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Great news! The little kitten that was stuck up high, is safely down! Our rescue friend jefferd18 jefferd18 posted the good news. An awesome neighbor was about to pitch in and hire help too. Great rescuers and other great humans are out there. Putting out the call to all kitty lovers
Thank you to everyone who responded with ideas and gave kind thoughts , prayers or support.:heartshape:
 

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Once the birds were fed, Banjo and Whistle were content. The relationships between ferals and other creatures never ceases to amaze me.
The relationships truly are amazing. :redheartpump:

Oh yes, we are moving along on the new flooring! Getting it all laid out and starting to install it.
Oh, I love your new flooring. :redheartpump:
 

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BJ, you are very handsome, with or without spots! And it is wonderful that the Chez Catbird clowder remains faithful to "all creatures great and small" -- they are an inspiration to us all here at TCS, I'm thinking and there are a lot of members here who embody the spirit of gentleness along with love and compassion!
I did setup yesterday. Got everything I needed assembled in the office and set to work. Thought I had it all covered. WRONG. Was happily disentangling the forest of labelled cables (see what I did there?;)) when OH NO! The cable from the monitor to Junior (I'm nicknaming the new system that, for now, since it's so tiny) DID NOT FIT. Panic time as I dove for the box of extra IT stuff that I keep in the office closet and lo and behold! a brand new, unused cable that DOES fit. *HUGE sigh of relief!* And so, I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCK! up and running. Still a lot of tweaking to do and where my former system ran WIN10 Home, this one runs WIN10 Pro, so I have different programs and stuff to learn. So far, the main dislike is this heavy keyboard! The last one was very light on touch. I'll have to get used to this one and maybe I can tweak it.
I also love the new flooring! Looks somewhat similar to my bathroom tiles. Very nice!
My second broFur climbed up a power pole and sat there for 3 days. My folks called either the phone company or fire dept. and a guy came out and got him down. This was when I was a little kid so that's about all I remember.
Yes, at that time, a Siamese cat was a real rarity where my mom and her boy lived. Probably about as rare as a monkey! :insertevillaugh:
 

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The kittens with Lady were Muffin, Sherbie, Jeremiah and Cheetah.
Oh, do you have a pic of Baby Muffin for me? That would be exciting. 😍

Banjo definitely has something! Lol Maybe it is purrzazz?
I love that. I think Demi has Purrzazz too. Maggie has something else. Haven't quite found a word for it yet. :devilish:

Lady has your heart but Muffin wants it too!
She's got it! 💞

Refuge can be found here. This is a place where a cat will rescue you.
I can feel that. Even though I'm not physically there with you, I feel you are a refuge for us lost feral souls. :hugs:

we are moving along on the new flooring!
I showed my dad those pics of your flooring. You can probably guess what came next...Another proposal. :lol:

The little kitten that was stuck up high, is safely down!
Yay! :cheerleader: I was so worried that he didn't have any food up there.
 

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rubysmama rubysmama I love watching the love between creatures of all kinds.
:redheartpump::hearthrob:
The flooring was supposed to be like the cat room but the pattern varies from one batch to another. This has a lot more of the streaking in it. I may put quarter round moulding down too since that finishes it off a bit nicer. After all, I have Sooo much extra time on my hands.:lol: I have no idea how I will finish off so many rooms! Just moving the furniture is tough. I started with the easiest room.:doh: Wish me luck!

tarasgirl06 tarasgirl06 So you couldn’t see the cable for the tangled Forrest? Lol I’m glad you had the needed cable! I know you will get it all set up to your satisfaction after you work your magic. Junior! Heh. I like that. I know it must feel good to have that all set up now.:clap2: What does Elvis think? If you get the kitty seal of approval, all is well.
BJ liked what you said and he wants you to know that he is reconsidering having spots. He thinks he might look a bit like a gray leopard to the girls.

The new flooring will be so easy to clean! It’s tough and water just beads up on it. It’s easy to see any dirt too. I know that showing dirt is not always preferable but for me, I want to see it! I don’t want to miss anything.
I know Siamese were not common when I was young. I do remember there was an Organ Grinder in the park all the time with his little monkey though. I always felt bad for the monkey and took him treats.

We do have a lot of love, compassion and gentle spirits here. It’s a very good place.

M maggiedemi I do have a baby picture of Muffin on my old camera. I think I took a snap of it on my old phone too. I’ll look. It’s buried somewhere here on the thread. Funny but Muffin always looked like Muffin. Just a mini version. She was so adorable. Around here she stood out because of her coloring as well as her purrsonality. She’s a Muffin:lol: bursting with berry flavor.
As for your kitties, maybe they have what I find here. Purrzazz and purrzap!

I’m glad you feel that this is a refuge. No one can be lost where there are so many to welcome them and put off guiding love vibes. Beacon of lights shining from their little cat eyes.
So, I guess your Dad approved? Lol I’m glad.

I was worried about that kitten too. I was mostly worried about cold and dehydration but as his rescuer put it,” he put his big boy pants on and came down.” Poor kitty but he is fine now. Maybe he ate some Froggie food while he was up there.
 

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Well, today was a rainy day so I was playing with the kitties and got to see this.
Muffin enjoying hiding in a box.
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Kodiak checking out the surroundings. Anyone watching?
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A box is such a relaxing place.
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I smell a berry Muffin!
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Unsuspecting Muffin.
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If you squeeze like this, the contents squirt out!
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Muffin ejected!
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So much for relaxing in a box!
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Lol Now I have an empty and relaxing box!
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Nobody watching now either?
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The coast is clear.
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It’s my box now.
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I’ll remember not to get in that box!
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Yeah well, you can fit in there Mitsy but I would get stuck!
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Hmmm.
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A flopping fish.
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What could I do with this?
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Ahhhhh.
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Kodiak tail vanished into the box for a relaxing nap.
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Go ahead and enjoy Kodiak.
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A stolen box is even more fun.
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Stolen? Well that was sneaky!
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I should do something about that.
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Maybe throw a flopping fish inside? Lol
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Something is coming in!
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Go away! This is my box!
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It’s not leaving.
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It’s coming after me!
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Help!
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Kodiak ejected!
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You can have that box fishy. This one is just fine.
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Fishy won the box.
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Apparently fish don’t like boxes as much as cats do.
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It’s coming back out.
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Is it a boomerang fish?
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Huh. Look at that!
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Did something else in there chase you?
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You aren’t wounded.
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No other cats in there.
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So....
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You just keep moving?
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Your tail flips.
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Ahhh! Hey fishy!
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You’re a pretty neat guy!
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You’re coming back to me all by yourself!
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Awwww!
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Is anybody watching?
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I think I love you fishy!
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Shhhh. Don’t tell BJ!
 

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I did setup yesterday. *HUGE sigh of relief!* And so, I'm BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACCCCCCK!
Yay! Glad to have you back :hugs: :hugs:

Jcatbird Jcatbird I haven’t really been on here in the past couple of days so I was just catching up on this thread. I think BJ looked dashing in that harness, and Banjo was quite pretty! I was laughing while watching Banjo and BJ take off that harness together!!! :lol: Teamwork makes the dream work!!!
Kodiak, I think almost all of my animals here agree that a box is the best place for a nap! In fact, when we got Pants, he would almost only sleep in his box or in the box on the cat tree. I guess there’s something safe about a box. For me, I get claustrophobic being in a room with no windows! :lol:
Good to be back after such a short hiatus, and please say hello to the clowder for me! 💕
 

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The flooring was supposed to be like the cat room but the pattern varies from one batch to another. This has a lot more of the streaking in it. I may put quarter round moulding down too since that finishes it off a bit nicer. After all, I have Sooo much extra time on my hands.:lol: I have no idea how I will finish off so many rooms! Just moving the furniture is tough. I started with the easiest room.:doh: Wish me luck!
No wonder I like the flooring, since it's almost the same as the cat room floor, that I love. Are you planning to do the flooring in the entire house? If so, that is a big project !!!

M maggiedemi M maggiedemi I do have a baby picture of Muffin on my old camera. I think I took a snap of it on my old phone too. I’ll look. It’s buried somewhere here on the thread. Funny but Muffin always looked like Muffin. Just a mini version. She was so adorable. Around here she stood out because of her coloring as well as her purrsonality. She’s a Muffin:lol: bursting with berry flavor.
I searched the thread and found baby Muffin pics here.
 

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I love watching the love between creatures of all kinds.
I know, you always pray for it. Maybe it will happen. ;)

Muffin enjoying hiding in a box.
You missed the perfect opportunity to box her up and send me my Muffin. 😭

If you squeeze like this, the contents squirt out!
Ha! Naughty Kodiak. I'll try not to blame Banjo, but the evidence shows....:bicolorcat:

I think I love you fishy!
Sounds like Prints! He loves everything. Say, how does Lady feel about Prints? Possible romance? :think:

I searched the thread and found baby Muffin pics here.
I knew I could count on you. How fabulous. :thumbsup:
 

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The very best kind of assistance possible, rubysmama rubysmama ! And I share your feelings -- I often describe myself as cat-obsessed. Thank you for finding and sharing those Chez Catbird pix -- gorgeous clowder, then and now! Leonardo da Vinci was right -- the smallest feline (and every other one as well) is a masterpiece! Exquisite.
Jcatbird Jcatbird the flooring is beautiful and versatile as well as practical! It would work in any room and with just about any decor, don't you think? Little variations are good, too, I agree!
So I'm just about 100% up and running. I did one idiotic thing but have corrected it. My roomie thinks it's incredible that I did all this but whether or not that's the case, I do get very stressed when I have to do IT stuff and so the idiotic thing happened. I was awake almost all night last night worrying that I'd have to search the IT box and maybe not find the proper cable, when it was here all the time, and where it went? The most obvious place possible :sweat: *My roomie and you all are the only ones who know. I will deny it if it ever gets out.* :noway:
 

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BellaGooch BellaGooch I am glad you are back. I hope the break was for a little R&R. I did tell the Clowder you said hello! Banjo is blushing that you called her pretty and BJ smiled at being called dashing. He wants to know if you will let him head butt. ;) I laughed when Banjo started helping him out of the harness too! Banjo is determined to be a cat rescuer now. Kodiak sends some advice. A box is very comfortable and if you feel claustrophobic, just claw a hole in the side. It’s well worth the effort.:lol: Just don’t let a fish in the box with you! Kitties!

rubysmama rubysmama I am planning to do all the bedrooms and hallway for now but that’s going to take time. Lol Moving the furniture and everything in the rooms is a huge undertaking. I moved everything here but I was a lot younger then! Some of the pieces are heavy pieces! How did I move them to begin with?!?!?:lol: Of course they all have about twenty more pounds sitting on them too. I have discovered that cats like to ride on or in furniture. It made me think of the photos of Ruby in the drawer! I would like to do the rest of the house but I know I can’t move the piano and a few other things by myself. Maybe I will find recruits after this part is finished. If I have to hire someone to do it, the cats would have to be restricted from the main living area. I may try to do the laundry room and the Bengal area if I survive the current project. I have a feeling that the Bengal boys will want to be very involved in any projects. Can I put down flooring with a cat supervisor on my back?:flail:

Thank you SO much for finding the pic of Muffin as a kitten. I would have had to do a lot of digging to get it back up. How do you do these things? I know Ruby is a great helper but you are the super woman of locating and keeping track of all the details! Ummm, do you have some special powers, thread GPS, a computer brain with tons of memory? Mad skills? Lari Lari is right but mad = awesome! I’m with her, impressive!
Looking back via your “here” post made me realize, Dolly is15 this year! Where does the time go?

M maggiedemi Yes! I would love to see love everywhere!;) That is always in my hopes, prayers and wishes.

Well, you can blame Kodiak. I didn’t get a chance to send you a box of Muffin because the Muffin box got squished.:lol:

Banjo probably did teach Kodiak that trick. Kitty see, kitty do!🤔 Wait. Is that supposed to be kitty or monkey?

As for Lady, so far she hasn’t paid much attention to Prints. He really wants to stay near Wanda Heart anyway. I think he is a bit like BJ. He has the attention of all the girls in the girls room so...... what more could a young kitty not want? He’s interested in coming and sitting in the hall to watch the others and some from the girls room like to cross the hall to the other bedroom but mostly stay at that end of the house. Not always, but Wanda Heart definitely prefers the canopy bed as “Her” bed.

tarasgirl06 tarasgirl06 Oh how I wish you were here! I would beg for you to “set me up!” Lol I bet your system is amazing! If I had to set all that up.... misplaced cable? Nooo, misplaced me! Lol Stress would not describe it. BTW what misplaced cable? I’ll never tell! I agree with your roomie, I think you are incredible too. BTW, anytime I misplace anything, it drives me to distraction. I will not stop looking until I have either upended everything in my house or found the item. Even the cats have learned to ,” Help me look.” Lol And, as we all know, a lost item is always found in the last place you look. That saying always makes me laugh. Of course it is the last place you look. Why would you look in another place if you have found it? Lol

The flooring is moving along. I think the marble look will be fine in any room. It’s probably not common in bedrooms but I looked at a house near my Dad that was entirely done in marble and it struck me that it would be so durable and easily cleaned. I’m all for that with kitties around! I don’t think I would ever be able to do real marble here but this will work.
Agreed! The smallest , and every, feline is a masterpiece. :redheartpump:
 

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The flipping fish toy is getting a variety of reactions around here!

Bonjure? What’s the matter?
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Something scared you while I was outside? Was it the storm?
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Did you make this mess?
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Someone spilled the dry food and the water dish!
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There was a good reason?
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You’re going to show me?
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Okay.
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There is a fish in the house?
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Did the rain wash it in? Lol
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It keeps chasing you?
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That will make you jump backwards your floof stand up! Poor scared little fellow.
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Better watch that thing!
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Or maybe not? Lol
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Look away Bonnie!
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It’s coming for you again!
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Bonnie gone!
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You didn’t spill the water? Oh! It was the fish!:lol:
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Thank you SO much for finding the pic of Muffin as a kitten. I would have had to do a lot of digging to get it back up. How do you do these things? I know Ruby is a great helper but you are the super woman of locating and keeping track of all the details! Ummm, do you have some special powers, thread GPS, a computer brain with tons of memory? Mad skills? Lari Lari Lari Lari is right but mad = awesome! I’m with her, impressive!
Glad to help with finding the pic of baby Muffin. It was actually really easy, as I used the "search" feature on the site. Just typed in "baby muffin" and found the post. :)

Looking back via your “here” post made me realize, Dolly is15 this year! Where does the time go?
Time does fly, doesn't it. November will be 8 years since I adopted Ruby! :lovecat2:

The flipping fish toy is getting a variety of reactions around here!

Bonjure? What’s the matter?
Hey, Bonjure! Sorry the fishie bothered you, but great seeing you in a featured post. :blackcat2:
 

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rubysmama rubysmama Oh! Lol That’s how you found Muffin. Excellent memory though. Ruby will be with you eight years? That’s wonderful. Thine really does fly.
Bonjure started out a little curious about the fishie but when it started flipping its’ way towards him he got a little scared of it. He IS just a little fellow, after all.:lol: We are working outer way through the kitties with it. Some like and and some don’t. It’s been interesting to see the reactions.
More will be coming.
 

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I am posting a bit early today so I can be off to do some work. I also had a late day yesterday. I got a pretty picture at about the same place where I saw the rainbow. The sky is so beautiful.
Night is coming.
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What is this thing?
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A toy? Hmmm.
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I don’t care for toys but it looks pretty real.
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This gives me an idea!
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See that thing Flowers?
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You need to stay right here with me.
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It might be kind of risky to be outside this box.
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Just stay close to me.
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Don’t worry. I’ll protect you. Just snuggle up close.
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Hehehe. This is going to be good. I should get some kisses for this!
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