A Rescue Reset: Benji's Boost
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2M ago
As you probably can tell from the crickets chirping on the blog, I've been keeping my head down, rescue-wise. Despite the hush, there's no shortage of feline residents, with 16 cats and kittens on the prowl here looking for new homes. But with the Kitty Kia clunking (literally) along unreliably, commiting to regular spay/neuter hauls hasn't really been an option. I've been doing a "kitty here, kitty there" sort of thing, chipping away at cat drama for friends and neighbors, mostly. The Kitty Kia's steering dissolved spectacularly on the notoriously steep and winding Swartwood Hill (luckily I w ..read more
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Goodbye to the goodest dog
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7M ago
I lost my Molly this past week. I tried to write a little about how she passed, but in addition to losing her, I'm also finding myself quite sad about losing two beloved veterinarians I really trust who have since retired. Molly's passing was a completely different experience than it has been for my many other animals when their final day arrived. But I try to remember she was a joyous little dog, who loved the roadtrips to animal welfare conferences and manning the Petfinder booth, camping trips and twice-daily walks on our beautiful country road. She loved playing with cats and kittens. it w ..read more
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Pepper and Timea come to visit
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10M ago
Some of my rescues come back to visit, when their parent has to travel. Sometimes I petsit at their home, but when I have space here on the landing, or in the three-level cage downstairs, they can come and stay with me. Pepper and Timea spent a couple of years here on the landing until they were finally adopted together by Nancy. They come to visit once or twice a year, and it's nice to get to see them -- and know they'll be leaving again on a scheduled day in the future, instead of being a big question mark, like all of the other cats and kittens who come here. I sent some pics of them off to ..read more
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Killian the Grey checks in
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10M ago
Killian the Grey -- the sweet but shy-with-strangers cat who was here with us (another years-long resident) has gained a little weight but actually looks fit and trim compared to the squishy, plushy self he was here. Now he has a big apartment to romp from room to room, and one person who dote on him morning, noon and night. For those of you who met him here, you can be sure he scored an amazing home. Killian checking in --- thin and fit ..read more
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Waking up from hibernation
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1y ago
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A summer hijacked by cats
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1y ago
This was supposed to be the summer I worked on the house and got it ready for sale. It ended up being a a flurry of TNR starting in August, plus a bucket of kittens. I finally made a contact -- and a friend or two -- at a barn I've been wanting to address, and once I had a a paw in that door, I didn't want to  put it off.  Then a bunch of kittens were born on Debra's street in Waverly, and mom cat was due to pop out a second litter and refused to be caught. Litter #1 was too feral and too teenaged for socialization, so I had to warehouse them until the second litter and mom could be ..read more
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A scrubbing Sunday, and my disillusionment with the hard turn in national cat rescue messaging
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1y ago
It's pre-noon on a Sunday, with six feral teenagers returned to their colony, and two more going to a relocation cage in their new barn home later today. These four are ready for adoption (they were born here to a feral cat waiting for TNR) but the house needs a thorough cleaning before welcoming visitors. While none of these first "back to blogging" posts will be particularly earth-shattering, it suddenly occurred to me that I print my blogs off as books as journals for my future self. Since I haven't been blogged, I have no record, really, of my last few years.  This year is going to be ..read more
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How do old bloggers reinvent themselves?
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2y ago
If you stopped blogging, are you doing different amazing things? Or are you looking for a new goal to grab onto, as I am ..read more
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My apologies to subscribers
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3y ago
For some reason, Blogger is sending messages to subscribers about past posts, anytime I log in and touch anything -- even if I'm just creating a draft for a new post.I will be suspending notifications completely (Google is getting rid of this option next month anyway) and I'll send an email manually in June to see if anyone wants to sign up for manual notifications once a month. Again, I'm really ..read more
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My four-cat clan was actually visible all at once,...
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3y ago
My four-cat clan was actually visible all at once, thanks to a chilly evening where they all wanted to hang by the one window that has electric heat under it. Buster took the basket, Raven (still pretty feral) cuddled up next to Buster, whom he adores. Coraline and Oliver took over the marimba -- which really, really should not be near the heat at all. I need to take some thoughtful steps toward ..read more
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