Katiez Furry Mewz! (New bloggie!)

Mom We Want Some More!!

2012-01-14T09:21:00.002Z

MOMMMMMM!!!! WHerz our Nommiez??

WE Luvs dem!!!

Mom found deze yummiez bout two years ago at our local Dillon's (owned by Kroger - the CEO of Kroger is David Dillon!)

Dis month da Pet Naturalz peeple emailed our Mom to let hur know bout free samples we kin gets!! YAY! And dey not even knoh we bin eating deze vitamins and calming stuffs since we waz kittenz!!! How day find us??? we dont knoh.

Mom found out all by hurself dat we all loves deze and da calming ones amz reel goods for da scaredy babiez...

Here am too of our furry shy scaredy babiez... Deyz my brutherz - Jordi am da white kitty wif da blue eye. Boo Boo (aka Justin) am da purrtee black kitty.

Here am me, Sir Sammy Purrzalot (tabby) and three of my brutherz, Jaspurr the Gentle (white kitty wif gold eyes) Justin da Boo Bear, wif Toby da Floofy on da far right.

Jordi da Brave and Miri Gentlepurr and Tommy da Daddy am not in dis photo. Dey am in nuther places in or near da kitchen.

We am all hanging out in da kitchen waiting fur our Treetz like real Salmon Fishy and our Pet Naturalz! Mom likes to give us all our vitamins... Save we always want more!!! But we havesta wait til anuther day.

Purrz n Stuffoms,

Sir Sammy Purrzalot.

To learn morh bouts Pet Naturals, dere website am

http://www.petnaturals.com/ you can also find dem at Amazon.com. If you would like a free trail, please go to calmingforpets.com,

Dog Rescues Kittens

2012-01-05T12:55:00.000Z

A bag of kittens were dumped out on an Iowacountry road and left to die, but two kittens were rescued by an unlikely hero.The Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary says animal cruelty is far too common.About three months ago, they received a frantic call from a Madison County woman who pulled two kittensfrom a bag that her dog found in the middle of the road. Meet Skipper andTipper, or as sanctuary volunteers call them, the "bag kittens."That's because they should have died in a Meow Mix sack.

“It was gruesome, quite gruesome because the kittens; therewas a litter of 4 or 5 of them and you couldn't tell if there were 2 or 3 inthe bag because they had been run over by a vehicle. It was not a prettysight,” says Linda Blakely of the Raccoon Valley Animal Sanctuary. Tipper andSkipper were sealed into the bag, dumped on a road and crushed by oncomingtraffic. It's a miracle they survived the experience. However, that's not theend of the story. Meet Reagan.He found the bag and dragged it all the way home to his owner. Reaganwhined until she opened it.

“The instinct of the dog was to nurture and not kill the kittens. With all theblood some dogs would have responded to the scent. Reagan the dog is a hero,”says Blakely. Reagan's owner could hear Skipper and Tipper's faint cries frominside the bag. However, she was totally unprepared for what she found when sheopened it. There were more who didn't make it.

Three months later, Skipper and Tipper look like normal, healthy kittens. All thanks to a caring loving pooch and the kindness of a few animal lovers.

Says Linda Blakely, “Our slogan here is that we’re living proof there is a way. These guys are testament to it.”

5 More Cat 2011 Rescue Stories at Catster

http://blogs.catster.com/kitty-news-network/2011/12/27/top-5-amazing-rescues-of-2011/

Happy Efurrtingz!!!!

2012-01-02T07:32:00.001Z

Mom has bin lazing around and moping fur morh din 2 weeks.... like she gets to haves a vacashun or sumpinz sted of updating our blog! And aftur we toles all abouts da upcoming posts dat nevfur appeared!!

Oh well.... guess dat's otay cuz herz bin all sick and yuckiez agin like last Christmouse and New Year! Gee Mom... Cant you be goods fur onse and not catch coldz n Flu bugz?

Ur supposed ta catch mice! Or better yet catch toys like dis here baby tiger!!

Oh wellz.... We hopes you ams having da bestest Hanukkah, Christmouse and New Yearz ever!!!!

Plz purr fur our Mom to gets all well!

HAPPY GNU EARZ!!!

um New Years....

From

Tommy (aka Mickey Mouse Earz) and da Foster Kittiez: Sammy, Miry, Toby, Jaspurr, Jordi, Boo Boo.

Katie Too and Da Katz Gang: Bootsie Woo n Maxwell Tigger

Purrz P.S. Miri's mammary glands are slightly swollen. The vet said on rare occasions, some girlz do this after their lady surgery depending on the time of their cycle when the surgery occurred. Plz purr dat hur glandz go down and no infection sets in.
(And da Mom's surgery consult for hur mammary biopsy is January 9th.) =^..^=

Updatez n Stuff

2011-12-12T03:17:00.001Z

Hiya.... dis am Tommy. I babysit my six kittiez and keeps dem in linez at the Momz brudderz house.... actually I just keeps Jordi out of trouble mostly and ask the Mom when can I go outside agin?????? As you kin see, I amz an adorable hunk. Da vet calls me hur linebacker!!

Now fur da mewz. My daughter Miri am doing reel goodz!!! Fanks fur alla dem purrz fur her to be goods and not hurt herself.

Her stitches ams healing real good so far. Plz keep purring dat hur heals ups alla da way. And hur am a much calmer kitty now acshully! Maybe hur not slap my nose so much now! (Miri iz my only gurl and hur gets fed ups wif so many boy catz in da house sumtimez!)

Now fur other mewz.... The Mom checked into our friendz at Jan's Funny Farm, to findz out dey waz given a spot on Pet Moz! You can read about dem at Featured Friday: Jan's Funny Farm: Full of Life, Love & Laughter. And in dat artikul u kin see dere Percy sacked out, snoozing and snoring amid all da cushunz. Datz furry good mewz!

Unfurshunatsly, the Mom haz bad newz.

Some bad bug bit our pooter and broke da operating system. So weze ams borrowing a nuver one until the Mom gets a better pooter frum Uncle Mike, hur brudder. And weze needz a newer modem wif a better firewall! Our modem/router (ATT Two Wire) am likes more den twice az oldz az me! and I dont know how many olds I am. I finks I am two maybe.

Da Mom finks a newer modem/router and an updated operating system (bin running XP) likes Windowz 7 mite have bit dat bad bug afore it bit our pooter!

Da Mom bin keeping most of da files on a separate hard drive (D) from the C drive. I reelly dont knoh what dat meenz, but wif Miri'z help (dat smart gurl takez aftur hur mommy Maggie), the Mom waz ables to move da files on C to D in Safe Mode, so we gotted effurting!! And weze got a back up of almost alla da files at carbonite.com!

The Mom just had to put D drive ina nuther pooter! Now hur just gotta finds out how to keep saving our filez n stuffs from a difurnt pooter. The Mom will talk to da Carbonite folks tomorrow.

We knowz Bootsie purrmiced dat the Mom would share hur recent artwork wiff u, so we try to do dat before Chrissy mouse and Hanukatz posts. Also, Miri am helping da Mom puts togevur a photo collage of my kidz and me to puts below da banner photo showing Katie Too, Bootsie Woo and Maxwell Tigger. And den after Chrissymouse, da Mom will write bout seven bloggiez at leest bout me and my kidz...how we needs furever homez, and Maggie da Mom who disapeared.

Purrz, Tommy da Daddy cat...

(snoozing in my brother's computer chair. Also pleeze purr fur me, too. I have to have a sonogram today, a followup on a mammogram three weeks ago due to three questionable areas on my right side. - the Mom. )

Miri had her Lady Surgery Monday!

2011-12-06T05:21:00.001Z

Hiya Furry Frindz,

Dis am Lady Miri Gentlepurr... Ize just had my Lady Surgery Monday afternoon.

Dis am Monday nite and I'm driving the Mom crazy cause I wanted to run all over the place as soon as I got back home!!

I'm a little loud purr ball wanting lots of tenshunz (attention) and lovins and Mom is having trouble keeping me in the bathroom til tuesday morning.

I thinks the sleepy medz has gone to my headz! Instead of being dozy like my brutherz waz, I'm all high and hyper.... So can you purr for me to calms down and be a goods gurl and not hurt myself?

Dere is a bits of red on my incision so pleze purr dats I gets all well wif no compurrlicatshunz... (complications). Cause I do haves an auto immune purrblem sumtimez.

(Earlier this year her paw kept getting swollen along with her lip. She had to have some steroid shots. The doc just said it was an auto immune disorder.)

Purrz n stuffs to one and all!!! Hope efurry onez had a goodz Thanksgiving!

Miri.

Our Mom was shy bout dis

2011-10-26T21:36:00.002+01:00

Hiya effurrybuddy

The Mom finely hads sum time to let us use da compootur.

Hur haz bin takin carez of hur mom... we callz hur Nana.

sohz herez our Live Strong postums now
cuz da Mom waz furry shy bout talkin bouts cancer.

Dis why da Mom am shy bout dat....
see hur hadz a cancer scare long before we waz borned. Da doctorz did an autopsy on dis wart and it waz precancerous. Sohz dey used sumpin to kill all da skin round dis bad wart and it hurt a lot. but so far it not comed bak.

Sumtimez tumorz can be as deadly as cancer.

Our daddy purson had a tumor in hims kidney dat burst and him waz furry sick back in 1996. Dat waz a mirackle him survived. And him also hads a tumor on hims brain when he was furry young - bout two years old.

Da Nana hads a brain tumor removed about ten years ago - now hur haz aphasia and severe hyperacusis, which keeps her from going to normal places likes churches and walmarts.

{ the Mom here:

Aphasia is literally an impairment of language ability, which can range from having difficulty remembering words to being completely unable to speak, read, or write. Sometimes most of ability is recovered thru physical therapy. "Nana" couldn't even speak right after surgery.

Hyperacusis is defined as a collapsed tolerance to normal environmental sounds. This can be caused by inflammation of the ear drum or dysfunction in the brain itself. A dysfunction of processing sound in the brain can even cause someone to fall while hearing a loud noise, which happens to "Nana." Both of these disorders can result from brain surgery. The "daddy purson" (my hubby) also has a milder form of aphasia and hyperacusis. Both "Nana" the "Daddy Purson" have have actually gone into a state of shock from certain loud noises. }

In Mom's fambly three other peeplez hadz tumors, two in der brains and one haz a tumor behind da eyez. Da fambly dat hads brain tumors did not survive likes our Nana did.

We purrz fur alla da cancer and tumor survivors and dehr famblies.

Katie Ann Kitty Too

Quick Note Bout Live Strong

2011-10-03T21:01:00.001+01:00

Quik Post Note:

Sumpins happened to our LiveStrong Background. We just fixed it and dont know if it showed on October 2....

Purrz,

Katie Kitty Too

Bootsie Mewz: Purrz fur Sweet Praline, Miss Peach, Beau and Opus

2011-09-23T06:45:00.000+01:00

Update on da update...

Dis am Bootsie... fur folks dat has bin askin... My health iz da bestest. I iz goods and happier now I hadz my lady surgery last April. I loves rolling around and getting tummy rubs even more den ever! My scar is hard to findz!! and I iz furry glad bout dat! And Mom sayz da bloodworks waz goods and dats I hads all my shots n stuffs. I am turning 4 I finks... Mom is gonna chek on dat.

Whilez we ams bin gone from bloggin, sum furry sads fings happined.

We am furry sadz dat Sweet Praline has gone over the bridge. We amz honored and blessed thats the Mom got to draw this beautiful angel last year before hur went over the bridge.

We am glad dat Sweet Praline am watching over Truffle da sweet kitty now at Paula's house onda Sweet Purrfections Blog.

We am furry sadz bout Miss Peach goin over the bridge. We love Miss Peach and hopes to meets da gentle kitty in heaven.

Yet her iz waiting fur her Mommy, just like my kitty brutherz n sister, Sandy, Snow Baby, Boo Bear n Mouse amz waitin fur our Mommy n me sumdaze to be wif dem. And other kittiez dat I dint gets to meet yet dat Mommy loved am ther, like Sammy, Jason, Aone, Kitty and Marbles. (Aone n Kitty waz our grand mommiez cats).

We am also sadz dat Mr Beau's Mommy went to heaven. Yet we know dats when Daddy God calls Beau home, he will gets to leap into Cathy's arms! So we amz joyfull bout dat part. Psalm 91. To leave a message, send flowers, etc. to Cathy's Family, go here: For Mary Catherine Davis.
See Also Beau gets a new furever home.

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Me n Katie Too am gonna be lates to Gracies to congrats Opus on himz purrthday. Opus Birthday Pawtee! (chek out da comments for how I fell in da punch bowl. I hear dat Opus laffed so dats okay cuz lafter iz goodz medicine!)

And weze makin a joyful mewz dats Opus amz 16 hooman yearz old!!! Hooray!

Purrz and stuffs,
Miss Bootsie Woo,
da roll around onda table kitty

P. S. Two more comments and Ize Post sum drawings the Mom dids last year!

Coming furry soon: postiez updates bouts da foster kittiez at Momz bruthers howse:
Miri, Sammy, Toby, Boo-Boo, Jordi, Jazzpurr and Tommy der Daddy!

Bootsie Woo Update After Sugery

2011-04-06T03:49:00.007+01:00

Update on Bootsie after her lady surgery on Friday.

I asked Cat Hospital to board little Bootsie over the weekend so they could keep an eye out for any complications. (They also did routine bloodwork before the surgery... still waiting on the results.)

I picked her up Monday afternoon. Poor sweetie had a bladderful and relieved herself the moment they put her in the carrier. (I'm wondering if she didn't much like the litter box they gave her.) Stopped by a store and got her a little blue lap blankie. After I switched out the old soaked towel, she was so happy, that she started paddy pawing the new blankie!

Got her home and isolated her in the bedroom from Max and Katie, so she could rest. I made a little nest with the blankie and she rolled round in it. Would show you photos, but the USB transfer cable is hiding somewhere...

Bootsie smelled like icky perfumed clay litter and fresh urine. The little sweetie let me give her a paper towel bath moistened with baking soda water, while she rolled around on her new blankie.

I'm concerned that Cat Hospital did not give me any antibiotics or pain meds to take home with her as that was normal procedure at Indian Hills Animal Clinic. Yet so far, Lil Boo's incision seems fine, but I'm surprised at how long it is on such a short little girl. And she doesn't seem to be in much pain at all, just a little sore.

Will write another update tomorrow and hopefully the camera cable will wriggle out from hiding by then!

Purrz, Katie Kat

Nooz Furr Purring Bout

2011-04-01T05:53:00.008+01:00

Hiya Furry Peeplez!

We have so mush to talks bout and tellz u.... like how the Mom swallowed a soda can tab on hur purrthday and hads to go get x-rayz... and me and 3 of my 5 brothers tested negative for Leukemia and weze all turned 1 year old we finks sumtimes dis month!

We ams going to have sum good posts bout us six babies and our purrsonaliteez furry soon to helps us find our furrever home(s).

....And Daisy May Daffodil bin staying at a no-kill sanctuary called Meadowbrook Farms to gets hur lady oppurayshun. Cause after Daisy gave birth to hur kittens in 2009, hur been stressing out and kept using da water bowls for hur toilet... and da Mom tried evfurrting to helps hur not do dat. Din Daisy started chasing Bootsie alla time til Bootsie would not comes out and eats or nuffin. Soh Daisy went to dis sanctuary to get looked after and have some rest from stress.

Furrst we haves to ask u to purrs bout deze fings.

Bootsie Woo am getting Spayed today. Dat shy tuxie girl in da banner dat am hiding under a chair will have hur lady opurayshun today. Bootsie am going to Cat Hospital of Wichita, a furry good clinic wifs a goods vet named DR. KELLY JONES, DVM. Dr. Jones loves kitties and I likes hur too cuz hur helped me get over bronchitis when I waz bout 3 months old. Soh pleze purr fur little Bootsie Woo. Hur am a 3 year old small gurl at only bout 6 and a half pounds!

The Vet at Meadow Brook Farms had a bad heart attack - hims name am Dr. Brooks and needs alla purrz and tail wags he can get to recupurrates. Dr. Brooks loves us furr babies and horses. He waz so kind to Mom when her was crying bout Daisy needing helps. Dr. Brooks is a gentle soul and we ams so worried bout him.

The Mom has not been able to contact the Safe Harbor Rescue at Meadow Brook Farms to finds out how Dr. Brooks am doing and if alla da 60 sum dogs and kitties are being relocated or not. Deze dogs and kitties includes Daisy May Daffodil. Soh we don't know if Daisy has a new home yet or if dey needs helps or funds to takes care of deze babies.... Pleze purr for Dr. Brooks and all hims horses and furrbabiez. If you can, pleze call or write dem to let him know dats u ams purring and if you kin helps in some way like spreading da word dat dogs, kitties and horses may need urgent help in Kansas!

Now furr our Speshul purrsentashun.... Da one and only Miri-Go-Round!

Purrz n Paddy Pawz,

Lady Miri Gentlepurr.

The Mom turned 50 Today!!!

2011-02-05T09:29:00.005Z

Hiya!!! Da Mom turned 50 today!!

To sillybrate.... we ams having a weekend trashing party!!!

Do stops by and helps sillybrate... ummm cellibrat... um wizh hur happy burthday!!!
We gotz catnip cakes and cookies and stuffoms for all da folks dats comes by!

So bring your favorite treat and help us share with everyone while we trash da house....

Purrz n stuffomz!!
Katie Too, Bootsie Woo, Maxwell Tigger
and Daisy May
Miri, Sammy, Justin, Toby, Jaspurr, and Jordi

Merry Chrissymous n Happy Noo Yearz

2010-12-29T07:35:00.013Z

Ssssshhh..... Mom am sleepin agin. Sum bad bug called ColdVirus dun bit our Mom last Windzday n hur bin sneezin an feelin awfulz fur almohs a week!!

Hur slept rit thru Chrissymous Caturday! Srsly.... We purrz dat u hadz a goodz Hannukahz, Chrissymouse and havez a Happy New yearz!

We gonna makes Mom go see da doctor tommorowz.... plz sends heelin purrz n stuffoms...

Hur gots ta gets dem drawingz dun! day waz all half dun Last Toozday. But dat buggy dun bit hur and hur not want bugs to bites da drawingz soh....

We gonna sleeps on Mom til hur purrz bettur.

Purrz to One and All!!!

Katie Too
Bootsie Woo
Daisy May Daffodil
Maxwell Tigger.

And da Foster Kittiez
Sammy, Toby, Miri, Jaspur, Justin (aka Boo Boo), and Jordi.....

Mommy bin catchin up on drawings

2010-12-20T01:27:00.024Z

Dis am Pogo (5x7) and Bell as puppy (5x7) an dey went to VAHorsenut
at Bonanza.com

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Dis 8 x 10 am all done!!!!
(dat bads scanner cant see da eyez rites.) Dis one waz fur Starshin at Starshin's Stuffage

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Dearest Alassandra and Charybdis, Ginger Jasper, Samantha and Clementine, Our Mom is workin on yur purrtraits rites now. Hur gotted alla da first sketchums dun today on all fur... um four and hur hopes to mail dem sumtimes dis weeks. Den you haves um fur New Yearz!!!

(Below are da photos mom ams workin frums: Calico am Charybdis, Ginger Jasper am Red Purrsian, Clementine am Red tabby baby and Samantha am Tuxie!)

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In case Mom dosent lets us have da compewter agin dis week.... Haves a Purry Purry Christmas!!!

Purrz,
Katie Ann Kitty Too
and Da Katz Gang....
Bootsie Woo, Maxwell Tigger, Daisy May Daffodil

and da furry six orphans.... Jaspur, Jordi, Justin, Toby, Sammy, and Miri.

Mai brufurs all otayz

2010-10-23T03:19:00.011+01:00

oh hai.... dis am Sammy PurrBoy

My brufurs gotted all nootered on wendyzday

Day amz doin purrtee goods

and dey looks like healin purrtee goods so far.

But dey iz hiding in der carryairz...cuz dey am shy and still a bits sore.... dey amz eatin otayz... one uf dem ate too mush wendsday nite and barfed.... yuks.

mai bruffers are sooo shy babiez and silly hissy sumtimes. Not ME!!

nope.... Ai lurves mai Katie Mom... hur am Mama

Ai tellz hur.... Ai wuf u and den I kisses her. srsly i do dat.

But I am shy of big male hoomanz.... I lurves mai gurls... Katie Mom, Miri mai sisfur and da vets lady.

I'm da baby.... Gotta lurves me!

Mama give longer repurrts after shabbat day tammoo rowz nites.... I finks.

Miri... how u spell tamoo rose???

oh..... Tomorrow nites!

Bye bye.... Mama sez me n Toby am nex to gets our stuffoms shrunk... we don know what datz am iz but me n Toby am lover boyz and gotz small stuffoms so we aint gonna miss dat none!

otay. kthx purrr prrr purrrrrrrrz

Shabbat Shalom!!!
Psalm 91
John 3:16.

Da Three Jayz Gets Nooterd

2010-10-20T15:00:00.013+01:00

Hiya effursome buddies!

3 uvs Mai brofurz am havin dere boy vets tyme tooday.... and me am glads - dey playz ruffs wif me. Now maybe dey gets calmer....

Ai iz gurl so no boy vets tyme fur me!!!

Miri looks at Mom.... Ai have gurl vets tyme???
oh.... Miri runs away.

Not Toodayz!!!

Plz purr fur mai brofurs dats dere nooterin goez okayz,

Lady Miri Gentlepurr

From left to Right:
Jaspurr (white) , Justin (black) and Jordi (white, bicolor eyes)

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Doggiez and Bunniez

2010-10-07T19:03:00.036+01:00

Here am the drawing I'm sending to the gal who ordered three. I am still working on the other two dog photos she ordered (below).

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Here am a wile bunneh dat Mom drawed.... We likes dat.
Am missing parts of himz earz.... Katie Kitty Too
This bunny is about 6 x 8 on 8 x 10 cardstock.
The Beagle is a 4 x 6 Mailing it with the Beagle drawing below to a dear selling friend at Bonanza.com.

Next Blog Entry: Maggie and the six kitties Update!

Purrz,
Katie Ann Kitty Too.

Whare ourz postums?

2010-10-01T21:03:00.008+01:00

Mom! Whare ourz postums?

What happin to u?

Did u get to vets? Am u betturz now?

We am furry sorry. Must infurm u dat our Mom's brain waz broked… her had go to vets on Thirstyday. Get hur brane glued bak togevurr. Miri mades hur takes pillz. Yucky Pillz…. Now Hur am betturz.

Purrz n Stuffs,Da Kitty Nurse,

Lady Miri Gentle Purr.

Srsly… Have any of you been wondering about..... " What happened to Katiez Furry Mewz? http://katiezfurrymewz.blogspot.com

What happened to The Purple Kattery?

http://www.bonanza.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

Where are my kitty drawings for donating funds to help your rescued kittens?

WHERE ARE MY DRAWINGS I ORDERED??????

Q. Earth to Kat!!! Earth to Kat!! Where are you???

A. Oh Hi. Where have I been? Besides my computer crashing the first of September and that I sprained my drawing thumb almost two months ago and is only now really beginning to heal??? (I did try to do some drawings with a brace on and messed them up…. Being almost 50 is not fun.)

I found the parts of my brain that have been missing since late June.

Q. WHAT??? That makes no sense…. Wait, where were your missing brain cells???

A. Well, the ADHD / Depression monster took them.

Q. But how did that mean monster get your brain parts?? I thought ADHD monsters were a myth made up by teachers in league with a secret conspiracy to control our children.

A. No they exist... and this one found a weakness in my force field… yep. I was on the wrong medication. Force fields don’t work without the right amount of Seritonin Re-uptake Inhibitor…

Q. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?!??! Should we notify Mulder and Scully from X-Files?

A. I haven’t a clue, but it sounded better than my cat ate your drawings…

For anyone who knows someone with physical brain impairment or experiences misfires in their own brain will tell you that the brain can actually trick the person into thinking that they are fine, all the while decision making functions are thrown into a blender with some crushed ice, bananas and strawberries…I wouldn’t drink that smoothie if I were you.

So here is where everything stands right now. I have been given a new prescription for a stronger SRI dosage per day. Pray for my brain…. Seriously.

Everyone will get a drawing done… but I have to reschedule things and try to do it as fairly as possible.

Secondly, some folks ordered drawings but didn’t pay in advance. Some folks made down payments. Some folks paid in advance 'cause the kittens I rescued needed funds ASAP.

One friend ordered three drawings of dogs in advance. Two of the same dog – one when younger, one when older, and a drawing of another dog. I have finished the drawing of the dog when older.

One order already paid of a dog is waiting for another drawing (not paid) of a bunny to be shipped together.

One friend paid in advance asked for a refund due to change in how many animals still in possession.

I will be sending a personal email with more specifics. Here is the general list, which will help keep me on task and help you all know what I’m doing, too.

I will be updating my blog about what happened and will be sending personal thank you’s to all who helped send money to aid the kittens (now 6 months old and still need homes and FeLV Testing!).
One friend who paid in advance has different babies now and wants to wait for me to draw them later, but keeps da monies for da Rescued Kitties!!! (THANK YOU!!).
The friend with three drawings – I will send the drawing of the one dog for now. Free.
I will do the bunny drawing next (free) and send it with the dog drawing already paid.
I will do the three who sent money through the Blogosphere Auction to help with my sweet kitty rescue.
I will then begin working on the drawings that were ordered in advance: first the friend who initially paid in advance and the two left from the friend who ordered three.If none of the above fits you… and you hads a drawing ordered, plz be looking for your specific email with more details… it am all goods.
My sincerest apologies to all for my broken brain. It is in the process of being glued back together.

Please, please send any questions or comments.

Your forever friend and actual crazy cat lady…

Kat-Renée Kittel

Miri duz da post

2010-09-08T16:04:00.011+01:00

And dey callz it Kitteh Luvz....

(Sammy on the left. Miri on the right. )
Miri likes Sammy purr purr brothur goh sleepy wif me.

Miri looks fur Auntie Katie Mom

Aunty Katie.... where am da posts fur Sunnyday n Monnyday and Twosomeday?

Katiez? ooh dat Katie Mom am sleepin agin! What matter? Mom duz u needs go to vets?

Gotzta do fings maisalfs...

Miri opens da bloggin postums.

Hello.... Hellooo? Dis am Miri wif updates on us kittens. On Satumday Katie Mom and Miri goez in truck on long rides to see vets. Miri like vet lady. Hur am nise.

Miri still gotted wormz.... dey iz badz make blood in mai stool. Katie Mom tooks Miri home and gaves all da kitties and Maggie Mom a pill called Drontal. Miri not likes dis pill. Am yucky. Mom feds pills wif stinky goodness. Still yucky. Make Miri eat all da pill. yucky yuck.

Mom puts flea stuff on our shoulders am called Advantage. Bye bye Fleas...

Miri tummy feel grumbly... go potty. badz worm init. bye bads worm.

Mai Brufur Jordi am bads boy... him not see goods so him goez growly lots.

Me tellz bout Maggie our Kitty Mom in nuther Post

K Thanks
Bye Bye.

Lady Miri Gentlepurr

Fixin Da 'Pooter

2010-09-04T10:15:00.041+01:00

Mom, derz da purrblem.... It am broke...

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Miri Fix it fur u

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Toby hand me da screwdriver! Gotsta take dis hards drive out and gets dem files off uv dat.

Now we puts dat hard drive in dis machine. Sammy do dat. Otay Miri. Starts copyin dem files now!

Miri dem files all saved yet?

Fixin Pooters am hards work!

(The Mom Update: Going to use my old computer with the slow CPU until the new hard drive arrives in the mail. Getting all the files copied over to the old PC...

Blood has been showing up in Miri's stool for the past three days. Going back to the vet this morning with a sample. Will keep everyone posted)

Da Computur am Broke

2010-09-02T12:29:00.009+01:00

Well sumbuddy broked da compootur.... Soze Mom sez weze makes short updates. Dat weerd compootur just started makin a bads noize. Mom thot it waz da fan, but it mite be da hard drive.

Mom tried ta wake da compoorter dis mornin, but it cant finish wakin ups! It just keeps tryin ta start dat opurratin system.

We hopes dat da hard drive am nots deaded cuz Mom just puts bout ten purrty photos on it and no copies uv dem.

If it am da hard drive, Mom will hafta finds a company dats restores stuffoms from hard drives dat got dead motors.

Miri and Sammy and Toby went to vets on Monday. Miri's lungs sound okays.
Sammy had enlarged lymph glands and waz sneezin sohz him am taking pillz fur dat.

Toby am okays, just wanted to go too. Him am 4 1/2 pounds!
Sammy was almost 4 pounds. Miri over four pounds.

Da Vet lady tried da natural flee killer stuffs on dem, and day okays wif it. Whew... Mom was worried dat stuffoms mite be badz fur dem. Turned out dat Mom hads a rash, but kittiez were okayz! Mom gonna do sompin diffurnt for da shy babiez (Justin, Jordi and Jaspurr).

When Miri Sammy n Toby gotted home, dey all went sleepy fur hours and hours.... and growed some more! Sammy am over 4 pounds now! Yay! Him was all skinny n stuffoms after da last growing time. Da vet thinks dat Sammy am younger or sompin den da other kitties and will be a big boy cuz of hims big earz.

Sammy gotted sompins bads doh. Him haz juvenile glaucoma.
So does Jordi, the bicolor white. Dat meen da kittens can go blind later.

Mom am gonna cheks Jaspur and Justin to sees if dey haz bads eyes too.

And Unca Mike caughted Maggie! Hur am in a big crate to keeps hur safe til hur vet visit, but hur am hiding in da kitty carrier dat Mom puts in da big crate. Hur am all hissy mads rite now. We cant show u a photo til compootur am fixed. Mom am borrowin Unca Mikes PC.

Weze hopes to gets Maggie hur lady opurrayshun furry soon so dat hur not gets tired out from morh kittenz. But hur am all hissy spittin rite now... cause hur nots never bin in da Insideland afore.

Plz purrz fur da compootur and alla kittenz cause deyz needz homes dats understands dem.

Purrz n Stuffomz,
Katie Kitty Too
Assitant Blogger Gurl.

Sunnyday Photos and Updates

2010-08-29T06:45:00.033+01:00

Easy Like Sunday Stuffoms....

Look... Weze Growed!
And still fits in one chair!

Miri in the back, Sammy in the middle and Toby in the front.

Still got some Rexness going on... There are two main Rex mutations:
Wavy/Kinky underfur without guard hairs (Devon & Cornish - passive gene) and Curly guard hairs (Selkirk - dominant gene).
My babies seem to have some kind of incomplete dominant...

Can't see Toby's white bib and toe in this pic. Toby is getting more guard hairs in, but his fur is still curly and the guard hairs are wacky looking.

Miri and Sammy have an appointment on Monday. Sammy will get checked for FeLV. Sammy is sneezing and Miri is still hacking once in a while. I hate Miri to go on Clavamox again.

Miri just started having good bowel movements versus diarhea from the meds killing good and bad bacteria. I am giving her acidophilus and flax seed to help her gain back the good bacteria.

Two of my shy babies are getting a bit braver... >>>>>>
Jazpurr of soft white fur (wavy tummy furs) and Justin of smoky fur. Thought Justin was a black kitty, but all of his furs are white tipped in black. Hardly any guard hairs on Justin, just kinky underfur tipped in black. Him is furry purrty, furry shy yet likes being held and him loves to be with Toby, gentler black sorta tuxie boy.

Jazpurr is also sneezing now. Gonna have to figure out how to quarantine some sniffle kids from the non-snifflers... or just give them all meds?!?

Below is Mr. Cranky Jordi of coarser fur and kinky whiskers. (Bi-color Rt yellow eye, Lft blue)... Still responds to being picked up, tummy rubs and back skritches. Furst he has to hiss at you to let you know him not happiez.... unless you givez himz chicken. Den him happiez. Maybe him has itchy fur from bad fleez n and grumble tummy dat needs acidophilus... hmmm dats good idea.

Just purchased a new product from PetSmart. A topical between the shoulders that uses natural stuff that fleas hate, like mint and citrus! Can't wait to see how it works. Just couldn't see using something else on sniffle, sneezy furr babiez.

And made a new friend who can help me find homes!! And she also wants me to draw her 8 cats! She actually had one her cats at PetSmart! Sweet long haired white boy with the pinkest nose.

I am going to start giving them an herb blend on a regular basis that is good for their liver, which can get overworked with FeLV.

Just found this at Animal Wellness Magazine:
http://www.animalwellnessmagazine.com/art/aV61_35b.htm
From that article:
"Although Lexus continues to test FeLV positive, she remained symptom-free until February of last year, when she had a severe asthma attack which was quickly alleviated with a properly administered homeopathic remedy. After her attack, Lexus vet started her on a glyconutrient and has remained symptom-free ever since. She no longer has fevers, lethargy or poor appetite, has gained some much-needed weight, and happily rules her guardian’s house."

Interesting.... I'll ask my vet about it.

Purrz,
Katie Kat.

Miri Thank You 4 Helping Me

2010-08-22T07:11:00.009+01:00

Thank you all for helping Miri! Here is a recent video to watch fur Sunny Day.

Thanks to Cat Blog Auction, sweet little Miri ( short haired tabby) is doing better after antibiotics for bronchitis. Here she is playing with brothers Toby (tuxie) and Sammie (long-haired tabby) and my camera strap!

Miri is still coughing a little and still needs a followup visit with Cat Hospital of Wichita.

Her brothers have wacky, wavy and curly Rex like Furs.

Toby and Sammy have done a bit of growing, but are still small for their age. The lump underneath their ribs is hard to feel now... their bodies are in an awkward growing stage which is part of the picture. Still, enlarged liver is a sign of FeLV.

All the Kittens may have FeLV and will have to be tested.
Please keep purring for a forever home for these sweet guys. Toby, Sammy and Miri are all smaller than normal size kittens at five to six months old.

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Their harder to tame down brothers are bigger, yet making progress with understanding. Had a Helen Keller moment with Jordi (bi-color white) today. He finally connected the giver of chicken, my fingers and scratching his ears! He even smiled and relaxed his face. What a good boy!

Will get some more updates on the three wilder boys and new photos. I hope I can get the bigger boys neutered this coming week using vouchers from RETAIN. Want to get them neutered at Kansas Humane Society because they will give them shots and test for FeLV as well. I hope if they test positive that K.H.S. will still neuter them while they can get over the surgery easier.

Thank you all for your kind donations to Maggie's Kitten Fund. I know your purrs and support are going to make a big difference in six kitten's lives.

Purrz,
Katie Kat
aka Kat Renee Kittel

Psalm 91

2010-08-15T17:49:00.008+01:00

Sorry so lates in posting dis... The Mom iz tukkerd outs.

(Shhhh.... Miri am sleepin.)

Dr. Jones said that the wheezy sound is now in her upper respiratory only and the congestion is moving up into her trachea so she can cough it up!

She said to continue the rest of the antibiotics and bring her in for another check up after that.

She doesn't need Prednisone!! Which is great because it is not good for growing kittens.

Miri has also gained a whole pound of weight and has grown some more!

She is still a little girl for 5 months old.

Miri and Jaspurr (the biggest white kitty) are the only ones showing straight furs.

Justin (Brownish Black), Jordi (Bicolored Eyed White) and the long-haired boys all have some sort of kinky or curly furs or whiskers.

Seems that the underhairs are more kinky and the top furs are more straight. have to look up which Rex mutation that is closest to theirs which I hope will help them find new foster Moms who can lovingly look after them with patients and purrz.

Gotta a new problem with the furbabies.

Sammy shown blinking at the flashy box has an odd lump under his right ribs. Toby seems to have it too, so must be an enlarged organ. It is in the spot where the liver should be... enlarged liver is a sign of luekemia. Making an appt for these two sweet hearts who purr all the time. Sammy even purrs when you pick up his brother. Will get him tested for Leukemia as well.

More updates soon on these curly critters.
Katie Kat

The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning. . .
- Lamentations 3:22-2

"Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you...
The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid."
-Hebrews 13:5,6

"And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward."
-Matthew 10:42

Miri to Vet in the Morning

2010-08-14T08:20:00.007+01:00

Miri (in front) and Sammy (in back)

Miri's breathing has not improved enough with the antibiotics.

She is still chronically wheezy and hacking, just not as frequently.

Taking her in to Dr. Jones at The Cat Hospital 9:15 CST
Dr. Jones wants to run some more tests.

Please purr for Miri's trip and her tests.
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New auction info fur Miri of purrtraits of your fur babies.

Sketch Drawings Up For Bids!

Bidding on the sketches ends August 19 at 11:59 pm est.

OUR A NONNY MOUSE HAS JUST ANNOUNCED THAT AGAIN THEY WILL
MATCH ALL BIDS ON THIS WEEK'S FUND RAISING FOR MIRI!

Bidding update Friday August 13 5:50 pm est

$12.00 Ginger Jasper
$10.00 Alasandra
We are taking bids for the top ten highest!

This week we are offering sketch drawings by Katie Kat.

I am pitching in to help sweet Miri get some more $$$. One hundred percent of the money raised for Miri and her brothers goes for their expenses. Miri has improved but is still having trouble breathing. She is on her last round of antibiotics and will need a checkup and possibly prednisone as well as spaying. It is still unclear whether the only problem is infectious bronchitis versus chronic asthma as well. There are still vet visits to follow for all the kittens. The boys will also need to be tested for leukemia and be neutered.

There are a limited number of sketches offered so be the first to bid and keep checking to make sure you have one of the top ten highest bids to assure that you will receive one. If you have a winning bid you will be contacted after the auction has ended and at that time you can pay for your sketch.

To bids on a purrtrait, please go to
http://furriendsofcb.blogspot.com/2010/08/sketch-drawings-up-for-bids.html

Hiya every purrson,
Our Mom am sooo grateful fur all dats u iz doing to helps hur wif dis overwhelming task of saving deze here kittens and dere Mom and all da expenses in doing dat.

- Katie Kitty Too

Will be capturing Maggie as soon as she can (Miri and her brother's Mom) to get her spayed and tested for leukemia.

Unknown how Maggie will react after capture. We am purring that Maggie will calm down and be able to be adopted versus going back outside as a homeless feral. Will try to get a better photo of her. She is a very pretty grey tortoise shell.

Purrz of thanks for all you are doing to help me with this ginormouse task of saving these sweethearts who deserve a chance. I know that Maggie in her own way asked me to take care of her babies after they were weaned. I promised to do my best.

Purrz,
Katie Kat

Toby's Wordless Wednesday

2010-08-11T13:10:00.006+01:00

Sir Tobias Curlyfur of Purrzalot (aka Toe-bee!)

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Update on Miri:
Miri is still having some trouble breathing. Yet she is acting like a normal kitten - running, jumping and zooming all over the place. She is halfway through her treatment.
Dr. Jones is changing her antibiotics today and I will be picking them up later.

These kittens are carrying a Rex mutation gene of some sort. All the boys show some signs of wavy or curly fur. Also, Miri and the black fur babiez are changing color from brownish to silver grey undertones. Pleze purr that this special Curly trait will help them all find homes, even the feisty three J's (they still hiss, but then lick my fingers! Silly boys).

7:25 AM on Wednesday - going to take two neighborhood male cats to the low-cost spay and neuter this morning. Still have two more males in the neighborhood and Maggie, the kittens Mom, plus Daisy and Bootsie of the Katz Gang. (Daisy and Bootsie are scheduled for the 20th.)

Thank you all for your purrz and impurragement. Will hopefully get to your blogs furry soon.
It has been like one thing after the other. My mother is disabled and has several emergency things going on right now. My mother's health is very poor. Some financial and legal matters have to get done asap.

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Miri on Monday Improving!

2010-08-09T12:03:00.009+01:00

Miri is improving from the antibiotics. Been three days on. She is still hacking, but the wheezing has lessened and the hacking cough sounds more upper respiratory versus in the lower parts of her lungs.

She definitely has a lot more energy! She has been romping with her brothers, but still goes back to her "safety zone" sometimes, which is a chair in the living room. She likes to hide beside the laundry basket and watch her brothers playing and "the world" from there. The photo shows Toby in the hamper and Miri on the outside playing.

The Clavamox is liquid form and she hates the taste. Wanted to share my solution.

Try this with your babies by using their favorite treat.

I wrap her in a towel and feed her a bit of chicken.
Then give her the med in an eyedropper by poking the dropper in the side of her mouth.
After she's swallowed most of it - some drips on her chin, I feed her some more chicken.
This is really working! She is tolerating the nasty stuff cause it is sandwiched between chicken bites!

Please Purr dat she keeps getting better. Hopefully next visit she can get her shots.
All the babies will need testing for leukemia... I'm just glad that Miri's immune system is working well right now.

Well every fur baby has fleas again and treatment was just two weeks ago.

Our town is having problems with Frontline working to get rid of fleas this year. Seems like the fleas are getting tougher. Will be calling Dr. Jones this morning to see what she recommends instead. Hopefully it isn't too expensive. Six treatments of flea meds... $$$$.

I might be able to give the tamer babies a bath using flea shampoo, leaving the more expensive flea treatment between the shoulder blades to Justin, Jaspurr and Jordi. The three J's are calming down sooo slowly. Chicken seems to be the magic ingredient.... They still hiss at the slightest new thing, but will lick food off my fingers and Jaspurr sleeps on his back with his tummy up now!

They also don't like sharing yummies... Jaspurr will growl at Jordi and put his paw on his head.... "dis am mine!" Course then I get some off the plate and give it to Jordi anyway.

Thank you all for helping these babies... I am praying for a new Mommies for all, especially a loving patient place for the three J's, someone used to working with partial feral kitties.

More updates furry soon.
Purrz,
Katie Kat

Miri's Vet Visit

2010-08-06T13:35:00.006+01:00

Miri did really well at the Vet's.

And she did pretty good in the truck ride too.
She did start to get a bit fussy halfway through the ride and want out of the carrier.

The only purrblem was I had to drive across town to the east side. If the Cat Hospital had been closer, I don't think she would have fussed hardly at all.

Dr. Jones said Miri's four month old teeth were in, which means the kittens are definitely between four and five months old, but Miri is very small for age. She only weighs 2.6 pounds! Such a gentle soul too. She let Dr. Jones take a blood sample without any problems at all.

Dr. Jones thinks that she may not have asthma or allergic bronchitis, but just plain bronchitis. She is on Clavamox now. Let's purr that she responds well to the antibiotics and won't need a steroid shot as well. She may still have allergies, but it is still too soon to tell the difference.

However when she was tested for FIV, Heartworms and Leukemia (the test checks all three), there was a mild positive for Leukemia. Which means that their four legged Mommy most likely has Leukemia. So now all the kittens should be tested for sure and then tested again in about three months.

I am having a big sad right now.... Miri and her curly haired brothers are so sweet, and the other three are slowly getting used to being inside. Please pray for these babies that I find their new Mommies soon who are willing to give them all the love they need for what may be a very short life, up to two years.

Love and Purrz,
Katie Kat.

Auction Fur Miri

2010-08-05T08:56:00.011+01:00

Speshul Delivery: Wordless Wednesday on Thursday....
(Sammy in the box and Toby)

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Thank you all sooo much for helping me help sweet Miri and her brothers and Maggie, their Mommy.

May God richly bless you as you have blessed these little ones.

.........

Matthew 10:42
And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

Miri's first vet appointment is today and 12:30 CST. I will update this post when we get back.

Please check out the auction and see if you like anything!

Items 16 and 17 in the auction are ACEOs that I have donated: ACEO stand for Artist Certified Edition Originals.

ACEO's are small pieces of art that are only 2 1/2 x 3 1/2. They will be signed on the back in gold pen and placed in purrtektive covering...

Purrz,
Katie Kat and the Katz Gang

Miri is a Sweet Baby

2010-08-03T08:21:00.022+01:00

Hiya... It is now 2:22 am CST. Miri had a eucalyptus treatment this morning which helped. She started breathing easier. She doesn't seem to mind having a towel over her head and breathing in the vapors from a cereal bowl , as long as she is in my lap at the time.

She needed another treatment this evening, but her breathing didn't improve afterward.

Had to use the albuterol inhaler with the funnel I had made out of a water bottle. I sprayed the inhaler into the wide part of the "funnel" first and then placed the mouth of the bottle over her nose while she was wrapped up in a towel.

What a sweet baby! As long as she didn't hear the noise of the inhaler, she didn't mind breathing from the funnel.

After about six breathes, she was "done," and moved her head. (The vet had me count to ten with Sandy... but he was a big boy.) I held her with her upright in my arms and her breathing finally calmed. She slept in my arms for over an hour.

I just put her the bathroom with her curly haired brothers a few minutes ago.

Toby and Sammy are such a silly handful. I am still amazed at their quick adaption to two-legged Mommies.

Gotta go check on her other brothers before I call it a night. They would rather huddle together in a hidey place like a carrier or a big box. They're still not sure what "Inside Land" is all about, but they do love chicken, which is helping their adjustment to two-legged Moms.

The white boys, Jordi (Blue eye, Yellow eye) and Jaspurr (the big baby) are calming down and getting used to being held, but Justin, the other black kitty is a furry little fighter. He is going to take longer to socialize. Good thing I'm used to strong willed kitties! Just wish Maggie their four-legged Mom had brought them to us the same time as the first three.

Love n Purrz, Katie Kat

Update on Miri's condition

2010-07-31T20:49:00.004+01:00

Miri is such a sweet baby.

This afternoon, had to tried another bit of albuterol sulfate. I used a water bottle with the bottom cut off. I put the spout on her nose and sprayed the dose into the open back of the bottle. She didn't like it, but still breathed in a small amount, which was all she needed. She took off after the inhalation dose (my towel wasn't snug enough.) She went to her pillow on the chair and I loved her and snuggled her into a bigger towel.

I put a bit of Mentholatum on her upper lip. In a few minutes, her breathing calmed down to where I had to put my ear to her chest to hear her.

The Mentholatum was the biggest help, since she took off after the inhaler made a noise and didn't get much of the dose, which was okay. (Albuterol can make the heart race, so only a tiny amount for little lungs.)

I found out that Eucalyptus oil is okay for cats to breathe who have asthmatic symptoms. I'm going to get a small bottle from Whole Foods Association, a local health food store. (not related to the large Whole Foods Market Chain) I also read that Marshmallow and something called Inula helenium (elecampane) is okay for cats too and helps in calming the lungs.

Whole Foods Association carries marshmallow, but I have no idea about elecampane.

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Last 3 Kittens and Miri has Asthma

2010-07-31T15:00:00.015+01:00

Been a long week! Sorry so late in this update

Caught the last three kittens last Sunday night!!

Keeping these three bigger babies quarantined for now in an extra large dog crate. Sure are a handful to tame down for "Inside Land," but progressing surprising well. I wrap them in a towel and pet them and scratch their ears, making lovey talk. They are now just mild hissy babies, versus LET ME OUT OF HERE!!! lol...

Had to treat them for fleas and worms. Thanks to Jane in England... was able to give them worm meds and flea applications on Tuesday. Since Frontline costs 40.00 for three doses, I tried the generic "Tri-Force," for only 20.00. Works slowly. Still a lethargic flea on one of them yesterday!

Here is a photo of my big scaredy kittens:

Our Three J's... or 3 Cat-skateerz.

White kitty in the back is Jordi with one yellow eye and blue left eye. (or Geordi for Lt. LaForge on Star Trek). Probably partially deaf.

White kitty Jasper in front is the biggest baby.

Fiesty little black bear kitty is Justin (Justin Case he settles down! He is a furry little fighter!).

Yesterday, their tamer brothers and sister came to visit with supervision from outside the crate. The boys calmed down and recognized their littermates. Still a bit of mild hissing and large "personal space" going on. Jordi got bold and started playing with a rope hanging from the crate top, while the other two just laid down and closed their eyes to let smaller Sammy and Toby know they were "cool" with them hanging around.

v6666666666666tayyyyyy Sa78mmy i t8888888h is typing! - okay Sammy, off the keyboard now, gotta talk about your sister.

Sweet Miri has Asthma.

She is in my lap right now, wheezing. Mildly, thank God.

She was having some milder symptoms several times this past week, but they sounded like hacking from a fur ball. And since she has a sensitive tummy, just watched her closely. But she never threw anything up.

Then Thursday, she was hacking fairly bad and I put my ear to her chest and heard the trachea clicking, a sign that Sandy Red Tigger (1990-2006) made when he had trouble breathing. Still thought something was stuck in her throat, since she just ate something. Sandy never hacked when he had an asthma attack.

Then last night after vigorously playing with Toby, she had a full blown wheezing attack.

Sandy took Albuterol Sulfate as an adult, the same as me. Normally you use a tube and a small mask to administer, but didn't have it.

I took a risk and opened her mouth to spray some in. The sound scared her, but she breathed in some of the med and began breathing better, but not too much for her little body. I'm going to monitor this weekend and search for herbal remedies online. Hopefully won't have to use emergency vet.

Hopefully will be able to make an appointment with the Cat Hospital where Dr. Jones can run tests to check for allergies, a collapsing trachea or heart worms.

I hope to God it isn't a symptom of heart worms. I'm going to ask ML if we can have an auction for her. She is only 4-5 months old and soo young to be having so much trouble breathing.

And all the boys should be tested for FLV and Leukemia and get their shots before neutering. As long as they all test negative, then I can use my free voucher to get them neutered at the the low cost clinic.

Miri will need to be tested as well, plus she will need monitoring when spayed. May not be able to use the free voucher for her, because the low-cost clinic doesn't have the equipment, but will also have to wait until asthma is under control.

From an article on feline asthma: http://cats.about.com/od/respiratorydisease/a/felineasthma.htm

A full-blown asthma attack may at first resemble a cat trying to cough up a hairball, or possibly choking on food. However, the body posture is somewhat different. With asthma, the cat's body will be hunched lower to the ground and his neck and head will be extended out and down in an effort to clear the airway of mucous. The "gagging" may also be accompanied by a typical coughing sound, and possibly sneezing. The cat may or may not expel foamy mucous... These serious attacks may not happen frequently, which makes it easy to write them off as just a hairball.

Actually, they can be life-threatening, and a cat in a full-blown attack should be taken to a veterinarian immediately. Even a cat showing one or two of the early symptoms should be examined. Once diagnosed, there are things you can do to help your cat during one of these attacks. Other diseases share many of the same symptoms as feline asthma, including Heartworm Associated Respiratory Disease, a serious disease in itself. Your veterinarian will use several diagnostic tests to eliminate those conditions.

Most common diagnostic tools are:

Blood Tests. These are the quickest and easiest, and will detect infection, which often accompanies asthmatic bronchitis. They will detect macrophages, esoinophils, neutrophils, and mast cells, which are types of blood cells that help constitute the immune system. And blood work is also useful in eliminating other diseases with the same symptoms.
Chest XRay. Also called a thoracic, xray, will disclose abnormalities, such as areas of chronic irritation, as caused by infection, a flattened diaphragm, or unusual fluid accumulation. Evidence of heart disease may also be seen. This would not necessarily eliminate asthma, as the two sometimes go hand-in-hand. Your veterinarian may want to send the xray to a specialist for consultation.
Bronchoalveolar Lavage. This is an extremely useful procedure and in itself, perfectly safe. BAL, as it is called, is performed by inserting an endotracheal tube into the trachea under general anasthesia, then fluids present in the airways of the lungs are extracted through this tube for examination. Aside from asthma, the BAL may diagnose other conditions of the lungs. In a study done in Barcelona of 26 cats, two were found to have Toxoplasma gondii cysts, two showed evidence of carcinoma, and 18 were determined to be related to asthma or infectious bronchitis. The down side of BAL is that it requires a general anesthesia, counter-indicated in a cat with severe respiratory distress

Please keep Miri in your purrz and prayerz, especially this weekend. Will update if I have to take her to the emergency vet.

Katie Kat

Toby is Curly!!

2010-07-23T14:09:00.012+01:00

Toby now has curly fur! Especially on hims tummy! Sammy's fur is getting wavy and even Miri is getting longer furs mixed in with her short ones. They don't seem too wavy though, still that is odd.

Some kind of Rexness going on here, which is a mutation. Well maybe that explains their adaptability to people! And will also help in finding them homes.

Still working on catching the other three kittens. Got an xxl crate and it is sitting outside right now. I put their food in and Maggie and the remaining babies go in and eat! The crate cost 60.00, but I hope to re sell it when I no longer need it.

(Had to scare an Opossum off the porch last night!)

Today is the day to buy the second round of worm meds fur Toby, Sammy and Miri.
And I will have to get worm meds for the other kittens.
Mom has had her first dose. So she will need her next round, too.
The round worm tablets are only 2.15 a piece at Mitchell's Vet Supply. Will give their tabs tonight.

Funny Video of Toby and Sammy.

Playing in the living room

Toby and Sammy in a box - they stayed in the box for nearly thirty minutes!!!

Toby finally jumps out.

No matter what we did, Sammy stays in the box!

More stuffoms later!
Purrz,
Katie Kat

When it purrz, it rainz more kittenz

2010-07-19T04:26:00.026+01:00

Well Maggie was holding back three more kittens!! Two white kittens and one more black kitten showed up Sunday Morning at my friend's house, where I am staying.

They were born and raised in an empty house next door, so they are used to people smells, just learning what "people" look like. Will tell a longer back story later.

A far shot with my digital camera, showing Maggie and two of her remaining kittens eating. The black one has his/her face in the bowl. One of the white kittens is a girl for sure.

Going to need worm meds.

Will ask Dr. Adkins if I can buy Drontal from her since Drontal covers all worm infestations with one dose. Will let you know how much that would be for three kitten pills.

The Round/hook and tapeworm meds (two different pills) from the Vet supply will cost abt 8.00 for each kitten, around 24.00 total.

Once captured, will have to keep them separated from their other siblings until they have been dewormed at least.

And the little bathroom won't hold 6 three month old kittens at once!

Have a quiet room where I can put a big crate for the last three kittens and possibly Maggie too. Looking on Craig's list and price ranging from 20 to 50 dollars. Making phone calls Monday morning to see who still has one and price.

Some good news! I have a voucher code that will get my almost three year olds Bootsie and Daisy spayed for free as well as spaying Maggie and getting her babies fixed at Kansas Spay and Neuter Clinic. The voucher is from a local organization called RETAIN. (Wichita, Kansas)

Hope to catch Maggie and her remaining kitties furry soon!

Update on first three kitties:
Both Toby and Miri's stools not firming up. Corn free food time!

RETAIN has 1.00 coupons from Petco for Natural Balance, a corn-free food!
Will be about $7.99 in store for 3 lbs with coupon.

Does anyone know where I can get more Petco coupons?

Other choices for a corn free food include:
Katzen Flocken, which is good for kittens. (runs around $9.00 for 4 lbs)

and Petsmart Authority Brand for sensitive tummies, but it is a cat formula. ($7.99 for 4 lbs)

Would like to know if anyone has better ideas for corn free food for these kittens and their mommy.

Thanks for any help, especially financially to look after these kittens until I can place them in forever homes.

I can draw your purr babies from a photo that you can send me by email.

Some folks can only donate small amounts, but it adds up to saving these little ones.
If you donate, please let me know if you would like a portrait done or an ACEO that I have already made.

Here are some examples of my work:
The kitty patty pawing is Pencil, crayon and watercolor on yellow cardstock.
ACEO (Artist Certified Edition Original) one of a kind 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 and is available for any donation amount.

You can see my other works for sale at www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

The Beagle and the Siamese are samples of orders from folks who sent me a photo and asked for a purrtrait. These finished drawings were 4 x 6.

Purrz of Thanks fur helping these sweeties,

Katie Kat

Three Kittens Photos

2010-07-17T07:33:00.014+01:00

Miri is in the back. Sammy is on the left and Toby on the right.

Maggie the Mommy is soo hard to get a photo of!

Miri's name is from a Star Trek episode where Miri and some other children were left to fend for themselves due to a plague that wiped out all the adults on the planet.

Had a vet (Dr. Adkins) make a house call Thursday to check on Miri. Dr. Adkins took a stool sample and gave her meds for tapeworms just to make sure. (Thanks to KC and ML of Catblogosphere, plus Gypsy and Tasha's Mom in Australia for your donations that paid for Miri's checkup!)

We hope to catch Maggie, their Mommy soon so she can have her lady opurrayshun! It's possible that Maggie may calm down inside a home. If she does then I can find her a home too. Once Maggie is caught, she will also need shots.

I have a voucher that will cover spaying and neutering evfurrybuddy, but no money for vaccinations for Maggie or her babies. They also need to be checked for FIV. For any donation amount, I can draw your sweeties from a photo!

The vet said she would call Friday if there were any other parasites that could be causing Miri's diarrhea, but didn't call. So hopefully that is a good sign. Yet Miri is still having loose stools and the vet isn't available on the weekends. I am going to get some slippery elm bark that was suggested and also try them on corn free foods and see if that helps, since the boys stools are not as firm as they should be either.

When I brought in the two boys last Friday (July 9th), I laid down on the bathroom floor with them and they huddled next to me and went to sleep. Toby crawled inside my t-shirt!

So amazing that they have calmed down in such a short time! Especially Miri, who had to be caught with a kitty cage early Monday morning. Miri was bigger than the boys when I got her in the house on Monday. Probably due to being nursed longer.

Now that the boys are free of roundworms, they are catching up in their growth and are now closer to Miri's size.

Toby is still the smallest though, although it doesn't look like it in his glam photo below.

Sammy is a little fiesty, when hims loud purr purr motor isn't going a mile a minute! He even starts purring when I pick up his brother or sister, instead of him!

When Miri gets better, then will get their shots and opurrayshuns. I wish I could keep them. They have such gentle dispositions. I will be placing ads to help find their new Mommies. And closely checking all Mommy candidates!

Below are some cute photos. These photos were taken within the last two days, on Thursday and Friday. The kittens are around 12 weeks old.

More photos tomorrow... Purrz, Katie Kat

A Tail of Three Kittens

2010-07-12T22:48:00.010+01:00

Hi Kitties and Humans!

Haven't put up a blog in a while cuz a friend was changing my PC to a better one...then had to do updates and new fans for faster CPU (was getting too hot and siren kept going off! ) and then I misplaced my camera cable!

Well wanted to share that I've been caring for a female kitty for almost three months. She is a grey tortie that I call Maggie.

Her kittens showed up about two weeks ago. Two of them did anyway. Two long haired males. One small black boy with a white bib and one white toe on his hind foot! His name is Toby (or toe-bee!) The other male has even longer hair and is brown tabby and white. His name is Sammy. (At first thought Sammy was a girl so her name was Samantha...)

Took a week and a half of nights to gain their confidence so I could sit on the porch while feeding them. Finally on Thursday, with the help of their fav food - chicken - I was able to sit right by the dishes, even touch the bowl and they didn't run away!

Then Friday morning, I was able to snatch them up and get them in the house. I just picked them up by the nape of the neck and they barely made any fuss! I was so amazed. They are about 7 - 8 weeks old I think.

Amazing, they let me handle them at this stage and they seem to need a lot of touching. Yet my long haired Siamese mix was like that. I have them in the bathroom, where they hide behind the toilet or in a cloth and vinyl carrier.

The boys seemed too skinny with pot bellies, a possible sign of round worms, so I got pills for that from Mitchell's Vet Supply Saturday morning, which sells to the public. I mashed up two tablets into their food (tuna and chicken to make sure they ate it all), one tab for each baby. I fed them on separate plates. Will have to give them another tablet in about two weeks. Got tape worm pills too, but haven't administered those yet.

I got an adult tablet for their Mama. Put in the food on the porch for her on Saturday evening. Instead of Mama showing, another kitten showed up! Short hair and female, very striking tabby markings. Took that food away so she didn't get an adult dose of meds and got her something else to eat. She did eat some of the medicated food though. Mama showed up Sunday morning along with her favorite kitten.

Gave Mama the food with the meds in it and fed the third kitten something else.

Had to use a kitten trap for her, using chicken again... Sunday evening, put out the trap. Monday morning, a kitty in it, thank God she went for the trap.

I have all three in the bathroom now. The female is letting me hold her and will sleep a little in my lap, but if I move, she scampers into the open carrier. Her brothers were okay with her this morning, but this afternoon, they were hissing at each other.

My concern is that she has diarrhea and I don't have funds to take her to the vet. I can try to treat her by getting supplies from Mitchell's but I have no way to test if she still needs worm meds or antibiotics. I would already have some blog entries up on the kitties, but haven't found the camera cable - nothing works better than seeing the babies themselves.

Just hoping for some good advice.
Thanks, Katie Kat

P.S. If anyone would like to help financially for these babies to get checked by a vet, that would be great. I do have a voucher to get them and Mommy spayed for free, but it doesn't include shots and checkups.

Here is an example of my artwork: This is Sandy On Printer. her owner sells items on Bonanzle.

Any kitty or doggy that donates, I will draw your purr-trait or paw-trait from your photo.

Just send your photo to laugh_safely(at)yahoo.com and let me know that you would like to help fund these babies for vet checkup and local ads to find a good home. Hopefully I will find my cable soon and can show your their photos! Barring that I will try and sketch them for you...

Purrz,
Katie Kat
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

Happy Meezer Rescue Update!

2010-06-06T06:11:00.003+01:00

New update on the meezers! Cory at nicothemeezer blog sent Amy and da Katie Katz a CC email update cause we were so quick to help spread the news about these kitties.

They're going to be pulled from that awful shelter! 3 are going into foster care & 1 is coming home to with Cory!

Three boys still need forever homes, but at least they are not going to be put down without a chance to find them!!!

Cory needs suggestion on what to rename "Bubba," the one she is getting.
Please go here with cool suggestions.
http://nicothemeezer.blogspot.com/2010/06/good-news-on-meezer-boys.html

Emergency Post - Help Save Siamese Kitties

2010-06-04T18:39:00.022+01:00

UPDATES:

WAS Just emailed by Robin Craft that she is a volunteer with Siamese Rescue, and she has added that to the post in her comments...she asks that Siri the director not be smothered in emails!!

Her Update also tells that the two Siamese Females now have homes!

Four Boys Still need to be out by June 10 or they will be euthanised.

Yet you can let Siamese Rescue know that we are furry grateful for all they do... and please do what they can for all the Siamese babies... please support them if you can.

Amy and The House of Cats has left a new comment on your post "Emergency Post - Help Save Siamese Kitties":

Hi Katie - here is the email I got back (from Siamese Rescue)

we have been contacted about them - unfortunately we only have one foster home in KY who is full at this time so we just don't have space, but we are spreading the word.....Siri

Seems dats if efurryone can tell efurrybuddy dey know den sumbuddy will be ables to takes deze babies.

So if anyone knows anyone in or near Kentucky, even if the company you work for has a location in Kentucky - please pass this along!!!

Here is a post that i started at Bonanzle:
http://www.bonanzle.com/forums/1/topics/117095?page=1#posts-1681009

Thanks, Katie Kat.

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From Robin Craft's Blog:
Siamese Kitties in Need in Georgetown, KY.
These kitties will be put down if we don't help!

Part of Robin's Blog entry.
From her friend Judy: “Yesterday my friend, Dana, who works at a high kill shelter in Georgetown, KY sent me these pictures of six Siamese cats who are all in need of homes. It seems that the cats belonged to a husband and wife. Recently, the husband passed away and the wife is unable to live alone. Her son and daughter-in-law have moved in with her. However, the daughter-in-law is allergic to cats. So (as happens all the time), the cats had to go. They have been surrendered to the high kill shelter in my area. Sadly, if they do not find a home, they will be put to sleep.”

Robin: “As I learn more about the cats, I will pass that information along to anyone who is interested. I do know that several (if not all) are spayed and neutered. Their ages are between one to six. I will find out about their vaccine history.”

Please, won't you consider saving our lives?

If you are interested in any of these cats or have questions, please contact Judi at redheadone@sssnet.com

Robin has worked with Judi before and she will do all she can to save a cat in need. As she mentioned, Judi and the shelter would also help to transport the cats to get them to safety.

To support the effort of Siamese Rescue, here is their contact information:

http://www.siameserescue.org/
Director: Siri Zwemke.
Address: Siamese Cat Rescue Center, 366 Meander Run Rd, Locust Dale, VA 22948
(540) 672-6373 Voice Mail: (540) 672-6373 Fax: (877) 843-6339
Email Address vasrc@siameserescue.org

Local Siamese Rescue Contact Information:

Texas: Tonja Pfister
Texas Rescue Center, P.O. Box 3088, Coppell, TX 75019-7088
(940) 498-0300, Voice Mail (866) Meow Now (866-636-9669) fax (940) 498-1771
CAT Emergency (877) Say Meow (in Texas 940-367-7367)
TXsrc@siameserescue.org

Colorado: Deb Shrieves, Geoff Shrieves
Rocky Mountain Siamese Rescue, P.O. Box 336563, Greeley, CO 80633
(970) 351-6582, voice mail (970) 351-6582, fax (970) 692-8358
COsrc@siameserescue.org

Pacific: Denise Fabel
Pacific Siamese Rescue, P.O. Box 20086, Castro Valley, CA 94546
(510) 538-2280 Fax (510) 538-2280
CNsrc@siameserescue.org

Southern California: Karen Dauphin
Southern California Siamese Rescue, PO Box 1379, Agoura Hills, CA 91376
(818) 830-3380, fax (818) 332-9928
SOCAsrc@siameserescue.org

Michigan:
Purrs Abound Siamese Rescue of Michigan
P.O. Box 80822
Rochester , MI 48308
information@purrsabound.com

New York
http://www.nycsiamese.org/

Manitoba, Canada
RESCUE Siamese & Stray Cats
960 St Mary's Road
Winnipeg Mb
R2M 3R8
204-255-6896
rescue_siamesewpg@hotmail.com

I kin haz Artist Mom!!

2010-06-04T07:02:00.042+01:00

Hiya peeplez of da furry-netz...
(dis not paw bump image... see below)

Mom am pologizin dats hur not tole u all sooner... but hur am shy...Mai Mom am drawin Kittiez!!

Mom am drawin Art Cards. Dey iz called ACEO'z. Mom say dat meenz Artist Certified Edition Originalz and dat meenz dey is Art Cards and just 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches...

Deze furst too got snatched up frum ebay!Dis one am Tabby Kitten on Yellow. It sold fur 1.79
Dis one called "Ocicat Sniff." It sold fur 5.57!!!
Three peeplez bid on Ocicat Sniff! Peeples gave mom greenies fur deze too babiez!!! wow... why dey did dat??

Bootsie duz da Paw Bump - cuz her nots beleeve dat! ( Paw Bump Images to da Rescue! See Brew’s Blog Challenge: Paw Bumps and Icky Google Images)

Well aftur deze too found noo homez, hur wints and made more art stuffoms...Playful Purple Kitty and Surprise Attack!

U kins cliks on da fotoz of playful in purrple and surprize attacks and finds out morh bout dem! Biddin at ebay am startin at 2.00 wif free shippin. Deze too not gots noo homez yet... dey iz still lookn fur dat. U kin helps find deze noo homes by biddin on dem at ebay. jus takes dat mousie fing and clik on dem. Dey gots two dayz left fur biddin and den Mom buyz foods for me n Bootsie n Crazy Daisy n Maxie Tigger frum sellin doze.

Surprise Attack am bigger.. bout like size of index card and haz anuther picture on da back.
Mom tole me she gonna make more silly cards bout spiders on tables eatin brekfast cereal or sumpin while a kitty am lookin at dem.

But hurs dun did sum morh! Wow... I kin has Artist Mommy!
luks at deze too noo ACEOs jus today!

Calico am Paddy Pawin...

and Sleepy Siameze Kitten.

Him looks like mai brudder snow baby who goned over da bridge.

Paddy Pawin am done wif watercolur, pencil, crayon and colored pencils.
Sleepy Siameze Kitten am done wif just pencils and colored pencils.

Well deze too am ups fur sale in dis here bloggie fur da furst time afore weze puts dem on ebay...
cuz Mom n me finks one uv our bloggin frindz mite likes dem....

Mommie will sine dem onda baks wif a gold rose and ur name n stuffoms... and dey cumz in little baggiez fur safe keepin.

so just let us know ifn u likes dem and how much u wants to pay fur dem...

Purrz n Paw Bumps,
Katie Ann Kitty Too

Post Skript - Mommy am askin da CB Auction folks bout donatin a purrtrait sketch -
Mom can do a sketch in colored pencils of a kitty baby to have their purrtrait done - we hope to donate dat ta helps wif Sweet Pralinez Bill frum hur surgery... Plz lets da CB Auction know you would like to have dats fur sumpins to bidz on!!

Furr Memorial Day: Cats in Wartime

2010-05-31T18:09:00.016+01:00

Here are some wartime tales from http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/featuring/war01.html.

According to their website, "many of these wartime tales are short and without photos, as they date from decades ago now; information is sparse and snippets have been gleaned from many sources."

Mourka was a cat during the terrible German siege of Stalingrad (now called Volgograd) in 1942-43, who risked all his nine lives carrying messages about German positions from a group of Russian scouts back to their headquarters. He was probably well rewarded for his efforts and devotion to duty, as there was a kitchen in the HQ building.

Here is another good story: One war widow had a 10-year-old son to support and a feline companion known simply as Cat. The day came when she could no longer afford to feed Cat, who was told by her grieving mistress that she was going to have to be 'put to sleep' the following day. Cat seems to have taken in this information, for early next morning she went out and returned later with a dead wild rabbit for the pot. Thereafter, for the duration of the war, Cat's hunting skills earned her keep; three or more times a week she brought in rabbits that were often bigger than she was. She always waited patiently for her share.

Plz cheks our more stories about how cats helped in wartime: http://www.purr-n-fur.org.uk/featuring/war01.html

Dis also goods time to remember beloved babies who are over the bridge. My oldest boy, Spunky Boo Bear, who passed on last year and Age 19. And Bella.

Bella of the Special Kitty Unit - over the bridge at only 11 months.

Bear Necessities Fur Mommiez

2010-05-14T04:14:00.007+01:00

Weze hopes alla dem kitties hads goods Mommy's Day - Mommy spent times helpin our Granma - mowin da lawn, puttin ups a postie box at da curbz and cuttin hedges afore da bads wethur on Sunnyday nite. Den Monday we hads tornado warnings and Windydayz we hads storms n stuffs. dat wz badz.

Mom gots tired n didn't post nuffin.

Now we gives u sum songs to lissen bout
bears n nessy sary stuffs...Happy belated Mommy's Day

k thx bye bye

Katie Kitty Too.

Sweet Bella has gone to the bridge

2010-04-08T05:57:00.012+01:00

One of Daisy May's babies - Special Kitty Unit's dear sweet Bella has gone to the bridge... in the line of duty while lookin aftur her humanz.

mom just founds out today when hur was fixin da instant messenger. Sarah, hur noo Mommy connected when hur saw our Mom online...

plz purr fur her Mommy Sarah who luved hur lots. Sarah just moved to Kansas and had been living in the middle east wif hur dad before dat... Dis all noo fur Sarah.

And purr fur us cuz we iz havins a furry sads rite now... Our Mom keeps thinkin bout holdin her as a tiny baby and teachin hur to eats n stuffs and How Daisy put Bella onda beds wif Mommy whn hur waz sleepin. Hur wz speshul gurl. Hur would beenz 1 year old on May 26.

Will post sum more photos uvs hur whin we gets dem. - Katie Kitty Too.

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Updates on BiBi - Hur is all bettur frum dat gland infekshun and hur iz bin luvin our granma - dats hur Mom n stuffs... soh weze gotz a glad bout dat... =^..^=

Katie Get It

2010-04-07T07:58:00.000+01:00

Bibi Update and Da Fresh Air Fund

2010-03-28T06:49:00.013+01:00

Okay furst uvs all dat der kitty lookin out da window am Bibi. Hur am gettin bettur and gets looked at by dat nise vet lady on mondays. ta see how hur iz doin wif hur gland infection...hope hur don't need no more medz! Thanks so much fur all dem purrz!

Seconds, a frind asked me n Mom ta share bout da Fresh Air Fund, wher kids gets to leves New York n go wher dehr is grass n stuffoms likes horses n barn cats n dogs n cows n even beaches wif sand! Sum kids never been to da country n dey needs dat!

No cowz not on da beach Bootsie, dey is onda farm.... well yes dey kins swim.. but dey is onda farm!

Bootsie, I think we needs ta gets u to a Fresh Air Cat Fund!! Poor shy wittel Bootsie... all hur knows iz Salvage Yards and hiding under stuffs!

Well Mom and me founds sum videos bout da Fresh Air Fund but we argued over which ones waz da bestest!

dis here am mine - Froggy talks bout dat Fresh Air Fund.

And dis here am Mom's History of da Fresh Air Fund. Dis a slideshow wif kids inda country n dogs n chikins n stuffs.

Maybe derh iz cats out derh who kin host sum kids from New York City soh deyz grow up goods... Deyz gots a good website ta lurns more... http://www.freshair.org

Bootsie... human kids... not goat babiez. Goatz iz onda farm! I gotta get dis gurl some fresh air!

Purrz,
Katie Kitty Too

Wacky Wordless Wednesday

2010-03-24T19:00:00.005Z

(get dat mousie! Dis am a real clock. srsly clik here.)

Our Nana Purson (Mom's mommy) has a kitty named Bibi. Hur had infection in dis anal gland (ouchies) Hur is recovering from minor surgery Monday on dat gland and could use some purrs and purrayers. Thnx! Katie Kitty Too

Found deze ladies helpin kitty cats

2010-03-22T04:32:00.013Z

Peggy's Orphans at One Day old....

Hiya! Weze bin werking hards on our noo store at Bonanzle called The Purple Kattery.

http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

Dey iz da bestest! better din ebay! whatever stuffoms u iz lookin fur, try www.bonanzle.com and search fur dat! you kin talks to peeples rite den bout dehr stuffoms and you kin makes offers too!
Da bestest fing - you don't havta becomes a member just sign in as a guest and buy your stuffs!

We iz gonna haves our first Live auction dehr tamorrohz at 6pm central (dats 7pm est, 5pm mst and 4pm pst!) just goze to da purple kattery link above.

plz come and watch or sign up to chat wif us! and find out what alla fun is likes dehr! Peeplez eat virtual pizza and haves parties like us kittybloggers do! Dis beze a great place for the friends of cb auctions, too! and all us kitties helpin each other!

We founds lots of nice peeples dats luvz cats.

And we needs to share wif you bout too of dem peeplez.

One of dems is a lady named Peg. Hur takes care of kittens who are abandoned until they can be adopted. Dat soft color baby da photos is Frankie on March 1. She was a wee baby dat lost her mother. the brown tabby is her brother. Neither baby got to have any of mom's colostrum. Hur brother, the brown tabby did not make it. Click on the top photo for part one of their story. Click on Frankie's photo to read her story... such a sweetie. gets all frantic when being fed and scratched her eye! Frankie's Saga

Spoiler... finally eating on her own as of March 18. lots of lovely pics of her. Buying anything from Peg will help her keep feeding her little ones like this sweetie.

SECOND STORY: Kittens in Andover, New York
(no photo yet of these babies)

And den dehr iz a lady who just moved to a farm and folks dropped kittens on her land! poor babies and dey needs help! here is the thread about what happened!

http://www.bonanzle.com/forums/1/topics/106127 "We recently purchased a 200-year old farm that has several barns and an old home. We’ve been living here since December and just last week we’ve gotten our first FOUR dropped-off cats. Or kittens really..it’s hard to say as they are starving and SO skinny. We’re out in the middle of the country so I guess people think we have the perfect place to leave their unwanted animals.

Our SPCA is a no-kill shelter but is not accepting any cats at all. There are no other animal shelters here. I can barely afford to feed them and they will grow up to spray and make more cats. I already have 5 dogs, 2 cats, and chickens.

What do I do with them??"

Please anyone can help.... or send me advice and I will pass it on to her.

Her store is: http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/JustStuffStore and she lives in Andover, New York.

Purrz n stuffoms, Katie Kat n Katie Kitty Too

http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

Cat-O-Lympics Part One

2010-02-19T09:26:00.007Z

Daisy May at da Olympics: First ups iz da Extreme Climbing Event!
Extreme Climbing iz at House of Cats

Daisy Starts out by climbing onto the TV.... Daisy ON TV!

Then Up she goes onto the top of the window shades!

A quick look out the window and on to the Balance Beam Event....(Fin's Catolympics)
(cheks here for Simba's Entry!!)

Finally for her grand finale Jumping Event....
(High Jumping ats Cats In Maryland)

And down She goes!!!

Next Events: Synchronized Snoozing, Competitive Napping and
Strong Kitty!

Catolympics Continued

2010-02-19T08:22:00.035Z

We havs a noo catygory event fur da Cat-olympics... Tug of War wif your Human (Mom or not the Mom) event. See Daisy wayyy Below.

And Now for the Competitive Napping, Synchronized Snoozing, Strong Kitty and Where iz Bootsie Hiding?!? First Up is Miss Daisy Daffodil napping on her roses. Competitive Napping is ats Huffle's Mawson
Den Synchronized Snoozing by the Special Kitty Unit... (Elliott, Bella, Harlee, Olivia and Munchie) Dis is a complicated feat called Snuggling. Synchronized is ats Da Island Cats
uh...Wait! Bella haz a late entry in da Balance Beam Junior Event!
Oh and Boxing... kinda sorta. Maybe dis morh Competitive Napping!!
And Den we haves Daisy and Mouse E. Cat in da Strong Kitty Event where ya knok sumpins down!!! As long as knokin urself over counts.....

During the Tug of War with Mom Event,

Daisy is about to Fall over the side of the bed... noh really!!!

Okay... maybe dis just a NOO Event Called
TUG OF WAR WIF YOUR HOOMAN!!! Daisy shows how to do dat wif a Terry Belt...any string or toy will do... Dogs iz welcome too! Tug of War wif Mom iz Funs! Just lets us knohs in da commints dat u iz purticipaytin in Tug of War!

Mouse is Weight Traning for da Strong Kitty Event - showing how to picks up a big bag of dirt and make it fall over.... Dis is in Honor of hur going over da bridge before da event took place.

Dis is ats Naughty Kitty Club's Site

Din Last but not leest is Bootsy Woo in da Hidey Event....Her is furry goods at hidin... (Dis da Olympic Truce Northern Outreach Purrject)

But wherh hur at??? Dehr Her iz!!! Under Da Table!!!

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Well we iz all duns! Times to join Maxwell Tigger for some catorade and check out da other events!

PURRZ N HUGGZ N STUFFOMS,
Katie Ann Kitty Too

URGENT NOOZ and Found Postie Cardz

2010-02-16T06:07:00.016Z

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS!!!

Please pass the word... Sweet Joey needs a home: http://www.adoptjoeythecat.com/

URGENT!!

Lee Ann, of Wee Paws Animal Sanctuary in Las Vegas, is fighting to hold on to the home they use as a shelter. The house has gone to the bank and she desperately wants to buy it before it sells. If you know anyone interested in helping secure financing and/or help via donations, please get in touch with Lee Ann. Anyone interested can contact KC @ catblogosphere.com for a lengthy letter explaining the situation. When she gets the facility, it will house 50 cats!!! If anyone has any ideas, please let us know!

If Anyone goes to my Bonanzle booth and buys something... a portion of your purchase will go to help Wee Paws... We iz still figurin dats out. Mom iz nots so goods at math.

If you don't see something you like... let me know. I am very good at finding stuffoms!! And we got lots more stuffoms to post up. You don't have to register. I take Paypal and Money Orders... We iz gonna try and hold an auction soon to helps! My Booth is http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/ThePurpleKattery

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Dis am a short blog cuz we just hadsta tellz dis infurmayshun and we iz nots gettin paid or nuffin...

Dis guy at Bonanzle (dat an online flea market place) - John1011 - has kewl postcards to announce the newest members of da fambly! We promised to let other cat bloggers know bout deze.

Here is one uf dem Postie wif your Catz photo Announcement

He's even got New Doggy Announcements and Cat Sympathy cards and Dog Sympathy Cards! And he only wants 1.99 for likes 8 of dem. Deze are wonderful finds!!
Postie wif your new Doggyz photo Announcement

We hope peeplez cums see hims stuffs.

Day iz ats a place called Bonanzle and you dont havta register to buy!!

Him only takes paypal doh... pooh fur sum of us.

But we just had ta tells sumbody!! Oh do pleze chek him out!! Him loves dogs and kitties!!
Hims Booth am dis hear link.
http://www.bonanzle.com/booths/John1011

We luv hims stuffoms!!!

Now hims stuffoms furst shows highest to lowest price, but dehr is an arrow on da side wher u kin change dat.

Ifns u can, let him knoh dat The Purple Kattery Sent you so him knows we did what we purrmiced!!

Luv n Purrz,

Katie Ann Kitty Too,
Assistant Mewnager
The Purple Kattery

Happy Valentinez Day!!

2010-02-14T17:21:00.007Z

Deze Kitties waits fur noo homes at da Cat Fancy Show...
Camera batteriez went out afore we showed alla babiez.
We hopes day gits lots of luvin today!!

Happy Valentinez Day!!

And Furs your enjoymint on dis hear valentines,
Ize got my video chasin da laser pointer!
(Datz our Brother Frind Mike holdin dat pointer)

Luv n Purrz fur alla our Kitty Frindz n Fambliez!
-Maxwell Tigger

Napping, Purrayin and Two Movies From Christmas

2010-02-13T06:41:00.014Z

Katie Too: Mom!!! Mawm!!!
Mom: No, Katie you can't go out. There is a very bad train and lots of snow and its COLD!!!
Katie: Noooo... I wants to go sleepy and gets warm wif you... lets lie onda couch n takes a nappy.
Mom: Okay.... Mom lays down on the couch. She pulls up the blanket and Katie gets under the covers on Mommiez chest.
Katie: when we gonna do another blog entry??
Mom: Right now.
Katie: How we do dat? We iz takin a nap.
Mom: the mystery of the internets...
Katie: Oh.... we gonna show a moovie? cuz weze gotted moovies frum chrissymouse and Maxie playin wif da red dot.
Mom: In a minute... First, lets purr for Jan's Funny Farm. Jan gotted her toe hurted and hur needs purrayerz.... Hur kin use some monies too. Hur has a Chip in Button for dat.
Katie Too: Otay... Katie closes hur eyes n purrz fur Jans toe. Mom, let's send some monies to Jan for hur kitties n doggies... kin we do dat?
Mom: Okay... We just click on the chip in button! Okay... We did dat!!!
Katie: but we is taking a nap! Oh never minds... Internets iz weerd.
Daisy jumps on the couch: Me go sleepy too!
Mom: Now don't crowd Katie off the couch, Daisy. There is plenty of room fur both of you!
Daisy snuggles under Mom's right arm: Otay... Me go sleepy here. Me Luv Mom... Mom iz needz kisses. Daisy kisses Mom's face.
Katie: DAISY GO SLEEPY!!! Dat gurl needs fixed... hur is sooo Daffy luvy stuffs.
Mom: Well, we needs money for dat.... so Let's purr bout dat too.
Katie Too and Daisy purrs bout Daisy being Daffy and needing her lady operation.
Maxwell Tigger jumps on the coffee table: Mom where my red dot... Ifs I cant goh sleepy wif da gurls, kin I play pleaze?
Mom: Okay.... looks like a Mom has gotta be multi taskin!
Mom shines the laser pointer all over the living room. Max chases the pointer while Katie Too n Daisy May go sleepy.
Mom: Max I needs to go sleepy... so I'm going to close my eyes now...
Max: Oh pooh... I gotta chase sumpin!
Max chases an imaginary moth through the house.... Bootsie Woo thinks Max is chasin hur and runs from the kitchen to the living room.
Bootsie Woo: Mom, Max is chasing me again!!

Oh alright.... Nap is over. Time for our moviez!

Mom!!! Dat one iz reelly short! Kin we see part 2?

(Maxie and Katie have a spat over the Secret Paw box. Guess who wins!)

Deze iz uv our Secret Paw Purrsent from Cory! Dey were takin after Mouse E. went over the bridge.
The video iz kinda dark cuz da sun wented down... and da living room is being remodeled.

More Movies next time!

Please visit Jan's Funny Farm and chip in to helps her with furry babies!

We iz gonna takes a real nap now!
Bye Bye Evfurrbuddy!!!

-Katie Ann Kitty Too.

Update bout Mouse

2010-01-20T06:25:00.009Z

UPDATE

Hiya! Mom sayz Thanks to all our kind n gentle furrfrindz. We gotted all funds we needed for Mouse E.s Memorial. We kin even payback $$ we borrowed frum our brother frind Mike for the down payment.
Thanks to Brandy, we kins pay him back!

We are so grateful to the following folks who helped us:
Brandy at The ZOO
Charlemagne and Tamar
(Dey dont haz a bloggie, dey likes reedin dem)
Margaret Cloud at Old Digger.
Deb Taylor at Homeless Cat Care
(We sint sum moniez left over to Deb)
Jacqueline and Hur Luverly Kittiez
(Hur iz noo at bloggin - doo stops by!!)
Gypsy and Tasha

Mousie is now with her brothers over the bridge.
Mom picks up Mouse's pawprint and box this week from Pet Traditions.
We should have a noo blog entry soon wif a moovie
of Me n Katie Too fightin over a our Secret Paw Giftbox. (Guess who wins!)

Purrz,
Maxwell Tigger and da Katie Katz
P.S. The items are still available.

Mousie Passed Away on Sunday

2010-01-06T13:39:00.033Z

Mouse E. Cat went over the Rainbow Bridge early Sunday Morning... We don't knows why. Could be lots of things. Hur was old and lots of health problems likes corn allergiez. Hur had gotted cataracts and one time gotted all hur teef pulled! We iz gonna miss hur lots and lotz. Her waz furry sweet and never complaned bout nuffin. Hur purred loudly and snuggled in Mom's arms. She also like to have hur bak end skritched. Mouse waz 16 years old.

(Mom's Comment: loosing Mouse right now is very heartbreaking... she was the last of my oldest babies and the sweetest cat I have ever known. Will tell her story in a later blog when I can compose myself to write it.)

Mom will know what dat Sonogram found bout hur liver on January 13... in da meen times, We iz gonna be down whiles Mom changes stuffoms. When we gets back we shows u whats we gotted from our Secret Paw.... (Cory)

Bye Bye,
Katie n Katie Too.

Purr. S. If anybodiez coods help wif Mousie's memorial expenses (cremation and box / 195.00 at Pet Angel), weze gots sum fings we coods give u.

A Snuggly - it am 15 in x 15 in and reversable!

Mr. Snuggles - him iz bout 1 1/2 hands size and ceramic. Him kin hold fings or beze a small planter.

Froggy, the Toilet Lid Cover.

Pleeze add five dollars to your gift for shipping and handling. Thanks for helping us pay for Mousies memorial. You kin use the button below to gives and let us know which fing u likes... (or we sinds u a surprise sumpin.)

Thanks fur all your purrz n support...
- Katie Too

Meowry ChrisMouse n Momz Sonogram

2009-12-25T18:17:00.034Z

Hiya Furry Peeplez!

Our Mawm is bin ills so we iz lates!
We iz wishin evfurryone a Meowy Chrissymouse
and hopes dat Hanukkahs waz nicest too!

Luv n Purzs,
Katie Too
Bootsie Woo
Daisy May
Maxwell Tigger
Mouse
Granma Nana and Bibi!
(dats Bibi lookin out fur snow! Weze Gotted Snowed!)

Here is our littel tree....
Dat white package is frum our Secret Paw!

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Dis our tree at nite wif lights init! All colorz.
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And dis our stuffums...
Nativities and purrtee candles.

We wish u a meowy Chrissymoose we wissh u a meowy Chrissmoose we wissh u a meowy ChrissMouse and a Happy New Year!

Oh bring us sum cat nippiez oh bring us sum catnippiez oh bring us some catnippiez cuz we haves bin goods!!

We iz thankin evfurryone who iz binz caring bout us dis year. Ifns we havs ur email addy, we is sendin a speshul card and purrs to helps u when u needs a frind!!

OUR MOM IZ GETTING SONOGRAM

Plez purr fur our Mom.... hur is getting a sonogram of ur liver on Monday.... da hospittal founds sumpin on dehr cat scan...Deys calls it an adenoma lesion...

Hey how come I didnt find nuffin??? I scanned hur reel goods!
SEE?!? Wate.... dats a Katie Too Scan... never minds.
We lets u know what dey finds in mom's liver....
Mom sez dis coods be sompin bads... so we iz purrin....

-Katie Too.
Clik dis fing fur a Chrissymouse card...
-For God so loved the world... John 3:16

Surpriez Kitty Takin Ovur Innernets

2009-12-07T05:53:00.005Z

Haz u seen diz noo video takin ovur da innernets?
Weze gonna have ta stay in cuteness shape to compete wif dat!!
Timez ta doo sum cross country cuteness traning!!
-Bootsie Woo...

Bootsie, dont let dis hear kittehz cuteness fool u.... iz Ninja Kitteh in Training!
Ize knohz cuz dat kitteh wz ats da Ninja Kitty meetin last week! - Katie Too.

Happy Thanksgiving n Stuffoms

2009-11-26T17:43:00.015Z

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

.....
From alla da Katie Katz

Give thanks to the Lord cuz him iz goods.

He gives us our daily cheezburgerz....

cuz hims mercy endurez 4evur

Say KTHANKX to Ceiling Cat bcuz He duz nice stuff to ppl an kittehs.
An He luvv us for alweyz -Psalm 107:15 Lol Cat Translation

Joy Joy Joy 4 Caturday

2009-11-14T10:30:00.015Z

Oh Hai! Bootsie rolled on da keybord and changed our linkie!

To http://katiezfurrymewz.blogspot.com !
http://chutzpah33.blogspot.com/ iz now our old "Got Chutzpah" bloggie!

Now we jus have ta move our bloggie list...
dey didnt cum wif da moovin...pooh, but we didnt lose dem yay!
If u iz subscribed to us, please resubscribe to the new address.
type in http://katiezfurrymewz.blogspot.com

Ta cellybrates moovin we founds dis here moovie fur Caturdayz!

Purrz, Da Katie Katz Gang

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Wordless Wednesday - Maxie Invents Game

2009-10-14T08:00:00.009+01:00

Movie Monday A Lonesome Kitty Song

2009-10-12T05:45:00.065+01:00

Lonesome Lennie da Kitty lookin fur faithful lufs.

Oh Hai, this video is "Love Me Like You Used To" from rathergood.com. Some of their stuff is out in cheeky land humour, but the animation on this one is truly amazing. The scenery is like New York and the raincoat kitty is like Detective Lennie Briscoe from Law & Order. A lonely, divorced half Jewish detective who hid his sensitive, caring nature with wise cracks and a bottle of alcohol, Briscoe became one of the longest running characters in producer Dick Wolf's universe until the actor, Jerry Orbach passed on in December 2005 from prostate cancer. Early 2006, Orbach received the Screen Actor's Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Jerry's loving and faithful wife of umpteen years accepted for him. In my humble opinion, the name of this wise-cracking, cheeky, jazz singing kitty longing for a faithful woman must be Lennie.

"Love Me Like You Use To," from their new CD
Danger is Dangerous (7 Seconds of Love).
"Baby, I don't want no flowers for my birthday, oh no
And baby, I don't wanna book a trip and go away, oh no
I just want you to love me like you used to, oh yeah"

The kitty sings really fast, hard to pick up all the PG-ish lyrics, but sound just like the jazz blues Lennie Briscoe would sing over a woman he really cared for who turned out to be unfaithful. Yet when I saw Lennie the kitty with tears in his eyes, I could only think of how much my husband is horribly missing me.

He is at Norton Correctional Facility - sentenced for taking an Alford Plea (innocent, but can't prove it)...doesn't matter why (see the story of Joseph in Genesis). His health is poor, one kidney lost from cancer ten years ago and a slow growing cyst on the other one. At least Norton is low security and the outdoor campus is rather large. In good weather, he can walk outside and feel the wind on his face and hear the birds chirping. A lot of Christian bands play outdoor concerts for the inmates and there are a lot of bible studies to keep him in faith...hopefully I can travel up there to see him soon.

My husband was supporting my parents and me. Please purr fur us. My mother and I are barely hanging on financially. (Her mortgage company just sent her payment back, because it wasn't the entire amount) Right before this all happened, I was getting ready to go back to school for more training so he could retire and me go to work... Now I need to be the provider, yet don't have the training in computer programming or CATIA (drafting software). I am teaching myself with what I can find using the library and the internet right now.

October 3, went to a really cool Bible parade in Humboldt, KS, which is always on the first Saturday in October. Got some photos and spoke to a 12 year old young man named Jacob who had just rescued a five month old kitten. - sweet tabby and white male named Lucky who just loved his new daddy! Sitting curled up in his lap with his eyes half closed, smiling and quietly purring. Hope to show a photo of Jacob, Lucky and Jacob's brother David as soon as the film is developed!

Luv n Purrz,
Katie Kat.

P. S. - pleze chek commints fur update frum Mummy... Katie Too

Sunny Bunny Daze

2009-10-11T11:32:00.003+01:00

Dis fur Sunny Daze! A Momma Kitty luvs dis bunny!

And here is Beauz Sermon:
Not Forgotten Forever

"For the needy shall not always be forgotten; The expectation of the poor shall not perish forever...For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, Now I will arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in the safety for which he yearns." The words of the LORD are pure words," (Psalm 9:18, 12:5; NKJV)

luv n purrz
da Katie Katz

Silence of the Cats?

2009-09-28T17:39:00.014+01:00

Blog Entry at Say Hello Beanty receives the All My Kids Have Fur Reward.

This is a partial reprint from Say Hello Beanty: http://www.sayhellobeanty.com/ please check it out....

In an article about animal writers, a pet writer ...explicitly stated that pets don’t talk, cats especially...

Beanty is a grey domestic short hair. Perhaps your cat is an orange tabby or rambunctious Scottish fold who loves boxes. When I say cats communicate quite clearly. I think you’ll agree. What’s the harm in going a step further and lending them the words they’re unable to say...We dress them in bizarre clothing, and that’s okay. There are cat capes, dresses, booties and wigs. I’m partial to cat wigs myself. Can there be anything better than a tortoiseshell cat in a hot pink wig?

Is the mix of cats and language a potentially lethal cocktail...Do they have the power to unleash a deadly new virus when trying to pronounce a long vowel? Does the scientific community know something we don’t?.... A cat says many things, least of which is, Why isn’t my box clean or Who the hell moved this chair?

...Cat lovers are strange enough. We can’t have a bunch of people covered in cat hair, walking around recounting conversations with their cats during office potlucks...But they do talk. And if we can somehow manage to put down the cat wigs and calico dresses long enough we’d realize that they have far more intelligent things to say...

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to explain why the hell I moved a chair.

(for full version of this story see Silence of the Cats and please leave the author comments. Thanks!)

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Mom's Comments:

Has this pet writer checked out animal research at all? Cats understand hundreds of words and can remember them. Their vocal chords are able to formulate the words they understand better than dogs can.

Based on the research I had found on communicating with chimps, dogs, and cats, I set out to see how much my cat I raised from three days old could understand and vocalize. As a kitten, my cat Spunky picked up more on food words, but he also knew my name. He had trouble pronouncing the “k” and the “th”, so it sounded like “atrin” versus Katherine.

My other male cats, Sandy and Baby would vocalize “hungry” “water” “want out.” In fact when it came to the word “hungry,” Sandy and Snow Baby came up with their own way to tell me they were both hungry. Sandy would say “hung” and Baby would walk around Sandy and say “ree.”

Sandy also decided on his own that “water” was actually “ehr” and that he was really saying, “want ehr.”

I found out that I was the stupid one... I had to retrain myself to see how beautifully intelligent my furry kids have been and still are.

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Slickfester Dude Tells Bedtime Stories

2009-09-24T04:03:00.025+01:00

Note ***to buy dis signed by Carol Duerkson and Slickfester Dude!! Just goez here...To the Purple Kattery. Portion of dis sale will helps kitties in need***

Whin Katie tollz Bootsie ta looks fur Mom on Toosdayz Postie... dis da uther parts uf da storee!

Bootsie looks fur Mom...

"Mawmee! Readz a storee frum Slickfester Dude! Him tells Bedtime storeez!"

Okay Bootsie, I'll read you the first chapter, okay? Now be a good girl and don't roll around on the book.

Katie Too pouts, But Mawm, we iz writin a bloggie!! oh pooh...(Katie luks thotfull) Ohtay, kin we puts it on da bloggie den?

Yes, Katie... let's do that! Our Kitty Friends and their Beans might like the story, too! Slickfester Dude Tells Bedtime Storie s is a really cute and humourous book written by Carol Duerksen and Slickfester Dude who live at WillowSpring Downs in Hillsboro, Kansas. Our copy is signed by Carol and Slickfester Dude himself! ISBN: 0964852578.

Note ***to buy dis signed by Carol Duerkson and Slickfester Dude!! Just goez here...To the Purple Kattery. Portion of dis sale will helps kitties in need***

Okay, Bootsie. Here is a story.... Where Reuben Goes.

...The night the stories started, I was lying in bed with my husband Maynard, not far from sleep. I felt the waterbed move softly, and Slickfester Dude, our black cat, three-legged his way across the covers toward me. Slick's right front leg had been permanently folded across his chest since before we found him, so everything he did was in a three-legged mode.
..."Hey, Slick, how're you doin', Dude" I greeted him.
...Slick Responded by sitting down squarely on my chest. Gazing at me with those big gold eyes, he reached out his good front paw toward me.
..."What?" I asked.
...I want to hold hands." Slick said.
..."You want to hold hands."
..."Yes, I would like to hold hands. It makes me feel secure."
..."Okay." I took his paws with my fingers and held it.
..."Thank you. That feels good." Slick was quiet for awhile, then he said. "Would you like to know a secret?"
..."Sure! Tell me a secret."
..."I know where Reuben goes."
..."You do? Where?"
...Now I must explain here about Reuben. Reuben is a black pug dog. For the last few days, Reuben hadn't been around the house at all during the day, and when he showed up in the evening to eat, he looked and smelled bad. Actually, he'd been looking and smelling more like a pig than a pug.
...Slick just looked at me, so I asked again. "So where does Reuben go?"
..."Down by the creek, where that crippled pig is living in the mud. He sits there with that pig."
..."You've gotta be kidding."
..."I told you it was a secret. I didn't say it was a lie."

..."Sorry. I believe you. But why? Why would Reuben spend days with a sick pig? Especially when his best friend is a chocolate Labrador. Who would leave a dog for a hog?"
..."Maybe because the pig needs him," Slick looked especially wise when he said that. Now it was my turn to think for a while. Yes, that porker had been the victim of domestic violence in the pig pen. Maynard had moved him outside the pen, away from his abusers. Somehow, the hog found his way down to the creek, where the shade trees and mud soothed his wounds. But what could Reuben
do for him?
..."But how?" I asked Slick. "How does the pig need Reuben?"
..."He just needs him to be there. To sit beside him."
..."Oh," I said. "You really think that makes a difference?"
..."We'll see," Slick said, taking his paw back from me. He began to lick it, and then to give himself a face wash.
..."Well thanks for telling me where Reuben's been," I said. "I'm going to sleep now. Good night, Slick."
..."Goodnight, Carol."

And that is Chapter One, Bootsie...

Bootsie, Mawm, Whut happin to da Pig n da Puggie?

Katie Too, Dat in Chapter 2 Bootsie n Ize tired uf typin... weze haveta waits til nex bloggie time!

Purrz, Katie Kat
Bootsie Woo n Katie Too

Back of Cover second paragraph:

So it Began. These stories are true. They are the stories of animals I know - most of them have lived on our farm in central Kansas. The part that might be stretching the truth a bit is that Slick actually, out loud, told me these stories. But if I looked into his golden eyes long enough, I could hear his heart talking. - Carol Duerksen

Yay! One comment saved this story! But Katie Too wont type Chaptur Too wifout morh commintz... pooh. -Bootsie Woo.

***But ifns you woods like to buy dis storee it am sined by Carol Duerkson and Slickfester Dude!! Just goez here... To the Purple Kattery. Portion of dis sale will helps kitties in need.***

Bye bye

Katie Kitty Too

Slickfester Dude and Hims Friendz

2009-09-23T20:11:00.009+01:00

(Slickfester Dude and Friends)

Him tells Bedtime Storiez...
We gots hiz book wif himz autograf!

C n T'z Noo Frindz

2009-09-22T06:53:00.031+01:00

Charlemagne n Tamar's Mama sinted our Mom deze fotohz of dehr noo Frindz!

Lion Baby and Bone China Kittiez!
Dey won dem in our Aukshuns!

Dey iz gonna be goods frindz! Well da bone china kittiez purrbablee hafta sits behin glass or sumpin so dey dont fall down.

Now dat lion baby iz tuffer n mites wanna play doh.

...No Bootsie, dey dont got noh Play-Doh!!! goh ask Mom fur sum grass or sumpin...
I iz writin dis hear bloggie...

Andywayz... We iz furry glads dat Charlemagne n Tamar likes derh noo frindz!!

Purrz,
Katie Too

Gimme Dat!!!

2009-09-15T20:46:00.005+01:00

Weze inturruptz normal bloggin entreez fur dis

Hungree kitteh!

Baks 2 regoolar purrgrammin next bloggie times...Charlemagne and Tamar photoz!
Dey meets Bone China Kittens and Lion Baby!

Purrz,
Katie Too

Firefighters Rescue Kitten From Under Highway!

2009-09-04T20:29:00.012+01:00

Dis a furry goods story about a kitten gotted rescued!
Purrz, Katie Too

http://www.kansas.com/news/local/story/956852.html

Photo Gallery: Firefighters rescue kitten

Reprint of Wichita Eagle Article Below

Firefighters rescue kitten from under elevated highway
BY STAN FINGER - The Wichita Eagle - Brian Corn/The Wichita Eagle

Wichita Fire Department firefighter Chris Whitchurch brings a kitten down the ladder after rescuing it from a storm drain trough under the Canal Route on East Douglas Wednesday evening.

A kitten trapped in a drain trough under the canal route on east Douglas, meeows at bystanders on the street below. The cat was later rescued by firefighters.

Firefighters at Station 5 on Hillside near Second Street were just about to sit down to some fresh, hot fajitas when the call came in. A kitten was stranded in a drainage trough underneath I-135 at Douglas.

"We're not in the cat rescue business," Lt. Tom Benefiel said, "but ... "

A crew of firefighters rolled to the scene next to the offices of the Midway Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross, where a crowd of anxious onlookers had gathered.

The kitten, only about five weeks old, was peering out from the trough and at times seemed poised to jump.

"Who knows how long it had been up there?" asked James Williams, a spokesman for the Red

Cross, who first heard the kitten's meows as he was leaving the office for the day.

Benefiel sent the station rookie, firefighter Chris Whitchurch, up the ladder first.
"He got bit," Benefiel said.
Then he sent another firefighter, Justin Brewster, up next.
"He got bit," Benefiel said.
"I'm not sure," Williams said, "the cat wanted to be rescued."
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Indeed, the kitten proved feisty, scampering to the opposite side of the ramp from the hoisted ladder. So while one firefighter scrunched below the trough on the ladder, another sprayed soapy water from the other side — forcing the kitten to retreat within reach of the first firefighter.

"We probably weren't going to get a second chance," Benefiel said.

Williams said he was tempted to adopt the kitten and make it a mascot for the Red Cross, but firefighters gave it to a pair of watching girls who indicated they were students at nearby East High. The girls, Emily Ivy and Adrianna Ortiz, had first seen the kitten around 3:30 p.m. and called 911 and Animal Control.
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Animal rescues are rare for firefighters. Benefiel said he's been to three in the past five years.
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He's lost count of the number of times someone has asked for help retrieving a cat from a tree or a roof. Simply put, Benefiel said, a cat who's climbed a tree or a house is going to come back down when it's darn good and ready, but this case was different.
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"That cat," Benefiel said, "wasn't going to come down."
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It likely became frightened by traffic on the Canal Route near First Street and sought refuge in the rain trough, he said. It was too small to climb back up onto the freeway or survive a leap of some 40 feet onto Douglas.

"I'm not a big cat lover at all," Benefiel said, "but it's kind of hard to turn down a kitten when it's sticking its head over the edge."

Reach Stan Finger at 316-268-6437 or sfinger@wichitaeagle.com.

Short Updates Too: Thankful Thursdeez!!

2009-09-03T20:29:00.001+01:00

Hiya! Just A shorts Update ta lets u knoh dat we made Nana Mom's Mortgage Paymint las Furryday! Fanks effurry buddy!

We make longer letter latur bout dat...

bye bye.

luvs n purrz
Katie Too

Death of Tiger Lily Needs Justice

2009-08-30T09:41:00.009+01:00

Hiya,

Mom took down the movie from Rather Good about the Singing Kitties, because of the little kitten making crying noises... upsetting us all...

Especially after hur found out about the kitten in New York named Tiger Lily. Hur little life was snuffed out by two teenagers as a sadistic "joke." This was no joke to Tiger Lily.

Got a message from a Catster at the Pups and Purrs Group about this.

Kitten Victim of Cruel "Joke" - Please read this story and pray for all involved, especially Tiger Lily's "Mom."

Our Mom cant bring herself to say what happened... Save she cant look at an oven or cook anything... nuff said.

If you see this information by Monday - please fax the judge and ask for no leniency in this case.

The case has been adjourned to September 2 for probationary review, so all comments must be received by the Judge by September 1.

They ACCEPT FAXES!!!
Fax the judge in the case against the abuse of Tiger Lily

"Kitten Baked To Death In Oven-Demand Justice For Tiger Lily. Please send polite letters and faxes to the Judge, as soon as you can. Help educate about the link between violence to other species and violence to people."

Case #:02546-2009
RE: Cheyenne Cherry
Honorable Judge Margaret Clancy
Bronx County Supreme Court
265 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Fax: 718-618-3573

- Katie Too
Who wants to slappy reel badz bout dis.
=^..^=

Bootsie iz a famous LOL CAT!?!

2009-08-28T07:23:00.008+01:00

OOhh pooh I iz notz famus...
dey lookt like mai toez... here are mai toez.

oh pooodiez.

Iz gotted black n pink paddiez...

pooodie poodie pooh.

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Did BOOTSIE GETTED FAMOUS!?!

Deze cutesie pinky toez was found and sumbuddy mades a LOL! and its on da front page! It gotted 2792 votes!

Oh mai pinky toez! Here iz da linky! http://icanhascheezburger.com/2009/08/04/funny-pictures-scanner-re-furring-it/#comment-753857

Nows fur a purrtee goods update!

Mom and Nana just needs bout 80 greenies to makes da house paymint! We iz almohs dehr!

Daisy iz all goods now frum having milk in hur mammary glands! Mom cant beleef it! Hur not needed antibiotix! Just warm and cold compresses and hur iz all bettur!

Olivia and Munch haf noo names: Angel and Shadow. Dey iz lurrnin bout running up and down stairz and playin wif doggies and dey haf a kitty bruffur - him iz orange.

Bella n Elliott mades frinds wif a doggie who finks dey is hur children... dey sleeps togeffur and dis doggies gives dem baths and check on dem whn dey is mewling!

We dont knoh how Harlee is doin save hur haz a noo name... we dont knoh what dat is doh.
A blak hole ated up da contact papur - Mom cant finds it. We do knoh dat Harlee reely liked dis lady frum da moment hur was in da ladeez arms. And dat Harlee has a noo NOMS Shitzu Frind.

Sumtime next week Maxie is gonna be in da local papur lookin fur a noo home. Weze lets u knoh how dat is doin. Weze still gotted stuffoms in our auction site fur sale and Mom is lurnin how to sell at eBay.

Dis our too fings dehr.
Garmin Topographic Maps for GPS and Monopoly - Century of Flight (ifns u like dis one, contact me and I kin half da eBay listing to 25.00) Deze too fings seem to sell well dehr. So we try dat.

When we gets our table cleaned off, Mom kin makes sum catnip pillows!

Luf u... I roll around onda floor fur u now
(but dont piks me up plz)

bye bye
Bootsie Woo
who iz furry shy and gonna goh hide now.

Catnip Pillohz Anybuddy?

2009-08-26T05:12:00.034+01:00

Since Mom sold our dishwasher and our kind frinds onda innernets, we has bout 200 greenies towards payin Nana Momz house paymint! Nana Mom finks she gots 100 -

***we needs ta finds bout 138 morh greenies by Friday***
2 avoidz foreclosure.

(We iz all stayin wif Nana Mom til da electricity gets done next door.)

We iz purrin fur anuffur mirakul and askin sum churches to helps... dey not got bak to us yet.
And Mom sez hur iz lookin fur works at call centers n stuff.

If anybuddiez kin helps wif da 138 morh greeniez weze sinds u a surprize gift or u kin choose sumpin! We gotted sum photoez wif our scannur:

Da Itty Bitty Kitty Pin Committee (3 kitty lapel pins 2 are playin wif yarn). Each pin iz about da size uv ur fingertip

A Squillion famly fotoh magnet fur da fridge

....

A pewter pin: kitty sleepin inna house slipper wif hims tail stikkin out uv a hole in da shoe! bout 2 inches across.

MISS PEACH HAS WONNED DA PLAYIN CARDZ!!!
FANCY FEAST Cats of the World Playing Cards
(dis fotoh iz uf a Fancy Feast Deck frum da innurnetz. Ourz looks jus like dis.)

Here is sum fings not fotohed yet:

A purple dress purse wif silver shoulder strap... furry purrtee shaped kinda likes a butterfly. Good fur a gift 2 a young lady bean.

A tiger bout 13 inches high.
A lion bout 12 inchez hi wif floppy legs n a Santa Claws hat.
Big Tiger and Lion will be morh n 13 oz and...will hafsta goh Priority fur 5.00 p/h

And dehr iz stuffoms not bids on yet at Katie Katz Store and
lots uv noo stuffoms at Katiez Furr-e-Bay!

Likes a wireless mouse for a laptop compootur

Mint and Chamomile herb stuffs!

Andywayz we waz wondurin sumpin:
Mom found dis size XL skirt wif dis cats of man colors fabrik. We placed it on our auction site ta see ifn anybuddy wanted to makes stuffoms wif dis fabrik.

Mom coods make sumpin wif dis like little catnip pillows and longer kitty snuggle pillohs. Hur knohs how ta do dat. (kinda sorta - mite take awhile!)Shoods makes a lot of dem, just have ta do sum figurin ta see how many.

Woods any kitties likes sum pillohz if hur made dem?? We coods make sum pillohz frum diz Oxford shurt.

=^..^= =^..^= =^..^=

Do let us knoh... dis will takes a while fur us ta doo n we wants ta knoh what u finks furst.

Mom likes our noo littel Furr-eBay company
and we iz glads dat u do too.

-luv,
Katie Too n Da Katie Katz Gang.

We gots lotsa stuffoms to puts up at eBay but still no digital camera!

We iz lookin to gets a good used one on e-Bay or sumpin. Duz anybuddiez got one dey dont needs noh morh or cood sell to us??? thx! =^..^=

Moofie Monday and Updates

2009-08-24T19:42:00.006+01:00

Hiya, we gotted noo updates.

Furst, Daisy'z mammary glands are almost back to "normal." Mom gave her warm packs and cold packs fur a few days last week and den dey started goin down on derh own!!

Dis iz morh dat mirakul stuffoms we finks... soh soon Daisy kin gets hur lady opurrayshun!

Nana iz sum better - thanks fur purrin! hur rested lots and da intestinal soreness wents away... hur is still furry tired. Nana and Mom wz all skerrd last week dat Nana hafta go to hospittal. Dis mirakul so far dat we iz purrin fur Nana to gets reel bettur.

Our Mom n Daddy Purrson hads dehr annifursary on Sunnyday... but Mom n us cant seez Daddy Purrson cuz sum meen peeplez sayz him did sumpin bads wif no proof n dey lokked him ups... Daddiez lawyer waz noh goodz soh we iz tryin ta gets a noo lawyer. Him iz 73 and not doin goods cuz dey wont gifs him foods he kin eat... (seriously).

A bit of good stuffoms...
Mom sold our dishwasher!! and Fanks to our kind frinds onda innernets, we has bout 200 greenies towards payin Nana Momz house paymint! We needs bout 238 morh... We iz purrin fur anuffur mirakul and askin sum churches to helps... Fanks fur your suppurt!

Fanks to Christopher da blind kitty at http://christophersgroove.blogspot.com/

Weze founded http://www.blindcatrescue.com/and a goods moofie uv a kitty dat
waz rescued.

We hopes u goh see dis website and all da great babiez dehr.

luv,
Katie Too

Note Frum Christopher:
Sadly, little Ariel passed away last month from fluid on her brain that couldn't be helped. She passed away in the arms of her loving family who runs the sanctuary. It's important that she was loved and knew she was loved. And she did. -Christopher.

**Katiez Furry Mewz! (New bloggie!)**

Mom We Want Some More!!

Dog Rescues Kittens

Happy Efurrtingz!!!!

Updatez n Stuff

Miri had her Lady Surgery Monday!

Our Mom was shy bout dis

Quick Note Bout Live Strong

Bootsie Mewz: Purrz fur Sweet Praline, Miss Peach, Beau and Opus

Bootsie Woo Update After Sugery

Nooz Furr Purring Bout

The Mom turned 50 Today!!!

Merry Chrissymous n Happy Noo Yearz

Mommy bin catchin up on drawings

Mai brufurs all otayz

Da Three Jayz Gets Nooterd

Doggiez and Bunniez

Whare ourz postums?

Miri duz da post

Fixin Da 'Pooter

Da Computur am Broke

Sunnyday Photos and Updates

Miri Thank You 4 Helping Me

Miri to Vet in the Morning

Toby's Wordless Wednesday

Miri on Monday Improving!

Miri's Vet Visit

Auction Fur Miri

Miri is a Sweet Baby

Update on Miri's condition

Last 3 Kittens and Miri has Asthma

Toby is Curly!!

When it purrz, it rainz more kittenz

Three Kittens Photos

A Tail of Three Kittens

Happy Meezer Rescue Update!

Emergency Post - Help Save Siamese Kitties

I kin haz Artist Mom!!

Furr Memorial Day: Cats in Wartime

Bear Necessities Fur Mommiez

Sweet Bella has gone to the bridge

Katie Get It

Bibi Update and Da Fresh Air Fund

Wacky Wordless Wednesday

Found deze ladies helpin kitty cats

Cat-O-Lympics Part One

Catolympics Continued

URGENT NOOZ and Found Postie Cardz

Happy Valentinez Day!!

Napping, Purrayin and Two Movies From Christmas

Update bout Mouse

Mousie Passed Away on Sunday

Meowry ChrisMouse n Momz Sonogram

Surpriez Kitty Takin Ovur Innernets

Happy Thanksgiving n Stuffoms

Joy Joy Joy 4 Caturday

Wordless Wednesday - Maxie Invents Game

Movie Monday A Lonesome Kitty Song

Sunny Bunny Daze

Silence of the Cats?

Slickfester Dude Tells Bedtime Stories

Slickfester Dude and Hims Friendz

C n T'z Noo Frindz

Gimme Dat!!!

Firefighters Rescue Kitten From Under Highway!

Short Updates Too: Thankful Thursdeez!!

Death of Tiger Lily Needs Justice

Bootsie iz a famous LOL CAT!?!

Catnip Pillohz Anybuddy?

Moofie Monday and Updates

Katiez Furry Mewz! (New bloggie!)