relax already

That boy leads such a tough life. His new family is in for a treat....

Fortunately he isn't much of a climber either, he just wants to be on a lap or lean up against mom.

wordless Wednesday - glamour shots

new toy

Mom found a mylar ball and thought maybe the kittens would find it interesting....

what is this strange thing?

still strange

very curious

While they weren't interested while she was in there with the camera (go figure), she has heard them playing with it and it ends up in different places in the room.

Mom took them on Sunday to an adoption event just to get them used to being out and in different situations. Roadrunner decided pretty quickly that being social wasn't her thing. She could be held but pretty much wanted back in the crate. Coyote was curious though jumpy. And then a store clerk broke out a wand toy and he was ALL about that. 

Napping Day

Per the day of the year calendar, today is Napping Day. Now THAT we can get behind.

Spud, Mozart and Daiquiri

Mom took the kittens to an adoption event on Sunday. And since the basketball team she was rooting for lost on Friday, it was a pretty quiet weekend.

Random Fridays

The kittens will be (if we got accurate information), 11 weeks old on Sunday. Mom weighed Coyote shortly after they got here and he was already 2 pounds, so they should be good to go. Surgery is scheduled for March 20th and then they will go up to the adoption center. There haven't been many kittens this age and size available since Christmas, so they will go pretty quickly. We would love to see them go together, but either way, they will make great companions (though Roadrunner may take a few days to decide the change is worth it).

go ahead - he will let you kiss him

Mom says we are headed into something called "March Madness" again, so there will be lots of basketball on around here. Everyone here is doing well. Tommy is much less snotty, so whatever he had must have just taken longer to go away.

There were some strange men that came over on Monday. Mom says the sliding door (in the foster room) needs to be replaced cause it is sucking heat and may have a leak. The guys were very nice and admired the kittens. Mozart of course was the only one that came out and he gave their bags a VERY minute inspection. They were very nice about it. The new door has been ordered and mom saws we will get locked up in the back bedroom when they come to install it. 

play time with the looney kittens

They tend to play more when mom isn't in the foster room. When she is in there, Coyote is looking for love and attention and Roadrunner is split between not wanting too much attention and enjoying some anyhow.

Roadrunner is getting better at being held. Mom still has to catch her, but Roadrunner will put up with it for at least a few minutes. Coyote on the other hand is that traditional orange boy...all up in your face.

that trackball is still as popular as ever

hiding inside the scratcher....she thinks she is invisible

there is something in there isn't there?

all kinds of NOPE

you gonna kiss me weird lady?

The good news is (cross your fingers, knock on wood, etc) that the web camera seems to be working better. There is a tab at the top of the page that will show you what they are up to (we will give you a hint - mostly napping)

video Wednesday

intruder alert

Since the looney kittens have tested negative and been vaccinated, mom decided that madam curious (aka Daiquiri) could come in for a visit....she won't be back. She ate their food, stole a toy and growled at them. RUDE

what is this??

may I boop your nose madam?

how about a sniff?

eep!!!

though her brother now seems interested

Roadrunner was the first to decide that the big girl kitty was not to be messed with. Coyote sniffed her, decided she wasn't that interesting and moved on.

In other news, Roadrunner has now decided that mom isn't going to eat her. Coyote has been SUPER friendly from day one coming over and asking for attention (which makes getting his picture a royal pain). Roadrunner, true to her name, would take off if mom moved or tried to pick her up. However, over the weekend she allowed mom to grab her and love on her...and was relaxing and enjoying it as well. She still won't come over and ASK for attention, but we suspect it is only a matter of time.

Fun Facts about Names Day

We can't make this stuff up - in fact, this is where mom goes to find these days.
   *Also, sorry this is a little late today

However, in the spirit of the day, we will give you some fun facts about OUR names:

Spud

so named as he was a tiny fuzzy kitten and desperately needed SOME name

to put on his medical records to be tested

Mozart

named with his brother Picasso as foster kittens

more commonly known as Mo

Ivy

part of a group of flower named kittens: Iris, Daffodil, Rose, Ivy and Lily

nicknames: Princess, Watermelon

Daiquiri

named as she was added to a group already here with alcohol names

nicknames: Daiq, the brat, bratowski

Tommy

he was 2 when adopted and he and Tim came with their names

Junior

needed a name for medical records and we had seen a big 

orange tom in the neighborhood, presuming it was his daddy

adoption news

ADOPTED

that face kills mom

We know that a lot of you were beginning to think that Dandelion was going to become a permanent resident. Honestly, if circumstances were a little different here, that might have happened. But mom reminds herself that she has to know us and know her limits and this would have been WAY over the limit.

After discovering that Dandelion wasn't on Petfinder, she got his information updated. Shortly thereafter, she got an application. She reviewed all the information and they emailed back and forth a few times - talking about his attitude (or general lack thereof) and his medical background. The couple that put in the application have an older female (about 15) and an 8 month old boy (who is driving her insane). Little Bit was raised from a kitten and Rocky was found when he was tiny. Since he didn't have any siblings, he is a bit of a doofus and Little Bit is not having it. D and J decided that Rocky needs a friend who was tolerant but would also be very respectful of Little Bit.

Monday night mom took Dandelion with her to the store while she was cleaning and then met with D and J. Mom was sitting on the floor with Dandelion when they came in and after introductions, they sat down with her. Dandelion almost immediately crawled off of mom's lap and into D's lap. He stayed there for a while and then climbed into J's lap as well. There were a few kids in the store and he was great with them as well. Mom and D and J did the paperwork but they decided to wait a couple of days to take him home. They wanted to get a space set up specifically for him and they also brought a cloth that they rubbed all over him (and he LOVED that) to give to Little Bit since ultimately it is going to be her decision if he stays. D and J are committed to keeping him but obviously the old lady cat gets first vote. Mom says she is sure it will be fine as he is so respectful of everyone here.

So last night she packed up the big orange boy along with a care package of his meds and some treats and toys and sent him off to his new home. She did make them aware that she wants updates - LOTS of updates - and we will keep you posted on his progress as well.

Just in time for his birthday, our Dandelion boy found his forever home.

*from the mom: this one, as you can all imagine, was a hard one. trust me when I say that if I had ANY doubts about this couple, he wouldn't be leaving. the fact that he climbed right in their laps within a few minutes of meeting them and was SO completely relaxed sealed the deal for me. I knew he deserves a home of his own without the chaos that comes with living here. but wow am I going to miss him.

Dr Suess Day

Can't tell by looking
These cats are extra special
And need no extra care
FIV+ cats need homes and love too

 

Rex

he is about 2 years old - and check out those front feet

Stanley is the new guy

he is super sweet

 

Kevin Kyle

he is about 4 years old and very insistent on getting attention

Since Colony Cats opened it's FIV+ room for cats last fall, there have been 5 adoptions!! To encourage people to adopt, their adoption fee is $25 - such a deal. Fortunately more and more people are realizing that FIV is not a death sentence and these cats (unless they are aggressive toward other cats) can live with negative cats.

For more facts, check out this article on FIV in cats from Best Friends and an article on Catster.com from our friend JaneA Kelley of Paws and Effects.



**disclaimer, we take NO claim of mom being a poet - we told her to leave the rhyming to Dr Suess but no....she had to give it a try. Our apologies

way back wordless Wednesday

*if you are thinking about scratching that - DON'T

well look at that

Mom went up to the rescue's adoption center on Saturday to get some pictures for a different blog post. She wandered through the intake side and then the adoption side and then headed home.

About 90 minutes later, her phone went off with a text "2 7 week old kittens. want them?" ummm - duh. :)  Mom headed right over and came home with these two:

They were kind of chatty on the ride home and freaked out when they were set loose in the foster room. The orange one is a boy and the brown is a girl. Definitely need some work on their social skills, though the boy is friendlier than his sister.

Here's the thing: apparently someone saw an online ad (you know those listings) for kittens being sold as...snake food. Yes - we are appalled that this is even a thing. But this is not the first group of kittens that the rescue has taken from ads like this. Maybe they are just saying that to get someone to feel sorry, but we aren't sure. Anyhow, some nice people "answered" the ad and took the kittens then asked the rescue to take them. Of course they did and now the kittens are safe with us. Serious or not, mom and her friends agree that the people placing the ad suck.

After some time, mom decided on names.....the orange boy is Coyote, his sister is Roadrunner. Meet the #looneykittens

While her brother has decided mom isn't so bad, Roadrunner is pretty sure mom is scary and avoids her for the moment. However, they are out and playing and having a good time - mostly when mom is not in there.

Yes....someone knows they are in there. No...he isn't allowed to play with them. 

Mom picked them up within an hour of them arriving at the rescue. They were dewormed and got flea meds and their first vaccine, but they need to be tested.

snoozing

Best way to spend the weekend - find a favorite spot and stake it out

Spud loves the cat ladder

probably as he can get up high

and get a sense of security

 

bazillions of places to sleep in the house

and this is his favorite

 

Mo staked out that bed when we first got it

and rarely gives it up

HAPPY Gotcha Day Mozart

OK - so it's technically tomorrow, but since we don't normally post on weekends, this is what happens....

Mom was looking stuff over and realized Mo's Gotcha Day is tomorrow! And it is his 10th!!! We hope she breaks out some good treats or something.

For those who are new here (or have forgotten), Mozart came to us as a foster kitten with his brother Picasso. Mo developed a NASTY cold that infected his eyes and extended his time here with us. Everything healed up, but he does have a corneal scar on his left eye. (which accordingly made mom laugh when she was updating his microchip information and it asked for identifying information - good luck on a solid black short hair cat - until mom remembered the scar). He actually went back to the humane society where mom was volunteering at the time. He was there for a few days - and the vet that was working there at the time put a note on his information that said he may have to lose the eye and the new adopters would have to deal with that. So now they've got a 6 month old, solid black male cat with potential expensive medical issues. Oh...he got pretty cranky about being back at the humane society. Mom finally saw the writing on the wall and brought him back home.

So, to our cranky old man and lovable house panther:

HAPPY GOTCHA DAY!!!

This isn't a great picture, but you can see how the light hits

his left eye differently. THAT is the scar.