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All week, I’ve been loading donations for The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry into my borrowed Land Rover that we’ve dubbed St. Gertrude or Gertie. She contains multitudes of cat food. Now,there’s no interior light so I bought a head lamp. I added a USB port to the cigarette light – oh […]
Our second month of pet food distribution is underway. We have 50 total colony caretakers registered and 26 are active. All feed cats, some have dogs. Our main focus is dry cat food, especially during these winter months. We’ll need bags of food in the 10-20 pound range. Smaller bags can be combined as well. […]
November distribution starts tomorrow. We have enough to give each caretaker 12 pounds of dry and 16 cans of wet. If we can rally to generate 160 more cans today, each caretaker will receive a full case. A case means one can almost every day. You can use our wishlist or go rogue and shop […]
It is almost #Caturday so time to update you on the Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Pantry Holiday Drive. The pantry serves cat colony caretakers, feeders, TNRs, rescues, and love income pet owners. We prioritize the 18 neighborhoods of the Northside along with adjacent communities. You can register at this link: bit.ly/PetFolxPetFoodPantry Currently, we […]
50 households caring for 650 cats. That’s how many folx are enrolled in The John P. Ruffing VMD Memorial Pet Food Pantry. And we do not have enough food to distribute for November. Obviously we don’t try to feed all 650 cats, but we do try to give something to each household. They are colony […]
The big issue is that we cannot find a rescue to take her. She’s been turned down by several because she’s too sick. Still waiting to hear from two others, but its been weeks since we applied so not holding out hope. If you have rescue connections, please reach out to them directly with this […]
Cat colony caretakers, feeders, and low income pet owners are encouraged to register for “The Ruff” Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Projects pet food pantry. We distribute based on donations received – we are brand new. This month we gave out 11 pounds of dry and 24 cans of wet to each of […]
I was pleasantly surprised to be approached with a chance to review a self-cleaning cat litter box. I agreed to try the Scooper Luxury Pro X from CatLink. This is not my final review because I’ve only had it for two weeks, but I wanted to share this fun video of my cats exploring this […]
This is the story of a very specific feral cat by the name of Tommy. It is also parts of the stories of all feral cats. It is a farewell tribute. It is a call to action. Tommy first showed up in our backyard in 2017. He was sturdy and ate a lot of food. […]
The Dr. John P. Ruffing VMD Pet Food Pantry distributes first round of food this week. With your help, we’ll be able to give some food to each participant every month. In addition to donations of pet food, we need the following gently or partially used items Donations can be dropped at 1440 Faulsey Way […]
