2012 in Review - Part 1

So we decided to look back over 2012.....we thought maybe do the highs and lows in separate posts but decided no one would want to read an entire post about the lows of the year. MOL  So we decided to run 6 months at a time.....here is the first half!!!

We started off 2012 with Caramel and Mocha......  Mocha was our tiny baby that mom discovered had an old rib injury that reminded us once again why we rescue....she is in a MUCH better place with her new family now. :)

We gotted our first new cat tree too!!

And this past spring was when things got heated in Florida as TNR came to the forefront with a hotel chain. We have said before that we are ALL for TNR and Junior is the best example.

Before the coffee kittens were adopted, Martin came to stay with us for a while. After he went back, the shelter decided he was going to have to go back to the woman who rescued him since his behavior was unpredictable. Mom ran into Miss Jen this fall and got to see a picture of Martin after Miss Jen found him a new forever home. YEAH for Martin!!

While we were trying to solve the mystery of Caramel's enduring snot, Cheerio came to spend some time with us. Mom has seen his mom at Petco a few times and while he is still shy, he has come around and routinely loves on his new dad. :)

In March we got a call about one of the cats that had been trapped and adopted by a neighbor. It seems that the lady was moving and rather than being responsible, she just left Madam outside. Fortunately, mom was able to catch her and after some minor drama, placed her at Petco and she was adopted by a very nice older couple.....

 The end of March brought a new adventure.  Marble and Silver came to the house. Marble had been spayed and Silver came in as a tiny orphaned kitten. The rescue got lucky and Marble decided that Silver was a nice baby and took her as her own.  You can read mom's favorite Silver memory here

 Oh yeah - and mom got new ink.....

April brought some serious sadness as we were joined by Louisa and her kittens who ran for the Bridge so very soon.....

May brought some serious craziness as we had Wendy and the fast food kittens and then Wild Bill, Annie, Sally Mae and Doc Holiday join us in a short period of time....Ultimately Wild Bill and Annie Oakley ran for the Bridge, but we are glad they got a chance to be loved and safe. And their mom got spayed and the neighborhood where they were found made an effort to do some serious TNR - so they did make an impact in several lives.

 OMG - can you believe that it was JUNE when the alcohol kittens joined us?????  Holy cats....

after staring at the picture, mom thinks the one up front might be Bourb

Stay tuned tomorrow for Part 2

Wordless Whisker Wednesday (ok not really).....

Seriously, we need to stop calling it "Wordless Wednesday" since it rarely is around here.

First, THANK YOU for the comments yesterday. Madam is safe, and that is the main thing that we are thankful for. As to K___, we hope karma catches her - Madam getting out wasn't an accident and she admitted that. Mom went over last night to check on her and D____. She seems more relaxed. More than D____ is at the moment. But the cats had sniffed each other and it seems to be ok. Mom did warn D___ that she needs to stay calm and breathe cause her stress feeds back to the cats. And if it doesn't work out, then we will go to plan B (ok, there isn't a plan B at the moment, but we will think of something).
 

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And now to the whiskers....Ivy has a VERY impressive set....

why I oughtta......

we cede the floor to the mom.... (for today at least)

Thanks guys. As most of you know, a neighbor and I started doing TNR on the community cats in our condo association in the fall of 2010. Over that time, we have found 6 kittens, trapped about 8 adults and adopted out 2 older kittens (Junior being one of them).

The other kitten was Madam. A neighbor said she had been seeing her and thought she was friendly and wanted to take her in. Now, this lady didn't offer to help with the cost, but whatever.  That was September 2010.

Fast forward to 2 weeks ago.....the neighbor who was helping with the TNR got a call from K____ who had taken in Madam. Seems her condo was being foreclosed, she moved out and left Madam outside.

EXCUSE ME?????

Needless to say, the neighbor and I were.....there are just no words. Madam was out for a couple of weeks. Last night I got a call. Another neighbor, D___, had gone out and realized the front door to K___'s condo was unlocked. She opened the door and Madam shot inside (Madam had been sitting outside the door crying several times per day). I went over, we chased her around a bit and I managed to get her caught and in a carrier. 3 hours later, she was tested, vaccinated, microchipped and ready to go.

D___ said she wanted to try her with her other cat. Not sure how it is going, but if that doesn't work out, I will figure out something else. In the meantime, at least Madam is inside and safe. And if I ever catch K____, that is a whole other issue......