Update on Monet

Monet is my sister's 11 year old Standard Poodle, in August she and her littermate Dante were let out of her yard, someone chased them into the next city, then the 2 dogs separated and Dante was caught while Monet was still on the loose.  She was lost & on her own for almost 4 weeks.  We had sightings of her on a wilderness trail area, (pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?fbid=448726229840&id=566089840&aid=208832) and we went and looked for her every day.  Finally she was getting chased by a police officer and collapsed.  She was near death.  She had several wounds on her, and had maggots infesting her wounds.  With lots of love, medical care and tlc she made a full recovery.  Here she is now, over 6 months later...mind you she HATES cameras!

Remember Misaki?

We have my cat Pipsqueaks littermate Misaki, who is a 10 month old blue point siamese for adoption at the Vet Clinic I work at...he's had a lot of issues, he had an intestinal prolapse essentially back in October, got him over that, and we just found out he has Hip Dysplasia (VERY RARE in cats) and Luxating Patellas. So while we were still pursuing finding him a home (I've been trying to talk my hubby into him but sending subliminal messages such as cute pictures...just talking about him etc...but not flat out asking...that doesn't work so well with him, as Misaki is an absolute sweetie). Anyways a few weeks ago this lady saw him on Petfinder and decided she wanted him, so she came in, we had just diagnosed with him hip dysplasia, so I talked to her extensively about it, told her there is a possibility he may need to have FHO (Femoral Head Osteotomy) surgery in the future which the new owner would be responsible for (average price PER LEG is anywhere from $600-$1800.00 depending on the vet), so she has been thinking about it, then Tuesday she came in and decided she wanted him and was going to pick him up Saturday (today).

So 10 min before closing she comes in and tells me that she wants to adopt him and if he ends up needing surgery she's just going to put him to sleep, as she can get another cat for under $100.00 why should she spend THAT ludicrous amount of money on a CAT? WHAT THE HECK! Needless to say I refused to let her take him, and told her that we want a 'forever' home for him. She told me I was being mean, I told her "No, mam, I think you are the one that is being mean, he is a living, breathing creature who deservest o have the BEST home possible, not to be discarded when he might end up costing money". She stormed out at that point. Yes we know it might be difficult, but we have another siamese who was adopted last year who has hip dysplasia as well and the adopters agreed to do the surgery if it comes up that Alex would need it. I was so mad I was shaking. She put on her adoption application "What would you do/spend on this pet if he requires expensive surgery or medical treatment?" she put on there she'd spend whatever it took to make him better. I guess she only meant that until it came down to it. Misaki deserves a better home than that. He is one of the SWEETEST cats we have for adoption, he gives hugs, loves attention, doesn't use his claws, even when he 'hugs' you. He doesn't hiss at anybody and purrs at the drop of a hat. My dear sweet hubby let me bring Misaki home today for the weekend, I'll be taking him back on Tuesday....maybe ;) I know once Rob meets him he'll be hooked.

Here are some more pictures of him:
(He was taking my camera for a walk...LOL he would grab on to the cord then walk away with it)

More taking the camera for a walk:

Here he is giving me a hug

Investigating...the little paper sticking down where you can see a bunch of 'arrows' on it is my mom/dad's Lynx Point Siamese Mix; Cooney's bloodwork from several months ago, where just about everything was super elevated. He's 17 years old and has kidney failure...but is still going strong...believe it or not he is an outdoor cat, and comes in only at night, and in the winter, they have NEVER been able to keep him inside all the time.

Cutie pie Misaki for adoption

This is our kitty Pipsqueaks littermate, and just like Pippy Whips, Misaki has had a slew of health issues. When he was a baby, he had coccidia and had really bad diarrhea, we thought it was because he was straining so hard, but he actually ended up with a rectal prolapse...or so we thought....when we opened him up it ended up being an Ileal/Cecal/Colonic Intussuseption...so part of his intestines were actually poking out his bum. Poor kitty! We did surgery on him in October and he hasn't had any problems with it since. Has gained weight and is generally a happy boy. He also has hip dysplasia, and patellar luxation BOTH rare in cats, but probably because he's inbred. His brother had PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosis) which is a heart condition. Misaki, will have to be on meds for the rest of his life to control pain in his joints, as well as may possibly need surgery....so his options for finding a home are bleak...we've had him since he was 8 weeks old (he's now 9 months old) and he is a beautiful handsome sweet blue point siamese. He is one of about 30 cats/kittens we have right now for adoption with the majority of them STILL being siamese.

He prefers attention when he is out and about, this was taken today of him getting loves. He gives 'gentle' hugs. As soon as you open up his cage he 'jumps' on you and wraps his paws around your neck, he hardly ever uses his claws.

Office Cats

At work (Camelot Pet Resort) we have 4 office kitties who grace us with their presence:
Jasmine aka Jazzy or Jazzy Eleanore Louise who is 9 years old. She came in as a stray with a broken leg. She was very sweet so we kept her.

Tabitha (Tabby cat) 9 years old. One of our former employees bottle raised her, then had some kids and Tabby didn't like the kids so Tabby came back, we had her up for adoption fo ra few months and no takers, so we started letting her run around and immediately got many offers! Tabby's favorite thing to do is to play with paper clips, she pulls them out of their container and chews on them and bats them around (she NEVER swallows) just likes to play with them.

Tiki who is now 5 years old. She is a Black Smoke kitty, which is where the grey undercoat shows through the black/smokish topcoat. She came in through a rescue almost a year to the day that we put Greaser to sleep who Tiki resembles strongly.

Alvin who is a 2year old handsome boy! He was actually adopted then got an infection in his paw and the tissue died so we had to amputate his toes/paw, his owners didn't want him after that. He is the BEST office cat, very sweet, loving and VERY VERY nurturing to little kitties and animals in distress. (He was a mother in one of his other lives! LOL).