It’s snowing this morning so I opened up the curtains in the front room. While sitting at the computer, I noticed the cat man walking by the house. Although there are bushes in front of the window, part of the window is still exposed. He stared right at me (or so it felt) the entire […]
Twenty years ago today, I woke up to find snow blocking our living room window, our pipes to the well house were frozen solid and it was our wedding day. A hurried phone call to a friend and neighbor assured me their shower was working and it was perfectly okay to come over and start […]
In case you think I have given up the fight for these six cats. I haven’t. At all turns I have been told to forget it, that it is a hopeless case. But you know what? Most of the cats that live with me now, I have heard the same thing about them!
My vet […]
The man isn’t anywhere in the area now. I heard that he is sleeping down by the lake, but there isn’t a sign of him. This photo was taken the last day I had an encounter with him. My hope is that he will go to a larger town where they have the capacity to […]
Last night, our newest kitties came out of the kitty tunnel. He was limping and when he finally stopped walking, he lifted his left paw off the ground and started crying. I picked him up and walked around with him a bit. I didn’t want to touch his paw as he is new […]
*Warning* This article is full of my personal anger. DO NOT read it if you are squeamish, or have a weak stomach. It was therapeutic for me to write it, but will probably not reach mainstream publishing, because the truth is, in rescue, sometimes the truth is unpleasant. There is no “Happily Ever After” […]
I have never felt such despair, and I have been working with abused cats for over twenty years. But in the last few weeks, I have run across a situation that tears open my heart. There is a new transiet in town. He rides a bicycle and that isn’t a big deal. What is […]
Prowler has left the worst of this sickness behind. This morning I woke up to find her rolling about the carpet rabbit kicking her toy (the toy, courtesy of Catnipetc.com) I was so thrilled to see her playfulness back. She is eating well, using the litter pan and is now lying on top of […]
After a rocky few days, it has been decided to withdraw from any further testing for this beautiful cat and just see what happens. No answers are really forthcoming about what is wrong. The pee meter is stuck again, the appetitie is decreasing and Prowl isn’t doing well. She didn’t even show interest in a […]
I was so thrilled this morning when I woke up and looked in Prowler’s litter pan. She peed! Not a lot, but a good clump, much better than the dime sized offerings she was leaving before.
I found she has a passion for Alaska Halibut (figures!) I talked to Mike about us sacrificing our Christmas present […]