Random Fridays....

So Licorice has been out and about more. She was supposed to be spayed last Friday, but that didn't happen. She still has some hot spots from chewing. She is on another round of antibiotics. Mom has a cone but is hoping she won't have to make Licorice wear it. Licorice is still a little growly with everyone here....and mom puts her in the bathroom at night (mainly cause mom is afraid Licorice will get in the bedroom at night and not come out).

Well, she has one spot that looks much worse. Mom tried to put the cone on her this morning. So far the score is Licorice - 1, Mom - 0.

Mom says we are pretty good with her.....Licorice is now over 6 pounds - which is 2 pounds over where she was when we found her. So it is all good. Just gotta get her spayed and get her available for adoption.
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So an update on Nasa/Hubble and Orbit at the shelter.

Mom noticed a new sign on their cage Tuesday night. It pretty much said that they think that the Science Diet fed at the shelter appears to not agree with their stomachs and that they should eat something different once they are adopted but it is too hard to feed separate diets at the shelter.

Pffffftttttt.....  Mom is afraid the sign may scare people off. And she also thinks it is more Nasa than Orbit. Mom wants to add her own sign "and I wouldn't feed them Science Diet anyhow".
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We may have some exciting adoption news on Monday. Oh, and we put a teaser on facebook about a newbie and didn't follow up - mom says it has been one of those weeks....stay tuned.  :)

Cookies for us???

Nope....the mom was mean. See, the man in the blue shorts brought a box from those nice people at Chewy.com. It sat for a few days, and then Tuesday mom opened it. And TOOK our treats with her.

OK - she took them to the shelter. Guess we can't begrudge that. She said that some new test subjects were called for. Whatever mom....

This time we decided to try Halo's Healthsome Real Chicken Treats.

Darth Vader and Princess Leia

Glitter

Kit

(we hope her family comes soon - she had been at the shelter over a year)

Minnie

(we have no idea how people resist that cute face)

(and yes, she loves the faucet and drinks from it)

Nala (our mostly blind kitty) and Stabler (the orange guy)

Dragon 

(mom loves this guy - he lives in one of the shelter offices)

And of course, since mom loves us, we tried them too.....

The kittens seemed to like them more than the adults. Not sure if they weren't smelly enough or what, but about half the adult ate them. Which held true here too. The kittens on the other hand were ALL about the treats...in fact, Glitter found the stack in her room (she lives in an open room with 2 other kittens) and growled at her roommates. MOL

The treats were pretty crunchy and lots of us prefer the chewier treats, so that may have been part of it. But all in all, pretty much everyone was a fan.

Wordless Wednesday....

This was last Friday night....mom laughed like mad

(left to right: Tim, Maestro and Tommy)

The fosters that are HERE

First, we have a winner from our Blogoversary party. The Poupounette If you could get #1 to email us at randomfelines at hotmail dot com we will get you your prize!!!

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Mandy was trying to climb up on the sofa (mom covers them to TRY to cut down on cat hair on the furniture). She didn't quite make it.  :)

Hobbes is our shyer boy. The vet who tested him was calling him Cat Masterson, but mom is sticking with Hobbes. Mom opened the playpen on Saturday. He and Mandy came out.....and mom didn't see him most of the day. He turned up in time for dinner. Sunday he was out and about in the living room. If mom catches him, he is friendly and will purr. He just doesn't seek out attention.....yet.

On the other hand, Mandy couldn't be more friendly. We already told you about her flirtations with the boys here. She loves to play with Hobbes. But she is also all over mom looking for attention as well. She already has a family lined up when she is big enough to be spayed. The family has three little girls - a match made in heaven.

weekend wrapup....

Well, if you follow us on Facebook, you have seen this guy:

Yep, mom offered to "baby" sit for the weekend. The little guy doesn't have a name, but mom thinks she may try to christen him Logan (after the Wolverine). If you look close at the second picture, you can see his back legs. One foot is a little crooked, but the other back leg is pretty curled in toward his body. The person who brought him to the rescue saw his mom carry one kitten away. Another kitten (with deformities also) had been killed by something. And then this little guy. We have the woman keeping an eye out for mom and the other kitten. In the meantime, he is eating very well and is a joy. Mom has enjoyed having him here. Oh, and that other kitty she got a Blog Paws as part of a microchip demonstration.  Mom calls him Floyd (if you are old enough, think about it and feel free to laugh....for the rest of you, mom just sighs).

 

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Our boy Screech was adopted on Saturday. The family has a 13 year old daughter and a 3 year old Bichon. We wish him well and know the girl will spoil him rotten.

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Recognize these kittens:

 

What about now:

Yep - that is Nasa and Orbit.  :)  They are finally up for adoption at the shelter. Nasa (now known as Hubble as they got the names backwards) took a while to grow the fur back after being so sick. But the change to Orbit shocked mom.
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Miller went back to Petco on Sunday. He is in the top cages with Busch. Stella moved downstairs with Sorcha. And while mom sat there for the adoption event....  NO ONE was happy about it.  MOL  Busch hissed at Miller, Miller growled at Busch. Sorcha and Stella spent some time calling each other names as well. But, by the time mom left for the day, everyone had settled down.

Happy 4th Blogaversary to us!!!

who would have thought.....

Mom was doing some math and when she started this, it was 6 of us....she thought she started before Ivy and Spud joined the family, but nope.

The only addition to the family has been the orange monster:

We have been very lucky that we haven't had any permanent residents here run off for the Bridge. We are all pretty healthy (even Ivy the watermelon). Maestro will be 19 years old next month, so mom knows she is probably on borrowed time, but she is doing her best to ignore it.  MOL

When we started, we were letting mom do the talking. Until we discovered that, along with her lack of technical skills, she isn't all that interesting sometimes (sorry mom). So, we took over and she gets to type. Now, we let her get on and talk sometimes, but let's be honest....this is a cat blog!!

We thought we would share some numbers with you that you might find interesting:
Fostering: we have been fostering for 7 years. In that time, we have had a total of 180 come through the house - 168 kittens and 12 momma cats. There have been some other "rescues" in there but these are official foster numbers.

Pageviews: total 94,790, last month 4,618 (though we wonder how sometimes we get more comments than pageviews...we think it might be a reader thing, but again, how would mom know?)

Entry Pageviews (we thought this was interesting)

     United States - 651
     Canada - 83
     Latvia - 76
     Germany - 28
     Ukraine - 20
     France - 12
     United Kingdom - 12
     Russia - 11
     Netherlands - 4
     Panama - 4

Our first foster family on the blog was Aida and her kittens, Daisy, Minnie and Mouse.  We rescued them from the humane society where they were not looking at a good outcome.

So, there you have it. Feel free to stop by and help us party.  Oh - and you may notice the layout changed a little. Mom had notice that some blogs had the ability to "reply" to comments. She figured out how to change our set up so replies to comments can now be posted.

And.....we are going to pick a comment at random and send YOU a present for helping us celebrate. Because without you, we would just be talking to ourselves. MOL 

Random Fridays.....

This is how we plan on spending the weekend. Mom has the monthly adoption event at Petco on Sunday. It is supposed to be about 81(F) during the day and cooler at night, so maybe we will try to get in some window whiffin'. Mom says she likes sleeping at night with the windows open.
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One of those times you wish for video, but will have to deal with the descriptive:
Mandy and Hobbes were in the playpen in the living room Wednesday evening when they arrived from the rescue. Mandy is QUITE the flirt and was trying to charm everyone....in the vain attempt they could work the zipper to let her out. "Uncle" Tim laid there for a while to keep her company. And then Junior came over to check her out. She was giving him the googly eyes when he sneezed. Scared her so much she jumped - and hit the top of the play pen. She hit the ground running and promptly scared poor Junior.  :)
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Miller is a goof.....he kinda of reminds us of Bourbon in that nothing-bothers-him-much slight goofy shake-you-head-at-him sorta way.

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Hope you all have a great weekend!!!

World Cat Day....

So how else would we celebrate????

Mom stopped at the adoption center last night and came home with another carrier. We think the issue is this....mom walks in there and sees babies and can't help herself. And of course, with Sierra and Sebastian going home last night, we have Licorice (who stopped coming out of the bathroom once her heat cycle ended - must have been the hormones making her brave) and Miller.

Of course, Miller will go back to Petco once he is not snotty (don't tell him that though - he may decide never to get better). He has stopped growling at everybody too....not sure if it was time or getting whapped. MOL

Anyhow, the carrier contained this:

The fuzzy black girl's name is Mandy. She actually has someone interested in adopting her, but she doesn't weigh enough to be spayed yet. So once that happens, she will go right from here to her new home.

The stripey boy (who needs a name but mom is thinking Hobbes) just doesn't feel good. He is eating but is boney. And he sneezed on mom and Miss Mona when mom was picking him up.

Mandy is currently flirting with "uncle" Tim. Hobbes (yep - that might stick) is curled up on a blanket sleeping. He just looks like he feels kinda miserable. Poor baby.....

Oh - and there was a TINY bottle baby (eyes closed, umbilical cord still attached) at the rescue center. Miss Mona said "want him?"....um - no thanks. Mom just can't take them to work. Mom did love on him a bit and he curled right up on her chest. Not sure what his story is.

So, let's celebrate world cat day!!!!

Wordless Wednesday....

Mozart

hanging with Maestro

Sierra and Sebastian....

Yep - those two cuties crack us up. That last picture is Sebastian curled up with Maestro. We are pretty sure Maestro could do without kittens sleeping near him, but he is too old to care enough to get up to move. MOL

On Sunday, mom wanted to be sure the kittens were microchipped before being adopted (normally this gets done during surgery, but with the ongoing issues about who is getting surgery and when they are leaving, mom didn't want to be running around at the last minute). She needed to take Busch with her for Miss Mona to check (a whole other story), so when she stopped at Petco, she put Sierra on the scale - which read 1.9 pounds. Holy Cod!!! 

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Miller is feeling much better. If he wasn't still sneezing somewhat, mom would suspect him of faking it to come back to the house (ok - there was snot at the store, but still). He is getting a little less crabilated with everyone around here. The way he is acting, you would think we had all never met. He was growling at Ivy the other night and got whapped so maybe he will knock it off. :)

Mancat Monday....

Well, some beer kitten at Petco decided to get a cold and ended up back here over the weekend.

Miller was a VERY unhappy mancat when he got back here on Friday night. He growled and stayed in one corner. Mom grabbed him Saturday morning and put him in the play pen where the s kittens spend the night to be sure he had access to food and water without being too threatened. He is still pretty snotty, so he may be here a few days. Mom got a call about Stella on Saturday, but she looked ok so she is still there.
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Someone came out of the bathroom:

Yep - that is Miss Licorice. She came out Saturday afternoon. She didn't really settle down but spent most of the time wandering around getting the lay of the land. She disappeared for a while and mom would find her snoozing in the bathroom.
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Questions from Friday:
Sierra and Sebastian's new mom will sign an agreement to make sure Sierra is spayed by age 4 months. She will need to send a copy of the information to mom for verification.

Licorice could be spayed now, but mom was trying to get a little more weight on her. While the clinic will do her while she is in heat, they (and mom) prefer to wait, so hopefully this will end soon and mom will get her spayed ASAP!!

Random Fridays....

Mom is so fired - AGAIN!!!  She forgot Ivy's birthday yesterday......

 Happy (belated) Birthday Princess!!!

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"A dog like that" - mom found this article about how we view dogs - and how to change how we look at them.  Mom like when the author mentioned she now asks "what personality are you looking for?" since that is the question mom asks most when people come to the shelter to look at cats.
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Well, Sierra and Sebastian are being adopted together and moving to South Carolina. :)  The rescue lady gave the ok to get Sebastian neutered since he is big enough and send them now and let their new mom get Sierra spayed when she is big enough. Not our normal procedure, but we are glad an exception is being made.
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And, in an effort to raise awareness (and money) a volunteer at Manchester Dogs' Home in England will be living for 35 days as one of the dogs in the shelter - since that is the average time a dog spends waiting to be adopted. You can read more about it here. We wish him well and hope his efforts bring some much needed funds to the shelter and some VERY much needed awareness. Good luck Sean.
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And in other news: Licorice started singing the "I need a mancat" song last night. Oh joy......

Thankful Thursday....

Mom took yesterday off from work to head to our local zoo with grandma and grandpa and the kid. It is an annual trip when the kid is up here in the summer. Mom says she is lucky that we live in a town with such a great zoo and one that is committed to conservation.

 our newest polar bear - he joins a pair of sisters

a red panda - the kid said this was her favorite animal

 that goat has some SERIOUS horns

 the  kid was moving her finger around the glass and 

the penguin was following along - pretty cute

 with the youngest kangaroo - they live in an enclosure where you can walk right in

The kid goes home on Saturday. Mom says it has been fun having her up here. We say while she is a good kid, we are glad she hasn't been over here so much.