Spring Adopt-a-Thon and Bray Fry a Success!

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the OARS Adoption Center yesterday for our adopt-a-thon and brat fry! We are thrilled to say that three adult kitties went to their forever home, and another adult kitty was adopted, and possibly two of our dogs, because of this event!



Everyone enjoyed the brats, burgers and Boca veggie burgers (my personal favorite). Thanks to Nicole and Tim B, Nate and Sarah, Natalie, Russ, Louise and hubby all for running the show; Corey, Denise, Mallory and Jodi for running the adoption Center, and Linda and friend, Sharon W and Amy for cleaning, planting, taking up a fence, weeding and other chores; and everyone else who made this event successful! We couldn't do it without you!


Sarah with Booker T, the star of the day!


Booker loves all the ladies - here he is flirting with Mallory


Booker thinks he's a lap dog :)


The boys grillin'

Kitten and Puppy Baby Shower So Much Fun!

Thank you to everyone who came by and showed their support and donated puppy and kitten baby items for the homeless pets of Orphan Animal Rescue today!


Our wonderful baby shower gifts, donated by so many caring people who stopped by!


Baby kittens


Sarah holds baby Will


Shawn and baby Will all snuggled up :)


Linus and Fuzzy Bear, brothers back together for some puppy play time!


Nate gets a sloppy puppy kiss from Fuzzy Bear!


Our sweet Mara :)


Linus is one pooped puppy!


Holly checks out the cat towers :)


Yuzzie, one of our OARS adoptable doggies!

My Foster Room...the land of unwanted misfits

My sweet, silly OARS foster kitties are so sad it's almost comical...my orphans and oddballs...Luigi with his recovering wound on his head, Clooney with the mysterious wound on his side, Lilly with her hair loss on her legs, and Ted E Bear who's a walking skeleton and will barely eat or move. They are a lot of work, but thanks to Dr. Carrie Harness of American Animal Hospital, who even stopped by my house to visit and treat them, and the supporters of Orphan Animal Rescue - because of them I can get the treatments they need - they are all on the road to a speedy recovery!


Oh sweet, silly Clooney...the handsomest loverboy ever! This precious tabby on white baby has a mysterious wound on his side...that just doesn't want to heal. Dr. Harness gave him laser treatments and I'm giving him medication and we'll nurse him back to health...in the meantime, he has to wear a cone so he doesn't pick/lick at his wound. Poor guy! But boy, he gets around pretty well with it on, even plays like a maniac, he is such a spunky kitten!


My Luigi...my sweet boy, who I've had forever...first he breaks open his neuter sutures and needs to wear a cone and be medicated for two weeks. Now, he somehow managed to get a chemical wound on the back of his head and his tongue. I've been nursing him back to health with the help of Dr. Harness, who donated laser treatments, which sped his recovery by about a million times! He looks so much better and will soon be ready for adoption!


Here's Luigi's wound, almost healed...


Poor Lilly...this sweet 7-year-old girl's owner had to give her up due to losing his job...she has some kind of food allergy, combined with stress, that is causing her to lick the hair off her legs. She is with me for medication and intense lovin' to heal her emotional and physical ailments...she is such a lovebug here and seems very happy.


Ted E Bear....this poor, beautiful Maine Coon mix kitty's owner died...he then ended up at the Lincoln County Humane Society in Merrill, Wis...then he came to us...then he went to Corey for intense care and socialization...then he came to me. I still have to force feed this poor boy, who is about 4 pounds underweight (very severe) and will barely eat anything. He is depressed and misses his owner, poor guy. We will not give up on him, he deserves a chance and we'll do everything we can to save this sweet boy!

Dog and Kitty Rescue Tonight!

Orphan Animal Rescue's wonderful volunteers rescued 6 dogs, 3 puppies, 2 cats and 5 teeny tiny kittens tonight from an overcrowded shelter. THANK YOU to all our amazing volunteers for making this lifesaving rescue happen!

Hersheys Kisses


Baby polydactyl kitten!


Baby polydactyl kitten #2!


Bridget, the puppies' mommy!


Baby Puppy Linus


Me with Charlie Brown - ha ha!


Donna, our mighty road warrior, with Andre


Bentley, who had been at the shelter for two years


Bentley with his new foster mama Jackie


Princess Helena

Royal Retreat Gets Royal Treatment!

Thanks to our wonderful volunteers Sara and Nick for painting one of our adoption rooms tonight! The Royal Retreat officially looks a lot more "royal" and of course we'll be giving all kitty residents the royal treatment while they are there at the Adoption Center until they find their new forever homes! Check out the new look while it's under construction!

Watson the Persian is HILARIOUS!

See Watson wag his tongue - literally, and in a good way! This new rescue kitty to Orphan Animal Rescue is one of the sweetest little guys we've met. He is a beautiful orange and white Persian. He is available for adoption through OARS!

Toby Does Awesome at PetSmart!

What a BLAST! Toby was such a good boy for Jaime and me today at our PetSmart adoption event. We had so much fun playing with him, he was such a good sport. He met lots of people and even might get adopted as a result! We hope so!


Hi, I'm Toby.


I'm cute.


I love you I love you I love you!


They put a cowboy hat on me. I'm so embarassed.


Aunt Emily got me a stuffed dragon toy. I have no idea how his legs got chewed off! (note the stuffing in his mouth)


Those aren't the toy dragon's feet! I don't know what those are. I don't. I'm innocent.


A job well done. What do we do next? Do I get a new forever family?

Luigi making a speedy recovery

In my 10 years of animal welfare volunteer work, I've never seen a kitty chew open his neuter sutures...but Luigi, one of our Orphan Animal Rescue foster cats, did, only hours after his surgery! Silly boy. So he is now in foster care with me and has to wear a cone for 7 days while he recovers. Poor little guy, he is so outgoing and affectionate, all he wants to do is love you and be petted. I will keep him safe and sound until he's healed and ready for adoption. It's a lot of work; he needs medications every day and has to be fed out of my hand or while I hold a bowl under his chin, but it's completely worth it. He is such a great cat and will be a wonderful companion for someone very soon.

Pins for Paws was a Blast!

We had such a great time at our Orphan Animal Rescue fundraiser, Pins for Paws! Thanks to everyone who came out today to support homeless pets. What a great time!


The pirate team - GREAT costumes guys!


The Bowling for Bean team - awesome T-shirts guys!


Shawn's team - they even got sponsors, Bob Burns and Countryview Animal Hospital - thank you!


Shawn's team - they did awesome! :)


Dr. Spay and Dr. Neuter


My team - the High Rollers! We kinda sucked but had FUN! :)


Steph and Natalie!

Semi-Feral Kitty Shows LOVERBOY Side!

Jasper, the semi-feral kitty I adopted last week, has completely come out of his shell now that he is home with me! Semi-feral kitties mean that they had little human contact during their first weeks of life when they were babies. They take a lot more patience to own, as they are super shy. However, they can be WONDERFUL companions, as evidenced by my sweet baby boy! Once you get a shy kitty home and make him feel safe and loved, he will reward you with tons of loving and affection!



Jasper making biscuits and purring

Another Dog Rescue

Thanks to all the volunteers who helped us rescue 6 more dogs yesterday from another rescue. Special thanks to Linda Jenschke who went above and beyond to help, and fosters Nicole, Jaime and Debbie. Look at these cuties!


Kyle snuggles up for his trip to OARS


Awwww, Charlie!


Toby - what a cutie!


Stevie Girl - just LOOK at those beautiful eyes!


Linda with the two boxers - these two will need lots of lovin and extra TLC