Ramses was adopted!!

Ramses was adopted about a week ago but I forgot to blog about it.  A fellow volunteer adopted him.  I am so happy with who adopted him because I know she is a good pet parent.  Ramses now lives with 3 children, 2 other cats and 2 dogs.  He is adjusting nicely to his new home.

We still miss Ramses but because I know the person who adopted him personally, I feel better about him not living with us anymore.  Artie misses him but he has some new friends living here now.

Checkers was adopted, Ramses went to live at the shelter and Annie is coming back...

Checkers was adopted yesterday!  A very nice family lost their cat due to illness last month and apparently, Checkers looks just like that cat!  I explained to them that Checkers still had a long way to go to be a normal house cat and they were understanding and receptive to my advice.  She would sit on my lap, let me pick her up (as long as I didn't stand up with her in my arms), I could pet her, and she would roll on her back and let me pet her belly.  She was very social with the other cats here, which is common for cats who have lived outside.  I feel really good about her new family.  I think Checkers will be very happy there.


I also brought Ramses to the shelter to live.  The family that adopted Checkers met Ramses and might come back to adopt him, too!  I told the mother of the family that Ramses and Checkers were very close and would like to live together, if they could.  The mother and son came to get Checkers and the mother said that she would have to talk to her husband because she couldn't come home with 2 cats!  So, we will see if they come back for him.

I brought Ramses to live at the shelter for two reasons.  Ramses wanted to be Gaby's friend and Gaby wanted nothing to do with him.  He would chase her (to play), he would hover over her and she was becoming more isolated because she wanted to hide from him. She hissed at him and swiped at him. Gaby is my cat and I have had her for almost 10 years.  My priority is my own cats, then the foster cats.

The other reason why I brought Ramses to the shelter is because he is now 7 months old and he has more exposure at the shelter.  Sometimes people come into the shelter and want to leave that day with a cat, so all of the cats in foster homes aren't considered.  It makes it easier for him to be adopted because the prospective parents don't have to wait for me to bring him to the shelter.

...on to Annie...

Annie did well when she was at the shelter at first.  Recently, she has withdrawn and is not making progress.  She is actually losing the progress she made at first.  So, she has two options: She can come back here and I can help her some more, or she can go live outside at a barn that we sometimes send cats to.  I haven't fully decided, but I am probably going to just bring her back here.  I want what is best for her...so I haven't made up my mind just yet.

Charlie and Annabelle got fixed today!

Annabelle was scheduled to get fixed today but Charlie was not. Charlie was a cryptorchid, meaning that his testicles had not descended. Last week the vet said he could not be neutered due to this. Today I brought him to the vet to get combo tested and microchipped while Annabelle was going to be combo tested, microchipped and spayed. They decided to re-check him and they found that they had descended! Now, he can go to adoptions this weekend. They were both combo tested for FIV and Feline Leukemia. They are both negative for both diseases. Yay!

So, I have four kittens that will be going to adoptions this weekend. I am not sure if I have blogged about where I got Charlie and Annabelle but I got them off freecycle. I saw someone had them listed and said that I could take them if nobody wanted them. So, now, I have them.

If you'd like to see these kitties or adopt them check out their petfinder pages:
Charlie
Ramses
Checkers
Annabelle

Checkers and Ramses got fixed!

Checkers and Ramses got fixed on Friday and went to adoptions on Saturday. Ramses was okay at adoptions but Checkers should have stayed home. She was probably not feeling her best and she is shy anyway. She was so scared, she was put back into her carrier and was covered with a blanket. I was helping with adoptions at the shelter while my kittens were at the adoptions at Petsmart. Next time I have a female fixed, I will give her more time to recover.

Kitten Update

Ramses and Checkers are doing very well. Ramses really wants to be with me but Checkers doesn't. Ramses "head butts" me all the time and gives me "kisses". He loves to just lay on my lap, which is surprising for a kitten. I go into the room he is in to do homework and be with the cats. He curls up on my lap, he might get up for a minute or two but he always comes back. It's almost like I am his mother and he comes back to me or reassurance.

Checkers has started hissing at me. I think she just didn't have the strength when I first got her. So, I guess that is a good sign. She is very friendly with Ramses and seems to become instantly comfortable when I put him in her cage.

I am still trying to trap the other kitten that I know is out there. I have tried trapping it 3 times. I think it's time to break out the tuna!

Ramses, is NOT feral!

Ramses is not feral. I am so happy that I don't have to spend the extra time to socialize this kitten. Unfortunately, since he is black, he will not be available for adoption until the first of November.

I trapped another kitten!

The first cat I trapped was a black one, we named him Ramses, after the Egyptian pharaoh. Tonight, I trapped another one, a Tortie. I am so happy that I trapped one that I actually saw. It is disappointing to trap a cat that you didn't even know about. One more kitten to go. I hope there is just one more out there.