Ask Mr. Frisky

01/07/2024

TONIGHT! It's time for all parents to prepare in INDOOR space for the (garage or shed if it has ventilation) for
Not only does the noise result in thousands of lost , 3 of 5 never make it home again, but many are deliberately harmed with including "lovely" children who a few years ago put a firecracker inside a stray cat's rear and lit it.
See the Comments section for our tips for setting up areas for and .

29/06/2024

Senior Silver (15yo, our resident polydactyl) and his Service Animal Linus (a formerly fabulous ) are giving lessons on the best way to spend a
😹😻
Linus used to take care of Milo ; after he passed away at age 18, and Silver became frail with older age, Linus now takes care of Silver, staying beside him all the time, cleaning him, and snuggling him.

26/06/2024

are VERY bad this year, in the Southwest and EastCoast areas. Even INDOOR only can get ticks, not just because the ticks hitch a ride in on your shoes or on the dog and jump onto the cats! So be sure your monthly treatment also kills ticks (we use Advantage II, Bravecto is a favorite of )
Some are large like this one, and others like the ones here, are literally as small as the head of a pin, it almost looks like a speck - until you try to brush it off your or the !
Some are brown, some are black, some have a white spot, they are tiny, small, medium and large. And they hold onto your skin or your skin like crazy glue!
And one last thing about dangers of ticks for YOU AND your :
Not all ticks carry disease BUT Lyme does NOT always show up in a rash on your or on your (YES they CAN get Lyme disease) so if you have concerns after you have removed a tick contact your and P*P to be tested for it. It is cured with an antibiotic.

23/06/2024

The Secret Lives of Grumpy
Poor Paddy, he gets NO privacy even during
Lumping😹

Lumping
verb
Burrowing oneself under a large blanket or comforter on a bed or couch, so as to create a "lump" shape while napping

21/06/2024

Happy from some of our "staff".
We hope you are excited about our 4 new lifesaving programs for we told you about this week. We're working on getting the information onto the website with downloadable infographics you can share and a form because we can't do this without you! There will be virtual and in person opportunities.

20/06/2024

The 4th and last of the new programs to save more is Forgotton To Fabulous.
All of our permanent residents, and almost all of our intakes are the forgotten ones:
They don't "show well" in a shelter environment, languish, and get euthanized
They are elderly and sick so get euthanized even though their ailments are often easily fixable with just a cheap daily med (almost all hyperthyroid cats that are seniors get euthanized).
They are very young and need a lot of care and the shelter is full and no fosters step forward.
They are hospice and just need a loving space with pain relief for the time left but get euthanized without ever knowing what real love and care is.
They have "behavior" problems (they are actually just terrified because the home they knew abandoned them and they are in a noisy scary place with strangers and their litter is next to their food and they barely have space to turn around. Or their "behavior" problem at home causing their abandonment was due to old age, a medical problem, a dental problem, or neglect.
These are the focus of our , and they are the focus of this new Program. We need Fosters, some easy and quickly adoptable, some long term, some hospice to save far MORE of these cats thousands of which are euthanized daily across the US.
We provide EVERYTHING including drop off and pick up services: food, litter, toys, posts, medicines, training, veterinary care (we pick up and drop off for that too). YOU provide love and care, and watch them blossom. And you are always welcome to "Foster Fail" and adopt them yourself (but this is not required).

Send a message to learn more

18/06/2024

Ralphie and Paddy were strays that got a 2nd chance. Many stray had a home and were abandoned, abused, neglected and ended up on their own.
Our Save-A-Stray Program will enable people to receive a SpayNeuter voucher, borrow traps, and receive assistance with trapping, the appointment for the - - and if needed, rehoming assistance.
This will be another step towards stopping the high rate of euthanasia for unclaimed strays entering city and county shelters, especially if other rescues or shelters choose to implement this type of program (we are MORE than happy for you to copy it!)

18/06/2024

Senior FIV+ Ralphie will be joining Grumpy Paddy (also a senior) today to tell you about the remaining 2 programs http://AskMrFrisky.org is launching to save more :
Save-A-Stray, and Forgotten-To-Fabulous
Paddy previously talked about Ferals-To-Farms and Dumpsters-To-Dishes which we'll recap later.

17/06/2024

Linus has NO interest in Paddy cat's claims on this sunny . Linus says Paddy is just a big Drama King 😹
(see previous post)

17/06/2024

Paddy would like you to know he was totally traumatized by the visit for his (he wasn't)
And that they were great big meanies and horrible (they weren't, they were so nice, and adored him)
And he hopes they all get hit by a bus and I do too for taking him (he actually does think that)
He recovered at home in a cardboard safe house, until he finally relented and came out to eat an entire can of Fancy Feat gravy lovers.

16/06/2024

Paddy is getting grumpier because he thinks no one is paying attention 😹
Our 2nd program we want to tell you about is for .
It can be very hard to find homes for feral cats, many towns/cities/counties won't even allow ferals and make it legal to poison them, even if the ferals are spay-neutered, vaccinated, healthy and well cared for.
Farms and ranches have the space needed for a feral or more than 1 (a small colony of 2 to 6). http://AskMrFrisky.org would provide cat houses for summer and winter (insulated and straw) if the cats cannot have space in the heated barn, feeders, waterers, toys, cat posts, food, and Veterinary care. We would even provide to come feed the cats if needed.
opportunities include virtual ones for calling land owners to see if they are interested in participating; volunteers to seek donations of houses, straw, feeders, waterers; volunteers to fundraise to enable this program; volunteers to do a "farm check" to finalize the adoption, volunteers transport the cats to the farm and setup their areas, volunteers to regularly drop off food and ensure the cats are being cared for.
If for some reason the farm can no longer keep the ferals, http://AskMrFrisky.org would come get them and rehome them.

15/06/2024

Following up on our Friday post:
Senior Paddy is here to talk about the first of our 4 new programs: Dumpsters to Dishes
Don't worry he's not mad, he's just our resident Grumpy cat and he's grumpy this about all the food that gets thrown into dumpsters by and other stores that carry . If a bag is slightly torn, a can too dented, or it's even 1 day past the expiration date it is thrown out.
Paddy says we need to contact those stores (local and national) and instead ask them to set aside that food for http://AskMrFrisky.org for our permanent resident , cats in foster care and the colonies, and our Anne Erspamer Memorial Pet which provides food to (and ) parents that temporarily need help feeding their pets to avoid having to surrender them to a shelter.
Volunteers living anywhere can volunteer to call grocery stores and stores that carry pet food that are within 2 hours of (NJ, NY, MD, PA) to convine them to this food instead (and remind them it's a tax deduction for their business!)
We will also need Volunteers to drive to pick up the food and delivery it to one of our Board members for distribution to our cats, our foster cat parents (we supply food for fosters), and the food bank.
Over this weekend we'll be putting up a page on the website for each program along with a Volunteer form you can fill out

14/06/2024

Happy ! Throughout today, , and we'll be sharing information on some vital new programs our will be launching to help parents feed, vaccinate, spay-neuter their , and support our rescue so we can save exponentially more and . We'll also be discussing the opportunities for each.

13/06/2024

This Saturday we have a appointment for senior Paddy, our resident Grumpy Cat (he's secretly nice when he thinks no one is looking) 😹 He's older now and losing muscle mass due to age but doing well otherwise. He'll be getting his updated vaccinations. He does NOT like Vet visits but a towel over his head works miracles in keeping him calm and still while they give him his shots.
He was rescued 8 years ago (he'll be 15 this year) by AskMrFrisky, and was totally untouchable and unapproachable then. Catching him was quite the ordeal (he'd been living on his own and the lady feeding him was moving).
Over the years he has slowly come to be loving to basically only me (since I feed him), purring and nuzzling against me but even I still can't touch him other than to do flea treatment each month (see towel comment above!) or it's the hiss-spit-swat-you've-betrayed-me look 😹 This is why he's a permanent resident. Most adopters want a more cuddly cat! That's OK, Paddy, we love you (and we know you secretly love us).

11/06/2024

Tuesday Tip: litter pans, even when scooped twice a day, eventually need to be fully emptied and washed. If you haven't done this in years, it is best to just get all new pans.
Do NOT use a scented soap or cleaner; it gets into the plastics of the pan and often repels a cat from using the litter pan.
DO use an unscented soap like Palmolive Clear, and then rinse with Hydrogen Peroxide (1 cup in water) or Rubbing Alcohol to sanitize. I avoid bleach or bleach wipes due to the heavy scent it leaves, which also repels the cats from using the box. I find the 70% or 91% Rubbing Alcohol (liquid or wipes) sanitizes without leaving a scent.
And don't forget to wash those scoops! I recommend the Stainless Steel scoops (not just for ease of cleaning, but because they don't snap like the plastic ones). It's almost impossible to get the plastic ones clean due to the fact they are absorbent like all plastics (like how your tupperware stains with certain foods).

09/06/2024

Senior FIV+ (and adoptable) Ralphie , even tho he is a chonkier cat, has managed to get through the cat tunnel (there was a brief panic when he got a bit stuck in the middle) and is celebrating with a nap!

08/06/2024

Adoptable FIV+ Ralphie and Permanent Resident Senior Paddy (the ginger one) want to talk to you this about in , how it affects those who work and in and how it impacts the save rate, Foster/Adoption of in as well as rescues.
We'll be covering multiple topics within this subject throughout the day (each new post will show up in the comments section of this post or you can interact with us on Twitter at AskMrFrisky). Please chime in!

07/06/2024

Happy !
Harry and Larry are hoping to find their home this (see pinned tweet on Twitter https://x.com/AskMrFrisky/status/1796217987281670200).

Meanwhile, Linus is taking a power nap with 15yo Senior Silver, after midnight mayhem last night with Vladimir who is doing some leg stretches 😹

For those of you newer to following our , Silver is 15yo polydactyl whom I rescued from where he was hiding under a parked car as he had injuries. Rushed him to ER where he got eye surgery (and vaccinations; his ear was tipped so he'd been neutered), and he came to our Emergency Foster room for recovery from that, the assorted cuts/scratches, giardia. After a month he got the all clear to merge in with the other in the rescue, and became permanently velcroed to Alex cat 😹 a special needs permanent resident. As a result, Silver became a permanent resident as well and became Nurse to Alex for the next 8 years until Alex passed away in 2021. I was concerned we would lose Silver at that point because his whole world was Alex. Fortunately Linus cat stepped in to become Silver's new BFF. Linus is also the cat who cared for Milo dog for the last 2 years of his life, Milo's "Service Animal" who is now Silver's Service Animal as Silver has a tough time with this osteoarthritis (he unfortunately cannot tolerate Serenia shots which would have helped greatly)

06/06/2024

5,306 photos on my iphone
5,303 are , , and 😹
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05/06/2024

affects and not just people. Too often it goes undetected until it is too late to save them. Some early warning signs may include:
Losing weight
Not wanting to eat
Vomiting
Lethargy
Tooth loss
Nosebleeds
Isolating (usually a sign they do not feel well)
Not wanting to be touched (usually sign of pain)
As with people the signs could be of other issues, so always go to your as soon as possible for imaging, urinalysis and blood panel.
Regular dentals can actually catch nasal tumors, which are usually fatal because they often show no signs until it is too late. Milo dog's dental caught his nasal carcinoma in time to enable successful surgery and chemo; he lived another 7 years to the age of 18.

05/06/2024

Our friends in Fort McMurray SPCA
are having their annual general meeting on the 18th where you can learn more about how you can , , and support their work!

Send a message to learn more

05/06/2024

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04/06/2024

Thank you to those who have sent us some dry food and treatment for our larger cats (over 9lbs). We do not have enough for our small cats for July 1st so if you can spare a of some from our (link below or in bio) that would be ! (and it's tax deductible, we are a 501(c)

AskMrFrisky.Org is a Registered Non-Profit and IRS Recognized 501c3 Public Charity. We are 100% Volunteer run and led (our Founder and Board Members receive no

04/06/2024

So Rude! 😹
Chewy gets NO respect, but after all, Vladimir IS the reigning Czar being a Russian Blue (he was found in a box in a parking lot so we have to take his word for it)

03/06/2024

Breaking news in : Bill S2511 will prohibit the sale of mill in New Jersey stores and drive the pet market towards more humane sources like , and responsible . If this bill passes, New Jersey will be the 9th state to enact this important welfare and consumer protection policy.

01/06/2024

Happy ! We could use your help today with 2 things:
1. Please share the pinned tweet about adoptable Harry and Larry to hep them find the furever home they deserve!
2. We desperately need bags of Friskies dry cat food, and Friskies shreds if you can spare any! https://chewy.com/g/askmrfriskyorg_b80317611 -list&wishlistsortby=AVAILABILITY

P.S. like the food to our are because we are a legitimate 501(c)3

31/05/2024

1 year ago Luke whom we rescued from the streets passed away at 16 weeks old from wet FIP (not FIV, FIP - Infectious Peritonitus) The

had not approved a treatment already being used in the UK. Beginning , GS-441524 will be available for treatment to save FIV and via your . Sadly it is 1 year too late for Luke. We hope this information will save many other kittens and cats from suffering his fate. We still miss you Luke, every single day and I still cry whenever I think about how you never had a chance to grow up. Our emergency Foster room was dedicated to Luke and has a plaque on the door in his honor.

31/05/2024

Vladimir and Pumpkin are EXTREMELY concerned that TWO boxes arrived and NEITHER contained cat treats!!!
They feel there should be an IMMEDIATE investigation into this egregious oversight.

30/05/2024

Larry and Harry are having some fun this Thursday still in bed with their Foster Mom!
They are still waiting to find a home in NJ, NY, DE, MD, PA (or we'll drive further if need by for the right home).
Adoption process
Drop us a comment here or on http://AskMrFrisky.org to express your interest in adopting. Our Founder or their Foster Mom will reach out to you to answer questions about Harry and Larry, and obtain Veterinary references and setup a home check.

28/05/2024

Resident Grumpy Paddy refuses to face this and has firmly closed his eyes to it!
His BFF Princess cat is viewing it with appropriate trepidation, knowing more Party Mix treats will help if this lady would stop taking our pictures and break out those treats!