Fursday

I'm zausted! Mommy can sit in the other chair and fetch me stuffs. Here I am in a box...one of my favorite acause it has a window that I can lean out and let my admirers see me. XOX

These Babies Need Help Urgently (for Wednesday's Post)

Repost from Brian's Blog The Change

You all know I don’t usually like repeating myself, but this is so darn urgent and sad that it is totally worth repeating, and I will repeat it often until we’re able to help these two precious souls.
I’m speaking of course of Lil Em and Sapphire. You can see the original post HERE, although I am going to repeat it below.
They have been waiting and waiting, in the horrible South Carolina heat. We’ve had a couple of contacts, but nothing has worked out. So please, please, please share and share and share. We’ve simply got to help these two gorgeous gals.
Here is the original text for those of you that missed it:

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We are Lil Em and Sapphire and we were adopted from a rescue group in South Carolina four years ago. Our owner says she wants to make a lifestyle change and that does not include having kitties anymore. Guess we were really not REAL members of this family. *Stacy's edit-makes you sick doesn't it? It's sad to me that many humans have animals as mere accessories so when the decor changes it's 'out with the old' as if the beloved sentient beings are no more than accent pillows!*

Our foster had a vet check us out when the rescue received us back and it was ascertained little Sapphire has an enlarged kidney! What does that mean? No one seems to know. She has no outward signs of any problem and uses the litter box and eats and drinks like a normal kitty. Me, Lil Em checked out fine. The vet told us to put Sapphire down, however I am so attached to my sister. You see, we’ve been together since the womb.
We know it is nearly impossible to find us a home, given the fact that one of us may be sick. But we are counting on Brian to do his magic and find just one loving individual out there in the blogosphere who would be willing to put their heart and love out there to keep me and Sapphire together. I’m afraid our only other option is to put Sapphire to sleep if we are not adopted together given her potential diagnosis.
We are currently loving in a garage in South Carolina where the heat index is very hot, with fans blowing. We have no other place to go. We have been with other kitties with no problem whatsoever and even a large chocolate lab who we thought was kinda neat.
Please, will you be that person to open your heart and home to keep me and Sapphire together and help us not to have to make that awful decision for Sapphire??? Please help us get our prayer answered.
If you can help, please let Brian know at brianfrum (at) gmail (dot) com.

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Tortie Tuesday Toesies

Talk to the hand!

it's me again Kitties

Luckily, even tho I quit taking my meds except for 2 days, I am eating fairly well.

Mom is doing her best to help me and I can get to 5 or 6 kitties a day. As always, we know you understand.

XOXOX

Just a Few Words

Mom's wrist is knitting. She sure needs to hurry so I can have my lovins again, this is the pits for me.My every bit of life is upside down. talk later kitties.

me and mom

Here's an update if you'd like one on me and mommy both.

pee ess: The cast is on mom's arm..not her leg. Leg is faintly less stiff so she didn't try to topple over on my 8 pounds of beautiful body.

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me and mom

mom said don't be fooled. She IS a squillion years old! She just artfully arranges her make up and hair. We're both older'n dirt. No, really!

I told mom that in my considered professional medical opinion she had to have her knee looked at again as it hurts her more than her wrist. Extremely swollen. She shelled out green papers for someone to come in 3 days a week for 3 hrs. a day. Lots of green papers. Glad she listened to me. NOW, if I would take my meds..all would be well. Now she has it in a pill wrap dunked in FF gravy and meat slices..we'll see if I can be fooled.

She said to make sure that each and every single furriend and pawrent knows that she is deeply grateful for the concern, the purrs, the prayers, the other good thoughts. She can and will get leaky eyed about it.

She and I treasure our..er..my furriends and wanted to be sure you know it. Maybe soon we can comment but we are reading when mommy can stand sitting at the desk.

XOXO

Just This Once

I have been naughty and refused my meds two days in a row. Mom's bean will be bringing all the other flavors of pill pockets and see what happens.

Here are me refusing meds and my mommy too so you can see who you're purring for. Mom said please keep on..she is depending on sweet kitty friends and their beans. This is my blog, yes, but since she and I are bonded and going thur a tough time she hoped you would not mind this once time introoder..Mom, in it. XOXOX We are both grateful for and to each kitty and pawrent.

Here She Is

Mom said she never knew how hard it can be to clean the litterbox with 2 bum knees and not able to kneel or squat. But look who is come to the rescue? Her dear friend Boston Boy captured

me in action!!

Whew..Mom is demanding

Mom said since she is typing with one finger on the left paw it won't be much but I wanted to say for her that she is truly grateful for the well wishes and love and understanding that she can about comment on 2 blogs or so a day.

She is wearing me out! I know it is impossible to get on her knees yet and brush me and snuggle with me, but I am having a hard time with the big change in routine.

We send pawhugs and whiskerticklies to all of you.

xoxo

just a word of thanks

Admiral's mom here: Kitties! Admiral and I both thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the kindness in your comments. Much love to each furrie and human.

Next time mom will just pay the deductible for a strangers car than go at a dead run after a runaway grocery cart. I had caught up with it but I stumbled on uneven pavement and landed 3 points with emphasis on my right arm. Being at a dead run didn't help!! I saw it was broken. Hurts a lot even with the prescription but surely this too will pass.

Admiral has been a fantastic nurse but reluctant to take her meds. Not sure why. She is not happy with my cast and how I lumber instead of walk as i have knees looking like basketballs.

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ from us to all of you.

mom is injured

typing with left hand..broken wrist in cast. bad right knee too. no blogs likely for awhile and not much in the way of comments. catch you later.

whew..whatta night

I was so glad to see my mom yesterday when she got home. She did the usual, she laid on the floor with me as soon as she came in the door till I was satisfied with my rubs, kisses, talking and snuggles. I spent the evening with her wherever she was. I ate 2 suppers..and went to bed with her too. I laid there a long time but finally I left. BUT I came back about 5 times in the night time that she's aware of, to check and make sure that was her. The only way I was convinced she was there was to mark her hair with my chin scent glands and then demand to be petted however weakly she did it.

I had two breakfasts this morning and then, after a good brushie session, she cleaned house, left while the light was still pretty good ( 9AM) and took some pictures at the arboretum. She had her hair to shampoo and style as she was too tired to last night. She had to get the laundry done besides clean the house and there were three days of newspapers to at least pass a glance at. Plus some required reading that was three days behind schedule too. Then, the phone calls..sigh.

I was a good girl too while she was gone. That may be buying me trouble because that means she'll leave more often! I ate well, filled the litterbox the way I should and I wasn't as needy when she came home. Not as I have been these past 2 years. I was much,much..markedly actually..better. My coat is as soft as silk, not all gnarly the way it had gotten until I got my pills and started eating right.

xoxox

Mom's Home Thank Goodness

Mom got home and as always I was first. I think I'll keep her! She got on the floor with me as soon as she turned off the alarm, and I got my petting, kisses and talking. After a time of that I permitted her to go out and bring in the tons of stuff she brought home. LOOK at this fan she bought that she absolutely could not resist. The picture is taken with natural daylight from the wondow. No flash involved. It's that burnished. It will be in one of the bedrooms. This was taken in the living room.

MOM HERE: I want you all's opinion about something please. While in Charlotte we went to a large pet store there. I won't write its name here because they didn't do what I am about to say. We wanted to look at all of the cats up for adoption. Since my son knows one of the volunteers who feed/pet/groom them, we three got to hold some babies of 12 weeks of age, three adorable babies, and we tried to pet some adult kitties too. Guess why we had a hard hard time doing that? Some stupid @%*# woman had her two medium sized dogs with her. They were jumping and barking loudly right at the cages..inches from the cat's faces. They were on a leash but she had them right against the cages where all of the cats were, kittens and adults. The cats were frightened. Not making it up. There was meowing and moaning (from the adult cats) going on..shying away, cowering and so on.

I asked one of the kitties " What's wrong, baby?" and that stupid jerk with the dogs said "Oh, it's the dog scaring them! I want the dogs to get used to cats!" (the poor helpless cats being terrorized because it suited HER...and it did NO good for the dogs anyway) I won't go thru and give you all the back and forths between me, the volunteer and that stupid woman and her barking lunging dogs. The volunteer tried..oh she tried hard but she had/has no authority. The store manager should have put a stop to that. I am very angry about it. I felt like putting my defense skills to use and kicking her hind end out of the store. OK. Thanks Admiral..I just had to say it.

xox

Boo Hoo

Alone and abandoned. Mommy is shutting the 'puter down in less than an hour..and I will be allll alone! ::sniff::

Here's me a few months ago. I'm UTB so mommy can't get a new one. Mommy said maybe remotely I can check on my furriends some. See you Sunday or Monday if she's that mean! ::sniff::

My New Beret

Kitties, First, see the information about TK..here he is..and please purr for him. He and his mommy need us right now.

That beret is the result of my membership in the WLF, Whiskers Liberation Front, on Twitter. I became a member the day before yesterday. We patrol for evil-doers, and introoders. We protest the same by howling and yowling when we are told of an animal injustice or cruelty. I am proud to be a member and I had my first assignment yesterday.

Kitties, Mom won't be here after tomorrow morning about 9, so she hopes to check in while she's gone now that her son has a router, that makes it easier than it was..wrestling over the single computer. She'll be back Sunday afternoon. I will be very very sad without mom but mommy really deserves to leave for a bit. I have a sitter. First time she has felt safe leaving me in many months. I have gained weight and I'm happier now.

I have taken this next paragraph from my sweet furriend Simba's page. he did such a good job and it is a very necessary information for all of we kitties. We HAVE to purr for precious TK of TK and Squashies right now. Please help. He has a sickie...a really bad one.

I would like to take a moment to draw your attention to the picture of TK at the top of my sidebar. Dear TK has had diabetes since his human got him, but now his insulin is no longer doing the trick. They could sure use your purrs and prayers and a visit. TK and his sister Squashies have a nice blog, and have traveled all the way to Florida in their new camper van with their Mom. They are really cool kitties.

Almost Wordless Wednesday

Mom has to go get 4 new tires, have them mounted,get the car washed and buy me food. She will see you later. Meanwhile, look at ME!

Tortie Tuesday

I am feeling so good in my furs. I show it more and more every day. I stay out more as I mentioned but I also have more good times with my mom. Last night, I treated her to those clicking-like purrs while resting on her hand that uses the computer mouse. (she changed the mouse to her left hand..that was funny to see!) (she's not left handed at ALL). She indulged me because I was loving on her with half closed eyes and purring those purrs that sound like rapid clicks. Do you do those too? I got a squillion kissies too and I never minded a bit.

I have a feeling she is going away this weekend, headed over the mountains. First time since October. She would have gone from January on but I got very sick at Christmas and she had to take me there every few days and so on..so she stayed. Now, she's already got me a sitter and she'll go. I'll exact payment when she returns, trust me.

xoxox

Monday Me

Niko and Goro and Tomago gave me an awardie yesterday, and I must tell five things about myself. Since I love to meow all the time, I am sure I can do this!

One of the five things about myself is..I must continually paw the floor with my left front paw while drinking my water. Not before and not after..just during. I have no idea why I do that but it pleases me and makes mom smile.

Another thing I do is put my paw in the water and stir it around a few times before drinking. The third thing I unfailingly do to the dismay of everyone in the house is meow loud and lots- right after breakfast, I go stand by my second water dish in the bathroom and just let'er rip. For minutes. This is usually just after 6 in the morning and anyone else in the house has to hear it too.

That brings me to the fourth thing. NO one will sleep after dawn gets a good grip on the day, If even Mom can see to navigate the house---and it doesn't matter how faintly, it's time to rise and shine like it or not. That brings me to the fifth thing. When I'm done, I'm done. I may love a toy or cube or device dearly and for years but when I am finished with it..that's it. You may as well give it away or throw it away.

I would like to give this award to The Island Cats...Zoey, Ernie and Wally. They may be busy hiding from the little Beans coming to visit. =^..^= but then again, they may tough it out and have new friends and treat us to five things about them. And Pierro and Miles, two handsome and fun Mancats about town!

Easy on Sunday Mornin'

I'm gonna have an Easy this morning and all of the day long.

I set the tone of the day by waking mom with the best snuggles EFFUR! My furry body pressed into the V of her arm and side with my head right exactly where her hand was so she could stroke and pet me. Who can ever ask for a better awakening that THAT!? That was a gift to her acause I laid quite a bitey on her hand three days ago when she presisted in getting knots out of my flank furs even though I plainly said STOP a number of times. I felt bad about it and I gave her sandpaper kissies immediately after. She wasn't mad but she did go get the Neosporin and a bandaid.

Caturday

Today is Caturday and I get bacons soon acause my brother is here again. It is not usual for him to be here two weekends in a row, but last week was his birfday and this week, there are things that need to be done here in town he said, so he stayed the night and will get up soon. Bacons...Um...bacons...

Mommy said she was sorry

Mommy told me she was sorry she went off and abandoned me to who KNOWS what! yesterday. All by myself alone with no one to wait on me. And so I didn't get to go see my kitty family here acause she turned off the computer and LEFT! She did! She left me all alone despite the fact I treated her well (VERY!) and ate my pill without the pocket yesterday. She left at 9 and never returned Kitties, until later afternoon! I was starved, abandoned..laid out on the floor in utter desperation. UNbrushed and un-fed. My second breakfast that was waiting for me on the counter never got SERVED to me before she left for the DAY! So, serves her right- she had to trash can it since it sat out all day. And me..I couldn't serve myself..I called the FA, Feline Authority and reported this breech of conduct.

Spitty..that bubbly tickled my nosey. Hehehee.

Today is.....500 Posts

I have managed to meow out 500 times as of this post. No wonder I keep two bowls of water handy. That's a lot of meowing.

I have been taking my med the way I'm supposed to and this morning it fell out of its pill pocket because I nibbled on it instead of gulping it down. Mom looked over and saw that and she also saw me reach for the pill and eat that too. Needless to say she immediately asked me if I wanted my bit of milk. I indicated that I did so it was served up. I have had a decent breakfast with the other half going to be served mid morning. I always have two breakfasts.

Regarding my kitty crush confession of yesterday, you know that song. If you can't be with the one you love...love the one you're with. When you sail the high seas...it's a hard tough job and lonely. Right? Right?

Meow Meow Me Me

Athenathetorbiecat tagged me for Meow Meow Me Me and this is gonna be fun!!

I'm supposed to answer a few questions, so here goes:

1. Where do I like to hang out?

I love to hang out in our bed or in my too small box or next to the window.

2. Who is my kitty crush?

As an Admiral on the high seas, I fully admit I have a mancat in every port. Currently my main mancats are Rupert, Spitty, Star, Nik, and Mr Boomerang. Hopefully one doesn't know about the other, so don't TELL!

3. What is my favorite scent?

My mama. After that, my stinky goodness and then, my nip! Oh, and shoes.

4. My Favorite TV show?

Birdy TV. See above (mommy is too pitiful to know how to place these into the body of the blog. She's missing a few smarts about those stuffs) (so embarrassing to me) (I need a smarter mama).

5. Favorite Movie?

Easy. My Cat Sitter CD. See Above. (Mom..pitiful, I know..sigh)

6. Feline Wisdom?

Stop brushing me or you'll get a bitey! I mean it!!

7. Tag three kitties.

I tag Sammy, Andy and Shelly and Cat From Hell and GardenCottageCats

Have fun. XOX