To adopt out McGee to a new, loving family! It breaks my heart to leave cats in new places especially when they are so scared, and poor boy, he was terrified. I am hopeful in a few days, he will be able to relax and find his new mommy as delightful as he found me to be. I will miss him- but I know this is the right thing for him.
Here he is as a kitten-
Someone is going to be giving feralcatbehavior a much needed face lift. They are doing it out of love and I can’t wait to see the new reveal soon. A cyber-Botox injection!
I am thrilled to report that I have found a home for McGee, India and Secret. I also had my first petting encounter with Jackson, the second male from Miss Hisses’ litter. She threw such beautiful siamese mix babies, and I am slowly earning their trust. Jackson has a bad eye, but I haven’t been able to get my hands on him yet to find out really why. I am feeding Lysine but don’t think it is feline herpes virus.
Oh and please keep voting!
The contest is in full swing and CATS Inc., is climbing up the ladder slowly. As the votes are tallied each day, I would like to thank those of you who are voting and/or have voted and ask that you please continue to do so. We have until the end of April before the final results are tabulated. There are so many wonderful prizes besides the money, such as 100 vaccinations for the cats. The higher I can climb, the greater the reward for the cats. Please ask your FB friends to vote as well-
I got a lap dance this morning from Truman! LOL I finally convinced him that he would get more attention ON the couch rather than UNDER it, and so for the first time, he climbed into my lap and I proceeded to pet him. As he really started getting into it- he raised his head and started to sway back and forth- like he was listening to an innner music station. It was very strange. His eyes were closed and he was swaying back and forth. This cat is so silly and you cannot over-stimulate him. He is that starved for affection!
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We are working only when the weather allows us and I sometimes wonder if this mini-deck is ever going to be done? Mike miscalculated on lumber so it was another run to Home Depot to get more lumber to finish it up. We are using both pet/insect-proofed screen and chicken wire just to be safe.
I can see Cyclone tapping his paw impatiently just wanting us to hurry up-slow humans that we are-
Slow and Steady wins the race:
This morning when I was laying on the futon petting Truman (he has found his sleeping spot behind the futon against the wall- Truman stuck half his body through the slats and bumped my forehead hard! It was purr-fect. I proceeded to just pet him and give him belly rubs and I continued to do so long enough to find out that he is so starved for affection, he doesn’t get over-stimulated like some cats do. He didn’t try to bite me once- all he wanted was more. I quit when my arm got tired.
He is going to make someone an awesome kitty because of his affectionate nature. He is a far cry from the kitty who tried to scale my wall and run laps over my head when he first arrived here. He would make a perfect Mike kitty- but Taylor would never allow that! LOL
Now, I just have to wait until he decides that behind the futon is no longer a desirable place and he starts exploring and makes his way down the stairs to that screen door. That is when I will feel confident enough to put him up for adoption.
Scatter had no diarrhea last night- YAY!
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The new kitty who I am calling Scatter had to go to the vet today. Turns out, she has Giardia (also known as Beaver Fever). I feel for her because I got Beaver Fever the first time I visited Mike in Alaska and drank from a stream on a hike. She is on Panacur, and Metronidazole plus a special ointment for her sore rump. I didn’t put any bedding in the carrier like i normally do because she was dripping diarrhea. She very cooperatively left a decent size mess in the carrier for a fecal sample.
She is upstairs horribly upset with me because the medication tastes so nasty. I felt a bit foolish at the vet’s office giving them $10.00 toward the bill, but it is all I have at the moment. But I have peace of mind, she tested negative for the nasties and she is about a year old. I call her Scatter because she has colors scattered all over her fur. She has missing patches of fur but it wasn’t ringworm. He’s not sure what all that is about- but one thing at a time. We will address the diarrhea first-
Here is Cyclone’s project as it progresses. We had to call it a day early because of the vet visit.
AND here is the man of the hour!
Cyclone
Just like a cat on a mouse, I am slowly gaining in the ratings- please keep voting for CATS Inc.,
I will be working on The Cyclone Project today if the weather cooperates. Will post photos later today. Yesterday, I had to laugh because as I was putting up the basic framework, Cyclone was looking out the window at me with his expression clearly saying “Silly Human hurry up and finish my man cave!”
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We went to Home Depot this morning to get supplies to start Cyclone’s outdoor “Man Cave” The employee helping us fetch all the lumber when he found out what it was for, he brought the store manager over and we got an additional 15% off! We were able to get everything but the galvanized chicken wire- we did get the pet screen though. We will start it tomorrow as of course, it started to really rain once I had unloaded the truck!
Cyclone Project
He is somewhat healthy. No nasty diseases but he does have a pretty bad sunburn and some “suspicious” coloring inside his ears. He has one eye that is quite infected but otherwise he is okay. He is about 3 years old and he did really good during all that he had to go through. He was trembling a bit, but I suspect this is only his second vet visit in his life.
While I was waiting, there was an elderly woman in the waiting room and as I always cover the cat carrier with a dark cloth to keep kitty calm, she asked if she could see my kitty. I uncovered him and she really liked him and asked me where I got him. I told her I rescue then shared his story with her. Then, they called me inside and I excused myself and took Truman into the exam room.
About 20 minutes into the exam, one of the girls on the front desk came into the room and laid my bill on my chair! I was holding Truman while the vet was examining him and I thought it was a bit uncalled for. I know I owe them a thousand dollars, but also know I paid them four times that last year so I thought this was a bit rude. I asked the vet what that was all about, and he had no clue.
He took Truman back to test him and I grabbed the bill and to my surprise saw a payment had been made on the bill! I felt so blessed and when the vet came in he also explained that the woman I had spoken to earlier had made a payment on my bill!
I feel more blessed for so much- recently I was sent these wonderful, soft cat beds that fit just exactly into my cat carriers- they go a long way to comforting the cats when they are so stressed. Someone who routinely reads my mutterings here on my blog made them for my cats.
It’s as if God was reminding me that yes, there are some people out there who do not value what you do- but there are so many more out there who understand what you are up against and when they can, they reach out and make it better.
So thank you all of you for being in my corner and speaking up when others prove to be less than human when it comes to these cats.