02/18/2026
April 13, 2026 FLOUNDER is doing great! Latest photo above! I took him to the vet this past week (along with several other cat visits to Sound Cat!) and repeated his PCR test (swab eyes & back of throat). He was a trooper & no sedation needed. I just held him & he knew I was with him. He has really come a long long way from being VERY feral to just a “mushster”!
Will take a few days to get the results, but hoping PCR will show that he is not contagious any more for the calici virus (Kitty pneumonia) which is contagious. It is much less contagious to cats that are vaccinated & all of ours have been, but airing on the side of caution. Just cant wait to get him out of that bathroom he has been locked up in for EIGHT weeks!
Say a prayer for FLOUNDER! Enjoy his video below!
March 27, 2026 Video - Flounder doing great! Eating, playing, purring, talking but still a bit congested. Very affectionate!: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/RHlyU6uH_t8
March 19, 2026 Video update of FLOUNDER! He's getting better everyday!: https://youtube.com/shorts/AEuz3bTiSwQ?si=L1e1ztpWqA9cmfv1
March 8, 2026 Update on Flounder - Its been a challenge & very, very slow improvement, but I can finally say, I am hopeful, as you can see in this video: https://youtube.com/shorts/gKzcHabtinA?si=l3m322hP9ACUnKgG
A couple days ago, FLOUNDER began nibbling a little bit on his dry food. He is also drinking a little water on his own.
Yesterday, he took a brief moment to pick his paw.
Today, he was purring & that made me cry. After 11 days of tube feeding this kitty 3 times a day while his eyes were closed, he just laid there with his head buried, I'm finally seeing some improvement.
Feb. 25, 2026 After successful dental surgery, Flounder is not doing well in recovery this week.
Flounder is the little black feral I took to Sound Cat last Monday & had all his teeth pulled (to the tune of $1,700!!!), but unfortunately, he has not done well so far.
I dropped him off at Sound Cat, our Vet, this am. He is not eating, he is very lethargic & quite congested.
Please say a prayer for this little feral cat. He doesn’t deserve any of this!
Feb. 15, 2026 Urgent Fundraiser needed for poor Flounder's dental issues! For the fast couple of weeks, I noticed him, one of the black feral kitties in the FURR Sanctuary, seemed thin, lethargic and not well.
I noticed that Flounder started to seem congested also, so I had to get him to the vet. After several days, I finally got Flounder in my net and got him to Sound Cat. It is so difficult to care for a feral colony because the cats are not tame. It is extremely difficult to catch them.
Flounder had horrible breath, horrible teeth and needs a full mouth of dental extractions! He also had a horrible infection and was dripping bloody mucus from his nose as you can see in this photo. How painful and horrible for him!
He is scheduled for dental surgery on Feb. 16. It will cost around $1,200 - $1,500 for him in addition to the $300 I've already spent from his original vet assessment last week.
Please donate quickly and securely today via FURR's PayPal! link: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=L8A6NKTNRF89A
Since Flounder's surgery moved up, that opened a dental surgery spot for the new feral, TREASURE, on Mar 30th.
Please say a prayer that Flounder's surgery goes well and that all of his infections will go away. Poor kitty!!!
