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Dan D Lion.
I took Dan D. Lion to the vet to get his shots. I also asked them to check him for FIV. His test came back negative. YAY!!

Dan D. celebrated the good news by catching a mouse or two. Lately, he's also been catching the moles that don't know better than to tunnel in my yard. What a good cat!

Happy Friday Saturday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Cat, Dan D Lion, Friday Cat Blogging

2009 - September 6, 2015. RIP my beautiful Orangecat. She was only six years old.



It's taken me a while to feel like writing about it.

The Labor Day holiday weekend started off rocky. I couldn't immediately find Orangecat. The previous weekend, she was gone until Sunday, but appeared after the neighbors left. I wondered if she had been hanging out with them. She didn't seem to have much of an appetite, but I wasn't worried - she was an outside cat, after all. She was known to catch and eat mice, so she would have a good food source.

The worry started when she disappeared Wednesday. The neighbors came back. I decided to go ask them, on Friday, if they'd seen her, if she hadn't come back by then.

I called her name all the way over to the neighbors' place. When I asked if they had seen her, they said they hadn't and agreed to let me know if they did. I called all the way back to my place. As I was coming back up the drive, she wobbled into view. I couldn't determine what was wrong with her. She seemed so tired, so I figured the kids next door might have been playing with her. I put her in the large animal carrier for the night, so I could keep an eye on her. The next morning, I could see that she had taken a drink and used the litter box, but hadn't eaten any of the wet cat food.

I called her vet, but they were too busy to take another case. So, I brought her inside, tried to tempt her to eat Fancy Feast. She has been known to eat dog food, so I went to the nearest store and picked up a couple different types of dog food and cat food. She wouldn't eat. I blocked the kitchen, and allowed her the run of it. She just layed there on the towel. At one point, she wobbled over to the door, and lay there, panting.

Fateful Sunday, I cooked an egg and mashed it, added some water and tried feeding her. She swallowed some of it, but wouldn't eat on her own. We drove to the store and got some baby food. After getting very little down her, I called a different vet clinic. The on-call vet told me that there would be an additional Emergency/after hours fee, and agreed to meet me at the clinic.

First thing the vet said was, "oh, she's so pale, she's probably losing blood somewhere." I found out she was looking at kitty's gums. They were almost white. Doc asked me if Orangecat had been checked for leukemia and FIV.

Orangecat had Feline Leukemia shots, so she shouldn't have that. Doc took a sample of blood. It was clear like cherry koolaid. Unfortunately, for my poor kitty, she was diagnosed with FIV. The vet said that there wasn't anything they could do, unless I really wanted to take her to the vet school for a transfusion. It would have been about $1000, and her future time would be iffy. Doc give her the final shot. I brought her home, and buried her.

Adding to the depression... Doc said that the way FIV is passed on is through the mom (very rarely) or through cat bites - usually stray tom cats. Who does that sound like? DanDLion was a stray tom cat. He was a horrible cat. He chased and bit the girl cats. Grey Feather got out one day, and he almost killed her. Both she and Orangecat loathed him, even after he was fixed. So, now I have to decide, do I want to have DanDLion, Midnight, and Grey Feather checked for FIV? Do I want to know? The only cat that still bites, sometimes, is DanDLion. He keeps opossums, raccoons, and stray cats away, he also kills lots of mice. I guess (when the cats have to get shots) I will have the doc check them for FIV.

Anyway, I was too depressed to write anything, and this is the reason why.

As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging

This snow  fell in April.  I think it was on the 11th.  As you can see, Midnight is not happy... and of course, I had to grab my camera and snap a shot:)  Once the photo was taken, she was able to come inside and warm up.

It took a while to get the computer up and running.  It has to be turned off, because it hums.  It's been doing that for quite some time, but now that it is farther from the tv, and I don't sit at it as much, it gets turned off, because I prefer to leave the tv volume low.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

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Isn't this a cute picture?  I know where Grey Feather's best hiding place is, now!

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Parker Dmitri was happy just laying on the chair, when the fearless Midnight decided to join her.  Parker Dmitri wasn't so happy, after that.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Midnight, Parker Dmitri

It looks like I haven't put anything out here since August. I'm still around, but it's been busy busy busy. Midnight showed up one day, so I decided to keep her. She was just a bitty kitten. She's about five months old. She got to go to the vet for initial shots, then back to the vet for another shot, then back to the vet for fixing, then back to the vet for stitches removal. You know what? She's still here. It must be the Fancy Feast.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Midnight

Parker Dmitri got to get a shave and bath, while at her Primary Physician's office.  When she went in, she was full of real thick hair and large mats.  She hated getting the trim, but she loves it now.  She reminds me of a poodle, running to and fro.  No more hiding under the table for her!

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

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You know how I like to get action shots.  I was lucky with this one.  I can't remember if Werro was trying to yawn, or what, but this face is sure cute!

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, other cats, Werro

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I'm sorry I haven't uploaded any pretty kitty pictures for some time.  It's been nasty out - lots of snow.  My kitties have enjoyed not having flashes in their little eyes.  In fact, here's a picture where the flash didn't hit their eyes.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Lady Fortuna, Rocky Girl

Parker Dmitri decided the couch covering was just right. It allowed her to hide in plain sight!

I haven't been on the computer for a while. Just didn't feel like powering it up. I had plenty computer time at work (don't we all) but that was work, not fun.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

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Mango may be thin, but he still gets around just fine. He really likes to eat, but he has no teeth. I put catfood in a dish, add water, and let it soften. He really enjoys that...not as much as Fancy Feast, but it's nice to have until his next shot.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Sgt Mango

There may be five cats around here, but one doesn't like to socialize much with the others. Here's a picture of four socializing.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Lady Fortuna, Parker Dmitri, Rocky Girl, Sgt Mango

Rocky Girl and Lady Fortuna spend a lot of time in bed thinking about stuff. If I knew how to get answers, I would submit requests detailing problems that need to be thought about, and let them work away. I'm sure they would do a great job!

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, Lady Fortuna, Rocky Girl

My fattest cat and my skinniest cat, both together. You know, I am sure glad the election is over, but would someone, please, tell these stupid cats they shouldn't be listening to Limbaugh. They figure that now Obama was re-elected, their checks will come rolling in.

Limbaugh is calling Obama Santa Claus. He may be right. At least, we know O is working on trying to get the USA straightened out. When that happens, we can declare Christmas has arrived! It took W eight years to get us in this mess, how come these people think it can be straightened out in four? And as far as all the money rolling out, do they think our soldiers should work for free? How about all those fire arms and artillary? I'm sure we had to pay a pretty penny for them.

I have to admit, I've been enjoying the comments on all the online articles. The people who voted for Romney are not happy! Hahahah. Loving it!! And yeah, it is fun to gloat.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, gripe, Parker Dmitri, Sgt Mango

What better Friday Cat Pictures than of costumes friends wore for Halloween? It's always fun to see what others think up. I didn't dress up and now I'm glad I didn't. I couldn't compete with these. Next year, I might try it, though.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

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Take a gander at Parker Dmitri's thumbnails. Have you ever seen anything like it? I wonder if cats can founder, like horses? The nails have fallen off in the past, and now they grew back. If I was a good kitty mommy, I would probably try to clip them. Parker Dmitri is not a good patient, though.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

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Here's a happy kitty. I caught it hanging out in a yard. Once I finished taking pictures, it scurried back into its den.

Happy Friday! As always, check out the wonderful animal pictures linked for Friday Ark at The Modulator.

Labels: Friday Cat Blogging, other cats