Wordless Wedensday with Tutti Frutti and Rudi

And We're Back

Feels like we've been gone forever! Here's a little update on what we've been up to....
We have a new garden in the front yard for Gretchen, but she won't stay in it....We built a new "cat shack" on the front porch, but she won't sleep in it....But, Gretchen is making great progress and will now eat on the porch with us!!
We got new foster kittens! A very caring shelter volunteer pulled them from our shelter, had them spayed and arranged for them to be transported to a rescue in Maryland. They will be with us until Friday. They are so precious, but both have URI and bad tapeworms and ear mites. We've been fixing them all up since we got them last Friday. We've named the long-haired girl, Tutti Frutti and the short-haired girl we named Rudi.

Many of you have asked about Maizy and Ferris' weight loss secret. Well, they used to get 1/4 cup of food at breakfast, lunch and dinner.... we cut out lunch altogether and they now only get 1/4 cup of food for breakfast and 1/4 cup for dinner. They are eating Natural Balance Duck and Green Pea.

Maizy and Ferris Go To The Vet

Maizy and Ferris went to the vet yesterday to get their exams and vaccinations. They weren't too happy about it, and Maizy sang the whole way there. You can see by Ferris' expression that he was not amused to be catnapped, stuffed in a carrier and subjected to pokes and prods from from a man in scrubs.

Last year, Ferris weighed in at 16 lbs and Maizy at 13 lbs. The vet said they could both stand to loose a little weight. He was more than thrilled to find they had both dropped 3 lbs on their diet! Teeth, eyes, ears, heart and lungs.....all good! They are both good for another year.

On Staycation

The vacation/staycation starts today! Don't know how much we will be around for the next week, but we will try to check in with everyone from time to time. Gonna enjoy some kitty snuggle time and do some yard projects and hopefully take Dixie Dog out in the boat. See ya when we get back!

Memorial Garden

I made this memorial garden for the ones who came before. There are 5 pets buried in this garden and they are marked by the stone pavers. There are also 2 pieces of driftwood that used to be in Buzz the iguana's enclosure. I rescued all the flowers off of Walmart's death row for 1/2 off.

Checking In With Gretchen

How cute is Gretchen in these pictures!!!

So here's some good news.....We've been able to lure Gretchen up to the top of the steps using fried chicken and grilled sea mullets. She will even eat some of her wet food in front of us. She stayed on the platform of the stairs for over an hour with us on the porch. She took a nap and was even flirting by rolling around. This is the closest we've been to her since relocating her to our yard from her feral colony. It's great progress! If only we could get her to stay. Next week is our vacation/staycation and we plan on working a lot more with her and hopefully find her day hiding spot. Every night she comes from the house across from us. It's for sale and no one lives there. Perhaps she lives under the deck. We don't have many hiding spots on our property. She must feel safe over there.

Check out those lasers!

Happy Father's Day!