Feline Rescue Association Inc

Sweet Scruffy is down on his luck and just can't catch a break This boy is the NICEST, SWEETEST, FRIENDLIEST, community cat we've ever had the pleasure of caring for.

Neighbors concerned about this poor street cat reached out for help when they saw flies buzzing about his gnarly neck wound. The wonderful staff at You'll Never Walk Alone Vet cleaned, clipped, and stitched his wound, extracted some teeth, gave him some antibiotics, and gave him some much needed TLC. 

A few days later Scruffy started shaking and trembling, losing his balance, and seemed to be getting weaker. We rushed him to Catonsville Emergency Vet where they found his sodium levels off the charts. The staff at Catonsville EVC are working diligently and carefully to bring his sodium levels down safely - a tedious task requiring critical, round-the-clock care for the next few days.

Well it’s already started :( we’ve already taken in several moms and babies and    now the orphan kittens are coming in fast and furious we already have one incubator we need a second along with formula and other supplies desperately.  We are planning a kitten shower auction but it’s not for several weeks.   I just ordered $550 in formula and the growing list of supplements is endless  that doesn’t put a dent in what we will need this year.  Each cat and kitten will need shots, spay/neuter and any emergency hospitalization that comes up.  

Want to join me in making a difference? I'm raising money to benefit The Feline Rescue Association, Inc., and any donation will help make an impact. Thanks in advance for your contribution to this cause that means so much to me.

More information about The Feline Rescue Association, Inc.: The Feline Rescue Association (FRA) is dedicated to improving the lives of unwanted and homeless cats and kittens, be they friendly or feral, through rescue, adoption and spay and neuter.

Our new cover boy is "Not Kevin" aka Archie.   This poor boy was found outside by a good Samaritan beaten up and hungry.  She noticed "Not Kevin"  had some severe wounds and emailed us for help.  We found a foster for him and got him into the vet yesterday.  Well it turns out that "Not Kevin" had a mouthful of bad teeth a large carcinoma in his ear, FIV positive and sores all over his skin.   Dr. Kip is lovingly calling him Ro's boyfriend LOL they are surely two peas in a pod.  Not Kevin had the carcinoma removed from his ear and the bad teeth taken out yesterday and is on a host of medications.  The boy eats like a horse and is now doing well.    

Your donations to FRA help us save cats/kittens like "Not Kevin" and Ro and we thank you so very much!!!

You’ll Never Walk Alone
2400 Boston St. Suite 124
Baltimore Maryland 21224
Tel: [phone redacted]
Email: [email redacted]

Client:
Cristina Feline Rescue Association
Feline Rescue Association P.O. Box 1285
Owings Mills MD 21117
Patient ID: 1908
Invoice Date: 21-Oct 2020
Invoice Number: 5430
Patient: Not Kevin

Product / Service
 Label
Quantity
Price (Exc)
Tax
Amount
Clip and Clean
 1.00
22.00
0%
17.60
Convenia Injection 80 mg/ml
 
0.6 ml Subcutaneously
0.60
81.60
0%
65.28
Onsior 20 mg/ml Injectable
 
Give 0.6 ml Subcutaneously
0.60
31.00
0%
24.80
Rescue Vaccine - Rabies Feline 1 Year
 
RH Subcutaneously
1.00
10.00
0%
10.00
FVRCP Vaccination 2 of 3- Rescue Supply
 
RF Subcutaneous
1.00
0.00
0%
0.00
Rescue Castration Feline
  
1.00
40.00
0%
40.00
IDEXX VetLab Station SNAP FIV/FeLV Combo (IHD_FIV/FeLV)
 
FIV positive
1.00
0.00
0%
0.00
STD BIOPSY w/ DESC (1 site/lesion) (2701)
  
1.00
96.00
0%
96.00
Onsior 6 mg Tablets
 
Give ONE tablet by mouth every 24 hours to relieve signs of pain and inflammation.
3.00
15.00
0%
15.00
 
 Subtotal
295.60
  
Rescue Discount Discount
-26.92
 
TOTAL
268.68
  
AMOUNT DUE
268.68

Our previous cover girl was Ro.  Ro was found abandoned in the street bleeding and in rough shape by Animal Control.  Her ears were bloody and torn up, she was suffering from Pyometra, which is an infection in the uterus of an unspayed female that if untreated results in death, the shelter immediately did her spay and gave her antibiotics but further vetting was needed and our rescue pulled her from the shelter. Rona has had to have surgery to remove tumors and polyps from her ears because she was in such pain she would endlessly rub her head and ears until they bled profusely and yesterday she has had to have a dental to remove bad teeth and a tumor on her tongue that was causing this poor girl to be in pain as she ate.  Rona's total vet bills alone have cost our small rescue upwards of $1240 between 3 vets, I have attached yesterdays and she is just one cat.    Rona is typical of the cats we help rescue from our local shelter and the streets of Baltimore, they are in bad shape, their kittens are in bad shape with some being literally on deaths door when they come in.  We have amazing volunteers who give endlessly not just of their time but their own money for supplies and towards vetting of their fosters.  

Since April we have taken in several cats in dire need of expensive vetting on top of the 672 cats/kittens we have taken in during that short period of time.  Until the past few months no one was open for spay/neuter due to the pandemic and the number of kittens and cats abandoned outside grew tremendously.  We are still getting pleas for help every day.  This months vet bill balance is $3845 and spay/neuter day is Thursday for 16 cats/kittens which will add an additional $1300-$1500 to our total.  Our monthly expenses for vaccines, disease testing, dewormers and antibiotics have been thousands per month on top of the $4,000 plus in vetting each month.  

We haven't done a GFM for Vet bills in quite a long time and somehow we have managed to stay on top of things but the pandemic for many small rescues has been hard.  Adoption events, fundraising events are all put on hold unless they are virtual.  In person events raise thousands to put towards the supplies and vetting it takes for rescues to keep their heads above water.  Supporters have been wonderful and we are so thankful for them each and every day.  We could not be here without you. 

Sweet boy AJ needs your help! Even though he is just a babe and barely a pound, he’s already been through a ton. He has been suffering from an upper respiratory infection, has had to have his eye removed, and now he has had to undergo a second eye procedure after an abscess developed. He spent the night with our friends at Pikesville Animal Hospital and he’ll go back on Friday to have the drain removed. This little guy is such a trooper and hopefully can now rest and fully recover.
We at FRA need help with AJ’s vet bills. Please please consider donating towards his care!

More information about The Feline Rescue Association, Inc.: The Feline Rescue Association (FRA) is dedicated to improving the lives of unwanted and homeless cats and kittens, be they friendly or feral, through rescue, adoption and spay and neuter.

Nick was found wandering the city streets. Scared, sick and skinny, he couldn't see anything and was desperately looking for attention. We were unsure if he was feral or friendly. He couldn't see anything and was fearful of anyone that came near him. He was trapped and taken to BARCS, who recommended euthanasia - a blind, feral, FIV+ cat cannot be released back outside. We decided to try and treat him, crossing our fingers and hoping for the best. With NO idea of his disposition, it was a risk, but one our volunteers felt they had to take. He has turned out to be the SWEETEST guy that just wants love and a belly full of food. His eyes and teeth were causing him a great deal of pain. He went in ASAP for a double enucleation and to fix his mouth.

We have joined in to help one of our AMAZING volunteers Mary Antonucci who also takes care of feral colony cats in trying to save one of her to sweet for the street colony kittens Ling...........

Ling is a four month old kitten rescued from a colony in Baltimore City. During a routine veterinary exam, to treat an upper respiratory infection, it was discovered that Ling has severe heart disease. She was diagnosed with a large Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA), which is a heart defect that occurs when that part of the heart fails to close down at birth. This is a serious condition and devastating news to receive. The vet said she could go into Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)  at any time, and without surgery, she will die within a year.

We are trying our best to save this sweet baby who likes to play with her brother and sister and will cuddle up for naps with her foster mom. We 
are in need of donations to cover the cost of a trip to the cardiologist for an echo cardiogram to determine whether or not she's strong enough for surgery. If she is, we'll be reaching out to teaching veterinary hospitals in the region to see if they will perform the surgery. This is an uncommon condition and there isn't anyone locally who can treat it aggressively.


We need to raise $650 to cover this appointment and procedure.

We were alerted by folks that while on vacation in NY they found a 12 week old kitten hit by a car.  They took her to the vet and were told she had 3 broken legs, some internal injuries and some bad external wounds.  The vet suggested euthanasia :(  The finders said NO and flew this sweet girl we call Denver home to Maryland with them and contacted FRA.  One of our amazing fosters stepped right up and Denver is scheduled for our vet, Advanced Veterinary Complex in Resisterstown MD tonight at 5:30 for a wound cleaning and recheck.  These types of visits will be ongoing for Denver who is on crate rest.  She will need constant care for a while before she is as good as new.  Her bandages need to be changed several times a day and the wound allowed to breath but as you can see from this picture she doesn't mind.  We have set the goal at $1000 because the vetting at this point is going to be ongoing for a while.  Donations can also be made directly to our account at Advanced Veterinary Complex at (410) [phone redacted].  If you can't donate please share.  We are thankful for all you do.

Geordi, a declawed tripod,  was rescued from BARCS……he had been left behind without food and water after his owners moved and was in very poor shape (2/9 scoring) when rescued.    Initially he was eating pretty well and seemed to be improving and even got a fairly clean bill of health from the vet on Wednesday (Sept 13) but the following day started vomiting and had a loss of appetite.  This poor guy who is about 10 years old, only weighs in at 5.3 pounds so we were very concerned about these new symptoms along with the diarrhea he’s had for a while.  He can’t afford to lose weight!  Oh, and at the vet visit, it was also discovered this poor guy also had a urinary tract infection.   And of courses, he needs a dental too!   Geordi just can’t get a break.

He’s being treated with for his UTI and diarrhea and went in for a follow up vet visit on Friday, Sept 15th to address his vomiting and lack of appetite.  He got fluids for his dehydration, cerenia for his vomiting and an xray was done to take a look at his intestines but since he’s so thin, the detail was too poor to delineate organs.   Geordi just had an ultrasound which will show more detail.  The vet is concerned about chronic gastrointestinal disease such as maldigestion or inflammatory bowel disease.   We’ll post the results when we have them. 

His foster reports back that Geordi is a very sweet boy who, despite what happened to him, wants to climb up in your lap, gets pets and give back purrs in thanks.   He’ll also reach out a paw to make contact with you and loves to look at you as he’s laying in your lap.

 We didn’t anticipate the added costs of an xray ($150) ultrasound ($389) and meds and fluids so are reaching out to get some financial help from the cat lovers in the community.   We estimate needing at least $900 to cover the costs of his additional medical care.    Our budget is very tight but we just couldn’t say no to sweet Geordi so we are reaching out to all of you animal lovers out there.  Can you pitch in for this deserving boy?