Big Red - Through the Fire!!

This morning I received a glorious call from Helen – one of her kitties, Big Red had returned and she was able to secure him in a carrier!

She brought him over to FieldHaven where a quick exam revealed a very healthy kitty who came through the fire with just some minor burns on the pads of his feet and a very dirty, smokey smelling coat. After a bath, Big Red was looking and smelling a whole lot cleaner. Helen and I thought maybe we should rename him Flame!

Big Red is going to need to stay at FieldHaven for awhile because he has no place to live. He was an outdoor cat at Helen and Harley’s ranch but all of his habitats – sheds, the back porch to the house, Helen’s kitty house – had all been leveled by the fire along with the main house.

Helen has sighted at least one other kitty and we are confident the others are nearby. Just too scared or disoriented to show their whiskers just yet. After all, everything they know has been burned beyond recognition. There aren’t even any familiar smells to reassure them.

Helen and Harley have moved a small travel trailer onto the property while decide what to do about replacing their house. But, there’s no place for the outdoor kitties.

Sooo, what we need to do is have an old-fashioned Barn …make that Cattery…Raising for Helen’s kitties!

So, folks, we need to coordinate a plan to get this project going…. Are you in? If you are, here’s some ideas for getting this project off the ground:

• Does anyone have a contact to see if we can get a Tuff Shed or similar pre-fabricated shed donated?
  



• Can someone contact Lowe’s and Home Depot to see about getting some building supplies donated:
  · Lumber
  · Hardware
  · Chicken wire (for an outdoor habitat area)
  · What else??



• Supplies for the kitties – beds, litter pans, cat trees, etc



• We need some people with building skills to help construct the habitat once we have all the supplies.
  
  Helen is so touched by everyone’s willingness to help. She has so many things to deal with right now – let’s take this one little worry of where to put her kitties off her “plate”.