Saturday, July 09, 2016
Wednesday, March 09, 2016
We said no and wound up with Snodgrass march 9, 2016
Sunday, August 09, 2009
We had to go get another one
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Our First One
Smidgen (Whitey)-Euthanised 01/28/06 at approx. 12:30pm from liver failure which he didn't suffer since it happened overnight-male fixed all white-2nd cat like that I've ever seen-given to us as a kitten in 89 because I could get their cat to come to me and he wouldn't go to them. He started it all. Pure gentleman-would let any other cat eat his food but was only cat to drive out intruder. He loved pizza crust, shrimp, drinking water out of a running faucet and a very small piece of chocolate once in a while.
06/11/06 Well Smidge has been gone nearly 5 months now and we still call out his name occasionally. 10/21/07 We we're out having dinner recently and ordered shrimp. We started reminicing about him and his love of seafood.
Our Second Cat
Trubbles (Toots)-female calico rescue kitten from a foster home-she climbed up my pants leg before her MALE calico bro did so she came home with us-friend for Smidgen. She is a year younger than the first one so she is coming up on 16. She is the first to say it's dinner time and is a bit of a bad attitude at times or she will lick the newest one. 06/11/06 She has started walking around the house as of late meowing loudly and having to sit under my chin and on my shoulder. 10/21/07 You can see the effects of being older are taking their toll with the missing on a jump up to a table. She is also having more attitude problems at times too. It's just her and we can't be mad at her. She still has a good appetite and starts her demanding to be fed a couple of hours before it's time.
Our Third One
Twitty
Finally Our Fourth One
Smokey Joe (Bub)-Passed on 03/26/12 from old age... mostly gray w/white male fixed gotten as a kitten-wife's cat fat but happy. Gotten from pet store where we sold stuff-large flea market-so large it was built on old 5/8 mile racetrack. Took me 6 mos of begging for another to get him but I got a cell call to bring out a cat box and kitten food so I knew. Chases Trubbles. 06/11/06 He is getting lovey more these days and with his weight it’s something. 10/21/07 This rascal hasn't changed a bit except for the fact he's even more lovey now a days. He still has to go out and patrol the back yard occasionally.
Our Fifth One-She Was On Death's Door
Hobie (Hobies) -Most beautiful brown tiger stripe you'll ever find-female fixed. Found by our animal lover neighbors eating people food at a restaurant and starving to death. She was pegged at 3 mos of age and 2lbs. She ate crunchy from my hand immediately and since she had upper respitory infection she spent her recuperation period isolated eating two 5.5oz cans of moist and a small bowl of crunchy food a day plus vitamin supplements. She found out that there is a never ending supply of food here-no matter how many are here-just put out another plate at dinner. Likes to live in basement most of time on her pillow but comes up when I can't sleep and stay up all night. 06/11/06 She's a bundle of love to me now. I can't even eat in peace (that's okay with me) and she knocked over a glass of milk since it was in the way of getting to me. 10/21/07 She's still a bit skitterish and won't come out of the kitchen but she has been staying upstairs more now than in the basement.
Our Sixth and Seventh Ones
Toby-(Tobes)White w/ black markings that make her look like a cow pattern-female-was pure feral. Live trapped and after check out-shots-etc. was allowed to live in basement where she was for 3 yrs. till w brought her food up one stair at a time and she found out her thinking was wrong. Wife pets her and she's in love with Smokey Joe. She's all over the house when she thinks were not around and loves the 2 kittens we adopted. These two ran together before we brought them in. 10/21/07 She's getting braver as of late. I can come closer to her without her running off and when she's with her boyfriend Smokey my wife can rub her.
Pudge -Mostly black w/ white paws-female fixed. Showed up next door and lived under their deck with her feral daughter. We fed them and Pudge came on the deck and jumped on my shoulder and went to sleep. She was taken in to the house a few days later by my wife who seen her sitting in the rain at the back door. She apparently was an unspayed house cat that got out and had kittens. She is one of the super affectionate cats and when you rub her back she purrs loudly and her cute little tongue keeps going in and out. 10/21/07 She's not changed a bit at all. She has no issues with any body else and wants her lovin'.
Our Eighth One
Bozey(Buzz)- Male light gray w/ a little white fixed. Our animal lover neighbors found this one in a litter dropped off at the local elementary school. He wouldn't stay with the gang and was brought to us. He became our mouser for the neighborhood when the mouser around here passed away.He lives on kitty treats and some crunchy but eats dinner in/out doors . He has a bad attitude indoors and hates everybody but hides and goes to sleep indoors now and then. Our poor little guy contracted a fatal case of FIP and had to be put to sleep on 08/30/07. He will be sadly missed by us as well as many of the local kids of which he loved so dearly. He will be missed most of all by the neighbors who brought him to us. He was the freeest of spirits that led his life out of doors all year around no matter what the weather. He enjoyed playing in the fresh fallen snow like a kitten. 10/21/07 We still really miss him for the fact he was loved by the whole neighborhood. The school that he walked the kids to has been razed and now he's gone.
Our Ninth One
Casandra (Cassie-Puddin'-Ms. Buzz)-Female brown tiger stripe fixed-rescue from county pound at the countries largest 2 day adoption fair-Detroit Zoo. Got one of my feelings this one was okay just needed some straightening out. She must have been kept in the bathroom all day. Since she wanted to get out when the doors when they were open for awhile we put her in there and she had no problems. She has gotten out at times but walks around the yard like the males do (in the yard-not over the fence)and found out she doesn't like winter. She gives Bozey a hard time. She has started playing w/ the younger ones and can't wait for the laser to come out. She sits and looks at me until I get it out.UPDATE: she has earned the right to go out when she want's to since she remains around the house in the backyard only. Her watching the squirrels eat and the Cardinals nest without any of her hunting aggression coming out keeps her busy. She goes to sleep earlier and sleeps longer now. She doesn't beg to play with the red dot since her needs are taken care of outside. 06/11/06 She's getting more and more street smart but hangs around the house. She's taking over the mouser duties from Buzz now and there's no mice to be found anywhere. 10/21/07 She's becoming another Bozey now. We even call her Ms. Buzz. She will probably be found down the street in the same places Buzz was.
Our Tenth One What a Character
Sport(Snodgrass)-Male orange/white tabby/Siamese mix fixed. Was found on the streets of
Our Eleventh One
Clare-(Clary) Female calico fixed from a county pound 200 miles away. She was one of the 155 kittens my old rescue got last year. I used to drive 18k mi/yr rescuing and showing and transporting animals to vets. She plays with Sport. She loves the laser dot. She is incredibly affectionate and sleeps with my wife. Her coat is the softest feeling one I have ever felt and I've handled tons of cats. 06/11/06 She's being more friendly toward strangers now and still loves to play with Sport. 10/21/07 Taking a shower around here is done around Clare. She makes sure you're okay with getting all wet and smelling different. She makes sure she gets in on a spot in the bed while your trying to sleep.
Our Twelfth and Final One
Shadow-Pure Russian Blue male and is big! 11/15/07 Unfortunately he got sick from some unknown illness and passed away a few hours later. He lives in our bedroom in a box or on the bed. He loves to be rubbed and I can't go in the room without expecting him to show up like your 'Shadow". He came to the old rescue in need of medical needs (ear mites) and was assumed to be female as the surrenderer said. He needed shaving for mats and wound up looking like a poodle cut. Poor cat went thru a spay procedure to find out he was a neutered male(anybody want to know why I left the rescue?) but he came thru like a trooper and is fine. Recently he's been coming into the living room to sit in the bay window. He has found out dinner is served every night at pretty much the same time and let's me know he's first on the list by talking to me from the hallway outside the bedroom.06/11/06 Shadow is now all over this level of the house and wanting his dinner and milk when he knows it's me. He sits behind my head on my chair and looks out the window or sits on the arm of the chair wanting to be rubbed. 10/21/07 He lost weight when I was in the hospital but it hasn't hurt him. He eats like it's his last meal.
Sunday, February 19, 2006
Lucky 13
