November 2024 Newsletter
Greetings Yogie Fans!
We hope this newsletter finds you all healthy and happy!
Paws in the Park was another success! Thank you to everyone who came out and supported it. Thank you to Realtors to the Rescue for doing this event every year. We have a lot of fun doing it and it gives us a chance to meet our fans, as well as catch up with our fellow rescue friends. Thank you all again!
LYNN GRIFFIN: On Wednesday, October 23rd, Jenny received a phone call from the sister of a friend in California. She was told that Lynn Griffin had sadly died on September 25th. Lynn, a Shreveport native had been a longtime friend and fan of Yogie and Friends. She will be dearly missed by so many. We send our thoughts and prayers to her family.
SNOWBALL: On Monday, October 7th, we lost let another beautiful cat soul, Snowball. Snowball was found as a kitten with his mom, Mama Kitty (we have two with that name, so it got confusing for a while) and his two litter mates, Smokey, and Bandit. During the morning feeding, Jenny noticed he was not running towards the food like he usually did. She also noticed his breathing seemed labored and she did not waste any time getting him to the vet. He had a massive amount of fluid in his chest and abdomen. He was failing fast, and the decision was made to let him go gently. It is never an easy decision, but most often the kindest one.
We will miss this sweet boy. R.I.P. Snowball. You were very loved.
4 December 2008 – 7 October 2024
ANGEL: On October 31st we had to say goodbye to our beautiful Angel. Angel, one of our cats in liver failure, has crossed the Rainbow Bridge. We knew her liver values had gotten worse, but her actions were surprisingly good in spite of it. Two days earlier, though, she had some vomiting and massive hair loss. These were signs of liver toxicity. She unfortunately had not responded to medication like we hoped, and the difficult, yet kind, decision was made. This is the awful part of rescue. More so when you have a lot of animals of an advanced age because we know what will eventually come.
Angel was an amazingly sweet girl who will be greatly missed.
R.I.P. Angel. 5 May 2010 – 31 October 2024
BELLA NONNAS DAY: We hope you get a chance to come to Bella Nonnas Olive Oil and Vinegar Tasting Bar on November 23rd between 10a.m. and 3 p.m. Bella Nonnas will donate a percentage of what they make on this day to Yogie and Friends. If you have never been to Bella Nonnas before, you will not be disappointed. They have great gifts and wonderful products. You will have the opportunity to taste pure olive oil and vinegars, as well as get recipe ideas. Yogie and Friends will have some baked items with Bella Nonnas olive oil to give you a sampling of the diversity of the products. They also give two to three dollars off refills, depending on the bottle size, as well as offering military discounts. You can also purchase via their website, and we will get credit from it. This is always an enjoyable day for us. Please stop by and check it out.
HONEY AND KITTENS: Honey’s kittens had quite a time recently. It began when Jack spiked a fever of 106.4. The normal temperature for cats is 100.5 – 102.5. Jenny rushed him to the ER where he received fluids, as well as a steroid and antibiotic shot. It worked for a brief time, then it was to our regular vet the next morning with a temperature of 104.6. He was placed on I.V. fluids for a couple of days and responded well. Then over the next few days Polly, Mary, and, Rosana, spiked fevers. Mary took the longest to recover and spent five days in the hospital. David was the only kitten who did not get sick. Fevers in kittens are often a sign of so many different things. They did not show any signs of calicivirus, but Mary started limping and another cat rescue said they had this happen to a litter of kittens and they had, Limping Calicivirus. Either way, the treatment they received would have been the same as any virus. So far, they are all doing well and are being monitored closely. When they are fever free for two weeks, they will receive their second set of kitten shots. Of course this made our vet bill crazy again.
As soon as Honey, the mother cat, has recovered from her spaying, she and the kittens will be placed for adoption.
VET CARE:
Uncle Fester: Uncle Fester has successfully completed treatment on his nose, and he is healed! We are getting ready to place him up for adoption and cannot wait to see him get a home to be pampered and spoiled.
With medicine and several medical issues with the cats, our vet bill is over $4300. It is stressful, and as always, we can use your help.
You can call the vet clinic directly at 318-747-5747 and donate over the phone.
Or you can PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
FOOD AND SUPPLIES: we need help with food and litter. We have sixty-four mouths to feed. We need food and litter the most. We are down to one box of litter and one box of sixty count canned food.
PayPal and Venmo are the best, and quickest, way to help. Then we can immediately go buy the supplies.
PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
Or you can help using our wish lists:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2N8IP4356I948/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Bella Nonnas Day for Yogie and Friends
23 November 2024
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
1409 E. 70th St
Shreveport, LA
Christmas Bake Sale (Tentative)
14 December 2024
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Petco, 6596 Youree Drive
Shreveport, LA
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS: Attention Kroger Shoppers. Please consider helping our cats when you shop at Kroger. Our Kroger Community Rewards number is GD567, and you can find us by our name as well, Yogie and Friends FIV Positive Cat Sanctuary. When you log into your Kroger account you can select us as your charity of choice and a part of your purchase will be donated to our rescue sanctuary.
SPONSORSHIP: We often speak of our sponsorship program and right now we are really trying hard to get all our cats sponsored. Sponsorship is a wonderful way to help support our cats. By sponsoring one of our Yogie cats, you will be providing food, limited medical care (we know that medical bills can get extremely high and do not expect a sponsor to cover it. Unless they can, and want to), and their basic care and support. 100% of the sponsorship goes to the care of these animals. If each cat had a regular, monthly, sponsor, it would help ease the financial burden of care for the animals we provide sanctuary for.
Please note that more than one person may sponsor a cat but rest assured that all sponsored funds are used for the ongoing care of our cats.
You can sponsor a cat for just $15 a month, $45 a quarter, or $180 a year. You can always contribute more. It all helps a great deal.
If you choose to sponsor a cat via PayPal or Venmo, please let us know the name of the cat you would like to sponsor.
WE CURRENTLY CARE FOR 62 CATS, as well as several feral cats we care for:
CATS IN NEED OF SPONSORING
Sunny
Ursula
Brexit
Grayson – Is being sponsored by Phil and Ann, fans in Haughton, Louisiana.
Oskar
Hope
Elsa
Barney
Miss Kitty, the Snowshoe (Bossier)
Anna
Duncan – Is being sponsored by Vanessa, a fan in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Grace
Blackie
Penelope
Duckie
Lucy
Squeak
Bandit
Miss Kitty, the tortie (Frierson)
Quinn – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Theo (Tayo) – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Gray
Oscar
Dorian
Bert
Ernie
Kay
Rocket
Ziggy
Layla
Angel
Pia
Mama – Is being sponsored by Louise, a fan in Australia.
Saber
Binx
Domino
Socks
Logan
Russell – is being sponsored by Patsy, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
April
Tosha
Lucia
Uncle Fester
Yeti
Bonnie
Honey
Yakov – is being sponsored by Beverly, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
Finn
Chloe
Maggie Mae
Anastasia
Saphira
Eragon
Draco
Egon
Nick
Enya
Declan
Fiona
Flynn
Fabio
Sylvester
Our intake is closed until further notice.
Follow us on Facebook!
YOU CAN MAIL YOUR DONATIONS TO US AT:
YOGIE AND FRIENDS
140 FOB LANE (NEW ADDRESS)
FRIERSON, LA 71027
PLEASE spay and neuter your pets. Adopt! Do not Shop!
Thank You!
The Yogie Cats and their Volunteer Staff!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter
October 2024 Newsletter
Greetings Yogie Fans!
Happy Fall! Well, technically it is, but it sure does not feel like it here! Soon we hope. Soon!
SMUDGE: On Monday afternoon, September 23rd, Jenny was cleaning the loft in one of the cat buildings when she heard Smudge coughing like she was coughing up a fur ball. The next thing she saw was Smudge coughing up an enormous amount of blood. She ran to Smudge, wrapped her in towels, and rushed out of the building to bring her to Valor Emergency Veterinary Hospital. She knew at this point that Smudge would need to be humanely euthanized, but she never even made it to the truck before Smudge had died. This was a traumatic, and horrific, event for Smudge, and devastating for Jenny.
Smudge was born at Yogie and Friends to Luna, on May 7h 2012, with three other kittens, Lucy, Ducky, and Squeak. A very pregnant Luna was found in an abandoned house in Bossier City, and we took her in to give birth safely, and in a peaceful environment.
The vet said it appears that Smudge had a pulmonary embolism.
We will miss this sweet girl. R.I.P. Smudge. You were very loved.
FALL BAKE SALE: We will hold our fall bake sale on Saturday, October 12th, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Petco, on Youree Drive, in Shreveport. We can really use some help from our volunteers bakers. If you are someone who can, and would like to, help bake for this event, we would very much appreciate it. We will begin setting up about 9:30 a.m. If you do bake we just ask that you wrap, or contain, the items nicely, and make certain you identify anything with nuts. Its very important to make sure we do that for nut allergies. We look forward to seeing you at the bake sale.
HONEY AND KITTENS: Honey and her kittens are doing very well. The kittens will begin their first set of shots this week and hopefully begin their adoption journey soon. Honey is going to be getting spayed next month and placed for adoption. She is a super sweet cat and exceptionally good mom.
VET CARE:
Uncle Fester: Uncle Fester is responding well to the medication for his nose and hopefully gets an all clear from the vet. Once we do, he will receive his vaccination updates and then be placed for adoption. He is FIV negative.
ANGEL: Angel’s liver bilirubin was worse on her recent vet visit. It was so high it was off the chart. She was kept on fluids as an inpatient for two days and seems to be otherwise well. She also has developed uveitis in her right eye but is responding well to the eye drops. Jenny will give her subcutaneous fluids weekly to help with her liver values. We recently found her laying on the floor and thought she was dead. She is a surprise to us and the veterinarian that she is still eating and drinking well and does not act as sick as she really is. We are hoping that the weekly fluids may help decrease her bilirubin values.
LOGAN: Logan is the sweet boy he went in for a dental procedure whose pre-anesthesia kidney values were bad enough that he could not have the procedure. He spent two days in the hospital on fluids and medication and responded very well. He does have uveitis in his right eye that is going to have a follow-up this week.
With medicine and several medical issues with the cats, our vet bill is over $1200. It is stressful, and as always, we can use your help.
You can call the vet clinic directly at 318-747-5747 and donate over the phone.
Or you can PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
FOOD AND SUPPLIES: we need help with food and litter. We have sixty-four mouths to feed. We need food and litter the most. We are down to one box of litter and one box of sixty count canned food.
PayPal and Venmo are the best, and quickest, way to help. Then we can immediately go buy the supplies.
PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
Or you can help using our wish lists:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2N8IP4356I948/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Yogie and Friends Fall Bake Sale
12 October 2024
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Petco
6595 Youree Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana
Paws in the Park
River Park Church, 3232 E 70th Street
Shreveport, LA 71105
19 October 2024
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Pet Palooza
26 October 2024
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Louisiana Boardwalk
Bossier City, LA
Bella Nonnas Day for Yogie and Friends
23 November 2024
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
1409 E. 70th St
Shreveport, LA
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS: Attention Kroger Shoppers. Please consider helping our cats when you shop at Kroger. Our Kroger Community Rewards number is GD567, and you can find us by our name as well, Yogie and Friends FIV Positive Cat Sanctuary. When you log into your Kroger account you can select us as your charity of choice and a part of your purchase will be donated to our rescue sanctuary.
SPONSORSHIP: We often speak of our sponsorship program and right now we are really trying hard to get all our cats sponsored. Sponsorship is a wonderful way to help support our cats. By sponsoring one of our Yogie cats, you will be providing food, limited medical care (we know that medical bills can get extremely high and do not expect a sponsor to cover it. Unless they can, and want to), and their basic care and support. 100% of the sponsorship goes to the care of these animals. If each cat had a regular, monthly, sponsor, it would help ease the financial burden of care for the animals we provide sanctuary for.
Please note that more than one person may sponsor a cat but rest assured that all sponsored funds are used for the ongoing care of our cats.
You can sponsor a cat for just $15 a month, $45 a quarter, or $180 a year. You can always contribute more. It all helps a great deal.
If you choose to sponsor a cat via PayPal or Venmo, please let us know the name of the cat you would like to sponsor.
WE CURRENTLY CARE FOR 63 CATS, as well as several feral cats we care for:
CATS IN NEED OF SPONSORING
Sunny
Ursula
Brexit
Grayson – Is being sponsored by Phil and Ann, fans in Haughton, Louisiana.
Oskar
Hope
Elsa
Barney
Miss Kitty, the Snowshoe (Bossier)
Anna
Duncan – Is being sponsored by Vanessa, a fan in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Grace
Blackie
Penelope
Duckie
Lucy
Squeak
Bandit
Snowball
Miss Kitty, the tortie (Frierson)
Quinn – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Theo (Tayo) – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Gray
Oscar
Dorian
Bert
Ernie
Kay
Rocket
Ziggy
Layla
Angel
Pia
Mama – Is being sponsored by Louise, a fan in Australia.
Saber
Binx
Domino
Socks
Logan
Russell – is being sponsored by Patsy, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
April
Tosha
Lucia
Uncle Fester
Yeti
Bonnie
Honey
Yakov – is being sponsored by Beverly, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
Finn
Chloe
Maggie Mae
Anastasia
Saphira
Eragon
Draco
Egon
Nick
Enya
Declan
Fiona
Flynn
Fabio
Sylvester
Our intake is closed until further notice.
Follow us on Facebook!
YOU CAN MAIL YOUR DONATIONS TO US AT:
YOGIE AND FRIENDS
140 FOB LANE (NEW ADDRESS)
FRIERSON, LA 71027
PLEASE spay and neuter your pets. Adopt! Do not Shop!
Thank You!
The Yogie Cats and their Volunteer Staff!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter, The News
August 2024 Newsletter
Greetings Yogie Fans!
August is here and summer is back! We are facing some hot temperatures this week and next. Maybe longer. Please be safe out there. Please check on the feral cats and wildlife you may be providing water for. Keep the water in shaded areas so it is not hot and developing algae. Cool, clean, water, is important. For us and them!
FINANCIAL SUPPORT: As many other non-profit animal rescues, we struggle financially. It is not easy and not everyone agrees with the work we do and that we focus on cats. We understand that everyone has their personal passions. There is nothing wrong with that. We all have our areas we love, and choose, to focus on. We can have that passion for more than one thing. It is your love and passion for cats and the work we do that gets us through. We never take it for granted and appreciate it more than you know.
Right now, our checking account is below $700. We are fortunate that our vet works with us on our bill. Most will not do that.
There are many ways you can help us. Monetary is always a big, important aspect. You can donate money, food, litter, or even sponsor a cat.
PAYPAL: PayPal has a program where you can do automatic monthly donations to Yogie and Friends. This is an easy and effective way to help our fundraising for the animals. You can also choose to pay the fees by selecting the Friends and Family option in PayPal ensuring we receive the entire amount of your donation. Our PayPal is: yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
We also have Venmo and that is @YogieCats
VET CARE:
Uncle Fester: Uncle Fester is one of our negative virus cats who has been dealing with a fungal infection on his nose. He was successfully treated for it about a year ago, but now it is back with a vengeance. This is a different type of fungus that the vet has us treating more aggressively and it is working better. We are treating him with an oral medication, Intrafungal, and it is a stronger, much better, medicine. The aggressive treatment is necessary to avoid the fungus spreading into his nose and sinuses. 
You can even see in the photo the improvement with just four treatments.
Once he is better, he will be placed up for adoption. He is a super sweet, and super chill, boy!
Blackie: Blackie had some episodes of bloody diarrhea and slight weight loss. He is about 17 years old, so we always want to ensure it is nothing more serious. He is dual diagnosed, which is FIV/FeLV positive, cat. Surprisingly, his labs were not too bad. Slightly elevated white count, which is good to even show he has them being immune compromised, no fever, no liver or kidney issues, and other than being slightly underweight, he is in surprisingly good shape. He is on oral medication for five days to ensure there is not any infection, then back to the Frierson location.
Bandit: Bandit is still hanging in there. She had a slight weight drop this past week and a half but has been gaining weight again. She likes being with the Director and spoiled. Having the form of coronavirus she has means she needs to not be around the others, but she is fine with that. We just would love to see her put on another pound.
Of course, with all this we are back up on the vet bill. Intrafungal is over $60 a bottle, so that adds up. Our bill is back, over $1800. We really need a break because we have some incredibly old cats and that often means age-related issues. Paws and claws crossed we do not!
You can call the vet clinic directly at 318-747-5747 and donate over the phone.
Or you can PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
FOOD AND SUPPLIES: We are sharing this information again so you can better see what our needs are. We have sixty-two cats between the Frierson and Bossier facilities. Frierson has seventeen cats, and the rest are in Bossier. We go through a great deal of food and litter. Here is a breakdown of food and litter:
18 Boxes of 60 count canned and ten bags of 25-pound Cat Chow = $1143.26 for 4 weeks
40 Pails of 42-pound cat litter = $784.40 for 4 weeks
Food and litter totals for 4 weeks = $1927.66
This does not include the prescription food, which is $237.80 per month.
We also have eleven cats on daily medications.
As you can see this is a lot of money. We have been fortunate with kind donors, but it is not an easy task.
We can always use your help.
PayPal is the best, and quickest, way to help. Then we can immediately go buy the supplies.
PayPal at yogieandfriends@hotmail.com
Or Venmo at YogieCats
Or you can help using our wish lists:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2N8IP4356I948/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Paws in the Park
River Park Church, 3232 E 70th Street
Shreveport, LA 71105
19 October 2024
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Pet Palooza
26 October 2024
1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Louisiana Boardwalk
Bossier City, LA
Yogie and Friends Fall Bake Sale
TBD
11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Petco
6595 Youree Drive
Shreveport, Louisiana
ADDRESS CHANGE: A reminder that we have a new physical address for Yogie and Friends. It is now: Yogie and Friends, 140 Fob Lane, Frierson, LA 71027
We continue to need your help and there are many ways you can do that. The following are the wish lists for supplies:
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/2N8IP4356I948/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_1
KROGER COMMUNITY REWARDS: Attention Kroger Shoppers. Please consider helping our cats when you shop at Kroger. Our Kroger Community Rewards number is GD567, and you can find us by our name as well, Yogie and Friends FIV Positive Cat Sanctuary. When you log into your Kroger account you can select us as your charity of choice and a part of your purchase will be donated to our rescue sanctuary. This is one of the easiest ways to help us financially when you go grocery shopping. It takes nothing out of your pockets either. How cool is that?
SPONSORSHIP: We often speak of our sponsorship program and right now we are really trying hard to get all our cats sponsored. Sponsorship is a wonderful way to help support our cats. By sponsoring one of our Yogie cats, you will be providing food, limited medical care (we know that medical bills can get extremely high and do not expect a sponsor to cover it. Unless they can, and want to), and their basic care and support. 100% of the sponsorship goes to the care of these animals. If each cat had a regular, monthly, sponsor, it would help ease the financial burden of care for the animals we provide sanctuary for.
Please note that more than one person may sponsor a cat but rest assured that all sponsored funds are used for the ongoing care of our cats.
You can sponsor a cat for just $15 a month, $45 a quarter, or $180 a year. You can always contribute more. It all helps a great deal.
If you choose to sponsor a cat via PayPal or Venmo, please let us know the name of the cat you would like to sponsor.
WE CURRENTLY CARE FOR 62 CATS, as well as several feral cats we care for:
CATS IN NEED OF SPONSORING
Sunny
Ursula
Brexit
Grayson – Is being sponsored by Phil and Ann, fans in Haughton, Louisiana.
Oskar
Hope
Elsa
Barney
Anna
Duncan – Is being sponsored by Vanessa, a fan in Bossier City, Louisiana.
Grace
Blackie
Penelope
Duckie
Lucy
Smudge
Squeak
Bandit
Snowball
Miss Kitty
Quinn – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Theo (Tayo) – Is being sponsored by Denyce, a fan in Houston, Texas.
Ms. Gray
Oscar
Dorian
Bert
Ernie
Kay
Rocket
Ziggy
Layla
Angel
Pia
Mama – Is being sponsored by Louise, a fan in Australia.
Saber
Binx
Domino
Socks
Logan
Russell – is being sponsored by Patsy, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
April
Tosha
Lucia
Uncle Fester
Yeti
Bonnie
Yakov – is being sponsored by Beverly, a fan in Shreveport, Louisiana
Finn
Chloe
Maggie Mae
Anastasia
Saphira
Eragon
Draco
Egon
Nick
Enya
Declan
Fiona
Flynn
Fabio
Sylvester
Our intake is closed until further notice.
Follow us on Facebook!
YOU CAN MAIL YOUR DONATIONS TO US AT:
YOGIE AND FRIENDS
140 FOB LANE (NEW ADDRESS)
FRIERSON, LA 71027
PLEASE spay and neuter your pets. Adopt! Do not Shop!
Thank You! The Yogie Cats and their Volunteer Staff!
Posted in Monthly Newsletter, The News