A Day of Trauma

Today started like the rest. I was asleep with many cats.
But I could not stay asleep, I had to many places to go and things needing to get done.
First I had to wake up and feed the ferals and house crew including the bunny.
I found Blackberry had been sitting in the rain again but at least she was not so furry this time and easier to dry...... M'Agnes at this time managed to eat some fiber and was gagging so i had to make a quick grab to get everything out of her mouth.
Following this was a road trip that I had not been able to get to but had planned for a while now..... drop off swap package!
On the way I dropped off fabric at work for the store Santa Photos.. I dropped off what I could find and the store can work with that.

I am happy to say I love the navigator on the DROID 2 all I have to do is say where I want to go and it takes care of the rest the only part it does not do is the driving. If you miss a turn do to lack of sign it re routes to get you back to the destination.NNNNIIIIIIICCEEEEE

At this stop I let M'Agnes walk for a bit while making sure the package was not visible from the road and then we all continued to Sacramento to Rumpelstiltskin's. M'Agnes was being good and so I was stupid and let her wander.
First she went to visit with Nami at the Tea Cosy where she was a nosy little angel.

Next she wandered back to the yarn shop where she played greeter.

Then she got curious and discovered a hole in the wall and had to investigate.

Yes

She got caught under the stairs behind the wall and we all had a tiny freak session thinking we were going to have to call the Fire Dept. to have her cut out of the wall.
Linda tried to reach her with a pole to see if she could knock loose the leash from what ever it was caught on but could not get it. I was in a dither trying to figure out the cost of cutting and repairing a hole in a very old brick building. Finally I had a chance to see my girl and was able to hook the pole through her harness and catch it I managed to pull the leash about a foot.
Relief was short as the hook on the pool snapped, I felt so bad about breaking the pole, but now I had a plan I was going to the nearest hardware store for a tree lopper so I could reach in and cut the leash.
There I was driving to the closest store when the phone rang... i was only 4 minutes from the store and my mom was letting me know that M'Agnes was in her arms. It seems that when I left it upset her to the point she pulled herself closer to the opening so that my Mom who was talking to her could grab her..

I have now promised to Never bring her back, or if I do she is to stay in her carrier.

Ravelry anniverary

Today I have been on Ravelry for exactly 3 years. Where has all the time gone.
I first was invited on by a friend and THIS site has taken over my life.
I even check in when I get the chance at work.
I have met wonderful people who have become friends that I want to eventually meet.
I have learned even more about cats than I thought possible. I have found support Ravelry is a knitting and crochet forum after all
How could i possible meet all these wonderful people and in meeting them learn more about the world I live in.
I can ask questions and get answers and so far only met a few that are only happy if they are arguing and forcing their opinion but there is a wonderful feature on Ravelry. You can click IGNORE and they seem to disappear to bad this does not happen in real life.
On the very bad side I now have more stash then i ever thought i would as well but such is life.

The number 3

I have always been fascinated by numbers.
I have also always failed at math.
My favorite number is 13,
my least favorite is 3 especially today.

I finally got hold of Isadora who has a wound on her tail, Lakota who has a wound on her neck and Mikael who has a wound across his nose.
Each kitty was taken to the bathroom and got the hot soaking wet washrag applied to their persons which was followed by antibiotic ointment.
Isadora is right now washing her wound as she is the only one that can reach her tongue to her wound.
Lakota is locked in the back room,
Mikael is sitting in my closet waiting for a door to open. As the temperature is to dip to the upper 30's I am keeping them in for the night.

Robber is ensconced on the top of my shelves and Lusitania is demanding treats from behind me. She is currently dealing with a runny eye which is telling me she is having a herpes flare up from the stress of the trip.
Oliver is guarding his bed of the day which use to be Isolde's.
M'Agnes is on the lamby under the fishtank.

I heard something interesting

Tonight after work I was getting worried as I had not seen any of the cats in the parking lot.
I set down some kibble and wet for the one I did see, which was Greymalkin. Then I drove up to the other end to check on the girls nothing. No one was there so I set down a tin for whomever might show up.
On the way back toward the front of the parking lot I saw Brenda pull up. I asked about the cats as none showed up. She said I would not see them as she had them. It turns out that someone said a memo went out that the cats were to be trapped and taken to animal control. Odd I never heard anything, and animal control has more to do then to round up a small maintained colony of feral cats.
She said that they are in a safe place and a bigger place is being built for them. I will miss them, but I am glad they are out of the parking lot.

I also said as the are now safe do not bring them back, they will get use to were they are as it will be their new home.
So I will no longer see Spot or Tux or the girls but I will keep an eye out for the old one and Greymalkin until she catches them.

day trip

We just had a daytripper vacation M'Agnes was watching the dogs that were at the house where we stayed in Oregon.
It was a very restful time even if is was a LONG drive.
We stopped at many truck stop rest areas and went for walks.



We stopped to look at Mt. Shasta. Such a beautiful mountain.


I love the way this cat sits the fence

Thoughts on loss

This has been a very bad month. It seems everyone is losing a cat. Yesterday I found out that Loader the beautiful Maine coon looking cat that had been abandoned where I work has died.

This gorgeous cat that had at one time been a loved pet, a family member that was abandoned before Christmas last year with his buddy Tux died alone under a store. I had wanted them out of the parking lot but not this way.

Tux came a bit into the store tonight, he sat on the welcome mat and cried a bit as he watched the rain. He only stayed in a few minutes until a car drove up.

I am really tired of writing sad posts, I am really tired of crying because I cannot do anything to save some of these cats that show up in my life.
I know that one day we i can I will get those I can out of this area and hopefully to a better life. I pray it is soon.

Having a bad day

Today started off so good to. I woke up snuggled in kitties, Moira by my cheek, Lu on her perch, Robber behind me and Dash on my toes. The rest of the day really went to hell.

Blackberry had a follow up appointment she is doing good and I was given the go ahead to place her back out in the enclosure. Within seconds Delilah started to attack her so she is now back in the hospital cage until I can find another way to house her and find a new home for Delilah.

Then we went to IKEA and for the first time ever I found nothing that I wanted, the lunch was blah, the new displays boring, the pet section gone. They even changed the tiny food market to unappealing and not shop friendly.

Leaving there we went to the Nordstroms Rack which was across the street to see if I could find any new shoes for work. Well maybe if I worked in an office or was a 'Party Girl for Hire' I would have found something to work in but nothing that would work with my job. I did buy some hair clips an acrylic ring and a pair of heaty therapy booties-do not attempt to walk in these as the microwave bags in the bottom will pull them right off of your feet but the do warm your feet if you are going to be stationary.

Then as we are driving home I saw in the divide of the road a seagull sitting looking around not moving. We turned around and I picked it up and as we were right across the street from the wildlife refuge I tried there first to find out what to do with it.. I was sent to the rehabilitaion center where no one was and finally I called my vet to see if I could take it there. The poor thing died in my arms as I was getting out of the car at the vets office.
At least it did not die in traffic.