RIP Baby Kaylee

This little girl had the odds stacked against her from the very beginning. Abandoned by her mom, found at 2-3days old, you had a very rough start. I'm happy we got to meet you and spend 8 weeks with you. 

You presence was a blessing and your spirit will not be forgotten. <Sad Ears> throughout our home today. 

Lots of Changes......Excitement, Apprehension, etc

Sorry there hasn't been an update in awhile.........

Humom is retiring from the local rescue she has been volunteering with for many years. It's sad, but she is preparing for a big cross country move. The plan is to be in Las Vegas by the end of Feb 2014.

Over the last several months many of our foster babies have been adopted. Some were transferred to other fosters and we are down to only 13 non permanent residents (from at one point over 60).

We currently have:
Momma Lucy and her 5 little ones (now 6 weeks old) who are still on a momma cam at http://99.69.205.17:8088/
Kaylee (came to us as a 3 day old orphan) who is now almost 7 weeks old
Hershey (came to us at 5 weeks old, found wandering a parking lot by himself) who is now 11 weeks old
And 5 of our older ones, been with us a little while (Pearl, Duskie, Edan, Ochre and Liquorice). Some of these guys were born here and are now almost 7 months old.

Due to transition, most of our fosters will be leaving our care over the next month or so. Humom has several trips schedueled out to Vegas for house shopping. I'm sure she'll find a new volunteer oppurtunity once moved.....or should I say the oppurtunity will find her :)

Humom is seriously thinking about keeping on of the older kids. She's worried about moving the 6 of us across the country but if any of the older ones could handle it that would be Duskie. Humom says she doesn't have a black kitty and he would be perfect. He's such a love and very much what she calls and empathy kitty. This boy she can drape across her neck and wear him like a scarf.

Another interesting this is I've been turned into a traveling gnome. Yes, there is a flat "Samson" now that gets to go on all these trips and even travel with dad. In the last couple weeks I've been to Las Vegas and Milwaukee (twice). Next week I have Houston, week after Chicago and then back to Vegas. My flat me is having way more fun :(

I think that pretty much covers the latest..... I'll leave you with a picture of flat me in Vegas being arrested for possession of catnip :)

Wow..What a week!

This week was just CRAZY!

We had over 20 temporary houseguests from Monday-Saturday. Humom is exhausted!!!!

We just now updated the camera feeds! They've been down for awhile because we did some re-arranging.

We've put the 20 2lb kitties in a big room where they can run and play all they want. Humom can go lie on the bed and watch tv with her babies!!

The 2 other cameras are the remaining little ones. There are 9 in one and 8 in the other including 2 siamese/ragdoll mixes (so cute!!).

We also still have the three adults (Sybil, Calypso, and Nutmeg). Nutmeg leaves us next Sunday for a great barn home. Calypso is now up for adoption along with Sybil. Sybil has become such a great girl. She's so bonded to humom!!! She's also my new playmate. She's come a long way since she arrived!!!

Sad news however, humom is leaving rescue temporarily later this year. Looks like we're going to be making a big move after the first of the year. Humom will have to stop after this years kitten season  (Sept/Oct) in order to prepare for the move. Hopefully she can find a good group where we're moving so she can start volunteering again when we get there.

Figuring out how she's going to move us kids should be entertaining :)

Hope everyone had a wonderful dad's day today! Keep purring ya'll!!!!

Crazy Week - emergency surgery for humom

Okay so Hudad was home this week and for some reason Humom disappeared Tuesday night and did not return until Friday afternoon. When she got home she was laid up and on meds. Hudad had to take care of all of us for the several days she was gone and is still doing most of our care now that she's home. We were all clueless as to what was going on.....

Heard hudad explaining what happened and while I'm still not 100% sure of the details I now know humom went to the ER on Tuesday night, was admitted and rushed into surgery at 4:30am on Weds. According to what I've been able to find out, she had something called a bowel obstruction. Apparently this isn't terribly uncommon in gastric bypass patients. Even though humom has been doing really well (2 years out from the bypass), she had a blockage that was past the point of non-surgical removal methods. She's going to be fine, but is on limited activity for the next 4 weeks.

Hudad did an awesome job of caring for us! We are very lucky that he was in town this week. I'm sure Humom feels the same way!!! If he hadn't been here (off on one of his business trips) things could have been really bad.

Hudad took Delilah in for her 2nd phase of Surgery, got Wiggle to his acupuncture appointment, kept us clean and fed while all the while seeing to humom. We can't thank him enough!!! We also can't tell him how much we appreciate his willingness to care for all of us. He could have easily called the rescue that humom volunteers for and said he couldn't manage it. Instead he took all of humoms fosters as his own and did a fabulous job!!! Humom is a very, very lucky woman!!!

Fosters update:
Kilo has gone to her forever home
Cashmere has been spayed and transferred to another foster
Calypso went in for spay but instead came home with 5 orphans (all grey/white) 2 weeks old
Added another semi-feral mom (Possum) with her 4 gingers 6 weeks old
Added 3 from a local shelter (flame point Siamese and 2 ginger tabbies) 7 weeks old

Humom is now drowning in Gingers!!!! Squee!!!!!

Lots of updates!!!!

So as you may imagine things move pretty quickly here during kitten season. We have a lot of fosters in the house and they come and go at a pretty rapid pace.

Last weekend we had an adoption that made humom so upset she had to step outside to cry. We lost a long time house companion :( Mrs Mandolin finally found her perfect home. She went to live with a very nice young man as his only pet. We will miss her terribly!!!

Additionally, Mrs Guinevere (our Maine Coon Momma) transferred to another foster home. What a sweet, sweet girl she is. We know she will adopt very soon!

I think I also mentioned in an earlier post that Charlie (wolfie) went to rescue. Good news! He was adopted by a local family that loves him very much!!!

The rest of the horde is doing pretty well. We added 5 more kittens into the group to help out a fellow volunteer. She needed the space to take in another feral mom and kittens. The 5 we took were 5 weeks old and mingled with our 5 week old bunch just fine :)

We could be receiving another mom any day. She's an outdoor cat that is friendly and very, very pregnant. The lady that has been feeding her is supposed to advise us as soon as she's been caught so we can pick her up. We're hoping it's before she gives birth!!!! Worried we might not find the kittens otherwise.

So as of this moment we still have:

Guinevere's 4 kittens at 8 weeks

Cashmere Mom and her 4 kittens at 5 weeks

5 kittens at 5 weeks

Calypso mom with her kitten (5 weeks)

Calypso's 3 orphans (2 at 4 weeks, 1 at 6 weeks)

Nutmeg Momma and her 6 kittens at 3 weeks

Nutmegs 2 orphans at 3 weeks

Delilah (needs eye surgery)

Sybil (torti-point Siamese)

The camera feeds got changed around. We now have one dedicated to the weened kittens (with appearances by Cashmere mom that's living with them). One is still dedicated to Nutmeg and her 8. Lastly Calypso has a feed as well. She only has one baby with her full-time with random appearances by her orphans. All of hers are technically weened, however, wiggle the orange tabby hasn't been feeling well since his shots last Saturday so he's been getting dedicated momma time :)

If we get the other momma before she gives birth, we'll add another feed. Seems watching the birth has been pretty popular. Nutmeg had a large audience for hers :)

Needless to say humom stays exhausted! It's hard these days to get computer time :) We were on twitter last night for the first time in over a week. We apologize to all our furpals!!! We miss you guys terribly and will try to do better :) <nuzzles> and <headbutts> all around!!!!

Changes of camera feeds, etc

So mom Guinevere has successfully weened her 5 little munchkins. As a result those lovely little babies have moved from their large enclosure to being in general population along with Mom. Replacing her in the enclosure is Nutmeg with her 6 one week olds....

Now there are only 3 camera feeds :(

Delilah has also graduated to general population :)

We still have the same group, just moved some around, took away whelping boxes, etc.....

Won't be long before the Maine Coon litter is ready for adoptions. That will make humom really sad :(

Charlie got a great home locally!!! He now has 3 children to love him and keep him company! Humom misses him more than she thought she would!

Delilah - Medical Sponsorship

Delilah had her professional photo shoot yesterday. Isn't she beautiful? After having her looked at by our vet this past week, we have been referred to the same specialist that did mine and Mr Magoo's eyelid reconstruction last year. In order to do this we are looking for medical sponsorship to help the rescue defray some of the costs incurred for my treatment. Please consider a contribution in any amount (every little bit helps) to Kitty City Kansas Rescue (kittycityks@aol.com) via Paypal. There is also a link on the group website at www.kittycityks.com. Thank you in advance for your generosity!

Really busy around here....

Humom is pretty exhausted.......

So Charlie (Wolfie) got vetted on Tuesday and is being neutered tomorrow. The he's off to rescue!!! Humom might have to keep him till Weds morning though because of space :(

Nutmeg gave birth today!!! She had a total of 6. 3 of them are Torti and 3 are ginger! Talk about cute!

Additionally, we think my sisfur is now in da house!!! Humom picked up a female version of me on Tuesday. When we took her to the vet and she was aged same as me and we realized she came from the same shelter with the same eye issues, we couldn't help but think she's related. This is Delilah!!

We're going to be starting a fundraising endeavor to help with her surgery costs. Once that's set up, I'll share the link. Looks like she's going to be with us for a little while.

Fang and Tango (black kitties) go to their new homes on Saturday and Azure was adopted last Saturday :)

You have got to be kidding!!!!!

Humom has lost it!!! Where in the heck did this thing come from?

Humom brought "Charlie" home Friday! He's apparently a stray a friend of hers found. She's arranged rescue for the little guy but he's gotta stay until fully vetted.

Saturday she brought home another mom with 4 babies. Cashmere is what she named the new girl and she's already got a live webcam feed for them set up.

I swear she's lost it. That makes:
Calypso w/2 babies
Guinevere w/5 babies
Cashmere w/4 babies
Nutmeg (give birth anytime)
2 little black kitties (Fang and Tango) that go to their new homes next Saturday
Mandolin, Sybil and the 5 permanent residents (including me)
And a Wolfie named Charlie.

God help us if someone reports us.........

Another Pregnant Mom

So, we had another pregnant mom join us yesterday. Humom named this girl Nutmeg. She's a gorgeous Torti with a pretty sad story. I'm sure there is more to it than what Humom has been told but the gist of the story was that the owner was just going to dump her "out".

When humom went to meet the lady (friend of the owner supposedly) in a public place yesterday, she had no idea what to expect. The only reason she went was because another volunteer called to ask if she could take this mom in. All Humom was told was that the owner had this pregnant mom and 4 other 1 year olds that she was not willing to take to a shelter and was ready to just dump them. According to other info, the pregnant mom just keeps having litters because they had not spayed her and she was around un-altered males. Additionally, the woman that handed her over informed that she refuses to use a litter box and had to be let outside to do her business. So in other words this kitty has probably spent most of her life raising litter after litter thus far. The only question the lady surrendering the cat asked was, "she's not going to a shelter right?"

Nutmeg doesn't appear to be too old. Humom is guessing 2-3 at most. She's also super friendly for the most part. She's a wee bit stressed being so pregnant and being in a new environment though. She keeps trying to escape the room humom gave her. When she tried yesterday humom used her foot to block her path and got chomped on.

Now she understand this was as a result of stress and isn't angry at Nutmeg for it. Then this morning when humom attempted to leave the room again after cleaning, Nutmeg bit her finger. We're all hoping the biting stops once she calms down and acclimates to her new space.

Humom also set up a live feed for this girl called "Nutmeg Cam" and the link can be found on the right side of this blog. 

Don't forget about Calypso and her 2 munchkins (now 10 days old) and Guinevere and her 5 (now almost 4 weeks old). Guinevere's kids are starting to show interest in mom's food and are starting to wrestle with one another....so cute!!!

Foster - Baby updates

New Momma we got on Thursday was named Spice. Unfortunately, due to a naming conflict, we ended up going with our backup name of Calypso.

Calypso (the gorgeous Torti) started nesting, stretching, etc at around 10pm Friday. She had her fist kitten at 4am Saturday. This little ginger is really strong and doing great. Unfortunately Calypso's second baby was a breach birth. Humom was there and helped to get the baby out, but it did not make it. Her 3rd baby had a situation that is seen even in human births. The poor little thing had it's insides (abdominal parts attached to umbilical) actually on the outside and was not breathing at birth. So Calypso only has the one biological kitten that is now 1.5 days old.

Because we as a group still had 2 newborn orphans not on a mom, and were bottle feeding, we discussed and decided to try them with Calypso. Unfortunately, when we spoke to the bottle feeder we found they were not doing well and one had actually not survived. The second one has been accepted by Calypso and is doing well. Still tiny at 4 days old but getting stronger.

Calypso's kittens (bio and orphan) have already been named. Ginger is "wiggle" and Tabby is "bean"

Momma Guinevere is doing fabulous with her 5 munchkins. We plan to upgrade her cam today for better images of her and babies. These guys turn 3 weeks old in a few days. These guys have not yet been named.

The four little black kittens at 9 weeks are doing well also. Two (Ace and Vadar) have already been pre-adopted and will got to their forever homes next Saturday. Fang and Tango still have a bit more weight to gain :)

That just leaves, Sybil (adult Torti-point Siamese), Azure (adult Russian Blue that mom found as stray) and Mandolin. All are available for adoption, and all are still doing well.

That sums up our current house guests at the moment. Things change quickly around here :)

Foster changes!

Today was a busy one!! Humom took Momma Zoe to the Vet just to make sure everything was good with her and her munchkin. She checked out fine! While in town Humom got the call about 4 orphans dropped at a local shelter. According to the info these guys were really young. She mentioned trying a couple on Zoe since she lost 2 of her babies and could support more than the one she had. Humom hung around and waited to meet the 4 orphans.

Zoe did great!! She accepted the 2 smallest of the orphans. The sad thing was these little darlings may have been 2-3 days old. They still had cords!! They were brought into the animal shelter without the mom and just dropped off! How sad!! They were terribly cold and hungry! The two with Zoe may not make it but they latched on right away and Zoe treated them as they were her own.

Sad for humom, Zoe transferred to another foster home this evening. This was so humom could take another pregnant mom that is about ready to burst. This new girl is so ready to pop her milk is already fully in. She could give birth any minute now. She can be watched on the link that was Zoe's cam from the previous blog post. She is also yet to be named......

Live Stream Webcam's for Mom's

Hudad is so awesome!!! He set up live streaming webcams on both our foster mom's.

The following link is to a webpage that has both streams. (NOTE: this page requires JAVA so it will not work on tablets, phones, etc)
http://99.69.205.17:8888/

This link is for Guinevere (Momma Maine Coon) and her 5 little munchkins (this link will work on all devices as it does not require Java)
http://99.69.205.17:8081/

This link is for Zoe (Russian Blue mom) and her little munchkin (this link will work on all devices as it does not require Java)
http://99.69.205.17:8088/

Disclaimer: These are private webcams and support on 10 connections at a time per link.

Enjoy!!!

News Flash...New Fosters in da house!!

     So the past Saturday humom brought home a little runt. This darling little black kitty was part of a litter of 4. He wasn't thriving in his foster placement and was much smaller than his 3 brothers. He was throwing up and experiencing some intestinal distress. Since humom brought him home he's doing well. Eating like a pig and no longer throwing up, etc. We believe his issue might have been tapeworms as he was treated for them Saturday and has been doing well since. His original foster mom had named him bullet....but because this little guy was so ravenous he bites chins, noses, ears, etc; humom has renamed him "Fang". He's 7 weeks old and just over 1 lb.

     Today Humom got and email asking for a volunteer to take on a pregnant mom. Humom jumped at the oppurtunity. This new girl she got tonight is just the sweetest. Her name is Zoe. A nice family found her approx 59 days ago. They took her in and made her a part of their family. She got vet care right away and is very healthy. She has a home.... Her new mom noticed she was gaining a lot of weight very fast and took her to the Vet a second time. They discovered she was pregnant. Doing the math on the length of time since she was found, she's due any day now. The family that found her brought her to rescue to give birth and raise her kittens. When she's all done she goes back to her new family to live a long, happy life. She's believed to be only 8 months old. This will be her first and only litter! We have our fingers crossed for a smooth delivery.

     Humom is also slated to receive another mom Saturday. This mom has 5 10 days old kittens. It's about to get really, really, busy here....