Friday, July 7, 2017

Random Fridays

Well...the velcro collars are officially a bust. Flynn is the only one who hasn't managed to get his off at one point or another. Mom tried making them shorter thinking that would help, but no such luck. If anyone has suggestions, we are all for it. Standard kittens collars just don't get small enough for kittens this size. Someone suggested they may be using the curtains to get them off - which is a possibility. Who really knows other than the dumb things won't stay on.
     **Collar report: everyone has their collar off except Flynn. Miss Connie sent mom a link for a company that makes collars that get to 4" so let's hope those work. Report next week.
Flynn and his goatee

That said, mom weighed them the other day and except for Harlow, everyone is over 2 pounds. However, they can't have surgery until their colds are cleared up so it could be another week or two. And Harlow and Romero has NASTY eye issues at the moment so that really has to clear up. We will spare you pictures...it is the inner eyelid that is swollen and they are on meds, but blech.

Chanel has come out of her shell as well. Not sure if it has to do with her siblings being gone or being the "big sister" to the rat pack or what, but she regularly comes up and asks for attention and love (or she is begging to be rescued from the torment of living with 6 smaller kittens). It is pretty adorable. She seems to be at the tail end of her cold, so when that clears up she will go back up to the adoption center.


Romero gave mom a scare Tuesday night. He let out this HOWL. She looked through the door and he was standing by the food dish and looked ok but then let out another HOWL. She rushed in and picked him up to check him over and he freaked out. Mom was scratched several times as she tried to get a look at him (she says thank heaven she trimmed nails earlier in the day or it really would have been ugly). He fought her and she put him down to avoid stressing him out more. He climbed into the bottom shelf of the cabinet and howled or smacked any sibling that came near him. Of course, it was 8pm on a holiday, so mom scrambled to try to figure it out. Nothing obvious and no blood. He is one of the kittens with eye issues but he was acting like it was the opposite side of his head. Mom finally broke down and sent a text to the rescue and also dosed him with a tiny bit of pain killer that she has in her stock of supplies. Obviously short of running him to the emergency vet (and rack up a huge bill), there wasn't much to be done. They agreed mom would keep a close eye on him and if it got worse would run him to the ER vet. And as of Wednesday morning....he was acting fine. She may never know exactly what happened, but she wonders if he maybe bit down on a piece of food and it hurt or got stuck or something. She did try a couple more times to get a look at him, but after he bit her thumb, she decided to give him some space (those dang baby fangs are sharp).
the biter (before his eye got infected)

We hope you all have a peaceful weekend with NO fireworks this time. Mom has an adoption event on Saturday with one of the rescue's partner stores and then a D-O-G transport on Sunday.

16 comments:

  1. OH man, that would have scared my mom to death. Talk about freaking...she'd have taken a prize for it.

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  2. Wow, that does sound scary. It does sound like he bit down wrong on a piece of food. He may have a sore gum. Who knows with cats. Glad he is all right now. Have a great week end.

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  3. Oh Romero! Scratches and bites...obviously you are a fighter, so fight off that cold/eye thing! And Chanel...lol!

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  4. Yes when we used them they kept getting them off too. I had to keep them pretty tight and adjust them often but even then not great. Someone needs to send me the link for the small collars too please. You need them when you get a batch that looks alike.

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    1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Safety-Cat-Collars-Breakaway-BLIND-SLOT-SET-Wholesale/351780985140

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  5. Okay, so Mom has a suggestion for identifying the rat pack. You put a dap of a different color of fingernail polish on one claw of each kitty. If you don't like that idea, you can use a permanent marker, and mark a different claw on each cat. You only need a small dab of either. Of course, this doesn't help to identify them from a distance! Hope everyone gets well quickly. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, angel Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth, Calista Jo and Cooper Murphy

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    1. we've done initials in the ears using sharpie before too, but it wears off too quickly.

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  6. Yay for Chanel!!! Though I bet there's a huge YAY!!! for foster mom in there too. Bear had nasty eye infections after I brought him inside - but he finally outgrew them - and now he gets acne (sigh). Poor kiddo. I worry about Ellie because she often meows when you touch her. It makes me think it's painful - but there are no other signs and the vet didn't seem to be concerned so I'm trying to calm my inner overprotective kitty mom. It's hard though - especially after you've seen what CAN happen.

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  7. I hope everyone's colds clear up quickly so they can go up for adoption! Paws crossed that whatever was going on with Romero, it's over with.

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  8. dood......we hope ta cod ya due knot let out any mor howlz N that may bee ya waz just practissin bee in a lion ore sum thin......scaree stuff two yur mom buddy; ya noe { mite bee yur eye infection } ~~~~~ hope everee onez feelin soooper grate soooper soon; safe travelz two mom thiz week oh end ☺☺♥♥

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  9. That's a lot to cope with at once. We hope everyone ends up ok.

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  10. Wow, we sure hope Romero is ok! (And your mom, too!)
    We hope everyone's snooters clear up!
    Yours sincerely,
    Margaret Thatcher

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  11. I would've freaked too. Mudpie has a howl that she lets out just in the course of her tortie chatter, but I still make sure everything is okay anytime she does it.

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  12. Yikes a howling kitten sounds darn right scary! Our bean sisfur got a new kitten last week so mom bean got treated to kitten fangs and claws the other day. They are sharp!

    Have a great weekend efurrybody. Purrs to all who haven't been feeling well.

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  13. Yikes, that howling by Romero would have freaked us out, too! We hope that was the end of it.

    Purrs and prayers of health for all, and for eventual adoptions, too!

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  14. Aww, poor little guy. Hope all is well with him now.

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