The Grace Card, Inc.

08/27/2025

08/25/2025

Weezie is feeling better already - potty issues are resolving and she’s back to the spunky Weezie 😻 Her thyroid number was 7 - out of range - and that caused an array of issues. She’s now taking her thyroid meds (Methamizole) crushed in her food in the a.m. and a holistic supplement (Standard Process - Feline Enteric Support) also crushed in her food in the p.m. and the diarrhea subsided and she’s back to normal 💩🙌🙌

Thyroid problems are very common in cats and easy to manage and the meds are cheap and can even be purchased from your local pharmacy. No pulling your hair out to get them to take these meds - they are small, can be crushed and added to food - easy peasy 😊😊

08/22/2025

BREAKING NEWS!!!

Our dynamic duo, Hoku and Poki, have been adopted together and went to their forever home this evening 😻😻🐾🐾❤️❤️

I promise to post some pictures of them with their new mom and dad soon. This amazing couple has been visiting with the boys over the last few weeks, spending an hour at a time with them, giving them time to get to know them and earn trust before taking them to their new home ❤️. I can’t even begin to tell you the compassion they have shown these two boys and their foster parents who have spent the last 8 months showing Hoku and Poki so much love.

I will give more information tomorrow but it’s late and I wanted to make sure to get the good news out 😊😻

Here’s some farewell pictures from their bonus mom - it’s a bittersweet day for their foster parents, but they are so thankful for their new amazing parents 🫶🐾🫶

08/19/2025

A door left open, natural disasters, fires, car accidents, even loss of a guardian - tragic circumstances can happen in a moment’s time.

Over and over the importance of microchips and keeping the information current is stressed - the microchip is your pet’s identification card, their medical card and their hope of being reunited with you.

Their microchip information is vital to them - use it wisely. When completing their microchip information online include vital information including first and foremost your up to date contact information, but also medical concerns, their vet contact information and any other vital information you are able to fit into the notes/comments section. I add vital medical info with their name so when they are found, the finder/vet will know immediately upon scanning that they are in need of meds, etc. If the pet can’t be vaccinated/sedated for medical reasons, like heart disease, you would want a vet or shelter to know that.

A microchip is more than just a number, it is your pet’s link to you, their vet, and their medical needs to a person who finds them. It can save their lives.

If you have lost the number of their microchip, any vet can scan for the number. You can register the microchip for free on sites like 24PetWatch (regardless of what company the microchip originated from), so if you don’t update the information because your microchip company charges a yearly fee, register on one of the free sites - they are still searchable.

Please, please make sure the information is correct, up to date, and their vet’s info if possible - their life may depend on it.

This image is just to give you an idea of information to add, no ID like this will print from a microchip registry 😊

08/19/2025

Weezie has had some new issues the last several weeks with “bathroom stuff”, not eating as well and drinking quite a bit, so she has had a couple of vet visits in the last several days.

Weezie is a New Year’s Day baby (1/1/2009), so she’s had over 16 1/2 years of living and her joints are in the worst shape we’ve seen. Her arthritis in her front elbows is extreme. Last week she got her monthly Solensia and B12 shots (and she also takes Cosequin daily). We had wondered if the mobility issues were making it more difficult to use the litterbox and so we added other options, like p*e pads, and more sets of padded stairs for her to get up and down from spaces.

In addition to severe arthritis, Weezie is diabetic but has been in remission for almost a couple of years with just eating a modified, diabetic friendly diet. Diabetes can cause some of the symptoms we were noticing, so we wanted to check her glucose. Today her bloodwork confirmed she is still in remission and her glucose number was 84 - which is awesome and a completely normal reading ❤️

This tough girl also has IBD so she has her share of senior issues, but the new changes were concerning. I can’t say I wasn’t nervous about what today’s vet visit might reveal 🥰

Today Weezie’s exam and bloodwork revealed that she is now hyperthyroid, a fairly common issue in older cats and typically easily treatable with meds (and can cause many of the new issues she is dealing with). So, today a little extra support and new meds were added to Weezie’s daily regimen.

Overall, today’s vet visit went well. Her glucose reading was awesome, her weight has remained pretty steady, her strong personality and disgust at being “bothered” is clearly still in tact 😁, her appetite was back in full after the visit, and we found a treatable issue (thyroid) that explains the symptoms she is having 🙌🙌🙌

This girl is one tough cookie and nothing seems to slow her down 😻. She has completely embraced her roomate Bennie - and even lets him eat her food 🙄 that is…until I step in 😉

We have a group of super seniors and they would all tell you that age is just a number - they are livin’ the life in their active adult community 😉😸 🏌️🎰 and they aren’t about to slow down now…except for nap time of course 😆😴

Please add Weezie to your prayer list that the new meds will get her back to feeling young and full of energy again 🙏🙏

08/17/2025

Please join me in celebrating another year around the sun for this Golden Girl 🐾😎😻

Mocha brought in her 15th year on planet earth 🌍 August 16th full of her own surprises 😸

Almost every morning, literally half an hour before my alarm goes off, I hear growling and a cat argument about to begin 😩 I usually scream from my bed KNOCK IT OFF!!! followed by one particular cat’s name…the kitty who has unlimited energy and sleeps less than 15 minutes a day and is investigating/into mischief the rest of the time 🙄😉

So yesterday, on her big birthday, this normally timid and reserved senior lady, Miss Mocha, decided NO MORE hiding for me!! She cautiously strolled past the others, out of her “safe spot” down the stairs and I found her hanging out with Kimba and Annie 🫠😇🫶

I hurried to take the picture of them peacefully sharing time together, and that sweet peacefulness lasted probably about 2 1/2 minutes until my sweet, timid, reserved, now 15 year old senior lady made this now familiar growling sound and high pitched “I’m about to kick your butt for being near me” sound 😳😳😳

Kimba and Annie both took off. Dennis the Menace (who I assumed was the perpetrator every morning) was side-eyeing me 😒 from the kitchen - mocking me I’m sure for yelling his name every morning - with this revelation that he may have in fact been the victim (although probably also the antagonizer in the mornings)🫩 In fact, it has been sweet, little old Mocha with that loud growl followed by “there’s about to be a cat fight” sounds!!!

No more wall flower 🌺 for Mocha - she’s starting a new chapter in life (and apparently in this book found in her room - Dealing With the Crazy Makers in Your Life 😆) This year she’s bringing it on - setting her boundaries - kicking butt and taking names. This year is her year to shine😻 ☀️✨❤️🦋🐾

Happy 15th Birthday beautiful 😻 🎂😘🥳🎉 You still got it going on 🤩 Keep livin’ the dream 🐾🏖️🎁

08/13/2025

Two months ago today, on June 12, this handsome senior got his freedom ride from the local shelter and settled into residence at The Grace Card 😻😻

Today Kimba had his monthly vet visit and is doing really well! He has finished his supplemental iron and his mouth is all healed well after his extractions and the swelling in his jaw that was really concerning at first has almost completely diminished.

He loves to eat!! He loves to nap all over the place 😸 and he gets along great with everyone. He had his monthly Solensia injection today (along with sweet Weezie) and that seems to be doing wonders with those achy joints for him ❤️

After a little bit of TLC, he is doing great and I think he is settling in rather nicely 😉🫠🐾

This good lookin’ senior, Kimba ❤️ just a short two months ago things looked not too good….but now…. he’s signing up for pickleball, throwing late night parties, updated his Tinder profile, and is looking at Harleys online 😎🏍️ (ok - that may be a tad bit of exaggeration … he needs to save up for a Harley since he’s been unemployed for like forever 😉)

Live like Kimba 😻😻 Age is just a number…let the good times roll!!! and naps too - lots of naps 💤😁 and please save a senior 🙏🫶🐱

08/08/2025

Kermie and Spot…forever friends ❤️💔🐾🐾

08/08/2025

It is with profound sadness that I let all of Kermit’s faithful followers know that he has gained his angel wings 🪽🐾😇😭

Kermit peacefully passed yesterday evening surrounded by his loving family. He came into our rescue March 7, 2023 with his best Buddy Spot. An amazing family stepped in immediately to foster them. During Kermit’s initial intake, his bloodwork indicated that he had cancer - T-cell lymphoma/leukemia. His amazing foster family took him to his oncology appointments (an hour away), gave him his chemo meds every day, loved him unconditionally and abundantly.

With the unknowns of fighting cancer, his family threw him a 15th birthday bash on August 17, 2023 with all the trimmings ❤️

Kermie (as he was sweetly called) was the center of the world. He was treated like the king he was, and his endearing “old man ways” were his hallmark. I can’t even begin to quantify the abundance of care and love he has received in the last nearly 2 1/2 years by his foster family who became his forever family - from the day they brought him to their home all the way through his last breath, his happiness was their only focus. It was all about Kermie 💛💜❤️🐾

Please keep Kermie’s family (human and furbabies) in your thoughts and prayers - this is a very emotional and sad time for all of them. Kermie was Spot’s bestie and he needs lots of support too right now 😿

Here are some sweet memories of Kermie (I will share a heartwarming video separately). From February 2023 when we first became aware of these boys left behind after the sudden passing of their first dad (picture of Kermit outside) to August 2025 (last picture was taken this week), Kermit was seen, adored, loved and most of all, his wishes were always heard and respected.

Thanks for the blessing of being touched by your life, sweet Kermie - you will always be with us in our hearts 🥰🫶

Wait for us at the bridge 🌈 and save us a seat at the table 😢🫶🐾 Love and miss you Kermie 🫶

08/07/2025

Oh my ❤️

Wake up sleepyhead 🥱🫩🐾

Little Micah…the bestest boy ever. 11 years old, blind, and in and out of homes and shelters for a decade, but not any more. Micah is one of our permanent residents.

He will never again have to feel that fear of the unknown…navigating new sounds, areas, people and other animals in a new space. He walks around here like a pro - he has figured how to get around everything (even the dog 😊) - you would never know he is completely blind.

He loves his water fountain ⛲️ - it took my a little bit to get that the sound of running water helped him find the water easier. He has a couple litter boxes to choose from and uses them perfectly.

He has his favorite places to nap (this sink being one 😉) - he loves to nap on the cat tower by the back🪟where he can hear the birds chirping and the outside animals, under the 🛌, and on a soft blanket by the front 🪟 so he can hear the Chewy man bringing treats 😊

He has his besties - Milo and Holly - and he’s learning to trust Lily the dog too 🫠

He ❤️loves❤️ people and wants to cuddle on your lap always. He is a true rockstar kitty.

Some days I’m just amazed at how blessed we are to be sharing our lives with these amazing, forgiving and resilient souls. The lessons they teach us are never ending 😇🐾❤️

08/06/2025

First picture: June 2, 2025…two days after Ava was trapped

Second picture: August 3, 2025…just over two months later

The street life is hard on kitties, and doubly tough on the seniors. These pictures show the difference just a short time inside can make in their overall health. Ava is regaining her strength, her coat looks fabulous and she is now at a healthy weight ❤️ These aren’t “enhanced” pictures - her coat was so thin and coarse when she first came in that she appeared to be a skinny grey kitty. Now, two months later her coat is a beautiful thick chocolate with orange and white accents - and she is getting a tad bit of that “tortitude” too 😉

… and and she is a great comfort to a nervous Gus who is on his own journey back to health 🥰