Hi!
I'm Tamera, a registered nurse and B&B owner in Alaska. I have 9 wonderful cats! Muffin, Meco, Mizzy, Jayde, JoJo, George, Critter, Casper, and Cocoa Puff. I also do volunteer work at the local animal shelter (and you wonder why I have 9 cats!!!) All of my kitties were either strays, shelter cats, and one that was scheduled to be killed by previous owner because he was vicious! (So, not the case...he is a big baby with the right people.)
I have been looking for a forum with other cat lovers and it looks like this is the place!
My kitties are my antidepressant in life. I had a bad year in 2007, broken left ankle and right foot surgery so I spent 6 weeks in casts on both feet, and I ended up with 2 brain tumors which were removed 12/19/07 after 2 years of bad health. My kitties got me through so much and I love each and every one of them.
My kitties:
Muffin - a 17 year old callico maine coone mix that I got from a shelter in Florida. She is the queen of the household and everyone else knows it!
Meco - 13 year old boy. Big orange boy (22 pounds) He is a big baby that just loves to lie around and be lazy!
Mizzy- he is 12 weeks, tuxedo, and I have had him since he was 5 days old. He was left in a dumpster with his two siblings that died. Someone heard him and brought him to the shelter. I agreed to foster him and then just didn't have the heart to give him away.
George 5 years old. He is the big (24 pounds) ragdoll that was going to be killed because he was supposed to be mean. George is the biggest baby there is. He was a bit angry when we first brought him home, but now he follows our guests around like a puppy.
JoJo He will be 3 in April. A grey kitty who loves to go on the drift boat with us and go fishing. He will sit on the dock and cry if we don't take him. Gets a lot of strange looks from other fishermen and guides!
Jayde 4 years old multi gray kitty who was adopted from the shelter here after he was there for 90 days and was on the countdown list to be euthenized. I just couldn't bear it, so here he is with us. A fun guy who loves to have his belly rubbed!
Casper He will be one year old on Thursday (he is my birthday kitty, born on my B-day). He is a solid white baby also from the shelter and we got him as a kitten when JoJo developed a new past-time of chewing through cords in the house because he was bored. The older cats didn't want to play, so we got Casper.
Critter a calico kitty that is about 5 months old now. She was abused when he was 2 months old by some kids that broke her tale and were throwing her in the air. The shelter was called to pick her up. We tried to find her a home but everytime someone would try to take her out of the kennel she would claw and bite and try to get back in. They put in the the "Q" quaranteen to be put down and I took her home. She will let you pet her sometimes, but refuses to be picked up. Casper and Critter are best friends and she will walk around the house and cry if she can't find him!
Cocoa Puff He is the latest. A stray that showed up at the house but was too afraid to come near us. I finally put a bed w/ a heating pad in at outside and there he was sleeping one morning. Once he figured out we were ok, he is now mr. Lovebug! He looks like George with his big blue eyes. He looks like a Birman to me. He is a polydactyl as well with 6 toes on front and 5 on back. He has made himself quite at home and is fitting in well with our other babies.
I have a very understanding hubby who just looks down when a new one arrives and says well, what's their name?! One of my babies, Stormy just passed away about 5 months ago and my hubby made the most beautiful coffin for him.
Sorry for the long posting, just easy to talk about my kitties. I also love meeting new people, hense the reason I own a lodge here in Alaska. So, if anyone is planning to visit Alaska, I know a great place to stay!
Tamera
I'm Tamera, a registered nurse and B&B owner in Alaska. I have 9 wonderful cats! Muffin, Meco, Mizzy, Jayde, JoJo, George, Critter, Casper, and Cocoa Puff. I also do volunteer work at the local animal shelter (and you wonder why I have 9 cats!!!) All of my kitties were either strays, shelter cats, and one that was scheduled to be killed by previous owner because he was vicious! (So, not the case...he is a big baby with the right people.)
I have been looking for a forum with other cat lovers and it looks like this is the place!
My kitties are my antidepressant in life. I had a bad year in 2007, broken left ankle and right foot surgery so I spent 6 weeks in casts on both feet, and I ended up with 2 brain tumors which were removed 12/19/07 after 2 years of bad health. My kitties got me through so much and I love each and every one of them.
My kitties:
Muffin - a 17 year old callico maine coone mix that I got from a shelter in Florida. She is the queen of the household and everyone else knows it!
Meco - 13 year old boy. Big orange boy (22 pounds) He is a big baby that just loves to lie around and be lazy!
Mizzy- he is 12 weeks, tuxedo, and I have had him since he was 5 days old. He was left in a dumpster with his two siblings that died. Someone heard him and brought him to the shelter. I agreed to foster him and then just didn't have the heart to give him away.
George 5 years old. He is the big (24 pounds) ragdoll that was going to be killed because he was supposed to be mean. George is the biggest baby there is. He was a bit angry when we first brought him home, but now he follows our guests around like a puppy.
JoJo He will be 3 in April. A grey kitty who loves to go on the drift boat with us and go fishing. He will sit on the dock and cry if we don't take him. Gets a lot of strange looks from other fishermen and guides!
Jayde 4 years old multi gray kitty who was adopted from the shelter here after he was there for 90 days and was on the countdown list to be euthenized. I just couldn't bear it, so here he is with us. A fun guy who loves to have his belly rubbed!
Casper He will be one year old on Thursday (he is my birthday kitty, born on my B-day). He is a solid white baby also from the shelter and we got him as a kitten when JoJo developed a new past-time of chewing through cords in the house because he was bored. The older cats didn't want to play, so we got Casper.
Critter a calico kitty that is about 5 months old now. She was abused when he was 2 months old by some kids that broke her tale and were throwing her in the air. The shelter was called to pick her up. We tried to find her a home but everytime someone would try to take her out of the kennel she would claw and bite and try to get back in. They put in the the "Q" quaranteen to be put down and I took her home. She will let you pet her sometimes, but refuses to be picked up. Casper and Critter are best friends and she will walk around the house and cry if she can't find him!
Cocoa Puff He is the latest. A stray that showed up at the house but was too afraid to come near us. I finally put a bed w/ a heating pad in at outside and there he was sleeping one morning. Once he figured out we were ok, he is now mr. Lovebug! He looks like George with his big blue eyes. He looks like a Birman to me. He is a polydactyl as well with 6 toes on front and 5 on back. He has made himself quite at home and is fitting in well with our other babies.
I have a very understanding hubby who just looks down when a new one arrives and says well, what's their name?! One of my babies, Stormy just passed away about 5 months ago and my hubby made the most beautiful coffin for him.
Sorry for the long posting, just easy to talk about my kitties. I also love meeting new people, hense the reason I own a lodge here in Alaska. So, if anyone is planning to visit Alaska, I know a great place to stay!
Tamera
