The Forgotten Persian Rescue and Friends

Fruit Bat needs both of her ankles repaired. They were fractured from her sad adventures on a busy highway.

Fruit Bat was found lying in the median of a very busy road. No one slowed down to check on the little dog as she cowered in pain, back legs unable to move, on the hot pavement. Cars whizzed by for twelve hours before a good samaritan from Colony Cats stopped to investigate and found the tiny chihuahua. The kind hearted volunteer quickly rushed Fruit Bat to Noah’s Ark Vet Hospital in Dublin, where Dr. Kim West proceeded to do a physical exam.

Fruit Bat’s back ankles were both fractured, causing the little dog’s immobility. Other than that, however, the chihuahua with the big eyes and perpetual smile, was in good shape. Dr. West discovered that Fruit Bat was only two years old and had not been spayed. On further investigation, it also became clear that Fruit Bat had an old fracture to the bone of her front leg, a fracture which had healed without medical care. Wherever this sweet girl came from, it was not the best place.

Forever smiling--even in pain, Fruit Bat has a happy face. Who couldn't love her?

It was Dr. West who named Fruit Bat and, to be honest, she does look like a bat with her big ears and skinny face. But looking like a bat is not a bad thing when you are that cute!

Because the volunteer who found Fruit Bat was with Colony Cats, the group was more than willing to help the little girl. Only there was one problem. A problem that often occurs in rescue–the little problem of money. Fruit Bat’s surgeries to repair her broken ankle bones must be done at Ohio State–Dr. West cannot do that herself. And so, the cost for Fruit Bat to walk again is between $1500-2000 and Colony Cats just cannot afford to pay that much.

Please help me get my legs fixed.

Dr. West took it upon herself to raise the money for Fruit Bat’s surgeries and she asked us if we would help.  Dr. West is also going to act as Fruit Bat’s foster after the surgeries, taking care of her dressings and helping her with rehabilitative therapy.

And so all of us, Black and Orange Cat Foundation, Colony Cats, The Forgotten Persian Rescue and Friends, which is Renee Kelly’s charitable group (Renee is the owner of Noah’s Ark), are going to work together with Dr. West to help Fruit Bat.

Big things can happen when lots of people work together! Big things for a little dog.

That is where we need your help. If you would like to help Fruit Bat walk again, please mail your tax deductible donation to Noah’s Ark Veterinary Hospital, 6001 Memorial Drive, Dublin, Ohio 43017. Please put, “Attention: Dr. Kim West, Fruit Bat’s Fund” on the front of the envelope. You can contact Noah’s Ark for more information by calling 614-761-8400. You can also learn more at their web site: http://noahsarkvethosp.com/

Checks can be made out to Colony Cats. You can also make credit card donations at their web site: http://www.colonycats.org/donate.htm

Please make sure to indicate that this donation is for Fruit Bat’s Fund.

Additionally, Black and Orange Cat Foundation is also accepting donations for Fruit Bat. You can mail a donation to us at P. O. Box 126, Plain City, Ohio 43064. Please make sure to write on the check that this is for Fruit Bat’s Fund. You can also donate through our PayPal link on our web site: www.bandocats.org

Please email us if you do make a PayPal donation and let us know that the funds are for Fruit Bat. Unfortunately, our PayPal site does not have a memo section set up to allow us to write what the donation is for.

All of the organizations involved are 501 (c) 3 charities, so any donation you make for Fruit Bat is tax deductible.

Dr. West and Fruit Bat--we will get this girl walking again.

Just as soon as Fruit Bat has her surgeries, she will also need a forever home, so if you are interested in adopting the sweetest chihuahua north of Mexico, contact us or Noah’s Ark. Fruit Bat does well with other dogs and with cats and she LOVES people.

The only other solution for Fruit Bat if she cannot have these surgeries is euthanasia and none of us will allow that to happen!!

Where would I be without my friends? Probably still stretched out on the road! You can't see it, but I am shivering just thinking about that!

Noah's Ark Veterinary Hospital, 6001 Memorial Drive in Muirfield

Noah's Ark Veterinary Hospital, 6001 Memorial Drive in Muirfield

We (meaning me and all the rescue cats, as well as my own kitten clan) are so excited! A new vet hospital, Noah’s Ark, is going to be opening up in Muirfield, just ten minutes from our house. But that is not why we are so exuberant. We are having kitten fits, because one of our most favorite vets in the whole world, Dr. Kim West, is going to be one of the four vets on staff there!

Today, after a late lunch, Joe and I decided to try to locate the vet hospital. I did a mapquest for it on my phone and within minutes, we were pulling into the parking lot of a small plaza in the heart of Muirfield–just centimeters from the golf course that made Dublin, Ohio nearly as famous as its Irish counterpart.  The plaza contained an eye doctor as well as a pediatrician and several other service type shops. And there, at the front of the plaza, visible from the road, was the vet hospital, which looks like it was renovated from what used to be an old bank (I say that, because there is the remnant of a drive up window, which is now going to provide an access door for emergency animals. This entrance will allow very sick or injured animals to be brought in through the back rather than the main lobby).

Of course, because I wanted to let everyone know about the new vet hospital, which is going to be extremely rescue friendly, I had to make Joe pull up so I could take a few photos. Unbeknownst to me, a large portion of the staff, including Dr. West, was inside wondering who the crazy person was taking pictures. When Dr. West realized it was me, she had to run out and say hello, before inviting us in for a tour of the building.

The hospital is awesome. There are separate exam and surgery rooms for the cats and dogs, keeping the cats completely away from the canine patients to reduce their fear levels. Everything is state of the art and looks really nice. Even better, the facility is going to be a 24 hour emergency  hospital. This will make it so much closer to go for emergencies rather than trudging half an hour over to MedVet in Worthington.

Noah’s Ark is being set up by Renee Kelly, a lady who is no stranger to rescue, having been the fearless leader of The Forgotten Persian Rescue and Friends for many, many years. I have worked with Renee on several rescue issues in the past. My dad has transported Persian kitties to her in Marysville. Renee was also one of the founding forces for some of the first spay and neuter programs at the Union County Humane Society.

Noah’s Ark is located at 6001 Memorial Drive in Dublin, Ohio in the heart of Muirfield Village. The phone number is 614-761-8400. They plan to be open in the very near future and we will keep you updated on the progress. We will definitely be using them for B and O!

To learn more about The Forgotten Persian Rescue and Friends, visit: http://www.persianrescue.net/

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