Saturday, February 28, 2009

Chica, My Torty


Chica, age 18, and going strong, has been quite feisty today.

This morning she was roaming the house looking for all her toys to play with. I have them in a small basket and she goes over and pulls out the one she wants. She loves to bat them around the floor but if anyone else wants to play with her she gets very upset and growls and whacks at them with her paws. She loves to play catch with the little balls too. I throw her a ball and she stands on her hind legs to catch it and usually does.

She lives to be naughty! My first and would have liked to be the only!

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

White Wordless Wednesday



We three are busy eating thank you....(Snowball, Norm and Sam)

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Bully Al


Albert, my dear deaf cat, is acting up again...being a bully to the other cats. We moved him in with the other white cats since he seemed to get along with them best. But...two tabbies are in there with him - Tabitha and Woody - and Al is focusing on them now.

I have tried to discipline Al by time outs, squirting with water - he was not fazed. I tried flower remedies and even drugs but that didn't work either.

I think it is mostly him not relating to other cats and not knowing how to play with them. I even spoke to an animal communicator and she said Al has such weird thoughts in his head about everything. He would not talk to her. She said he wants to do everything his way.

He has better days than others so hopefully this phase will pass. Tabitha works around him and stays away from him. Woody only comes out when Al sleeps. Not the best situation but the cats seem to be adjusting.

Lately Al has been sitting just inside the interior glass door looking out the door. Unfortunately this is where the cat door is to get inside. Most of the others will go in anyway but some see Al and won't go past him. We have made a few snug warm cubby holes for the ones left outside in the covered porch to be comfy for the night if they won't go inside. Let's hope he simmers down soon this time.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

It's Good to be Indoors!



Little Sweepea, sitting on the edge of the garden tub, is watching the snow blow by while safe and snug indoors.

Saturday, February 21, 2009

Furballs


Darby coughed up some phlegm and foam and did not eat breakfast. I treated her with the homeopathic remedy Nux Vomica 6c. She does not get her furballs up easily and this always helps. Later she was hunting a mouse (that was stupid enough to come out in the open with all the cats!!!!)

Spay Day USA Feb. 24, 2009


This is an annual campaign of The Humane Society of the United States to inspire people to save animal lives by spaying or neutering pets and feral cats.

This event is officially the last Tuesday of February, with events and activities taking place throughout the month of February. The 15th annual Spay Day USA is Feb. 24, 2009.

Why: Four million cats and dogs—about one every eight seconds—are put down in U.S. shelters each year. Often these animals are the offspring of cherished family pets, even purebreds. Maybe someone's cat or dog got out just that one time or maybe the litter was intentional, but efforts to find enough good homes failed. Spay/neuter is the only permanent, 100-percent effective method of birth control for dogs and cats and a proven way to reduce the vast numbers of animals who are born only to die prematurely and without a family who loves them. Learn more about why you should spay or neuter your pet.

Enter the Spay Day Online Pet Photo Contest! Visit photocontest.humanesociety.org between Jan. 19 and Feb. 27 to enter.


The above article courtesy of Humane Society of USA.

Good News for Ferals in Vegas!

Best Friends Feral Cat Program
Everyone’s a Winner in Vegas

February 13, 2009 : 3:37 PM
Especially the community cats, thanks to implementation of new Clark County ordinance

By Cathy Scott, Best Friends staff writer

The recent return of two feral cats from the Clark County shelter to their original colonies was a historic occasion. It marked the first community cats to be released under the county’s new ordinance, which now makes it legal in the Las Vegas valley to trap, neuter and return – or TNR – feral cats.

It also makes Nevada one of the nearly 40 states that include TNR language in laws intended to protect community cats.

The young shelter cats were handed over to representatives with Spay Our Strays, or S.O.S. - an animal rescue association - who, in turn, after they were neutered, returned the cats to their communities.

It was such a momentous occasion that those who returned the cats marked the exact time – 1:32 p.m. on January 15 – the cats were back living in their respective colonies.

According to the county’s website, the program’s goal is to “reduce the number of feral, abandoned and unwanted cats” through the management of feral cat colonies. Officials estimate more than 200,000 cats roam free in Clark County.

The measure, passed by county commissioners in October 2008, paved the way for protecting homeless cats who would otherwise have been put down – a true testament to the goal of No More Homeless Pets.

Those who helped from the sidelines to make this happen could not be happier.

“Cases like this one help other government agencies see the benefit of working with non-profit to make a difference for the big picture,” says Shelly Kotter, Best Friends’ feral cat program manager. “This is big for the TNR movement.”

Gregory Castle, a Best Friends co-founder who was in contact with county officials as the measure’s language was being drawn up, agreed.

“It feels great that this ordinance passed,” he says. “It is certainly good to see municipalities acknowledging the viability of TNR as a way of controlling their community cat colonies.”

Moreover, Castle says, the ordinance carves out a way for community cat caregivers to register colonies while at the same time working hand-in-hand with animal control agencies to save the cats.

In other words, he says, it’s a win-win situation for all – especially the cats.

► To register your colony online, go to the Clark County Feral Cats website.
Any questions, e-mail info@clarkcountyferalcats.org or call 702-400-6390

► Join the Feral Cat Campaign on the Best Friends Network for more about how you can help in your own community.

Posted by Jennifer Hayes, Best Friends staff
Photo credit: taken by Clay Myers, Best Friends photographer

Thursday, February 19, 2009

Cold Blustery Day



Ivy is sitting right in front of the space heater and not budging. The wind is howling, blowing leaves by the windows. The cats are fiesty and running around fussing with each other. At least we didn't get any snow, just a few flurries.

ShareThis

LinkWithin

Related Posts Widget for Blogs by LinkWithin

Please Follow Us...new posts don't always show in Google Reader so check in with us often!