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18/02/2025

Pics of Falcor today.

It's been a difficult winter keeping up morale with special needs cats and human illnesses.

Despite our lack of posting, we have received a lot of food donations from our Chewy wishlist, and a sizeable cash donation out of the blue. Not sizeable enough to solve our financial issues but very much appreciated that a little less money comes out of our own pockets.

Bean has been cleared of his FIP. His last treatment was at the end of January and his recent blood work was good. Leonard seems fully healed from his full mouth extraction and is currently in one of our foster rooms with Bean, Wesley and Reed. We have to work out a schedule of when and how many of them can go back to the cafe to meet people. Stressing Bean is a concern as that could cause an FIP relapse.

Falcor is still having oral inflammation though a round of steroids brought down initially from his sever inflammation that made it so he couldn't eat. We will be exploring ongoing medication options as steroids are not a good long term treatment and he just weaned off his last round. He has someone very interested in adopting him, so we may set up a foster to adopt situation to make sure he's set up as well as he can be with his chronic issue.

Evangeline is still at our home as well. She still will not touch kibble though her gums look less inflamed to me than they once were. And she doesn't grind her teeth eating wet food as she once did. So her prognosis is still murky, if she also has stomatitis or if just some kind of weird juvenile gingivitis. Her playmate Rainbow Dash is still here as well, as is Toothless, Evangeline's mother, who has become tolerant of our cats but still seeks a home as a solo cat.

Roxy has been in our care for over a year and is still testing positive for heartworm. They didn't expect the antigens to still show after a year on Revolution treatment, so we may discuss more options or ideas with the vet this week. So far they say she isn't presenting clinical signs of the disease but she did register a heart murmur.

We still have many cats at the cafe as well. I need to update our website to more accurately reflect everyone's current status.

09/01/2025

Leonard waits to check in for his complete mouth extraction - later today he will have no more teeth to trigger his painful stomatitis gum inflammation.

His estimate is 800 - 1,000 for today's procedure, and we still have about 200 from his previous exam and bloodwork we haven't paid off yet.

We have dealt with several full extractions so in my experience will likely take about 2 weeks before he is recovered enough to return to the , assuming no one applies and is approved to adopt before then. He had many friends and fans at the cafe, but previous applications were scarce and fell through.

As always you can help Leonard and our other cats by donating at our website.

fullheartsroc.org/donate

23/12/2024

Pictured is Bibi, who is still at the cafe.

Sorry for the radio silence, I badly strained my back last week, during my last few days of RIT work, and it's been a slow painful recovery. I'm still not back to full function after several days. Some vacation...

Leonard was confirmed to have stomatitis at his vet checkup, no big surprise there from his symptoms - he's scheduled for a full mouth extraction January 9th. We desperately need funds to help cover that major surgery.

We've still been processing applications, but this time of year there's a lot going on for people so scheduling hasn't been as smooth for interviews and meet ups. Topaz got adopted last week.

We still have lots of cats ready for adoption at the . I really need to update our own website but I haven't been sitting at the computer much as inactivity locks up my back.

We have had an uptick in food donations from our chewy wishlist which we greatly appreciate, we are now well stocked. We really need cash funds for vet bills.

https://www.fullheartsroc.org/donate

13/12/2024

When the feral colony gets impatient for breakfast, Dopple sits on our mailbox and leans in front of the window.

We just got the reports today that we did get a few donations through Roc the Day, so thank you to all. We've never participated before. Looks like the funds don't come through until late January, from what I can see, but that will help us with bills eventually.

is taking Leonard to his vet today for us. He has some inflamed gums and isn't eating well.

Bean's one month blood work looks very good, about two more months of daily injections to see if he will beat FIP.

09/12/2024

Bean had a blood draw to check his levels after a month of FIP medication. He has been acting very well and gaining weight, but the bloodwork will give us more details on how he is progressing.

Reed is doing much better, his nosebleeds and diarrhea have stopped and he doesn't sound congested. He's eating wet food without me having to warm it up.

Leonard at the cafe is having issues, gum inflammation, and discomfort eating. I don't see immediately rotten teeth or anything but it does seem worse on one side. We'll make an appointment for him to get checked out, but we have no funds to spare if he needs teeth extracted.

04/12/2024

Reed the former barn kitten has been sick since Saturday, and while he seemed to be improving somewhat, we went to an urgent care appointment anyways. I didn't like that he was still sneezing bloody.

The vet did recommend a switch up of antibiotics, moving from clavamox to doxycycline, and we are getting a fresh bag of sub q fluids to have on hand, as the bag of fluids I have been using for him was started for Wesley, and I don't like using a punctured bag past a month or so and that is coming up. We also will pull some small dosages of buprenorphine for pain as we have leftovers from another cat that didn't use it all as that cat had a poor reaction to it. Saves a few bucks anyways.

His chest and heart sounded good, and the bloody nostrils are from the irritation of his nasal passages, which is what I assumed but sometimes it seemed like a lot.

03/12/2024

We are listed on Roc the Day this year for Giving Tuesday.

https://unitedwayrocflx.link/roc-the-day/causes/fullheartsroc

25/11/2024

Thanks to everyone who came out to the craft sale Friday and contributed to our 50/50.

We took it fairly easy the weekend afterwards, recuperating from the social energy expenditure, though I did get a fair amount of meal prep done, and got a turkey in the fridge.

Once again our 50/50 pot was fairly small, and the winner donated their winnings back. We are very grateful as we continue to operate in the red.

We are doing our last TNRs for the year this week, for a barn where the caretakers are paying for the costs of the appointments.

Bean continues to respond well to FIP treatment. He is gaining weight back, so his dosage, and costs, will be increasing. Soon he will be scheduled for bloodwork to check his progress a month in.

Adoption applications have slowed but we still have a few people to contact and catch up with this week.

22/11/2024

Our 50/50 raffle closes tonight Friday night.

https://go.rallyup.com/fullhearts

We will be at RIT in the Fireside Lounge of the SAU from 10-3:30 or so for the Craft and Vending Sale. (I have an appointment at 4 so we will have to pack up a tiny bit early, the show is scheduled until 4.)

We have an eclectic array of items from cat toys, jewelry and dice, to self published RPG books.

There's always lots of great vendors for holiday shopping.

21/11/2024

We are looking for a special foster, adopter, or foster-to-adopt for Evangeline and Rainbow Dash, two unrelated but bonded 6 month old kittens. Evangeline is all black, Rainbow is a brown tabby.

Evangeline has had oral issues since losing her baby teeth; she has already seen a vet and they think she has early signs of stomatitis, a painful inflammation of the gums. Her mother was rescued from the streets with no teeth; we assume they fell out or she painfully absorbed them over time. Evangeline has a habit of leaving bits of food along her inflamed gumline. Her gums bleed easily when I try to brush the bits of food away and apply an antiseptic oral gel.

She's too young to consider pulling teeth yet. But that's the path she seems to be on.

Evangeline will currently only eat wet food. Currently she is fed multiple times a day. Sometimes she eats a lot at once, sometimes small amounts.

Rainbow Dash is perfectly fine, but she is Evangeline's only cuddle and play mate so they have been kept together.

Evangeline tolerates other cats, eventually, but in an ideal situation it would just be the two of them.

They are both very sweet and cuddly, very used to people from their time in the . They also have typical kitten energy, especially Rainbow Dash.

You can apply at our website for adoption or foster at fullheartsroc.org

20/11/2024

Falcor has been a lot more confident, many weeks after having all of his teeth removed. He is at his door now when he hears us coming, instead of hiding in a corner.

I haven't annoyed him prying his mouth open in awhile, he still had a lot of inflammation the last time the vet looked at him several weeks ago. We will be trying to gauge if the complete extraction was enough to ease his stomatitis, or if he will need ongoing medication.

12/11/2024

Waiting to drop off Wesley at Urgent Care. noticed he was off yesterday.

Vet said I could do a regular urgent care appointment at 9:30 but that's when Bean gets his FIP injection. And I have an online therapy appointment at 10 I feel like, I should avoid canceling...

I can't take another crisis.

08/11/2024

Bean started FIP treatment injections last night,and continued this morning.
The first 7 days it's dose twice a day. I've ordered more with my own money, nearly $600, which should cover about half of the 84 day treatment. It's cheaper to buy a lot at once. He's doing okay with the injections so far, and we have gabapentin in case.

Our 50/50 is still open for another two weeks. It will end after our craft sale at RIT in the Fireside Lounge of the SAU November 22, 10-4. All of my crafting sales go to the rescue; I don't take anything out to cover the cost of supplies. New this year is polyhedral gaming dice and cases, handmade. Simple crocheted cat toys with homegrown catnip will also be featured, along with various jewelry and knickknacks created over the years. Everything is a side hustle for the cats.

https://go.rallyup.com/fullhearts

07/11/2024

*Update: Bean was sedated and had fluid drained from his chest to ease his breathing, and the protein levels in the fluid and his bloodwork are highly suggestive of FIP. He's getting picked up and we will start injections tonight. *

Bean has been pulled from due to illness; he was breathing rough and appeared barrel-chested. He's at Pittsford vet currently undergoing tests and imaging as FIP is suspected. These tests will either rule out FIP or strongly suggest it as there is no definitive test. He is underweight and has fluid in his chest/abdomen. Other possible causes of his condition are not great, either, and if the tap of the fluids is not high protein indicating FIP, it will need to be sent to Cornell for cytology.

We still have some FIP meds we saved from Topaz's FIP treatment and assuming Bean survives sedation today for testing, we will begin treatment as soon as possible.

FIP is not contagious as it is a mutation of a common feline coronavirus that occurs inside of the cat. However Bean will be considered immunocompromised, and so we will have to find a way to keep him isolated at home until he's stable.

The tests today alone are going to be a financial problem. I've picked up extra work this weekend.

06/11/2024

Just found out one of our biggest donators for the past two years will not be making a donation this year. They had been splitting raised funds between us and another larger rescue and they had a smaller turnout for their event last year, so I guess they want to hedge their bets and present one larger check to one larger rescue this year. It's their prerogative and I don't want to sound bitter or entitled, but it's hard to overstate how badly we could use those funds again, even half of the half... But that's done with now.

Wanted to just lay down and cry for a bit, honestly, but instead I went upstairs and cleaned up the kennel of the quarantined barn kittens. They are doing well (the usual loose kitten stools after deworming and a change of environment) and keeping their kennel clean is instrumental for them to continue coalescing. They are "firming up" slowly.

I've named the grey and white Ernest, his feeder had been calling him Mr. E. He's the skittish one, we already got him neutered, vaxxed and combo tested (negative) yesterday. The other two don't have their spay/neuter appointments until Nov 20th. The smaller white and brown boy had wounds behind his ears from scratching ear mites. We treated him with revolution when we released some adults as TNRs at the barn, and he was already clearing up when we picked him up for intake. He doesn't have a name yet. The grey tabby is a female and had been nicknamed Miss Tee, so we will likely think of a name that starts with T.

I'm increasingly disillusioned about if what I'm doing is worthwhile. Try to cut back for my own health (and just do not have the funds!) and then it looks like we aren't doing enough to garner support, I guess. I try to be honest but maybe I'm somehow not expressing enough true desperation? I know everyone has their own things going on and I don't want to pile on. I just wanna save some cats, man...

01/11/2024

Little Wesley got fixed today, he and his mama Beverly will be headed to the this weekend.

Our last few rounds of adoption applicants largely fizzled out, but we still have many cats and kittens waiting for their forever homes. A lot of things to take care of but I'll be trying to share more about everyone.

18/10/2024

Pictures: Barn kittens, story further below

I got Beverly her booster shot and chip today, her son Wesley is scheduled for a booster next week Tuesday, and neuter November 1st.

I scheduled Falcor for a recheck after healing from his dental extractions, next week Wednesday, and got 2 friendly spay and 2 friendly neuter appointments on the books for late November. Also TNR spots, though they are limited because of planned renovations at Lollypop.

We have these friendly and TNR appointments scheduled because I am assisting someone I am working with this semester at RIT, with managing barn cats. She has fixed and rehomed many cats herself over the years to keep the population stable. But someone dropped off intact cats earlier in the year...

Many of the kittens are smaller and friendlier than I expected. The caretaker has plans to possibly take in one and she would help cover the vetting costs, and if we have space and funds we would take in the others. Hence getting the appointments on the books. It's not a huge colony yet and we want to keep it that way.

Adoption applications have slowed down a bit, but we also have less kittens ready for adoption. We have some promising leads for placement for a few adult cats; we will be meeting one applicant tonight.

While we have "slowed down" there's still lots to do, we still very much need support. We are paying off old vet bills while trying to keep enough funds in the bank for going forward. With adoptions slowing down our current main source of funding has dried up.

The 50/50 is still active, with the current prize pot at 46 dollars.

go.rallyup.com/fullhearts

Direct donations can always be made at our website:

fullheartsroc.org/donate

08/10/2024

Picture of kitten Cappucino, who has been more outgoing and brave at the .

A reminder our 50/50 is live through November 22nd. I am reposting so I can easily post this and pin on Facebook.

https://go.rallyup.com/fullhearts

Any ticket purchases are immediately available to us to help care for cats; we are earmarking half for the lucky winner!

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Emotional breakdown? Must be Tuesday. Rolling into a new calendar doesn't clear out the difficult cases from last year. I really don't know if Falcor might be one of those cases of stomatitis that is so severe no treatment can give quality of life. He's already had all his teeth pulled and healed over and the inflammation is back soooo severe. At least the emotional wreckage distracts from the financial? Guess I'm not quite fully numb yet, kinda thought I was. To people? Yeah, compassion fatigue for people, that happened and settled in ages ago. The cats still get to me, though. As always we can use donations to alleviate some of the pressure. Honestly that's our top need. I'll work out my emotional issues in therapy. fullheartsroc.org/donate #fullheartscatrescue #fostercatsofinstagram

I can barely edit and upload this as Leonard is still all over me. He gets a bite of food, then comes over to slam against the phone and rub all over. He's definitely still got some of the "good stuff" in his system after getting all his teeth removed yesterday. Also his lunch was spiked with gabapentin, and his dinner with prednisolone. He's also used to having lots of cats and humans to keep him company at the @pawsitivecaferoc . He currently has his own room, and I am but one human. #fostercatsofinstagram #fullheartscatrescue

Bean is doing well so far with his FIP treatment. Thank you to those who have donated recently to help our sick kittens. fullheartsroc.org/donate Our 50/50 is still running through Nov 22nd. https://go.rallyup.com/fullhearts

Falcor update. (My phone camera lens is damaged, hence the black smudge.) #fullheartscatrescue #fostercatsofinstagram #catrescue

Nothing especially clever to say, just late night worries. Hard to relax for even one night. https://www.fullheartsroc.org/donate #fostercatsofinstagram #fullheartscatrescue #rescue

Mostly uploading this in case I can send the link to our vet, in case they'd like to avoid bringing him in with possible ringworm. #fosterkittensofinstagram

Latte the kitten was on a 10 day quarantine because of a wound, now we have discovered what we suspect to be ringworm on day 10, so the quarantine continues and we will be calling his vet in the morning. Never dealt with ringworm before, and while it may seem less onerous than many of our recent situations, it's an unknown to us, and we know there are various treatments that may be very messy and time consuming, and he can't reunite with his family and help us socialize them. We'd just like to get through one Sunday... #fullheartscatrescue #fostercatsofinstagram #fosterkittensofinstagram #catrescue

Tori's broken leg amputation was a great success. She's definitely loopy but I'm hoping she will be feeling better and regain appetite, she hadn't eaten anything except a few licks of churu nourish - cats need calories in consistently or they risk liver and kidney damage, so she had to put up with me smooshing some on her face to lick off when she stopped licking it freely. Still, not enough to sustain and I'm hoping she'll eat tonight. If not I'll start mitrazipine appetite stimulant tomorrow. Of course we still need anything you can spare. We are hoping adoptions pick up again which will help us recoup some costs but, our adoption fees are truly a drop in the bucket. fullheartsroc.org/donate #fostercatsofinstagram #fullheartscatrescue

Tori had a consultation at Orchard Park after spending the night there, and it was determined amputation is her best option; no one outside of Cornell could even dare attempt setting the leg with pins. We don't have Cornell money, or time, and the consultant said there's no guarantee even they could salvage this leg. So we called Pittsford and they scheduled her for Wednesday for amputation. It turned out she didn't need oxygen support so the extra trip out to the Buffalo area was almost unnecessary but, we were going with the advice of the emergency vet here and making decisions best we could. She's been on painkillers and will be maintained with gabapentin and onsior until her appointment Wednesday. The concerns about chest trauma have been cleared, the Orchard Park vet had no concerns about her going under anesthesia, and all of her blood work, x rays, etc., will be shared between the vet offices. And of course I will be checking on her frequently. We have had a few donation boosts but please keep supporting us. We weren't in a great place before this... https://www.fullheartsroc.org/donate #fullheartscatrescue

I can't even... I just wanted to eat some snacks and watch some TV. Instead I was wheeling around kennels again into impossible spaces to house this guy. #fullheartscatrescue #fosterkittensofinstagram #fostercatsofinstagram

True sign of millennial burnout is self-expression via memes and I think this counts... I didn't get a case of Monster with my last grocery pickup order, but ended up just grabbing a few cold ones at checkout when I was buying rotisserie chicken for trapping. 🙃

Short video of the tabby kittens I quickly edited. They are so big but development wise, still very much babies. Still need stimulation for elimination, for one thing. I may offer them some canned food today as their teeth have cut through. Toothless' kittens started eating her food about a week and half ago so I'm thinking these guys aren't too far behind that. As always we can use financial help. They have been absolutely destroying formula and once they are on canned food it's not gonna get cheaper. fullheartsroc.org/donate #fullheartscatrescue #fosterkittensofinstagram

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