Some of the cats who find their way to us are unable to be placed up for adoption for reasons mostly due to age, but sometimes due to medical conditions. These cats are simply given a collar to denote they are “residents”, and the rescue center becomes their permanent home. Some have been here for nearly all their lives. Some, due to age, are only with us a short time. All are loved and given the best care possible so that time they spend with us, however long it may be, is a time of comfort and contentment…

The Rescue Center Cats

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Ada Jane Est. DOB 02/10/95; Arrived 02/11/05; Age at Arrival 10 yr. Ada Jane was 10 years old when she was dropped off at an animal shelter to be euthanized. Instead, Jacci rescued her and brought her here. She’s never had a full size meow, always a silent one, and her head is tilted possibly due to a head injury when she was young. She’s the easiest oldster we’ve ever had–no problems, just wants attention.

Asha Est. DOB 03/01/10; Arrived 03/07/11; Age at Arrival 1 yr. Asha came to the rescue center with a leg that had been badly broken and then healed, leaving her with a painful and misshapen leg. She had also been marked as a feral (the left ear notch). After having her bad leg removed she slowly came out of her shell and has shown to be anything but feral. She loves to be held and is the best chin rubber there could be! She’s also known as Ashaaaaaaa.

Bella DOB 09/01/02; Arrived 10/13/02; Age at Arrival 6 wk. Bella, or “Queen Bella” as she likes to be called, came to the rescue center as a kitten after having been hit by a car. The injuries resulted in the loss of her back right leg and partial-paralysis in the rest of her hindquarters. She may not look graceful scooting around the rescue center, but she can climb and even run, especially when she hears a jar of baby food being opened!

Cutie DOB 07/12/06; Arrived 07/26/06; Age at Arrival 3 wk. Cutie arrived as a kitten with a parasite (cuterebra) in her head. This parasite burrowed into the back of her neck, causing some neurological damage, which is why she lists to the side when she walks and has balance problems. There is nothing she loves more than to climb into a lap when someone sits on the floor, and will show up out of nowhere almost as soon as you sit down.

Magenta Est. DOB 03/08/97; Arrived 02/20/03; Age at Arrival 5yr. Magenta got her name from the color she was when she arrived here. We aren’t sure how she got painted, but even after multiple baths it still took months to wear off. She has been adopted twice, the first home lasting for several years, but both times she went to elderly adopters and was returned when the they passed away.

Paddy Cakes and Paddy Purr DOB 07/31/10 The Paddys were born here at the rescue center. Their mama, Rosabella, arrived in the midst of a “lazy labor” and an emergency c-section was performed. Due to Rosabella’s milk drying up after just 4 days, Paddy Cakes and Paddy Purr were hand fed for the next 6 weeks. There were several times when it was feared they would not survive, but thanks to the love and dedication of all the volunteers, they made it. When they were finally ready to be adopted it was decided that they needed to have a higher adoption fee than the normal $90, due to the large amounts of special foods and medical care they required. Then something wonderful happened. One of our web-cam viewers from Bermuda, knowing how attached not only the rescue center volunteers were but the cam viewers as well, donated the adoption fee for the Paddys so that they could stay where they are dearly loved.

Putter Est. DOB 06/07/97; Arrived 06/07/10; Age at Arrival 13 yr. Putter was in bad shape when he arrived here at the rescue center. Found on a golf course, his fur was so matted and tangled that he could hardly walk, which surely contributed to his emaciation and dehydration. His fur has grown back beautifully but he still has problems with arthritis in his back legs, so he gets around slowly most the time. He loves to be petted and held, despite his grumpy appearance. He is also known as Sheriff Putter.

Emaline Est. DOB 09/16/09; Arrived 12/02/09; Age at Arrival 11 weeks  Emaline arrived here when she was just 11 weeks old. She was one very very sick kitten. She also had to have an eye removed due to a severe eye infection. Her other eye has much scar tissue on it. She eventually improved and was adopted when she was 6 months old. She stayed in this home till she was a little over 1 year of age. Her owner couldn’t keep her any longer as it was too difficult for her to keep up with Emaline’s medical issues. She has had numerous vet checks–all saying her immune system is very compromised. She frequently has skin problems, eyes/ears/face inflammation that leads to severe infections. This is an ongoing problem, and a forever type problem with Emaline. After working with her for a year and a half, trying to get her healthy enough to adopt her out, we have decided that she is going to remain as a resident of FFRC. This way, we KNOW that we can make sure she gets all the medical care she needs. She’s a love. And she certainly enjoys being petted, loving on the kittens and playing. We love her and will always take care of her.

Derecho Est. DOB 05/16/12; Arrived 07/04/12; Age at Arrival 7 weeks  Derecho arrived at the same time that we were hit by a Derecho storm. He was just a kitten of 7 weeks old upon arrival. We immediately noticed that Derecho had a balance problem. It was determined that he had Cerebellar Hypoplasia. He was born with this condition, due to an illness his mama had. This is a life long disorder that he will have. But, he’s happy and he has it all figured out! He can go wherever he wants, whenever he wants to. We may consider this a handicap, but Derecho doesn’t! He has a huge heart of love to give to everyone.

Cozarelii Est. DOB 04/07/11; Arrived 02/23/13; Age at Arrival 1 year 10 months Cozarelii is another CH cat (Cerebellar Hypoplasia). He was in a rescue in Columbus when it was decided that FFRC would love to give him a forever home. He’s a sweetie. His mobility is definitely compromised, but he loves to walk around and play and be treated like a normal cat! He will have a forever home here and be given lots of love!

Solee Est. DOB 09/08/10; Arrived 02/23/13; Age at Arrival 2 years 6 months Solee is another CH cat (Cerebellar Hypoplasia). She was in a rescue in Columbus when it was decided that FFRC would love to give her a forever home. She’s fun, loves to play with toys and have her head rubbed. She is more mobile-stable than our other CH cats. She has a kink in her tail, that She likes to have petted! She will have a forever home with us and we will always love her!

Farrah Est. DOB 05/16/09; Arrived : 6/27/09 Age at Arrival: 7 weeks Farrah was found in the woods, just a tiny kitten. She came here full of fun and orneriness! When she was a youngster, she needed a certain medication that caused a severe seizure reaction. It took her a full day to slowly come around. After that initial recovery, she continued to have periodic seizures. Our vets started her on a twice-daily medication that keeps the seizures under control. She’s been here so long, mostly because for most people, her seizure history caused them to bypass her as an adoption. She’s now been here so long, we’ve decided she needs to stay. We’ll be sure to keep her on track with her meds and monitor any seizure problems she may have.

Kiara Est. DOB 06/05/07; Arrived 07/24/07; Age at Arrival 7 weeks Kiara arrived at FFRC as a scared young kitten. She gradually overcame her fears and was ready for adoption, or so it was thought. Three times since her arrvial a family has come in and fallen in love with Kiara. Three times she has been chosen. Three times she has gone to a furever home. Three times she has come back to the home where she feels safe. Each time, she was returned because her new family just could not bear to hear the pain in her cries. Kiara would hide away in fear and wail non-stop. She was returned out of love and each time when she returned home to her safe place, Jacci would open the carrier and out Kiara would stroll, eat a bit then jump up on the dryer and take a nap. The last time she was adopted, she had lost almost a pound in weight having eaten almost nothing. Once back to her safe place, her appetite quickly returned. Kiara is now in her safe place for good, welcome home Kiara.

Joyful Est. DOB 04/09/02; Arrived : 12/29/12 Age at Arrival: 10 years 8 months Joyful came as a very sad and frightened white Persian. She had been neglected and abused by her owner. It has taken many months for us to be able to pet and love on her. Everything is done with Joyful’s permission and not rushed. She now has joy within herself! We love her and because of her shaky background and loss of self confidence, we have made her a permanent resident, where we know we can provide her with lots of love, Joyful style!

Walter Est. DOB 12/04/12; Arrived :04/24/13 Age at Arrival: 18 weeks Walter is the fourth CH kitty to arrive at FFRC. He was originally with another rescue – Almost Home Ohio – where he lived with his foster mom. His adoption picture was spotted by a volunteer who posted the link on the FFRC Chatters FaceBook page. One of the regular chatters then emailed Jacci to suggest a possible adoption by FFRC. Finally, paperwork completed and adoption approved, Jacci and Angie drove three hours to Ashland, Ohio to pick Walter up. Jacci has officially adopted him but he will stay out in the center. When he walks, Walter exhibits few symptoms of CH but when he gets excited he can be hard to hold. Walter is also deaf but he is a happy kitty and has settled well into his new home. He plays hard and seems to spend most time playing tag with the three young tuxies.

Past Residents