Archive through December 30, 2003
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Archive through December 30, 2003
Suitsmefine | Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 08:27 pm     Ok, My DS's Birthday is tomorrow...so for the past 2 years at his request we take the tree down today...he thinks that keeps him from getting jipped in the gift department!LOL Well the kitty's are laying in the empty spot (on their backs as if they are still looking up into the tree branches) and looking over at me every few seconds like I am the Grinch who stole their Christmas! |
Egbok | Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 08:56 pm     Max! Congratulations on your new addition...Eleanor is gorgeous!! I'm happy for you Max! Suits, that is too cute...poor babies missing their tree... |
Mamie316 | Saturday, December 27, 2003 - 10:20 pm     My two boy cats who at 8 months had their first Christmas and every night, they both lay underneath the tree and sleep, especially now that the presents are gone. They have been very good at not knocking around any ornaments and I just know that when we take the tree down, I'm going to get that same look! |
Cassie | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 06:29 am     {{MAX}} You went and did it! I'm so proud of you! Like Pamy said, that cat will love you so much for rescuing her. Sounds like you're spoiling her to death too. You just gave yourself one wonderful Christmas gift--unconditional love. |
Grannie | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 07:19 am     Max, I heard in Tess' Update that you adopted Eleanor. She is beautiful. Keep on spoiling her. That is what kitties deserve. My cat watched me pack up all of the holiday decorations yesterday and is still going around sniffing and looking. She liked to sniff everything that came in the door. Papers, boxes, etc. This was her 3rd Christmas so she should be used to it?? |
Twinkie | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 08:53 am     Oh Max! She is beautiful! Pamy is so right that she will show you more love than you could know. Cats really do understand that they have been rescued and gone into a loving, happy home where they are spoiled for life. Suits, you mean ol' woman! LOL j/k! That is so cute! Angel and Squirt are never boring. <sigh> Both want to "help" me pack. Gee thanks. And the other day, Angel(our big girl), brought daddy(hubby) a gift right into his bedroom. She presented him with a quite dead, tiny field mouse. Now we have lived in this house for 4.5 years and never had a mouse in the house. Bats, a couple of times, but never a mouse. And the bats we ended up feeling sorry for because the cats nearly killed them. Well i felt no sorrow whatsoever for the mouse and was very proud of my hunter-girl. We were surprised it was her and not the boy. She is usually her serene highness and can't be bothered. Fortunately, hubby was home to dispose of the mouse. Now, Squirt, my little boy, always has me right between wanting to kill him and loving him so much it almost hurts. What a darling, cute little boy he is. And what a huge trouble-maker he is. It never stops. He's hyper and also wants to show us what he can do. His gymnastics never fail to surprise us. |
Rabernet | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 09:42 am     Max, Eleanor is gorgeous! I have always wanted to have a muted calico! (I think that's what they're called, the ones that are gray, cream and white). And calicos seem to have very sweet personalities (not that I'm biased with my sweet calico, Chynna). Congratulations on your new love! Robin |
Hippyt | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 09:46 am     Max,that is a georgous cat! Congrats on the new family member! |
Pamy | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 10:32 am     LOL Suits!! I was trying to wrap a Bday gift yesterday and I swear Dopey read the instructions above!!! I finally ripped off a big piece, put it in the hall so he could tear that piece up and not what I was wrapping, it worked til I got a phone call, yep, you guessed it! when I got back he was all over the damn roll!!! So instead of the cute Barbie paper, the doll got put in a gift bag! LOL Twinkie, I always freak when the cats bring us in a 'present'!!! I am told that is the highest honor a cat can give ya! but it scares me to death and then I end up feeling sorry for the lizard, mouse, or whatever it is. |
Dipo | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 08:00 pm     max, she is beautiful1!!!!! Congrats on making that step. |
Max | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 08:49 pm     Thanks, everyone. I've decided to call her "Ellie" for short (seems less formal and "Ellie-cat" is just too cute). She's made herself right at home. She has a favorite chair to sleep on already and seems very comfortable. She loves to play with the toy I bought that has feathers attached to a string on a stick. This girl can really jump high chasing that thing! I've been following her around and seeing where she starts to scratch, then quickly putting up double-stick tape in those spots and showing her to the proper scratching post location. Although she's got a clean bill of health from the adoption place, I'll make an appointment for her with my vet for a checkup this week. She was so funny getting used to her collar! It has a little bell on it and she kept trying to chase herself for a little bit. Now, I added the microchip identification tag and it didn't seem to phase her. She's an inside only cat, but the adoption folks put in a microchip already and a collar is always a good idea anyway. I'm going to get one of those cat harness things, too, and try to train her to accept being on a leash. That way, when the good weather comes, I can take her out to the deck with me and still control where she goes. Heck, maybe I'll take her with me to a car show or two as well. It could happen! Thanks for all the encouragement to take the leap. It's really nice having someone around the house again. |
Mamie316 | Sunday, December 28, 2003 - 09:42 pm     Max, it sounds like a match made in heaven! I am so happy for both of you and especially Ellie because she has herself a family now. |
Djgirl | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 06:21 am     I thought I would post a couple new pics of my babies... This is one of Willow: (As I pointed out in the Right Now thread yesterday, I got a new digital camera for Christmas, so this was taken last night.)
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Djgirl | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 06:23 am     And this one is of Doyle, who looks oh so peaceful, but is in fact just shutting his eyes everytime I try to take a picture of him! The little rascal! (you can see that his fur has all grown back on his tummy after his surgery in October)
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Jbean | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 07:36 am     they are precious, djgirl! is willow still a kitten? she(?) looks small. i just love kitties! |
Mamie316 | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 07:58 am     Willow looks a lot like my Pacey! They are both beautiful cats and Doyle looks great! |
Bandit | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 08:02 am     Calamity, I am so sorry to read about your loss. I just now am reading about it, so I apologize for the late condolences. I hope you're hanging in okay. I know first hand about losing a cat, so I defintely know what you're going through. At least you can take comfort in the fact that Casper had a very long, happy and healthy life, and he was loved very much. |
Bandit | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 08:04 am     DJ, your kitty looks like my kitty's cousin! Except the black spot on Bandit is on her chin and not her nose. Doyle is so cute!
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Djgirl | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 10:40 am     Jbean - Both my kidlets are around 4 years old, Willow's a tiny cat and quite cuddly! Bandit - I definitely see the resemblance! What a cutie! Mamie - does your Pacey have the pushed in nose too? It didn't come through on this picture of her... Her nose is kind of puglike, and her face isn't long like a regular cat's... too cute! |
Mamie316 | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 12:13 pm     My Pacey looks like a lion cub not a cat! And he is quite the big guy, both he and his brother Frankie, are LARGE! Their momma Sophie is the most petite little thing too. |
Max | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:01 pm     <sigh!> Just got back from the vet (actually the 2nd vet today). This morning when I got up, Eleanor was very lethargic and had pooped on the floor. I put her in her cat bed and after a bit, she stood up and peed right there. I called the vet and took her in. After initial testing (and $57), they wanted to do a whole blood workup and whatnot to the tune of $277! I called the rescue place where I had adopted her from and took her to see their vet. She has a bladder infection. They gave me antibiotics for her and charged me $15. We're home now and she's isolated in another room (they said to keep her in a small space 'til she feels a little better) and has had her first round of antibiotics. I think (hope) she'll be fine, but it was a trauma-filled morning! Love the pics of other kitties!!! |
Mamie316 | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:23 pm     I'm sure she will be fine. Just keep hanging in there. |
Denecee | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 02:32 pm     Wow Max! I didn't even know cats got bladder infections. We have been treating our cats for worms. They seem to get rid of them and then I see them again. Turns out they have tape worm which I wasn't treating them for, but now they all had to swallow the pill. Does anybody know if one treatment is all they need? How long do I wait in between? The bottle didn't say but it did say they could get dehydrated as a side effect. Thanks in advance. |
Twinkie | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 03:40 pm     DJGirl, your babies are gorgeous! Denecee, sorry I can't help. |
Ophiliasgrandma | Tuesday, December 30, 2003 - 04:16 pm     Tapeworms are about the easiest to cure. Cats get them from ingesting a flea. That's the only way, so you don't have to worry about getting them from your cat, unless you are into eating fleas. |
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