Necklace/Gretchen Update

Yesterday I did a post about Gretchen's hurt paw, but I accidentally called her Necklace. Necklace was her name when she was in her feral colony. I've been in such a tizzy with this storm, I don't know where my head is! Anyhoo, Gretchen's vet appointment went very well. The vet said she does indeed have a nailbed infection. She was given Convenia (antibiotic) and Vetalog (anti-inflammatory) injections. She should be good as new in a few days! Yay!

Still watching Irene and it looks like we may take a direct hit, but hopefully at a cat 2. I think we'll be pretty safe here in our home. It's on land that is 6ft above sea level and our house is on pilings, 10 feet off the ground. However, there is still a little time left to decide for sure if we're staying put. If we go, all the furries will be going with us for sure! We're praying for all of our friends in the path of this dangerous storm!

I'll try to tweet updates as much as possible, so be sure to follow us @thecreekcats!

Necklace's Hurt Paw Paw

This afternoon we will be taking Necklace in to have the vet check out her infected dewclaw. Not sure how or what happened, but we noticed it was swollen and infected. Possibly a nailbed infection? Not sure. A month or so ago, I trimmed the nail because it seemed to be growing into her pad, but looked fine otherwise. Didn't think anything of it and yesterday we noticed it was swollen. Hopefully it won't be nothing some antibiotics can't fix!

Still got our eye to the sky watching Hurricane Irene.....sure wish I knew where she was going! We're still in the "cone of uncertainty."

I'll keep ya'll posted :)

Watching Irene

Hi friends....been a while! Just wanted to check in and say we have all eyes on Hurricane Irene. As of right now (2pm advisory) Irene is predicted to become a major hurricane with winds higher than 111mph and may make landfall Saturday somewhere over Eastern NC which includes our little house on the creek as indicated by the starfish. Preparations have already begun at our house to assure we are ready for whatever Irene brings. Hopefully, a whole lotta nothing! I'll do my best to keep everyone posted!

UDATE: And I just felt my first earthquake....CRAZY!!!!

Major Slacker!

Hi everyone! Wow, have I been slackin' or what?! So sorry we've been M.I.A for so long. There has been an awful lot going on here and I sorta checked out for a bit. I'm afraid posting will still be sporadic for a while, but just wanted to check in and say HI! All the kitties and Dixie Dog are doing very well. Maggie May just had her yearly exam yesterday and she checked out wonderfully!

I've had to back off of a few things to keep my sanity-- fostering, the TNR group and blogging. Hopefully, I will get back into the swing of things soon. In the mean time, I'll leave you will a little bit o' Saylor! Enjoy :)

P.S. We love and miss you all!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday, Saylor!

Happy Birthday to our sweet, silly little Saylor girl! She turns 2 years old today!! A huge thank you to Sammy, Andy and Shelly's mom for this totally awesome birthday card! We just love it!

Now we leave you with a Saylor Spectacular......

We Have Winners!

We have winners for our World's Best Cat Litter and Ferris Meow Print giveaway! We had a lot of very good and close guesses and we wish you could all win.

Gretchen weighs in at 7.3 lbs and Julia Williams got it right on the money! Way to go, Julia!! You will be recieving a bag of WBCL scented litter!!

Rambler weighs in at 13.3 lbs and our new friends in Hong Kong, Mutton Memorandum guessed 13.1 lbs. Way to go, Michelle and Mr. Mutton you will be recieving an 8x10 Ferris Meow print!

Julia, we have your email and will contact you shortly for your mailing address. Michelle, we cannot find an email address for you, so could you please email us your mailing address at thecreekcatsATgmailDOTcom.

Thanks to all of our wonderful friends for playing. We hope you found this to be a fun contest!

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND! XOXO

World's Best Cat Litter Giveaway!

I'd like to announce a very awesome giveaway I am hosting for World's Best Cat Litter's New Scented Multiple Cat Clumping Litter! Made with 100% all-natural scented lavender oil, this multiple cat formula is ideal for cat owners who prefer their cat litter to be scented.

Since World's Best Cat Litter only ships within the US, we are going to be holding TWO contests. One for our US friends and one for our International friends. Last week Gretchen and Rambler were vetted and both checked out great. Can you guess their weights?? If so you could win a bag of World's Best Cat Litter or a Ferris Meow print from my etsy shop!

RULES:

Just leave a comment with your best weight guess for either Gretchen (US) or Rambler(outside of US). Please be sure to specify whether you are guessing Gretchen's weight (US friends) or Rambler's weight (International friends). Be sure we have a way to contact you by email either by your blogger account or leave us your email address in the comments section or email us your email address (thecreekcatsATgmailDOTcom).

*You have until Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 6:00pm est to enter. We will chose a winner using random.org. We will post the winner of the giveaway on Friday, May 27, 2011.

*One entry per household, please.

US FRIENDS: The closest guess at GRETCHEN'S weight without going over will win one bag of WBCL's New Scented Multiple Cat Clumping Litter! HINT: She is still very petite and all fluff!

We've had Gretchen now for 1 year (plus a few weeks) and she is doing wonderfully. Sweetest. Kitty. Ever! Last year when Gretchen was vetted, she weighed in at 6.5lbs. Remember she was the only surviving member of her feral colony in a remote location with little to no food source.

If you live outside the US, please scroll down. You will be guessing RAMBLER'S weight.

INTERNATIONAL FRIENDS: The closest guess to RAMBLER'S weight without going over will win an 8x10 Ferris Meow print from my etsy shop! HINT: He's more than 10lbs and less than 14lbs. Rambler was 12.8lbs at last year's vet appointment.

GOOD LUCK FRIENDS!!!!