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We were hoping for some open windows. Mom tried it off and on for the weekend as the temperature was cooler, but the humidity was pretty bad so she would have to give up from time to time and turn the cool air back on.

No events or transports this weekend, so it was rather relaxing. Or as relaxing as it can get with 2 kittens that run around like nuts part of the day. MOL

 

Daiquiri kind of smooshed herself in there but was sound asleep

 

Morocco isn't really allowed up there

But she is trying to wean the kittens and is having 

to find higher and higher places to hide from them

 

London is MUCH less snotty.

Can't even hear him breathing anymore.

 

snuggling brothers

 

no idea how that was comfortable

As most of you know, June is/was Adopt A Shelter Cat month. We kind of fell down on the job about promoting it. But....the rescue we foster for is now a partner rescue with Best Friends Animal Society and in honor of this month, they were offering adoption special prices for cats and kittens. We don't know the final number of adoptions, but mom says the adoption center has been busy every time she has been there the last week. While we love adoptions year around, we also love anything that brings attention to more adoptions for shelter cats and dogs.

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Holy moly it is COLD here. Thankfully we aren't getting the snow that some people are, but got finally got UP to freezing on Sunday. brrrrr

Mom spent most of the weekend around. here. She said it was just too dang cold to be outside. She did go out Saturday night to spend time with her best friend and then there was an adoption event on Sunday. Otherwise, we cranked up the heat in the condo and did this:

The cover seems to be doing a good job on the couch. However, mom wants to find a way to keep some of the sides down as some cats are trying to get under the cover. Good luck mom  :)

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Mom did some shopping on Friday. The ess has been retired but she found this great arch at Target. Plus it was on sale....so far so good.

Mom was at the Petsmart National Adoption weekend on Saturday. She picked up a kitten from the rescue vet...he was down there to help socialize a kitten they found. Unfortunately, Doug doesn't like Jericho, then Jericho got the snot. So he spent a couple hours curled up at Petsmart with mom and is now in the bathroom. The other 4 kittens are out during the day and mom set up the playpen for them at night.

We have the "omg it is cold" going on here. We are lucky that we are all indoor cats and have those warm air floor vents. Mom did some work in the garage to clean up the bedding for Allie (and whomever else wanders in) and get the crates used for shelters into better positions.

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Guess who was adopted last week??? Yep, our momma cat Sunshine went home with her new mom on Thursday after she was spayed. Her new mom has other cats, two of whom are 1 and 2 years old, so hopefully once Sunshine settles in and recovers from surgery she will have some friends to play with. Mom already got a quick update and Sunshine escaped her room already and seems a little nervous but has also come looking for affection.

The little oranges are doing better and mom is hoping to get them spayed/neutered this week. And... once they have surgery, they have a family all lined up. And they will get to go home together.

Mom had some car issues on Thursday. She got Coral and Sunshine loaded into the car, put the key in the ignition and the car went....click. ARGH!!! (the girls learned some new HBO werds)  Fortunately mom layed on the gas the second try and the car started...she drove straight to the car guy and he replaced her battery. But it screwed up her morning and was money she hadn't planned on spending.

Coral has been doing this weird reflux thing when she swallows. Mom made an appointment with the vet. They think her system may be sensitive so mom will be keeping track and has pepcid on hand if she needs it. She is also upgrading her to a premium canned food. Oh...and her weight? 2 pounds 15 ounces. And yes, she turned 5 months old on 9-10. MOL The vet thinks she is fine and is just going to be a tiny cat. As always, she was very well behaved and climbed up into the arms of the vet, laid back and purred. What a ham.

And on another front, mom has been trying to find a treat Coral likes (for having a reward when they are out). Temptations - no. Blue Buffalo Yums - no. Freeze Dried Chicken - no. Freeze Dried Shrimp - no. Goofy girl....

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Mom and Coral spent a couple of hours on Saturday at a local festival. A local Girl Scout was sponsoring a booth for local rescues as her senior project. Coral was very well behaved and spent the entire time on mom's lap. Mom put her down in the grass at one point but Coral wasn't too sure about the feel on her toes. Unfortunately, after a couple of hours the wind kicked up and then it started to rain. Mom spoke to the girl and they agreed that mom and Coral could pack it in and head home. But mom spoke to several people and did reaffirm how well Coral does in public.

The orange kittens are getting bigger every day. When mom is getting ready for work or for bed, she leaves the bathroom door open and leaves up the baby jail gate to give them a little room. Tange walks around a little. Sunshine like the carpet on her toes. And Clem walks up and stares at the big girls...such a flirt.

Mom has caught both of them drinking water and eating out of Sunshine's bowl. Mom put out canned food at one point. Tange wasn't interested, Clem took one bite and walked away and even Sunshine wasn't all that interested.

Quartz and Jet were supposed to go up to the adoption center this weekend, but their eyes are runny again. Mom is fairly convinced the words "adoption center" makes that happen.

Ash is at the other Petco store. They are much smaller and the kittens are allowed out to run around part of the day. Mom stopped to see him on Friday after work and the kittens were back in the cage for "naptime". Ash was so sound asleep that he didn't even twitch when mom called his name. MOL

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Mom did two transports this weekend.

Moses was being sent from a shelter to a foster home. 

Buster Brown was pulled from a rural shelter and going to rescue - we hear he may already have some interest.

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The kittens are getting bigger and are generally up to .... something. :)  When they aren't going this:

There is a calico girl wandering around outside that mom is trying to catch. She isn't feral and it appears that someone moved and left her....grrrr  More on that as we get more details.

Otherwise mom spent the weekend doing laundry and some cleaning. We got the hots here so we mostly lounged around. MOL But we hear it is a short week for mom so we are planning a nice relaxing weekend next weekend.

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Mom cracked the windows Friday afternoon:

Mo checking out the open window

Ivy and Tim enjoying the fresh air

Nothing like a little fresh air to kick off the weekend. She didn't leave them open over the weekend,
but at least we have some hope that spring is on its way.

Other than that, nothing much went on here.  Just hanging around.

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Licorice went up to the adoption center for the weekend. And we got....nothin'.  It snowed on Sunday though so things were pretty slow. The ladies who volunteered in the retail store did say she was super sweet and well behaved. of course she was!!

Mom spoke to the head of the rescue. We are lucky that we have several stores in the area that has cage space for adoptable cats. So today mom is taking Licorice to a Petsmart store on the east side of the city. There are no rescues located over there so the store cages are a valuable resource. Mom will get a call if an application comes in. Luckily the store is good about diet changes, so Licorice will stay on her grain free food up there.

This is Lucy!

Her owner died and the family took her to a shelter. She is 11 years old. She is VERY thin and her coat is bad and her hips are bad. But the rescue, despite her issues, was NOT going to leave her in a shelter to die. She was pulled and spent 2 days with a volunteer near the shelter. On Saturday she made her big move. There is another volunteer in PA that normally helps with fostering. Lucy was moving out there.

But along the line, the volunteer, Dr Marybeth, decided to keep her. And here is the bonus....Dr Marybeth is a vet. So Lucy is in good hands for however much time she has.  :)

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Well, another weekend, another hound....

Cash spent Saturday on the road going from short term foster in Ohio to long term foster in Canada. He is a BIG boy from what mom says and she almost had to lift him in the car for the leg after her....he sat down and decided he wasn't moving. MOL

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Some bloggers have been talking about a rescue located just north us of called STOP (find them on facebook). We blogged about it too. They are a small group that also provides low cost spay/neuter and vet services. Then there was a fire....the building was destroyed and several cats lost their lives.

But - they have picked themselves back up. They found a building willing to rent to them short term until they can rebuild. They were having an open house on Saturday. Mom had planned to attend but then with Cash moving, she was going to be there anyhow - just earlier. So mom picked up some cleaning supplies (and chocolate) and stopped on her way home.

This cutie is Kennedy. She is there with 2 other kittens about her same age - they will be spayed/neutered on Tuesday and ready to go.

Hanging out in the front window.

They have a nice lobby and in the back several room - a kitchen, surgery room and 3 rooms to keep shyer cats. Mom got to talk to Diana the head of the rescue. She gave mom a tour. She said they normally have about 50 cats in their care and tend to take the most needy ones - needing physical repairs and time to rehab. They did lose some cats to the fire, but the survivors are recovering and some have been adopted (even a couple by the firefighters that showed up to fight the fire).

While insurance covers some things, they are still in need of money to rebuild and get back on their feet. If you can help, please click here. Mom was very impressed with the building, with the condition of the cats and with the people there helping out.

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brrrrrrrr

Fortunately, Mom got moving Saturday morning and Blu was moved from kennel to his new foster home. So, in just about 10 days he went from living outside with nothing to rescue to foster. Good luck sweet boy. And his girlfriend Summer is doing well in her short term foster home and will be moving to her long term foster home next weekend.

And when we woke up to this on Sunday, we are glad that the transport was Saturday - it took a little while longer in snow and bad roads, but everyone drove slower and got there and home safe.

                                                            our balcony Sunday morning

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Good news - Cumin came over to mom on Saturday was was sniffing her fingers and stood up to see Mo and Tommy sitting with mom. He didn't get up in the chair but this was a good step forward.

Bad news - the boy had some SHARP toenails and stabbed mom's finger. So, before dinner and bedtime, Cumin got a pawdicure.  MOL

We have no idea why he seems to have such a snarky look on his face. He is super sweet with everyone here - though he does seem to have some minor stalker issues.  :)

And he is not a fan of the play pen at night - but mom just doesn't trust that he won't get in the bedroom at night and not come back out. So, sorry buddy, baby jail for you at night.

Yep - stalker boy. Mom couldn't find him the other day but saw Tim's ears in the cube - she got up and checked and there was Cumin curled up with Tim. They were being all cute but when he saw the camera, Tim got up to come over to mom.

Cumin is a nice boy. Even Saffron has decided he isn't so bad. Things are a little up in the air for the moment, but mom is hoping to be able to get him in to be neutered this week.

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Friday night mom did another transport. Normally these happen over the weekend, but they managed to pull Gracie from a high kill shelter to a foster home and needed to get her on another transport leaving Saturday. So mom did her part on Friday after work. Poor Gracie (they are calling her a boxer mix) was terrified and rode the entire trip in the wheel well by the passenger front seat. (the picture is of her on another part of the trip)

Any FYI - for those of you who have seen Oskar the blind kitten and his brother Klaus on YouTube - they now have a blog.

As hoped, we spent the weekend relaxing. Mom got out the wands and the treats, so Tim had to stop giving her the back of disdain. Mo and Junior decided to try out the new tree a little more. Tim tried the hammock part of it, but couldn't get himself turned around so he gave up. Plus mom has seen Mo and the kittens sleeping on the top shelf.

"ok - now how do I get down?"

"comfy - and Spud can't reach me up here"

"yep - just hangin'"

Caramel prefers the condo

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Well, the snotty kids are still....snotty. :)  Caramel just doens't understand why EVERYONE knows he is coming when he tries to sneak up on them (hint - the heavy breathing gives him away). Mom says he isn't the brightest lightbulb.
       Hey - on that note, maybe that solves the Ivy mystery from Friday - she stands close to the light to get smarter.....hahahahahaha (sounds of feets running as their sister reads that part)

OK - while they are off whapping each other, I (the mom) will fill you in on the rest of the weekend.

Transport Saturday: Polo (boston/french bulldog mix) and Bunny (Rat terrier mix [though I think she may be more papillion])

Bunny

Bunny

Polo

They are on their way from a shelter to foster home. :)

The snotty kittens are now on a different drug. Hopefully this one will work. Poor Caramel fell asleep on my lap on Sunday and has to breath through his mouth.

Otherwise, a slow weekend...we napped on Sunday.