Adventures in Kitty Land

It has been way too long since I posted.  A lot has happened since my last post.  We've already been to Florida and back to Tennessee again.  While we were gone our porch kitty (I'd call her our barn kitty, but she mostly stays on the porch) was attacked by an animal. 

This is her pre-attack.

The vet said he wasn't sure if she would ever be able to walk again since the nerves in her back were damaged and that her tail would need to be amputed.  She also lost her bladder control.  Yes, bladder control.  Eww!  He said he wouldn't know for sure for 6 weeks and I just didn't want to give up on her.  So, after a few days at the vet my wonderful father-in-law picked her up and took care of her until we were back in TN.  I'm sure it was a treat since he is not fond of cats already and he had to take care of one without bladder control and no litterbox habits.  Thank you dad!  I asked our family and friends to pray for her and God has answered our prayers.  Woolie is doing a lot better.  We kept her in this make-shift pen most of the day.

It was rough in the beginning having to change her pen newspapers 6 times a day and mop the floor several times a day, but over time she has regained her back legs and her tail is functioning again and won't have to be amputated.  Toward the end I bought a pack of puppy training pads and it was much easier to keep the pen lined.  She is back outside and even walked with us to the woods the other day to help us release a mouse we caught in the kitchen.  [the joys of living in the country]  When we released it, she caught it.  Don't worry...she didn't eat him.  Just played with him for a bit and grew tired of him.

Also, our first week back to TN we brought home a cute little kitten we found roaming the wood pallets outside Lowes.  He was soooooo scared.  He hissed and bit at Kevan when he picked him up and placed him in the Lowes bucket we used as a makeshift kitty carrier.  lol! I think anyone that saw this cute little kitty face would've taken this cute little booger home too.  Don't deny it.

He's been doing well.  Now that he is in a safe environment he is very loving and playful.  We took him to the vet to make sure he doesn't have feline HIV or leukemia and he tested negative.  Yay!  So, we introduced him to our kitties.  They do not care much for the little guy and are actual scared of him.  They hiss and growl so we are hoping they will get used to him.  He wants to play with them and they will have nothing to do with it. 

We are having a naming dilemma.  Back when we had our old cat Misty we were trying to figure out what to name our two new kittens. We decided on Aubie (Auburn's mascot of course) and Stormie to stay with a weather theme.  We joked about how if we ever had another cat we would have to name it Partly Cloudy.  We laughed so hard we could barely stand it.  So, now that we have this new kitten we've decided to name him Partly Cloudy since he has blue eyes and white/gray/black fur...sorta partly cloudy, right?  I call him Partly and Kevan calls him Cloudy (sometimes we call him P.C. for short).  Well, the vet and a few family members have told us we need to pick out a new name because it is dumb.  What do you think?  Does he look like a Partly?

Woolie Worm!

The first morning we woke up back at the farm I walked into the family room and looked out at the view.  I was a little overwhelmed at how high the grass was after being gone for several weeks, but I was happy to be back.  Then, suddenly, I realized...I wasn't alone.  I had two eyes staring back at me.

I quickly grabbed my camera so I could tell Kevan about this new kitty.  Aubie found him also and was sitting in the window looking at the new kitty.  I think Aubie was jealous because he's not allowed to go outside.  They talked to each other in kitty language for a little bit.

I knew, for sure, that this kitty would run the moment I tried to get near her.  I went to the kitchen to get her some food and water.  I just knew she would run the moment I brought it to her.  Boy was I wrong.  She seemed so happy to see me and acted like she was starving.  As she was eating I went to wake up Kevan.  This is what happened next...

She loves us.  Unfortunately, she was in need of a lot of love!  We petted her off/on all day.  Then, she cried all night long!!  Sorry Judy!  Judy spent the night and had to turn the air conditioner on to drown out the meow-ing.  We were pretty scared that this was going to be an ongoing thing, but once we fed her once more and loved on her she stopped her continuous crying. 

When we are outside she is always there following us around.  If we are working she will lay near us to watch.  When we went fishing she followed us all the way down to the pond.  She is a sweet girl!

She doesn't leave the yard.  When I feed her in the morning she is waiting on the porch and she is pretty much on the front or back porch the whole day.  Sometimes she wanders a little, but always comes when I call her.  We decided to name her "Woolie" since Kevan thought she looked like a Wooly Worm.  lol!  She is so adorable.  She still cries at the window now and then, but that's ok.  She just needs a little love and then she calms down again.

She is really funny.  She acts like she needs love so bad, but after about 5 minutes or so of petting or brushing her she tires of it and will try to bite you if you pet her anymore.  It is pretty funny.

When we went to Michigan I was scared she wouldn't be here when we got back since no one was here feeding her.  But, she was on the porch when we drove up.  I'm not sure what we will do with her when we head back to the city, but for now I am feeding her and loving her.

Ewe's not Fat!

This is Stormie.  She's my baby-girl.

She is a Tonkinese kitty (a Burmese Siamese mix).  She is 5 1/2 years old and she was the runt of her litter.  When we went to the breeders to pick up her brother, Aubie, we couldn't leave without her too.  She was an adorable little alien kitty!

It is funny how different 2 cats can be when they are from the same litter.  Here is a pic of them with their sibling that was adopted by another family.

Stormie craves love.  She likes to be held.  She likes to sit in our laps, but she loves our shoulders even more.

She enjoys anything that provides her with our undivided attention.  When I'm working during the day she will sit on my desk and stare at me with these sad little eyes to tell me that I'm not paying attention to her.  She looks so sad.  Look at her sad eyes...

She is very loving and will purr pretty much whenever we touch her.  Although, if she wants love and we aren't giving it to her she will bite our elbows.  Not hurtful bites, but annoying little bites.  Unlike most kitties, she has never scratched us out of anger or showed any anger towards us at all.  She is our sweet little girl.

Stormie also loves to play and she can become very jealous if we play with her brother.  She doesn't like to play at the same time her brother is playing.  She wants us to ignore him and play with her instead.  If we play with Aubie she will either run away and sulk or she will get on him and do this...

Lately, I've noticed that she is gaining some weight.  We call her "big girl" and I hope she doesn't know what we are saying or it may give her a complex.  Poor baby.

Growing up my grandmother had a little plaque on her wall with a cartoon sheep and on the top of it, it said, "Ewe's not fat, Ewe's fluffy".  I always loved it and thought it was so funny.  So, in Stormie's defense, I tell her "Ewe's not fat, Ewe's fluffy" so she feels better about her weight gain.  And she purrs to let me know she understood and she loves me.

This is Stormie lounging on the couch last night in all her fluffiness...

Presents!

I have started sewing up some of the Christmas gifts I will be giving out this year. Below is a water bottle/pop bottle carrier I made for *someone*. I made it with Insul-Bright on the inside so it can handle cold or hot items. It is also washable. I think Aubie really likes it too.

Pictures of kitties!

We keep getting asked for new pictures of the kittens so I've set some up in my yahoo photos. Go here to see them:

Pics of Kittens

Stormie wants you to see her new cat tree that daddy built her!

Kevan has spent the last couple days building this cat tree for the new kitties (and Misty too of course) and it turned out great! They love it. Daddy is so sweet!!

We're adopting twins!

That's right! We have decided to adopt two Tonkinese kittens. They are absolutely gorgeous little kitties!! We are very excited and should be bringing them home sometime in mid-August. We've decided to name them Stormie (the girl) and Aubie (the boy). Aubie is after the Auburn Football mascot of course! Click on the picture below to see some pictures of Aubie and Stormie.

Misty's First Bath

We had to give Misty her first bath. Kevan held her in the sink while Judy washed her. Poor little kitty! As soon as she got put back down on the floor she went straight to her food bowl and ate the whole bowl of food! She eats when she's stressed out.

Judy and Kevan holding Misty in the sink. lol

Awe!