FFOCAS (pronounced "focus") is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting our local animal shelter, Frederick.
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To see all our available pets, click here: https://www.petfinder.com/search/pets-for-adoption/?shelter_id%5B0%5D=MD488&sort%5B0%5D=recently_added
Enjoy your Labor Day weekend shopping Fetch Thrift Shop! Don't forget to mention us at checkout so that our local homeless pets can benefit from your purchase! We will receive 50% of every purchase all weekend when we are mentioned starting today through Sunday!
You can support our local homeless pets this weekend when you shop Fetch Thrift Shop and mention FFOCAS at the register and when you visit the Fitzgerald Auto Malls Hagerstown Car Show on Saturday 10:00-3:00! We hope you will consider these fun events!
Looking for your new adventure buddy? Someone to motivate you to get out there and move? Here she is! ❤🐾 Kela's ideal day would be spent exploring and playing with human and dog friends. Afterwards, she'll snuggle with her people on the couch or bed. Kela's family is not able to give this girl the attention she deserves. We are helping them find her forever home through our shelter intake prevention program, Project Hope. Read Kela's full bio here: https://www.petfinder.com/dog/kela-courtesy-post-71314428/md/frederick/frederick-friends-of-our-county-animal-shelter-md488/
Interested? Please get in touch! [email protected]
We'll ask you to fill out a rehoming application to keep this process as safe as possible for all involved. 😊
We are SO grateful to Fetch Thrift Shop for selecting us for their August Shop & Fundraise donation! We will receive $5 for every bag of donations dropped off and 50% of all sales for up to $1,000 for the last weekend of this month so mark your calendars! You just have to mention FFOCAS at the register and at drop off in order for us to get the donation so please do so if you can! We thank you so much!
Who agrees!? Check out Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland and our Foster Cats with Character here:
https://frederickcountymd.gov/114/Adopt
https://ffocas.org/adoptable-pets/
Here are some of the benefits you may not have thought about:
Predictable personalities
Adult cats have fully formed personalities, so they are more predictable than kittens, whose personalities change as they grow up.
Less need for supervision
Senior cats are more independent and don't need to be monitored as closely as kittens, who can't always tell the difference between safe and dangerous situations.
Calmer demeanor
Senior cats have lower energy levels and are more content to lounge around, making them a good choice for households with children or seniors who prefer a quieter environment.
Established habits
Senior cats often already have litter box habits and social skills, unlike kittens, which require extensive training and socialization.
Less likely to cause trouble.
Older cats are more emotionally mature and won't get into the same kind of trouble as kittens, who might chew, scratch, or run around and break things.
Cost-effective
Some shelters offer adoption fee waivers for cats over a year old because they don't get adopted as quickly as kittens.
You may have been wondering how Mabel is doing, the sweet little kitty with the hole in the roof of her mouth.
Over the summer, Mabel had two surgeries to try to repair the hole in her soft palate, but unfortunately, both times the repairs failed, leaving Mabel with water coming out her nose when she drank and gagging on food.
For the third and final attempt to repair the hole, we took Mabel to the Center for Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery, where they did a pre-surgical exam that included a CT scan to be able to map out the structure of her mouth. She had surgery yesterday and today Mabel is recovering well.
We're hopeful that this surgery will be successful and that we'll soon make adorable Mabel available for adoption. Please keep her in your thoughts!
We love this one and hope you do too!
We are so excited to attend our third and final car show for the summer with Fitzgerald Auto Malls in Hagerstown on 8/31 10:00-3:00! Mark your calendars to come see cool cars and support local pets and we will see you there!
We hope the community will take advantage of this lifesaving service at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland!
Anyone looking for a brindle take on sweet and mellow? Daisy is a wonderful, laidback girl who would love to curl up with you on the couch or bed and just hang out. 🥰 Our president met her and described her as "absolutely lovely." Daisy does not need or want walks, but would love a yard suitable for play, sunbathing, and hanging out with her family. You can read her full bio here:
https://www.petfinder.com/dog/daisy-courtesy-post-72132461/md/frederick/frederick-friends-of-our-county-animal-shelter-md488/
As you may know, FFOCAS runs a shelter intake prevention program called Project Hope. Daisy's loving family asked us to help them find her forever home because their infant is severely allergic to dogs. They are living on edge with an epi pen always nearby and poor Daisy relegated to one floor of the home by herself. It's not safe for the baby or humane for Daisy. For this reason, they have understandably put a deadline on the search for a new home of August 19th. At that point, they will have no choice but to surrender Daisy to our partner shelter, which is already overwhelmed.
Interested? Please email us ([email protected]). We will ask you to fill out a rehoming application to keep this process as safe as possible for all involved -- especially Daisy! If you are not ready to adopt, please share this post. ❤🐾
We are SO excited to partner with Leia's Treats who has designed a treat just for us with our special FFOCAS logo! You can order your Rescue Box complete with what you see here and $5 will go to FFOCAS per box! Just be sure to click FFOCAS in the drop-down menu before checkout! Thank you!
https://leiastreats.com/products/rescue-box?variant=46233523519720
Visit https://s.surveyplanet.com/yh2j1dvo to cast your vote until August 30th for what grand prize we should giveaway this fall to support our local homeless pets! Every vote is helpful in making sure we offer the right prize to our wonderful community!
Thanks so much to a special FFOCAS follower for sending this one our way! Just wanted to make you all laugh today!
Mr. Peabody is back from his summer of fun at his training camp and is ready to be adopted! He will do best in a home with teens or only adults who have dog experience. Contact Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland to setup your visit with him today!
One of our seven programs helps provide supplies like medication to resident pets at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland! We are only able to do this with the support from our community! Thank you so much for helping us make this possible!
One way we make this possible is by hosting an annual raffle! Vote on what the prize should be this fall at the link!
https://s.surveyplanet.com/yh2j1dvo
Hooray! It's time to vote for the annual FFOCAS fall 2024 raffle giveaway to raise money for our local homeless pets in our community and Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland!
You likely remember that last year we gave away two INCREDIBLE tickets to see Taylor Swift in Miami with a bonus travel gift card won by Mary McGuire! We hope she's getting excited for the show this October!
We are so excited to offer yet another AMAZING prize to our community this year and we want to hear what you would like to win!
Click the safe link below to vote for what we should giveaway this year! Feel free to share this link with anyone you know! The more votes the better so that we know what you want! Vote until 8/30 at 10:00pm.
https://s.surveyplanet.com/yh2j1dvo
We thank everyone who has supported us at the Mt. Airy Farmer's Market so far this summer! We will be back to the market in September but we encourage you to still visit the other wonderful vendors throughout August every Wednesday from 3:00-7:00 at Watkins Park!
To support our local homeless pets in our community and at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland you likely remember that last year we gave away two INCREDIBLE tickets to see Taylor Swift in Miami with a bonus travel gift card won by Mary McGuire! We hope she's getting excited for the show this October!
We are so excited to offer yet another AMAZING prize to our community this year and we want to hear what you would like to win!
Voting starts in two days on August 1st, so check back here then!
If you've been following Mr. Peabody from Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland you know that he's been staying with a trainer, learning a lot and decompressing after a long stay at the shelter. It can be hard to evaluate a dog in the stressful shelter environment. So what has the trainer learned about Mr. Peabody?
🐾 Mr. P experiences his life through his nose, maybe even more than most dogs.
🐾 He absolutely needs to have a chance to run around and sniff every morning.
🐾 He loves peanut butter and Jolly balls.
🐾 This handsome guy thrives with a consistent routine.
🐾 He wants to be with his person as much as possible.
So Mr. Peabody will do best in a home with a large, securely fenced yard, a human who is home a lot, ... and a good supply of peanut butter for keeping up his work on his manners. 🥰
We'll keep you posted as we learn more. Mr. Peabody will be heading back to the shelter in early August. So if you've been thinking about fostering or adopting him, reach out ([email protected]) and we'll connect you with shelter staff if he seems like a good potential fit for you!
We are so proud of all seven of our 100% volunteer-led crucial programs to help improve the lives of our local pets which include:
-Project Hope
-Shelter Supply
-Rescue Assistance
-Cats with Character
-Brooke's Medical Fund
-Brickle's Behavior Fund
-Shelter Staff Professional Development
We are SO excited to partner Leia's Treats who has designed a treat just for us with our special FFOCAS logo! You can order your Rescue Box complete with what you see here and $5 will go to FFOCAS per box! Just be sure to click FFOCAS in the drop-down menu before checkout! Thank you!
https://leiastreats.com/products/rescue-box?variant=46233523519720
A HUGE thank you to The Common Market Co-op for their wonderful donation made possible by their community of shoppers through their "Bring-A-Bag" program! We are so grateful to have been chosen to receive this donation to help our local homeless pets at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland and in our community!
We are so thankful for local businesses that support our mission! Just to name a few: Bushwaller's Pub, TLC Bridal Boutique Inc, The Common Market Co-op, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Fetch Thrift Shop
Email [email protected] if you know a business that would like to help our mission to support our local homeless pets at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland as well!
We could not do this without you!
📚 Our BACK TO BASICS SERIES: spaying and neutering
Let's continue our discussion on reproduction.....
SNiP Now shared this very informative post regarding female fertility and reproduction. They wrote:
"We have had a few calls from people worried their cats are in pain as they are exhibiting symptoms of yowling and other unusual behaviors (rubbing all over items). What these individuals are describing is their female cat having heat cycles which can occur in females as young as 4-months of age. Yowling, rubbing, raising the behind up in the air (lordosis reflex), spraying, the desire to go outside and find a mate...are all symptoms that can occur during a female cat's heat cycle. Sometimes females can appear more loving and other times females can have more aggressive tendencies during this cycle."
Remember that spaying a cat will eliminate these behaviors as well as help control the cat population. Please have your cat spayed by 4 months of age!
Content and graphic shared from SNiP Now .
If you've been following Mr. Peabody from Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland , you know that he's been staying with a trainer, learning a lot and decompressing after a long stay at the shelter. It can be hard to evaluate a dog in the stressful shelter environment. So what has the trainer learned about Mr. Peabody?
🐾 Mr. P experiences his life through his nose, maybe even more than most dogs.
🐾 He absolutely needs to have a chance to run around and sniff every morning.
🐾 He loves peanut butter and Jolly balls.
🐾 This handsome guy thrives with a consistent routine.
🐾 He wants to be with his person as much as possible.
So Mr. Peabody will do best in a home with a large, securely fenced yard, a human who is home a lot, ... and a good supply of peanut butter for keeping up his work on his manners. 🥰
We'll keep you posted as we learn more. Mr. Peabody will be heading back to the shelter in early August. So if you've been thinking about fostering or adopting him, reach out ([email protected]) and we'll connect you with shelter staff if he seems like a good potential fit for you!
Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland is so excited to host their free upcoming Splash Day for the resident dogs where you can come meet available dogs for adoption in a wet way! Please note this is an adoption event and no outside dogs from the community are allowed.
You can also come meet FFOCAS there as well and learn more about what we do for the community!
Great news! Johnny Deere is a healthy boy and is now adopted! We raised $326 from our loyal FFOCAS followers to help cover the cost of his x-rays and leg splinting due to being run over by a lawn mower. What a happy ending to what could have been a terrible tragedy.
We also thank www.criticalkittens.org for taking him in while he healed and waited for adoption!
We very much appreciate your support as FFOCAS would not exist without it and our homeless pets could not receive this level of care.
Frederick, MD
21701
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We are so excited to attend our third and final car show for the summer with Fitzgerald Auto Malls in Hagerstown on 8/31 10:00-3:00! Mark your calendars to come see cool cars and support local pets and we will see you there! #ftizgeraldcars #carpeople #petpeople #welovecarstoo #pets #donationevent #charityevent #petsarefamily #carshow #hagerstownmd #vroom
Look at Mr. Peabody go! This handsome guy, from Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland , is enjoying a board-and-train program, where priority number one is decompression. This guy is looking for an experienced adopter or a foster home so he doesn't have to go back to the stressful shelter after his board-and-train is over in a couple of weeks. Interested? Get in touch ([email protected]); if you and Mr. Peabody sound like a match, we'll connect you with shelter staff.
We are now well over $1,000 everyone for Mabel's surgery! Yes! Every dollar matters! We have noticed some particularly generous donations coming through and we are in awe of the kindness of this community. All of your donations no matter how big or small will always be appreciated by us and by Mabel! If you'd like to help contribute to her over $3,000 surgery, please see below: Affectionate, adorable Mabel needs your help! When she first came to our special needs cat foster program, her foster mom noticed right away that something was wrong. Whenever Mabel would eat or drink, she'd make an odd coughing, sneezing sound, and sometimes wet food or water would come out of her nose. Upon examination, the vet discovered Mabel has a hole in her soft palate, the part of the roof of her mouth back by her throat, that allows food and water to get into her nasal cavity. And yes, that's as unpleasant as it sounds for poor Mabel, and it can also cause long-term health problems like chronic inflammation and upper respiratory infections, so she's going to have surgery to close the hole. The surgery will cost more than $3,000, and FFOCAS is hoping you'll help us help Mabel by making a donation at this link and type Mabel in the notes at checkout so that the money can go directly to her vet care: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RW8MPY8F4X7FS Once Mabel's recovered from surgery, we'll start accepting applications to adopt her, and we're expecting a lot of interest because she's a friendly, affectionate little lap cat. She's also just a year old and otherwise healthy. So keep an eye out for a post announcing when Mabel is ready to come forever home with you! #mabel #help #surgeryneeded #kitties #fostercats #helpmabel #sheltercats #frederickmd #localcats #helplocalkitties #helpwanted #catfundraiser #nonprofit
We have now raised $718.89 for Mabel's surgery! Hear her purr with her gratitude for you! You can see what an easily adoptable girl she will be when this is all over for her! If you'd like to help contribute to her over $3,000 surgery, please see below: Affectionate, adorable Mabel needs your help! When she first came to our special needs cat foster program, her foster mom noticed right away that something was wrong. Whenever Mabel would eat or drink, she'd make an odd coughing, sneezing sound, and sometimes wet food or water would come out of her nose. Upon examination, the vet discovered Mabel has a hole in her soft palate, the part of the roof of her mouth back by her throat, that allows food and water to get into her nasal cavity. And yes, that's as unpleasant as it sounds for poor Mabel, and it can also cause long-term health problems like chronic inflammation and upper respiratory infections, so she's going to have surgery to close the hole. The surgery will cost more than $3,000, and FFOCAS is hoping you'll help us help Mabel by making a donation at this link and type Mabel in the notes at checkout so that the money can go directly to her vet care: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=RW8MPY8F4X7FS Once Mabel's recovered from surgery, we'll start accepting applications to adopt her, and we're expecting a lot of interest because she's a friendly, affectionate little lap cat. She's also just a year old and otherwise healthy. So keep an eye out for a post announcing when Mabel is ready to come forever home with you! #mabel #help #surgeryneeded #kitties #fostercats #helpmabel #sheltercats #frederickmd #localcats #helplocalkitties #helpwanted #catfundraiser #nonprofit
You have likely heard in the news about the pending chocolate crisis but you can do your part to make sure chocolate stays aplenty by considering sponsoring Snickers! He has very special needs that you'll find in the description below which we cannot support in our foster care program without your help! Visit our website ffocas.org and click "Sponsor a Foster Cat" to support this most special chocolate! Declared “the best cat ever!” by one of our foster coordinators, Snickers was relinquished to our partner shelter, where the veterinarian discovered he had untreated diabetes. Because the disease requires close monitoring, especially in the early stages of treatment, the shelter asked if we could take him into our foster program. We got him started on insulin, and to keep a close eye on his blood sugar, he’s been fitted with a Freestyle Libre that allows his foster mom to easily check his glucose multiple times a day without having to stick him. He also had upper respiratory and urinary tract infections that required veterinary care. #snickers #cats #catsrule #catpeople #catlovers #sponsoracat #petsarefamily #petpeople #petadoption #sponsors #savechocolate
Two more days to enter everyone! We are only 10 entries away from $25,000! What a great way that would be to finish out this raffle strong and give the most we can to our local homeless pets at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland for a chance to win a trip of the eras! You also have two more chances to win free entries by listening to KEY 103 at 9:00am! If you miss your free chance from the radio, enter at ffocas.org! #midnight #midnights #meetmeatmidnight #raffle #taylorswift #shelterpets #homelesspets #thankyou #supportlocalpets #swifties #twodays #feelinglucky
Bob Barker is a Great Dane mix, male, and 3-4 years old! He is adoptable from Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland You can enter to win two tickets to Taylor Swift and $750 for her 10/19/24 Miami show to help Bob and his shelter friends at ffocas.org! #dogs #greatdane #Eras #Taylor #adopt #shelterdogs #raffle #dogpeople #bobbarker
Adoptable Evan from Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland wants you to know that we need just ONE more entry in our go.rallyup.com/ffocastaylorswiftraffle to make $10,000! Will that entry be you?! He LOVES walks almost as much as he loves Taylor! #pets #Taylor #raffle #soclose #shelterpets #erastour #Evan #shelterdogs #adopt #doglove #goodboy #swifties
Check out sweet Evan at Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland! He's one of many dogs currently available. You can even try "speed dating" the shelter dogs, a fun new process described here: https://www.facebook.com/fcacmd/videos/2350553678461559/
Our matching fundraiser is going strong and we still have 4 more days! Why should *you* donate toward the new animal shelter? Check it out....
Why should we be sure that the renovated county animal shelter is the best it can be? See for yourself! Ready to donate? Your gift will be matched between now and September 9th. Donate here: https://www.frederickcountygives.org/funds/ffocas-animal-shelter-fund/
Check out the video to see the winner of the @ffocasonpets Bingo Giveaway! Even if you didn't win, we would still love to have you join our Bingo on March 26th at 2:00pm to support our local homeless pets and @fcacmd! Here's the link for tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ffocas-cash-bingo-tickets-513007417997?aff=ebdshpsearchautocomplete #bingo #winner #Congratulations #youwon #Community #shelterpets #communitypets #sundayfun #charity #goodcause #luckywinner #frederickmd #middletownmd #animalshelter
Looking for pint-sized unconditional love? 🐹❤️ Taco (brown/white) is the funny, popular guy who'll make new friends at the drop of a hat and make you laugh every day. Burger is the shy guy who wants to nerd out on what makes the best, cuddliest hiding spot. He's also Taco's BFF. These two boys are looking for their forever and would love to be home for the holidays! 🥰 Their family loves them very much but is in a super tight spot. They've asked us to help them find a home for these boys *soon* so they don't have to bring them to the shelter. Interested? Shoot us an email: [email protected]. And if you miss out on these guys, never fear! Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland has a few pairs of G piggies, a hamster, and several bunnies who would love a home for the holidays.
Lady Jane came to us in November 2021 after her owner passed away from cancer leaving behind 8 inside cats, 3 well socialized outside cats, and some unsocialized barn cats. With the help of our wonderful Facebook community we found rescue placement for all 8 inside cats and the 3 well socialized outside cats. Thank you Pets Bring Joy Rescue, PetConnect Rescue, Rise Above Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, and Montgomery County SPCA for taking in these sweet adult and senior kitties. The unsocialized cats remained behind as barn cats at the property where they were most comfortable. One of the three friendly outdoor kitties was Lady Jane who was named after her late owner. Sweet Janey really wanted to be an indoor kitty at her previous home, but she had litter box issues, which kept her out in the barn. When she came into our foster program our vet determined that her litter box issues were due to untreated cystitis and now Lady Jane has perfect litter box manners. To keep Janey happy and comfortable all she needs is an open litter box and canned food, no dry food. Lady Jane’s foster family has been impressed with just how loving and adaptable she is. She loves everyone and everything: kids, dogs, and cats, and we would love to find her a forever home that has other friendly cats and/or dogs. For more info on Lady Jane please check out her bio on petfinder: https://www.petfinder.com/cat/lady-jane-57274895/md/frederick/frederick-friends-of-our-county-animal-shelter-md488/ So that we may continue helping cats like Lady Jane get healthy and adopted please consider supporting us today during #GivingTuesday
#givingtuesday2022 is 2 weeks away and today we want to share one of our success stories from Project Hope. Project Hope aims to help you navigate local resources that may enable you to resolve problems and either keep your pet or rehome your pet safely with expert help. When those options don't work, we'll help you decide whether surrendering your pet to the animal shelter is the best or only option. Link came to us from a Frederick resident who was struggling to provide the proper care for him. Lizards can be difficult to care for, especially for a beginner who hasn’t been given proper care instructions. Link’s human knew she needed help, so one of our amazing fosters and her family took in Link and gave him the TLC he needed in order to thrive once again. Link has since been adopted into a wonderful home and his adopter sent us this adorable video. For more info on Project Hope please visit our website, and keep us in mind during #givingtuesday2022 https://www.ffocas.org/project_hope.php
Blanche here to remind you that #givingtuesday2022 is just three weeks away!! Between now and then we’ll be sharing stories of animals that we have helped this year and in previous years. Without your help, none of this would be possible. What does FFOCAS do? We are the “friends” group for the county animal shelter, Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland. Our mission is to support and facilitate the lifesaving work of our local shelter, Frederick County Animal Control, by providing the resources to: (a) treat shelter animals with medical and behavioral needs; (b) enrich the shelter environment to reduce stress for shelter pets; (c) recruit volunteers, foster care providers, and rescues for hard-to-place animals; and (d) help families in the community keep their pets or safely rehome them. Thank you for your support for #GivingTuesday and throughout the year.
It's time for another FFOCAS contest! Tag your pet in their Halloween costume to Frederick Friends of Our County Animal Shelter by October 28th, we will collect the top ten best pictures and post them on FB & IG October 29th for voting! The winning pet family with the most votes by 9:00am on October 31st receives a $25 gift card to PetSmart! Good luck! #pets #petcostume #halloweenpets #spookypets #petcontest #charity #helpingpets #petlove #halloweenfun #costumecontest #halloweencontest #frederickmd @fcacmd
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Animal Welfare League of Frederick County
East Patrick Street
Frederick County Animal Control, Maryland
Rosemont Avenue
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