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  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited November 2021

    Kath, That's a great photo. I agree the artificial tree was the way to go. Wonder how the ornaments will fare.

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited November 2021

    Remains to be seen 😬! LOL DD has unbreakable ones but hasn’t put them up yet. After today, I’m wondering if she will. This reminded me of the time when one of our cats would climb into our real trees. Oh the joy of living with cats.

  • rah2464
    rah2464 Member Posts: 1,192
    edited November 2021

    Kathindc that is a great pic. I stopped putting ornaments on my trees long long ago. Artificial only. They just cannot resist anything dangling

  • santabarbarian
    santabarbarian Member Posts: 2,311
    edited November 2021

    When I was a little girl I put catnip in a tiny stocking and hung it on our tree.

    OOPS.

    Middle of the night CRASH! and a dope-sick cat growling and spazzing out when we tried to get the stocking.

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited November 2021

    Santabarbarian, thanks for the laugh. 🙀😹😹😹

  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited November 2021

    Kathindc, Great picture!

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited November 2021

    So he had the zoomies this am, skidded into the table the tree is on. Crash. I don’t have carpet. Nothing broke, poor tree. But that’s why I got it.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited November 2021

    Loving the stories!


  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited November 2021

    Our Elliott is featuring on Christmas Cards from the Cat Rescue we adopted both him and Alannah from. His story is printed on the back of the card. The "Beast from the East" that is mentioned was a huge snowstorm that started on 22 Feb 2018 and blanketed Britain and Ireland for about 5 days. Such a widespread and prolonged snowfall is a very unusual occurrance in this part of the world. The volunteer tried to capture his Mum also and had almost succeeded, she had a her fromnt paws into the cat trap, when a security Guard at the site made a loud noise that startled her and she was gone.

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  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited November 2021

    Awwwww what a sweet story and lucky boy!!

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited November 2021

    Sorry they weren't able to get his mama too.

    Fingers crossed we're getting a foster cat. He's 19.5 years old and is getting medicine for a liver infection and fluids for stage II kidney disease. With any luck, that's enough to keep adopters away for a while. He had cancer in an ear and had his ear canal removed causing that ear to flop. Makes him look like a real character.

  • rah2464
    rah2464 Member Posts: 1,192
    edited December 2021

    Aw FF what a beautiful adoption story! Sorry they were unsuccessful in capturing Momma cat

    Wren hope you get that foster! I know he will feel as though he has landed in heaven at your place Heart

  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited December 2021

    FF, That is a wonderful story and a beautiful card.

    Wren, Good luck on the foster. That little kitty will be glad you are caring for him.

    Midnight Louie was a bad boy this morning and broke a picture frame containing a needle point a friend gave us for our wedding. The needle point is OK, but the frame is a goner. Heading to Walmart to get another.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited December 2021

    Wishing you well with the new Foster Kitty Wren Heart

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited December 2021

    Feline, love Elliott’s card. He is one lucky boy.

    Wren, 🤞🏻on getting the foster. He has been through a lot and deserves your loving care.

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited December 2021

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited December 2021


    A Christmas cat tree

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  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited December 2021

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  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307
    edited December 2021

    Years ago we got a new rescue kitten in November. She was really tiny, about 4 lb, and of Russian Blue heritage so a lovely gray with blue eyes. She spent the entire Christmas holiday appearing as a moving ornament on the live tree. We would see this tiny head pop out from a branch on the tree including those on the top. She never disturbed the ornaments but she could not be dissuaded from climbing the tree. I wish I had taken pictures but the memories of her will always include that "tree ornament". The other cats lived under the tree for the entire time it was up.

    Love the cat proof Christmas tree!

  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited December 2021

    Love all the memes❤️❤️❤️

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited December 2021

    I especially liked 'you said I was an angel'.

    We got the foster cat. His name is Radar. He's 19.5yrs and has stage II kidney failure. He LOVES his special food. We haven't had a cat who eats this well in years. He alternates sitting in front of the heat vent and DH's lap. DH is really enjoying him. He had cancer years ago and they removed part of his ear canal. I assume that's why one eat is floppy.

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  • spookiesmom
    spookiesmom Member Posts: 8,178
    edited December 2021

    he looks like a tough boy.

  • betrayal
    betrayal Member Posts: 3,307
    edited December 2021

    Wrenn: How nice of you to open your home and heart to this needy boy. He looks good for his stated age and I am glad that he found two warm spots: the heat vent and your DH's lap.

  • rah2464
    rah2464 Member Posts: 1,192
    edited December 2021

    Oh Wrenn! Radar is one sweet looking boy. He and you are blessed to have this time together.

    FF on my goodness that cat friendly xmas tree one made me laugh out loud!

  • feelingfeline
    feelingfeline Member Posts: 5,145
    edited December 2021

    Great news Wren. How fab that he likes his special food! That's not always the case. We gave up on the wet food (Elliott has some kidney damage) but we buy the special Renal biscuits. Aand then find it is Alannah who eats the biscuits, not Elliott. So we are buying extra special biscuits for the cat with no kidney issues! Luckily Elliott is a mild enough case that the ordinary wet food doesn't seem to be a problem, thank God he is holding stable as a mild case. Whatt a sweet face Radar has, I am so glad he can enjoy this time in his senior years with you.

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited December 2021

    I'm secretly hoping no one wants to adopt him. We would keep him forever.

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited December 2021

    Wren, is foster fail in your near future?! Radar looks amazing for his age.

  • wren44
    wren44 Member Posts: 7,932
    edited December 2021

    I think our income will keep us from foster fail. DH has symptoms of dementia and possibly Parkinson's. I fear we will need all our savings when he gets worse. We've only had 2 foster fails. A tortie named Mocca and our most recent cat Squeakers. I would love to keep Radar, but special food and lots of vet visits are in his future. He is amazing for his age. He can jump into chairs most of the time and eats like a champ.

  • kathindc
    kathindc Member Posts: 1,667
    edited December 2021

    Wren, so sorry to hear about your DH. Will keep you both in my prayers.

  • petite1
    petite1 Member Posts: 2,293
    edited December 2021

    I love all the cat pictures.

    Wren. I hope you keep him.