....and BIGGER (Bunk & McNulty)

These guys are getting big!‏ (Bunk & McNulty)

They're also supervising my work now, apparently.

Rachel.

New family cats!

Here they are!!! Emillio and Ashley!!! They arrived on Sunday night. Ashley just permitted me to pat her for the first time this morning! She's still a hidey-cat, but she's starting to get her courage up. As you can see, she meows for attention -- but then she runs away when I reach out to her -- but not all the time anymore. Emillio loves being pat, but only since a couple of days ago. He follows me around constantly -- and she does too, but from a distance, at least sometimes. They are still adjusting to their new home. They are only 10 months old. Teenagers. Lovely soft sweet kitties. Half siamese apparently and half tabby -- gorgeous striped racoon tails. Both have 4 white paws. Now that she has appeared enough to see (ahem) I can tell that she has 4 white legs. He has two white rear legs. She has a pink nose and he has a brown spot on his nose. They both have soft white bellies and golden brown furry spots in between the tabby stripes and the white areas. Lovely lovely. I hope you all get to meet them soon. They lived in Cat Rescue homes before -- apartments with about 15 cats together, so they are just learning what it means to be truly In Charge. They still don't really know... We should have lots of fun... Come visit! This was my first chance to get pictures!

The big neuter... (special needs little big Nicholas)

Dear D'Arcy,

Little Nicholas pulled through his big neuter swimmingly! The vet loved him - she did a bunch of little neuro tests on him during his pre-surgery check-up - she thinks he may have a very mild case of cerebellar hypoplasia (I think he may just be "floppy"), but thinks he is otherwise perfect! And here is how he responded to the post-op restrictions:

What the vet says: no food or drink for a couple of hours after we get home, no baths for 10 days, no running, jumping, or rough-housing for 10 days

What Nicholas does as soon as we get home: runs to Kisa and bumps up all over her, goes out of his mind crazy looking for food (including dragging his placemat across the kitchen and burying his head in a tupperware container), scarfs down the food that I feed him ("illegally") to avoid him getting hurt, and then procedes to run across the kitchen at full speed, fly up onto the counter, attempt to leap up on top of the refridgerator, misses and falls into the sink with all of the soapy dishes, leaps out of the sink and flies through the air, crashing into one of the chairs...boy oh boy!!!! But he's still alive and going strong and it's post-op day 7 - so far so good!

I have started locking him up in the bedroom while I prepare his meals so that he isn't leaping and jumping everywhere - he sits by the door and paws underneath it and cries and cries. Then when I open it he prances out and when he turns the corner near the refridgerator to head towards his food bowl he kicks up it into high gear with his little feet slipping all over the place as he charges towards his food. I've also started locking Kisa up in the second bedroom when I feed her to give her a good half hour to enjoy her food before letting Nicholas have free range.

Huge milestone tonight though - Nicholas is finally full! My sister and I were both not going to be home until late tonight, but I managed to sneak home after work to feed the kitties. When my sister got home she fed them too, and Nicholas only picked at the food! Ah, finally!!! She thought something was wrong with him and got worried, but he is finally satisfied.

Come visit soon! - Wait until you see him - he is getting so big and starting to act like a big kitty! What a mush!!!
Nancy

Bunk & McNulty

Darwin (I call him Bunk) couldn't be happier -- he's a scrappy little guy for a runt! Energy like I've never seen. Josh (I call him McNulty) is starting to come around. He's very playful and comfortable in the apartment now, hiding less, coming closer and closer to me at intervals -- still testing his boundaries but definitely making a little bit of progress each day.So far so good!

The little Maine Coon...

Hey, my name is Tiffany and I bought the little maine coon kitten that maureen was taking care of who she had named cinderella. Yes, that one! Well, I came to your site to leave a success story and to post stuff about the kitty who is getting bigger, her name is now Keira (pronounced kee-rah... some people get confused, but anyway), she loves to run around. She is a different kitty than when we first got her. From scared and always hiding, she runs around, plays like crazy, AND she shows Sunkiss (our other cat, you remember) who's the boss. They love eachother, they are always bathing eachother/licking each other. Keira is very attached to me, which I love. She follows me around the house, but when I leave thank goodness she doesn't cry or follow me out. She stays away from the door, and sees me off in the living room. She has so many toys! I remember what you said about some toys not being fit for cats because they may be a hazard, so I'm VERY careful in picking toys, eventhough it's very hard to choose one! But her favorite is this ball of fur, that she loves to play with and she carries it around the house in her mouth which is the cutest thing. It's not small enough to swallow. She's never tried eating it anyway. And she is the smartest kitty I've ever had! Oh, and she's not scared of water! Which is odd. Most, if not all, cats are scared of water. But...anyway, I just want to say also, thank you so much for holding her for me when I contacted you. I love her SO much! I've never had a kitty like her, and I'm just so grateful because you could have chosen to not hold her for me. I really appreciate what you did! Thanks again! Hope to hear from you soon! Tiffany

Carol and John Henry...

We have called the female Carol (top) - because she is an Office Manager type who keeps everything organized and keeps a close watch on her brother. Carol seems to suit her well as a name...Her brother (bottom) , who is more laid-backed, a bit sleepy, and takes like as it comes, is John Henry.... he's a steel driving man (cat) in the words of the country and western song.They are both growing like crazy and are doing very well. They are both very affectionate to us now - they always were, but it has increased quite a bit since we've had them. It's great! I have to send you something which doesn't show them asleep, but they look so sweet then.