Gordon Comstock Posted September 1, 2018 Share Posted September 1, 2018 Thanks @Whiskey Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post marlingrl03 Posted September 2, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 2, 2018 It's #gingercatappreciationday so in honor of that..... 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 Too late, little girl saw me get out the flea medicine, she's gone. The other two are not happy about it but they'll hang around for treats. Don't know what it is about the stuff but they hate it. We need a chewable for cats flea medicine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post cineater Posted September 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2018 I started volunteering at the animal shelter. The cats are taken care of but it was a little disturbing. For my orientation, I was given a tour of the facility and shown where to sign in and out at. Said I wanted to work with the cats. Since their cages where already cleaned I suggested I would take them out and give them some exercise. I was given the key to the cages, shown where I could do that and left all by myself basically for 4 hours. No instructions for cat handling or hygiene. Okay, I'm going to make this up as I go. The first cat I took out probably had kennel cough. Lots of what now questions there. I'm looking around and no logbook. How do you know who's gotten exercise and make comments on cat behavior? And they just let people go back and look at the cats with nobody around. Hell, I'll talk to you about the cats and don't you think you need to take 2? I have a goal here and you're not leaving without a cat. The guy apologized when I was done that they didn't have a lot for me to do. Really, I didn't even get through the big cats. Told him I would be back on Monday. It will take a minute for them to get to know me and maybe the right people had the day off. I plan to spend my winter months volunteering with the cats. 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post janrichmond Posted September 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2018 This is Colin. Colin likes sitting in things. My new frying pan is todays 'sitting in thing' 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Oh my god, I love your kitty! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 30 minutes ago, cineater said: Oh my god, I love your kitty! Thank you he's a bit daft and not very good at climbing trees or jumping but he is a character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 Oh yeah I'm turning into the old lady with a bunch of cats. I'm disguised as a shelter volunteer but I'm getting to know my group and I think they are getting to know me. Several of them who were cautious about leaving their cage now crawl into my arms. I'm focusing on Tripod, a recent amputee, front leg. He pushed his towel away from the metal floor in his cage because he kept slipping and face planting. Took that out and got him a no slip rug. He's a happy camper now. Put one of those rugs down in the playroom and all the cats love it over the plain floor. He's up on his paws, figuring it out and gaining strength. That extra attention is bringing him out of the kitty who just hid in the back of his cage. And it's my fault. Does Not Like To Be Held is on the groomer's list. Of course she doesn't like to be held. She's so matted on her one side it has to hurt to move. I hung around hoping to catch the groomer and ran into the groomer supervisor. She'll have to be sedated and shaved. Going to have a naked kitty. She does like my GNR flannel shirt. She's okay if it's just us but she freaks out at all the activity when we're moving from place to place. The long sleeves save my skin and she can hide her face underneath it. Might rename her Gunner Girl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 I forgot Blaine. He's a Siamese/Maine Coon. He's the size of a dog and a little bit terrifying. You get the impression he was someone's pampered pet. He's trying to maintain his dignity and is a little pissed off he's come to this. Plus he's not use to this cat food so he's got gas. He knows his name but he chooses when he's going to answer to it. He'll come with me to the playroom only because he thinks it's doing me a favor. He gets his feelings hurt that he has to be carried and can't just walk on his own. The king cat reduced to a pauper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cineater Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 That's a pretty snake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlingrl03 Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 9 hours ago, duff_rose said: What a beautiful turtle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 Left the door open so the cats could come in and out. Look over and Lily is eating a bunny in the middle of the living room floor! I came over with the bag to collect the bunny and she growled at me. Okay little cat, hang on to that, I'm throwing you, with it, out the door. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 My friend's new cat she adopted from the shelter got voted homecoming king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlingrl03 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 30 minutes ago, cineater said: My friend's new cat she adopted from the shelter got voted homecoming king. Awwww, I wanna see a pic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 (edited) 9 hours ago, marlingrl03 said: Awwww, I wanna see a pic! https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesCountyPublicHealth/ Scroll down a bit. His name is Benny. The good news is all the cats nominated for the court have homes. Edited September 25, 2018 by cineater 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlingrl03 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 What a cutie. LOVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They keep telling me at the shelter I'm okay, "you're okay". They are referring to my ability to work with the cats and them. I still feel like an outsider but I guess they've adopted me. Yesterday they were short staffed and just had me start showing the cats. Wait, that's reserved for the techs. And I learned how to run the washer and we talked about improving the cat pictures. Yeah, I've been adopted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Aw, I had to put my 20 year old cat down. I came home and he was lying on the kitchen floor unable to get up. He might have fallen off the counter and broke his hip. He has been fragile for a while now. Will miss him. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janrichmond Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 6 minutes ago, cineater said: Aw, I had to put my 20 year old cat down. I came home and he was lying on the kitchen floor unable to get up. He might have fallen off the counter and broke his hip. He has been fragile for a while now. Will miss him. Sorry to hear that. It's horrible when we have to say goodbye to our pets but sometimes euthanasia is the kindest way. I think helping at the shelter is a great thing to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 58 minutes ago, janrichmond said: Sorry to hear that. It's horrible when we have to say goodbye to our pets but sometimes euthanasia is the kindest way. I think helping at the shelter is a great thing to do. Thanks. My daughter was off work so she got to come and say goodbye. There was no way to help him but let him go to sleep. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 The shelter was short handed today so I worked the laundry and dishes. We had an escape, not my fault, thank god. You know it was a cat. He took that 6 foot fence, right through the barbwire and into the woods. He was out of there. And then they brought in a pig. Better behaved than most children. Do you know they have eyebrows that have 4 inch whiskers? Asked if they had to chase her down. No, she came right to them and got in the truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 We’ll make great pets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cineater Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 (edited) It's weird to come home to only two cats. I spent most my day dragging laundry into the cat isolation room. Sat with them, talked and folded laundry. I'm sure the staff think I'm a little nuts. The cats enjoyed the company and the work. I let them grab and hold the wash clothes, paws sticking out of cages with wash clothes hanging off them. We had a great time. Given the choice I might come back as a bird. I would love to fly but then again I really like roaming around the woods. I'd probably chose cat. Edited September 26, 2018 by cineater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulMonster Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 On 27.09.2018 at 1:33 AM, cineater said: It's weird to come home to only two cats. I spent most my day dragging laundry into the cat isolation room. Sat with them, talked and folded laundry. I'm sure the staff think I'm a little nuts. The cats enjoyed the company and the work. I let them grab and hold the wash clothes, paws sticking out of cages with wash clothes hanging off them. We had a great time. Given the choice I might come back as a bird. Because you want to keep feeding the cats? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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