By Lauri,on January 11th,2012  Jackson Hi Everyone! Its been way too long since we’ve posted news,but don’t let that fool you,we’ve been busy Saving Precious Lives! We had several adoptions over the holidays including Thatcher,Kia,Miss Kitty,Yani,Monroe,and Finnegan! My husband and I also adopted Ripple,the tortie kitten with a hole in her heart. We were fostering her and decided she fits in great with our many pets! It is great fun to watch her play with Teddy! Also,Morgan was adopted back to her Mom this morning and Cora,our senior black lab will be adopted tomorrow! We do need everyone’s help in placing five wonderful kitties who are our top priorities for adoption! Please put their pictures on your Facebook pages,email them,print and post them at your work place or school. They deserve the special attention!  Carlie First,Carlie is a wonderful kitty who had 5 lovely kittens under our care. Her babies have all been adopted,but since Carlie does not like other cats,she needs to be placed as an only cat. She does like dogs though,and is lovey with my Teddy. She also does well on a leash w/harness and likes to go outside for fresh air on her leash.  Mamacita Mamacita is a beautiful grey,long haired female and has now been with us the longest. There is absolutely no reason why this beautiful girl does not have her own human family. She is sweet,pretty and full of personality,but for some reason she has been overlooked.  Danny Boy Danny Boy,much like Mamacita,has been with us too long! He is actually similar in looks to Mama,having long grey hair,but with white feet and a white chest. He is big and handsome,loves to hang out near or next to you. He does fine with the other cats,but would really prefer to be in a quieter place and he does NOT like dogs. Finally,Van and Winnie are special needs kitties who need special humans to care for them. Van has tested FeLV positive so he can ONLY be around other FeLV positive cats or no cats at all. He is not contagious to dogs or humans. Van is a handsome,black short haired kitty. He is lonely in the Isolation room we have him in.  Winnie resting Winnie is a gorgeous tortie who was tested positive for FIP. This is a nasty disease that is almost always fatal. We do not think she is contagious,but won’t know for sure until the end of the month. She is currently showing no signs of distress and happily plays with her favorite toys or snuggles in your lap or on your chest purring gently. Because she has FIP,she needs a quiet home where she will not be stressed. Also,she has not been spayed because we are concerned that the surgery could kill her,so,she needs to be carefully protected from any non-neutered males. Please help us Save MORE Precious Lives by helping us find the perfect place for these wonderful kitties!! By Lauri,on December 6th,2011 As posted prior to the event,on Sunday,November 27th,Wild Blue participated in a “Five Dollar Feline”adoption event created by Best Friend’s Network Charities to improve cat adoption numbers by rescue groups and shelters,and to move toward a day when we will have No More Homeless Pets. This program was developed by the Cleveland Animal Protective League –who have more than doubled their adoption numbers through the use of this promotion!  Tazz one of six to be adopted during $5 Felines! Our participation involved taking 20 cats over six months of age,already spayed/neutered,vaccinated and microchipped to an adoption event over the Thanksgiving weekend. These cats,because of age,are considered harder to adopt. We were successful in adopting six cats on the day of the event,which is almost one-third of those available that day. Cats who found forever homes ranged in age from seven months to 13 years. We were thrilled to have another half dozen Wild Blue felines adopted through this special event! Submitted by Jacy! By Lauri,on November 22nd,2011 Please spread the word! We’ll have awesome kitties,5 months or older,up for adoption for $5 this Sunday,the 27th of November!!! We’ll be at the PetCo on Prominent Point,at the intersection of N. Powers and Union Blvd,next to the Super Target. See ya there!!! 
By Lauri,on November 19th,2011 It has been too long since I’ve posted and there is so very much to say. For now,though,I will simply shout out a huge THANK YOU to our awesome Wild Blue Volunteers! Thanksgiving is a time to give thanks and I just can’t say enough about how wonderful our volunteers have been all year. Below are some photos of some great volunteer moments! 
  
By Lauri,on October 3rd,2011  Irene Wow! we have had an awesome end to September for adoptions at Wild Blue!  Libby  Izzy  Boscoe Marah,Izzy,Noelle,Gonzo,Boscoe,Leia,Libby,Lark and Irene all found their forever homes! Thanks so much to the nice people who have taken them into their families!  Marah  Noelle As we have adopted kitties out,we also took in 2 more litters of kittens,the P’s (Picasso,Parker,Pace and Phoebe and their feral mom,Momma P),and the R’s (Rango,Rookie,and Ripple). All are precious,of course! Little Ripple is a cute female tortie who will melt your heart with the news about her heart. The little girl has a heart murmur which we believe is caused by a congenital heart condition that will likely require cardiac surgery by a specialist. We are looking into whether we can find a specialist who would be willing to treat her at little or no cost.  Ripple Since the condition is quite rare in kittens,we are hoping a university might do this for us as it would be an opportunity for them to teach a special case while also helping save a precious life. If you know of a Veterinarian or University DVM who might be interested,please contact us with the information! Our Wild Blue Membership Drive is still on so PLEASE consider becoming a member to help us with our day to day costs of saving these precious lives and finding them forever homes. If only 10 of you contribute at the “Claws”level of $10 per month,the $100 we’d gain would pay for our monthly kitty litter costs,or could purchase supplements,antibiotics,and dewormer that we go through quickly in keeping our animals healthy. If just 5 of you contribute at the “Paws”level of $25 per month,the $125 would cover a spay/neuter surgery each month! Finally,if 5 of you contribute at the “Hooves”level of $50 per month,the $250 would cover a box of microchips for 25 pets! These are all regularly recurring costs that we cannot necessarily cover with one time donations. Click on the “Help Us”tab above to get started…its easy! By Lauri,on September 7th,2011 Wow! We see kittens everywhere we look in the sanctuary these days,as well as in some of our foster homes! All are precious and cute and we are hopeful they will find their forever homes soon! Carlie had her 5 kittens not quite 3 weeks ago…mom and kids are doing super well with our awesome foster mom,Kelly.   The good news is that all of the momma kitties have been or will be spayed as soon as possible,and we continue to chip away at the numbers of potential litters that would otherwise be born with uncertain futures. We do want to ask for your thoughts and prayers for the “G’s”—Guthrie,Gideon,and Greyson–little guys about 4-5 wks old born to a feral mom who abandoned them,probably because they were so sick and potentially contagious to the rest of the colony.   Little Guthrie in particular has been struggling to survive,but he is a trooper and has rebounded from a couple of down turns in his health. Wild Blue would like to express our thanks to C.A.R.E. (Colorado Animal Rescue Express) http://www.caretransport.org/who has donated funds to help with these kittens,as well as for Finnegan and Bady,who also needed extra medical attention. Their support is helping us to purchase anibiotics and other medicines crucial to saving precious lives! We also thank our superb veterinarians and staff at Pine Creek Veterinary Hospital who have given so much to help us save these animals. Bady,our handsome German Shepard Dog who recently retired from 7 years of service in Afghanistan will be transitioning to his new forever home this weekend! We had several outstanding and well qualified applicants and we thank them all for caring about Bady and offering him a home. We hope to get pictures of Bady with his new parents that we can share in our next post. Finally,please don’t forget that we are into a membership drive for Wild Blue! If each of you could contribute just $10 per month (Claws level) by becoming a Wild Blue member,you would be helping significantly with our day-to-day operating costs. There are also options to give at the Paws ($25/month) and Hooves ($50/month) levels. If you are already a member,THANK YOU!!! By Lauri,on August 22nd,2011 Wow! What an AWESOME weekend! FIrst, Bady was honored at the American Veteran’s Rally in Cripple Creek on Saturday,and was presented with an honorary Combat Action Badge by Col Mike Kasales of Ft Carson. He was also awarded a trophy in recognition of his “courage and dedication in protecting our American Soldiers.” He was also featured on KOAA News FIrst 5 tonight and we’ve been getting lots of great inquiries about adopting him. Check out the news at http://www.koaa.com/videos/hero-dog/. Kudos to Wild Blue volunteers Steve and Julie,Bady’s foster mom Lani,and Mike Perini,Wild Blue’s Public Relations Coordinator,for representing Wild Blue with the news media and with running the Wild Blue “Bady Booth”at the Vet’s Rally!     We also great news about some of our special kitties at Wild Blue! Finnegan,our precious young flame point kitty who had been found starving and doused in gasoline,is now recovering wonderfully in our sanctuary!  The hair he had lost when the chemical burns damaged his skin is now growing back! His skin seemed so damaged that we were not sure he could grow hair back. Here is the cutie without his hair…stay tuned for future pics when all his hair is back!! 
Finally,we had two kitties adopted this weekend—Devan and Ellie! Devan is a 4-6 year old snuggle bum,and Ellie is a 4 month old kitten–they are both short haired black kitties–absolutely precious and sweet,proving once again how awesome black cats are! 
By Lauri,on August 8th,2011 Hi everyone! Since your are at our webpage,we believe you have shown some interest one way or another in what we do at Wild Blue Animal Rescue and Sanctuary. We are hoping you will now want to officially become a member of our organization! One time donations are always awesome,and monthly giving provides a way for you to feel even more involved in what we are doing. Your membership also allows us to keep up with the regular operating costs we incur. Our current membership drive will run through the end of October and our goal is to add at least 50 new members at any giving level (Claws=$10/month,Paws=$25/month,Hooves=$50). The Membership page on our website allows you to quickly and easily have your credit card or Paypal account to be charged automatically each month. If you would rather pay monthly by check,that works too! Simply sign up on our membership form,make your check out to WBARS and mail both to:
Wild Blue Animal Rescue &Sanctuary
11235 S. Holmes Rd
Colorado Springs,CO 80908
1Wild Blue Animal Rescue Membership Form front and back final JOIN NOW! Thanks so much for helping us to Save MORE Precious Lives! We had a great adoption week+! Danny Boy,Kitty,Nikki,Heidi and Jade were all adopted in the past two weeks! Kingston’s new Mom is due back this week and will finalize his adoption as well! Hooray!  Kingston  Heidi  Danny Boy | DonateWild Blue is a non-profit organization and relies solely on your generosity to carry out our mission! Please consider making a donation. Thank you for aiding this important cause!
 InformationHours: Once we have facilities and permits in place,our hours will be 10AM to 6PM daily. Our property will be secured by gates and fencing;visitors will need to call in advance to gain access. Location: Wild Blue is located at 5975 Burgess Road in Black Forest,just northeast of Colorado Springs. Click here for directions. Contact: Lauri Cross,Executive Director
Phone: (719) 964-8905
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