Yvonne, I'm trying to find the page where you tell how you came by the kittens- what page is it, please? 
@Yvonne G
@Yvonne G
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Hahahaaaa! Let the games begin
I'm sorry. No I'm not. That's too cute.
I've never used Timothy for Saphire but since he's a little fella it won't take much...I'll cut fresh from my flower beds this year and try it on him and Razberri as a treat.
I think that more depends on what you find. I've never seen Timothy available at our Wal-Mart. Ox bow is expensive crap. I've not been able to find a farmer in my area that grows Timothy. My favorite has become a compressed bale from my local Tractor Sales for horse foraging. I've been tossing wabbit droppings into and around my flower beds and bushes. I have lots of good size earthworms and some hefty Timothy plants now. I'll use the cuttings as a treat. If Saphire doesn't like it Razberri will.
I've copy/pasted it for you:Yvonne, I'm trying to find the page where you tell how you came by the kittens- what page is it, please?
@Yvonne G
Yesterday my daughter called me in the afternoon and asked if I'd like to ride with her on a short trip. As I don't spend as much time with her as I'd like, and I enjoy her company, I said yes. Oh lordy, lordy, how I wish I had said no. We went one town over, to Sanger, to see a woman who had placed an ad for free kittens on Craig's list.
My dream cat is a wildly colorful calico, and I've wanted one for a very long time. You may or may not know, that I live "out in the country", so when people don't want their cats anymore, they drive "out in the country" and dump them out of their car. So I have no need of going out and getting a cat because they just automatically show up on my doorstep - frequently. At the moment I only have 4. This is real light weight for me. I've had upwards of 10 in the past.
My cat regimen is to chase them away. If they come back and stick around for a couple weeks, I trap them, take them to the vet to be spayed or neutered, then release them back onto my property.
So I rode with my daughter to this gal's house in Sanger. When we pulled in, there were two pit bulls in the front yard. We drove around back as we were told to, and went into the house with the lady. There were cats all over the place. She had two litters that she had advertised. One litter was three months old and the other were 5 weeks old. And because the mothers were orange tabby, the babies were all very colorful. And, wouldn't you just know it, there was a calico in each litter. The older calico was very shy, and I couldn't get a good look at her, but the little one, Patch, was very friendly and purred when I picked her up. Well, I knew right away I was going to take her home. But I didn't want to have to spend my day entertaining a very young kitty, so I also took Rusty, an orange tabby with white paws and a white bib.
Truth be told, I THINK these kitties are younger than 5 weeks. They don't really know how to use the litter box, just pooping in their bed whenever the spirit moves them. And sometimes the poop is left half in and half out. I'm having to "wipe" them to make them go.
They are used to eating ONLY dry Purina kitten chow. And they are good eaters. I've only seen Rusty drink water. I don't want to upset their tender digestive tracts, but come on folks. . . only dry Purina Kitten Chow?
They both have goopy eyes - dry goop, not runny, and dried poop under their tails. My daughter (who took one of the older kittens) and I are going to the vet with the kittens this afternoon for a check-up. I don't want to clean up their eyes and tails until the vet has seen them. And after they're cleaned up, I'll take pictures of them for you all to see.
Oh Yavonne...do before and after pics. You never know if we might need to see also.
OH, this is wonderful!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS on getting your dream calico!!!
And CONGRATULATIONS! to both Patch and Rusty for being smart enough to choose such a GREAT mom!!!
CATHIE!!!!
I love my card! And Joseph's artwork is WONDERFUL!!!!
There's a tortoise in EVERY PICTURE!!! YAAYYYYY!!!
Yvonne- Patch and Rust may need their own thread to make it easy for folks to get their daily dose of adorableness. Just sayin' !
They're BOTH cute, but Patch is VERY pretty!
They're BOTH cute, but Patch is VERY pretty!
Turtle girl 98
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Hello all, getting closer to the holidays. Got the kids there presents no to wrap them all.. oh boy. Hope everyone here is doing well. I go In this week on Thursday for a heart stress test because I get some pain when I try to do things and my heart starts beating hard. Cross your fingers it goes okay. Will be catching up with you all soon stay safe
A neighbor on my Nextdoor app told of a cat she was transporting to a new home in the country that escaped his crate around the area of my house, so I've been on the look-out for him. Most stray cats end up here at my house because I keep dry cat food out at all times for my outside cats. So about a week or so ago this new tiger striped cat showed up here. He's very shy, feral, and run whenever I go outside, which, naturally, makes Misty chase him. If they don't run, she pays no attention, but running cats is a big game to her. So that makes the poor kitty extra scared. I haven't been able to get a picture, but he's Spencer's double. Spencer:
It's been a couple weeks, and he's still hanging around, so I'm going to name him (with your help). What's a good name for a neutered male tiger striped wild cat?
It's been a couple weeks, and he's still hanging around, so I'm going to name him (with your help). What's a good name for a neutered male tiger striped wild cat?
This ad is on craigs list this a.m.:
Bud
25$ eighths
45$ Quarter
80$ Half
125$ Oz
TRAIN WRECK very Danky
What do you suppose it means?
Bud
25$ eighths
45$ Quarter
80$ Half
125$ Oz
TRAIN WRECK very Danky
What do you suppose it means?
OMG that is a marijuana add. Train Wreck is the commercial name for the strain. Dank refers to its most excellent potency! Get your card not a bad deal
Our city council just voted their ok to allow marijuana retail markets in our town. I wondered if the craigslist ad referred to pot.
I just picked up two nice bales of homegrown......but not marijuana! Two bales of second cut Maryland Orchard Grass - organically grown, smells great, barn dry, about 50 lbs per bale. The farmer where I got these only grows & sells hay - that’s his source of income. He also has some second cut that is orchard grass blended with alfalfa.
Here they are ready for Sully
Here they are ready for Sully
I just showed him your quote and now he's bragging about his art for me. I love it. My family loves the artwork he's coming up with because of this card exchange. He tends to go into the mad magazine stuff if he doesn't get motivation elsewhere.CATHIE!!!!
I love my card! And Joseph's artwork is WONDERFUL!!!!
There's a tortoise in EVERY PICTURE!!! YAAYYYYY!!!
I love them, Yvonne!!! How's Misty getting along with them? She's a smart girl though, so I guess she'd ignore them most of the time
Spencer has the same golden undertones that Dilly has. I saw something different in his fur when I chose him as a kitten for Joseph. I kept his name that one of the children named him.
I promise everytime I think of you I'll say a little prayer for you...I've had heart pain from mitral valve prolapse. It's not fun. I found that not breathing cold air helped. So...In the winter my mouth is covered by a scarf outside or a blanket at night. I'm not saying that's what it is but it's very common. That also helps with more serious issues.
