Foster homes are needed desperately!

Just this morning I got a note from the foster coordinator for Feline Rescue:

Hi All,

We had a man come to the shelter this morning who was told by his boss to take the stray Momma and kittens that were in the warehouse to the river and drown them. The shelter called me. I accepted them into the foster system because we had a spot.

15 minutes later the shelter called again. A man came in with another Momma and babies. They were found in an abandoned house. At this time we don't have any one else who will commit or who is available. I asked if anyone at the shelter could take them home and foster them temporarily. I received no response. I therefore had to refuse this family.This is a very hard thing to do. I feel like crap.

It would be appreciated if you could ask your friends and relatives. The situation is much worse because of the economy and the foreclosures One thing I am especially sick of hearing is " I can't foster because I get too attached". It is not about us, it is about the cats and our mission.

This is just the beginning of the terrible frustration we go through each spring/summer/fall as there are so many unwanted kittens born. Please help if you can by taking in a cat, some kittens or a momma cat and kittens until they are adopted into their "forever home". You'll be saving their lives and they will brighten your days!

Please call (651) 230-3263 for more information.

Dude is movin' on up

That's Dude in the foreground taking a rest with his new buddy John sleeping in the background. Dude moved over to my friend S's house last night and he is still exploring over there and staying out of the way of the hissing sister cats. S says that it's nice to have a baby in the house again.

Vanalikes are two weeks old

Beau, Bunny and Bonnet celebrated being two weeks old this weekend. They are getting bigger and moving around better and just this morning I saw signs of their smushed ears starting to pop up. They have more fur and it's getting fluffy like Vanna's and I LOVE their short stubby fat gray tails! I'm surprised that they have such round flat moon faces, but there are lots of changes ahead for these little guys.

Little Dude meets the Bigs

A new little foster kitten joined my household last night. His previous family called him "Dude" and I guess that may stick. He has tons of spunk and personality. He's about seven weeks old and not a bit shy about meeting the adult cats in the house, but he definitely doesn't want to be left alone. I started him out in the big kennel downstairs, but that just didn't work out. I couldn't bear to hear him crying; It was his first night away from his mom, too.

He reminds me a lot of a very dear kitten from last year named Cap'n Jack (for Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean fame). He was injured when we got him and ultimately the injuries were too serious and he had to be euthanized, but he left an everlasting mark on my heart.

Powdered Puss

Hello Denise,

Thanks for sending me the video clip about Feline Rescue. The work that everyone does there is a great gift to us all. There are just so many unwanted and abused animals out there and they need all the advocates they can get.

Nelson is now 10 months old and is just a wonderful little man cat. He is doing well to adjust into his new home and is trying to battle Bella for the 2nd in command position....

My little man's latest cute thing is to jump up on the kitchen counter when I make my coffee. I use a dry creamer and put it in my cup while I wait for the coffee to brew. He loves to use his paw as a spoon and dig out the creamer and lick it off. I often forget to put the cup away and will come into the kitchen to find white powder all over my counter, floor, and his little face. He looks so charming with a white face and he always makes me laugh.

He is doing great, we love him very much, and he is growing into quite the man.

I hope all your babies are well Denise.

Take Care,
L

Vanalikes are one week old

I read it on the internet, so it must be true!

The Turkish Van is a rare, naturally occurring breed of cat from the Lake Van region of present-day Turkey. For Turkish Vans, the word van refers to their color pattern, where the color is restricted to the head and the tail, and the rest of the cat is white. It is the maximum expression of the piebald white spotting gene that makes the van pattern.[1] The spotting gene (Leucism) appears in many different species (like the horse and ball python). It also shows up in the common house cat, so a cat that shows this color pattern but is not registered or from the Van region, is called a "Vanalike".

My Vanalike kittens are Bonnet, Beau & Bunny, born the day before Easter. Their eyes started to open on their one-week birthday on Saturday.

Two Benefits for Feline Rescue

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY APRIL 10 – AND BENEFIT FELINE RESCUE
On Thursday, April 10, let your appetite be your guide to charitable giving!

In honor of the ASPCA’s “Go Orange For Animals” Day, the Signature Café, located at 130 SE Warwick Street in Minneapolis, will donate a portion of the day’s proceeds to Feline Rescue. The menu will be vegetarian that day, so encourage all of your animal-loving friends to attend! If you’re especially hungry that day, consider coming for both lunch and dinner!

Events celebrating “Go Orange for Animals” Day will take place in cities all across the country and will help raise awareness for the humane treatment of animals. For more information on “Go Orange for Animals,” please visit:http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=aspcaday

And to find out more about the Signature Café, check out their web site:http://www.signaturecafe.net/

MAKE A WISH FOR FELINE RESCUE AT THE MALL OF AMERICA
And during the entire month of April, you can make a wish and benefit the cats at Feline Rescue.

The fountain at the Mall of America, located in Bloomington, will give all of the coins tossed into its fountain to Feline Rescue. So during April, visit the mall, make a wish, and help our wishes to come true – finding forever homes for stray, abandoned and abused cats in the Twin Cities area.