Still don’t really have my legs under me. George has been a blessing helping out around here. Alaska came back yesterday to my surprise. Apparently, they didn’t listen to me about keeping her away from their over-active boxer puppy and it was to much for her. She started to poop and pee on down covers in the basement and the woman was not happy. Rather than work with me to solve the issue, she just caved and told me to come and get Alaska.

I don’t currently have the time to put into Alaska to get her re-adjusted to the kitties here, so I called the woman who adopted Jordan. She agreed to take Alaska and foster her which was a big relief. Jordan is apparently only a night kitty. She comes out right at dusk and hugs Barb’s side, sleeps with her, head bumps her loves on her- come morning, she vanishes into the kitchen cupboard where she has been staying since I dropped her off. Bless, Barb even though she couldn’t deal with Darby, she hasn’t given up on Jordan and she told me yesterday, she won’t! So now Alaska has a shot at a loving home provided she can accept the two dogs over there in good time.

I put an ad on CL asking for small cat carriers to be donated. The kittens need to be spayed and I don’t have enough carriers here to do the job. I attached photos of the kittens to back-up my claim of not having enough carriers and wouldn’t you know it? Everyone is calling and emailing me wanting the kittens! I’m glad, but they aren’t ready to go.

We’ve got 14 boys and 8 girls to neuter before they can hit the door. The one clinic will do these for $626.00 whereas my regular vet quoted me $1,500.00. But currently the kitty is tapped due to Penny’s treatment and Sully’s mouth procedure. I do still owe my vet a chunk of change as well. So I just need to start raising the money- while dealing with Mike and his upcoming hospital visit.  But I will NOT allow anyone to take a kitten from here that has not been spayed. I know from past experiences that people don’t follow through on those types of promises.

I had this one call yesterday that made me go Hmm here is the gist of it-

“Hello”

“Hello do you sell cats?”

“No, I rescue cats.”

“Oh I want to buy your calicos!”

“My calicos are not for sale, they will be up for adoption soon. I do not sell cats, I am not a breeder, I am a rescuer.”

“You might not have heard me. I WANT to buy your calicos!”

“I heard you. My calicos are not for sale. If you want to adopt them, then just give me an email address, I will send you an application form, you fill it out and send it back, and I will be in touch.”

Click……line went dead.

I know that some people buy cats and steal them as well for research. Sometimes the researchers only want certain types of cats,   So my red flags were up. These calicos are adorable and I have no qualms about them finding loving homes. But this woman was so insistent, it was unnerving to me. She has not called back.

London and Paris say “Thank you Mom for protecting us!”