Brianna and Fraser

From hence forth will be called.... Brianna and Duncan.  :)  Can't say I object to the names, but it did make conversation with DH a little difficult as I was trying to explain who was adopted at the shelter and then the email update from owners of the kitty formerly known as Fraser...

All reports say they are doing well.  Both of them had some watery eyes and sneezing after they got home, but considering what they had gone through prior, I was not surprised in the least.  Surgery no matter how minor is trauma to the body, and then with the challenge of the rabies vaccine (and I'm assuming the FVRCP booster) to their immune systems.

I laid out a baby blanket in the kitten room the last few days they were there.  I made it a point to rub everyone down with it, then left it in a popular sleeping spot.  When the kits went back to the shelter, I put that in a bag and sent it off to their new home.  I wish I could do this with all of my kittens, but attempts in the past have failed.  I was told it helped them a lot - and as you can see in the first few photos they seemed to appreciate it.

They have yet to meet their big brother and that is going to wait until they have had their vet check ups which considering the watery eyes is a good idea.

I do really hope the parents of Mackenzie, Murray, Clair and the original Duncan check in, that would be fun!

Murray and Mack went home

I stopped in the shelter today to get some more food for Beatrice.  Duncan and Clair were in a cat room waiting for a home.  Yea for Murray and Mack.  May they have a wonderful life.
I went to the shelter in search of a particular flavor of Fancy Feast cat food.  It is lower in carbs and plant based ingredients. Cats can't properly digest plant based ingredients and diabetic cats often have dramatically lower blood sugar levels when they eat foods that have little to none of them in it. Well despite having a plethora of food, they didn't have any of the particular flavor I feed.  I was so happy to see the shelves full of large cans of food, but alas none of the one I need, so I'm off to the store here in a bit to get some more.

Speaking of cats and food, I just found this on Twitter, and thought it a very interesting read...http://the-scientist.com/2012/01/01/cat-cravings/

Now that the kittens are off, I'll be highlighting Beatrice a bit more.  Hopefully someone will take a liking to her and we can get her a new home.  If not, then I hope we can get her off insulin so she can go back to the shelter and find a new home there.

New Couch

While I was making the new toy that I posted on Tuesday, DH got some help bringing in the new couch we bought.  We really like the chaise lounges we bought a few years ago in front of the TV, it makes it difficult to have friends over to watch movies.  We talked about getting a sectional on and off for years, but when my SIL asked me to help her find a chaise lounge that looked like ours (because she wanted another seat in her room and she liked ours so much) it seemed the time had come to get one.

Well of course now that we want one, there are none but the utmost expensive ones to be found. I do a lot of my shopping at the local retail salvage store (they get some really cool stuff in there you just have to go in often to be there when it comes in) and sadly they had nothing.  We tried the resale shops, and again nothing.  The local Big Lots store had three "sectionals" (They were just couches with one long side) for $700-$800.  Well they also have a cool rewards program that if you make 10 purchases over $20 you get a 20% coupon for your next purchase.  So, once I got my coupon, we bought it..

"Before" (you have to imagine the second chair in the open spot)

Mom,what happened??

After

We are thinking we are going to move the TV from the corner to the wall and readjust the angle of  everything, but for now it works for us.  The Crew is just going to take some time to get used to it.

Multiple choice

I wonder who is more excited

• Brianna and Fraser
• Brianna and Fraser's new family
• me

I know who is probably not all that excited, the kitty that lives with Brianna and Fraser's new family already.  I hope he transitions well and enjoys their kitten-y ways..

I so hope they ply me with pictures for quite some time to come..

Good Bye Kittens

Well the kittens went back to be neutered yesterday. Today Brianna and Fraser are headed to their new home.  The rest will be going up for adoption this weekend.  I pray for wonderful homes for all of them. 

So long and thanks for all the fish! ~Mack

oh Mack, you so funny