I think she is in heat

I believe that my little Isadora has gone into heat, I have been trying to get her spayed and now since the spay clinic know that she was exposed to FIP they do not want to spay her till she is a year of age.
silent scream here
So i get home from work and of course she is outside, i finally catch her and she is playing with her siblings then i notice the play is very different!
Gianni is starting to mount her and she is belly down hind legs splayed and tail up!!!

So i am having them tell me that the spay will be to stressful. But we will be able to do the boys but not till the middle of next month. In the meantime, the little girl is in the mood. Talk about stress.

Right now she is in my room staring at the door trilling, small bouts of frantic grooming, and glaring at me for interupting the 'PLAY'

I have received Isolde's casket it is very pretty a small teak box with a flowering branch carved into it, the casket has been by my pillow for a couple of days now as i am trying to learn to sleep without my girl. The other cats are slowly moving into her spots. I will wake up with Kinji close and Lusitania beside him, which before now would never have happened. Moira and Robber still sleep in their regular spots between my knees and the wall.
The really odd thing is they are now letting the kittens in the room. they have gone so far as to let Frankie sleep on my bed.

I have seen Frankie's father a very handsome snowshoe was walking around in the backyard. so i now have an idea on how Frank is going to turn out with the difference that Frank is scheduled to be fixed on the 18th of February with Isadora and Gianni.
With me being so upset about Isolde i missed that Gianni was in distress it appears that he is allergic to pine! I had been using pellets for a pellet stove as their litter so that when i was given some feline pine and did not think before using it also could not understand why Gianni went into hiding. He looked like someone threw acid on him. He is better now his hair is growing back and he is used to his feet being soaked.
I am seeing a difference in the tabby kittens now. I no longer have to lift a tail to know who is whom. Isadora has a more abby ticked coat she is also very lean. Carmen is a more stocky little girl. Gianni has chiseled features.

Isolde Elena Lyon

2/13/1995-1/15/2010



My pretty girl left me today to join her brother Tristan on the other side of the Rainbow Bridge. She is missed already,




She was my companion for so long, almost 15 years! she would help battle the knots while I was rolling a ball of yarn. she would curl into my belly while I was hurting and make me feel better. I enjoyed her little toothy grins when she got away with mischief.

she was always ready to guard the yarn and would inspect any newly arriving yarn for quality then toss it aside for the box.

though I new this day was rapidly approaching and tried to prepare it is still rough, I am thankful of every extra day I was given with her. I had one last morning of waking with my angel close to me using my shoulder as a pillow. I am glad that she spent as long with me as she did. I have pictures and wonderful memories. I watch the new kittens and wonder how they will turn out, will they have wonderful lives?

I love you Sweetie.



she would complain rarely when I would toss her in the car and go to the beach or the mountains there were always her clues to let her know what to expect. the harness = just a day trip. the litter box + harness = we were going a distance, HER carrier + harness and box we were going to be gone for a couple of days. no harness just carrier = the vet.
Be at peace my Love

Isolde

Today I have spent mostly in tears wanting to stay with my Isolde, but also letting her go where she wants to.

This is reminding me why I never wanted to love anything.

IT HURTS!!!




I can feel the growths on her now. She is sleeping by me right now in one of the beds i have made.


Her breathing is steady now and again she takes a deeper breath, she still hates her bath. i was rinsing her off after an accident and she tried to scale me as she did when she was much much younger.



I do not know how much longer my Isolde will be with me. I think she is ready to go.

Isolde Elena Lyon
02-13-1995 -- FUREVER

If she is still with me in the morning I will take her one last time to the beach. Rest my angel

Durante has left

today i woke up with a migraine and in a delusory state thought i saw a silver tail slide past toward the door. Frankie had been outside. i got up and saw that their door was open and all barriers were down. i found Isadora and Carmen in my mothers room and finally Gianni. i can never find Durante she always hides to well.
just a little bit ago i saw a multi coloured flash beyond the window. Durante is outside she has rejoined Cage.
she is a little spooked out there. i watched her for a while as she walked along the fence and hid in the bushes. she picked a bad time to escape we are to have thunderstorms to night. there are plenty of sheltered areas out there for her now to see if she remains in the backyard with cage or goes off exploring.

Greetings to the New Year

So far the year has been up and down for me, we are what a week into it?

Mikael came to visit. i see him rarely now, at least he knows i will feed him if he shows up. he is so beautiful i wish he would come in, and maybe decide to be a people cat.


Moira always elegant was impatiently posing for me. she realised how much she loves me when i opened a can of salmon.


My beautiful Isolde is still with me. she seems to be doing better i was really scared there thinking i was on a death watch over New Years Eve. can i say just how much i love this girl. she is my baby, and she has regressed back to when she slept my my belly. i can tell she is confused a lot now. she watches the other kitties but always seems to be looking for someone else. i cannot believe had badly her coat has deteriorated i comb her out and before the day is gone she is full of mats again.



and good news my little Helios is adjusting to his new Mommy. i was sent this picture is he not gorgeous. he has been renamed Dude. his sister dandelion was adopted as well to a vet tech.
I have not heard anything about Myst or Prowl other than they were renamed to dexter and marley.