Clowder 9 Ranch

06/12/2024

We're back in Idaho ❤️ And doing what we do best...helping kittens 😸 C9R friends, meet Dobie, a sweet (way too) little kitten with a URI from hades. He was found not too long ago by an angel (aka ) who has been caring for him and likely saved his life. But due to other already prearranged plans, Dobie needed a place to crash to continue getting his critical care...it just so happened that we had a room at C9R 😺 He's making big improvements, and has gained nearly a 1/2 a pound in a week. I caught him eating big kitty kibbs when we got home, and he's all snuggled up under his red lamp on his heating pad. He'll continue to get fluids, vitamins and iron supplements, and humidifier treatments as long as he needs. Please keep Dobie in your prayers for continued healing 🙏

06/12/2024

Yay! It's Spay Day for this princess ❤️ She has been with us for less than a week, and she already has my heart. ❤️ Sweet, loving, cuddly, gentle, a purr box, chatty, and just happy for love and attention. Turns out she's REALLY good with dogs. Barrett and Jake both sniff and pester her, and she just rubs up on them. Still working on the cat intros. But for now, she has reign of the bathroom, and we leave the door open so she can be a part of the household. The other cats go in and see her and sniff around, and there seems to be less hissing and puffy tails (Clover).

After her spay today, she will get vaccinated, and we will look to get her Rabies shot soon.

If you're interested in adopting this oh so sweet (and young) girl, please let me know. She is about 1.5 years old, petite, short hair tabby/calico. She's currently in So. Idaho.

03/12/2024

C9R friends, join me in celebrating Team Ms. Woody 🎉🎉🎉 This sweet girl started her FIP treatment at the end of August and took her last treatment on Thanksgiving. We are so thrilled to welcome her to the observation club, and look forward to her continued progress. When she started treatment, she barely weighed 3 lbs. Now, she is the right weight for her age and comes in at nearly 8 lbs!!!! 🙀 She's sassy, spirited, and living her best life as a super star. Her foster momma never ever once gave up on her or let her fear stand in the way of treating this sweet girl. I am so very happy to have been a part of the team for Ms. Woody. ❤️

02/12/2024

The Cat Distribution System apparently called our lucky number 9...meet Marsha. We were leaving the Walmart in Marshall, MO, at 9 PM this evening (and its about 20 degrees with snow in the forecast), and as we were getting in the car, I heard a meow but didn't see anything. Heard it again, and I peeked around the only other car in the empty parking lot to see this little girl next to the overflowing garbage can. Usually, when I "here kitty kitty," they spook and run. But she came up slowly, making biscuits and chatting away. When she let me pet her, from the car, I hear, "Better get her in the car."

Now she's in the bathroom eating like she hasn't seen food in weeks (although she's pretty healthy overall), and will be tagging along back to Idaho. There, we will get her a full exam and vaccines and spayed if needed. We hope to have her up for adoption around the new year. We'll let you know more about her as we learn more about her personality. Right now, she's super people friendly and very outgoing. Next comes dog and cat testing when she's had some decompress time. Wish us luck in the next half of our journey.

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30/11/2024

Picking ourselves up and trying again. Florida was where we needed to go to try, a place to get out of our comfort zone, heal with family, and find our true north. Now we're on our way back to Idaho. Not to get back into our comfort zone, but to make a come back. School is still the plan, just looks different, and I'm excited for that. So many other dreams were realized during this journey, and we are ready for the next adventure. We made it to Tifton GA last night with zero detours or hiccups. On our way out on this beautifully crisp chilly 32 degree morning and heading to somewhere in Tennessee or Kentucky.

27/11/2024

‼️ UPDATE ‼️Applications closed at this time 🙀 We have had an OVERWHELMING response to our post today and have received over 50 applications. 🙀 At this moment in time, we need time to review each one and set up the appointments and allocate our funding for this grant cycle. But rest assured, we will open this up again when 1) we have available funds, 2) we receive donations, and/or 3) the next grant cycle opens (usually in late February or early March).

For those who have submitted an application today, please know that we will reach out as soon as possible with more information.

‼️APPLICATIONS CLOSED AT THIS TIME‼️

Southern Idaho pet owners, C9R is pleased to announce that we are now ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS to assist with low or no-cost spay and neuter! You can complete our easy, no-obligation application online to get started! Feel free to share this message with friends, family, neighbors, and fellow animal lovers!
www.clowder9ranch.org/application-for-spay-neuter-assistance

We have recently been awarded a second round of funding from the Idaho Pet Lover's Fund, and are ready and excited to help our neighbors and community get their pets or community cats spayed and neutered before the spring season comes around.

FACT - By spaying and neutering your pets or community cats, you can help reduce the overcrowding at the shelters and help shelter pets get adopted, mitigate the spread of deadly diseases and viruses, and keep your pet happier and healthier for years to come.

*Funding is available for owned dogs, owned cats, and community/feral cats, and applications are approved on a first-come, first-served basis. Other conditions may apply based on review and consideration of your application.

19/11/2024

C9R friends...meet Pinkie. This sweet little nugget was just diagnosed with wet FIP. This darling calico presented with a slightly swollen belly and general ADR (ain't doin' right). Her bloodwork and fluid drain strongly confirm our suspicion of FIP and her foster mom called right away to see if we could get her started on medicine ASAP...of course the answer was YES! And I'm happy to say that in just 24 hours of her starting her GS medicine, she was already showing improvement. We're very lucky that she never stopped eating or drinking which means we could start her immediately on pills. I couldn't imagine trying to do injections on a sassy Calico (IYKYK). Please keep this girl in your thoughts and prayers as she starts her 168 day journey to cure.

15/11/2024

Oh man...have I told you all how much I hate FIP? 🤬 I hate that it affects kitties of all ages, sizes, breeds, and genders. I hate that diagnosing it is so hard. I hate that the medicine costs so much, and i hate the grief and heartache it brings the families of these sick kitties. You know what I love? There are people out there who care so much that they will try. I love that there is now a treatment and cure. I love being able to help families with inexpensive meds and free consulting.

This leads me to our two newest cases, Zach and Pontoof. These kitties are being cared for by one hard-working single mom and her equally hardworking sister who are trying to provide the best care for these nuggets. It's hard enough and expensive enough to treat one kitty, but imagine trying to treat 2 at the same time. Please send lots of prayers and good thoughts for these little floofs. 🙏

C9R is helping them with medicine and consulting, and I'm happy to say that these two are responding very well. But now C9R needs your help. We'd love to keep helping where we can as a non-profit and if you'd like to help us help these kitties and others like them, we would sincerely appreciate any donations you can make.

A vial of medicine and the supplies cost around $20 each, and depending on the kitty, a vial can last 3 to 9 days, which is about as much time as most kitties will tolerate the injections. Then they mobe to pills, which are $5 each, and on average, a kitty needs about 84 to 90 pills per 84-day treatment, for a total treatment cost of a out $450.

C9R would love to restock our supplies to have on hand for all kitties in need, and if you'd like to be a part of the solution, we would appreciate all the help we can get.

Donations can be made through our IG fundraiser or via Venmo, PayPal, Mail or on our website.

Venmo - Clowder9ranch (Monica Bennion)

PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/4970779

Mail a Check: C9R, PO Box 255, Buhl, ID 83316

Website - www.clowder9ranch.org

12/11/2024

What once was a death sentence is now treatable and curable. If you've ever wanted to dive a little deeper into what the treatment is and learn more about some new groundbreaking therapies, register for this online seminar. I encourage all cat owners, cat fosters, cat rescues, cat advocates, and veterinarians to join in. You can register here: https://bit.ly/4fx5jB9

ALL are welcome! So share this message!!!!

11/11/2024

In April of 2024, C9R was awarded a $3,300 grant from the Idaho Pet Friendly License Plate program to help spay and neuter owned and community animals in Region 5* of Idaho. Like some of the cuties we see here. We are very excited to announce that we have produced our final grant report and have submitted that to the grant committee. You can read the full report on our website here: https://www.clowder9ranch.org/2024-spring-grant-report

We are very happy to announce that, in total, 31 animals were spayed/neutered with the funding from this grant! 😻 C9R, combined with responsible pet owners or animal caretakers, and our friends at West End Vet, Mountain Humane, and Blue Cross Animal Hospital, spayed/neutered 7 dogs and 24 cats! Generous donations from our supporters (like you) helped to make sure that these dogs and cats also received life-saving vaccines.

Typically the grant cycle is about 6 to 7 months, and with the wonderful success we have had from this pilot program, you can bet your toe beans we will be applying for more funding in the future.

In the meantime, without other supplemental funding, our program is temporarily on hold, and already has a waiting list...BUT, if you would like to donate to our spay/neuter program NOW, we can start working on our waiting list and keep this momentum going! An average cat spay is $125.00 An average cat neuter is $62.00. An average dog spay is $172.00. An average dog neuter is $160.00. And a rabies and combo vaccine are approximately $35.00.

HOW TO DONATE:
Venmo - (Monica Bennion)
PayPal - https://www.paypal.com/fundraiser/charity/4970779
Zelle - 2089483368
Mail - PO Box 255, Buhl, ID 83316

*Region 5 includes Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln, Minidoka, and Twin Falls Counties.

08/11/2024

Isn't this SOOOO cute? But what's wrong with this picture? 🤣

Love my handmade cat mug 🐈

08/11/2024

C9R friends...can we please get a BIG round of apaws for Team Apple 🍎 For 153 days, over 41% of 2024, this sweet girl was being treated for FIP. Her journey began on June 1st, and on October 31st, she took her last dose and went into observation. Apple's case is especially curious because I am still not 100% certain she battled FIP. Her bloodwork was indicating the strong possibility of FIP, but after her first 30 days of treatment, we did not see much physical improvement, and he bloodwork hadn't really changed. We considered the possibility that she was resistant to GS and started her on Molnupiravir. Again, after 30 days, there was nearly no improvement.

By this time, we were considering other diagnoses, including lymphoma, dehydration, and depression. Her x-rays were clear and showed no signs of cancer. So, with that out of the way, we looked to dehydration and depression. As fate would have it, we literally treated both in the same day. When her mom came to C9R to get stuff for fluids, she met Dahlia, and it was love at first sight. She adopted her that day. Back home, she got Apple set up on a fluid therapy program coupled with a round of antibiotics, and within 24 hours, she was nearly back to 100%. And in a few short days following, Apple and Dahlia were getting to know each other, and that too seemed to perk Apple up. Her vet wasn't convinced, though, and worried that the FIP meds we were using were not "good enough." So Apple's mom did another 84-day program of the newly legal GS from Stokes. Finally, on October 31st, she took her last pill 🙌🥳 Apple is doing well and enjoying the company of Dahlia. We will continue to monitor her during observation, but for now we are beyond thrilled and so proud of all the work and efforts for Team Apple 🍎

31/10/2024

No tricks, ALL treats today for this sweet girl! C9R is supurr excited to share the pawesome news that Miss Jessica is CURED of FIP! In early May, she started feeling p***y and was losing weight. Her bloodwork showed markers of FIP, but the vet wanted to try a round of antibiotics first to see if we were fighting an infection...not a bad place to start. But after 2 weeks, she had lost more weight and was showing more and more signs of FIP. We started her FIP treatment on May 17th, and on August 10th she took her last pill in the 86-day treatment. And now, today, October 31st, she is CURED! Her mom and dad say she is doing so well and is a whole new cat. They love seeing her appetite, sass and energy reaching levels not seen even at the time of her adoption in March. This girl is so lucky to have a mom and dad who are so diligent and focused on her care, and their hard work has paid off! Please join me in congratulating TEAM JESSICA on their success in kicking FIP's @$$!

21/10/2024

Hey Southern Idaho - Let's get these super darling floofs "HOME FOR THE PAWLIDAYS". As winter approaches, we are determined to find loving and warm homes for the 6 remaining kittens and their momma before the cold sets in and the snow starts to fall. Due to their foster family's allergies, they have been residing and well-cared for in a safe and cozy barn, but we know that Idaho winters can be brutal, and we desperately want them inside ASAP. Momma and a few of the kittens are the beautiful flame point with medium hair. The orange kittens look just like dad with unique orange tabby stripes and silky smooth fur just like mom.

If you're looking to add a new furry member to your family, comment or PM for more information.

Momma Uno is spayed and fully vaccinated. The kittens have been vaccinated and will get fixed on 11/1.

20/10/2024

C9R friends...let the good news roll. Please join me in congratulating Team Dani on kicking FIPs @$$ 😻 Dani and her mom and dad did 88 days of ALL INJECTIONS and on June 21st this sweet thing started her observation period, and on Sept 14th she cleared observation and is considered cured of FIP. Just in time for her new human sister, Rosie, to be born 2 days later. Friends, please give a round of apaws to Team Dani, their ameowzing success, and their newest member of the family. Here's to wishing you all years of snuggles, purrs, and love.

18/10/2024

C9R friends...please join me in celebrating Team Rory! After 200 days of treatment (yes, that's more than DOUBLE the normal treatment plan), we are so excited to announce that Ms. Rory was able to enter her observation phase on Sept. 28th. This sweet and salty calico started on injections, then moved to pills, and when she started showing signs of relapse and her bloodwork started to show signs of resistance, we changed medicine yet again and literally started treatment over again! But here we are nearly 3 weeks into observation and she is doing great! She's up to a chonky 10.6 lbs and is enjoying cuddle time with her sister Meri (not the norm before treatment). Rory's momma has the patience of a saint and her persistence has paid off. A normal treatment plan is not easy...never mind doubling that plus some. C9R friends...please join me in congratulating Team Rory! True FIP stars!!!!

17/10/2024

It's time to get back on track with updates from C9R...the last 6 weeks, well... we'll just go with "well...".

But we do have LOTS of happy news...starting with Team Sully. Team Sully connected with C9R almost 4 weeks ago to get started on FIP meds and we are supurr happy to report that this boy is kicking FIP'S @$$ 😻 He's gaining weight, getting his energy back, eating well again, and right on track with his treatment. He'll have his 4 week bloodwork soon, and that, in connection with his outward improvements, will give us a good picture of his treatment plan and how it's working. This boy is looking great, and I know his momma is super happy with his progress, as are we at C9R 😻

11/10/2024

Legal FIP treatment is gaining traction in the US - Check out this article on DVM360 about a kitty in Illinois who is winning his battle against FIP. After more than six decades of having to watch kitties and their owners suffer through a deadly FIP diagnosis and then having their hands tied and unable to offer treatment when it did become available, I am so happy that veterinarians in the United States can now legally help kitties beat this once-deadly disease. Clowder 9 Ranch is proud to say that we will continue to support the kitties, their parents, and the veterinarians with consulting, emergency start-up medicine, education, and advocacy.

A 10-month-old kitten survives FIP with 2 recently available medications