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Addie & Olivia and I just got back. There was a long line, but it was a fun afternoon with all manner of Pooch & Pussy Cat there. I asked one of the workers there before I left, and she said they'd done about 400 shots today.
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This is great!
and just an FYI -- There will be individuals available to take any donations someone wants to get to the shelter but just can't get there
I'm bringing Addie & Olivia tomorrow, along with some canned food, newspapers & rice.
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QOTSA, firstly I am so very sorry you and your baby are going through this. Complications from chronic renal failure is what took my Daisy to The Rainbow Bridge. She had only been diagnosed a few months, and was doing relatively well...enough that some of her labwork was almost normal...with a fairly strict regime of the Hill's prescription kd food and boiled chicken. A bladder infection that she could not fight due to her age (18) and the diminished kidney function was what happened. The infection was sudden, but she had them before. It kept throwing her into the "crashes" of acute renal failure...coma-like behavior that would last for several hours, then pass. We went for IV fluids and antibiotics, which helped for 2 days. The third morning, after a hellish night, I took her for more fluids. At that point, with tears in his eyes, Dr Warren Judy told me that despite what we originally thought, that these episodes would keep happening. As he was saying that, I looked over at her. Her eyes were dilated. She was crashing again right before our eyes. I didn't want to put her to sleep. I just didn't feel like I had a choice. While she didn't seem to be in any pain, it was obvious that she was suffering.
I held her. She was calm. She was exhausted. She was ready.
Dr Judy did what he really wished he didn't have to do either. His assistant Lynn held me as I held my baby. She told me that when I said out loud that I would let her go, that Daisy looked content.
I passed Daisy into the loving arms of my Mother, who is also in Heaven.
I'm sorry. I am so so sorry.
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A friend of mine posted the original link, and I found the original website. There's a shelter organization from California called "Found Animals" that is showing live (and pre-recorded during down times, or slideshows) featuring puppies or kittens available for adoption. I thought it was a pretty cool idea, I'd never heard of such before. They had some kittens, now there's a Mama Dog and her pups, in the pen, and you just watch them play or eat. There's information about the Furries available. Best I can tell, they feature some Furries, and change around. Wish we could do something like that here.....especially the Gazebo Kitties at PC Shelter!
http://www.foundanimals.org/component/cont...article/75.html
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I am so sorry for your loss. He was a beautiful little light.
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That is a great deal At this point I would be too afraid something 'extra' would come up that we just cant afford right now and that was a horrible feeling with fred but dang I just love the cats! We adopted our cat boo 6 years ago from you guys and my kids were mad at me for not getting a little/young kitty but she has been the best cat
I dont think I could ever get a kitten/puppy again. The older animals have so many postives in adopting them
My Daisy was around 8 years old when I adopted her from a friend who was moving. My friend didn't think that at her age she was adoptable because she was so "old." Daisy and I had 11 wonderful years together before I had to send her to The Rainbow Bridge in November. My dad told me when Daisy died that the best way to honor her was to go the the shelter and find another "older" cat to love. I went just before Christmas to the PC Shelter, and came home with my Addie and Olivia, both adult cats. They have just enriched my life so much. I know you are grieving so badly for your Fred, but what better way to honor him than to go to the PC Shelter and give all that love you already have in your heart and give an adult cat a wonderful home. I saw so many I wanted to take with me....it was a hard decision on who to pick. I still think of the ones I left behind. If my home were bigger I would have taken a third but I knew I had to limit myself to how many I could reasonably take care of. Please think about going to the PC shelter today. The cats are all beautiful with soft coats and warm purrs. Especially the older ones that so many people pass by over for kittens.
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My Olivia, formerly known as Oreo at the PC Shelter.
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So let me get this straight. The tax payers are paying for all this hoopla. The government has sold this to HBO for profit. The tax payer must have HBO to view this.
Don't worry. Your tax money didn't pay for anything but the security and the Inauguration itself.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Who_pays_for_the...f_US_Presidents
http://www.wral.com/news/political/page/4324089/
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qi...06050617AAcUNdK
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I took a few pics today of Addie (MJ) and Olivia (Oreo.) Addie doesn't seem to mind the camera.....Olivia won't stay still long enough to sneak a pic.
Addie
She's None Too Pleased I disturbed her Nap in this one.
Olivia
Discussing what to jump on next.
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The next rabies clinic is tentatively scheduled for February 14th, stay tuned for more info coming!
Hope you fill them up!
Excellent, us 3 Old Maids in my house will try our best to make it Valentine's Day.
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Can you do just the rabies shot? My Addie & Olivia are already spayed.
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You owe me some Kleenex!! I am so glad I got my Addie & Olivia from the Shelter. I wish people could realize what happiness it would bring to the Fur Babies and to themselves by adopting from there! And I wish I had the room for more of the adult cats....my heart is bigger than my house.
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Excuse me, but I gotta go kiss on my Addie & Olivia right now.
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It was not a prank. I know the family and the caller involved is okay. She was calling while driving and wrecked her car. She was hospitalized for observation but doing okay.
I just listened to the audio, and I'm glad she's okay but this is a case in point as to why there should be some kind of law against talking on a non-hands free cell phone (no headset or Bluetooth) and driving. The radio station should not have aired that, her friends and family could have been listening. Terrifying.
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Both cats have thicker undercoats than I expected....I had gotten used to Daisy's thin coat. It's that razor-looking aspect of it that concerned me. I have nerve damage in my hands and was a bit concerned I would harm the cats by accident. I have a tendency to drop things because I think I have a grip on something and really don't. It's a good excuse not to cook.
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OK
Yep. It's probably Personal.
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My understanding the reason to have to step on the solution was for sanitation reasons for the animals' protection. What's the big deal? And to be buzzed back to the area where the animals are? Security. It would be very easy to steal an animal and walk right out of the shelter with a small animal inside your coat or large pocketbook. How is that offensive?
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Maybe it's personal.
Okay, think I'm done for the night here.
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Anyone got the FURMINATOR?
I was thinking about getting a Furminator. Kind of pricey, but a friend in Canada swears by hers, and she has 3 or 4 cats. I looked at one at PetSmart, but it looked kind of funky...is that a razor in there underneath the comb?
I still have Daisy's grooming combs (fine toothed) and rubby brushes, and they were fine for her age/illness-related thin coat. Addie & Olivia are both short-haired, but have thick coats. Any opinions before I spend the $$ for it? Even with a coupon I have, it's still not cheap. Thanks.
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Maybe if the shelter employees were more accomodating and the shelter didn't feel like a prison........Just thinking out loud here.
I'm going to possibly break some rules here and call you out on BS on that statement. My experience there....and I went twice, once to take some baby-steps because I had only lost my Daisy a few weeks earlier, and then again to adopt....was wonderful. Staff and volunteers were great. The cats I looked at and petted, and there were several, were in good condition and didn't seem at all like they were in a prison. Yes, all shelters are sad, it's the nature of what they are. It's sad that animals are unwanted, abused.....but it was a much much cheerier place than I would have ever imagined. They have the fenced-in bonding section outside for dogs, and a screened in gazebo for cats who are qualified (have had their shots, get along with other cats) where they can play. Staff and volunteers take each cat (and I assume dogs too) out of their cages and pet them and love on them to keep them healthy and socialized. They're fed good quality kibble (Science Diet) so their coats are healthy. My experience was good.....and I was initially very very hesitant to adopt from a shelter, which I had never done before. I was going to buy from a local rescue. I have 2 great kitties who have replaced my grief.....although I know I will always mourn Daisy....with smiles and purrs.
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I'm so glad I got my two Fur Gurls Addie (MJ) and Olivia (Oreo) from the PC Shelter on Dec 19th. They sure are helping my broken heart heal from losing my baby Daisy.
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That's great news. And speakin' as a Old Maid.......if y'all other Wimmens would just git rid of yur DHs' y'all could have all the Cats & Dawgs y'all want.
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I had a big laugh with Addie (MJ) the other night.....both cats are jumpers still, they love high places and Addie is fascinated with anything in the sink, water, and with the commode.
So I shooed Addie off the kitchen counter, and made a cup of hot chocolate. I set it back on the counter to cool a few minutes and went to my computer. Several minutes later, I had to shoo Addie off the counter again. I got finished drinking my hot chocolate and started to put the empty cup in the sink and noticed that Addie was vigorously licking her front paw clean. I got closer and realized.....she was licking off chocolate and melted marshmallow....that little stinker had dipped her paw in my hot chocolate without me knowing it while I was letting it cool. :lol:
Shelter Dogs/Puppies Headed North Again
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I wish they would do something like this for the Kitties too. There was one...back when in December when I got Addie (MJ) and Olivia (Oreo) from the shelter...little Tinkerbell. Pretty little tabby, 3 years old. She had gotten sick and at that time in December not adoptable. I cried so much after holding her...but found my Addie, to go home with my already chosen Olivia. I never got Tinkerbell off my mind and wished so much that I could afford and had the room for Tinkerbell, after she got better. I even downloaded her pictures and kept praying there was a way I could take her too, but knew that as big as my heart was for her, that it was not feasible, and that it is not in the best interest of any animal to be in the home of someone who cares, but cannot afford their care. I do okay with the 2 I have, but 3 would be a struggle. It's not the adoption fee, it's the long term care for a decade or more. So I have prayed...since December...that she would find a Forever Home. I had heard Tinkerbell got adopted, but then I kept seeing her on the Humane Society website. I just checked again tonight....