Well, here's the update: first of all, for those of you who might remember, I mentioned being in the family way a while back, so you might be concerned about my alcohol intake. I guess I didn't mention that we lost the baby :-(. Not that I want to burden you guys with personal stuff, but for those who were scratching their heads and wondering what kind of person I was..
Anyway, I was so excited to have a couple come over to the house this weekend to look at our foster kitties. After meeting the two kitties at our house, it seemed that they wanted to take baby kitty (as yet unnamed) from the vets' office sight unseen. That sounded great! Alas, baby kitty is still at the vets'. I'll pick her up today after work. My husband still doesn't know about this kitty. I think I'll just bring her home and when he returns from out of town tomorrow, I'll just wait until he notices the baby running around and blame it on a spay/neuter gone bad (our cats are multiplying!). The people who were interested in her might take her at Thanksgiving time (when they return). In the meantime, it's my plan to take lots of pictures of her and send them to tempt them. They live in Michigan (I live in Nebraska), so travel would not be difficult to arrange. As for the name, it still hasn't come to me. The drink was just a Vox vodka with diet 7-up and a splash of sweet/sour mix. Vox, fox, foxy? Maybe. I know it will come to me. Also, I'm kind of a sentimental person (sometimes), and I can't help but thinking that fate sent baby to us since we just lost our own (3rd loss for us). So, although I want to keep this post to cat issues, I can't help but think that it was more than coincidence that brought us together. I'll try to post some pictures of baby tomorrow. Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marylyn Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:16 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: new kitty, fingers crossed maybe name the cat Vodka or the name of a vodka mixture------martini???? If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow man. St. Francis ----- Original Message ----- From: Susan Dubose <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 7:52 PM Subject: Re: new kitty, fingers crossed Melissa, I would comment on "having too much Vodka" but I would probably leave the PG rating......... :) Have a good weekend! Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Lind <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Very funny! :-) I hope my husband sees it as funny as well! We always have a chuckle over the growing number of kitties but not after a lot of grief in the meantime! I know he's going to be frustrated-as am I since our house is too small for more cats, but a kitten is so tiny, it surely won't take up much space! I hate keeping things from him, but this little girl might be a secret this weekend-unless I have too many vodkas again! Then who knows what will happen! Melissa _____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Dubose Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 1:39 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: new kitty, fingers crossed Yes, unfortunately kittens @ 12 weeks count as cats. My boyfriend has the rule " Every set of pointy ears is this house is considered a cat, regardless if it lives under the bed.". Yes,folks, I even asked But what if we never SEE the cat, it lives under the bed, couch, etc........" No luck. However, when he used to work out of town a lot, I would ALWYS bring home a cat or 2. SometimesI wouldn'tget to talk to him for 2 weeks or so, since he would be "out in the field" (on a dig) in Mexico or in the west Texas dessert, no cell phone reception. I always hoped that he "wouldn't recognize" the new cat(s). W/kittens I always tried to foster litters that all "looked"alike, so that he MIGHT not be able to count them. THAT got blown outta the water when he was sitting on the couch one night and 3 little orage tabbies ran over him, one right after the other, chasing each others' tails. It was like that scene outta the Simpson's episode where the dog has puppies..........Dooooooooo......! Good luck w/your new kitty, Melissa, we all feel your pain.......... Susan J. DuBose >^..^< www.PetGirlsPetsitting.com www.Tx.SiameseRescue.org www.shadowcats.net "As Cleopatra lay in state, Faithful Bast at her side did wait, Purring welcomes of soft applause, Ever guarding with sharpened claws." Trajan Tennent ----- Original Message ----- From: Melissa Lind <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:52 AM Subject: new kitty, fingers crossed Oh dear me! I could write a book entitled "5 vodkas, an ex-marine, and a kitty." I went to have a birthday drink with my career Marine buddy who was 78 yesterday. That drink turned into 5. Then I went to check on the stray that I'm looking after who is incidentally named Sarge after this buddy of mine-both are blind in the right eye. As I'm calling for Sarge, out comes a little gray tiger. She was so hungry but also scared. I scooped her up, probably not very gracefully after the vodkas-I've noticed quite a few nice scratches this morning from last night. She stayed in my home office room last night and left two nicely sized poops near the litter box on the carpet :-). She's not a friendly kitty that likes to cuddle-lots of hissing. Poor thing has had a rough life so far. Her ribs are practically poking through. I took her to the vet this morning, but I haven't figured out what her name is yet. I'm awaiting the FeLV test. So keep your fingers crossed-for the test and for my marriage! Haven't told my husband yet! I might board the kitty over the weekend in hopes that I find homes for my two foster cats. That would assuage my husband. I need to make room (we have 3 of our own "permanent" cats) before I take in more. We have a 5-cat rule. But does a kitten (about 12 weeks old) count as a full cat? :-) Hoping for the best. Melissa Lind
