Marissa, Loved reading your post. Congratulations on your new family! I think you will all be very happy once everyone is settled into their routine. These two kitties are very lucky to have you.
:) Wendy --- Marissa Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey everyone! Sorry I haven't written in a while > and I've been a bit slow to update you all...life > has been pretty crazy lately! WARNING: this is > LOOONG! Sorry! lol > > As I think I mentioned when Slinky went to the > bridge, I promised him I would get another baby to > take care of me. The first one he sent me came home > about 3 weeks ago. About 5 minutes before I left to > pick him up, when I was feeling a bit sad about > Slink, he sent me a DOUBLE rainbow from the > bridge!!! It was quite spectacular! And now I > haveTWO new furbabies in my family!!!!! The second > one arrived this past weekend. > > About 3 weeks ago I adopted a beautiful tabby boy > who has CH (cerebellar hypoplasia). He's a classic > silver/gray tabby and a very sweet little boy! He's > 6 months old and lived in a shelter (first in PA, > then in DC) his whole life until I got him. His CH > appears to be fairly mild as CH goes - he walks > fairly stiff-legged and kind of "swaggers" when he > walks. He falls down if he gets really excited, and > it often takes him a bit longer to climb onto > things. He has a tougher time getting down, but > he's learned to fly through the air and execute a > pretty good roll landing! He almost never lands on > his feet. He also has Herpes, so I'm giving him > lots of Lysine and washing his eyes with a > goldenseal and ecchinacea wash. > > Because my bed is fairly high off the ground and > has wood side boards on the sides, I knew he'd have > a really tough time getting up there, so I built him > a ramp complete with side rails and a cork runner > for traction. :) He's become a master at using it > both to get up AND down from the bed! I also got > some small pet stairs for getting onto the couch and > he learned to use those just in the last few days. > > His name is Mouse - his idea, not mine! Since > he's gray (ok, MC, blue/silver) and squeaks when he > meows, it seems the perfect name, and he responds to > that and nothing else, so.... He's got a motor that > never quits and he loves to cuddle. One of my > favorite nick names for him, though, is "Hoover" > because he inhales his food the second I put it > down! I'm feeding him Nature's Variety raw > supplemented with Evo dry...and he seems to love it > all! > > This past weekend I added another baby to the > family. Her name (at least for now) is Georgia - > but we'll see if she decides she wants to change it. > She was feral for the first 8 months of her life > and then 2 months ago was brought in for TNR, but > they decided she was too sweet to put back. She was > fostered by a wonderful woman and her 2 cats, but > the woman was not able to give her a forever home > and needed to place her by May 1. She's gray tabby > and white, with an adorable little white spot on the > very tip of her tail! > > Georgia's foster and a woman I met through MC > drove about an hour from VA to my house with her and > brought all kinds of supplies, etc. with them! Her > first hour or so was quite adventurous. When I let > her out of the carrier, we let her explore the > living room, etc. and left her alone for a few > minutes while we went in my bedroom to see Mouse. > > When we came back she had gone under the couch > (which is really a twin bed)...no big surprise. BUT > she crawled up INSIDE the box spring...and got > STUCK!!! We almost had to cut one of the wires to > get her out, but she finally came out on her own. > Was quite the stressful day for all of us!! lol > So...we got her into the guest room where she's been > ever since. > > Send thoughts and prayers her way, though, as she > hasn't been eating much, if at all! I've tried > every food known to man (and feline) and have had > little luck. She did eat a LITTLE of her canned > food (9 lives - from the foster) and her dry (purina > - from the foster), and tonight I got some a/d down > her. But it's been a major challenge...and I'm > pretty worried about her! > > Mouse hasn't quite decided what he thinks of this > new addition (nor has she decided what she thinks > about him). But I'm sure that over time they'll > come to love each other. They both chrip and meow a > lot, so I think they're a good pair. Georgia loves > to sit on my chest, purr, and give kisses and love. > She's a VEEERY sweet girl!!! > > If you haven't been to Slinky's myspace in a > while, check it out - it's been updated with pics of > the rainbow he sent and several poems I wrote for > him in the blogs. www.myspace.com/slinkecat You > can also check out Mouse's myspace: > www.myspace.com/motormouse1. I haven't done one for > Georgia yet (waiting on a CD of pictures from her > foster mom), but she does have a catster page: > http://www.catster.com/cats/531393 Mouse's catster > is: http://www.catster.com/cats/526580 Slinky's (in > loving memory) is: > http://www.catster.com/cats/526570. Be sure to read > his diary! And the one for the little blind baby I > applied for (but he went to the Bridge before he > could come home!) is: > http://www.catster.com/cats/531411 > > It's so nice to have my family back in my home! > It was beginning to feel VERY empty without Slinky! > He has been faithful to visit me often and remind me > that he loves me (read his diary on his catster > page)...and that helps a lot! I'll be glad when > both of the babies are settled in, loving each > other, and life slows down a bit (will that EVER > happen? lol)...but for now I'm just happy to have > them home with me. :) > > Thanks, everyone, for being there and for > caring...and for all you do for our precious > babies!!! I'm so thankful for this community!! My > thoughts and prayers go out to you and your > furkids...and especially to those who've lost > furkids recently. I'm tellin' Slink to keep his > eyes peeled for them. > > Hugs and head-bonks! > > Marissa, Mouse, Georgia, and Angel Slinky >^..^< > > > > "If you talk to the animals they will talk with you > and you will know > each other. If you do not talk to them you will not > know them, and > what you do not know you will fear. What one fears, > one destroys." > --Chief Dan George > > > "I hold that, the more helpless a creature, the more > entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty > of man The greatness of a nation and its moral > progress can be judged by the way its animals are > treated." Mohandas Gandhi (1869-1948) > > --------------------------------- > Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? > Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change the world - indeed it is the only thing that ever has!" ~~~ Margaret Meade ~~~ ____________________________________________________________________________________Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're surfing. http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php
