Shadow Shot Sunday ~ starring Shadow

Hmm...now what should I do?

This is our friends' cat, Shadow, enjoying some sunshine Tuesday afternoon. 

He escaped out the front door and I happened to have my camera with me.

Join the fun each weekend and see lots more shadowy photos at Shadow Shot Sunday 2. 

Angels and cats (one and the same?)

You be the judge!

Our Linus seems interested in this frame featuring the face of his feline predecessor, Humphrey, while my guardian angel watches from above.

Rich, an artist friend in Derby, Ct. created the beautiful angel, and I recently blogged about her here.

You can read about Rich DiCarlo, who is known for sculpting and painting bricks, here.

Lonely Linus

He misses his brother, Rigby, who passed away Saturday. I wrote about it here.

The good thing is Linus seems to like his new bed I got him Saturday. He wouldn't go near it until this morning. He's a big guy, but he fits!

Maybe someday Linus will have another feline companion. I wonder about territory issues and feelings of jealousy. He is completely stuck onto yours truly. He was before, now he is more than ever.

I'll have to consult some cat experts as to what to do.

A smile from the e-mail bag today

A friend sent me an e-valentine and this was part of it. Thought I'd share a smile.

From the e-mail bag today

Why the dog left ...

Now that is creepy.

Happy Halloween!

A Halloween message

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This little poem sums ups my Halloween plans. And you?

Sunday afternoon photo shoot

Ralph went over to see our feline friend, Libby, across the street this afternoon. I called her, and was able to snap a few photos. Below she is coming over to see me.

and my favorite:

Now isn't she sitting pretty? And I love the way the fall leaves are surrounding her. I should have saved this for Shadow Shot Sunday, but I couldn't wait!

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This was a tough one

Last week I did a story about four kitties that had been put in a box and thrown out of a moving vehicle. Fortunately for the felines the driver behind that vehicle stopped to see what was in the box, and it was a mama cat and three kittens.

I wrote about their plight and this was the follow-up that ran yesterday:

3 of 4 rescued cats on the mend

SEYMOUR — The physical conditions of three of the four abandoned cats being cared for at the Ansonia Animal Hospital are improving, but the fourth died Monday, Dr. Tara C. Nanavati said this week.

The cat that died had a distended eye that would have had to be surgically removed. Nanavati said the kitten may have died of feline leukemia.

The cats were thrown from a car along Route 8 last week. They were found in a box, and a good Samaritan took them to Ansonia Animal Control Officer Jean Roslonowski.

The surviving cats are in Roslonowski’s custody. They are being boarded at Nanavati’s veterinary office at 876 S. Main St. They had been neglected, and one kitten has no eyes.

“We’ve had a big response,” Roslonowski said Wednesday. “Everybody wants to adopt the blind kitten.”

Roslonowski said she was grateful for all the donations that have come in since the cats’ tale was publicized. She reminded people that they need references before the cats can be placed with them.

Meanwhile, Nanavati said the cats no longer have fleas, and they have been dewormed and vaccinated. He said the blind kitten eventually will need surgery on its eye sockets when it gets stronger, to prevent further problems. The mother cat and the third kitten are fine, Nanavati has said.

He theorizes the two kittens with eye problems must have contracted an upper respiratory infection.

Nanavati said the kittens probably scratched their itchy eyes so much that they got infected and eventually all of the eye fluid drained and the lenses fell out, leaving only muscle.

“They had so many infections after being strays,” Nanavati said.

For information about helping the cats, call 735-9915.

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I'll never understand how anyone could throw defenseless animals out of a car like that.

At least they will be going to good homes, and hopefully lead happy lives.

<~>Ruby Tuesday<~>

My regular readers know Rigby. Here I caught him sleeping, then waking up and meeting a new friend. The patriotic little Teddy bear is bright red, so I figured it was a perfect subject for Ruby Tuesday.

To join in the Ruby Tuesday fun, visit Mary, The Teach.

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Dang! I wish I had had the camera handy this morning.

Linus was using the facilities and his pesky brother Rigby stopped by the box and started poking his face, trying to mix it up while Linus was concentrating.

It was amusing, to me anyway. Now I hope they do that again so I can get a picture!

Stay tuned.

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Getting a bit frisky

It was the scampering about that woke me up. But at least it was 5 a.m. scampering, not the 2 a.m. variety.

It sure must be nice to HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY and be able to party all night and SLEEP ALL DAY.

Felinus obnoxious, times two

I know, that's not really fair. They're not being obnoxious, just acting like cats.

But they are causing me to wake up at night for one reason or another and that is not my preference.

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they are having a little bit of 'Saturday night fun.' I put some catnip in the comfy cat bed I bought them, which of course they don't use, and turned it on its side. When they got wind of it, woo hoo!
They had a good time.

Each day they get a little braver. At the moment they are both sitting on top of our bed, instead of hiding underneath it. They are looking like they own the bed.
What's a little fur among friends?

S-l-o-o-o-o-w progress

Kitty cat update: Linus came out into the kitchen as we were eating dinner and he eventually made it over to his food and ate WHILE WE WERE IN THE ROOM.

That's progress, feline style.

Then he went back into our bedroom and actually sat on our bed. In a regal pose, I might add.
It only lasted a few minutes, but he is getting braver.

His brother, meanwhile, stayed in hiding under the bed.

Feline fun

Must be nice to have so many lives!