Random Fridays

We got snow last weekend. Chanel was a little fascinated by that, but what really got her attention was the truck that plowed out the driveways.

It is BITTER cold here. Mom worries most about Allie our feral girl - fortunately we have a nice set up in the garage. Still cold, but out of the wind. Mom has been taking down warm water to fill the bowl twice per day. It still freezes, but at least for a short period of time there is available water. Allie seems to be hanging around and mom has caught her a couple of time in a warm crate with bedding as mom comes into the garage. Allie is just so fearful of people....mom has thought about trying to catch her and bring her inside but fears it would very much back fire.

Just a short post today.....we know it is cold all over. PLEASE check on animals and the elderly. A lot of states are now implementing restrictions on companion animals being outside, so check with your local authorities and report people if they are leaving pets outside. 

Sigourney

Since mom was home for a long weekend this past weekend and Sigourney won't be spayed until the 16th, mom decided to let her out into the house and see what happened with the rest of us. It took a little while, and while Daiquiri still occasionally hisses at Sig if she gets too close, Chanel is having a good time with her here. It was interesting to see Sig next to Chanel....wow is Sig tiny.

 

Freedom

 

mom had left the carrier out on Friday since Ivy

had a vet appointment on Saturday.

Sig has been doing very well. Fortunately she has been here long enough in the foster room so everyone has smelled each other through the doors. Chanel has already snuck into the room a few times but mom suspected it would go ok.

By the end of the weekend, everyone was getting along great. Sigourney is so very sweet that we suspect she will make an easy adjustment into a new family. All we have to do is get her spayed and she will be ready to go. She has been sleeping peacefully on the bed at night, hanging out around the house and getting in some good lap time.

video Wednesday

Mom obviously wants to keep Chanel social and going places. However, the weather here this past weekend was....miserable (and still is miserable). Temperatures in the teens and several inches of snow. Since mom wasn't running errands much, Chanel got to make a trip to the v-e-t with Ivy. Ivy got her ear checked and terrorized a new vet tech. Chanel ran around the room and charmed everyone. She now weighs 7 pounds 4 ounces (mom swears that has to be low).

Year in Review - Part 2

July
Miss Julie gave us a camper at Blog Paws and the rat pack kittens put it to the test. We got to know Panache and her kittens better. We talked about cat guys. It was not only the summer of tuxedo kittens, it was the summer of one eyed tuxedo kittens as Romero and Rooney lost one eye each to infection. The rat pack kittens got new collars so mom had a better chance of telling them apart in pictures. We got close up pictures of the #littlekittens Mallard, Foxy and Fish. Chanel went up to the adoption center but wasn't adopted.

August
We did a Q and A about FIV in cats. Bogart, Flynn and Romero went up to the adoption center. Panache and the kittens got new housing arrangements. We posted about the rat pack girls. It was our 9th year blogoversary. Romero got adopted. Mom took Rooney and Harlow to an adoption event - upon their return to the house they got free run and Panache and the kittens got moved to the foster room. Flynn and Bogart were adopted together. Bacall stuck around the house getting over a cold. There was a minor mystery in the foster room.

September
Bacall went up to the adoption center and got adopted the next day. Mom took Lark and the songbird kittens - unfortunately they were all pretty sick and after going back to the rescue, they passed away. We posted some pictures showing how remarkable how much like Panache that Mallard looks. Foxy got adopted. Mom played musical cats and Rooney got adopted. Fish got adopted as well. We picked up the #berrykittens as well. Mozart turned 11 years old.

October
Mom took a long weekend to visit family and they all took out a pontoon boat for a day. When she got home she picked up 4 kittens rescued from Houston after Hurricane Harvey (Bristol, Shiner, Amarillo and Marfa). Mom went to visit Chanel...and ended up bringing her home. On the 6th, our elder statesman Tommy passed away with mom's help at the vet. Unfortunately later that week, Cranberry of the berry kittens passed away as well. The Texas kittens got their names and continued to charm mom. Chanel got a harness and started making trips out in public with mom. Harlow got adopted. On the 25th mom had to make the decision to take Mozart to the vet to euthanize him after a cancer diagnosis.

November
We kicked off the month with some VERY good news - Millie, mom to the design kittens, was adopted. Blueberry and the Texas kittens got a cold so there was snot in the foster room.The Texas gangsters decided Blueberry was fun to pick fights with on a regular basis. Chanel continued to go out and about with mom and got to meet someone interesting one day. Blueberry was finally ready to go up to the adoption center. There was a Texas kitten update and mom posted about our new log cabin house. And after several weeks, the Texas kittens were packed off for surgery.

 

December
Mom had pictures taken of Chanel for Christmas at a fundraiser for a local rescue. We got more back story on the Texas kittens before they came up here after Hurricane Harvey. After surgery and a weekend of adoption events, the Texas kittens were supposed to head up to the adoption center to find their forever homes. Blueberry was adopted on the 6th. On the day the Texas kittens were to get set up at the adoption center, Amarillo started to drool and there was random sneezing, so back to the house. They went back into the foster room but managed to pull a Houdini and escaped....gaining them access to the house full time. However, after a few days Chanel wasn't very happy about all 4 kittens being out, so they headed back up to the adoption center since no one was acting sick. Sigourney and Weaver came to us as new fosters for the end of the year. All four Texas kittens were adopted pretty quickly. Weaver continued to charm mom and Ivy had a vet check for her ear. We got our Secret Paws box. Unfortunately the year ended on a sad note when mom got a call from the pet sitter that Weaver had passed away while mom was out of town.

Year in Review - Part 1

Happy New Years and we wish you a safe and healthy 2018!! As we have been doing, we are going to take a look back at last year....it will be a 2 parter so be sure to come back tomorrow. Let us know your favorite parts of the year as well if you have one.

January
We started out 2017 with Dandelion and Cassis still hanging out here. Plus we got a groovy new carrier from our Aunt Dee. Mom found the strawberry house and it became Mozart's private domain (basically due to the fact that he was the only one that could fit inside it). And we had a couple of episodes of homewreckers. (see also part 2) Mom also talked about fostering for Change a Pet's Life Day. The patriot girls were still at the store waiting to be adopted and got a hammock to hang out in.

February
Daiquiri showed off a very growly obsession with those spring toys. Dandelion started a new course of medication for the ongoing and perpetual snot that he was experiencing. The homewreckers were still working on the gingerbread house. Cassis was spayed and adopted!! We feared for the end of times when mom caught Ivy and Junior sleeping VERY close to each other. And we got our first foster kittens of the season - Coyote and Roadrunner. (#thelooneykittens)

March
We didn't realize it until we started looking back, but we did lots of adoptions in March: Dandelion, the patriot girls Liberty and Freedom, Coyote of the looney kittens, and Roadrunner of the looney kittens.

The looney kittens got a visitor. We celebrated Napping Day (isn't that really every day though). Mom did a post about reviews online about the rescue. There was a new guy in the foster room. Mom headed off for a weekend to visit her family. Mom also went on a rant about a tv show and FIV cats. (seems March was also the month for the ranting mom).

April
For mom's birthday this year, she got a very special present - Millie and the #designkittens. (Dior, Chanel, Versace, Gucci and Armani) The kittens were officially named and weighed. There was much ongoing cuteness. There was a couple of videos of flailing cats. We did a 3 week old kitten weigh in session. Mom posted about some of the "cat things" we have around the house. Daiquiri and Ivy had their annual vet checkup and the kittens managed to escape the box.

May
The design kittens discovered toys. Mom got a new router (and set it up herself) so the web camera works much better now. Daiquiri managed to get into the foster kitten room and Millie was NOT having it. There were several epic battles involving the incline scratcher. Mom started laying out the contestants for kittens going to Blog Paws. The boys got their own picture day. Mom headed off to Blog Paws. The kittens got to meet new friends at Blog Paws. And then it was surgery day for the design kittens.

June
We got a bunch of kittens (the #ratpackkittens) in June....6 little tuxedo kittens that just spelled trouble from the beginning. The design kittens were all spayed and neutered. We played "meet your new partners" with the rat pack kittens and the design kittens ALL in the foster room together. There was a big weekend adoption event and mom took the design kittens. The design kittens were almost all ready to head to the adoption center (Dior had an umbilical hernia and was around a few more days). Versace, Armani, Dior and Gucci were all adopted but Chanel came back to the house with a cold. The rat pack kittens all got names. Panache and her kittens arrived from a hoarding situation. We broke the VERY special news about the adoption of Dior - now known as Cupcake. Finally mom made a chart for the names of the rat pack kittens - Harlow, Bacall, Rooney, Romero, Bogart and Flynn.

Random Fridays

We have some sad news that some of you have already seen on Facebook. Mom was gone from Sunday to Wednesday for the holiday. She got a call Tuesday morning from the pet sitter that Weaver has passed away over night. She was so very tiny but we had high hopes for her. The pet sitters are very experienced and said that everyone seemed fine Monday night. Sigourney seems to be OK and we will try to get her spayed next week.

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We have a new website to tell you about. Miss Julie - mom to Cupcake and aunt to Chanel - started a new site called Cats Going Places to talk about city cats and their adventures. Plus questions we all get and equipment we use. Mom and Chanel are contributors. If you have a Cat Going Places, join us on facebook, twitter and instagram using #CatsGoingPlaces
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Speaking of going places, mom had plans to take Chanel out this weekend, but DANG it is cold here. So maybe, maybe not....

Mom will be spending the weekend getting the final kinks worked out of the database for the rescue as well as our year end review (hopefully up Monday and Tuesday of next week).

Have a safe and happy new year celebration. And be sure to scope out your safe spot for all the fireworks.

almost wordless Wednesday

this is for me right??

Secret Paws

Every year Miss Paula from Sweet Purrfections takes cat bloggers who want to participate and pairs them up. We got our box last week and since mom will be gone for Christmas, we got to open our box early.

It came from Wally, Ernie and Zoey and their mom from The Island Cats.

 

box inspector #1

 

box inspector #2

 

oooo.....springs, my favorites!!

 

They are nice - they sent a stocking for

Allie with canned food and treats.

Thanks for our presents!! Mom got something nice too - chocolate and cat magnets. The magnets are on the fridge and the chocolates are already gone. MOL

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas

Random Fridays

More good news:

Bristol - ADOPTED

Amarillo - ADOPTED

Not together and both will be single kittens. Mom did laugh wondering how long it will take for Bristol's new family to regret that decision. hahaha

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Some cat got her nails trimmed last weekend and then spent

time giving mom THIS look.

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Mom got our Secret Paws package wrapped up and sent last week. She said something about it going over the ocean....we hope it gets there in time (since planning ahead wasn't mom's thing this year).

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For as much time as Daiquiri spent growling at Chanel when she first came back, she now spends just as much time giving the kid a good bath.

A couple of Chanel things: the v-e-t asked on Tuesday if mom has seen any changes in Chanel. Nope. Her recovery time seems to be a little bit better, but then again she got up on the chair the other day, gave mom a good head butt...and fell off the chair. 

Oh - and she has discovered that she likes sleeping UNDER the covers at night with mom. She will come out now and then but spends the majority of the time under the comforter, on top of the blankets. 

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So far Ivy has gotten her meds every some days and her ear is looking better. Mom did laugh and say that the v-e-t may have asked the wrong question though. Dr F asked if mom can medicate Ivy. Sure. The better question is - can mom CATCH Ivy to medicate her.  MOL