<![CDATA[Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue

<![CDATA[Backdoor Friends Purebred Cat Rescue - Blog]]>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:47:15 -0800Weebly<![CDATA[Seniors]]>Wed, 25 Nov 2015 04:08:12 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/seniorsNovember is adopt-a-senior-pet month. "Do not cast me off in the time of old age; forsake me not when my strength is spent." Psalm 71:9

]]><![CDATA[Charity back after four years]]>Sun, 22 Nov 2015 03:04:46 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/charity-back-after-four-years

Charity was adopted in 2011, but she is back in her foster home after her adopter passed away. She has a big heart and hopes to find someone special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxJVOGxH79s

]]><![CDATA[Happy World Cat Day]]>Sat, 08 Aug 2015 22:44:46 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/happy-world-cat-day1

]]><![CDATA[Special Foster Home]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2015 02:44:13 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/special-foster-home

]]><![CDATA[Lost and Found?]]>Mon, 29 Dec 2014 02:37:31 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/lost-and-foundOur rescue sometimes gets emails from http://www.lostmykitty.com/. I forward the flyer about a lost or found cat, but I have not heard if a recent posting has definitely resulted in success]]><![CDATA[Fall Newsletter]]>Mon, 10 Nov 2014 23:25:51 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/fall-newsletterThank you to the printer's staff for getting out our latest newsletter!]]><![CDATA[Sad Fall Goodbye: Lionel Richie]]>Sun, 09 Nov 2014 20:17:31 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/sad-fall-goodbye-lionel-richieThis memorial is 4-minutes 33-seconds long. It contains a special website address before the slide marked "The End". The site is expected to be active before Thanksgiving.
Thank you for your caring concern for God's creatures.

]]><![CDATA[Declawing]]>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 22:19:43 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/declawingThis week I was asked about declawing a cat. Put simply, the operation amputates the end of the bones to remove the claws. Many countries have outlawed it. A declawed cat can have residual pain that causes litter box problems and difficulty walking. I have witnessed it myself in several foster cats who have come into our rescue already declawed.

I can think of several examples, but I'll tell you just one where I heard normal pre surgery precautions were taken by the veterinarian and loving owner. One of my foster cats was pregnant, and she had her kittens in our home. Months later one of the kittens was adopted while I was out of town, so I never saw him again. Saying goodbye is one of the hardships of fostering, which is hard enough to do at the time of adoption but even harder under these circumstances. Soon after being in his new home, the owner had him declawed. He died. The doctor said he heard a heart murmur in his initial exam, but he did not know what the cause of death was. There were no other health concerns.

Don't have your cat declawed!

To see a list of countries where declawing is outlawed, click here.

]]><![CDATA[Bless the Cats, O Lord Our Creator]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:00:44 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/bless-the-cats-o-lord-our-creatorA church member alerted me to "National Bless the Pets Day," a custom in some churches in remembrance of St. Francis of Assisi. Francis wrote a Canticle of the Creatures, an ode to God’s living things. “All praise to you, Oh Lord, for all these brother and sister creatures.”
At Franciscan churches, a friar with brown robe and white cord often welcomes each animal with a special prayer. The Blessing of Pets usually goes like this:
“Blessed are you, Lord God, maker of all living creatures. You called forth fish in the sea, birds in the air and animals on the land. You inspired St. Francis to call all of them his brothers and sisters. We ask you to bless this pet. By the power of your love, enable it to live according to your plan. May we always praise you for all your beauty in creation. Blessed are you, Lord our God, in all your creatures! Amen.”
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"The Lord brought together all of his creatures by the power of his Spirit. Not one is missing. The Lord has decided where they each should live; they will be there forever, generation after generation." Isaiah 34: 16b, 17 CEV]]><![CDATA[Vacation foster or Adopt: Purebred Persian]]>Wed, 03 Sep 2014 02:20:28 GMThttps://www.backdoorfriendspurebredcatrescue.org/blog/vacation-foster-or-adopt-purebred-persian

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