This is Speckles. She was one of the 31 females who were spayed. There were 26 males neutered.
This is the NC State mobile unit where the surgeries were performed.
This is the beautiful view we enjoyed as we washed traps and carriers, monitored cats, etc. We were blessed with gorgeous weather both days. Thank goodness!
This one reminded me of Maggie May, so I named her "Tootlebug."
Sweet Tea
Momma kitty....I named her "Chanel."
I named this sweet little boy "Spicoli" for Jeff Spicoli from Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Look who got an all-expense paid trip the the "spa" and a two-night stay, with room service, at the Creek Cat Inn......Mystery Black Kitty! She now joins the exclusive "eat-tip club." Now that we know she's a female, we gave her the name Bijou. She, along with the other patients, will get released this afternoon. Wonder if she'll still come over to eat at night after that experience?? We are able to rub her through the cage and she seems super sweet.
We're definitely making some good progress with Gretchen. She is coming out earlier, last night she came to eat at 8:17 which is still light out. When she sees us on the porch she starts running towards us and talks. 
She stays on the porch or stair platform for 1-2 hours with us after she eats and I can get as close as 3 steps away from her. She has started rolling around and being silly on the platform. I saw her play for the first time ever last night. She was whapping a little clay frog around on the steps. I threw her a little toy mouse and she ignored it, lol.
She absolutely loves fried chicken and cat sip milk, what we call "chickie" and "mik mik." Of course, she also eats regular cat food as well. She looks and acts so much more relaxed than when she first came here.
For those of you who don't know....Gretchen was never an indoor cat, she is a feral cat we trapped and relocated to our property for her own safety. She may never become an indoor cat, we can't even touch her at this point. We are just hoping to someday soon be able to pick her up so we can put her in the garage or house during inclement weather. Being on the coast, tropical weather is a concern. I think we're definitely moving in the right direction.
Gretchen has come by for food every night around 10:00 or 11:00pm! We think she is living in the culvert between our yard and the next door neighbor. The servants are able to stay out on the porch and talk to her while she eats and she doesn't run away! We just wish she would hang out longer or even eat during the day, but she's still not that comfortable yet.
We wanted to show you the nest in our garage. Isn't it beautiful? Not sure what kind of bird it is, but there are 3 eggs and it was built in a quilt on top of the man's racing motor.
On Tuesday, the lady and man drop trapped the momma cat they were unable to get for the big clinic a few weeks ago. They were so happy when she finally went in the trap! She and 2 other kitties (male and female) went in for spay/neuter on Wednesday and have been recovering in our pink room. Yesterday morning the lady woke up to the aroma of highly potent mancat urine! The house needs a good airing out!
Oh, don't worry about Maggie May's sweet little leg, she just sits like that because she thinks it comfortable. Just one of her many endearing qualities! So neat to hear Felix sits like that also. Must all be part of being in the naughty patella club!
Maizy gave this one her "stamp of approval!" That's what I get for painting at the busiest piece of furniture in the house..... the kitchen counter! LOL
Introducing Katnip Lounge! We are so excited to announce Felix is now a blogger! Thanks to everyone who stopped by Maggie May's blog and left a comment for Felix. Please stop by his new blog and give him and his big cat family a big CB welcome!
In other announcements....... The spay/neuter clinic was a great success over the weekend. In all, 50 homeless cats were spayed/neutered and vaccinated against rabies and distemper. Wow, just think of all the kittens that have been prevented from being born to homeless mothers. Our mom is exhausted because she has been trying to trap a momma cat all weekend on her breaks from working the clinic. She's tried the metal trap and the drop trap and has come so close to getting her. She is really frustrated, but will try again this week, so wish her lots of luck!
Oh and she tried to get Maggie and Maizy to have a joint birthday party since their birthdays are only 2 days apart. Maggie May said there was NO WAY she was sharing her special day with Maizy. Maggie's mad cause her leg furs have still not grown back from the abscess.
This cutie was spayed and vaccinated at the clinic in March.
Yesterday, Rambler had his yearly exam. He was having a time yowling and digging around in the carrier to the point of bloody nails! About 2 miles from home, he unzipped the carrier and was running around inside the car. I had to pull over in the nearest parking lot and get him back in, turn around and go back home for a wire tie to keep the carrier closed. I was a little frazzled!
Meet Autumn.... she is the last of Ladybug's kittens to get TNRed. Notice the .....well, I was going to say, notice the left ear tip, but looks like the vet accidentally tipped the right ear instead....Oops! Anyway, on Monday, Autumn's caretaker called the me (I work 2 businesses down) and said he trapped the last kitten using bacon! Bacon, really? I ran over and got her and by lunchtime, Autumn was in surgery! She has been recovering in our "foster room" and will be released today back with her mom and siblings. Doesn't she look just like a long-haired Sebastian?!?!
Just a quick update this morning......
The man servant trapped this handsome fella while trying to get the momma cat on Saturday night. He named him Woodstock in honor of the 40th Anniversary coming up. The servants are hoping to get him in for a neuter appointment first thing this morning. They made his accommodations in the garage more comfortable by lashing 2 large traps together to give him more room. All the lady can say is, "Thank goodness it wasn't another kitten!"
Still working on the names..... don't feel I know them well enough yet, but I do believe they are both boys around 10 weeks of age. Trapping resumes for mom and others......
