What a weekend....

Did my first transport on Saturday.  My Mom went with me and we delivered Mary to the next leg on her way to her new foster home.

We were helping out Coonhound Rescue.  It was originally supposed to be a pair of puppies, but one of the transporters is also a foster and he kept the puppies and Mary moved to the new foster home.  She is about 9 months old and was so sweet.  I got her in the back of my car and she walked up and tried to kiss Mom.  Once the car got moving, she laid right down and traveled like a champ.  We send her good wishes!!!

Sunday was spent running errands.  I got my car over to my parents house.  I am getting a new car in February and will sell mine.  However, Dad bought himself a truck and so since they now have 3 cars, I am using his Jetta so we can put my Beetle in the school parking lot over the holiday weekend.

Spent Sunday afternoon playing with the kittens....they are a lot of fun!!  And we discovered a new game - cat in the box.  I took home a box used for envelopes from work and the kittens had been sleeping in it.  Since everyone is out now, the box is in the living room....and being used by everyone:

Dakota, Utah & Maine

Ivy

Ivy (honestly, I didn't think she would fit all the way in that box)

Utah

Tommy

Tim

Thankful Thursday

NOM NOM NOM!!



one orange jack

So this orange jack came in a package of other cat toys.  Who knew it would cause so much entertainment??

The kittens love to chase it.  I caught Maine sitting about 4 inches away from it the other day and smacking it, then jumping back, then smacking it....

Ivy LOVES this toy.  She takes it over to the stairs and drops it on the ledge where the railing should be.  It slides down the ledge and she runs down the stairs after it.  Carries it back up and does it over and over again....

Like all cat toys, it occasionally disappears and Ivy is overjoyed when it reappears!!  She carries it around. 

I have seen everyone play with it and several carry it around.  I don't know why this toy is better than others (except for those catnip pillows), but it is!!!

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Everyone is doing well.  Chiclet is out and about all the time.  The kittens are out during the day and in the bathroom at night.  The bigger litter box seems to be working - YEAH!!!

I am still trying to get a decent shot of Utah standing next to another cat to get some perspective - no one will hold still long enough.  This is the best I could do last night.

Long weekend....

Dakota and Bug spent 3 hours at the adoption event on Saturday.  Everyone thought they were cute - no one wanted to take them home.  sigh....

Chiclet got sprung from the bathroom when I got home.  However, I ran out today at lunch to buy one of those under the bed containers to use as a bigger litter box since she is going right in front of the box.  At least I have to presume it is her - didn't have any problems until she got back out.  She was having fun running around and chasing the kittens on Sunday.  Spud and Tommy are hissing/growling at her, but they will get over it in a couple of days.

On Saturday the kittens were released from the kitchen as well.  It wasn't my intention, but Carolina decided to learn a new trick - climbing the gate.  For me, that is the sign that they are ready to be out and about.  Once one learns it, they all do.  Except in this case Utah would have been stuck in there since she is WAY to short to climb over.  I smiled as I watched her run around yesterday - I think she is beginning to resemble a daschund - long and low.  She keeps us with her siblings (though a pace or two behind) and tends to get run over when they change directions before she catches up, but she is right there with them.  :) 

So, the kittens were left out today.  Chiclet is locked back up in the bathroom until I get home and get everything set up.

Nevada was being adorable while he was napping, so I will leave you with cute pictures from the weekend. (no, Dakota didn't pounce on him, though it does look like it)

Veteran's Day...

We here at Random Felines salute those that currently serve and have served in the past.

In our family:
Rudolph Kudich (paternal grandfather) - WWII Navy
Ivan Anderson (my dad's uncle on his mother side) - WWII Marine
Theodore Kudich (paternal great uncle - Rudy's brother) - WWII Army
Lloyd "Bud" Anderson (my dad's uncle on his mother side) - Korea Army

We are very proud of those that served - though we smile knowing that Grandpa Kudich never made it passed Panama before the war ended. 

Surgery went well....

Bug and Dakota got home last night after their spay/neuter surgery with no real after effects.  Though they must have been done late in the day since both of them were pretty drugged out.  Dakota sat and stared around him for a while - no idea what he was actually seeing.  Bug curled up with me later in the evening to take a nap - something she usually doesn't slow down for.

I am going to try to let Chiclet out of the bathroom tomorrow after work.  I am sure she will be very greatful!!

I tried to get some good face shots of everyone last night - Dakota wasn't cooperating though...

Bug

Carolina




Utah

Maine & Nevada

Georgia

Another transport...

Another 154 dogs going from Missouri puppy mills to NY and new homes.  You can read about it on the Best Friends website.  It was long, tiring and smelly, but seeing those terrified dogs and knowing they were headed to great rescues and great homes makes all the difference!!

Bug and Dakota are at the clinic today for surgery.  I was afraid they were going to bring me back Bug and tell me she didn't weigh enough, but she made it.

And you know it is getting colder at night when Mozart spends the night under the covers.  :)

Tabby/Torbie Tuesday.....

Mom said something about being up to her eyeballs in work, so she is just posting some of her favorite pics.


Spud



Spud & Tim



Ivy

Tim & Tom

Ivy showing off her belly




Where did the extra hour go???

Well, Bug is schedule for her spay surgery on Wednesday.  Mom weighed the rest of the kittens last night.  See, the plan was to take those that are big enough to Grove City on Thursday to have their surgery done by NOMAD.  Only one small problem....Dakota is the only one that weighs over 2 pounds.  Mom let out a very big sigh....this means only Bug and Dakota can go to Petsmart on Saturday.  She sent a text thingie to the leader of the rescue who agreed it would be faster to just take Dakota with Bug on Wednesday and then get them both microchipped on Saturday before the event.  (everyone else is between 1.4 and 1.75 pounds...except for Miss Utah who weighs a hefty 0.9 pounds)

Then there is Chiclet.  She is doing VERY much better and is anxious to get out of the bathroom.  We can't seem to get anyone to tell us if she was spayed when she had her surgery last week, so we aren't sure if she can go to the adoption event on Saturday as well.  Mom was a little annoyed this morning when she called the clinic that did the surgery and got voicemail that said they would call her back in 3-5 business days.  WHAT????  How do you run a business like that?? 

We thought we would take a look back at how far the kittens have come.  The first pic was taken when they got to the house on Sept. 19.  The second pic was taken 11-4 (thought Utah is missing from that one).

Finally Friday....

Mom is meeting from friends for breakfast tomorrow and then helping with a dog transport on Sunday.  Us - we plan on sleeping...just like normal.  Though mom said something about letting the kittens have some freedom while she is home.  HELP!!

Chiclet is in the bathroom and doing pretty well.  Thanks for all the purrs for her.  She isn't happy about being locked up, but she was very lovey last night and this morning, so mom is sure she is feeling much better.  She is on time out for a few days to give her tummy some time to heal.

And now....more baby pictures.


Junior (I don't think that is what the carrier is for)

Bug (could she get any cuter?)

 

Bug says: Utah tastes like a/d!!

 

left to right: Georgia, Nevada, Maine, Utah, Dakota & Carolina

 

Utah being a big girl and eating dinner on the counter

Give Peace a Chance

We would love to see world peace, family peace and peace for those animals that suffer.  Mimi Lenox is leading a Blog Blast....

(Mo says - I would like a moment of peace from the little orange terror)

Thankful Thursday...

We are VERY thankful that Chiclet is doing well.  She had surgery yesterday for a twisted intestine.  Not sure how it happened, but she stayed the night with the vet last night and will be ready to be picked up after work.  Mom offered to help cover the cost of her surgery...not sure how it was, but we are sure it wasn't cheap.  Guess that means we are going to have to cut back on the treats for a few weeks, but it will be worth it.  Chiclet will stay in the bathroom for about a week to recover and then be let back out with the adults.  Hopefully she will start putting on some weight and feeling a little more lively.  We are also hoping she got spayed and can go to the adoption event on the 13th.

In other news, Mom was worried about tiny Miss Utah.  Then Mom had a thought....there is a spare can of a/d in the house.  She tried that and after some coaxing, Utah gobbled it down.  She ate again when dinner was served before bed, but didn't seem interested this morning.  Utah was nursing more than the others, so Mom has sworn to keep an eye on her....  no more scary cat things with this bunch!!

THANKS for the purrs for Chiclet.  We are sure she can use them while she gets better.

Chiclet and the kittens update

Momma cat isn't doing so hot. Woke up Monday morning and the bathroom was a mess...throw up and everything else. I moved the kittens to the kitchen and left her in there by herself. Got home after work and she had thrown up more and there was bloody pee in the box. Not good. She was VERY listless and didn't eat much of anything. More bloody pee later that night.


Took her and the kittens to the recue today. They kept Chiclet. I asked about the poison thing and they think it would have shown up before this (someone tried to poison her and the kittens before they were rescued using rat poison on the kittens). I am not so sure...if it had done internal damage, wouldn't that take a little bit to show up? I have a friend who is a vet tech and I am going to ask her. Anyhow, they are going to give her fluids and see what they can do for her.

As for the kittens, they are vaccinated and back home. They wondered if they weren't from separate litters based on size, except the dilute girls look so much alike. They were charmed by Utah's tiny self, though she was a pest to vaccinate. We would like to get at least the big ones spayed/neutered before the Petsmart event. I agree....

Oh, and there was a jail break in the car. I took Bug so they could see her...she managed to get out of the soft sided carrier I was using for the kittens and led 3 others on an adventure in the hatchback while I was driving. At one point Maine and Carolina were on the top of Chiclet's carrier looking out the back window - can't imagine what the guy behind me was thinking. :)  I almost drove off the road laughing.  What else could I do at that point??  I did have a couple come over the seat and around the side, but they were grabbed and put back over into the hatchback.  (I drive a VW Beetle and the back seat is down so I have more space)

Please keep your fingers crossed for Chiclet - she is a very nice girl who deserves better than what she got before she was rescued.

Miserable Monday....

OK - we have a bone to pick with whoever it was out there that put that "halloween costume" idea in Mom's head.  She went shopping on Sunday and came back with this....



Mo refused to cooperate with the picture taking



Tommy was just unhappy

 

Tim fell over and pretended to be dead



Maestro just was baffled

 Mom wasn't even gonna try putting that thing on Spud, Junior and the Princess....

Here are some updated kid pictures too.  Bug was just at 2 pounds according to the kitchen scale on Sunday, so Mom is gonna schedule her surgery for next Monday.  The other babies just need to get their vaccinations.  Chiclet seems to be having some problems so we need to get her into the vet to get checked out (we will keep you posted on that).


Maine, Utah & Carolina (there is one in every crowd)



cat condo as clown car



Dakota, Nevada & Carolina

 

Bug



Utah says "the food service around here is terrible"