4th Birthday Party Pictures

*Thank you Laura Portalupi for taking all of these great photos at our big bash!!!!*

June Edition of Cat People

Our AWESOME volunteer Kaitlin Davis with her kitties!

How long have you been volunteering for FCCR?

I have been volunteering for FCCR since November of 2008.

What type of volunteer work do you do?

I was doing the cleaning shifts until this past October, but now I volunteer with Dr. Gloria and help her hold the cats, and pretty much just help out with everything I can. I have learned how to do fluids, implant microchips and draw blood!

I get to prepare fecal samples for Dr. Gloria as well, and we joke that it is my favorite thing to do :)

Volunteering with Dr. Gloria has taught me a lot about what goes into caring for the cats at FCCR, and I am grateful that I have this opportunity to learn and help the kitties at the same time.

What do you enjoy doing when you're not volunteering for FCCR?

When I am not volunteering, I enjoy camping, backpacking, traveling and eating!

How many cats (or other companion animals) do you have?

I have two cats, Mitchell (Mr.) and Tigger (Tiggery), both of which I adopted from FCCR!

I adopted Mitch last April. Mitch is 4 years old and has FIV which deterred potential adopters, seeing as he was at the shelter for almost a year! But he is the sweetest cat who loves to give "Mr. kisses" on my nose. He also sleeps on my chest, my back...and sometimes on my head. I don't think he knows he is a cat, because he is terrified of spiders! Tigger is a 10 year old cat I adopted from FCCR in October. I couldn't help but notice his huge eyes, and his cute little baby face! I knew Tigger had cataracts when I adopted him and that he was almost blind, but we recently found out that he now has Glaucoma and is completely blind. He just needs an eye drop once a day, along with his pets and kisses :) I love both my kitties and I don't even know how I lived without cats for so long!!!

If you could make one wish for FCCR, what would it be?

I know FCCR needs a bigger facility, but what I would wish for would be for more people to understand the importance of spaying/neutering their pets because then FCCR wouldn't NEED a bigger facility :)