs
Feral Cat Rescue
Statistics (May through June)
TNR: 26
Took In: 18
Adopted: 8
Looking for Homes: 58
Volunteer Opportunities 2
Wish List 2
Quarterly Quote 2
At Last - A Home 3
A Note from Tami 4
Thanks to Our Donors 4
Gallery of Faces 5
About Feral Cat Rescue 6
Inside this issue:
Recently, Feral Cat Rescue successfully completed another
Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) project with funding from the
ASPCA (American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals). Seventeen adult cats were spayed or
neutered. Nine wee kittens entered FCR's foster network
where they were socialized, then adopted .
Due to collaborative efforts, and with food provided by
FCR's Kitty Kupboard, the seventeen cat colony is now
manageable. Left alone, by this time next year it would
have become a colony of fifty cats, with some roaming to
find new territory.
TNR has improved the lives of all twenty-six cats and
kittens. Spay/neuter has improved the relationship between humans
and felines in the neighborhood.
Studies show every dollar spent on spay/neuter
saves communities three to ten dollars. The
ASPCA’s funding , saving Ravalli County taxpayers
several thousand dollars. No cats were killed, yet
population was successfully, and cost-effectively,
controlled.
Feral Cat Rescue Completes TNR Project with
Funding from ASPCA By Tami Ritchson
Summer , 2012
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Wish List If you can help us acquire any of the items listed below please call 381-6580
Loving permanent homes!
Kirkland Cat Food (for shelter/rescue kitties)
Feral boxes (10)
Small cat carriers
Fuel cards
Kitty back/front packs
Paper towels
Stamps/postage
Kitty Kupboard food bank donations (food or
monetary (restricted)
Your empty ink cartridges for recycling
Volunteers
Kitty beds and towers
Foster homes
And most importantly, LOVING PERMANENT HOMES!
Quarterly Quote: “With their qualities of cleanliness, discretion, affection,
patience, dignity and courage, how many of us, I ask you, would be capable of
becoming cats? Fernand Mercy
Volume IV Issue 3
Feral Cat Rescue is Now Online Visit us at our website: http://www.feralcatrescuemt.org
Or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feral-Cat-Rescue/272363599048?ref=ts
Save a Cartridge—Save a Cat
Be green and help feral cats at the same time. Instead of throwing those empty printer ink cartridges in
the garbage, donate them to Feral Cat Rescue. We can recycle them and earn cash to help needy kitties.
Drop bins will be located at Willow Mountain Veterinary Hospital in Corvallis, Cindy’s Pet Grooming in
Stevensville and the Florence Veterinary Clinic in Florence.. For more information please contact
Carolyn at 777-5143.
Volunteer Opportunities
Feral Cat Rescue needs volunteers who can work independently as:
Digital video editor
ABS feral cat recovery box builder
Proactive foster homes
TNR trap setup and check, transport to spay/neuter
Fundraising and food drive organizers
If you are able to help out in any of these areas, please call Tami at 381-6580
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At Last - A Home by Carolyn Jones
No one knows where “Woody” spent his kittenhood. He first came to the attention of Feral Cat Rescue
when he showed up, full grown, at a local horse barn and began harassing the resident felines. The
owner of the barn asked, and Tami
consented to take him because of the
disturbance he was causing.
Once at the Rescue, he was neutered and
named “Hercules” because he was such a
big boy. Initially, he was assumed to be
feral but soon demonstrated that he did
like people, a typical big friendly red boy.
The search for an appropriate forever
home began.
A young couple with acreage in the country
seemed perfect pet parents for Hercules
and fellow Rescue cat, Juniper. Thus they
both went off to live happily ever after
with their new family. This home,
however, did not turn out to be as perfect
as it seemed. The young couple traveled
frequently, for long periods of time.
Hercules and Juniper were left alone
outdoors to fend for themselves. They
became strays, wandering the
neighborhood in search of food and shelter.
Juniper eventually found a home in the
neighborhood. Hercules started to hang
around a woodpile where he apparently
felt safe. This choice turned out to be his salvation. The owners of the wood discovered his
presence and put out food for him. Soon he allowed them to pet him and even accepted the invitation to
spend the nights in their warm shop building. Their dog, Toby, became his companion and they began
calling him “Woody” because they had found him in the woodpile.
During the time he was on his own, Woody became very emaciated. His new people bought half and half
cream to put a little weight on him. It was not long before he came when called for the delectable cream
and cans of cat food. However, he didn’t gain weight and wasn’t grooming himself. Something was
wrong. A trip to the vet revealed that poor Woody had a mouth full of bad teeth and sores. He had not
been able to feed himself so the cream and wet cat food he was getting kept him going. Extensive dental
work and antibiotics saved his life.
Woody is now a happy cat. He is recovering from his dental problems and eating heartily so he will
again be the big cat whose size once earned him the name “Hercules”. His humans lost a beloved dog
recently and Woody is helping to fill the hole this loss left in their hearts. He is cherished and finally in
the home it took him so long to find.
Woody
Monetary Donations
Marilynn Taylor
Kim Buckman
Betty Spaethe
Beverly Frost
ASPCA
Petco
Peggy Klouda
Judy Williams
Walmart
Thanks to Our Donors We could not get along without you
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Gary and Leo's IGA
Dr. Seltzer, DDS
Lakeland Feed
Rainbow’s End
Valley Drug & Variety
Hamilton’s Market Place
Shear Delight
Feed and Farm
Valley Pet Clinic
Willow Mt. Vet. Hospital
Florence Vet Clinic
Café Firenze
Florence Pharmacy
Mountain Supply, Missoula
IGIVE
Glen’s Cafe
Deb’s Restaurant
Walmart
Petco
ASPCA
Peoples’ Market
Fox Hollow Animal Project
Business Support
Carolyn & Dennis Jones
Marilynn Taylor
Nancy Boice
Kerstin Siefert
Jolene Jackson
Bob Taylor
Dana Ashman
In Kind Donations
In the first six months of 2012, Feral Cat Rescue's Kitty Kupboard distributed over 6,000
pounds of cat food to Ravalli County's needy felines. Much of this food went to cats living in
managed feral colonies, where 100% of the colony has been spayed or neutered.
FCR is happy to announce that, once again, the Petco Foundation is supporting our efforts. the
Kitty Kupboard has received another generous grant of $2,500. This will feed the kitties on
our list for just over three months.
We are very grateful to Petco Foundation for their contribution toward helping hungry felines
in Ravalli County have happier, healthier lives!
A Note from Tami By Tami Ritchson
Bubbles
A seven year old, all black
Manx cat, Bubbles has lived
indoors all her life. She is
missing an ear tip due to
being left outside in
mid-winter in Sula. A very
affectionate and tidy kitty,
Bubbles enjoys each day while
she awaits the arrival of her
kindred spirit. Could that be
you?
Cinderella
I’m a little shy with
strangers, but once
you’ve earned my trust,
I’ll show you what a
FUN, spunky, playful
little girl I really am. I
prefer women over men,
but I’m very easy-going
with other kitties.
Plucked from the
hearth, I’m now ready
for my own grand
castle.
Gallery of Faces
To meet the adoptable cats pictured here, please call 381-6580
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Opal
Opal is an unusually
SWEET kitty. She loves to
tuck her head under your
chin and then she chirps.
She is looking for an
equally unusual person
who will give back as
much as she gives. She’s
about three years old now,
but still loves to play. She
had her tail amputated
due to a past injury, so she
looks like a Manx, but
she’s pure SWEET-
HEART.
Elvira
I’m a capricious imp from
nose to tail. Whimsical and
unpredictable, I’m also
incredibly sweet when I
trust you. I’m looking for
an unusually special home
where I can be myself with-
out getting into trouble.
Kids don’t interest me
much. Dogs, - well, as long
as they understand I’m the
Queen. I have no outdoor
skills, so I need to be
indoors only.
Madonna
Before arriving at Feral Cat Rescue, Madonna
raised her kittens in the basement of a burned
out house. She is now ready for a real home,
ideally, with her son, Pepe (below), to whom she
is very devoted. Madonna is about 8 years old
and has been looking for a home for four years.
Pepe
Pepe is the son of Madonna
(below). He is about 5
years old and was already
an adult when he and his
mother were trapped by
Feral Cat Rescue. He
enjoys human interaction,
but can be very shy at
times. At 15 pounds, he is
a gentle soul and easily
intimidated. A momma’s
boy, he is hoping for a
home he can share with his
mom, Madonna (below)
Board of Directors
Tami Ritchson, President/Treasurer
Chris Ritchson, Vice-president
Kelly McKee, Secretary
Jeanne McKinney, Director
Helene Bazin-Lee, Director
Newsletter Editor: Carolyn Jones
Feral Cat Rescue is dedicated to the humane treatment of feral and stray cats. Through TNR,
education, spay/neuter, foster care and adoption, our goal is to end the needless suffering and
killing of unwanted and abandoned felines.
FCR was founded in 2007 as an unincorporated non-profit organization. It received its 501C-3
status as a non-profit organization in 2010.
IF you would like to make a tax-deductible donation to FCR please send it to: Feral Cat Rescue,
P.O. Box 1018, Hamilton, MT 59840
About Feral Cat Rescue
Every Cat a Wanted Cat
http://www.feralcatrescuemt.org
Email: bitterrootfcr@gmail.com