McFlooferson

Oh, the sweet fluffy of Cleo. Every time I see her, I wish I could stash her in my bag and take her home with me <3

I know the other pictures of her are on this chair.. but seriously, 90% of the time I was at my parents' house... she was collapsed on it :D

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Ho-ho-ho!

Merry Christmas, Seasons Greetings, Happy Hannukah, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Holidays...etc.

However you celebrate! I hope everyone is having a wonderful one! :)

So, I think Santa got tired of all my whining and complaining about my camera over this past year... because holy smokes, he spoiled the bananas out of me :o
I almost fell over when I opened up a box and found a Nikon D5000 staring back at me. (!!!)
I certainly wasn't expecting that, for sure. I'm a very lucky girl to have such a wonderful 'Santa'. ♥

Anyway, the reason I bring this up.... Because now I can take PICTURES!!! Yayayaya!
I'm still learning the camera as I go along, so they aren't perfect. But wow! What an improvement from the little things I do know. I'm seriously in love with it.
Which is good news for this blog! Better camera = Better Pictures = MORE Pictures :D

So to start things off... Here are 'a few' of my practice pictures. I'm in Eastern Ontario for Christmas, and the following characters are residents of my family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This happy boxcat is my Mom's youngest, Gerry.

What a character this little (ahem, I mean ENORMOUS) kitty is.

I brought him home from the adoption centre about four years ago for my Mom's birthday (much to her surprise ;)), and he's a real funny guy. He's sooo big and sweet and funny. I love him! :)

 

 

 

This butterball is Cleo.

You'll never find a nicer cat than this one. Even though the pictures don't quite do her justice here (trust me, I'll get some more), she is such a sweetcake. And by FAR, the softest fur you have ever touched. She feels like she's part bunny. She's a cuddler and lover... always in the mood for snuggles. :)

 

 

This fluffy Persian, Buddy, is my Uncle's kitty.

He's a sweet tempered and loving kitty ...... hehe ;)

Okay, you got me, he's not really a Persian kitty. :P

He's an American Eskimo puppy dog.  But he really is probably the best behaved and sweet dog I've ever known. I'm (obviously) not as much a dog person as I am a cat person (I love ALL animals though, of course.. I just mean as a pet 'owner'), but I would easily have a dog in my home if I was guaranteed that it was as wonderful as this guy.

Oh.. and the FLUFF! He looks like a big dog, but it's just the HAIR! He's awesomely fluffified! :D

He also doubles as a terrific vacuum cleaner for Christmas dinner ;)

 

 

 

 

And just for fun, more Gerry.

We have an freezing rain storm today and he's in the window watching the icicles dripping.

Love those whiskers.

 

 

Aww ♥

Cleo came to join him. Such love :)

That's all for now. I'm thinking I'll finally get out of my jammies and take a walk outside to play with my new camera a bit more. Hope everyone is having a safe, wonderful holiday :) Back soon!

Kitten Food Question

Hey all you Fosterers/Cat Experts.... I've got a question to throw out there about kitten food.

So... I've been trying to wean Chia from soft canned food to regular dry food the few days ~ because all she ever eats is the soft stuff. I've been worried this may be a problem for her in the future when she goes into Petsmart/SPCA (especially over Christmas) and/or when she gets adopted, and hard stuff may be the only thing offered to her.

Any thoughts on the best way to introduce her to the hard stuff?
I mean, I always leave a bowl of it in her room, but it always goes untouched, and she gets very demanding for the soft stuff when I go in there. Then of course, I'm a sucker to the sweet begging and give into her starving meows. I've also tried mixing the wet and the dry together, but she always eats around the dry stuff somehow.

Tonight, to try something different, I spent some time with her on the bed with a handful of pellets. I'd put one to her nose and she's sort of roll it around in her mouth and then spit it out (without chewing it)... and it made me think that she just doesn't know -how- to eat it. I'm worried she'll never learn :P

Eventually she would use her teeth on one or two, and I'd tell her she was a good girl while petting her, and that seemed to encourage her to have more. But, I think she was thinking it was more of a game. Every time I put her down in front of the dish to show her it was the same thing, she'd ignore it.
So.. I'm stumped. And welcome any advice!

Thanks! :)


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Is this season over yet? Harumph.

Hmmm.. What do we have here?!

It's... it's... beautiful!

I definitely think I could get used to this whole Christmas thing!

I can't believe it's been over a week since I posted last. I can't even explain how busy things have been around here. Every night has been booked with something... and Christmas is approaching SO FAST!

I'm very excited to have Christmas come, of course. But, oh boy, I'm still not fully ready yet!

Chia is still here with us, and as you can see, she really is growing up to be a little beauty! We brought her out one night while Yoko was asleep in the bedroom, and she got to run around and sniff all the Christmas stuff. Methinks she's a fan of Christmas too!

We'll be going away + having company + going away + having company (lol) a lot over Christmas, so I've asked the SPCA if we could bring Chia back with Candy from December 22-January 2nd. I hate the thought that she'll be away from us during the holidays, but it really will be better for her, since she'll have people to be with around the clock (they work every day over the holidays so the animals are never alone). Then, as far as I know, on January 2nd, when I go to pick her up again... I'll have Candy back, too! Yay!

But! That doesn't mean I won't be posting over the holidays. I actually think this will allow me to post *more*. There will be other kitties in my travels (ones I'm excited to post about on here, actually) :) So stay tuned for that!

So, I'm off for now, and I will be slow posting still for the next few days... but as soon as I'm on holidays (Dec 23rd-Jan 3rd), I'll be here more often to let you all know what's up!

Until then!! Hope you're all enjoying the season so far! :):)

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.