Stray Sisters and kitty news update

[lavendertook]

First I want to thank dear belleferret for the cute card and lovely Sean postcard. Yeah, it didn't get here until today, almost 2 weeks after you sent it--boy those sled ferrets were tired--pulling that mail cart all the way from Ohio!!! I'm glad though, because it was lovely to get it now unexpected. *squooshes you*

Here are my garage sister strays when I visited them on Christmas Eve:

You can see the family resemblance. Though I'm wondering if they are possibly mother and daughter, because Ostra (the short-haired calico) has a way of gamboling around Bridget and mewing to her that seems distinctly kitten-like. But that could be how their sisterly relationship works, too. And maybe in this weather, anyone would be deferring to the one who has the nice big thick coat to snuggle up with. I don't know if they're using the shelter yet, but I do know now that they retreat to the sewer to hang out because I saw cat-sized tracks coming out of the sewer in the snow the other week. At least it's good shelter from the wind chill down there and they're good and fat, but it's not an easy life in this season.

Thursday I take Saki to the vet to check her thyroid levels, which I assume won't be good because she's lost another pound in the last couple of months. I'd like to put off her treatments until March when the world starts greening--it's harder to recover from things in the cold, but we'll see if the vet thinks waiting is wise or not. Spirit-wise, she's doing fine and is still acting like a silly, chatty 11 year old kitten and is Tuxie's beloved, though he is not always her beloved, which is his own damn fault for continually sneaking up and smacking her with the same force he did when he was the adorable little kitten she fell for, but is now bigger and stronger than she is. But they still sleep side by side most of the day, and she grooms him, so he's good company for her overall, her own pet kitty.

Moo jumped up and sat on the couch next to me a little while this evening--that is a first for her. Perhaps within the year she'll be wild and crazy and allow herself to sit on the futon sofa and even the bed as well, and end her self-imposed restricted territory, a space restriction neither Saki nor Tuxie share. Kitty OCD is stronger with Ms. Moo than the other two.

Comments

[romeny.livejournal.com]

Goodness pets are a handful aren't they? Hope your Saki is OK though. The strays seem OK too.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

All living things have limited warrantees and need care. (-: Thank you!

[belleferret.livejournal.com]

Wow, nearly 2 weeks! I'd have thought the snow would have made it easier for the ferrets to drag the mail sled, but perhaps they got distracted digging tunnels through the drifts. Anyway, glad Seanie made it there finally!

I'm glad the sisters are doing well, and hope Saki's vet visit goes well.

*squooshes for you and pets for the kitties*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

The mail here's been really slow.

Thank you, but I think things will have to get worse with the radiation treatments before better.

*hugses*

[shirebound]

I like kitty spam. :)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I'm glad. *hugses*(-:

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

They are very cute!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

They really are such pretty girls.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

oh, I hope Saki is all right! She's my girl!

And those cats are gorgeous!

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I'm just worried about how she'll bear with the treatments and having to be made to feel badly before she gets all better. *frets*

They really are beautiful girls. I didn't see them last night, but they turned up this morning so I could feed them, which made the morning nicer.

[ex-lbilover.livejournal.com]

They do look well, the two of them. We are absolutely forbidden to feed the stray cats around the library (on pain of being fired, seriously) and I worry about them. Your two are lucky to have you. I hope everything will go well with Saki's vet visit!! *hugs*

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Awww. Why do they have that policy? Do you know if there are any stray rescue organizations who are aware they are there and are looking after them? Thank you! I'm just scared how hard the treatments may be on her, but I expect we'll need to do them. )-: *hugses*

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

They really look healthy for stray cats. I hope your Saki will be okay if she has to have the treatments.

[mechtild.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the update. The sisters sound like they're doing well. Pioneer stock, that's what they are.

As for your kitties, I hope Saki's treatments can wait, as you wish. The description of the relationship between her and Tuxie cracked me up. I could just picture them, having brought kittens in to befriend adult cats a few times now. Those whippersnappers - they're a blessing and a curse to older cats, but much more blessing than curse, I think (or so it has been with our cats).

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad they've taken to the shelter now and have an alternative to the sewer for a base. I sat with them for a while yesterday, hanging out and making blinky eyes at each other--such pretty cats. Brigit looks like such a fluffy stuffed toy.

I do think Tuxie is worth Saki's trouble from how much they sit next to each other--she's such an extroverted cat. I managed to get some pics of her grooming him I'll have to put up.

Pilling Saki is going great, so we can definitley wait until summer, and have time to see if there are any underlying conditions before considering the radioactive iodine treatment now. I wrap the pill in cheese spread and Saki is quite enjoying her new treat, so quite a relief for me.

[mechtild.livejournal.com]

Things sound like they're going well in the cat world, Lavender, in and outside of your home. :)

[melyanna-65.livejournal.com]

Awww, those sister kitties are so lovely and they have a gorgeous fur.

Good luck for your Saki!

*purrs and hugs*

[frodosweetstuff.livejournal.com]

Aaaaaw, that's so lovely of you to look after those strays!

Kitty OCD is something that one of our cats has, too. *sighs* I wish there was a way to make her life happier.

And awwww for the relationship update on Saki and Tuxie. :DDDD

*hugs and purrs*