June 2024 Update
Greetings Yogie Fans!
We hope and pray this newsletter finds you well!
Happy 24th Anniversary Yogie and Friends! We celebrated 24 years as a sanctuary on May 26th! Wow! Can you believe it? Where has the time gone?
We know we could not have made it without the kindness and generosity of our fans. It is not an easy thing keeping an animal rescue solvent, but we have.
Thank you for being there for us, and here is to another 24 years!
GIVE FOR GOOD: We want to thank you for our most successful Give for Good. We made a little over $4000 this year. We are still waiting on the deposit, but it should be sometime this week. The funds are much needed. Thank you all again!
HAIL AND FAREWELL:
Hail: We want to welcome our newest board member, Ashley Bullock, to the organization. Ashely is local to Bossier City, Louisiana. We look forward to working with Ashley, and to what ideas she brings with her. Welcome aboard Ashley!
Farewell: We say goodbye to our Vice President, Victoria Volk. Vicki has been with Yogie and Friends for over fifteen years. We appreciate the time she has been with us here at the sanctuary and wish her the best on her next adventures. Thank you Vicki!
VET CARE:
Bandit
Bandit: Doctor DeFriend called and said “The good news is she has cleared the coronavirus. The bad news is she has Cryptosporidium.” We were a little surprised since it did not show on the first diarrhea panel that was sent to the lab, but sometimes so much is going on in a sample it could be missed. Unfortunately, it is a difficult thing to cure. Not impossible, but difficult and it is a zoonotic thing, which means it can transfer to people. We take every precaution with this. On May 11th she went to the vet again. Her weight was down to 4.15 pounds. She was given subcutaneous fluids. The director gives her subQ fluids once a week. She is on Tylosin and is given an appetite stimulant daily. She is eating and drinking water. We see a lot of improvement and are hoping the Cryptosporidium clears. We weighed her on the 23rd and she weighed five pounds eight and a half ounces. She is brighter and happier.
Russell
Russell T: One of our older cats, Russell T., has been losing weight. Not a lot at first, but our director started noticing more. Then she noticed he acted like his mouth hurt when he ate. He saw the vet and has stomatitis. He is not as bad as Alex, so the vet gave him an antibiotic and pain shots and he is scheduled for dental surgery on the 30th. The shots helped him a great deal, so he will be much better for the extractions.
If you can help in any way, it would be much appreciated.
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
ALEX AND CLAIRE: Recently one of our long-time fans contacted the Director about the possibility of adopting two FIV positive cats. She had lost her last cat about a month ago and said she really missed having cats. She was not interested in adopting kittens because she wanted to outlive her pets, and felt she wanted to help us at the same time.
Alex and Claire
Since Yogie and Friends is a sanctuary, it means we are a forever home, we do not actively look to adopt cats out. We are not averse to it, but most people seek out kittens. Occasionally though, someone does specifically look for an older cat, and with FIV. There are people who do look to adopt FIV positive cats, so we are happy about that.
Since we have known this awesome lady for quite some time, we know she is a great cat person and gives them a great home and care. She had seen our previous newsletter and when she saw Alex she felt a connection. She came to visit, and he took to her like a regular family member. It was that fast. The second cat she looked at that she felt had a gentle, and complimentary personality was Claire. Claire is not FIV positive, but she is the sweetest girl and the three of them clicked.
As hard as it is to say goodbye, it is easy when you know they are going to another good place to be spoiled and pampered and have even more attention.
Congratulations to Alex, now Oscar, and Claire, now Clarise. We are thrilled for you!
FOOD AND LITTER: We need food and litter in a bad way. We do not know why it is so difficult to find it here locally, but other rescuers have told us they are having difficulty finding it too. If you would like to help with this, you can go to our Chewy and Amazon links listed below. We appreciate your help.
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 portion 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 61 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
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
UPCOMING EVENTS:
NONE AT THIS TIME
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
FINANCIAL SUPPORT: Your donations are the most important thing to help us with our animals. We are a 501(C)(3) non-profit, in good standing. Your donations are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. We can really use help with funds to buy food, veterinarian care, and everyday care of the wellbeing of the animals. Thank you for your support.
Our intake is closed until further notice.
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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!
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