weekend report

Mom didn't know the top of the tower could hold three cats - 

Nashville in the back, Ivy to the right and Daiquiri in front.

 You would never guess that Almond was neutered on Wednesday.

He and Nash and Daiquiri were wild over the weekend.

Despite it looking like Nash is kicking Almond's butt, generally Almond starts it.

Daiquiri is still fascinated by the TV.

Nashville and Almond went to an adoption event on Sunday. Mom is hoping to get them up to the adoption center on Tuesday so that they have a chance of getting adopted over the holiday weekend. Nashville is super sweet and healthy now. Almond has personality to spare.

Acorn is still snotty. Mom is getting her into the vet on Wednesday to see about maybe a different round of meds. Acorn's right eye ulcered at one point and has healed but is not clouded over. Mom thinks she sees some things in bright light but has definitely lost some vision. But it doesn't bother her so they are going to leave it and just talk to potential adopters.

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This month we got the Kong Triangle Play Mat to try out. Mom didn't read the dimensions before she emailed that we wanted to try it. On the website it says 14.5" by 12". We gotta say - its small. In fact, even the nuts (who weigh about 3 pounds each) barely fit in there.

That being said, any toy with something dangling from it is a hit around here. And since the sides are pretty tough, it stays upright and we haven't banged it over yet. However, with the other toys around here (especially our crinkly tunnel), even the little kittens lost interest faster than mom expected.

The really nice part is that it is held together with velcro and folds flat. Mom is going to fold it up and then break it out again when the newest group is a little more active and ready to play. They should be just the right size.

Nashville checks out the toy

Daiquiri attempts to see if she fits inside 

(for the record, she doesn't)

Almond does fit (sorta) and gives the toy a good whapping

Overall score - meh. The adults lost interest quickly once they discovered they won't fit inside (if you are going to have a good hiding spot, inside is best). Nashville and the nuts find the toy pretty interesting, but otherwise don't seem too interested either.

On a side note, the mat came out Sunday afternoon. Monday night mom heard a thump in the hall. She checked and found the mat halfway down the hall....and the mouse removed from his string. Not a cat in sight. Oh well.....

soaking up the sun

Halloween fail

"wait....what the heck"

"I'm outta here"

"still a bad idea lady"

Mom tried to get us to dress up last weekend. No WAY were we participating in that.

So she found the flower collar and put it on Almond - you can see for yourself how successful that was for her. MOL

Have a great weekend!!

the apples

Gala and Cortland continue to do well. Their eyes are a little goopy, but considering everything else with them, mom says that isn't so bad. She did order some ramps for the tower so hopefully they will stop jumping straight down once those are put in.

You can't see her very well, but Gala is over in the corner. Almond saw her standing there and went over to check her out....and growled at her.  sigh.....

That hammock is a huge hit with Cortland. We haven't seen Gala in it, so we suspect she can't figure out how to get over there. But Cort will get in and march for all he is worth until he falls asleep.

weekend report

It was a mostly quiet weekend - except mom decided to pull out the evil dyson and was doing laundry too.

Everyone here is doing pretty well. Almond should be neutered (hopefully) on Wednesday. Acorn has an eye infection so mom is going to hold off on her surgery until Acorn is 100%. The family that adopts Almond is in for a treat. He is SUPER affection but also a little wild and crazy.

Daiquiri of course is having a blast with the kittens.

The spooky house is still standing....though it comes off it's foundation occasionally.

Otherwise we made every effort to get our snooze on.

Mom visited with Reno and Tostada on Sunday when she was cleaning their cages. Both are very happy about being at the store, but both will come over when someone (especially mom) talks to them. Tostada let mom hold her for a couple of minutes. Reno on the other hand put some serious love moves on mom. We hope that someone walks by very soon and adds them to their family.

Oh - and the fuzzy kitten Margaret that went on the Uber trip on Thursday? She was adopted over the weekend.  :)

Oh - mom is going to BarkWorld again this year. There are some great keynote speakers, including the guys from Canopy Cat Rescue (they were on Animal Planet for a while). Not only will mom get to hear them speak, but she will have a chance to talk to them with a small group of bloggers. If you have anything you would like to know about them, put it in the comments and mom will try to get an answer.

random Fridays

First, we are sorry to start this with some sad news: Fuji went in Monday to see a different vet. Mom isn't so sure about that clinic where she was last week and wasn't sure she was eating plus with mom at work during the day....  Long story short, a kennel tech at the vet office agreed to take Fuji home with her overnight and bring her to the clinic during the day for a few days to get her back on track. Mom got a call yesterday morning and Fuji crossed Rainbow Bridge. This vet did everything in their power....mom said she wanted to give this baby a chance since she was feisty....unfortunately it wasn't meant to be. We know sad news isn't a great way to start your morning, but we wanted to let you know. Gala and Cortland are doing very well though and we will do everything we can to keep it that way.
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Ummm - about Nashville going to the adoption center at the pet store....he was there for about 36 hours before his eyes got goopy. Sunday mom switched him for Reno. She would have left Tostada, but after chasing her around the house for over 10 minutes, mom couldn't catch Tostada and left her home. MOL  We are guessing after a couple of weeks of being medicated plus a couple of vet trips, Tostada isn't going to make being caught easy for mom.  Anyhow, Reno is up there though scared....but he will come up and LOVES to be held. Nashville is running around the house and sleeping with mom. All three are on Petfinder too....

However, there was an adoption from the store, so Tostada is now up there as of Wednesday.
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 We mentioned yesterday that mom was spending Thursday going around town with Uber and local offices could request a visit. Since Nashville and Almond are here and outgoing, mom decided to take them. (Acorn has a bit of an eye infection and mom didn't want to stress her out)  Surprisingly, Nashville HATED the whole thing. He didn't mind being snuggled but wasn't very happy about being trekked around. Fortunately every office was very understanding about this and he got some love but would then go back in the carrier. Mom picked up a little fuzzy calico kitten named Margaret and she and Almond had a blast. Who knew Almond was such a ham??? You can see pictures from us and around Cleveland and Cincinnati by going to the twitter feed for Uber Ohio. You can read about it in our local paper and see video too.

The very first stop was to the election office for John Kasich. This is the link to their twitter feed - there is an ADORABLE picture of Almond and Margaret by a campaign sign.

We stopped at several other offices too. Including Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream's headquarters - check out the picture on their twitter feed.

We had four volunteers out with four drivers and a representative from Uber. Mom had a BLAST!!! A HUGE thank you to Uber, their drivers and the offices that had us visit today. Mom said that it was fun for her to talk about the rescue but also to see just how much joy these kittens brought to everyone....the day got off to a sad start for mom but she couldn't help but spend the rest of the day smiling bringing so much joy to others around town.

We hope YOU had a great National Cat Day yesterday. Thank you for supporting us and being our friends. We plan to relax this weekend as mom has plans for next week. Take care and be safe.

*sorry this is late - mom hit the wrong button when she saved it to post  MOL

National Cat Day

Isn't that every day???

Be sure to keep track of mom today on our facebook page....our local Uber drivers are doing a special thing today for the rescue. 4 drivers are hooking up with 4 volunteers and groups of kittens and driving around town giving "kitten breaks" to local businesses for a donation to the rescue. How cool is that??? Mom will post a blog tomorrow about how it goes....

Speaking of facebook, if you haven't seen it, mom posted a video to instagram which loaded to facebook and is going wild on our page....

And since we are posting videos....here is Almond entertaining himself over the weekend.