DoRe Ranch and Rescue

01/19/2025

https://www.cdc.gov/rabies/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/rabies/symptoms-causes/syc-20351821

https://healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/diseases-conditions/diseases-from-animals-insects/rabies/rabies-faqs/

https://www.rabieswatch.com/en/hcp/how-is-rabies-transmitted

Here's some information to be shared.

There's a known case, confirmed by testing, of a kitten that was brought to a local vet (in Camden) and that kitten was sent to be tested and was tested positive for rabies.

Why am I sharing this?

I'm actively TNRing in the town that the kitten was found in.

Why am I sharing the information with anyone/everyone?

People are out trapping within a +/- 2 mile radius of where the infected kitten was found. The kitten was part of a 20 +/- colony.

Why should or shouldn't anyone be trapping cats in this area?

Exposure. It's really that simple. If you are in the area, or near the area where this colony is, and where this kitten that was a confirmed positive, please DO NOT trap cats in the area. Please let DHEC or AC/CE trap the cats in the area. If anyone is trapping in the area, please be super and extra careful. You may be inadvertently bringing a vector onto your property (car, bed of truck, lawn, etc) and you may also be inadvertently turning your trap into a fomite.

Snapple fact: A vector is typically a living organism that transmits a bacteria or virus (think tick/Lyme's disease, mosquito/heartworm disease). A fomite is typically an inanimate object that can passively carry bacteria or virus (doorknob, countertop, toilet, etc)

Please do not trap cats near the area where this kitten was found, especially if it's within a 5 mile radius!

How the rabies virus can be transmitted to humans from animal bites and scratches

01/13/2025

This is our pittie puppy, Tacoma, aka Tacky, aka Knucklehead. He loves the moos. We can't tell you how often the moos will be sleeping near this corner, and he's out there right next to them. No barking, no nothing, just tail going 240 :-). The moos don't mind him one bit.

Tacoma came to us via We Are Zeus. We believe he still has a few siblings that are still available for adoption. He's a great pup, a very arduous chewer, he listens well, he's easily trainable, and he loves his snacks :-).

01/12/2025

Turdie Birdie weighs 3lbs 3 ounces! We couldn’t be happier. Now that his back end has fully healed (no more swelling, redness, eczema, kitty diaper rash) he’s definitely a he 😊

01/10/2025

We received a donation from our Chewy wish list today. Chewy donations are anonymous, so we just want to publicly say “Thank You!” for the donation.

01/09/2025

Momma Morton non-update update 😏

Is she fakin or is she makin?

01/08/2025

Sharing this from our rescue buddy at VioletsHouse.

I'm taking this a step further, this is why every cat or kitten, will NOT leave here without being spayed or neutered. Does this mean we won't adopt out 8 week old kittens, 100%! Does this mean virtually every kitten we have for adoption is at least 4 months old (old enough for their rabies vaccine), 100%.

In case you need more proof to get your kitties fixed early…
Or in case you have someone telling you to wait until 6 months…
Just don’t.
👉🏼 Don’t risk contributing to the overpopulation crisis.
I guess no one told this little one it’s the middle of winter either.
DON’T WAIT‼️

01/06/2025

We feed approximately 32 cans a night, for the cats that eat on the front porch. We feed about 12 cans a night to the barn cats.

We feed, roughly, 20-25 lbs of cat kibble every other day.

01/06/2025

The next two are Billy and Notorious PIG.

Billy is a white Kiko goat and PIG is a potbelly pig.

Out of all of the goats we have here, Billy's story and PIG's story is probably the most tragic.

We were contacted by AC. There was a person who passed away in January. No one checked on him, or his animals, until his property went into something legal. Once that happened, someone went to the property and saw all of the deceased animals. The only two animals that had survived, were Billy and PIG. We took them in.

Billy is still a work in progress. He finally takes treats from us :-)

PIG, will occasionally let us pet him, but he would be ok if we didn't try. lol

01/06/2025

The same family we got Bilbo and Goat from, is where we got the next trio.

The next trio are a momma, Blackberry, and her two kids, Raspberry and Goji.

Blackberry is also momma to the two newest kids here, Elderberry and Cranberry.

Blackberry is black and white, and Raspberry is also black and white. Blackberry is a little bit bigger.

Goji is a tricolor.

I'm not 100% sure of the colors of Elder and Cran.

01/06/2025

The next group of goats are a funny lot.

Goat, yes, that's his name. Children named him, so shush. He's a Nigerian/Nubian mix. He also had an injury that was already healed when we got him. Goat is a reddish/brown color.

His sidekick, Bilbo, is a Nigerian/Nubian mix. Bilbo is a black/ticked color.

These two goats were bottle babies for a homestead that had a bunch of Life happen. We had previously gotten 3 goats from her and she kindly asked if we had room for her two bottle babies. We said, "Yes!"

01/06/2025

A fellow farm friend and someone who does a lot with her local rescue (she's also the one who connected us with the pumpkin and squash farm) had come by two goats.

Their story went something like, "I bought my kids a bunch of farm animals. They swore they would take care of them. They aren't. Do you want them?" She said that she would take some, and she brought the goats to her farm.

Well, the two goats, hate...I mean hate...with an unbridled passion...dogs. HATE THEM. Our farm buddy has several rescue dogs and sometimes she has other animals. Well, the goats would chase and try to head butt, flip, or otherwise horn her other animals...especially her dogs.

So she asked if we would take them. We said yes. I aptly named them Beauty and Beast. Beauty is white, she's the more calm of the two. Beauty is also mom to Gaston. Gaston is a tricolor (brown/black/white). Beast is a brownish color and she is fat. I'm not trying to body shame her, but she can lose a bale or two.

01/06/2025

I'm going to move on to our goats next :-)

The very first goat we got, McGuyver, is that classic Nigerian Dwarf goat...he's a turd. lol. If there is a goat that will head butt us, it's him. He's calmed down a lot...A LOT...since he got the snip.

01/06/2025

We helped a senior out in Camden. We TNRd her small little colony. The cats/kittens, there are 7 of them, were starting to cause the senior issues. She, like many people rescues hear from, felt awful not feeding the cats. The problems arose when her health was being affected by the cats. An unsteady gait + kitty figure 8's = a recipe for disaster.

We had the small little colony TNRd and brought them here. Kershaw County is considered a "free roam" county, in regard to TNR cats. We have a greenhouse on the far side of our property. I released the cats there and they all stuck around.

So, if you are ever here visiting and are superstitious in regard to black cats...sage yourself...or whatever one needs to do :-)

01/06/2025

The next group of cats, there are 2 distinct groups, but they were all pulled at the same time. Were all pulled off of the dreaded euthanasia list. We were able to work with some of them, Van being one, Gun and Halen being the other two.

This was a giant task. We brought in 10 cats at the same time. They were all sick with URIs, some were a lot younger than what we were originally told. lol. This truly took a village to get them all here.

There is a family of black and white cats, consisting of One, Bounce, M, and several colors/combos of others. That was from group 1.

The second group, was around the same time, and they all came from an apartment complex, the cats/kittens are all black. The owner's of the apartment complex told the tenants to stop feeding the cats or they were going to AC. They ended up at a shelter and were put on a euthanasia list. We got the one group about a week or so after the group of 10.

Some of the cats are sort of friendly to us, some are straight up feral. They aren't mean, they just want nothing from us...except food. lol

01/06/2025

There are so many cats. I'm going to post a majority of the barn cats in groups. For the most part, there are exceptions, we brought in cats/kittens into our barn cat colony in groups. We have a smattering of individuals.

The first two kitties are Momma and Reese. Momma and Reese came to us a little over 1.5 years ago...it may be a bit longer. There are several other cats that came with them. LittleBit and we believe Tommy are still here. RyeRye we haven't seen in awhile, however, she tends to do this. Gunner passed away. Macie, who was Momma's daughter, the day after she was released, she just left.

Their story is kind of a sad one...their original colony caretakers did an awesome job of fully vetting them. They had permission to feed and take care of them where they were all found. It was an old abandoned home. The person who gave the caretaker's permission to be on the property passed away and the property was being demolished and leveled for a business.

The caretakers reached out to us and that is how we came by them. They are truly feral. Occasionally I can pet Reese while she is eating. The rest, it's a hard no. Gunner was always a sweet kitty.

Momma is a tuxedo, and Reese is a calico/tortie.

12/31/2024

To quote the greatest scholar of our generation, Buzz Lightyear, "To bovinity and beyond," next up is, Tiramoosu.

12/31/2024

I'm getting delirious, I think it may be pasture bedtime Thom...my side hurts, the dad jokes are rolling...next up is the second calf, Francine.

12/31/2024

These cow puns are, I can't help myself, udderly ridiculous, this is one of the calves, MooPaul