Patches is Disfunctional

Princess Patches (the office cat) has a dirty secret. She craves rubber bands--as in the taste of rubber bands. We have seen this in action & it's not pretty, so there's a rule in place now that basically keeps them hidden out of sight when they're not in use.

The other day Tom was going through some mail that had a rubber band wrapped around it. Patches went after it, swallowed it down & took off running. Now what do we do? We know it can't be healthy for her. She seems perfectly normal but now has a rubber band in her.

I'm outing her. Patches if you're reading this, your secret is out!

The Kitty Says No Way!

Maybe this will only be amazing to me but...

I took the new kitty to the vet last week for the rabies shot required by the state when you adopt from a shelter. I felt really bad having to put her back into a cage when she was finally getting happy in her new home but I knew I had to do it. On the way there she meowed about every 5 seconds or so. She behaved really well at the vet's office & started occasionally meowing again when she was put back into the car. Then things got weird.

I had to stop at the shelter to turn in her rabies vaccine certificate. About 50 feet before I turned into the parking lot she went wild--cried like a baby, tried to get out of her cage, just went a bit insane. I hurried into the shelter & got out really fast--she was still doing it. I thought something might have gone wrong with her shot & as I was getting back into the car I was planning on going back to the vet. 50 feet away from the shelter parking lot she quieted right down & has been perfectly normal since then. Not happy we took her from her office mind you, but back to her old self.

How did she know?

My New Kitty Has Betrayed Me!

After I fought for 7 years to get a cat for the office, picked her from literally dozens of others at the shelter, paid for her, spent time brushing & talking to her, after all that (not to mention keeping her litter box clean, who's desk does she hang out on?

Hello New Kitty

Thursday my plans to foster a cat for the office fell through at the very last minute. Afterwards I stopped by the local animal shelter. I wish I could help them all! Too heartbreaking. I left, not knowing what to do. There was one kitty there--a 7 year old female, that had records showing she had been to the same vet that I use. I went to the vet's & they told me the whole sad story. This kitty belonged to an older couple. When the wife died their daughter moved in & brought her own cats. For some reason the daughter then took this cat to the shelter. Maybe it's because she's front paw de-clawed? I don't know. At any rate, my vet said she was in good health. I decided to pick her up on Saturday. I found myself with a few extra minutes Friday & stopped by to get her & boy am I glad I did...I am pretty sure they were getting ready to euthanize her.

Man, the whole subject is depressing. On the bright side, there is a new kitty to keep me company at the office now. She seems to have a very quiet gentle nature. She was scared to death when I first picked her up (I would have been scared too). Taken out of her home & put in a cage for six weeks is enough to freak any animal out. Even though she was scared, at the vets offce she didn't try to bite or fight at all. She's been here about two hours now & is starting to walk around the office exploring.

I'll keep you posted on her progress.

Oh, the name on her adoption card is "Patches" but she hasn't confirmed that with me yet...

De-nied!

My new office kitty that I was going to be the foster parent of was adopted before I even got to take her to her new home. I'm both happy & sad right now.