RIP Daisy

Daisy went out last night. Usually she comes back, but she didn't last night. I went out today to call her and saw a black and white bundle near the road. Hoped it wasn't her, but when i went up to it, it wore Daisy's pink collar. She must of gotten hit bad and knocked to the side of the road. I feel sort of numb. I thought i'd be balling but tears won't come. I don't know how to deal with this...She was my baby and I had her for 9 months. Worst part is, it's my fault she's dead. Should have kept her strictly indoors but  instead I let her be inside/outside. I hate myself right now. I'm so sorry Daisy this had to happen to you.

This is why pets should be inside. I let Daisy be outside because she was like a dog and came when called. She didn't come back this time though.

Daisy trying to fit in her cubby hole

Daisy 7-28-13/5-1-14

Six Day Old Kittens

Kittens are nearly a week old now. They are fat and healthy. I've named them. The male Siamese is Krunk, female Siamese is Dalilah, and female black is Goose. I really want to keep Krunk but doubt I can keep any...

Kittens Are Here!

I woke up around 9 AM today and felt a bulge behind my back. Knew it was Charlie so I felt behind me and sure enough felt a tinier bulge next to her. Jumped up and there were three kittens. Looked around and nope, only three. She was huge (at least to me) so Iexpected more. But nope, she only had three. She had two girls and a boy. One white girl and one white boy and one black girl. The white ones may be siamese. I'm not sure yet. They're so cute! Charlie was meowing at me and following me around, just like Kali used to...But she's okay now and is just feeding her kittens. She had these beauties 3 days before her birthday, 3 days before she'd turn 3.

Dolce in trouble

I swear animals are worse than children at getting sick. Dolce's spay went fine, but now I can see a bump on the left side of her chest and it's big. You can see it just by looking at her. I'm going to try and squeeze her in Monday at 12 or 1 pm before I get to work...Ugh I hope it's not a tumor or something...She just got spayed so it may be an infection, but wouldn't that happen near the stitches?

Once More Week...

First off Dolce had her spay and it went fine. She's doing good too :)

And now onto Charlie. Charlie gives birth in less than a week! She's almost 9 weeks pregnant and cats give birth 9-10 weeks in. Actually she's 3 days from 9 weeks so i'm a bit nervous. I work longish hours now as a Pharmacy tech trainee and hopefully she doesn't give birth when i'm working...

Dolce's Spay

Dolce's spay is tomorrow and i'm nervous. I hear that sometimes animals die on the table...I hope everything goes well...

About Three More Weeks

Until Charlie gives birth! She's gotten so big so fast. I left her and Daisy at the house overnight while I babysitting my two nephews. I came back home a day later and Charlie seemed to have doubled in size. I need to make her nesting area soon...

She's six weeks pregnant now, just about, because six weeks ago, she got outside. I really want to keep a kitten of hers but i'll probably rehome all of them. She looks like she'll have a big litter. Last time she had 9 kittens, though 2 died of suffocation (she didn't clean them in time). If she does have another 9-kit litter i'll probably have to help bottle feed...which would be a problem :/

If you live in the Texas area and want a healthy kitten then comment with your email or something. I want to talk to prospective owners before rehoming. There will be a $10 rehoming fee that will go toward spaying the mom. I think i've said before that both her litters were accidental.

Anyways, 3 more weeks! So excited!

Dolce's Cat Cat Bed

I went to a little store today, like the DI but not, where you can give your old stuff to the store and such. I found a cheap cat bed there, but since my cats are allowed on my bed and anywhere else, I gave it to Dolce, just until I buy her a dog bed her size. She loves it haha. She is usually by my side, and that means on my cold, hard, tile flooring. So it made more sense to give her the bed.

You can see that the bed is upside down. She also likes chewing on the bed.

That's her a few hours later.

Silent Training Exercise

I just did another training session with Dolce, but focused on being silent. She 100% knows how to sit with a hand signal. Shake is hard and she'll do it 65% when i'm standing or sitting. Lay down she will only do if I touch the ground or almost touch the ground. But she's a fast learner. I adore her so. 

Dolce's Tricks

I did a quick training session with Dolce last night and taught her "paw". My sister's 7 month old Dalmatian knows how to sit and shake and lay down yet has other problems like humping(even though she's female), peeing all over herself, and jumping on people. So I wanted to teach my girl how to give her paw and I asked her to sit and lay down for me too. She continues to only do a sit with a hand sign. She'll lay down when I touch the ground or sometimes automatically. But she'll give her paw when I ask for it. She's such a smart puppers! Learned "paw" after only 1-2 tries.

She doesn't like the camera. She wears a harness because she's a puller and i'm trying to train her not to pull. Also she always is near me, unless she's outside on her own. I'm usually at my desk working (or not working) so she's usually lying at my feet. She's a very chill dog mostly, unless she's in her zoomies mood and running circles around me, throwing her toys at me. Ah, I adore her so much!

Kittens Are Coming!

Charlie got outside 2/1/14 and she was in heat. Managed to catch her and bring her back inside but not soon enough. I feared she'd be pregnant again. I was right to worry. I felt her stomache and felt at least 2-3 tiny balls inside. I've had pregnant cats before and I feel the kittens my moving my fingers in a circular motion around her tummy area gently. This is bad. I love kittens, but last time 2 kittens died. Charlie had her second spay appointment March first, but I can't do it now. I've felt them so I know they're there. It would be like killing a human child. That's what it feels like. So i'll wait for 3 more months to spay her. Hopefully all these kittens will find good homes like the last litter. I fear i'll want to keep one and I can't...

Pic of the pretty momma

Intro Post

This is my first post so I suppose i'll introduce myself. I'm a 20-something freelance artist who loves animals. I have 3 animals currently.

Charlotte, or Charlie, is a tuxedo DSH with light green eyes. I adopted her back in April 2013 at MCAS. She had been there for 3 months and I just clicked with her. She is affectionate and loves to have her head scratched. She'll jump into my lap and loves her treats, but she isn't a lap cat per se. She'll take affection readily and will be held, but she's still a bit on the skittish side. 

Daisy is my second cat. I didn't rescue her. When I adopted Charlie, she wasn't spayed. And soon she escaped outside and was mated with a siamese stray. She had a spay date but she couldn't get it because she had kittens. She had 9 kittens in total but when I found her in the laundry room the night she gave birth, 3 seemed lifeless. I took the first one, a black and white tuxedo, and cleared out her mouth and nose and rubbed her fur backwards. But it didn't make a sound. The second I put the kitten down though, it mewed. Again I wiped at it's nose and mouth and it made more mews. That tuxedo kitten survived and that kitten is Daisy. She is the sweetest kitten you could ever ask for. She loves to jump on my shoulder when the water faucet is turned on, also loves chasing anything. Her favorite time is meals. She is an odd cat as she loves her belly rubbed and she has such soft belly fur. She has the siamese cat's build and fur, but her mom's colors. She has yellow eyes instead of green.

The third animal is a dog I rescued from MCAS just a few weeks ago. She's a border collie/corgi mix with blue eyes. Estimated at 2 years of age, so she's the middle child. She is smart and knows lay down and sit. I'll pat my chest and she'll jump up and cuddle on me. I honestly already love her already. She came house trained which was a plus. She is scared of Charlie, but will chase Daisy if Daisy runs first. I keep her on a Halo food diet right now with limited treats as she has some bathroom issues right now. But it seems to be working. 

You'll notice there are way more pics of Daisy then Charlie. That's because,even though Charlie is closer to my heart (i've had her the longest out of all my animals) Daisy is a total hang-out-with-you-at-the-computer-type cat. She will follow me around even though both cats usually come when called.

So those are my rescues. 

Oh and btw the two lifeless kittens of Charlie's didn't make it, but the other six, plus Daisy, did. All found homes.