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Ali, congrats on the new felines !!

About 6 months ago we adopted a rescue cat who was 12 years old. After a few months we thought we would need to take her back to the SPCA as she just wasn't bonding with us. She pretty much kept to herself. Then just a few weeks ago she brighten up and she has a delightful funny personality. Oh my gosh, she has us laughing so much :)

Our old guy who is 18 years old has a crush on her, and it is so funny listening to him "call" her. He can form words, and he is trying so hard to say what sounds like "Rosie come here". Of course, at 3 in the morning we can do without that !! They will meet in the upstairs hallway and roam the house at night.

Rosie has really helped the 18 year old as last year he lost his litter mate and another older elder cat due various health related issues. She has extended his life as he was so very depressed.
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Ali - Congratulations on your new additions! I hope you enjoy your feline family members as much as I enjoy mine.
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SKG -

I completely sympathize with the difficult situation you find yourself in re: the cat. I think I would be very concerned about keeping your husband (and yourself) healthy in light of having to constantly clean up cat waste around the house. That can't be a good thing.

I wish I could give a definitive answer, but only you can do that - if you have reached the point where it has to be your husband's care or the cat's, then you have to make a choice. It won't be easy, and I don't envy you having to do it - I would really struggle with it myself - but I think the health concern for yourself and your husband need to take top priority here. If you have to cover furniture with tarps to protect against the cat's bowel incontinence, it must be pretty bad.

I'm so sorry you have to deal with this.
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I could use a little reassurance. I take care of my husband, whose health has been declining since 2001, and who is now completely bedridden. We have a 13-year old cat who shares one problem with my husband -- severe bowel disease. So in addition to my husband's toileting requirements, I have to keep cleaning the floors and all the tarps I have had to use to cover all our furniture, and every other surface where the cat is allowed. Our vet has said that, although he refuses to euthanize people's pets just for their convenience, in my case, "You have gone 1000% above and beyond with this cat, and I will be there whenever you're ready to say goodbye." My problem is that although I know his tummy is always at least a little painful (we give him steroid shots to keep him as comfortable as possible), otherwise he's a happy little guy -- very loving, very sweet. He eats and drinks well. So it feels cruel to end his life. On the other hand, I think I've finally hit the wall. Taking care of my husband is getting increasingly demanding, and after years of dealing with this, the added burden is making me kind of miserable. Comments?
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ALI, I am thinking about those grooming gloves myself. Let us know how you and the cats like them.
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Congratulations Ali, you are a cat-Mom now.!
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✔️ Water fountain for improved hydration and happiness of cats
✔️ Catnip, toys
✔️ Case of the canned food the older one prefers over the dry food. I'm ok with getting him his favorite food. He's made it to 18 years, he should eat what he likes.
✔️ Grooming gloves with the rubber nubs, so I can rub them hairless... haha

The previous owner dropped off plenty of other supplies so I don't have much to buy and I want to get them a few treats to feel better about this adjustment of being rehomed. They seem very much mellow cats. I watched as the 4 yo daughter was grabbing the cats, picking them up, moving them around, and the cats tolerate her very well so these are some pretty chill cats imo.

Have to see how the first week goes. They just came today and so far they won't venture out from under their hiding places, so I'm just going to let them be for a bit.
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ALI YOU HAVE CATSCATSCATS'! I am so happy for you. You have waited so long! Enjoy them!
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I have cats! CATS CATS CATS CAT-CAT-CAT-CAT-HOUSE is at MY HOUSE, I have CATS!! I'm a bit excited, as you can read.

I had a friend of a friend who had two adult cats that needed to be re-homed for a few reasons and I offered to take them. Devo is 18 years old ( ... I have mixed feelings about taking a cat so old, but he's in good health and I'm ok with being old-cat caregiver person...) and Delilah is 11 (estimated, she's a former rescue). They are hiding in the living room currently inside and under things and I'm going to just let them be for a few days as they adjust. But....

I HAVE CAAAAAATTTTTTTSSSSSS! And I'm very happy about that. Now I'm going to go buy them a water fountain on Amazon, because I think that would make them happy.
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Off on another cat transport this Sunday - this is becoming a monthly thing now, which is ok with me, as long as I can afford the gas to make the trip. It's going to be busy this weekend, though - the meet-up point is in a heavily-traveled tourist area. Oh well - I love getting up there this time of year anyway. :-)
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Jacques, my old fella, climbed on the foot of my bed and played my toenails with his claws, as if my feet were a xylophone. Plunk plunk plunk...he woke me up at 3 am. :-(
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So many bugs and moths to play with and chase all night. Ming is not even sleeping on my bed now. So much exercise I think she is toning muscle and losing weight.😸
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So, last week on Bruce's scheduled "outing" day (he usually comes with me to massage therapy while mom's at dialysis, and then we go to the park), I was sick. This week, the power was out, and I was not climbing 6 flights of stairs to get him and lug him back down the same way, so he missed his outing again. Today I used my respite break to take him to the park, instead of going swimming like I normally do.

We went to the pet store first. I went looking for a travel water bowl, and also found a cross-body carry sling (meant for small dogs) in the same section. Well, THIS is a little gem of a product! I swear this kitten weighs almost 15 pounds by now! I also found a cross-body water-bottle holster, so I got that, too. Now I can walk around with my cat, totally hands-free! Lol. 

It was a new park to Bruce, so he was a little nervous at first. He likes the bag! I think it's his new "safe space" when we're out. So much that it took him 30 minutes to even come out of it! Finally I took my shoes off and lay down on the grass, and that prompted him to slink alongside me. Eventually he moved around a bit, sniffing grass and sticks and pinecones and a tree, and he watched some birds and bugs. He doesn't even try to go far from me - I probably wouldn't even have to hold the leash (but I do, because what if he has a freak-out and runs off?). He's actually a pretty chill little guy when we go out!

Anyway, he saw a marmot for the first time, and lots of birds....and after awhile, a couple of ducks settled in within about 10 feet of us! The male duck even had a sit down while his lady love preened and shook her tail feathers. Bruce doesn't seem interested in trying to chase anything, though.  Not even bugs. He just watches. Considering how insane the pigeons on the balcony make him, I really never expected him to be so calm outdoors.

Anyway, he's been yowling at me out of boredom for days, and now he seems quite content again.

I have to say, there really is something about a cat on a leash that makes people giggle and coo when they see it.  Like, "Oh my god, it's a cat!"  And, "Ohhh how cute!"  They would maybe just smile (or not even notice) if they saw you with a cute dog or a cute baby, but they have to express their astonishment over a cat.  I guess it IS pretty unusual to see a cat in a park.  I just posted this in another thread, but if I could get him to actually WALK on the leash, I swear I'd have fifty new friends a day! 
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Our cats used to pee in hubs suitcase when he was packing for job,, they are smart! And full of plots,,
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My cat's revenge. hubby left the sun room door closed so she could not get to the litter box.
She found his coat lying on the floor (as usual) and peed on that
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Whoops, pam! Was editing my post to include an image while you were posting! :-)
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I never thought of that Dori,, thank you! When she gets neutered ( in the very near future) I will remember that! Her head is about the same size as her neck ( That is the Chihuahua part of her)..
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Happy belated Birthday, Mama Bootsie!


pam - if you get the kind of cone that has loop tabs at the base (this is usually the basic plastic one the vet would normally hand out), you can attach it to the collar part of a harness and it stays on. I had to do this with Bruce when he had his hernia surgery. The harness was the only thing that prevented him from getting the cone off!

Edit:  this is the cone style I mean: 

www.mvtimes.com/mvt/uploads/2017/10/Cone-head_Reni_-_dog_in_Elizabethan_collar.jpg
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The diapers were,,, amusing... I never saw a dog chase it's tail for 15 minutes before,,, was able to distract her with a new toy for about.. 15 seconds...
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It is amazing how quickly a female cat recovers from her hysterectomy. I know the next day after mine, I wasn't running full blast through the house and playing with things :P
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Just woke up to turn on news. Whoops no news, but the wedding, singing, and OMG Ming! What is it about music that winds her up so? 😍

The gospel music has her going! 😂
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pam...Hopefully your baby wont need a cone at all.Only one of my 3 kittens had to wear one to protect her staples,but what I didn't know would happen after they were spayed was that they'd get so fat,so fast,so now we have to work on getting the weight off.It's always something with the babies,but they're worth it.Good luck with yours.
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I have never seen diapers at the $ store.. I'll have to look. PetSmart has them for less than $10 online.. hopefully the store does too. Of course I wasn't looking for them.. she's a BABY! I did read you may need the "cone of shame" with them.. that is not going to work. As a Chug and not a Pug her head is the same size as her neck. we can't even use a collar, only a full body harness.Believe me , we don't want puppies! Luckily we are in the country and only ever take the dogs out on control because we have eagles and hawks. And I don't want her to have to spend all the time in her playpen. Thank you for the advice!
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That's a good idea to get her spayed as soon as you can Pam,otherwise you'll end up with a housefull like we have now.We never knew about that Heat business,so when Bootsie started howling,my dH and I let her out,2 days in a row at Christmastime and in February,in the middle of the night,Bootsie delivered 5 babies and while it's been a lot of fun,it has also been ALOT of work and expense,so we got all the kittens and Bootsie spayed as soon as we were able but my little dog,Precious still needs to be spayed but she has to loose weight first,so when she goes into heat,I get her diaper's from the dollar store and try hard to keep 'em on her,which isn't easy.
Good luck with your baby pamzimmrrt...it's a project alright~
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I am a bad puppy mommy,,, to me Chloe is still a baby,, but her tiny body has decided she is a "WOMAN" and she went into heat.. So tomorrow I am off to buy puppy diapers ( this should be interesting..) Keeping her confined to the main level with tile and hardwood, and trying to keep her off the furniture. I sure will be making that spay apt in the next few weeks!
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Bootsie said to thank you all for all the Birthday wishes.She and her 3 kittens are just pooped today and they've been sleeping a lot.Knowing them though,they'll get their second wind right around bedtime,but tonight they're going to bed early,ready or not.
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Luckylu such a cute post. Happy cathday to bootsie!
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Am I too late for some birthday cake?
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Sounds like Bootsie had a great party!! Happy Birthday Bootsie!!!
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Today is MaMa Bootsie's Birthday! She is 3 years old now.Her little kittens that are almost as big as her now,have been on a real roll today,so they must know.They've been playing some of their cat games they haven't played in a long time.Toots has been hiding her curler and Trouble has been chasing her ping pong ball and Lovee' has brought down another 10 plastic bags from upstairs and Odom,my old boy cat took all the toilet paper off the toilet paper holder,so were having quite a party here.Later before bed,we'll sing to Bootsie again and have some salmon with a lick of butter on the side.
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