Your kitties are just beautiful
Originally Posted by kittylover4ever
Jen is our TCS sweetheart!
We don't really know what Cuda is. Best guess is a Shep/Aussie mix. He was a victim of divorce and he was crated 12+ hours per day while the Dad worked...I had to get him out of that situation. I got him from a co-worker where I only worked at the job 8 weeks. I trully believe I was only at that job to get Cuda. He was an anxiety ridden mess when I got him. He's normal now!! Come to think of it, I think all my animals are rescues of some sort (besides Kirby)Originally Posted by Jen
Oh you have just the cutest animals!! Especially when they are all posed adorably like that. I LOVE Kirby! He reminds me of Willoughby, the laziest cat ever, sleeps upside down, legs spread 22 hours a day as well. what lazy butts!
And your dog is beautiful! what breed or mix is it? Cool colors!
How wonderful of you to rescue him. That's so awesome. He's very handsomeOriginally Posted by Tia2
We don't really know what Cuda is. Best guess is a Shep/Aussie mix. He was a victim of divorce and he was crated 12+ hours per day while the Dad worked...I had to get him out of that situation. I got him from a co-worker where I only worked at the job 8 weeks. I trully believe I was only at that job to get Cuda. He was an anxiety ridden mess when I got him. He's normal now!! Come to think of it, I think all my animals are rescues of some sort (besides Kirby)
I didn't know lil Piglet aka Honey was "special" that way. I never heard that before..Originally Posted by Beckiboo
Wow, what lovely cats you have! Did you know that about 60-70% of orange kitties are male? So your Honey is a little bit rare. I'm glad you took her in, and will get her to the vet.
For Bootsie the tomcat, you can trap neuter and release him. I understand why people bring kitties inside, and that they will have a longer lifespan (most likely) as housecats. But if he won't fit into your family right now, especially if you have kittens on the way, just getting his vaccinations and neuter done is a great help.
Please have the vet check his tail. We had a cat when I was a teenager who injured his tail. It hung down for a while, but then he was able to hold it up again in time. However, it kept getting injured. I don't think he could feel it, maybe. He ended up with several bad tail injuries, and several surgeries, with the tail getting shorter each time! (This was over a few years time span.) Anyhow, maybe for your tom Bootsie, the vet might recommend removing the tail now if it could easily be injured later and cause health problems.
Welcome to TCS. I'm in Illinois, so we are almost neighbors!
Poor kitty. That is great you know the importance of getting these cats altered. I am happy to hear that you never owned one that wasn't! Great job on helping them out and caring so much for the kitties! Wish there were more people like you out there!Originally Posted by Tia2
I didn't know lil Piglet aka Honey was "special" that way. I never heard that before..
Bootsie will be trapped and neutered as soon as I get a trap..I was going to flat out buy one..then I saw the prices. For one time, I'd much rather borrow one. I'm going to stop by the humane society tomorrow after the vet visit and find out the status of the waiting list on the traps.
I'd love to have him checked out and get his tail assessed, I'm not sure how far the volunteer vets go when they have spays and neuters lined up on surgery day. I'll leave a note on his trap on drop off day for it to be looked at.
It looks like he chewed off the end so it wouldn't drag...just like my childhood Bootsie did. It hangs just above the ground.
I want more than ever to have these two fixed as soon as possible...I've never owned an animal that wasn't fixed.
I'll be waiting to hear Tia!Originally Posted by Tia2
Aww..Thank you! Means alot. I'll let you all know the *big* news tomorrow.
So will IOriginally Posted by kittylover4ever
I'll be waiting to hear Tia!