Snuggles and Little Blue are a pair of beautiful, snuggly kitten boys. Snuggles is a 4 month old grey tabby who loves to be held and cuddled. Little Blue is a gorgeous little 4 month old Russian Blue/Siamese mix boy with green eyes. They have both been neutered, tested for AIDS and leukemia, had their rabies and distemper shots, been dewormed and had flea medicine. Now all they need is a home of their own! Their adoption fee is $100 each or $180 for both together. They are comfortable around gentle dogs and would probably be fine around other cats. Call Joy at 865-4193 or email at healingheartsar@hotmail.com to adopt Snuggles or Little Blue today!
If you are interested in adopting Halle, Aranelle or Sanctura, please call Joy at (615) 865-4193 for more information about our adoption requirements.
Right now we have 4 healthy foster cats: Basil, Aranelle, Halle and Sanctura. We have one foster cat who is moderate positive for FIP: Whisper. And we have two foster cats who are still high positive for FIP: Alexandra and Thyme.
We also have three healthy foster kittens, Spunky, Little Blue and Jannelle ,who are being kept quarantined from the FIP cats so they can stay healthy until adopted.
All we can offer is courtesy posting on our PetFinder site. A courtesy posting looks like the postings for the animals already within our program and receives the same coverage throughout the PetFinder site. Email Joy at healingheartsAR@hotmail.com for more information.
Mild or Early Symptoms of FIP:
loss of interest in favorite treats or foods
loss of interest in favorite toys or activities
general social withdrawal
vomiting and diarrhea
Moderate Symptoms of FIP
loss of paw-eye coordination (test with laser light or string toy)
crying or mewing for no discernible reason
throwing up long clumps of dry food pressed together with mucus
eating non-food objects such as biting and eating chunks of toys
Serious, life-threatening symptoms of FIP:
severe dehydration
not eating at all for more than two days
difficulty with coordination (walking or jumping)
extreme personality changes
extreme agitation (inability to remain still, need to be in constant motion)
throwing up large amounts of mucus (yellow, green or clear)
LTCI (Lymphocyte T-Cell Immunomodulator) can be used at any point, whether it is early in the process of diagnosing FIP or after the cat has developed fairly severe symptoms. Once it is administered, the cat's condition changes dramatically with the hour. I have seen a cat who had not eaten in 4 days come home from her first LTCI and was eating dry food within the hour and bouncing around like a kitten again! We desperately need donations to cover the cost of vet care. It costs $114 a shot per cat, plus bloodwork before you start treatment and to follow up during and afterward.
So far Basil, Aranelle, Halle and Sanctura have tested negative for FIP.
The Old Hickory stray cat family needs dry cat food to survive and canned cat food to help us catch them so they can go to the vet and from there to their new homes. These are the Old Hickory cats:
Natalya - young adult female solid black with white spot on chest
Natalya's babies:
Januvia - 11 week old mostly black tortie girl
Jannellee - 11 week old grey tabby Bengal mix girl - RESCUED
Jillian - 11 week old grey/orange torbie girl
Boris - young adult male solid black
Juliana - young adult female Russian Blue with green eyes
Little Blue - Russian Blue kitten, approx. 4 months old - RESCUED
Desdemona - golden tortie female, approx. 4 months old
Namenda - elegant grey Bengal mix female kitten, approx. 4 months old
Micardis - gorgeous young adult male purebred Bengal
Vivelle - golden torbie Bengal mix adult female
Leo - orange tabby adult male
Gustav - orange tabby adult male
Noah - extremely shy but beautiful white and grey tabby adult male
We urgently need some very specific items for all of our cats and kittens in foster care for FIP right now.
Royal Canin Special 33 dry food for FIP cats - sponsored
Friskies canned food with gravy - greatly needed
cat treats (any flavor, soft or hard) - needed
cat toys (any kind) - greatly needed
cat beds (any kind, any size) - needed
Feline Pine Scoopable cat litter - greatly needed
litter mats - donated by PetSupermarket of Bellevue
towels - donated by Pet Supermarket of Bellevue
blankets - donated by Pet Supermarket of Bellevue
food dishes (any kind) - greatly needed
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
We need help with our webpage.
We also need foster homes who would be willing to care for 1-2 friendly kittens at a time or to work with 1 or 2 shy adult cats at a time. Kitten foster homes would be short-term. Adult foster homes would be long-term. Please email Joy at healingheartsar@hotmail.com if you are interested in fostering. The Old Hickory kittens need foster homes. The Old Hickory adults need foster homes willing to work with just one or two cats at a time or barn homes where they can live safely and hunt mice on a farm.
Some of the brands that are safe include the Goodlife Recipe, PurinaOne, Royal Canin, Blue, Whiskas, and Purina ProPlan. A few cheaper foods are also safe, such as Purina Dog Chow, Purina Puppy Chow, Purina Kitten Chow and Purina Cat Chow. Healing Hearts welcomes donations of any of these safe brands of dog or cat food. Donations of dog or cat food can be left on our front porch or you can call Joy at (615) 865-4193 to arrange a delivery time.
Cats: You must fill out our cat adoption application and sign our cat adoption contract in order to adopt from our organization. We only adopt our cats and kittens to indoor homes. Cat and kitten adoption fee is $100 which includes Feline leukemia and AIDS testing, spay or neuter surgery, shots, deworming, flea medicine and any other necessary medical care. For older cats, special needs cats, or semi-feral cats and kittens, adoption fees may be reduced. If you choose to adopt two cats or kittens, then the adoption fee is $180 for two.
Please email Joy at healingheartsAR@hotmail.com for more information on our adoption process.
Serengeti - 19 month old grey and white Bengal mix tuxedo male (original case of FIP)
Aislinn - 19 month old brown and white marble Bengal mix female (Geti's sister)
Velvet - 6 month old black Siamese mix male (born at Healing Hearts)
Bella - 14 months - black and gold tortie w/golden crown on forehead (Velvet's mother)
Shadow (aka the Shadman) - 15 months - black Siamese mix male
On October 15th, we also had to say goodbye to our precious little deaf/blind double merle Australian Shepherd baby puppy girl, Miracle.
