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    Josie's Merry Christmas!

    My outside kitty Josie got a new bed for Christmas...I went into the garage and called her...but there was no sign of Josie. She was hiding in the insulated box I made for her last winter. Josie, Josie, come out! Finally she reached a paw out....hi, Mom! Isn't she beautiful? She has the...
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    Post Spay Scare...kitty improving now!

    My fosters Piglet (1-1/2) and Eeyore (2-1/2) were spayed yesterday. Piglet was awake when I brought her home, but Eeyore was laying in the carrier with her face down...she woke up enough to move her head around, but was clearly quite groggy. I put both girls back in their room, and Eeyore was...
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    Dog tunnels through snow to save elderly owners!

    Has anyone seen this news article! A dog saved her owners from the snow! http://www.wbir.com/news/archive.aspx?storyid=40172
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    FIV litter of kittens...any ideas?

    My rescue has a litter of 3 month old FIV positive kittens. They have been tested twice, and it is stronger than the first test. Does anyone have any ideas or resources to find them a safe home? Transportation is available...these are sweet babies who need someone with a special heart to...
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    How do you break the news that a kitten given up for adoption died?!?

    I will see Inchy's original owner tomorrow. He was one of the kittens she gave up, that she really really wanted to keep. All the kittens and cats were very special to her, but Inchy was even more special. I did not call her to let her know of Inchy's passing, because I didn't want her to...
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    Plane Crash in Nigeria

    A plane with 102 people aboard crashed...there are possibly 6 survivors! http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...10-29-08-19-48
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    Eeyore is a yowling mess!

    Eeyore is driving my family crazy. She is in heat, so is yowling and carrying on. And two of her babies were adopted earlier this week, and the other three went to a new foster home today. The good news is that in about 2 weeks she can get spayed. But for now she is just MISERABLE! I don't...
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    Inchy

    It is with deepest regret that I share about the passing of Inchy. Inchy was born on May 19th, 2006, to Pooh. He had a sister, who died within days of birth. He was especially beloved by his human Mom, Nancy, who always wanted to keep him. He was the last born of a group of cousin kitties...
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    Hill's Diet contest...please help my agency win!

    As part of the Hill's "We believe in a SECOND CHANCE for love" program to encourage adoptions, my agency (Second Chance Pet Adoption) is entered in a contest to win a computer, carriers, cleaning supplies, etc. Someone has already voted for us and we've gotten 5 dog leads!!!! Please visit the...
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    Fez finds a home...how an outside cat found his family.

    Warning, this may cause happy tears! In June 2006, a nice family became concerned about the outside cats in their neighborhood, and called Second Chance Pet Adoption. The cats were spayed and neutered. The kittens were sent to foster homes to try to tame them. Three little scared kittens...
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    Adorable pics of Eeyore's kittens!

    The story began here (pic heavy)! http://www.thecatsite.com/forums/sho...ghlight=piglet Now Piglet's babies have gone on to another foster home. So I am down to only Eeyore's 5 babies, who are 6 weeks old tomorrow (born 8/29/06). Saturday, dd got some cute pics! Christopher..."Oh, I ate TOO...
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    I live in the poo palace!

    I have 4 litterboxes for my 3 housecats. And of course, there is Will who comes in and out...I'm not sure if he is using litterboxes or the great outdoors. Then I have 11 foster cats in the spare room, including 9 kittens. They have 4 more litterboxes. The older litter of 4 kittens is...
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    Revolution-what age can kittens be given?

    I have kittens with ear mites. The Mom's were treated with Revolution...and I am using ear drops for the babies. My question is....what age can the kittens be given Revolution! They absolutely HATE ear drops! Thanks!
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    Mourning the lost of tiny baby Hobo...

    I am posting this for furrbabycrazy aka Kim. Several days ago she found a precious tiny kitten who was in bad shape. Despite prompt vet care, and lots of loving care at home, last night Hobo crossed the Rainbow Bridge. He will be greatly missed by Kim and her husband, and their kids Kevin...
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    Weekend adoption show...

    Here are pics from last weekend's adoption show. This is Mickey (white and brown tabby on top), Rooney (gray and white), and Eugene (brown tabby on bottom, you can only see his fanny!). I'm not sure how they got like this, whether Eugene burrowed under Mickey, or Mickey layed on Eugene. I do...
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    Kitten with heart murmur!

    T, I GG, and Er had their six week vet check today. They have ear mites, which I should have noticed. And GG, the brown tabby female, has a serious heart murmur. There is a kitten named Angel from the older litter, with a different Mom, who has the same murmur. Angel will see the vet on...
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    50 Kittens!

    I just spoke to someone at the rescue I foster for...with the 18 kittens brought in from the hoarder situation, including the 9 I have now...we have a total of 50 kittens. There was recently a situation where a lady called who had 2 carriers sitting out in her yard. Overnight someone put 4...
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    Weiner Dog race! Pics including!

    I visited Frankenmuth Michigan this weekend, and saw a weiner dog race! It was absolutely adorable to see the dogs run (and some saunter) to the finish line! My 10 y/o dd took some good pics.... ON YOUR MARKS....GET SET.... GO! Note the traditional german garb on the man on the far...
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    I need advice on skittish Piglet!

    Piglet is one of my foster Mom kitties. Her sister Eeyore totally hides from me, except for accepting cheese off my finger. But Piget will sneak around the room with me there, and even eat in front of me. However, if I try to pet her, the area where my hand is touching shrinks away from me...
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    Eugene is still available on Petfinder!

    Two of my last 3 fosters were adopted a few weeks ago, leaving only Eugene. He is staying at another foster home now, so he has other kittens his age to play with. If you know of anyone in NW Illinois needing a very sweet, very docile kitten, please let them know about Eugene...
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