In an effort to give back to all of you who have followed my blog this year, I am offering the following prize:
Fully Revised & Updated Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook Third Edition. by Debra M. Eldredge DVM Delbert G Carlson DVM Liisa D. Carlson DVM and James M. Griffin MD
To qualify for this contest all you need to do is leave a comment on my blog from today to the last day of the month. You can comment about anything, tell me about your cat(s) your day, or just say hello. You can even tell me my blog sucks- I don’t care- but at the end of December, I will draw one name and then contact that person as the winner of the book.
This book is amazing and if you don’t have it in your library and you have cats in your life- you need this book! It has saved so many kittens this year in my home and it is a comfort to turn to when things become puzzling or complex.
So there you go- Comment away- but if you spam me, I will trash your comments- sorry!
Be sure and leave your email address so I know how to get ahold of you. The winner will be announced Jan 4 2012 (why does that sound so far away?)
Love your blog. I have 4 cats, 2 of whom started life as feral kittens (parking lot kittens at work). I caught Simon at about 10 weeks old – long weaned from his momma and nearly starved. Once he figured I was the source of food and pets, he was very soon all mine. At now 12 years old, he is my “baby” boy – and he NEVER, EVER wants to see the outdoors again (and he’ll tell you that too!) My other former feral, Kimber, is now 3 YO – I caught her at about 8 weeks old, just as her momma was starting to wean her. She’s my baby, but she would absolutely love to be allowed back outside (not around here – too many predators). My other 2 cats (Xena & Hannah) are “pound purries”.
we are very concerned, have not if you have found Hook. Please update and I hope it is very good news.
One of my furries was caught as a feral kitten, Laila. When I was working, with the permission of the owners of the company, I fed and sheltered the ferals for many years. It’s amazing how attached you get to them! I’ve often wondered what happened to the last ones. The building was sold so I’m sure they just moved on.
Peggy
This book would be so helpful in caring for my 3 kitties. I also help feed three feeral colonies, and want to keep those guys as healthy as possible.
What a lovely gesture, and especially when you have so much on yourself. I only discovered your blog when you got Shell but have enjoyed reading it since. I am in so much awe of people like you and can only hope to do a fraction of what you do.
I have new adult fosters so I’m very excited. Two of them were 3-4 month old ferals when I first fostered them. I brought them back to the rescue to get fixed and took a few months off and now I have them again. The other two were found outside at 12 weeks and didn’t have much socialization so I’m excited to get started with them.
I hope that good things come to you and your clan soon because reading about your hardships and not being able to ease the burden, really sucks. I have been voting for your idea every day and that’s the best I can do to help.
Any news about your book and how it’s progressing along?
Your blog, with its ups and downs throughout the year, has mirrored my own experiences in cat rescue work. Until all Americans spay and neuter their pets there will be many feral cats in need of help. You have shown that the road is rocky and can be heartbreaking, but also heartwarming and rewarding, especially when you find a “forever” home for a rescued kitty. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us — you give me hope when things seem to be going all wrong!
I visit your blog daily, several times a day every now and then. What you do is wonderful and the kitties are lucky to have you in their corner. May you always be blessed with the unconditional love of a kitty.
We were both strays before our Dad tamed/calmed us and coaxed us into the house.
There are several strays hanging out in our yard right now, and a couple are letting Dad pretty close. We might have borders soon.
Purrrrrrring that Hook is doing well, where ever he is.
I love reading your blog as I pick up hints on how to help my cats.. I currently own 4 indoor cats, 2 are former ferals, one came from a pound and my Siamese from a BYB. Two of these cats are black and I seek them out knowing people don’t want to adopt them. In addition I have one FeLV cat that lives in my basement and 3 ferals that live in my shed. Rounding out the group are my dogs, my elderly female rotti/shep mix and my male Golden Retreiver. It’s nice to meet other animal lovers! Glad to hear that Hook has been spotted and appears fine:)
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What a great idea for a give away. Mommy always says we wait until the vet is closed to get sick/hurt.
What fun. I should so do something like this on my blog. Maybe once the holidays are over 🙂
We would love to win this book since there are so darn many cats here. It would be really helpful. Thanks for giving us the opportunity. Take care.
Oh, what a wonderful prize! Something every cat person should have. Taffy is an older lady and has some issues already. And I love books.
What a great idea for a give away! We’d like to be entered because this is the first time Mom Paula has had kittens in over 16 years and she gets very worried when one of us isn’t purrfect.
I justh appened upon your blog and I wanted to ask if you had looked inside the furniture. We have 4 cats and the youngest manged to get inside the couch when he was a kitten. After that e made sure hte couch was covered with a blanket so he could not get behind the cushions. our oldest cat found us. She was abandoned in an apartment at the complex we lived at and when maintenance went in to the apartment she came flying out. At the time I was feeding ferals outside and she came strolling up and went righti n our apartment. I knew right then that she was no ordinary feral so I put her in the bathroom since we had 2 cats of our own and did not know her health issues. We named her boots and she tested negative for HIV and Feline lukemia but she had a bad bacteral infection in both ears and was also very thin. It took us several months to get her ears healthy but today she is a healthy 15 year old. She helps me deal with loosing my Obsidian, who was the oldest male cat, that died of kidney failure last July. Ok well enough banter on here and I will pray that you find Hook soon.
Well, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Kitty Horde would certainly be interested in having their Feeders having a copy of that! The Horde began with the adoption of Christ~6 weeks old. He was the next-to-the-runt of the litter of one of two queens who were viciously dumped out of their home when the female human became pregnant!!! No one else in the apartment complex knew until both queens were pregnant and no shelter would take them until the kittens were weaned. grrrrrr
This is one of the reasons that we have Neuter & Spay It’s the Only Way on our blog & make the graphic free of charge to shelters (it’s in our store too). Since Christopher started the Horde there have been a number of Tims & Princesses in the Horde (once as high as 13 when the vet mistakenly thought a queen was a Princess!! uh-oh!) and currently is comprised of Zaphoid Beeblebrox (whose brother Sir Thomas of Snuggle went MIA this summer), StarWalker BitCat the Computer Kitty, Knives (long story) and our lone Princess, Lady Audrey Nova StarWatcher.
We are stopping by for your give away. We have lots of feral kitties at our house that we care for but our son has 2 inside kitties and this would be a great thing for him. He has a 13 year old tabby cat that has been diabetic for 5 years and is holding his own. He recently adopted a cat from the local vet when the family wanted her put to sleep because their daughter had allergies. She know has a great home and loving life again. Have a great day. Sniffs, The HoundDogs
Just found your blog from the announcement on the CB. Seeing as I have recently started taking care of some neighborhood ferals, I think I will have a lot to learn from reading your experiences.
I have an earlier edition of that Home Vet Handbook and have been wanting the latest version – it is a great book, certainly a must have for every cat person.
Cat blogs are so truthful, what a great blog.
Our feral, Sammy (orange/while sh), got outside yesterday. We didn’t know he was gone until way after dark because he likes to hide in our closets. We got him 2 months ago when we had to trap him and his brother. The city is putting in a stupid road and they removed all the trees and bushes that was Sammy and Pretty Boy’s (cream lh) home.
Finally, we tore the house apart looking for Sammy. In desperation, we check outside in the freezing cold with a flashlight. My husband saw his yellow eyes in the reflection. There he was.
We opened the garage, knowing it was a long shot. Then we split up and gently tried to herd him in. After a very long, very cold, and very exhausting time, he ran in and hid. We don’t know where he is, but he is in our garage.
I could sleep last night. We will get him inside the house today.