Friday, December 16, 2016

Random Fridays

Holy cats is has been cold here the last few days. We mean, OK we know we live in the midwest and all, but a high in the teens is just not right. Mom had to go to work....we went back to bed.
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Chambord was spayed on Wednesday. Common weight gain belief for rescue is that kittens gain about a pound a month for the first few months (not sure what the cut off for that is). For comparison, Dandelion is just over 8 months and weighs just over 9 pounds. Miss Fuzzypants is just about 4 months old....and on Wednesday weighed a whopping 2.8 pounds. Sheesh..... good bet she is going to be little. The techs at the clinic all loved her and there was a threat to kitten-nap her (which is never taken seriously....like most vets and techs, they all have enough pets). But they were all impressed with her coloring, her floof and her sweet disposition.


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Dandelion seems to be doing somewhat better. He slept on the bed the other night - snuggled right up next to mom - and she said he wasn't noisy at all. That being said, he was kind of snorty last night. The v-e-t recommended adding lysine to his diet and we are trying that....figure it can't hurt.

Oh - and it seems after a few weeks of chasing Daiquiri up and down the stairs as she plays fetch (and occasionally stealing her toy), Dandelion MAY have figured out the game. Wednesday night Daiquiri brought over the ball and chirped at mom to throw it. Off she went...followed by the orange dingbat when he heard her thumping down the steps. Daiquiri brought it back and they played a few rounds. Mom felt the ball drop next to her ankle but Daiquiri was laying in the middle of the living room. Mom looked down and there sat Dandelion, who looked at the ball and then looked back at mom. She threw it and he brought it back. She threw it again....and he came back up the steps and ran down the hall with the toy. But he may have the basics....  MOL

No applications on the patriot girls yet. But they are doing very well at the partner store. We don't doubt that they would love to be out and running around in a house somewhere....maybe Santa will bring them a forever home for Christmas.

Stay safe and stay warm. Purrs

14 comments:

  1. Bear used to play a rough approximation of fetch (he'd drop his mousie about a foot away from where I was sitting) ... and he still runs after what I throw ... he just doesn't bring it back anymore. So to give him exercise I throw mousie back and forth across the house, playing fetch with myself just so he'll run after the throws (and NOT bring it back). Figures.

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    1. if mom doesn't jump too it fast enough, Daiquiri has been known to bat the ball down the stairs herself, but does think it is more fun if mom throws it.

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  2. Chamboard, we have always liked your colors. We hope they all find their forever homes really soon.

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  3. We are happy that everyone is doing well. Bring on the forever homes!

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  4. Kit took forever to put on weight too. Her siblings were all of 'normal' size, she was just a tiny girl her entire life.

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  5. Sweet lil Chambord, we hope you stay little on top of always being very pretty and sweet. Oh, how we love the fetch game, too!

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  6. Paws crossed the patriot girls get to go home for the holidays!

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  7. We're glad everyone is doing well. We hope the girls find a forever home very soon. Purrs

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  8. There's a kitten at our shelter who, while younger than Dandelion, has much the same issue. He's really snotty and breathes heavy. I don't know what the shelter is doing for him but it's kind of sad because he's had a number of interested adopters but all pass on him when they learn about snottiness. They all think he's going have a lot of vet bills. ~Island Cat Mom

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  9. Dandelion is a smart kitty! (Just like Daiquri)...you sure he can't stay? MOL

    Purrs for all the kittens.
    Sasha, Sami, & Saku

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  10. You guys are better at playing fetch than I am!
    Cammie!

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  11. We're purring and praying that everybuddy finds their forever homes for the holidays. Stay warm!

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  12. Well, I must be weird or something, because I would want to adopt a snotty kitty, just to find the solution and make him healthy and happy! Oh well...I will send some healing vibes and wishes for adopters to come out and get it done!

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