Foreacre Fur Family

10/15/2026

We were going to provide a funny update on Sunset, and how she is the ANGRIEST kitten we have ever met (although most of her rage seems directed at the female FFF humans - she adores Mr. FFF, the non-binary FFF household member, and an FFF-adjacent male human).

But instead we are here to quickly share our fears for Simic (red Lebanon kitten) - we believe he is developing wet FIP. Over the last few weeks he has lost weight and energy, and he has also developed a suspicious, fluid-filled pot belly. Those of you who have dealt with wet FIP - you know a FIP belly from a worm belly. Still, we wormed again just to make sure that possibility was covered.

We shouldn't be surprised, given just how incredibly sick and malnourished all four boys were - and the fact that their sister died, despite our best efforts to save her. But we're still sad and disappointed, and we're always going to worry that there was more we could have done, or there was something we missed.

But the truth is, FIP is the body's immune system developing an abnormal response after an exposure to a regular strain of the coronavirus, which almost every cat is exposed to at least once in their lives (and who knows what these little ones were exposed to before we scooped them up).

And statistically, given everything Simic and his brothers have gone through (young malnourished, neglected, kittens born to a young, malnourished, neglected kitten, who was born to a young, malnourished, neglected kitten; all of whom were exposed to a whole host of illnesses and diseases including non-regenerative anemia, coccidia, and giardia), we should only be surprised the it's ONLY Simic who is sick (so far...).

Supportive care has already started - we'll update with more as soon as we get Simic to a vet!

10/12/2026

Mr. FFF works hard to do his part to help take care of the FFF kittens - socializing and snuggling are his specialties! 🥰

P.S. Bonus pre-nap blep & beauty from Sunset (disregard the grubby nose - if we cleaned her any more frequently we'd wash her fur off).

10/12/2026

Janus is now 7 months old and is no longer the tiny, human-dependent 3-week-old bottle baby who was fished out of a puddle and brought to a doorstep for help, but that doesn't mean he outgrew his love of milkies (KMR - kitten formula). He just now drinks them out of a bowl instead of from a bottle (although it took a while to break him of that habit - notably, just last month he stole a bottle from a three week old baby and proceeded to try to get it into his mouth to suckle from!).

Without further ado, we present Janus's "milkies, please?" face - an expression that never changes despite his growth. 💗

10/10/2026

Happy 🐈Caturday🐈 from Simic, Izzet, Orzhov, and Boros - now four months old and ready for neutering and their purrever homes!

(We will have the chance to reply to messages later today! 🧡)

10/09/2026

🐈‍⬛🐈 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗: 𝗱𝗿𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 (𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗹𝘁) 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 (𝗸𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻)! 🐈 🐈‍⬛

The most rewarding part of cat rescue is seeing our late nights, round-the-clock care, and non-stop dedication pay off as we pull sick and struggling kittens back from the brink (and out of the Grim Reaper's clutches). 💗💗💗

The only downside? Once those little survivors start feeling better, they develop absolute black-hole appetites!

Between feeding recovering foster kitties, supporting other local rescuers/trappers and members of the community with emergent food needs, and now ramping up our Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) and colony management efforts to prep community cats for winter (more food = more fat to insulate/feed their organs), our kibble/can reserves have hit critically-low levels. We need to keep these cats healthy for the cold months ahead while building trust with newcomers so we can spay/neuter to prevent future litters from having to be born into struggle and suffering.

We would deeply appreciate any support you can offer to help us keep these bowls full and these rescue efforts going strong. Every single contribution goes directly into the mouths of needy cats and ensures they have the best possible chance at life. Please help us continue to reach upwards of 100 cats each year!

Thank you!
~ Foreacre Fur Family 💜

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(𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑤𝑠 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑠 *𝑌𝑂𝑈* ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑖𝑛 2026!)

10/09/2026

Simic ("red"), now FOUR MONTHS OLD (and finally big enough to be neutered, along with his three brothers), has not gotten the memo that he no longer needs his mother's milk to sustain him. 😹

Luckily for Simic and his brothers, their mother, Ravnica, very graciously allows them to continue to visit the milkies bar.

10/09/2026

Buick is at the PetSmart on Lincoln Highway! Go say hello - or better yet, adopt him and park him in your home and heart!

Meet Buick. He is a sweet boy. He likes to lounge around all day.
If you have a cat bed or a big soft blanket he will be one happy kitty.

Buick is 3-5 years old. He is neutered and utd on shots. He is FIV positive. He will do fine in a house with other cats. If you are interested in meeting him or any other SNAP Adoptable cats please reach out to us.

Snapofpa.org

10/09/2026

Good morning from ☀️Sunset☀️, who has decided Tiki Cat senior purees are her new favorite food!

P.S. Baby girl is now healthy enough to be ✨VACCINATED✨ - so a quick needle jab is coming to a fluff nugget near you!

10/09/2026

It has been a quiet week, but around these parts, no news is good news!

Little miss SUNSET, now about 7 weeks old, is now up to 19 ounces - that's a gain of +3 in three days?!! The sudden QUICK gain combined with a better appetite AND two great back-to-back bowel movements today has us cautiously optimistic that we have *finally* settled her digestive tract - out with the bad (coccidia, giardia, deities only knows what else but we treated for it all!) and in with the good (anti-parasitic meds, probiotics, nutritional supplements, and lots of calorie-dense food!)!

Sunset also had another bath today. She wasn't fond of the scrubbing part, but she enjoyed being rinsed under the flow of the faucet - she was content to lie on her back in our hands and lazily paddle her left paw as though she were swimming, all while her eyes were closed and she had a look of serene contentment on her face.

Right now Sunset is happily EATING!!! some Tiki Cat mixed with Ge**er baby food, and we also gave her the bottom half of the bi-level enclosure to stretch out in, so she'll hopefully have a good rest of her night exploring her expanded digs and enjoying the new toys we gave her. 💗

10/08/2026

Tonight we are EXTRA grateful for the local cat rescue community.

On Monday my (Jenn) SUV broke down - after a doctor's appointment it wouldn't start, and the FFF hoomans had to push it several blocks home (mostly downhill, thankfully!).

We quickly determined it wasn't the battery, and guessed based on vehicle age (almost 22 years old) and symptoms, the starter had gone bad.

Within an hour of posting about the breakdown, the local cat rescue community rallied around us to offer support in the form of:
- lending of jacks, stands, and wheel chocks
- offering of family/friend mechanics to come by to take a look and assist with diagnosis/repair
- offering of car rides for work and rescue
- recommendations of trustworthy and affordable mechanics and supply shops

When the replacement starter didn't fix things, the community stepped up again - a fellow cat rescuer literally took time out of their day to come over Wednesday afternoon and jump in to help diagnose and repair - and within an hour, BOTH DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR WERE COMPLETED! (In addition to a bad starter, there was an issue with a bad grounding connection.)

To many, my SUV is an old, battered warhorse with terrible gas mileage and more than a few creaks and quirks who needs to be put out to pasture.
But to me, she's 22 years young with a mere 148,000 on the odometer, a 3-year old engine, and plenty of life left to live - and I'd much rather perform age/mileage related wear-and-tear repairs to keep her going for many more years than to have to deal with a car loan, and most likely having to downgrade to something much smaller in order to make it an affordable loan.
She also represents a time in our life when we pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps after experiencing two years of homelessness - she represents recovery, self-sufficiency, and resilience (within two years of getting ourselves out of homelessness, we saved and paid cash for her, because we needed a car but did not yet have the financial means to get involved with a loan).
And from a practical standpoint, she's durable and reliable, and she is more than roomy enough for cat rescue - our personal "best" Tetrising is 7 traps and 11 hard-sided carriers, with enough room left over for a driver *and* a passenger!

To everyone who showed up to help us - thank you. Thank you for helping us get my vehicle back on the road, and thank you for being there for us.

The cat rescue village is an amazing one, and it's wonderful to be a part of a community who doesn't just rescue cats - but occasionally helps people, too. 💙 🚙 💨

Thank you for being there for us!
~ Jenn & Foreacre Fur Family 💗💕🐈