Kathy's Journal - Here's Some Pics of Fantastic Felines Waiting for Adoption

I had some free time today and so I decided to go to the animal shelter and spend some time with some great feline friends:

Guiseppe, is the gray and white 2 year old male. He was one of the big males that the shelter has. We had some fun in the bonding room today. He was quite the explorer. I had trouble getting a good picture of him because he wouldn't stay still long enough. A very playful and frisky feline!!!

Sierra is the 3 year old tortie. She's a cutie!!

Beaver is the little 4 month old male white/tiger kitten. He is absolutely adorable. I don't believe it will take long before he's adopted. I wouldn't mind taking him -- but Nala and Gizmo are enough for now.

Nala's World - Why Must I Share the Spotlight With Gizmo???

Kathy always wants to take pics of Gizmo and I together. I ABSOLUTELY HATE IT!!!! As you can see for yourself in these pics, Gizmo feels the same way. We keep telling Kathy that we don't like taking these stupid pics together. But, she insists that this is good bonding time for us. Yeah, right!!! I would like nothing more than to scratch Gizmo's eyes out. I am too scared to think what Gizmo thinks of me...I know he has some terrible ideas in that little twisted mind of his...

Nala's World - Hamming It Up For The Camera

WOW!!! What a closeup!! Don't I look adorable!! The camera absolutely loves me!!!!!
This is my favorite pose -- sitting on Kathy's desk!! What a fabulous feline!!!!

Gizmo's World -- Window Curtains Are A Real Nuisance!!

Since Nala refuses to get off the window, I have to degrade myself and poke my head under these stupid curtains. I can't see a darn thing --- these curtains need to come down. When nighttime comes and everybody is asleep, I will sneak in here and jump on these curtains and rip'em off. It's the perfect plan -- I'll just tell Kathy that Nala did it. I'll fix her, she won't be queen of the house anymore!!!

Nala's World - Watering Hole Saga

I was real cautious about getting into the bathtub yesterday. I saw something really weird in there. I didn't think it was alive and moving. Oh!!, but perhaps it's a bug that I can kill and devour...might need to jump in and get a better look.....OK, I decided to jump in...nothing in here that was moving.....should I take a drink???....needed to hurry...Gizmo was probably not far away. I know he hates to see me in here!!! I was really hoping to find a bug in here. I already killed and ate two flies the other day.

Gizmo's World - She Wrote That About Me!!

While Kathy is working outside, I am sneaking into her office to find out what she is writing about me. I am so paranoid!! I absolutely can't believe some of the things she wrote on her blog. Nala's asleep, so she doesn't know that I am in here either. Kathy needs some advice from me about what she writes. Her readers need to know that I am a good kitty and always very nice to Nala. I will have to a talk to Kathy about this because I am not a happy "kitty camper". Need to make sure Nala doesn't find out about this!!!!

Kitty Quote of the Month - April

Confession

I've been named Poosie, and I am spoiled
Thoroughly, thoroughly spoiled, and I like it.
And don't let anyone tell you different.
I lie upon the softest cushions,
Under the downiest covers
And love every moment.
I get the cream off the top of the milk every day
And special double thick, heavy on Sundays,
And I lap it up.
My owner is besotted.
She hugs and kisses me
And carries me around with her all day,
And talks to me and I enjoy it.
I'm spoiled rotten, and, friends,
That's the life.
Whatever I want, I cry for,
Crab, lobster, caviare, fish roes, sardines, fillet,
white meat of chicken,
You name it, she's got it,
I get it.
I don't want to work, or hunt.
If ten show-white mice were to saunter past
my nose,
I wouldn't lift a paw.
I'm greedy, graceless, shameless, lazy,
And luxury loving.
Everything that comes my way I take,
And yell for more.
I'm spoiled useless.
I admit it.
And I adore it.

Paul Gallico
(1896-1976)

Kathy's Journal - Volunteer Work at Local Animal Shelter

I took a trip this past week to my local animal shelter for some volunteer work. Spent some time with some of the adorable kitties that they have there. From handling some of the cats, I have discovered that felines, like their human counterparts, display many different personalities. Polly, pictured above, is a beautiful white medium hair female who is rather timid. She is skittish around me and justifiably so since she hardly knows me. In the bonding room, she seems much more content hiding in a kitty cubby hole than being frisky and playful. Elton, on the other hand, is quite different. He's an old boy at age 7 and just a little on the hefty side. Actually, he's a load to carry around. If you need to build up your biceps, he's a good one to haul around. I enjoyed our time in the bonding room. He was much more playful than Polly. I understand that the shelter is really pushing to get him adopted ASAP. I do hope that they find someone suitable for him. He would be a great pet for anyone. Polly might need additional time to warm up to someone, but in the end, she would make a wonderful pet to love. I am looking forward to eventually spending time with each of the cats there. If anyone is looking for that special feline or canine companion, I highly recommend visiting your local animal shelter. As I mentioned in an early post, Nala and Gizmo were both adopted. These animals need a loving and caring home to go to. I will continue to post my kitty and doggy experiences at the shelter.

Mouse Alert!!!! Bathroom sighting at 3:00 am

Last night/3:00 am: MOUSE SIGHTING!!! We had soo much fun chasing the little creature around the house. We managed to wake up Kathy and she found us with the mouse in the bathroom. Nala and I desperately tried to grab it. The little varmint managed to sit precariously on top of a little shelf just out of our reach. Kathy end up depositing it outside. Why couldn't she just leave it in the house...why, why, why??? We tried to tell her we would have apprehended it in no time at all. She absolutely has no confidence in our hunting skills. Mousetraps begone!!! I know we can do the job. We are extremely unhappy and upset about this whole episode.

News from Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter - weekly update

The local paper here, reports every Wednesday on different issues and topics coming from the Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I just started volunteering there last week. This past week, they did a report on the weight problems that they are seeing with cats and dogs. "There's been a trend recently of overweight pets and we've seen them at the shelter - pups and cats who are well over what their healthy weight should be. We had a cat recently who weighed 28 pounds. While he was quite a conversation piece, that much weight can cause a lot of health issues". Jennifer Vanderau, who wrote the article, says that any kind of food (human or pet) given in large amounts can be very unhealthy for any pet. I totally agree with her. When I was at the shelter last week with my daughter, we chose a very hefty male cat to spend quality time with. He really was a handful to carry. I noticed just how many big cats were there. My old neighbor had an extremely overweight pug. That dog looked like a little blimp on four legs!! He did try to take the dog for walks. I sincerely believed they gave that dog human food and perhaps way too much of it. The biggest cat I know of weighed in at a whopping 40lbs. I even saw a picture. It looked enormous. Just like humans, being overweight for dogs and cats can cause all kinds of health issues. Jennifer reports, "It can cause a host of ailments, which can include thyroid problems; diabetes; hygiene issues (cats and dogs who can't clean themselves); joint, bone and ligament problems; issues with internal organs; heat intolerance; and even skin issues".

contributions: Shippensburg Sentinel - Jennifer Vanderau, reporter-Cumberland Valley Animal Shelter