Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Belle


Hi,
  My name is Belle

I'm not so sure I like all these new additions to MY house yet...

Deb

Jimmy

As I mentioned, I had to make certain arrangements before I could pick up cat #2

I made those arrangements, picked him up, and also took him to the vet for the normal poking and prodding.

We named him Jimmy.

anyone want to guess why?

here's a hint...


do you get it?

ok, well never mind,  his name is Jimmy.


its hard to see, but he has flames on his collar..

Why?  because its cool!

The funny thing was as soon as I brought him home, both girls quit worrying about each other and started worrying about him.

He is 7 months old, so he is big, but he is still all kitten.  He loves to play and run and talk to you and is just happy to be here.



Deb

Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Penny

As I mentioned, I was able to bring home the first cat the same day.

She is a Tuxedo cat, looks just like Kitty, and a lot like Bo.

We named her Penny,

After Moneypenny

From the James Bond Flicks..

Never mind,  her name is Penny




Her and Belle are still having a disagreement about who will be alpha.

I think they will work all that out, just need some time.

Penny is very loving, and not as jumpy as Belle is.

She is VERY curious and is spending a lot of time just looking around, going through every door you open (including the refrigerator) She is around 3 years old as best as we can tell

I am very glad to have her as part of the family


Deb

Monday, November 19, 2012

Never leave me alone in an animal shelter...

So, as you faithful readers know, we lost Bo to complications from feline leukemia a few weeks ago.  It was very sudden and shocking to go from a healthy cat to one that was so sick in a very short time period.

Well, since then Belle has enjoyed being an only cat and been VERY lonely.  She followed me around the house, demanded attention from anyone who would sit still, and talked a LOT.  She would get up from a nap, walk into the kitchen and just start her list of complaints.  The dog was no comfort.  So, I was determined to adopt a new cat as soon as possible.  First I needed to get Belle tested to make sure she was not also a carrier of the virus, I didn't want to take the chance of infecting another cat if she was.  So, I finally got up the courage to snag her and take her to the vet.

Let me stop now and say this is no small feat.  She has a sixth sense on you wanting to catch her and because of that will stay away from you during those times.  The days I have to snag her and carry her somewhere, usually end up with us locked in a bedroom and me stripping the room of everything she can hide under and around till I finally trap her and throw her in the cage.  Usually with some damage to me in the process, and her screaming the whole way about why she is unhappy.

Not to go into too many details, this time was not much different.  It was a cat and mouse game and I finally won, off we go in the carrier to the vet

on a side note, I am surprised people did not pull out of the way when we were driving there.  Sounded like a siren with how loud she was crying from the cage.

She got tested and it was negative (although we have learned a lot about how that test isn't exactly the most solid thing in the world) but we got her first vaccination (have to go back in a few weeks for another, oh joy) and then, and only then, once I thought it would be safe, I started looking.

I am an animal lover (shock, I know) and I don't believe in buying animals from breeders.  I knew I would save one from certain destruction from one of the shelters or adopt one from a local rescue society.  I started combing the listings on Petfinder and at the shelters.

I came across a female cat at the Lewisville Animal Shelter and she reminded me so much of Kitty I couldn't shake it.  I kept going back to her picture and posting, it broke my heart that she was an owner surrender.  I wasn't sure we were ready but I couldn't take the chance that she would be destroyed so Monday I went over to the shelter.  She was very sweet and shy and beautiful.  I knew she was going home with me.

Of course, the problem with me being in a animal shelter, is I have a hard time walking away from any of the cats there.  I walked over to a cage to talk to a very active kitten and, in the cage below, was an older kitten who reached out and begged me for some attention.  That was it...  I was hooked, he too was going home with me.

I was able to take the female home immediately as she had previously been spayed and had her rabies shot.  The male had neither and they won't let you take animals out of the shelter anymore without making those arrangements.

More to come later in the week on each of our new additions...


Deb