Twinkle and Happy Bear have a conversation

Twinkle: Hello Happy Bear
Happy Bear: Hello Twinkle. I hear you are magic.
Twinkle: Well I am a Unicorn, magic just follows me around.



Happy Bear: Santa is magical too.. *sigh*
Twinkle: What's wrong?
Happy Bear: well I asked Santa for kittens and he gave me mittens. It's not that I don't like mittens, I do, but I don't have much use for them in here, and I just love having kittens

Twinkle: I hear you are very good with kittens
Happy Bear: Thank you, I do my best. It's just such fun having them crawl all over me, and cuddling them when they sleep on my lap.

Twinkle: Have you considered that maybe Santa was just giving you mittens as a placeholder gift?
Happy Bear: Placeholder?
Twinkle: I have a feeling that he knew your gift was going to take a while to get to you..
Happy Bear: *gasp* what was that?

Twinkle: That, my friend, is magic.
Happy Bear: I wish I could clap my paws. You're good!
Twinkle: Thank you. His name, as given, is..
Happy Bear: MITTENS!!

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Mittens has been in foster care since October. He simply has a major case of failure to thrive. They haven't really figured out why he is not gaining weight. He was at one foster home, then with the foster coordinator for several weeks, and now he's with me. He urinated in the carrier on the way home but then found the litter box once he was here and produced a very nice, if not smelly, poop. I offered him some raw food, which he immediately inhaled and asked for some more, so I gave him more.

Three months old and only one pound four ounces. He has a bit of a smell to him because he's apparently not a fan of grooming. I will probably give him a bath in the next day or so. He is NOT a fan of being scruffed, acting as if he was in pain when I did so (I was trying to verify gender since the coordinator used both genders while talking about him). He had a brother who was very healthy and is already neutered and adopted. Considering how much he liked the raw food and how he came running over to me when I opened up a can of food (so he had options) I'm guessing he won't be here that long, but that really depends on his little body and how ready it is to catch up.

He is more than a little ridiculous. His eyebrow whiskers are so long they interfere with his eating. I'm seriously considering trimming them down to a more manageable level. I know they say do not trim a cat's whiskers, but in this case, I almost think it is necessary; I will give it a day or two to see how much they get in his way. Husband doesn't think he is a Mittens.. but is more of a Mozart. What do you think his name should be? (Twinkle Spirit is taken)

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Happy Bear: Twinkle?
Twinkle: Yes, Happy Bear?
Happy Bear: with that magic stuff, do you think you could work some for Raffe? He's been looking down lately.
Twinkle: Already done my friend, already done.

Unicorns are Magical Creatures

Before I knew what unicorns like to eat (according to the Companion's Guide they like to eat daisies, granola, starlight, rainbows, cupcakes, and wishes and dreams - wishes and dreams?? that sounds ominous) I wondered if Twinkle Spirit would like gummy bears.

She ended up having a Teddy Bear Picnic with them, it was really quite cute. When she went back to her bed another magical occurrence happened; our other magical being came to visit. I wonder what they talked about.

Then she went to visit Muffin and was able to touch her belly..

She then went to visit with Raffe and said a few words over him and left satisfied he would not look like this much longer.

I wonder what other magical things she can do.

Another day, another rescue

I was gifted another opportunity to rescue recently, a being I'm completely unfamiliar with raising, so I thought this would be a fun chance to learn about a new species..

Knowing nothing about rescuing unicorns, I will say I was very glad that she came with an instruction manual.

She is quite spirited and interested in investigating

I figured the first thing I should do was make her a place to sleep, and I do think she likes it.

While I study the manual to learn more about her, I was hoping you could help me come up with a name.

Flashback Friday - Jack

When Jack was little.. 

I seriously love this photo, it makes me smile every time I see it.

It was a dark and stormy night - the rescue of a three-legged cat #notreally

It was a dark and stormy night - no it wasn't. It was a cloudy and raining afternoon - that is more accurate... 

It was a cloudy and raining afternoon when I went out to the local store to browse around when I returned to my car I saw something on the ground. I tend to look at the ground in a parking lot because I'm the kind of girl who picks up pennies and has a better day for finding them.

So I was walking back to my car, in the rain - it was drizzle - when I saw something on the ground.. as I approached I realized it was a kitty - a kitty? seriously?? Just look at this recreation.. 

The kitty was cold and wet so I scooped it up and took it home with me. Being so small I thought it best to get it into a nice warm bed - geeze.. seriously woman.. it's a gumball machine toy that some kid had too much fun with.. get over yourself.. 

After it had rested up and was warm I wondered if it was hungry. But what would this kitty eat?  It looked like a wild cat breed that might like a larger type of prey..

I decided to let it hunt its own dinner down. I knew it wouldn't do well on a hard surface, only having three legs, so we went to the fields to give that a go - *headpalm*

Faster than the eye could see - you mean as fast as it took for you to pose that thing, take a photo, pose it again and hoped it didn't fall over before you took another photo, don't you??, the kitty had pounced on its prey, the wild cherry gummy bear. I was so proud.

You do realize this is what happens when the woman doesn't have foster kittens to care for, don't you? she starts getting kitten fever and thinks finding a toy in the parking lot is a rescue story. This is almost as bad as the Great Balloon Rescue a year ago!!  If you aren't careful, she'll offer it for adoption and take applications for it.  Wait, no, that is a fabulous idea, get it out of the house before she posts again!! Anyone wish to adopt a three-legged toy cat? I bet if you ask she'll send it to you.. but she'll probably ask for updates for her former fosters posts.. and she says she is not crazy...