Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Meet Kitty ...


This is our other cat, Kitty. She's more of my girl's cat, as she doesn't have much to do with the rest of us. She's a little skittish. Kitty had a rough start at life. She was born outside our old house in California. She started coming around when she was pretty young. My girls would leave food out and she'd devour it in seconds. She'd eat anything they gave her. She was a good hunter, but times must have been hard -- she was skin and bones. She wouldn't let anyone near her at first. Eventually, she'd let the girls pet her a little, but then she'd run away. Finally, they were able to pick her up, which of course, led to bringing her inside. When we found out we'd be moving out of state, we didn't know what to do with her. The buyers of our house would be moving in with two dogs, one was a huge rottweiler. Kitty wouldn't survive. The girls started keeping her in more, hoping to get her used to being inside. Right before we left, she got bit by something (we think it was a snake) and had a huge abscess on her neck. We took her to the vet and I went on about how wild she was to prepare the doctor. "She's totally wild," I said. "She might freak out." Kitty came strutting out of her carrier, sniffed around the place, purred and let the vet handle her without incident. Typical. The girls took care of her and Kitty made the move to Montana. She's done great being an inside-only cat. She's still skittish, but she's come a long way from being wild and unapproachable. Kitty & Belle don't get along too good, but they tolerate each other. I've seen them on a few occasions try to play, but most of the time they just do their own thing. Belle likes to eat out of Kitty's bowl and Kitty likes to chase Belle down the hall. Kitty is really sleek and skinny, but she's no longer skin and bones like she was. She's funny because when she gets mad, she throws herself down and kicks her feet really hard. I've never seen a cat have a tantrum like that.

On another note -- is anyone having problems with Blogger today? When I went to my dashboard, it says I'm not currently following any blogs. I still see my avatar on other people's blogs, so I don't know what's going on with that. Has anyone else had this happen today? I love the follow feature to help me keep up with who's posted a new blog. Mine just seemed to vanish overnight -- what happened?

15 comments:

  1. Nice, snuggly kitty. (although they make me sneeze!) ;) Kitty is blessed to be loved.

    PS No problems here with blogger. =/ I think it does have it's "moments" though. Grrr

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  2. My blogger did that too so I tried again and it worked!
    Kitty is a pretty kitty! So nice of you to save her!

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  3. Thanks Paris -- She looks snuggly, but she'd fight me tooth & nail if I tried to cuddle with her. She's a little better with the girls, but not much. LOL!

    Thanks Kelly -- I looked at it later (after sending them an email of course) and they all showed up. It was like magic! LOL!

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  4. Oh Rena,she'a beautiful! And what a great story about her acting all nice at the vets.I'm glad your girls were able to get her adjusted to indoor living.A Rotty would have probably been disastrous.And that's bizarre about her pitching fits.Such a human-like quality.

    Leanne

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  5. It's very nice that you've given Kitty a good home.

    All seems to be working well for me on blogger and your avatar is center stage on my blog, as usual!

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  6. She is a beautiful cat Rena!

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  7. Pritty kitty. LOL Cats don't like me, seems to be my HEAD that bothers them most. :0 Even though she's skittish, she knows she's loved.

    Nancy

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  8. A really beautiful cat. I'm glad she's got a home and people to love her.

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  9. She's beautiful! And that horse she's snuggling up to looks just like my daughter's favorite stuffed toy.

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  10. A fit thrown by a kit-ty: hilarious.

    I know, they never do what you want, when you want them to.

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  11. Pretty kitty. As for blogger, I've had some trouble with postings being refused until I try two or three times, but not the ones you describe.

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  12. Maybe she got scared of being outside when she got bit, so wasn't as afraid of being inside then.

    Morgan Mandel
    http://morganmandel.blogspot.com

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  13. She sounds like a typical cat - she's happy to be yours, but only on HER terms. She's a lovely looking cat. Love those alien eyes again!

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  14. Cute cat. Sorry she had to go to the vet. My cat hates the vet and gives them a terrible time. You're girls sound really sweet too.

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  15. What a beautiful kitty...she's lucky to have you and your family...

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