peggy's place: September 2009

September 30, 2009

ZAPPY weather's here

ONE day of cooler weather and I'm already getting zapped when mom pets me :(

September 29, 2009

September 28, 2009

Lizard Lips

Mom took it from me after this and put it outside :(

September 25, 2009

September 24, 2009

ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzz

Jeannie: I feel safe up here. And I can watch everything going on (when I'm not napping).

September 23, 2009

Stop - that tickles!

OK. Now it doesn't feel good. Stop now, it tickles.

September 22, 2009

I've always loved my MacBook Pro

So. I made an appointment for today at 2:20 at The Apple Store. I went there dreading the cost. I got there on time even tho I got lost - twice. (I HATE to drive) When I got there I was 3rd in line of 25. The guy at the counter popped off the space bar and the B key like he was just popping the top of a soda can. He took all the little pieces, rubbed his magic fingers on them, spayed some air (cat fur) then popped them back in. FOR FREE! Is that incredible or what? Dodged a bullet there.

Sick Laptop

So in the process of Isis guarding my laptop, the keyboard is all wonky. Space bar is hard to push, and the letter B keeps falling off. So a visit to The Apple Store today. I can see the $$$ just floating away.

September 19, 2009

Laptop Protection

NO HACKERS ALLOWED

September 18, 2009

Isis checking out the front yard

September 16, 2009

Wordless Wednesday

September 15, 2009

Re: Summer Lied

Thanks everybody for your ideas and tips for giving Summer pills. I ended up going to the Vet's office and picking up the long acting shot. She let me give it at home because I was so used to giving Babe her sub-q fluids. Summer never even flinched, and the needle was SO tiny. But $45 for that easy way out.

Tuesday Hawks

How 'bout them Toe Hawks?

September 14, 2009

Summer Lied

She said she was being good about taking her pills. She lied. She's put the bitey on Mom 3 times now. So Mom gave up. We're asking the V-E-T what to do instead. Don't let this innocent face fool ya.

September 11, 2009

Make sure you get just the right piece

Jeannie likes to choose one piece at a time. Don't blink - you'll miss it.

911

911 was one of those times I will always remember where I was and what I was doing. Like the Challenger exploding and killing of JFK, accident with Princess Di.

September 9, 2009

Lookin' Out My Front Door

LUNCH..........
delivered fresh

September 8, 2009

Summer's V-E-T exam

Mom always worries when we have our check-ups. Especially us old girls. Well she shouldn't worry so much. They said I look like a 6 year old. (I'm 18). My blood results showed I had a slight increase in my BUN (kidney) numbers, but the vet didn't seem too worried about it. It was nothing compared to Babe's last year. Also she said I had a high white blood count and gave me antibiotics, that's fine, because I love Pill Pockets :)

September 3, 2009

Three New Blankies

This is a blue/violet one. About 2 1/2' x 3'

This one is fall colors, yellow, orange, brown, and black.
About 2' x 3'.

This one has the same fall colors, about 2' x 8'. Great for the back of the couch.

If you are interested in one, leave me a comment, make a donation to the CB for kitties in need. Email me with your home address and I'll send it off to you.
(mar123 at gmail dot com)

September 2, 2009

Jeannie and the Plague Rat

Jeannie says: I love playing with my rat. I like to lick him and bunny kick him. He seems to make me itch... When I get bored with him, I'll climb on the cat perch and get a few zzzz's. Then it's back to playing. Hey Romeo!! want to play?

Sophie's story

It all started with a normal trip to Petsmart. I try to hurry past the kitties up for adoption, but yesterday I peeked in. There was a beautiful long hair tuxie girl that was 6 1/2 yo. She was so sweet and loving. I stayed in there way too long. All the way home I thought about her. All night long I thought about her. I even gave her a name. Marlo. So I go back today to get her. I know, I need another cat like I need a mole with hair on my nose. BUT, she's gone!! I missed her by 45 minutes. Not meant to be. So I start scritching a pretty calico girl and one employee after another comes in and tells me her story. She's been in that cage 2 months, she's affectionate and a beauty. SOLD. Her name is Sophie, she's 1 yo and she's a leaner. She rubs and leans against my legs. She has beautiful gold eyes, but she manages to blink with the camera flash...

Jeannie's story

Jeannie joined our family on February 3, 2009. I was looking at all the kitties in our area that needed forever homes. Something about her sweet little face made me keep going back to look at her again and again. I still don't know why, but I sent off an email asking about her. I told myself if it was meant to be, then what's one more furkid? I received an answer to my email saying she was a feral kitty and had been asked about many times, but since she wasn't a lap cat, nobody wanted her. Well we've been down that road many times and I was able to adopt her. Jeannie had been living on a golf course and had at least 2 litters of babies. All her babies were caught and have forever homes. She is about 5 years old, and is a very tiny, delicate girl.

Babe's story

Babe is one of the feral cats my Mom caught. She was Mom's cat along with her other two. After Mom passed, I took care of all three of her cats. Her two original cats went to the rainbow bridge very shortly after Mom died. She had Babe for eight years and I've had her now for nine more years. Babe is my CRF girl. When she was first diagnosed with CRF I thought I'd only have her for a few more weeks, but she has surprised both me and the vet and is doing great with only sub-q fluids three times a week.
April 1, 1991 - July 13, 2011 5:20pm DST

Romeo's story

I found Romeo online. I received an email from a friend about him. His Mom was in a nursing home and not coming back (she didn't know she was staying there forever). So her family was trying to find a home for Romeo. She had an attorney that was to find a good home for Romeo if anything ever happened to her. I had to actually apply to get him. References and essay about me. Once her family had me checked out I was able to pick him up at the attorneys office. I had only been told he was 5 years old and very fluffy. Turned out he's a pure himalayan. I don't think he had ever seen another cat until I brought him home. He's very friendly and is best friends with Bob and Jeannie.

Isis's story

Bob's story

Bob's adoption was totally a spur of the moment thing. I was in the dentist's office for a cleaning and I was telling my dental hygienist about adopting Isis and that I had never had an orange cat. Then she tells me her vets office has a little orange cat up for adoption. I went home and called to make sure the cat was still there, then grabbed a PTU and headed off to go get him. When I got there all I could see was a little bit of orange fur poking out from under his bed. Then we got him out of his cage and he was HUGE. Turned out he was 5 years old and his original family just didn't want him anymore. So off I went to fill out the paper work while the vet gave him one last check over. When we put him in the PTU he almost didn't fit. He is a wonderful boy but very scared all the time. He ducks his head every time I reach down to pet him, like he thinks I'm going to hit him. He doesn't know how to play with toys and once I got one of those toys with a fuzzy hanging from a stick and he was so afraid of the stick he ran and hid for hours. Now we only have the fuzzy part, the stick I trashed. Thank goodness he and Romeo are such good buds, it's the only time he really plays.