Haven’t been blogging lately. Different issues in the background have made focusing on tasks hard. Mike’s leg is in crisis mode, George broke my trust in probably the worst way and a good friend is now in Stage 4 COPD fighting for her life in a Texas hospital. I know everyone has issues and this isn’t posted to have anyone feel badly for me. Mainly to try and explain my absence lately. Because, not only do I have God to lean on, but I have a Molly Cat as well!

She knows I am upset and that my thoughts aren’t staying connected and when I am inside the house, she never leaves my side. She sleeps on my arm at night and will bite (lightly) my hand every now and then. She doesn’t draw blood- and she makes sure that her head is right by my ear so she can purr me to sleep. Often at night, I will wake up and just see her sitting there staring at me. She’s not resting, she is watchful. She also chases off the other cats who wish to share the bed at night- something she has never done before. She is my great comfort right now.

On the kitty front- Morgan is holding her own. Showing no signs of FIP at this time. Solo, the big orange female who has lived outside her entire life is now inside one enclosure all by herself. I had taken her to the vet because her fur suddenly showed signs of massive matting and she is a shorthair! We didn’t find anything alarming wrong with her even after the bloodwork. She is about 12 years old. I have had her about 4 years. So I put her inside an empty enclosure where she can stay warm and safe and have been introducing her to grooming tools. Her tail will twitch the entire time I am brushing or combing her- and yet, I think she might like it a bit more than she appears to be showing me. She is at least less matted these days. Seam rippers work really good to get out tight mats and they don’t hurt the cat as much as a comb will.

Quinn is now in the house and has made friends with Cooper. They sleep together at night in Coopers open cage. Benson, the Siamese that was so sensitive to changes in his life, now is fully into the home life and he will creep into Coops cage and sleep as well. His sister Shimmer is also in the house but she isn’t an easy one to socialize. She will still take time.

We had a skunk get in the house a few days ago and spray. The wind had blown the outside door open without our knowledge and she came in and made herself comfortable and us very uncomfortable! Whew! I am in the process of ripping up the flooring where the spray settled and will have to replace it with all new flooring as well as pet proof vinyl flooring. I am in the process of interviewing contractors to see who is brave enough for the job! The smell thanks to nature miracle has dissipated over time, but is not fully gone. I also replaced the lock on the door so that doesn’t happen again. The person who installed the door originally, installed it incorrectly. The cats were fit to be tied trying to escape the smell- even Molly was out-of-sorts for a few days, but she still, never left my side. As I type this-she is sitting on my lap watching me.