Friday BIG Cat Blogging

Update: The male kitten continued whining this morning, so I took him to the vet. The female was very quiet but she seemed okay. I think things have finally calmed down. He was a little dehydrated and anemic. It's been a rather rough flea season this year, so I just medicated all the cats for fleas. The kittens are now feeling much better. They're resting and nursing again. Oreo is much more calm, which is a major feat for her since she's such a nervous cat. I'm still worried about the kittens and Oreo but for the time being everyone seems okay. I'll provide more updates later. Since they've been through a bit of an ordeal, I'll pass on taking pictures of them this week. They need rest and they need their mommy.

A stolen African serval cat that was seen at Robin's Donut Shoppe in Vancouver, B. C. is now in the care of a local zoo vet. The serval named Loki, is worth about $2,500. Some U. S. states permit people to own servals as pets. Massachusetts isn't one of them. Servals are beautiful cats. They look like miniature cheetahs with huge ears. They are my favorite of the big cats. There is a picture of one at the right.

A mountain lion has been seen roaming the woods of Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts. It's part of the North Shore, where I live. I haven't seen any mountain lions. Only very intrepid squirrels who have been very creative about emptying my bird feeders. Police and animal welfare workers are also looking for a mountain lion roaming around Belfast, Northern Ireland.

A cat survived two months alone in a house without food and water before found by rescuers. Apparently, the woman who lived in the house had made arrangements for her 30 (!!!) cats and one dog to be cared for in the event of her death. Rescuers found all of the cats except for Cecil. Cecil was a bag of bones when he was finally found by the rescuers. I doubt that Cecil was really without food or water for two months. He must have gotten out and foraged. Cats are very resourceful. Either that or he was the size of Jabba the Hutt before he lost weight.

Ted the cat (named after the movie "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure") had an adventure of his own. He's been missing for ten years, and has been reunited with his owner. Of course, with this story in mind, I have to include a picture of Bill the Cat.

I don't have any photos of the kittens yet because they are finally asleep. We haven't come up with names yet, but I'm leaning towards "Get Out Of There!" for the male. He's taken to wandering out of the closet and stumbling along the side of the bed -- whining and meowing all the time. Oreo (momma) comes out, gives me a long-suffering look (yeah, I know I'm anthropomorphizing, but so what?), grabs her son by the head and drags him back into the closet.

He comes right back out to explore some more. And whine some more. And meow some more.

He did this all freaking night.

Oreo got so fed up with it that she took both kittens and moved them to behind the bedroom dresser. Not a good place for them. So, I put a blanket on the closet floor, refilled the food supply, and carted everyone over there. I also put a box by the entryway so that Oreo can get out but The Wandering Kid can't. He wasn't happy at first but now he's fine.

The female kitten is very mild. She eats and sleeps and likes being petted. Too easy.

Anyway, when everyone is calmer I'll take more pix and post them.

Posted on September 26, 2003 at 05:48 PM | Permalink

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