Tuesday – 1/11/2016 – It's National Adoption Awareness Month

Good morning everyone!
ECB, good to see you. My two older granddaughters didn’t trick or treat this year either. They rode horses on a haunted trail (not really haunted but the way was lit with pumpkins) because I think they felt awkward dressing up and doing it. They have always loved it, but they know some people freak out when older kids come up on their porches so they opted for horses this year. Not a bad trade off really, and the trail wasn’t haunted, because who wants to ride on a horse that’s been spooked??!! 😮
KJ, the pics are adorable and they tug at my heart. I’ve never had to adopt cats/kittens because someone has always dumped pregnant cats and kittens practically at our doorstep. If I need more cats in the future, that’s what I will do especially now that we have a new rescue shelter in the area.
Well, off in search of more coffee, and looking forward to another beautiful day in Ohio!

How exciting, a sis visit! She will get to meet the grand newphew too!! Joan, interesting on the sneezing…my cats have been doing it too. It’s probably allergies, but I have backed off a little on the lysine. Looks like I need to pick it back up again for my 4. Enjoy your visit with Jroc!!!
*I’m reaching through the wormhole for a fresh baked cookie at ECB’s house*–sorry, it was ME!!!

Hello everyone, since I posted about the TNR of the ferals I figured I would post a followup. They were all checked out and given basic shots as well as Spay/Neuter and returned to the neighborhood last night! So it was into the vet in the morning and back “home” the same day. There is at least one more that we would like to trap as we think she is pregnant. The ones that were trapped are being a bit more skittish around me than they had been but I think they will relax soon. So much thanks to the local SPCA for providing the Spay/Neuter clinic and to Alley Cat Allies for doing the trapping and transportation.

Afternoon all! Been so busy, I didn’t have time to check in yesterday …. I’ll read back posts to catch up ….. No trick or treaters here last night, we really live in an urban part of the city where many of the historic old homes around us are used as commercial – we live/work out of ours …. not many little kids ….. I had some back up candy just in case, but we didn’t turn the porch lights on, so they probably figured we weren’t home …..

Finally finishing our kitchen update – got the last of our new appliances, I’m thrilled with my new range/microwave, fridge and dishwasher. They are a beautiful stainless steel and very high tech!

Dau told me last night that there’s a stray cat at her hub’s work that the office has been feeding …. she says he’s real friendly, and it’s getting cold now, so if they can’t find the owner or someone to take him, Dude may be getting a brother ….

Hi Efurryone,

I needed a vaca had a wonderful time! D and I bummed around, saw Adele in concert, went to Florida/Georgia college football game and bummed around.

What can I about Adele? She is so personable; she went into the audience, taking selfies and chatting with folks and her voice – sans pareil .

She opened with “Hello” and closed with “Rolling In The Deep.” There was a 50′ screen surrounding her where they showed her performing.

I’m not much of college football game but the regional conflict is between Florida and Georgia. A friend of D’s has season tickets but couldn’t make it.

When I came home, I promptly gave my gang their fresh tuna treat. They accepted my gift and then went to sniff my bags. Last night, they decided I could stay for awhile. 😉

That’s all I remember now but more later, I’m sure!

PG

Crossover pic –

I’m here KJ. I fell asleep yesterday after my gym class and was bust last evening and this morning but I got back here finally.
Good to see you back ECB.
Hi KZ, riding horses through a spooky trail sounds great. Yest, sadly you can always find a dumped cat – usually pregnant -on a farm. We adopted two sisters and were acquired by an older cat on our first farm. In fact one of the sisters was with us for 18 years until we adopted the neighbours cat and then later Shadz.
JJ, woohoo JRoc is visiting. I bet she is coming to meet the newest family member. Yes Comet’s sneezles are pretty regular aren’t they. I wonder what is causing them.
Hi TM, that is a great job with the strays that you have done. I hope you can trap that last cat.
Dell, best of luck with trapping the Houdini cat.
Hi AV, awwwww mini AV is just as big hearted as you.
JK, 😆 on the Do You Want a Cat flow graph.
WOOHOO PG is back. I missed you. Waving. Sounds like you had a fantastic time, especially at the Adele concert. LOL at the cats allowing you to stay.
KJ, you do know that a furball on the duvet is good luck. 🙂
Nah, I just made that up. As for getting the duvet inner into the cover I tried a new method recently and surprisingly it worked really well and quickly. It involves the cover inside out and the inner laid over top and then rolling both towards the open duvet end and a bit of sleight of hand and hey presto it’s all done. Vids are on the I’net. My you did have a busy day. Love how you rested you feet during the boring singing bit of the lecture. It served a purpose, just not the way they may have expected.
We have a sunny day but there is a constant threat of showers and it is very windy so I put out a load of washing on the line anyway – it rained. Typical. Thankfully the strong winds dried the the washing off quickly.

Thanks for the followup, TM, so happy the TNR was a success! Hope you can catch that girl kitty soon so that this may be her last litter. Mama Cat is still a bit stiff when I pet her, but she has come a long way as she wouldn’t let me touch her a year ago this time. Now I can pick her up and she purrs and she doesn’t swipe at me as much. (Though, being a tortie, she will always have a bit of ‘tude!) After more than a couple of litters, she has had a rough life.
Dell, Comet was given an injection of Convenia last November and again in May. The price went up by $15 too, to $78. He ate this evening, but didn’t finish, so he didn’t get the full dosage of l-lysine, but tomorrow I’ll break out the tuna, which he should scarf down. I hope you are able to catch the girl kitty in your neighborhood as well!
Oooh, sounds like you have a nice shiny new kitchen, AV, enjoy! And hmmm, a possible brother for dau? Cool!
Hi JK – let’s enjoy the beautiful weather while we can! It’s really nice that you can get out for a midday walk.
Welcome home, PG! Glad you enjoyed the concert as well as the game. Nice of the gang to let you hang your hat in your home.
Oh, a hairball on the duvet, lovely. Not! Dorry, *sigh* Leela is proud of you! (Cats seem to have a code to stick together on subjects that may not be appreciated by their people.)
Oh MS, I want the not-yet-adopted kitty! In a perfect world…
It’s great to see sister JRoc! She has met the little munchkin with the chubby cheeks!

Children reading to shelter cats: https://www.berksarl.org/programs/book-buddies/#sthash.xbm0IYqH.dpbs

Love the ginger boy reading to the ginger cat!

Lots of news links at the end.