PSA: Pawblic Service Announcement

Most of you guys know we support TNR!!  Heck - we support it so much that Junior never left (you know: trap, neuter, don't release - MOL). :)

Anyhow, we got an email from Best Friends about what the US Fish and Wildlife Service is up to now. Seems they plan to offer a class on inflencing communitys about TNR. And we aren't talking about the good influence - they want to complete do away with TNR. WHAT???? And it sounds like they have no intention of showing the cost savings to communities from TNR. They seem to be advocating going back to killing feral colonies and they certainly aren't saying how they (using our tax dollars) intend to pay for it.

Ticked off yet????  Click here to go the Best Friends Advocacy Center and send an email. And feel free to blog this forward.....

You can read more about feral/commity cats at the Best Friends Cat Initiatives and also from Alley Cat Allies. And check out this video about the latest TNR effort by Best Friends in Utah - the whole town came together to help their community cats...it is pretty cool. :)

Wordless Wednesday.... (ok, not really - what do you expect by now)

kitten anyone?? Mac was neutered yesterday and came through with flying colors. Except we got to listen to the drunken redition of "let me out of the bathroom" for most of the night. He is still in there today though mom says she will let him back out when she gets home from work. Now to find him a home....

BTW - we have had lots of fun reading the comments from yesterday. You guys are giving mom WAY to much credit. All she did was paint and glue together. Honest - it wasn't that hard. Probably would have been if she had to cut those tubes herself though....thank heavens for grandpas that have skills (and tools). :)

Look what we got....

So we said yesterday that mom was doing arts and crafts. She spent most of the time in the bedroom - something about not needing our help. pfftt!

Anyhow, after two days, she came out with a new condo. She got the idea from Lowes Creative Ideas. Now, she modified it some....ok, a lot. But we like the results.

the old window box - not great to look at but it works

hey!! Where did the box go???

you start with concrete forms from the hardware store

we are lucky that grandpa picked them up in his truck AND he offered to cut them too

the instruction sheet says to cover them in carpet but mom wanted to try paint

glue them togethe and wait (yep, those are grandpa's clamps too)

fleece blankets in the condo holes - this is before the top shelf was installed

check out the top shelf (recycled from the old window box)

Ivy slept here most of the evening

and this is the closest mom has ever seen Spud and Ivy sleep - EVER!!!

All told it took a couple of days, but that involved a lot of drying time. Lowe's says the cost is under $40. But without carpet and using paint on hand, it was probably cheaper. The idea sheet shows a pyramid - 2 on the bottom and one on top, but mom didn't think that was big enough so she bought 2 forms. There is one piece left over and she isn't sure what she is going to do with that.

Everyone checked it out pretty quick. Mac and Tommy lost interest pretty quick. Ivy found a spot and took it over. Spud was the first up on top. So far it has been a big hit!!!

Happy Labor Day....

We is taking the day off.....

And mom is doing some sort of arts and crafts projects....she says it is for us....more on that later!

Number 100

Well, we think mom has kind of given up on someone having "lost" Mac....which makes him official a foster.

And, it makes him foster number

100

How cool is that????

Grandma was over for a little bit yesterday and let him out, so we have all met. Mom still is leaving him in the bathroom today while she is at work, but is going to let him out when she gets home. Grandma told mom that we were all very well behaved. :)

To celebrate, mom got video of Mac: (the short one is pretty funny)

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And be sure to go over to the Sherwood Bunch and let ML know how much you love her!!!



LET ME OUT!!!!!

Mac has started singing warrior songs all the time about being in the bathroom!! He is LONELY and feels the need to tell everyone about it.

He managed to slip out last night when mom went in to feed him. He ran right into the whole crew (it was dinner time). Tommy hissed at him and Mac fell over. So mom is going to start slow on Friday and then take the long weekend to introduce him. Since he is a little older we suspect he may not be sleeping in the bathroom at night once things settle in.

not wordless Wednesday....

Good news: Bat went home last night!!! The family that adopted Mohawk came back for her.... the lady felt bad that Bat was left behind and her husband said "just go get her".  MOL She said Mohawk is doing very well - gives the dogs the halloween cat pose which they ignore. He is doing very well with Peanut, their cat with cerebellar hypoplasia. She said Peanut has fallen on Mohawk a couple of times and he just gets up and keeps on going. She has our email, so hopefully we will hear from them.

Daffy was adopted as well. But is appears that her microchip info got mixed up with Gizmo, so the facebook post said Gizmo was adopted with Simba (who Daffy was living with). So Daffy went home with Simba. Greta and Gizmo with go to Petsmart tonight (though Gizmo is now Daffy....confused yet??).

Mac is in the bathroom by himself. Mom is happy cause he is trashing the bathtub every night so he will have a little more space. Mom is having him neutered on Tuesday. We have put up posted and have him listed in a couple of places as "found" but mom isn't holding out much hope. So over the weekend she will start introducing him to the adults.

Mom was playing with the flashy box over the weekend trying to catch our whiskers. Spud and Ivy have some pretty spectacular whiskers and we hope you enjoy.....

cuteness.....

We will get to that in a second.

To answer a couple of questions: Katnip Lounge - no, the revolving door never stops. MOL Father Tom - how do we keep up? Lots of napping.....MOL And mom juggles kittens pretty well after 6 years of fostering.

Mac update: he is doing a little better. Mom sat in there with him last night with Greta. You can tell that Greta is curious and she didn't hiss at Mac at all. So mom scratched Greta (who dozed off) under the chin to get her scent. She went to scratch Mac and he hissed at mom and tried to whap her....and then he saw his tail come up over the side of the vanity and tried to whap that as well. But, mom thinks he is just making noise..whapping is to be expected. So she will keep slowly working at it. Of course, as these things go, about the time she gets him comfortable with Greta, Greta and Gizmo will go back to the shelter. :)

Now for the cuteness....Gizmo was snoozing on the floor the other day and mom discovered patterns in his stripes:

mom sees heart on this side

and she thinks this side has a smiley face

Wild weekend....

First - we hope everyone on the East Coast and at BlogPaws survived Irene - mom worried about you!!!!

Second, mom wrote it weird on Friday. Mohawk wasn't adopted Thursday night. But.....the lady came back on Saturday with her son and adopted him then!! Mom gave her our email address so we hope to hear updates. And we hope he is a great companion for his new sister Peanut.  Plus with Mohawk getting adopted, we hope that Gizmo can go back today and keep Bat company. Thanks to everyone for their help with the brain teaser.....obviously it was meant for Mohawk to go back when he did.

No transport this weekend. Mom likes to check on the fosters when they are back at the shelter and the only transport she could have done was mid-afternoon.

The weather was great this weekend....all the windows were open!!

And then mom got a call on Saturday night. Carol (the lady helping with the TNR) got a call from a neighbor and wanted to know if he could call me. Seems he was sitting outside on Saturday and this kitten came up and jumped into his lap. The kid took it inside but his dad said it could not stay. They agreed to keep it overnight and mom went over Sunday morning. She called the nice people at Noahs Ark and they agreed to scan him for a microchip. If not, then on to plan B....could they combo test him? No chip - but mom figured out when she saw him that he wasn't neutered, so she didn't hold out much hope. They tested him (and he screamed like a banshee) and he is....NEGATIVE!!! So, he can stay with us for a while. Mom listed him on Petfbi.org but there was no listing for any kitten like him. He is about 5 months old and very nice - though mom tried to introduce him to Gizmo and the new guy hissed. Our local shelter is at capacity, so we aren't sure what we are going to do with him. Mom is going to put up flyers after work hoping someone is missing him.

Mom did have to do some math trying to figure out where everyone was sleeping last night. The new guy ended up in the shower (it has a door) and Greta and Gizmo were in the main part of the bathroom. Mom has let kittens out at night, but no one enjoys it except the kittens.....  At one point mom walked into the bathroom and Greta was on top of the shower door chirping at the new guy. :)

In the mean time, meet Mac:

Finally Friday....

So mom ended up taking Bat, Mohawk & Daffy back to the shelter last night. It was as hard as always. Daffy is in  with 3 other kittens - one is an orange male tabby named Simba and they seemed to have become friends by the end of the night. Mohawk and Bat were together.

Mom said for a little while to make sure they got settled in ok. A woman came in who has a special needs cat with Cerebellar hypoplasia which is a disease that makes cats wobbly but doesn't affect their lifespan - they aren't in pain, they just walk a little differently. Anyhow, Peanut is about 1.5 yrs old and in need of a companion. She met a few kittens but no one seemed to jump out at her. We tried a 1 yr old cat named Smudge, but he didn't seem overly interested. :)  So mom introduced her to Mohawk - she thinks a kitten might be an easier introduction to her other 2 older cats (which is probably true). It was love....mom told her that Mohawk is a combination of wise old man and vacant kid. He gave her his patented blank look which made her smile. And then she leaned her head down and he kissed her forehead.....mom thinks that did it.

Greta was pretty lovey when mom got home from the shelter. She wanted up and was asking for attention. Always a good sign. Gizmo was off doing his own thing....  Greta did cry for a few minutes when they were put in the bathroom last night, but she stopped pretty quick. Still made mom a little sad though.

No plans for the weekend....but it is supposed to be cooler, so hopefully some window whiffin'!!!

For those in the path of Irene....STAY SAFE!!!!

a logic problem....

Mom says she had to take a class called symbolic logic in college....and that if it weren't for a friend in the class, probably would have had to take it more than once. MOL

Anyhow, this one sounds like something she would have had in class.....

We currently have 5 fosters. The shelter has space for 3 of them to come back. We need to figure out who to send....

Greta: she can't go. While mom says she isn't sick, she is "supposed" to be on meds until 8/31.

Bat, Daffy & Mohawk are all fine.

Gizmo has a little bit of eye goobers. Mom has noticed but doesn't think it is worth saying something. She has treated it with terramycin and it really isn't that bad. But....there it the potential for him to go back and someone make a big deal about it.

So, it would seem that Greta and Gizmo stay and everyone else goes back.

But.....mom would prefer that either Bat or Mohawk stay with Greta since she is more comfortable with those two (mom finds them curled up next to each other at night).

Plus then we have to figure out who is rooming together since there is a cage for 2 kittens and the other one will go in with a group of 3 other kittens.....

What to do, what to do????? Suggestions welcome....

whisker wednesday.....

Mom is having problems getting decent pics of our whiskers....she said something about too much white on white....

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Please go say a kind word to Paula at Sweet Purrfections.

Cat Talk Tuesday....

The girls at Zoolatry decided we need to have a Cat Talk Time....

Here are some of our favorites:

snoopervising: making sure the mom doesn't mess with our stuff

crabillated: a cat who has had enough of the mom and everything else

(in Ivy's case, a semi-permanent state)

floofy: self explanatory.....

squee: cute times infinity  :)



weekend update....

Another Saturday, another transport..... Buck was going from a shelter to a foster home. Poor baby had the party hat since he was neutered on Friday. He was rescued by Ohio English Setter Rescue.

Us??? We spent the weekend laying around....

Greta, Mohawk & Bat

Daffy & Gizmo

Mohawk

Tim - are you our mommy??

Finally Friday.....

And look what mom found in a box on the counter the other night....

We hope you have a wonderful and cool window whiffin' weekend!!!  It is supposed to be hot here on Saturday and stormy on Sunday. sigh.....

The kittens all came through surgery very well. In fact, we could hear them playing in the bathroom most of last night. Greta has a baby cold, so she is on meds for 2 weeks but seems ok. They made a run for it this morning and were playing like mad when mom left for work. :)

surgery thursday....

Mom dropped the gremlins off for their spay/neuter surgeries this morning. No telling if everyone will make weight - and sometimes it depends on the vet.....

We weren't really happy with mom this morning. She let the gremlins out and then took a shower and got ready for work and didn't give us breakfast. Something about the gremlins not being able to have breakfast. Who cares???? Anyhow, she finally caved in once the gremlins were in the PTU, but still....the delay was not appreciated.

That being said, those gremlins were having a good time last night....

Black Cat Appreciation Day....

Mom loves her some house panther!!! Mozart is the first all black Random Feline, but mom knows he won't be the last. We don't know why black cats in shelters are so overlooked. Do they blend into the background? Are people still under some sort of weird suspicion of these kittehs??? Check this post from Your Daily Cute for her view on the subject.

Looking to add a house panther??? Check out Petfinder to make a wonderful addition to your home!

And now, for your viewing pleasure, some of mom's favorite house panther pics of Mo.

gremlin update.....

Well the kitts were vaccinated this morning and will have surgery on Thursday. Presuming everyone makes weight....and that is in question. As of this morning, we have a couple right at 2 pounds and one just under 2 pounds. Mom asked about delaying, but they really don't have any other kittens big enough so mom will drop them off on Thursday morning and see what happens....

Greta is still freaked out by us. So long as she has room, she is OK, but don't get her cornered. Oh, and mom has seen her snoozing in the "superman" position.

The other four are having a blast....in fact, they played so hard on Sunday, everyone took a nap about the same time!!

Bat & Gizmo

Mohawk

Daffy

PS.....

Geez - you can't even BUY good help these days.... MOL

Mom ran the posts through the Random Number Generator and....the prize goes to Admiral Hestorb - just email us your address to randomfelines@hotmail.com and we will make sure the mom gets it in the mail.

Also, a certain very handsome mancat named Clooney gave us this award:

We are supposed to tell 7 things about us that people don't know - since there are 7 of us, we will each tell something.
1. Maestro: I like to sleep right near mom so I can reach out and touch her with one paw whenever I want.

2. Tommy: I am obssessed with cheese....and will stick my head in the refridgerator to try to steal some.

3. Tim: I like to kill the fuzzy toy mice...and leave them on the bed for mom to find (or in the water dish).

4. Mozart: I am really sure I would like to go to work with mom, but she won't let me.

5. Ivy: I am NOT crabby.....I just don't like the Spud guy - he is annoying.

6. Spud: am not am not am not......

7. Junior: It isn't that I don't like the mom lady, I just have trust issues.....