Meet Bob: Street cat, lifesaver, book phenom | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Heart warming story!  Cats a pretty cool : )
Meet Bob: Street cat, lifesaver, book phenom | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Feral Cat Hut - Sedona DIY

It is always so encouraging to see teenagers and young adults getting involved in helping the homeless animals!

Way to go Sedona!!

Kittens Update and Hemingway

The kittens are growing, adorable as can be and I owe you more pictures ~ sorry.  They will follow shortly - promise!  Socializing the kittens along with my full time position, wrapping up my children's book and caring for the elder Hemingway,  time is just flying by.

Hemingway is very old and has come down with an upper respiratory infection which seems to have really slowed him down.  We are trying antibiotics but they are not working as well as in the past.  A very difficult decision is going to have to be made soon as he does not go out much, sleeps plenty but eats very well. This makes the decision even harder.  You can see pictures and  Hemingway's story on the posts from 9/4/11 and 10/22/11.

Here are two additional pictures of Hemingway from the Fall of 2010.  The second photo he is, again, with his best buddy Slick.

Hemingway, also known as Grandpa, resting and soaking in the sun. 10/25/10

Hemingway and Slick, his best buddy and guardian, on top of the hot tub and out of the rain. 10/27/10

Why TNR is better than trap and kill.

Great video for any City and State contemplating implementing TNR ~  Please share this video with anyone that could benefit from learning how this program absolutely helps!

Do you know the signs of your dog overheating?

Thanks to the people of The Uncommon Dog  they have provided a fun and infographic link that will describe how you know your dog is in distress.  Here you go ~ the link ~

How to know if your dog is overheating

Here is the direct link to The Uncommon dog for all your dog needs ~

The Uncommon Dog

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12 Reasons Why Cat People Are Crazy Awesome

 Adorable and another great little video ~ I see myself fitting many of these traits, do you?

12 Reasons Why Cat People Are Crazy Awesome

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How to get your cat to stop scratching the furniture

Great little video to help guide those who need help in this area : )  I must say the double sided tape did work for me but I also have and still do the other tips mentioned in this video. Enjoy and click below.....

How to get your cat to stop scratching the furniture

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The Love of Brothers - May 26, 2013 ~

Here are the little boys at 5 weeks old - These two are adorable and the affection they have for one another could just make your heart melt! Enjoy - Just had to share this one even though I skipped a few weeks!!   The photo's and video's of the kittens at different stages of their growth and their mother prior to this 5 weeks old will be coming shortly!

 

Piccolino and Elfie - the love of two brothers

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I'm Back and Children's Book update ~

Hello everyone and sorry for the lack of updates on the kittens, their mommie and my cat colony.  Work, my main position, became a bit more hectic for several reasons which limited the time and brain power to posting except for the quick access to sharing articles that were easily available.

I will be posting more updates of the kittens with their mom in as much chronological order with exceptions here and there.

Also big news is that my non fiction children's book about Ollie is on it's way to production as all the illustrations have been signed off - Yay!  Yes it took me some time to get to this point but between work as well as connecting with some professional  writers for consultations a longer than expect delay occurred. Not being or every thinking I would be an author, it was important to me to connect and follow through with suggestions from my consultation to ensure my book is as creditable as possible.

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Common Sense for Cats

Common Sense for Cats: Across the country, millions of cats are being senselessly rounded up and killed. Learn more and fight back

THE DIRTY DOZEN: 12 Worst CEOs for Animals in Laboratories

The truth about many companies - how scared and helpless are these poor animals while suffering :(  Imagine what we do not know......

THE DIRTY DOZEN: 12 Worst CEOs for Animals in Laboratories

Rescued Dog Adopts Orphaned Tornado Pups

What a sweet story after such tragic losses from the Tornado's.  We can only hope that there are more of these sweet, touching stories and less losses : (

Rescued Dog Adopts Orphaned Tornado Pups

A New Bill to protect our animals is passed in New York State - YAY!!

We can only hope this is the first of many changes to come in protecting our animals from the cruel and heinous attacks!!

http://www.lifewithdogs.tv/2013/06/new-york-state-senate-passes-animal-abuser-registry-bill/

Cat and fox are best friends ~ Animal Space

Sweet Story ~
Cat and fox are best friends ~ Animal Space

Precious ~ Close up of SuzieQ and Kittens 4-28-13

How precious is this picture ~ SuzieQ cuddling with her two boys!!  They are 8 days old.  Their ears are not fully formed and as we know they cannot see and their hearing is very limited.  They need to be cuddling with their momma as kittens as well as puppies, newborn up to a few weeks old, cannot control their body temperature.

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SuzieQ and kittens 4-27-13

Just had to share one more video for Saturday, April, 27, 2013.  One of the kittens is resting on top of SuzieQ, mommie - too cute : )

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Good Morning ~ SuzieQ and Kittens 4-27-13

The kittens are now 7 days old : )  To see how they are moving around more and cuddling with their mom, SuzieQ, is very sweet and heart warming.  This is a short video and thought you might want to view.  The goal I am aiming for is to document the progress of the kittens and of course mommie too : ) 

 

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Mama Cat Adopts Orphaned Piglet

Sweet little story ^..^

Mama Cat Adopts Orphaned Piglet

Baby Elephant Steps On Trunk - The Rainforest Site

Enjoy this cute little clip provided by The Rainforest Site - There will be more updates on the kittens very soon!!

Baby Elephant Steps On Trunk - The Rainforest Site

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SuzieQ and kittens 4-26-13 ~ Good Morning

As you have probably noticed that I am trying, key word trying, to chronicle the progress of the kittens with their mommie, SuzieQ, but as you can tell I am just a bit behind : )  To play catch up, today I am uploading 2 videos of this cute little family on April 26, 2013 and the kittens are 6 days old. Currently they are solely dependent on their mother but are starting to move around more, just a bit more : )

 

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SuzieQ and kitties on 4-25-13 plus an update on Dorie and Billy ^..^

SuzieQ and kittens are adjusting nicely for their first night : )  The kittens are so tiny and do not leave their mommie so really it is making sure SuzieQ is happy and comfortable in her new surroundings which I am sure is very scary.  Keep in mind she was someone's pet but then for over a year was left to fend for herself along with Dorie and then baby Billy.

I have visited with Dorie and Billy at the old Kings Park Psychiatric center and they were as sweet and friendly as prior to trapping them to be fixed the first two visits.  They allowed me to pet them as before but then the following few days were different maybe even frightened of me.  Now they could have recalled the TNR (Trap, Neuter & Return) experience but why the day I released them and two days following were they sweet as always.  In a few days I will update you on Dorie and Billy's story......
 
Thank you for taking the time to visit and read our updates.  As for SuzieQ and kittens, here is a video of them on 4-25-13 ~

SuzieQ and kittens arrive at their new foster home 4-24-13 ^..^

Hello everyone ~ finally a video as well as a picture of mommie, SuzieQ and her kitties plus a close up of the kittens hugging. They are 4 days old.  They were born on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at the shelter where SuzieQ was resting waiting to see the vet on the following Tuesday.  What a sweet surprise on Monday, April 22 and then they come home to me for fostering on April 24, 2013.  They will all need a safe and loving home ~

  

SuzieQ Checking out her new foster home 4-24-13

Close Up of kittens - 1st day in my foster care 4-24-13

Kittie update for the Kings Park Psychiatric Colony ~

Okay so life has been a bit hectic with my full time employment and along with what you will discover when you read this post : )

On Wednesday, April 17, 2013, I was able to trap one of the two females remaining to be fixed (T-N-R) out of this cute little cat colony of  three.  This female is Dorie.   The last female needing to be fix is SuzieQ. SuzieQ  seems to be skeptical of the trap and eludes them but finally success on Saturday, April 20, 2013 - yay!

Now Suzie Q's appointment was not until the Tuesday and guess what happened on Sunday, April 21st??  Suzie Q had 2 kittens!  Too Cute!!   So you see the new additions mommie, Suzie Q and kitties have kept me busy as I am working on socializing Suzie Q so she can be adopted too.  She is a sweet and friendly but not completely trusting since she was left out on her own with Dorie and Billy, the youngest at this location in the old Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital.

More updates on mother and kittens as well as with Billy and Dorie.  Pictures to follow too!  Did not want to keep my followers waiting any longer and the updates will be following within a day or two at most - promise!!

Thank you for following along my journey as I still owe you, my followers, further updates on my original cat colony ^..^

New Cat Colony at Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital ~

This post updated May 14, 2013 ~

On Monday, April 15, 2013, I was able to trap one of the three adorable friendly and adorable cats I have been helping to care for at the once Kings Park Psychiatric Hospital grounds.  I will have to get the few pictures of these these cutie pies uploaded.  The only reason I waited to T-N-R is I was hoping to be able to find them a home to relocate all 3 together once I had them fixed. But now the two females are pregnant and can no longer wait.  Once I was able to connect with the main care taker of this cat colony I learned that these 3 where dropped off over a year ago.  At that time there was two adult cats with a kitten which is one reason they are so friendly.  The mother, who I call Dorie, loves to rub all over me when I am feeding them.  Dorie loves the  attention and all the petting.  They have remained friendly since the gentleman who has been caring for this little colony has shown them the love they deserve since the day he discovered them.

The cat that was trapped was the little boy who I call Billy.  He will be probably be released back to what he knows as his home tomorrow, Wednesday afternoon or Thursday.  While tomorrow I will be hoping to trap the two females, Dorie and her daughter SuzieQ.

Here is a picture of SuzieQ, Dorie and Billy eating in the Fall of 2012 ~

I will update you all in a few days and promise to update the blog on a more regular basis.  Yes I have made that promise before but with a full time position, I do get side tracked - my apologies for that.  In the post to follow will include updates on my other cat colony and Callie my last rescue from November 2011.

Lastly, my book is in the last stages for the sketches so hopefully I will be back on track with my children's non-fiction book too!

Thank you for following and hanging in there with me ^..^

Very Sweet - 6 animals with pets of their own | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Koko loves kittens ^..^

6 animals with pets of their own | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Salt Lake City Uses TNR

We need more city and states to follow in these footsteps!  There are many individuals that practice TNR out of their own funds without any hesitation. Something is terrible wrong when the city and states cannot step up. Please click on the link below to read the story - thank you for stopping by ^..^
Salt Lake City Uses TNR

Dogs befriend cheetahs to aid cats' survival | MNN - Mother Nature Network

How Wonderful!!  Enjoy the story ^..^

Dogs befriend cheetahs to aid cats' survival | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Alley Cat Allies Expresses Satisfaction After Audubon Removes At-Large Editor from Masthead - Alley Cat Allies

Press Release - 3/18/2013 - Alley Cat Allies Expresses Satisfaction After Audubon Removes At-Large Editor from Masthead - Alley Cat Allies

Kitten born without leg bones to get life-changing operation | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Kitten born without leg bones to get life-changing operation | MNN - Mother Nature Network

Alley Cat Allies Responds to negative claims of feral cats

An interesting article from Alley Cat Allies regarding the on going dispute - are feral cats dangerous to the ecosystem  ~

http://www.examiner.com/article/alley-cat-allies-responds-to-study-branding-feral-cats-dangerous-to-ecosystem?cid=rss