Duncan and Ginger got their Forever Homes!

Woooohoooo! NOTHING makes me happier than finding out one of our long-term animals finally, FINALLY found their forever home! Duncan, the beautiful Pyranese, that's been here over a year now, found his FOREVER HOME! WOOOHOOOO!

And the absolutely WONDERFUL couple that I corresponded with over several days, came in today and spent tons and tons of time with the cats. AND they adopted sweet little Ginger, aka Butterum. I love that cat - she is such a sweetheart and I think they'll really enjoy her. Thank you EVERYONE!

Ivan the Huggable

Ya know, when you first take a squint at Ivan, he looks like he'd take your arm clean off. He just LOOKS mean. Appearances CAN be deceiving however. Ivan is the sweetest, gentlest, laid-back cat I've ever met.

He's definitely an adult, but still likes to play a bit and loves to be held. And he purrs - oh, he loves to purr! When he was hit with the sickness that went around the Shelter, he and I would sit outside on the bench and take in the sunshine. And he'd purr. And he'd just cuddle against my chest and enjoy the attention.

Why is Ivan here? I don't know. Perhaps his owners lost their home, perhaps he got lost in a move, perhaps someone didn't realize what a great cat he is. ALL the cats at the Shelter are now spayed and neutered, including my dear, sweet Ivan. If he was a marshmallow before, he's even more so now.

Look at that face. How could you not fall in love with him?

Happy Days at the Shelter

Lots of good news to be had at Enoch Animal Shelter. Two of the puppies were taken by BAM to foster and find forever homes for, Rascal, the adorable hound was adopted over the weekend, as was Ralphie the Black Lab, Pudge the Wonder Cat and the BEAUTIFUL Seal Point Siamese was taken into Rescue as well.

Pigpen was found covered in oil and grease under a car. After a bath, he looks wonderful!


OH! And our two Senior dogs, Red and Heidi were taken in by Best Friends.


Rocko is a great young dog, that would a perfect family pet!

The Shelter is STILL overflowing with dogs sadly enough and many of them are bunking in pairs, when the kennels really aren't big enough for even 1 dog. We have some great dogs (and cats!) that would LOVE to find homes of their own.

Ginger is a gorgeous young woman!

As mentioned previusly, a huge bout of pink-eye was circulating around the cat house - this happens because of overcrowding. One cat gets sick and they pass it along to all the others. It's distressing, BUT, the antibiotics and the apple cider vinegar are doing the trick. Ginger looks great, as does Ivan the Cuddly. Nothing would help them more than getting adopted into their own Forever Homes. Won't you please pass the word? Our cats and dogs LOVE people!

Super Adoption Event at IFA

I just found out that the Enoch Shelter is going to participate in the Super Adoption Event at the new IFA on Main Street in Cedar. It's on April 30th from 9am to 2pm. PLEASE tell everyone you know to come adopt a wonderful dog or cat!

Conjunctivitis/Pink Eye

There is an epidemic at the Shelter. Pink eye is everywhere and all the cats are miserable. That makes me miserable. Antibiotics are SO expensive and some times they don't even help. I found some natural remedies that I'm going to try tomorrow. I'll keep you posted! Holistic Treatments Use a homemade saline solution. Combine 1/4 teaspoon of salt and 1 cup of lukewarm water. Drip saline solution into your cat's eye using a cotton ball or eye dropper 3 to 4 times a day. Bacteria can form in homemade saline mixes so make a new solution for each treatment and use a separate cotton ball for each eye. L-lysine is an amino acid and can be found in most health food stores at a low price in capsule or tablet form. Look for 500 mg capsules of lysine that can be mixed into canned cat food twice a day, for 1000 mg total per day. Continue for five days. Owners may want to continue mixing 250 mg of lysine a day in your cat's food as an immune booster. Applying apple cider vinegar, undiluted or diluted with 1 tablespoon vinegar with 2 tablespoons water, to the scruff of your cat's neck is a favorite home treatment for all types of eye infections, including conjunctivitis. Adding a teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to your cat's water is also said to prevent allergies, which can cause eye irritation, from bothering your cat. If the symptoms are not improving after using these treatments bring your cat to the vet to rule out any more serious problems.

Black is Beautiful

In every sense of the word. And don't take offense. Black cats and dogs often times get overlooked in the Shelters. I don't understand why. Perhaps it's because they don't photograph as well as lighter colored animals. It's a shame really, because we have some of the most delightful black dogs and cats I've ever met!

Take Brutus - he's had a tough young life, through no fault of his own. He's a big, fun loving Black Lab. And all he's looking for is a home of his own.

Then we have Ralphie. Which cracks me up because I have a Tuxedo cat named Ralphie. Ralphie is a small Black Lab. And he's a sweetheart. He doesn't deserve to be here. He just needs a little training and he'll be good as gold. He's not a bad dog, but when you've been in jail as long as these dogs have, they tend to be rambunctious and not as well-behaved as they would be in established homes. When visiting, you need to remember that.

And how about those black cats??? Did you know that on the whole, black cats are more intelligent than any other color? Is that why they get bypassed so often? PJ was my first black cat and he was a pistol. He'd open all the drawers in the kitchen, pull everything out, then lay in the drawer. He also played fetch with his toys. He lived a good long life, and even though I now have other black cats, there will always be a special place in my heart for him.

Take a peek at these handsome boys and girls - they want, need, and deserve love just like everyone else!

Oliver and Crash - GOOD NEWS

I love good news, don't you? Oliver, the gorgeous Shepherd mix and Crash, the puppy, BOTH got adopted over the weekend. Not to the same family, but nonetheless, hopefully they will be well behaved and love every minute of their new Forever Homes. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers this week, that they pass their home tests!