Re: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Melissa,
I'm so sorry for your losses. After all you've been through your hubby
should let you keep a little kitten for a while. Shouldn't he???
t
Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }Well, heres 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 didnt mention that we lost the baby L. 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. Ill pick her up today after work. My husband still doesnt know about
this kitty. I think Ill just bring her home and when he returns from out of
town tomorrow, Ill 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, its 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 hasnt 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, Im kind of a sentimental person (sometimes), and I cant 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 cant help but
think that it was more than coincidence that brought us together.
Ill try to post some pictures of baby tomorrow.
Melissa
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RE: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Yes, hubby noticed the new addition (Penelope) yesterday and was upset, frustrated, anxious, but after a day at work, he came home and was fine. He's now interested in her, and he can chuckle at my plotting and scheming. He does appreciate my compassion even though it might stress him out at times. He was surprised to learn how long we'd had the kitten (albeit at the vet's office) since I can't keep a secret. She's so small, he really can't be angry for long-plus, how could he be angry when I'd cooked all his favorite foods?! :-) It's amazing what food can do! Penelope is getting braver every day. She's following me around now, and after cleaning up about 8 piles of runny poo, she's now figured out the litter box. I think she knew what it was, but didn't want to intrude on the other cats' territory. I moved a litter box to the poo area (luckily it was on linoleum), sprinkled dirt on the top, and mixed in some other cats' poo, and she went right away! Yea! I was near tears from all the poos I had to clean-very afraid that she wouldn't learn-but all has worked out smoothly. Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 2:29 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Melissa, I'm so sorry for your losses. After all you've been through your hubby should let you keep a little kitten for a while. Shouldn't he??? t Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 _
RE: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Melissa -- I'm glad domestic peace prevails and Penelope has taken to the litter box! Good luck on her continued assimilation! Diane R. From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Lind Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 8:54 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: RE: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Yes, hubby noticed the new addition (Penelope) yesterday and was upset, frustrated, anxious, but after a day at work, he came home and was fine. He's now interested in her, and he can chuckle at my plotting and scheming. He does appreciate my compassion even though it might stress him out at times. He was surprised to learn how long we'd had the kitten (albeit at the vet's office) since I can't keep a secret. She's so small, he really can't be angry for long-plus, how could he be angry when I'd cooked all his favorite foods?! :-) It's amazing what food can do! Penelope is getting braver every day. She's following me around now, and after cleaning up about 8 piles of runny poo, she's now figured out the litter box. I think she knew what it was, but didn't want to intrude on the other cats' territory. I moved a litter box to the poo area (luckily it was on linoleum), sprinkled dirt on the top, and mixed in some other cats' poo, and she went right away! Yea! I was near tears from all the poos I had to clean-very afraid that she wouldn't learn-but all has worked out smoothly. Melissa From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of catatonya Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 2:29 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Subject: Re: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Melissa, I'm so sorry for your losses. After all you've been through your hubby should let you keep a little kitten for a while. Shouldn't he??? t Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 This electronic mail transmission and any attachments are confidential and may be privileged. They should be read or retained only by the intended recipient. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete the transmission from your system. In addition, in order to comply with Treasury Circular 230, we are required to inform you that unless we have specifically stated to the contrary in writing, any advice we provide in this email or any attachment concerning federal tax issues or submissions is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, to avoid federal tax penalties.
Re: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Congratulations on the test result. Fingers and paws crossed that you find
someone to take some of your fosters. :)
tonya
Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) }Well, the new little girl
tested negative! Yea! But, now my post is off topic! Ive decided to board the
poor baby over the weekend. She has an under-bite and ear mites; otherwise,
except for her being very underweight, shes okay. I havent figured out her
name yet. My new vet is awesome and will check on the new baby twice a day this
weekend. Shell even let me know when shell be there in case I want to visit.
I hate leaving the little one there, but Im hoping that Ill think of
something this weekend to do with our two fosters.
I have a friend whos traveling to CA soon. Im not sure where to in CA. I
think San Diego. Any of you from San Diego and have room in your hearts and
homes for a non-FeLV cat or two? Heres their pics if anyone is interested
(Please forward if you have any possible homes!):
Nonie (1.5 years):
http://picasaweb.google.com/mzurovsk/Nonie?authkey=58Zh5l6swyU
Ashley (1 year):
http://picasaweb.google.com/mzurovsk/Ashley?authkey=imb76PXJObI
Ashley is much healthier nowshes not as skinny and she doesnt look so
scrawny as in the picture. Shes becoming quite the boss of the house and is
getting more snuggly every day! She a great masseuse!
Nonie had a weepy eye at the time of the pictures, so shes not as pretty
looking as usual. But her eye is fine now. She loves to hop in the shower with
us! Her bobtail is so so so cute!
Melissa
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Lind
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:53 AM
To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
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 Im
looking after who is incidentally named Sarge after this buddy of mineboth are
blind in the right eye. As Im 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 vodkasIve 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 J. Shes not a friendly kitty that likes to
cuddlelots 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 havent figured out what her name
is yet. Im awaiting the FeLV test. So keep your fingers crossedfor the test
and for my marriage! Havent 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? J
Hoping for the best
Melissa Lind
OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 lookedalike, 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
Re: new kitty, fingers crossed
I hope it all works out Melissa! tonya Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Im looking after who is incidentally named Sarge after this buddy of mineboth are blind in the right eye. As Im 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 vodkasIve 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 J. Shes not a friendly kitty that likes to cuddlelots 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 havent figured out what her name is yet. Im awaiting the FeLV test. So keep your fingers crossedfor the test and for my marriage! Havent 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? J Hoping for the best Melissa Lind
To Melissa: Re: OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Melissa, Trying to catch up on my email. Congrats on the new kitten! And that she tested negative! That's great! I still have to get Ensie tested, which I'll probably do this week. Let me know how she does being boarded this weekend. :) Wendy 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 ~~~ Ready for the edge of your seat? Check out tonight's top picks on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/
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
Re: new kitty, fingers crossed
Hey --- Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Building a website is a piece of cake. Yahoo! Small Business gives you all the tools to get online. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/webhosting
Re: new kitty, fingers crossed
Melissa, My fingers are crossed! My goodness, better stay away from that vodka before going to rescue shelters...just a thought...I'm happy the little tiger guy found you! Take care, Glenda --- Melissa Lind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 Be a better Heartthrob. Get better relationship answers from someone who knows. Yahoo! Answers - Check it out. http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?link=listsid=396545433
OT: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed
Well, the new little girl tested negative! Yea! But, now my post is off topic! I've decided to board the poor baby over the weekend. She has an under-bite and ear mites; otherwise, except for her being very underweight, she's okay. I haven't figured out her name yet. My new vet is awesome and will check on the new baby twice a day this weekend. She'll even let me know when she'll be there in case I want to visit. I hate leaving the little one there, but I'm hoping that I'll think of something this weekend to do with our two fosters. I have a friend who's traveling to CA soon. I'm not sure where to in CA. I think San Diego. Any of you from San Diego and have room in your hearts and homes for a non-FeLV cat or two? Here's their pics if anyone is interested (Please forward if you have any possible homes!): Nonie (1.5 years): http://picasaweb.google.com/mzurovsk/Nonie?authkey=58Zh5l6swyU Ashley (1 year): http://picasaweb.google.com/mzurovsk/Ashley?authkey=imb76PXJObI Ashley is much healthier now-she's not as skinny and she doesn't look so scrawny as in the picture. She's becoming quite the boss of the house and is getting more snuggly every day! She a great masseuse! Nonie had a weepy eye at the time of the pictures, so she's not as pretty looking as usual. But her eye is fine now. She loves to hop in the shower with us! Her bobtail is so so so cute! Melissa _ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Melissa Lind Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 8:53 AM To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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
Re: new kitty, fingers crossed
That is 1/4 of a cat. Trust me. :))) Get some Feliway Spray (not the plug in) and use it to help calm the little one. Grab some Rescue Remedy and put some in her water and take some yourself. This will help calm both of you. Provide her with a safe, small place to hide. Use unscented litter-she sounds feral or close to it and the ones I've had the pleasure of knowing hate perfumed anything. Watch the scratches/bites for signs of infection...honest. Blessings to you and the little one. 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: Melissa Lind To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 J. 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? J Hoping for the best. Melissa Lind
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 lookedalike, 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..Do..! 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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 J. 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? J Hoping for the best. Melissa Lind
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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 lookedalike, 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..Do..! 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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
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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Very funny! J 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 lookedalike, 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..Do..! 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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 J. 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? J Hoping for the best. Melissa Lind
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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org Sent: Friday, August 31, 2007 3:30 PM Subject: RE: new kitty, fingers crossed Very funny! J 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: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 lookedalike, 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..Do..! 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 To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 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 J. 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
