Feelin the Love

We're feeling the love here today. We've named the little princess "Peek-a-Boo" and she's back from the vet and now resting comfortably at Debby's house. Her potential owners will be coming down on Sunday to visit and see if Peek-a-Boo will fit into their family.  Keep your fingers crossed. 

In the meantime, I'm trying to force Craven into wearing his pink frilly love necklace but he's not having it. So I guess its just me for now.  Oh well, more treats for me! 

Name Needed For Our Newest Catch

This little princess is a doll.  Everyone that has come across her absolutely loves her.  She is extremely friendly but is definately a talker.  She has somehow managed to claim the tree outside my apartment as her own.  Big Tom lets her eat with him and all the other cats stay away.  Tom is obviously the father as well.  She also lets you pet her. If you sit still, she walk around you and brush up against you several times while going in a circle.  She's soo funny.  Debby and I have started calling her Hitch's twin but she needs a better name.  Anyone have a suggestion? She's headed off for fixing tomorrow.

She's so adorable.  I let her out of the cage a little to walk around get some petting in.  She isn't bad about me putting her back in there either.  She's going to make some family really happy.  I think she'll be great with kids too since she's so friendly. Here's hoping the people we have in mind for her takes her!

That Wonderful Time of Year Again

Its that wonderful time of year again where there are soo many things to play with. First its the wonderful tree that gets put out just for me.  There are all of these nice shiny things on there as well. I get to take my time, plucking and batting each one off one by one daily.  Then there are the dozens of boxes under the tree that have bits of shiny string and lots of paper for me to play with.  I have to wear a coat from time to time and called "Satan" sorry.. "Santa" Cat.  There's a night where food & milk are left out under the tree for me.  I especially enjoy that.  I don't know why my human constantly shrieks when she walks back in the apartment every day from the time the tree goes up to the sad day when it goes down. I'm thinking she is really excited to see me playing with all the toys she puts out for me.  I think my favorite part is being able to get to those hard to reach places between my back teeth with the bristles on the branches.  I wish she'd leave the tree out all year.  Although Dita seems to think its a tree that needs to be watered.  Hmm..wonder what kind of coat Dita will have to wear as I'm sure the clicky thing will be broken out again. It's been a few days since I last saw that thing.  Well, time to go play with some more shiny things!

She Got Me

It's been a while since the last post.  I've been slowly getting my dignity back.  I've said before, never, never play dead.  Makes it all the easier to get these things on you.  As you can see, I have fallen victim once again to this crazy thing called Halloween.    

 My litter mate, Craven was given Angel wings.  We were made to stand guard at the glass door.  We were in charge of the candy.  Oh what a horrible horrible day.  I've since gotten my revenge with the bathroom rugs and Craven is creating some type of sculpture out of the coffee table legs.  See? Nice piece of work right there.  He's into whittling wood.  Can't wait til its finished. 

Just for Fun

Breaking Out The Suitcases

I suppose you wonder why I'm sitting in a suitcase like I'm getting ready to go somewhere.  Well my friends, good news once again, Cali and Hitch have both found happy homes.  Cali will be making her way out tomorrow night to her new home.  Hitch also seems to have a new home but we aren't sure which house he's going to yet.  There are two options apparently but he seems to be taken. We are so grateful for these guys finding homes.  Now I can keep my kitty condo and not feel guilty about it.

The Farkas Has Struck Again....

My neighbor Gale Farkas has done an amazing job capturing 2 more cats.  This one is Cali, who we've caught before but was still nursing so we had to release her. This time she isn't nursing and is in a nice warm cat bed relaxing and reuniting with her baby cat.  The weather is cold people and the wind and rain are not helping.  We're giving them food, blankets and shelter til they can go to the SPCA and be fixed on Tuesday morning.  Then they will be taken to a foster home to recover and hopefully we'll have found good homes for them both real soon. 

This one is Hitch. She's Cali's little kitten. We keep calling her Milk Mustache Baby because of her "Got Milk?" face.  She is just like her mother, very loving and sweet.  The foster family taking her in are 2 of our very own rescued kittens from earlier this summer, Mazzie & Zoey and their human owner Debby.  She was kind enough to foster the last baby cat found who we thought was a boy but turned out to really be a girl.  Mr. McFlufferson is really a Mrs McFlufferson. Debby calls her Sissy. 
I am now going to share some tuna with my new friends and swap some owner/people stories with them. Being out in the streets I'm sure they've got plenty of them.

Good News This Day.....

And upon them came an Angel (Dita) and as she floated above them she said "Fear not, for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. To you this day, a home was found for little baby Mr. McFlufferson." and then she swung around and hissed at Craven cause the string holding her up was starting to chaffe.

Kitten Rescued From Drowning

This little guy was rescued last night around 11pm. Our neighbor Gale and her boyfriend Rob found this little guy drowing in a pool of water under a drainage area. They pulled him out, dried him off and put a little heating pad under him to keep him warm. Unfortunately they are not able to keep him. I am going to try to see if he can be sheltered at the SPCA and if not, find him a foster home until a home can be found for him. We can't release him back out because for starters, he's male and needs to be fixed before any more of him pop up. His father is Big Tom which happens to be the daddy of most kittes in the area. Just look at this face, how is he not going to be a heart breaker?  He's about 5-7 weeks old. He's so cute isn't he? Please contact me if you have any leads on a home for him. Thanks!

This brings us to 6 cats and 4 kittens left to capture.

Operation Kindness

One of my lovely neighbors, Gale, who has 4 lovely cats of her own, has contacted Operation Kindness. They are going to foot the bills for all of the feral cats we capture and take to get fixed.  They are a wonderful organization. If you'd like to read further information about them, please click here.  http://www.coalitionforanimals.org/operationkindness.htm Gale has started naming the all of the strays.  I'm going to start posting pics of them soon along with the crazy names she's come up with.  This could be interesting.  There are currently 6 adult cats, One 6 month old, and 5 kittens we are dealing with here.  We have the 6 month old ready to go on Monday.  1 down 11 more to go. Wish us luck!

New Trapped Cat...needs home!!

We have started up our Trap Neuter & Release program again.  Here is a little kitty we caught today. She is about 6 months old and needs a good home.  We are going to take her to the SPCA on monday to have her fixed and get her shots.  Part of the TN&R is catching them, fixing them and releasing them back into their natural habitat but we'd like to try to find them homes if possible.  If you know anyone that might want her, please contact me and let me know.  She's adorable. A little frightened but very sweet.  Her sister already found a home and we are still trying to catch the mother who happens to be very very friendly as well.

Wait..what did I do last night??!!!

Aw man, it has been a while since my last update. You might ask why the silly hat. Well I'll tell you. I have no idea. I fall asleep and bam! A bright flash of light happens and I start to come to only to find a silly at on my head. You might think 'yeah, right "asleep" he says'. I am very responsible with my catnip. I usually wait til my human is either gone or asleep before indulging. Not because she wouldn't approve...but because of things like this. As you know, its now the end of Sept. She just came back from the store with our treats and good eats for the week. I noticed there's another bag though with stuff sticking out. Looks like the dreaded Halloween costumes are upon us again. Does anyone know the number for PETA???

September is here...oh the horror

Listen up folks...there are a horrifying 59 days left til Halloween. The time when your human becomes a nutjob more so then normal and decides you need to "dress up". I don't see my neighbors giving out cans of tuna each year. This is last year's costume. It cost my human her favorite pair of shoes. Oh yeah, I peed on them. I'd do it again if she hadn't moved them all behind the doors. They hang there magically and I can't quite figure out how to reach up there just yet. I repeat... JUST.. yet.

Now for those of you other cats out there...don't try to play dead when they do this costume thing...it doesn't work. It makes it easier for them to put it on. One can of tuna isn't worth it.. a year supply...maybe. I'm hearing stuff like "mermaid" for this year already...I'm drinking up lots of water as we speak.

After Party Blues

And so the humilation begins with the wearing of the bells. I'm already the center of attention..but why would they think I would enjoy such a huge accessory? I think a little collar would have been tasteful or maybe a little bowtie? Yes...I can see myself with a bowtie...very classy. There were plenty of humans who were very generous with gifts and one even brought their cat along. I can't say Dita was very happy with that. My toys consisted of (all catnip filled) a cigar, a heart, sardines, mice, bouncy balls with bells (my revenge will be sweet with these), fish on a string, feathers on a string, and a mouse that can't make up its mind where its going. There was plenty of good food but there were also lots and lots of feet around. I spent most of the evening in one of the rooms where there were fewer people. I also ended up letting a few of them know they had more then enough by knocking their glasses out of their hands. Seriously.. look at them... Tell me they haven't had enough here....and where am I in the photo you ask? I had the good sense to run away...far far away from the clicky clicky thing they constantly chase me around with. Well i'm off to go enjoy some of those little mice and try to forget and possibly bury that blue thing at the bottom of my litter box. Oh the horror of it all!

Getting Older

It is getting closer to the date that my human likes to call "my birthday" when in fact it really is the anniversary of when I came to live here. My other housemate was also brought in last year around this time so the crazy human has decided to throw us a party this week. Now I'm sure you can tell just how excited I am about this. Humans running around, loud noises, lots of feet everywhere and me with my tail just cleaned. This should be interesting. Wonder if any of them plan on bringing their cats. Oh no, the litterboxes were just cleaned too! Hm..better check on that grocery list and make sure all the good stuff is on it.

I'll check back later hopefully with my tail intact. - Craven

****UPDATE ON POOR GIRL*****

Turns out our poor little girl is a momma cat after all..she is still nursing her babies so we had to turn her loose outside because we didn't know where the kittens are being kept. We will continue to try to catch the older kittens and the male cats running loose. Several female cats are pregnant or have just given birth so we are finding it difficult to try to remove them to have them fixed without hurting the babies. If anyone has any tips it would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!

Poor Girl

I'd like you all to meet one of our "neighborhood" cats. She's got such a pretty face but no place to call home other then a bush, or under a tree or in a street well. She is one of the cats we donate some of our food to daily. She will be making her way tomorrow to the SPCA to be fixed so she doesn't end up a single mother. We don't know if she ever had a home before as she seems to be new to the neighborhood. We've only started seeing her around a few months ago. We live in the Ocean Township area of Monmouth County so if anyone knows of someone missing their baby, please contact us. Until then, the vet will check her out, give her shots and fix her (if she hasn't been already). She'll rest comfortably for a few days before being released outside again. We will try our hardest to try to find her a good home if possible. Its always good to have a clean pillow to warm your haunches under. Having a human around to domesticate isn't so bad either. Meow once, they pet you. Meow twice, you get a toy. Meow three times and you get feed. Humans are so easy to train.

The picture above is in our bathroom. We felt it was a little cruel to keep her in a carrying cage for 2 days while waiting for the ASPCA drop off date. Our human says she has to stay seperated from us until she gets her tests done. I hope she passes them all with flying colors. Until then, keep your paws crossed!

Tuna in every bowl

There is a time for every cat to look around and see all that they have achieved. A nice couch to scratch, a clean litter box, a human servant to do thy bidding and above all, tuna in every bowl. I look out my window daily and see hobo kittens huddling together doing a meow quartet in exchange for food. Sometimes I wish I could be out there roaming free, seeing and smelling the different sites but then along comes a rumbling noise from lord knows what and snaps me back to my senses. Yes, I feel for the ones out there that aren't as lucky to have such sound insulated digs such as myself. I take time out of my daily routine to push aside one of my cans for my human to go out and feed my friends. A tuna in every bowl is my motto. If every cat who had it as lucky as I were into such philanthropy, it would be a happier but probably fatter place.



As always, make sure all of your housemates are spayed/neutered. You don't want to wake up one day to have your favorite blanket smell like the bottom of someone's litterbox. Yuck! That's when they get the wrong side of my paw.