I think every cat is a little quirky in one way or another. This short video shows Frankie’s quirk.
Frankie Marches to the Beat of a Different Drummer
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Photo Friday: Let the Sun Shine In
Here is Puck enjoying the sunbeam in a seemingly uncomfortable location.
Chris Gets a Playmate
At the risk of being redundant, I thought I would share my original post about our adoption of Puck three years and two days ago.
A few weeks before Abbey died we visited Jeff and Felice, Rose’s sister and brother-in-law. Felice works for a vet and is active in helping stray and feral cats in the area. Her and Jeff have also adopted several “unadoptable” cats with physical problems.
The day we came for a visit she had two very young kittens that she was bottle feeding in her home for a local rescue organization. One kitten was a male that was all black. The other was a black female with calico markings over one eye. They both needed homes and would be ready for adoption in a few weeks.
Of course, with Abbey being sick, we were not ready to adopt another cat at that time. We did not want to bring any trauma into the house during the small amount of time Abbey had left.
It happened that Abbey died when the kittens…
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Puck’s Gotcha Day
Three years ago today, we adopted Puck. He was rescued and bottle-fed by my sister-in-law, Felice, and was in need of a home when Abbey passed away. Here are some pictures and videos of Puck from oldest to newest.
Puck with Felice’s cat, Toad.
Chris greets kitten as he comes out for food.
Tigger, Chris and Puck
Puck takes over Chris’s spot
Chris and Puck on top of the Cabinets.
Photo Friday: Kitten Belly
I’m sorry but I withheld a couple of the cutest pictures from my post, Miss Luis the Kitten’s Last Day Before Adoption, so I could showcase them here. This kitten is Floki, named after the eccentric character on the show Vikings. I am told he is a good eater.
Floki the kitten.
Floki napping with Miss Luis.
Abbey Gets Sick
Three years ago this week we lost our beloved Abbey. It was a difficult time but the silver lining was Puck, another cat saved by Felice, the great kitten rescuer.
The summer of 2012 brought us bad news. At first we did not know what to think when we noticed that Abbey was not as fat as she used to be. We were a little concerned but when someone is obese, losing weight is usually a good thing. In hindsight, we should have brought her to the vet right away, but our thinking was that endless tests for a problem that may not exist can be very expensive.
We kept an eye on her and the weight gradually came off but she did not act sick. Instead, she seemed to be more active, even jumping up on the counters, something usually reserved for Chris. She also had a great appetite. Nothing we would associate with an illness, except for the weight loss.
Because of her energy levels and apparent happiness, we waited too long. She passed normal weight to slightly underweight…
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Miss Luis the Kitten’s Last Day Before Adoption
Back on the 26th of June, Rose and I were involved in rescuing a newborn kitten (read here if you missed it). We brought her to my sister-in-law, Felice, who is an experienced kitten rescuer. She worked hard to keep the kitten alive and now she is doing well.
Rose said she wanted to name the kitten Luis, if it was a boy, after her maintenence supervisor who found the kitten and called Rose for help. It was a girl and she ended up with the Name Lulu (see here and here) but that didn’t stick so now she is called Miss Luis, which we pronounce “Louie.”
We were at Felice’s house on Saturday to celebrate the birthday of Rose and Felice’s mother. While I was there I was able to get a few good pictures of Miss Luis along with two male kittens that Felice took in shortly after Miss Luis arrived.
Miss Luis
Miss Luis
Makeshift kitten sanctuary.
The three kittens had fun playing together for awhile and then one fell asleep on the couch while Miss Luis hid behind the pillows. The third cat disappeared into the bathroom where he napped in a carrier that has become their bedroom.
Miss Luis eventually fell asleep with one of the boy kittens.
Later, the third kitten came out and joined Miss Luis in some play while his brother tried to nap.
Of course there are more than kittens at Felice’s house and I got plenty of attention from some of the locals.
The next day, Miss Luis went to her new home. A man adopted her so another female kitten he recently adopted could have company. I was told she cried all the way to her new home but then quickly became friends with resident kitten.
Photo Friday: Three Cats Napping
This is a rare photo of all three cats napping in one picture. It is even more rare because it is Frankie with his nose at Chris’s butt and not the other way around.
Chris’s Springboard
Chris has slowed down a bit since I originally posted this but he still loves getting on my shoulders. He rarely uses me as a springboard anymore because there aren’t as many high places he can get to in our new home.
I mentioned before that Chris likes to get on my shoulders, although my profile picture probably makes that obvious. He does not always want to be there but there are certain times where he will climb up my leg and beg to be picked up. Other times he will jump on the counter and then onto my shoulders. Sometimes he jumps on me when I am not expecting it.
As much as he likes being on my shoulders, there are times when he just wants to use me as a springboard to reach a higher place. He can be like Ricochet Rabbit sometimes. From the floor to the counter to my shoulders and then to the top of the cabinets. Ping, ping, ping! It is these times where he not only surprises me but also digs his claws in me and leaves a mark like I was bitten by a…
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Caption This: Chris Getting Ready
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Bad Cat Chris 
