weekend report

Peroni, Balashi, and Guinness all went to a partner store on Saturday. Peroni and Guinness moved right in with no problems. Balashi hid in part of the cage. They are back with Marzen. He wasn't too sure about those "new" cats in his cage, but everyone settled in pretty quickly. He did hiss at Peroni who promptly popped him on the head. That's our girl.

Cross your fingers and paws for quick adoptions. We will keep you posted.

Of course, with the little kittens gone, this left Kilkenny in the foster room by himself. After listening to him sing a very loud and off-key version of the "I am lonely" song, mom gave up and let him out. He wasn't too sure about things at first but given a couple of hours, he settled right in and was having a blast with Chanel and Goldfish.

The problem is that he is supposed to be getting eye meds 3-4 times per day. He is a little skittish (and even more so with mom with being medicated) so catching him out in the condo was becoming and adventure. Mom just doesn't have the time to chase him around for 10 minutes that often just to put drops in his eyes.

So.....meet Mike. Named after mom's favorite drink in a bottle.

He is about 4 months old which makes him the same age as Kilkenny. He was brought in to the shelter after being found. He was neutered, vaccinated and all ready to go....when he got a pretty nasty cold. Mom agreed to bring him here. He has been on meds for a few days, so she isn't too worried about Kilkenny catching anything. Mike is super sweet and lovey.

That said, mom had to catch Kilkenny to put him back in the room. He also knows way more cat swear words than mom was originally aware...and has been using all of them on poor Mike. Luckily Mike isn't doing anything to retaliate, so for most of Sunday afternoon it was just a standoff with Mike going about his business and Kilkenny being a drama queen.

Random Fridays

OK - so it isn't a great picture since the flash went off in the middle of the TV screen. But.... mom was watching a special on national parks last weekend and Daiquiri was fascinated by the one on the Smokey Mountains.

Kilkenny's eye looks MUCH better. Trust us. The meds seems to be working, so with any luck he won't end up a pirate cat. The goal is to keep using the drops until it clears up. The suspicion is that he may forever have a corneal scar, but better that than the alternative. We will keep you posted.

Mom took the other 3 kittens on Thursday morning to be spayed/neutered. You should have HEARD Kilkenny howl from the kitten room. Oh he was pitiful.

So yep - that means the kittens are ready to go. Mom thinks there may be space over at the store where Marzen is currently hanging out, so they may end up over there. If that is the case, mom is going to have to hunt down a friend for Kilkenny. She doesn't really want to let him loose in the house since he has to be medicated 3-4 times per day. But no one wants to listen to the "I'm lonely" howl for very long either. 

Goldfish and Chanel

This is a regular occurrence - up and down the cat ladder - round and around.

Goldfish really has become Chanel's minion. The only thing mom worries about is Chanel getting enough attention. Both girls get up on the bed at reading time and Goldfish will shove her way in front of Chanel. Mom will make an effort to make sure Chanel is getting her share of the attention. The nice part is that Chanel will come up to mom in the evenings so she does get that time to herself.

While Goldfish is doing very well when mom is in bed - and in fact Goldfish sleeps with her most of the night - she is still a little skittish during the day in the rest of the house. That said, by comparison, Junior will run if mom gets within about 3 feet of him. Goldfish isn't that bad...she will stay where she is in the room so long as mom doesn't directly approach her. Though mom will admit to sneaking up on Goldfish occasionally when she is sleeping on the cat ladder and touching the toes.

It will be a continuing process. But honestly when mom decided to add her to our household, we never had expectations of Goldfish making this much process in the time that she has so far. While we suspect Goldfish will never be as social as Chanel, we have some hope.

Oh - and the noises the Goldfish makes are totally a play after Chanel - no real meows, more chirps.

Mom put this box on the back of the sofa as sort of a blocker. Goldfish climbed in and Chanel, as she tends to be, was totally baffled. 

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With Kilkenny at our house for a while (his eye looks much better even after a couple of days of medication), Marzen seemed lonely in a cage by himself. Mom was at the store for an event on Sunday and they decided to move him to a lower cage that already has a pair of kittens in it. This set was a group of 4 kittens and 2 of them have already been adopted. There was some minor hissing, but nothing serious and everyone seemed fine by the time mom left the store. 

Mom took Guinness with her to the adoption event. He was not a fan of putting ON the harness but didn't mind once it was on. Mom posted to social media that apparently it is a good magic trick - one harness can turn a kitten into an octopus. This picture just made her laugh. No idea what startled him but he was making quite the face.

And of course adoption events are just exhausting....

It actually was pretty nice here over the weekend so mom cracked the windows on Sunday. The 3 smaller kittens are scheduled for spay/neuter surgery on Thursday, so they should be ready to go shortly after that. Not sure when Kilkenny will be ready to go back to a store or up to the adoption center...depends on how his eye continues to progress.

Sorry for the weird pictures - mom went to work on the blog on Sunday and her laptop decided to do a massive update.

Random Fridays

all girl meeting - you not invited

(no idea where Ivy was at this moment)

Chanel always looks skeptical and Goldfish always looks kind of shocked

Goldfish continues to come out of her shell. She has taken to sleeping on the bed at night - problem is of course that she turns up and mom is asleep so they tend to startle each other occasionally. Goldfish has also taken to sitting on a scratcher that is behind mom's favorite chair. Mom will talk to Goldfish, tip her head back to look at her and occasionally get bold and touch a Goldfish toe.

Next step will come this weekend. Mom is going to try sitting on the floor and seeing how close Goldfish will come for treats. Wish her luck.

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Mom took Chanel out last weekend for Christmas pictures. Because mom was in a hurry, she didn't read the descriptions very closely and realized at the last minute that this session would have Santa. She was supposed to meet some friends and their dog so she went ahead and packed up Chanel on Saturday. Chanel doesn't mind meeting new people but she isn't a big fan of being held - even by mom (although she has more than once let the vet pick her up and flip her over which mom just finds weird). Anyhow....mom got Chanel out of her carrier and let her check out the store. First step was trying to get back IN the carrier which wasn't happening. Then mom had her sit at Santa's feet and eventually put her up on his lap. She never struggled and with the help of some bells, they got these pictures (this is the same photographer who took last year's Christmas pictures - he is amazing):

about that time

**as a side note, both foster room cameras seem to be working again. apparently the technology fairy came to visit us (and no - that would NOT be mom)

Balashi and Peroni

she looks like she has that "enforcer" expression doesn't she?

Poor Guinness - he is so adorable and outgoing and sweet

and always looks so concerned

that Peroni - always someplace else to be when the camera appears

What? it's a selfie

finally holding still (sort of)

Balashi certainly has some fabulous stripes

It is about that time. Everyone is over 2 pounds and it would be nice to find them homes before Christmas (because what family doesn't need a new baby that will climb their Christmas tree?). With it being late in the year, they may be the smallest kittens available, so they will hopefully go quickly. Balashi may freak out at first at the adoption center but we suspect Peroni and Guinness will be fine.

That said...if you are near central Ohio and are interested, let us know now and we can hook you up. All three are very sweet and people oriented.

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Mom wanted to do something for the rescue for December. She thought about it and decided maybe a treat bag for each adopted cat would be a nice touch. She got some decorations as well. Luckily for the cats, our Aunt Dee and Miss Patty came to the rescue and with their help mom and a couple of other volunteers were able to put together 150 bags with toys and treats for each adopted cat. THANK YOU ladies!!!

Mom was talking last week to another volunteer about kittens. This other volunteer is in charge of one of the partner stores - one that is actually closer to our house. She cleared it with the director of the rescue and mom took Marzen and Kilkenny to the store on Friday night. They were kind of scared and hid right away. Sadly, mom checked on them on Saturday and they were still hiding. Hopefully a couple more days and they will come out and let people see them more.

This is one of Goldfish's favorite places to sleep. Though if you look closely, her tail is still curled under some. Mom says it takes everything she has some times not to sneak over and touch Goldfish's tail.

While Goldfish is getting better at coming up at night while mom is in bed, she hasn't come back up on to mom's lap since that last time. Goldfish is still skittish but doing much better. As opposed to Junior, she doesn't run if mom gets up and walks through the living room. Of course, if mom HAD to catch her, that would take some serious effort, but for now mom is focusing on their bond while mom is in bed.

Random Fridays

We hope all of our US friends had a good turkey day yesterday. Since mom stayed home, she made chili....which we are led to believe is not traditional. MOL

all five kittens - though not a great picture

all packed up and ready for shipping

Goldfish is just learning about this Amazon thing and is

amazed at the things you can buy online

A friend sent us some things and the one box didn't make it out of the living room. It has been occupied by every one of the girls at one point or another. So far Daiquiri hasn't started shredding it yet either, so it can stay until the destruction princess does some damage.

Mom hasn't seen Allie our feral girl in a few days. But she did see a brown tabby come out of the garage Monday night when she was coming home. She is going to give him/her a few days to get comfortable and then set the trap to get the cat fixed. 

kittens

Balashi would like to know why you look funny

Peroni says: no Marzen, this are my box

again with the tail

(Marzen and Guinness)

nicely done boys

(Guinness and Marzen)

Marzen practices his supermodel pose

poor Peroni - the only girl in a group of boy cats

(don't believe her for a second - she starts it half the time)

tails - the ultimate cat toy

Well, there may be space at one of our partner stores, so Kilkenny and Marzen may be headed out this weekend. Wish them luck and cross your fingers for quick adoptions.

Goldfish occasionally goes in to visit the kittens (OK - let's be honest...she is after the canned food). However, it is interesting getting her back out - mom can't stand there with the door open or other kittens will get out. Goldfish hesitates to go out the door anyhow since mom is standing right there. Instead, she plays with the kittens for a while and then climbs one of the doors, gets to the top and jumps to the floor on the other side. This of course means that the little kittens throw themselves at the screen door trying to figure out how Goldfish escaped.

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Almost a family portrait - Guinness decided he wanted to be somewhere else. From left to right: Peroni, Kilkenny, Balashi and Marzen.

Mom attached our Sheer Fun for Cats toy to a table by the window. Daiquiri likes to sleep on the bottom shelf behind the sheer. We are pretty sure she thinks she is invisible. Goldfish likes to hide under that bottom shelf when she gets scared by something.

 

a girl and her scratcher

It is a short week here in the US with Thanksgiving on Thursday. Mom is staying home again so we will have four days with her. She said she will be doing some paperwork for the rescue as well, so we will have to do our best to distract her.

Nothing too exciting here over the weekend. The kittens are on meds for a cold but mom is hoping at least the bigger boys are feeling better by the end of the week.

Random Fridays

Balashi sees what you did there

this was mostly just a fuzzy picture of Kilkenny

until mom realized who lurked in the background (Marzen)

no idea why Guinness always looks so concerned

ok - maybe not ALWAYS

the bigger boys - Kilkenny and Marzen

Well, the kittens will be here for a little while longer. Marzen and Kilkenny are both available for adoption and on the website. However...everyone has a cold. It started with runny eyes and now everyone is sneezing and on meds. We caught it early enough that there isn't much snot and everyone is still eating like heathens, but they can't be neutered or go back to the adoption center in this state.

Goldfish continues to make some progress - even if it is baby steps. She was up on the bed a couple of times this week while mom was reading. Of course, she was all lovey one night and then the next morning gave mom the airplanes ears of annoyance. She hasn't gotten back on mom's lap since that first time, but she did park herself on the blanket on the floor last weekend when mom was watching TV.

Goldfish and Chanel

no idea how that is comfortable Miss Goldfish

It is a joy to watch Chanel and Goldfish interact. It is like Chanel got her own mini-me. They are having a blast. The other nice thing is that Goldfish seems to be taking more of her cues from Chanel now and is a little less jumpy - sometimes. haha

Chanel certainly does love that kitten:

Fortunately for everyone else here, these two having such a good relationship means that they tend to leave the older girls alone. Chanel still will try to be all lovey with Daiquiri - who puts up with it for a short period of time and then tells Chanel to take a hike. Ivy will put up with the full body rub from either girl and maybe a little laying next to each other. But thankfully with them being so close in age, they tend to keep each other busy.

Oh - and Goldfish found Chanel's peep toy the other day too:

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Sapporo

Guess who got adopted and went home on Saturday??

 

Kilkenny

 

Marzen

Well, the first of our boys were adopted. Once Kilkenny and Sapporo were neutered, mom got them up on the website (which loads out to several different adoption sites) to let people know they were available. Considering how sick they had been, mom was reluctant to send them right back to the adoption center.

An application came through online and mom met a couple on Saturday and sent Sapporo home with them. They have our information, so hopefully we will get updates.

Marzen is doing very well after his neuter. The nice part about young males is that they really have no idea anything had been done to them and recover very quickly.

Next step is to take them up to the adoption center. Marzen is online but they really will get adopted faster if people can see them in person.
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Also, November is Adopt A Senior Pet month. Mom wanted to do something to bring attention to it when people came into the adoption center so with the help of a friend, she had a banner made for the front window: