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comfy

Such a shame she can't relax.

Chanel had a good weekend. She went out with mom on Saturday to Petsmart and the to another small local pet store. She won't walk, but she did get to ride in the cart at Petsmart and seemed to enjoy that. She got to see the fish and almost launched herself at the birds. MOL

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Everyone is settling in to a new routine. Thank you so much for the condolences for Tommy both here and on Facebook. There were really no warning signs. His last vet appointment went well and his bloodwork from last fall was very good. He had been losing some weight but everyone agreed it may have been more age related than anything else. He just seemed to crash early Friday morning. Mom didn't want to take him to the er vet and play 20 questions with someone she had never met. Unfortunately our vet was out of town but we have another local vet that the rescue uses and mom was able to get in there with him. He has certainly left a blank spot in the house, our hearts and the foot of the bed.

the kittens

Bristol Texas

Blueberry

Cranberry

So the Texas kittens came with names but mom isn't a fan of the girls' names. She wants to try to name them after Texas towns. Come to find out, Bristol is a town in Texas so our boy gets to keep his name. He is more of a caramel color than his tabby sister. The other two girls have white paws and one has a white stripe on her nose.

They are a bouncy active group....and have escaped a couple of times already. Fortunately they are very people friendly so they are easy to catch.

Blueberry and Cranberry are doing well and are just waiting for surgery dates. Though Cranberry still really doesn't want much to do with mom. Luckily they are doing well with the Texas kittens after the first few days.

Tommy

10/4/03 to 10/6/17

You can read our first post about Tim and Tom and their story of how they joined our family.

Mom woke up about 2am Friday morning and kind of knew something wasn't right. She sat with Tommy on the blanket on the bed for a while then curled up with him until the vet opened. She knew she didn't want to deal with the emergency vet and a million questions.

He was a little agitated but settled in to mom's arms and passed very peacefully. Our head mancat will be missed desperately.

We do take some solace in knowing that Tommy is reunited with his brother Tim over Rainbow Bridge.

Random Fridays

Thanks for all the concats about Chanel. She is fitting in very well and keeping everyone on their toes.

Mom did take her to Starbucks the other day. She didn't quite understand the whole whipped cream thing. MOL

Nothing really planned for the weekend here. Mother Nature refuses to admit it is fall, so we are dealing with that....and mom sneezing all the time as her allergies flare up.

so this happened

Last time we updated you about Chanel, she was back on the adoption floor with a head tilt after a bad ear infection.

Mom stopped last Tuesday at the adoption center and Chanel was in the kitten room being all friendly with everyone. Mom walked in and Chanel stood up and was loving on mom...nibbling on her chin.

Mom left, made it about half a mile down the road and turned around.

Yep....Chanel came back to the house that night. She has now been here over a week and fits in great. Daiquiri was a little bent out of shape for a few days but is doing better.

Mom hasn't gotten a good picture of her sitting still to show the tilt, but it is pretty obvious. It does seem to affect her balance some and she has fallen off a few things giving mom a start. But Chanel gets up and walks away.

Mom did take her out this past Tuesday to a local Starbucks and Chanel did great. She walked around the patio, didn't care about the noise or traffic, and greeted several people. Mom hopes to keep her going out and being social.

Please welcome the newest Random Feline. Yep....she is officially adopted....by us.

the berry kittens go Texan

Blueberry thinks mom is ok. Cranberry is still kind of skeptical. But they are both very sweet and just need to put on a little weight to be spayed and neutered.

 We do have some newbies too. A couple of volunteers drove to Texas after Harvey went through and brought back animals that were already in a shelter before the hurricane hit. These were 4 of them. Mom has them in the crate in the living room until they are tested and have a couple of days to settle in here. Then they will be introduced to the foster room and the berry kittens. One boy and three girls, all very sweet but no momma. Their records show them as 4 weeks old but their eyes are no longer blue so probably closer to 6 weeks old. But they aren't very big so probably close to a month until they are ready to go.

vacation

Mom spent the weekend with her family in Tennessee. On Sunday they rented a pontoon boat and spent the day on the river - fishing and picnicking.

 

the kid and her dad

Random Fridays

Yay.....the hots are gone and the windows are open!! Have a great weekend.

Remember Me Thursday

 It is estimated that almost 3 million pets lose their lives every year in shelters waiting for homes. Each year, rescues work hard to do what they can to save these lives....and today the Helen Woodward Animal Center has set up a date to remind all of us that Rescue Pets deserve better.

We foster to save lives. Daiquiri wouldn't have survived in a typical shelter once her first test result can back positive for FeLV. But she was LUCKY enough to be part of a no-kill rescue that gave her a second (and third) chance at living the life she deserves.







But is can't be all about adoption - it has to be about education. Pet overpopulation is a HUGE problem in this country. Spay and neuter is the best way we can go about reducing numbers and saving lives.

So get involved:

• share on social media using #RememberMeThursday and #RememberTheRescue 
• support a local rescue - or considering the disasters going on now, find a reputable local rescue in Houston TX, Florida or Puerto Rico and make a donation.
• can't give a donation - consider donating your time or supplies
• adopt - or if you can't adopt, sponsor a pet at a local shelter - or pick a pet at a shelter and promote them on your social media

Animals on social media have signed up to show their support along with human celebrities. Do your part and get social.

the lady cats

Right now there are 3 beautiful lady cats at the partner store where mom cleans.

Millie is the momma cat to the design kittens. Can you believe she hasn't been adopted yet?? What is up with that? She is very sweet though needs to be in a home without little kids since she does like to give love nips.

 

someone was not so interested in having her picture taken

Quinn is about 4 years old and very sweet. She would love a quiet home where she can lounge around and be treated like a princess.

Cyndi was found as a stray. She gave birth at the rescue but none of the kitten survived. However, she stepped up and helped raise some orphaned kittens. She is about 2 years old and very lovey (she was fostered by a friend of mom's).

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Panache will head up to another partner store on Thursday. Her dental surgery went well and while she did have to have 3 extractions, mom was expecting more so that was good news.

weekend report

Mom was actually kind of busy this weekend....running around on Saturday doing errands and getting stuck in traffic. MOL

She stopped at the adoption center after a conversation about bringing Chanel back to the house to finish her meds. Mom spent about 15 minutes searching everywhere for her only to discover that apparently her meds were over and she had been put back in the teenage kitten room. When mom circled around the second time, Chanel was sitting in the middle of the room like she had been there the entire time. Mom did hear that on Sunday, Chanel made a break for it, escaped the kitten room and ran around the adoption desk until the head rescue lady grabbed her and realized which kitten she had. And then Chanel was popped back in the kitten room.

Chanel

Harlow

Mom visited a friend on Sunday morning at the local university hospital. She then spent 30 minutes trying to find her car....

Panache went to an adoption event on Sunday afternoon. She really is unfazed by much of anything. She just hung out and watch everyone go by. She was dropped off after that at the clinic and had her dental done on Monday. There is an opening at a local partner store, so she will go up there later in the week.

The berry kittens are doing well. Blueberry is more affectionate than his sister for the moment, but they are both warming up.

Of course, we also still had the HOLY HOTS here this weekend. Don't get us wrong, we get the hots...but this is September!!

Happy Birthday Mozart

HAPPY Birthday Mozart

hard to believe he is 11 years old

For those that don't know his back story, he came to us as a foster with his orange tabby brother that mom named Picasso. Mo got a serious eye infection and hung around the house WAY longer than most foster kittens. She finally got him healthy and back to the shelter....then panicked when she realized she might never see him again. She went back the next day and filled out his adoption application.

He really is a sweet boy - greets people at the door and has to check everything out. He doesn't mind the other cats in the house....though he HATES foster kittens. They try to snuggle and he is all "GET OFF MY LAWN". Grumpy old man.

He had his annual check up a couple of weeks ago and was declared fit as could be. In fact (gasp), the vet suggested he could put ON a pound. More treats for him we guess.

Random Fridays

Happy 1st day of Fall. 

Or not considering that it is supposed to be almost 90 degrees here over the weekend and mom had to turn on the cold air thingy last weekend cause the condo got too warm.

Panache is doing well with the kittens though she seems to be rather "take them or leave them" most of the time. She has a dental cleaning scheduled for Monday and we suspect she may end up losing some teeth. Another downfall of coming from a terrible home condition before we got her. However, once that happens she will be ready for a new home. Mom listed her on the website earlier this week but no interest so far.

Blueberry playing in the cabinet by the sliding door. Notice around the edges? Mom cut the backing out of the cabinet and now no one can hide back there. Cranberry was VERY disappointed.

Cranberry says: this fuzzy ladycat may not like me much, but she is good protection

As far as we know Harlow hasn't been adopted yet, but we hope her family comes along soon. The adoptions have been going very well so far so we are hopeful her time is coming.

Should be a mostly quiet weekend here though mom does have an adoption event on Sunday at one of the partner stores. 

parts

Getting pictures of Daiquiri can be a challenge. If you have followed us for very long, you may notice a trend of her snoozing or facing away from the camera. That is due to the fact that if she hears the camera or sees it pointed in her direction (and this includes the phone), she immediately comes over to get up close and purrsonal.

As you can see, getting a good shot can be a challenge sometimes.