February 02, 2011

Handsome Gentleman Cats Looking For Home


Hi!  My name is Zanzibar, and I am looking for my furever home.  Can you help me?

I’m a handsome, declawed gentleman of almost 11 years.  I’ve just spent a year living in a cage at a shelter, hoping someone would take me home!  But no one did – everyone thought I was grumpy.  Really, I just hated that cage, and I was confused why my family left me there.  I’m actually the sweetest, most affectionate kitty you could ever meet!  I do like to talk a lot, though, and I really need to be an only cat.  I don’t have any front claws, so I need to live inside all the time.  All I need is a lap to lie in for a few minutes, or a hand to brush or pet me.  If you feel like it, I might chase a feather on a string!  I’m really no trouble at all.
If you think you’d like to give me the home of my own that I’ve been looking for all this time, please call the nice lady who helped save my life.  (At the shelter, they were going to put me to sleep!)  Her name is Amy, and you can call her at 434-770-0350.  Tell her Zanzibar sent you.  She’ll be so happy to find some good people for me!

I’m a handsome, declawed gentleman of almost 11 years.  I’ve just spent a year living in a cage at a shelter, hoping someone would take me home!  But no one did – everyone thought I was grumpy.  Really, I just hated that cage, and I was confused why my family left me there.  I’m actually the sweetest, most affectionate kitty you could ever meet!  I do like to talk a lot, though, and I really need to be an only cat.  I don’t have any front claws, so I need to live inside all the time.  All I need is a lap to lie in for a few minutes, or a hand to brush or pet me.  If you feel like it, I might chase a feather on a string!  I’m really no trouble at all.
If you think you’d like to give me the home of my own that I’ve been looking for all this time, please call the nice lady who helped save my life.  (At the shelter, they were going to put me to sleep!)  Her name is Amy, and you can call her at 434-770-0350.  Tell her Zanzibar sent you.  She’ll be so happy to find some good people for me!

September 03, 2010

Stormy, A Cat's Tale

I have a tail to tell;
The beginning of August I was required to be in Charles City Iowa,USA. for work at one of our great customers,CAMBREX. . I had scheduled myself to stay for two days 2-3rd of Aug at the Sleep-Inn on Grand Ave. It is a pet friendly,clean,well run and impeccable maintained hotel. We, (me, Kirsten and our cats have stayed there 4 of more times per year for years) and have enjoyed their hospitality and helpful services.
On, The 2nd day of working with my local supervisor, Larry Schmidt, we scheduled a split work day, so to work around CAMBREX's on going yearly shutdown refurbishments
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Now to the TAIL or tale
I leave the SLEEP INN just before 3 pm to meet the crew. As I get into my truck I hear the extreme scream of a very young kitten in dire distress. If anyone has every heard that cry, they will know why my hair stood on end.. I drove over where the screams were coming from. To my horror it was from down a storm-sewer, next to where a vagabond tool-sales semi-truck had been parked the night before and we suspect threw the kitten down the drain.. I called out down the sewer and received the answering panic calls from a very young kitten.
I called my life partner, Kirsten in our hotel room to come down and help me. I also called Scott the hotel day manager for help. Scott called the fire dept which refused to help. I tried to get the city's animal warden to get involve but it was 5 min before quitting time and being part-time choose to not be involved.
Scott and I got the heavy round cover off of the storm sewer and to all three of our's shock, saw a 6 or 7 week old kitten at the bottom of the 8 foot deep sewer pipe. Scott could only find a ladder that was too wide to fit. Kirsten talked down the pipe and dropped cat food down the sewer to keep the kitten below her, hoping to keep it where we could see her. Desperate for help, we called the local newspaper,Charles City Press, who responded with a photographer and I called the city administrators office. I told the city administrator, Tom Brownlow, that I was was from out of town and that the newspaper suggested he as the best resource. I told him, I was having no luck getting help saving this kitten from any city department and could he intervene on our behalf. Thankfully Tom was able to get two public works employees and two police officers to respond. The public-works father and son team tried every trick they knew to get to the kitten but to no avail. The police lieutenant and fellow officer (car 4) removed covers further down the line but there was no possibility of human access. (way to small and deep). The police officer called one of the other officers to bring a catch stick to grab the kitten, but it was too short and frightened the kitten. The car 4 officer went for a live trap, but it was too big for such a confined area. Kirsten ,Scott and I, kept talking and feeding the starved trapped kitten. We had been trying for over 1 1/2 hours.
Thankfully, the Public-works team left a long rope for the police officer's live trap before leaving. but the trap was way too big. I went and grabbed a 5 gal (usa) plastic pail from my truck, Scott tied the rope to it, Kirsten put in cat treats and Scott lowered it down the hole and eased it over on it's side. The Kitten approached but would not go in.
Quandary,
Kirsten said she knew just the trick and ran and got a can of tuna (Neptune's cat magnet) dribbled some into the bottom of the pail and down it went again, over on it side and, more calling and inducing, but thankfully it was "tuna-time" and the kitten approached the pail. Kirsten and Scott called out to me as I held the rope:" her head is in, one foot ,two feet, tummy, back feet, and the tail is out of sight ,PULL PULL," I yanked the pail up and we had the kitten. (see photos). It was skin and bones and not much longer than my hand. Kirsten said she was going to adopt it but we could not take it with us for a week, since we were due in Omaha Nebraska, USA for the next 7 to 10 days. The police officer said he knew someone over at PAWS Humane society in Charles City and graciously took the kitten to PAWS with my business card attached.
Luckily the next day we were able to catch one of the volunteers, who was cleaning up after the many cats & dogs and we were able to photograph Stormy. Kirsten was able to spend some time holding and petting her new family member, before we left town for Omaha..
Poor Pat and Julie, we and others bombarded them with calls, when our contact person, Karen, became ill and did not return calls, trying to find out Stormy's status and arrange a pick-up day and time. Julie graciously called Kirsten and alleviated some of her concerns and tentative arrangements for Stormy's pick-up were set. Kirsten worried for the next 9 days and called worried over Stormy's health. Kirsten was quite concerned until we were able to drive back to pick up the kitten, that was by then named STORMY (saved from a storm-sewer) by Kirsten.
Pat and Julie who voluntarily administer and slave labor at Paws had cleaned, de-fleaed, vetted and provided food & medicine for the little girl's return to a stable condition.
Due to their kindness, we have been able to wed one more member to our family. We can not express our thanks enough for all their trials and tribulations on our behalf.
We have older cats and Stormy got a mixed reception
Tigger our very old cat is non-pulsed and has gone about his normal life style.,
Tristan (male) a 2 year old tiger stripe, checked her out and gave her the once over cleaning and now could care less.
Tweetie our torte, went ballistic and has been just beside herself ever since, YOU KNOW==> that the interloper had arrived in her domain., Only time will tell
I would appreciate if if you can spread the word of all the kindness about the people of Charles city for the saving of one little kitty's life and ask them to send a note of thanks to these kind souls from cat lovers around the world:::
Scott Cline and Roy Watson at SLEEP-INN 1416 Grand ave., Charles City Ia. 50616 ccsis@netconx.net for saving Stormy.If you are in northern Iowa please stay at this hotel.
Giles Bruce, staff writer Charles City Press giles@charlescitypress.com 801 riverside dr., PO Box 397 Charles City, Ia. 50616 for page 2 story, photos, follow-up and intervention.
The Mayor James A. Erb mayor@cityofcharlescity.org for his choice of city administrator
The city administrator Tom Brownlow at tom@cityofcharlescity.org for his intervention
The chief of police, for the all the great officers that responded chief@cityofcharlescity.org
But a really big thank you to Pat and f Julie for being the kind and generous volunteers, they are!!!!.
They and their subordinate volunteers run a very compassionate, very under funded, no euthanasia, filled to the rafters with kindly treated future pets, in their animal shelter in Charles city, Iowa, at PAWS, P.O. box 651, Charles city Ia. 50616 pat@pawsonline.org
If not for all these persons help the next rain storm would have been the death of this little kitten, STORMY, if she had not starved to death first.
Much thanks,
HAM

August 02, 2010

August 2010 Purrs List



Zoolatry's Poppy Vic is very sick and needs all the sweet kitty purrs and doggie grrrss he can get. Please post one (or two) of these badges on your bloggies and let's make a lot of noise for Poppy Vic.


Miri's first vet visit results are up now: Bronchitis. She is now on Clavamox and seems to be responding well so far. She tested mild positive for Leukemia. My heart is breaking...! ~Katiez Furry Mewz


Remember Moki? He's still around, having fun and making medical history.
You can catch up on his bloggie. Mom Crystal is having an auction for him on his Facebook Page. They really need green papers for his therapy and medical care, so if you can participate, it would be great. And please stop by and leave him a message. He's missed his friends!


Sending love and purrs to Anne for a speedy recovery! (Anne is Marilynn's daughter... Marilynn adopted Grace, Audace & Ruse).

Mom found a hard bump on the back of Sniffie's neck. She's trying to get an appointment for the V-E-T for Monday. Please send purrs and prayers that it is just a cyst or something benign. Mom is worried sick. ~The Florida Furkids for Sniffie and Mom Sharon 8/7



Heaven's newest Little Angel. Little Pinky from Pitter Pats of Baby Cats. Please stop over and leave your prayers for this poor little baby. He touched so many hearts in the short time he was among us. ~Pumpkin

Petie ( @PetietheCat & His Mama ) is holding steady, he is definitely a fighter. His mom thinks they have their PC issues resolved. ~KC

Our friend, Jack, is having some health problems and could really use some purrs and purrayers. Please stop by Lisa Lisa and the Cat Jam and and leave him some purrs. ~The Creek Cats


Jewel, a cat amputee, needs help paying her vet bill. This is a before photo. Her right front leg had to be amputated due to an injury. This link has a PayPal button for any who feel moved to help her. Purrs of gratitude! She is a rescue with United Animal Friends in Arizona. ~Debra H. Taylor, Homeless Cat Care

Boo ran off to the Bridge Monday morning, 8/2/2010. He will be very missed.

January 11, 2010

January Purrs List

Crystal from Jan’s Funny Farm went to the bridge early on Sunday morning. He had had been failing with his health and yesterday left us. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all that knew and loved Crystal. Please stop to leave your best wishes to Jan and his brothers and sisters that are feeling the loss. ~Gracie

Farewell Sweet Hamlet. Until we meet again at the Rainbow Bridge. (01-22-2010)

Sweet Bonnie of Whimpurr’s Whim had to be helped to the Bridge 1/20/2010.

Our friend Flair from The Zoo ran off to the Bridge on Saturday (01/16). Please stop by and leave some purrs for his humans who miss him very much. ~The Creek Cats

Hansel continues to heal. 01/16

Busby went to the vet Friday with a urinary tract infection. 01/15

Max went to the Bridge on January 14th after a hard battle with kidney failure. He didn't have a blog, but you can leave comments here for his Aunty Jo who is devastated.

Camie has an inoperable tumor. Her Mommy and all of us are heartbroken.

Bobbie of Cats~Goats~Quotes continues to heal from bypass surgery. Check her Facebook page for updates.

Our Big Man Cat, Kismet, is feeling much better. He will need an ultrasound to determine if he has a heart murmur. We are glad he is back blogging again.

Rusty is sick and needs some purrs and purrayers.


LC ran over the Bridge to join Skeeter (1/13/2010). She developed a sudden and serious kidney infection. Tuesday night she seemed fine but Wednesday morning she was nearly comatose. The vet couldn't keep her here. She died peacefully.

Luke went to the bridge to join Obi, who went to the Bridge last year. One of their cats, Tinker, is suffering from a UTI.

We have sad news. We had to help our lovely old girl Angel to The Bridge on New Years Eve. She was 19.5 years old and had been part of our family since she was ten weeks old. She was a sweetheart to all who knew her and a beautiful friend. Sad purrs ~Whicky Wuudler

Please pray for little Anchovy, a Siamese kitten, who tested positive for feline leukemia. Pray that Anchovy will not get sick and will live a long full live with his loving owner. His sister Olive died and his brother Pepperoni is very sick and also needs prayers. (Purrs & Purrayers blog comments.)



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December 07, 2009

December 2009 Purrs List

Sassy and her son, Toby, are loving senior kitties looking for a new home. Their mommy was called to the Bridge and they are very lonely. They are currently in the Baton Rouge (LA) area. Click on the photo for more information.

We are so sad to report Heaven's Newest Angel, Charybdis. She was hit by a car Sunday and went to the Bridge. Please send purrs to her grieving family. 12/6/2009


The Zoolatry Human, Ann, has a lot going on in her life right now. She does so much for the CB, it wouldn't be the same without her. Let's send lots of purrs and prayers for her as she cares for her Mom and hubby Vic, and as as they prepare to welcome their grandson any day now.

This candle is for Vic, we are sending loads of purrs & grrrrs, and lots of love as he fights the ugly cancer again.

Please leave purr & purrayer requests in the comments.