New Blankey

I've been a busy bee again as of late, as I suspected my December may be. But, as usual, I am following all my blog sites... just have little time in the evenings to get good posts in.

This past weekend was due to my "Annual Getting Older Day" *ahem* ... so, that was part of the reason. Then this week I have been attending Christmas parties, putting up the tree and decorations, and doing shopping.

I received a gift, sent from my lovely parents, that I thought I would share with you all ~ as I thought it was humourous that "someone" immediately decided to make it her own.

I've been known to be incredibly cold all the time... and I generally keep my house a little cooler. So they thought it a great idea to buy me an electric blanket...

I'll just say... I haven't had much use of it for myself. :P

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A quick side note for anyone who's wondering:

I still have Chia here at the house. She's growing like a little weed. I've talked to the SPCA and Candy is still doing well on her antibiotics, but she still has to stay with them. I'm not sure how much longer, but I know that everyone there has fallen in love with her, so I'm sure she's getting lots of attention.

Chia is also doing really well. She's not crying as much (looking for her sister). And I think she's actually gaining a great skill in independence. She's so cuddly and loving... I really never want to give her back. ;)

Maybe I can put her in someone's stocking for Christmas :D

It's chilly and snowy!

And someone knows it! :D

Sad News :(

Quick note for this evening, and unfortunately, I have some sad news.

On Sunday, I noticed that Candy had a watery eye. She's always had a bit of a runny eye off and on since the day I picked her up from the shelter; but, on Sunday it was moreso than I had ever seen.

So, I picked her up and took a good look, and she had a corneal ulcer on her left eye. It wasn't horribly deep, but there was a definite circular lesion there that was affecting the eye (amongst redness, tearing, etc). Poor little baby.

She wasn't 'suffering', per se. She was still playing with Chia, and happy chirping and snuggling when I came to see her, but I thought it best to take her in and have her looked at by the SPCA vet.

Turns out they want to keep her for a few days to ensure that a virus (my guess, FHV) is ruled out. I thought it was due to her current rough-housing with her sister, but I knew in the back of my mind that that was a possibility.

So now poor Chia is here all by herself, and poor Candy is stuck in a cage at the vet. I'm sad for both of them.... Chia being alone, and Candy being in a big scary place without her sister, suffering from a sore eye.

I'm supposed to get an update daily - and when they get the right medication, she can come back home with us.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she is okay. I miss her very much.. ♥


...More updates to follow as I find out.

I Digress....

I was hoping to stay away from posting other people's stuff on here, but C453Y sent this YouTube link to me yesterday and I just have to share it with you because it's soooo cute!!

***10pm Sunday 

Note: I just took a trip over to CuteOverload and realized they had posted this the same time as me (didn't even notice). Whoops. Now I've really copied ;P Oh well... I'm keeping it here - it's just too darn cute!

Saturday Mornin' with The Sisters

Ah, a relaxing weekend to sit at home in our pjs and play with kittens!

We let the girls out of the foster room to let them roam all around downstairs (setting up a gate - aka, a large box - at the bottom of the stairs, so that Yoko is separated from them), and just left blankets and pillows and boxes and toys all over the place for them to play with. And are they ever having a great time down there!! I keep hearing boxes being toppled over and jingling toys being tossed around.

I also have a big foam mattress I use to put on the pull-out couch when guests come over (the actual mattress on it is pretty hard), and I put that out and leaned it against the couch so that they would have a soft climbing wall. Oh my gosh, they just love love love it!

"There's so much to do and look at! Where do I start?"

"Oh my, what's this big foam thing?"

  

 "Whee!!"

 

"I likes this fing lots"

  

"Mine!"

"No, mine!"

*LICK*

  

"Boxes, boxes! So many boxes! I love boxes!"

"Hey up there, whatchyou doin'? Come play wif us!"

 

"I's gonna get you!"

Hehe. Look at all the cat prints in the foam :D

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Videos!

Last Visit Until the New Year

The cat cages at Petsmart were quite sparse today. It's nearing the end of the SPCA rotation month, so not too many are being brought in right now. But, nonetheless, I still had a nice day with everyone that was there. :)

No kittens were there at all, only the adults (so they get prime picking the last few days). I enquired to where my Whisper was, and someone told me that she thinks she was brought BACK to the SPCA main office because she was sick AGAIN. My poor little baby.... I hope she's doing okay. I was going to drop in there after my shift tonight, but something came up so I wasn't able to :( Maybe this weekend I'll get a chance to see if she's still there.

The good news though, was that I saw in our log book that Holmes was there for a short time - and he IMMEDIATELY got adopted! I was pretty darn happy to see that. He's such a wonderful boy :)

Anyway, enough of my chattering and onto the pictures!

Sasha

Sasha was still there from last week (she's the mother of Nikkio that was adopted). Has she ever come a long way in a week. She was MUCH more friendly now that she had relaxed a little, and boy did she talk!

Oh my, I have a terrible memory.

Okay, so, I apologize, my mind has gone blank for this one's name (even though I spent lots of time with her). She's the only declawed kitty of the bunch (and that I've ever seen in rotation, for that matter), but that sure doesn't stop her from jumping and playing! She was very friendly, and oh boy she loved to play!

Rocky

Rocky is the cat in the bunch that has to be separated because he spits and growls at all the others. At first I just stayed away from him (because every time I went near the cage he eyed me and gave me a warning growl). After I did all my cleaning, I opened up his cage and just talked to him from a distance. He stopped growling and eventually let me stick my hand in to pet him. Then, as soon as he realized I was of no threat and that he really was starving for affection, he let me fully stroke his head and ears softly. He closed his eyes and started to purr.

It's kitties like this one that makes me realize why I'm really there. These poor animals have no home and they are so scared - and all they really need is some love.

I know once he gets a home of his own, away from all this ruckus, he's going to be a very wonderful pet.

Halliwell

Last week I called this cat "Halloween", because that's what was written on her collar. Her card said Halliwell, but I always go with what they have around their neck. Today I saw that someone fixed it, and her name is actually Halliwell.

Unfortunately, this kitty is a nasty one. No matter what you do, she's unfriendly. But, again, it's probably just because of her current surroundings that she's like that. I eventually had to put her in her own cage away from the rest of the kitties (where I suffered from a severe arm thrashing), and left her be. She eventually curled up and went to sleep.

I hope that the owners that take her home give her a little time to come around.

 

Pauly

And last, another darling kitty that was sweet as a button and absolutely beautiful. I have no doubts that Pauly will get adopted by the end of the month (or the end of the week). She is playful, talkative, cuddly, licky, and just a plain joy to have around! :)

I'm off to feed the Sisters now. I'll try to get some shots of them while I'm down there! :)

And a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to all those in the U.S.A.! I hope everyone has/had a wonderful day! :):)

GREAT news!!!!!

Okay, I know this is super belated, and I have been meaning to post about it - but for some reason, I've been having trouble finding enough time to get my postings in lately. I am doing all my usual rounds reading all my blog haunts, but due to the fact that I have no ability to post at work and then rarely have time to make a good post when I get home... well, I know I've been lacking! But, I have a great post for today in regards to a couple things.

First of all:
My wonderful, beautiful, sweetheart Mirium.... WAS ADOPTED!!! Oh boy oh boy oh boy! When I went in last Thursday it almost brought a tear to my eye that someone finally took her home. I was just so excited and happy for her. I know she's going to have a wonderful life ahead of her!
I mean, I would have loved to keep her for myself. But I know that would have been very selfish of me towards Yoko. I know that bringing in another adult cat this far into her life wouldn't be fair. Though I am so glad to meet all these wonderful kitties and see them grow and get great homes. :) It really makes me happy.
(Sadly, there's no pictures because she already left for her new home when I got there. But, that's ok ;))

In other good news:
I was given another wonderful surprise when I went last Thursday. I wonder if you can recognize this little gorgeous baby??

That's right!!
It was Whisper!
And she was bright eyed and happy and OH SO BIG! She's growing like a weed!
It's so wonderful to see that she's feeling so much better. Remember when I brought her home from the shelter the first time and she was so very sick? The poor little girl, I had to spend so much one-on-one time with her. It was actually really hard to see her go back to Petsmart. I really had fallen in love with her. Anyway, she's doing wonderful now, and I can see she's made lots of friends there. I know she'll get adopted very quickly with her lovely attitude!

None of the other three from the Foursome were there, unfortunately. Which made me a little sad. But, I'm hoping that I'll be seeing them when I head there this week.

So.... More good news? Absolutely!
Two of the kittens when I worked last week were adopted, too! Wahoo! That always makes me happy!

Pictures of all the cuties are as follows:

  Paws

"Whatchyou lookin' at?"

 

Paws

"Hi there. Would you like some of my waters?"

 Ginger

A super duper huge 20 lb kitty!

"I'm not fat. I'm just big boned."

 

 

GirlyGirl

"Nyah! I stick my tongue out at you!" 

 

Halloween

"Black cats get such a bad rap. I promise I'm not bad luck!" 

 

Halloween

"I really am a super nice kitty! I'll even smile for you!" 

 

Moe - ADOPTED

"That's right. I's got a home! Woot woot!" 

 

Moe

"Better give myself a manicure" 

 

Moe

*Nom. Nom. Nom.*

 

Moe

*lick lick* 

 

Moe

"aaah. And some time for R&R before going to my new home" 

 

Nikkio - ADOPTED

"They call me Garfield, cause I look just like him."

Nikkio

"There's something about looking like someone famous..." 

 

Nikkio

"Though, I don't care. I just like to be my sweet, cuddly self. I'll make my new owners proud!" 

 

Whisper and Nikkio cuddling

Whisper: "I'm gonna miss your cuddles, Nikkio." 

 

Whisper

"Will you take me home with you?"

 

Whisper

"I really am a darling"

 

Whisper

"I'll be good and give you snuggles!" 

 

 Whisper

Hee. I really hope she gets a good home. I'm going to miss her so much <3

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A Video of my talkative Whisper