Are you guys aware of Two Mama Cats? Two sweet sister cats found on Hollywood Beach, covered in fleas, and pregnant. They both gave birth and are co-mothering the THIRTEEN kittens they have between them, and their foster mom is documenting it. Better go over there fast, you know how quickly kittens grow! Stacey takes some seriously lovely pictures.
Warning: the cuteness will knock you to your KNEES.
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Grab yourself a “Help Skeletor” button over at his site. And watch Skeletor’s progress – he looks so very much better in just a few days.
That is one sweet boy.
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Yesterday I sat my butt down in front of the computer and started cutting and pasting old entries about the fosters I had way back when I started fostering in 2005. I had already done that with the first litter – you can see information about Mia and her babies here, and follow the link at the bottom of that page to where the entries about that litter began.
Yesterday, I cut and pasted the entries about Rambo and Jodie. They were some SERIOUSLY cute kittens, I loved seeing their pictures again and reading about their hijinks. You can read about Rambo and Jodie here, and follow the link at the bottom of that page to where the entries about them begin.
The litter I had after Rambo and Jodie is the litter that our Tommy and Sugarbutt came from, so I’m looking forward to reading about them and seeing their baby pictures. Here’s a preview:
Seriously, how ADORABLE were baby Tommy and Sugarbutt? (They’re the two in the middle – that’s their sister Little Cal on the left and Sugarbutt’s twin Smitty on the right.)
One day, all the posts I’ve written about all my fosters will be in one place.
Man, that’s going to be a LOT of cutting and pasting!
Feb 27, 2010 | | Looking for a home, Misc
In case you missed it the other day, Wes in Florida found a skin-and-bones pit bull and is looking for a home for him. He already looks SO much better now that he’s had some food and love – watch his progress (and help out!) here.
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Tigers for Tomorrow is a wild animal preserve in Atalla, Alabama. Right now, they’re desperately trying to raise the funds to save two tigers from a closed zoo in Mentone. A matching grant is being offered by American Dog Rescue to fund the building of habitats and relocation for these two tigers. In other words, if you donate $1, they match it TWICE. If you donate $10, they match it TWICE. $100? They match it! Twice!
You can donate here.
Back in 2006, Fred and I went to Tigers for Tomorrow several times in the space of a couple of months because they had BABY TIGERS. Guess who got to snuggle and kiss and feed a baby tiger?
It was one of the neatest experiences of my life. We haven’t been back in a few years, but you’d better believe we’re going to make time to go back!
(More pictures of that, here.)
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In my comments last week, Sofia asked:
my mom and I have been talking about the veterinarian telling us we should try to brush our cat’s (Clover) teeth. Do you brush your cats’ teeth? I was just wondering how many people do this and how many people have to deal with cats who have dental issues.
I have actually never brushed my cats’ teeth, and we haven’t had any dental issues. But Oldcat said (in the same comments):
Its been a while, but when I brushed my cat’s teeth it wasn’t nearly as stressful for them as clipping nails usually is. You can usually get at the outside of the teeth just by opening the lips a bit and scrubbing away. Since you don’t have to open the mouth like giving a pill, and the toothpaste seems to taste ok they didn’t give too much trouble.
Getting the tops and inside parts of the tooth, well, you can try it but they don’t tolerate it that much. Of course you get the itty brush, not a human toothbrush.
I did it in the living room, with the cat on my lap on a big towel to avoid getting too wet. A glass of water to dunk the brush in for rinsing. Brushing in the bathroom would probably scare them, just because its the awful bathroom.
How about y’all? Do you brush your cats’ teeth, and do you have any tricks to share?
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Also, Nini asked:
So those of you guys that have a Roomba, are you happy with it?
I LOVE my Roomba. Now, it doesn’t do as good a job in the kitchen as I can do with the Dyson, but it keeps the mess down to a dull roar, so to speak, in between the times that I vacuum. The only problem right now is that I can’t run it, because it doesn’t live in the kitchen (we used to keep it in the kitchen, but the cats were forever walking across it and setting it off), and since I’m recovering from surgery, I can’t pick it up and carry it into the kitchen.
Fred’s doing a great job of keeping the house somewhat clean, but believe me – I’m REALLY turning a blind eye to the cat hair tumbleweeds these days! 
Feb 25, 2010 | | Looking for a home, Misc
