Random Fridays.....

Have you seen this over at Responsible Pet Ownership? They have info about new colored dog collars with messages in large print on them.....FRIENDLY or NO DOGS or DEAF or whatever......  We think it is a great idea. When mom volunteered at Best Friends, she discovered they have a color system too: RED for staff only, PURPLE for volunteers over 18 years old, and GREEN for everyone.
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We have a temporary girl here for a week from the shelter. URI (or the "snot" as it is known here) is running rampant over there and they wanted this girl to have another place to recover. She isn't terribly snotty......though she isn't too sure about all of us yet.

Daisy

Her carrier however has been a big hit. Mom says it is strange we all seem to like it since she is SURE no one would go in if they had too......

In the meantime, we are all pretty sure if you look up "tortitude" in the dictionary, you will see a picture of Daisy. Holy smokes that girl has it in spades. She keeps hissin' at all of us....even the kittens behind baby jail. She doesn't do anything to back it up, so she is all talk but she kept it up most of Wednesday night. And she scared the holy heck out of poor Maxwell at one point. Mom said one of us is gonna have to have a chat with Daisy about social skills. We are still voting on who is gonna have to do that......
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Thanks for all the well wishes yesterday for mom and Junior!!!  Junior got extra treats and mom had dinner with grandma and grandpa (mmmm - burgers on the grill).
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Foster count update: one of the kitty girls at Petco got sick (nothing serious) so she went back to Miss Beckie's house. Which meant that Maxine went back to Petco. Strangely, she does seem to be doing better up there than at the house. We say - more power to you Max. :)

Birthday/Gotcha Days.....

Today is Mom's....BIRTHDAY!!!! She said we aren't allowed to say how very old she is, but we are sorta cheating and will say it ends in a zero. MOL

And, it is Junior's Gotcha Day! Hard to believe he has been here "officially" for 2 years. He was here before then, but mom made it official after he had been here a few months. You can read one of our favorite stories about Junior right after he moved in by clicking here.

Mom says she still is hoping that some day he will learn to trust her enough that she can love on him some.....it doesn't help that she can't just sit and have the house be quiet and try to bribe him to like here. There is so much going on around here. But she loves watching him and seeing him get a little braver every day.

Mom does say that she is looking today at her life too. She does wish some things were different in her life. She wishes she was doing something she loved rather than dragging through the day at work so she can do what she wants the rest of the time. But, while she may not be exactly where she wants, we love her very much and know she is making a difference with the animals and rescues.  LOVE YOU MOM!!!

Wordless Wednesday....sorta

Fair warning: squee alert!!!

Seems that every group of kittens we have here is convinced they are STARVING!!! We don't know how that is possible - mom feeds them all the time...we know - we can smell the canned noms.

Anyhow, if you listen close at the end, you can hear Miss Milano saying some bad werds to mom. And watch that girl INSIST that all the noms belong to her.....

And, since we know you could all use an Emma fix, mom found this video of her playing with the pepper boys. No update yet - mom usually waits a couple of weeks to touch base to be sure everyone is settling in. :)

kitten update.....

Cookie seems to be doing well at Petco. She has decided one of the associates is her favorite person and talks to her when she is working. :) Although she will not be allowed to make friends with the other young girl up there - the staff (with mom's permission) tried introducing the girls and....well.... Cookie was bad.  Everyone is fine (though damp as the staff at the store was throwing water on the girls to break them up) even though Cookie lost a toenail. We think she can probably live with other cats but will need lots of her own space and a VERY slow introduction.
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The kittens seem to be enjoying having a little more space. Mom put the baby jail gate up in front of the bathroom with gives them a little more room to run around. They are eating well and getting bigger and having a blast playing with each other.

left to right: Triscuit, Samoa, Dorito, Chex, Milano and Cheeto
(yes, that Cheeto does a lot of complainin')

Chex - looking very pleased with himself

Milano (gray/white), Cheeto (buff/white) and Samoa (you can see he is smaller)

Triscuit (tiny girl)

Dorito

(mom thinks he and Chex may end up being fuzzier than the others)

Mom is spending Sunday cleaning their room (again and again and again).....and she wants to try to get some video of them playing. All of them are very friendly with her - though Cheeto is winning the charm award for now. :) And we think this is the final count: Triscuit and Milano are the girls and the rest are boys. They seem to be having a good time. Mom was saying that she might let them have a little more freedom this weekend. Yikes....  :)

Another Transport....

Mom had been asked to pick up this lovely girl early Saturday morning and get her on her way to a foster home. Rihanna hasn't had it easy. She has dog reactivity issues and her first foster home wasn't as careful as they should have been and also didn't work with her like they promised. She was then adopted and her family didn't work with her either - and returned her when she snapped at their son - after the son bit her ear!!!

Anyhow, she had been boarded with a vet. After some work, the rescue found an experienced foster home with no other dogs (which is SO hard to do) and was ready to move her.

Mom showed up at 8am at the vet's office (which is about 45 minutes from our house - so mom got an early start). The head of the rescue had told mom about Ri's issues and mom has dog experience so she wasn't too worried. Plus, mom had driven Ri when her adopters returned her, so they had met. :)

Anyhow, completely unexpectedly, the vet turned to mom and sandblasted her: "the rescue wouldn't listen to her concerns about the dog, don't touch her face or collar or feet or harness or ears, she is VERY dog aggressive".....on and on. The way they brought her out of the clinic, you would think they were moving a wild animal.

Ri got in the car and mom got on the move - just to get away from the hateful vet. Ri barked at a pedestrian and mom said "NO - quiet!" and Ri sat down and was quiet. Mom called the rescue lady and they talked. Seems the vet was saying one thing to mom that she hadn't said to the rescue. The rescue lady did say that at one point the vet said she had concerns about Ri's behavior. The rescue lady said if it was that bad, then they may need to euthanize the dog. The vet refused..... to our minds, if the vet refuses to do anything and then treats the dog like it is evil, she gets what she gives.

Anyhow, mom was talking to the rescue lady....and missed her exit. :) So, after a much longer drive and getting some much needed directions, Ri was handed off and by the end of the afternoon was in her foster home. We wish her well.....and know she is in good hands now!!!

Mom says she knows some animals can be "broken" and not fixed. But she firmly believes you get back what you put in.....if you treat any animal with respect and kindness, you will get that back. If you treat an animal like it is evil and harmful and broken, that is what you will get back. Add to that a dog with dog issues in a boarding situation surrounded all day long by dogs making her crazy.....  We guess all we can say is we are so VERY glad she Ri is out of that situation.

HAPPY EASTER!!!

May your day be full of ham......

after yesterday.....

Found this late yesterday after our TNR post and had to share. Thanks to No Kill Revolution for the pic on facebook..... It really is all about education - mom enjoys telling people about TNR and the reason for ear tipping - and most people seem to listen and take it to heart.

Yes- the couple did adopt Uncle from our story yesterday.....

Sparkle asked about the vet listed in the article we mentioned, so we did a little more research and found some more info. The article listed the AAHA 2013 Seminars.
AAHA Facilitator Info

Niels W. Pedersen, DVM

Dr. Pedersen received his DVM from UC Davis in 1967 and interned in small animal medicine and surgery at Colorado State University. He then completed a PhD in experimental pathology and immunology from the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University. Dr. Pedersen was hired to the faculty of the School of Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis in 1972 and is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology. His time is split between an active research program on the genetics of autoimmune diseases in dogs and infectious diseases of cats, and with the Center for Companion Animal Health, which he helped found in 1994 and directs to this day. Dr. Pedersen holds honorary doctorates from the University of Zurich and Utrecht University, and has won a number of national and international honors for excellence in feline infectious disease research. He is the author of over 220 scientific publications and two textbooks. His family is his most important achievement, with his wife of 48 years, four successful children and 7 grandchildren. Dr. Pedersen’s hobby is photographing wildflowers in Western Australia and growing some of them in his home in Winters, CA. He has given some thought about retiring, but feels that there are still new things to learn and explore.

Session Details

You Cannot Understand Feline Medicine Without First Understanding the Species

Niels W. Pedersen, DVM

Friday, March 15, 2013 from 8:00am-9:40am

Cats have co-evolved with humans for thousands of years and are not domesticated in the strictest sense. Rather, they are now the predominant small carnivore wherever humans exist in any numbers and this role is essential for the health of the ecosystems that we share. Some of these cats have become our pets, and as such, we are responsible for their health. Although the emphasis is now on “one health”, where all species including humans are considered equal in terms of their reactions to disease, there are unique features of cats that we need to first understand in order to give them the care they deserve. Dr. Pedersen will open with a history of the cat, move next to a discussion of the lives of feral cats and the fluid nature of feral and domestic existences, and end with a review of the uniqueness and similarities of cats in “one disease and health.” 

 

 

Random Fridays.....

Quick note: we gotted an email from the head rescue lady and she said one of the volunteers from the rescue is driving right through Charlotte next week and will be picking up DW. We will try to get a picture of him once he gets back to Ohio. thanks for all of you for suggestions and offers to help!!
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Today isn't going to be so random....

As part of what we do here on the blog, education will always have to be part of it. We can tell people to adopt from shelter, we can foster, we (ok, mom) can drive transports, but without education, nothing will change....

Today - more TNR.

A few weeks ago, mom was at the adoption center for the rescue. She was picking up kittens for the Petco. Anyhow, there was a nice young brown tabby male at the adoption center - super sweet and very curious and named Uncle. This young couple came in and had been approved but hadn't decided on the right cat yet. As mom was talking to Miss Mona, the couple came up with Uncle in the man's arms. Miss Mona asked if they had decided on Uncle...the young man said they had but wanted to know if he had any "other congenital medical conditions". Mom doesn't know all the cats at the adoption center, she had run into Uncle before. Mom looked at Miss Mona and reaffirmed that Uncle didn't have ANY medical issues. Mom turned to the young couple and asked about their concerns. The young man looked down at Uncle and pointed to his ear. See - Uncle is ear tipped since he was caught in a feral colony. Mom glanced at Miss Mona who by now was holding her breath not to laugh. So, mom explained the ear tip wasn't a "medical condition" but showing how he was trapped. You could see the couple nod and realize what mom was talking about as she explained about the feral cat population as well as strays being trapped with ferals.  It makes us smile though - we have never heard of an ear tip being termed "congenital medical condition".  :)

Allie in the trap before being spayed

Mom was reading this article too on Pet Health Care Gazette:
Here are some of the myths that are commonly circulated about free-roaming cats:

• Free-roaming cats lead a cruel existence riddled by disease and other dangers, suffering greatly and dying young.
• Most cats come from shelters and shelters play a an important role in reuniting lost pet cats with their owners.
• Free-roaming cats suffer from poor immune systems and are much more prone to infectious disease.

Here are the actual truths (according to Dr. Pedersen):

• 30% of cats adopted from shelters will become free-roaming.
• The survival rate of community cats located in urban areas is 90% per year.
• Only 2% of cats placed in shelters are actually reunited with their owners.
• 66% of lost cats are found because they return home on their own. Only 7% are found via a call or a visit to a shelter.
• Lost cats are 3 times more likely to be returned to their home via non-shelter means (such as a neighbor locating the cat and returning it) than via a shelter.
• When asked what should be done about free-roaming cats, the majority of people (81%) say they favor leaving the cats alone. Only 14% are in favor of trapping and killing these cats.

Our Allie - stretching it out on the wood being used to replace a balcony across from us. 
Mom sees her most days....and worries when she doesn't.

Thankful Thursday....

Quick transport update: DW is still in NC. We don't have any offers right now to drive him and aren't able to get him to Tennessee before our grandma and grandpa leave to come back to Ohio. So we are sorta back to square one. If you have any ideas to help us get him from Charlotte NC to Columbus OH, please let us know....  THANKS
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What are we thankful for today????

TOMORROW IS FRIDAY!!!!

In other news, Cookie is going today to be spayed. She isn't nursing the kittens and is keeping mom from letting the kittens have a little more space to run around with the baby gate up in front of the bathroom....Cookie is a little crabby sometimes. We don't think she is aggressive to us or even really protecting the kittens - we think she just has some social skill weirdness.  And since she isn't nursing, is basically dry and the kittens are eating on their own, best to get her spayed before she goes into heat and maybe get her up to Petco.

We loved the comment yesterday from Tails from the Foster Kittens.....Maxwell being allergic to Petco - hahaha.....  Though we wouldn't put it past her.  For now, mom is thinking Cookie may go up to Petco and Maxine will come back here to hang with Maxwell. (oh joy....  MOL)

We haven't gotten any help getting DW to Oak Ridge by the end of today, so we will work with the rescue to get him up here some other way.....but don't worry, we will get him back up here and find him another loving family. If you have suggestions or ideas or can help, please let us know. And remember - we are also still trying to get Hershey and Frosting from daily dose of dogs out to LA.

faker.....

So, mom took Maxwell to Petco on Friday evening when she sent Tiger home.....

Then she got a call on Saturday morning that Maxwell was pretty sneezy. Mom knew that but suspects that sneezy is just going to be a part of loving Maxwell. She went over and checked and said she would like to give it until Sunday morning to see what happens.

Well, they called back Saturday night and said that Maxwell was sneezing so hard that her nose was bleeding and could mom come get her? Sure.....

Mom said she sneezed...maybe a 3 times...Saturday night into Sunday - and a few times since then. She is kind of stuffed up or something - Max sleeps on the bed at night and mom said she is going to start calling her "darth max". So, that will have to be checked out. But otherwise, mom is pretty sure that stress makes it worse. Great......

yep - feel the stress.....

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Mom is feeling a little better and attempting to go back to work. We are still trying to get DW to TN on Thursday afternoon.....Katie Isabella's v-e-t said they will overnight him for us Thursday night, but we have to get him from Charlotte NC to Oak Ridge TN by 6pm on Thursday.  We have a few leads, but if you have ideas or want to help, email us....

are you new here???

Well, the new kitts are still in the bathroom. Mom says they aren't really "reliable" yet.....  But mom put up baby jail and Cookie did come out. But she got a little freaked out when mom closed the door to let the kittens eat. And then....Tim went into the bathroom and it was GAME ON!! (Cookie stood on the other side of the baby gate and yelled....not sure what she was hoping to accomplish)  So, gonna have to give that one a little more time.

Mom brought Cheeto out into the living room last week and he has no fear....jumped around, checked out the place and sniffed Ivy. :)  Mom says she hates to say she has favorites, but um - that Cheeto is a ham.
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Mom thought she was feeling better, but apparently she was wrong. One short trip to Petco (we was out of kitten food) and she had to drive home in a hurry.

Frieda has the kitty - it is a boy and his name is DW. Now we just have to get him north to Ohio......

URGENT rescue - update

OK - Mona has contacted Frieda in Charlotte about pulling the cat. Now....we just have to figure out how to get her back to Columbus. Not sure how long Frieda is willing to hold her either. No confirmation on her being pulled just yet, but Mona has been in contact with the shelter and they know we are sending someone for her.

THANK YOU for the support and the postings....it made a HUGE difference and we should be able to get this baby back here.....  paw crossed!!

We got news.....

First, thanks for all the reposting, and facebooking and tweeting about the request for help yesterday. Sparkle posted about it on her facebook page and a very nice lady stepped up and offered to help. The CB posted the info as well. We sent the info to the head of the rescue.....we will keep you posted as we find out more. But once again - ALL OF YOU ROCK!!!!  All mom knows about the kitty is that it is a nice brown tabby that got shunted around due to divorce. But rather than call the rescue, someone in the family took the kitty to a local shelter. We are disappointed by that - and by a shelter that will check for a microchip and call the rescue and then not give them much time to get the kitty out.

And in other news, mom has the "I am freezing, where's the blanket, get off my lap cause I'm gonna barf"s......we are baffled about how much can come out of the mom based on the fact that not much is going IN to the mom.  And mom says that tripping over kittens in the bathroom has been taken to a new level. Next house - more bedrooms. :)
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We had two adoptions from Petco this weekend:

Tiger went home Friday night. He is an 8 month old short hair brown tabby. Mom said he was super sweet, very adorable, loved by mom and everyone at Petco, and....dumb as a box of rocks. :)  His new family said "who cares?" And his new mom said he will fit right in....seems the 2 dogs in Tiger's new house aren't rocket scientists either. :) His new mom sent us an update:
"I just wanted to send a quick up date on Tiger, now known as Puddy.  (We’re Seinfeld fans and feel he is a perfect feline version of Elaine’s boyfriend David Puddy).
Anyway, he has made a seamless transition into our lives.  The first night he slept with A (2).  He lets the girls have their way with him while incessantly purring. He is probably the happiest cat I’ve know.  :) Last night after a busy day of none stop play and relentless exploring, he went to bed right at 8:30p with the girls. Although he couldn’t quite make up his mind which girl to sleep with and jumped between beds during stories.  He has met the dogs and could care less that the smallest one out weighs him by at least sixty pounds."

And...... our bratty kid Emma went home on Sunday!!!!  She has a new mom who works from home and a new kitty brofur who is 8 years old. Mom is certain this is the family that Emma has been waiting for (and the new mom didn't freak out when mom mentioned the fungus).  We love you brat - and are glad you new mom found you!! (and yes, Emma is feeling much better and not limping any more) Oh - and Emma's new mom said she is going to keep her name. :)

URGENT request for help

PLEASE if you know anyone in Charlotte NC or a rescue that can help....

Colony Cats, the rescue that I foster and volunteer with got a call this morning from a kill shelter in Charlotte. A cat turned up there (not sure if surrender or found or what) and they did scan for a microchip. The chip came back registered to Colony Cats. The rescue will ALWAYS take back our cats. Mona (the head of the rescue) asked for 24 hours to find a way to get the cat back to central Ohio. The shelter made it sound like we would NOT be given that time. I don't know how much time we have to save this girl.....she has a safe place to go up here.

If you know a person or rescue that might be willing to help - PLEASE let me know. I will have my computer on all afternoon trying to help with this situation.

THANKS - the mom

Random Fridays...

One of our favorite local rescue vets posted this on their facebook page - a link to a list of common poisons in the house......one can never be too careful and have too many of these.
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It has been a sad week around the CB. We are sure most of you have heard, but we wanted to add our sadness and purrs here too.  Please be sure to check on the CB and leave your purrs for all the families.

Sweet Sauce

Eric

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In the catagory of kids say the darndest things, one of our favorite rescues Crash's Landing in Grand Rapids MI had some "cub" reporters come visit. You have to read their reports. MOL

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gratutious Emma baby shot

Emma is doing much better. She has a limp and is on cage rest for another week. But she comes up to the front of the cage and is back to herself. Oh, and the vet hospital trimmed her pantaloons....which looks even funnier cause her hairs are different colors and the trim job is a little lot uneven. Mom said she shouldn't make she snickers every time Emma turns around. (of course Mom didn't do the trimming, so we aren't sure she is allowed to laugh)

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We met a new friend you may all like to meet as well: Sushi

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And check this out:  Health and Harmony Animal Hospital is now listed on declaw.com as being "pro-claw" and the only vet hospital in our area. Have we mentioned how much we love these vets??? And...our favorite low cost clinic SOS won't do it either!!!

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11 things

1. What/who inspired you to become a blogger?  Mom: I had seen a few and decided I wanted a way to record the life and time of the cats. Turns out this is now more about the fosters, but the crew gets in from time to time as well.

2. What/who was the inspiration for your blog? Mom: at first the cats that live here and then the fosters which expanded into education and fun foster stories

3. What are your favorite hobbies?  Mo: snoozing....now if spring would only get here and it would get a little warmer with some more sunpuddles

4. Have you been changed by a place you visited?  Mom: Best Friends in Utah. It is an amazing sanctuary - not just for saving the animals, but the setting out in a canyon in southern Utah.  Cats: we don't travel - no way, no how.

5. Did you ever have a special connection with an animal that you had with no other being? Mom: I try not to have favorites here.....not that it doesn't happen. I will admit, there was a definite connection with our foster kitten Bourbon - not only special needs but super sweet and just a special kitten.

6. What is your favorite animal? Why? Tommy: doesn't she have to say the domestic cat??

7. Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?  Cats: none thanks....  Mom: milk :)

8. What is the farthest place from home you've visited?  Maestro: I used to live in Texas with mom (we now live in Ohio). Other cats: we have always lived here  Mom: Utah

9.  How did you get your first pet?  Mom: when I was a kid, we got a white german shepard. most of our family on my mom's side had had these dogs and we found a good breeder. Hazzard (guess when we got him) came to us as a puppy and we had him through my sophomore year in college.I didn't have cats until I was out on my own.

10. What/who is/are your inspirations for choosing names for your pets?  Mom: I am all about a good theme. I do try to avoid people names....I want something that is going to catch people's attention.  Tommy: what about Tim and me then?  Mom: you guys had your names when I adopted you and I didn't want to change them.

11. Do you have a favorite animal related book?  Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper or Cat Daddy by Jackson Galaxy

Wednesday outtakes....

Poor Maxwell doesn't get much action here on the blog. Mostly cause, while she is here as a foster getting over an upper respiratory infection (aka "the snot"), she isn't so friendly with mom. She does play chase the other cats. She has in the last few nights gotten up and been affectionate with mom when mom is laying in bed reading before turning out the lights to go to sleep. But during the day - not so much. However, mom has been trying to get some pictures. It would seem that Maxwell is taking lessons in how to avoid the pawparazzi.

Cookie and the snacks....

Another quick Emma update: Mom took her to Petco - she is on cage rest...and won't get that around here. She is acting pretty tired but was more alert. Plus, when mom popped the top of the can of Fancy Feast, Emma started screaming for dinner. She is limping, but getting around a little. Thanks for your purrs and prayers and woofs.....we appreciate it.
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Yep - they are about a month old now (give or take - Cookie won't fess up when they were really born). They are getting around, using the box (sorta), eating canned food (sorta) and being cute (of course).

Cheeto
(sorry bad pic - flash on white tile - and yes, the floor is a mess)

Chex
(how YOU doin'?)

Samoa and Triscuit

Milano

 Dorito

Dorita and Samoa still have slightly goopy eyes. But all things together, they are doing very well. Triscuit and Samoa are still the tinies of the crew - and yet Triscuit was the one that made it out the door the other day and mom had to chase her down the hall. :)

Mom was laughing the other night. She went in to clean (again...all the time) and put the kittens in the bathtub to keep them contained. As she gets half done, Milano walks between her ankles. Mom looks back and Dorito is sitting outside the tub as well. Shortly to be followed by Cheeto and Chex. Leaving Samoa and Triscuit in the tub.....tough being the little ones. :)  Guess next time mom is gonna have to shut the shower door.

plan, what plan???

Quick Emma update: Mom got a text this morning. X-ray showed just soft tissue injury to her back leg. No real definitive answers on what is going on her with her when they arrived at the hospital but she seems to be acting better. She is supposed to be on cage rest, so mom is going to talk to the manager at Petco about just taking her back there. Heaven knows she won't get any rest at our house. MOL  (hey Kelly: what kind of climber do you use at Petco - we have tried a couple of different ones and can't find anything that is really tall enough).
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Mom had a plan for Saturday. Pick up the blood hounds, run north. Come back, get lunch. Pick up the cane corso, drive west. Come back, get groceries. Go home watch basketball.

Well, the transports went well, but if you read the post yesterday about Emma, you will know the day didn't go quite as planned. But, we thought we would share the transport part with you.

Charlie and Ellie Mae are headed to Canada. Charlie is going to his foster home and Ellie Mae is headed to a foster-to-adopt home. Charlie was super sweet. Mom doesn't normally crate dogs for transport, but she knew that Charlie didn't know Ellie Mae and worried what would happen in the back seat of a small car.

Ellie Mae was the bloodhound you think about when you think about bloodhounds. Joyful, goofy and wonderful. Mom said she and Ellie Mae had to tango a couple of time to convince Ellie Mae to sit IN THE BACK!!! And Ellie Mae was a kisser....she got mom a couple of times from the back seat. :)

Mom says if she ever gets a dog, it may end up being a bloodhound and she wants one like Ellie Mae. We know her foster-to-adopt family is going to meet her and know they can't live without her.

And then the afternoon was Apollo. He is an 8 month old Cane Corso....weighing in at 65 pounds (mom mumbled something about "puppy my @##"). But he was super sweet and great in the car. And another kisser. Mom was meeting his new mom and dad so got to hand him off on his way home.

Mom will say this - she picked up Apollo at a local vet office. As she got there, another client walked in with a very overweight Malamute. Apparently had an appointment with the groomer. And the appointment had been screwed up and he was getting angry with the receptionist. In the meantime, he let his dog wander all over the lobby. Rachel (with the rescue who also works at the vet office) came out with Apollo and mom asked the guy to grab his dog. His response "she wouldn't hurt a fly". ugh! Rachel said that Apollo was a rescue and we don't know his background. Mom ended up body blocking the Mal so Rachel and Apollo could get out the door. As the dog wandered closer, mom slammed her foot down on the dog's leash. The guy turned and look like he was gonna say something to mom - she said she raised one eyebrow in the "dare you" expression and he never said another word. Makes mom certain that some people should be required to take a quiz before getting a dog.....or an IQ test.

Emma update....

Mona got in touch with the animal hospital this morning. Emma seems to be doing much better this morning. There is some concern that she had a seizure and that made her fall or maybe the fall made her seizure. Mom says she didn't see anything last night at the hospital, but Emma was trembling and turns out that could have been it. Or it could have been shock. Or....

For right now, she is up and walking around. They are going to do an x-ray on her back paw but suspect it is soft tissue. They are going to keep her overnight tonight to make sure there is no seizure issues and then will update mom/Mona tomorrow about when Emma can go home. Not sure at this point if she will need to come back here or if she will be able to go back to Petco.

Thanks for the purrs. Mom didn't sleep much last night with worry. So now she is planning to get some lunch and take a nap.

FYI: Priscilla/Patty asked if we are sure she fell. The cage set up at Petco is 2 across, 2 down - and the cages can be opened so the cats can go up and down. But....and this is something that has concerned mom for a while....to get up, the cats have to jump and there is no good way to do it. The cages are locked unless someone is up there with them. Mom suspects Emma jumped to go up - though she has made it before - slipped on the cage floor and fell back into the bottom cage.

BTW - work is still nuts so our commenting has been limited. Mom is trying to keep up with reading but know we are around.....