Update On My Rescued Kitty: (PICS)

[Hissyspit]

I took her to the vet this morning. She is well. Most importantt thing: Feline Leukemia Negative!

The wormy things were gone pretty much last night - now I'm thinking they were round worms - anyway, her tail is fine now. She cleaned herself after she settled in and she is all fluffy and white and brown and black now - a Siamese "rag doll" mix. She has a slight fever and so is on anti-inflammatory, antibiotics, a cleanser for the festering paw pad injury, got a pill for her worms, will get Frontline for the fleas and is just as happy as can be while she isn't sleeping.

I named her Marla.
(Dangerously Amused had too many syllables...)

Here are some pictures. She seemed particularly interested in TIGER Wood's British Open win: (My digital camera isn't working, so they're from cell phone. That's my Mom, not me in the second photo.) Thanks for your help everyone.

[bertha katzenengel]

1. That kitty's makin' biscuits!

You've got a good one there. Congratulations!

[Hissyspit]

5. Kneading away!

[_testify_]

42. LOL!

In our house, we say they're 'making mashed taters'!

[NMMNG]

2. It looks like she's settled right in

I think she is going to be quite happy with you. You've done a wonderful thing.

[Hissyspit]

4. Oh, yeah. She settled in

right away!

[NMMNG]

17. That's wonderful

At least she's comfortable and knows she's found a loving home.

[Hissyspit]

28. Oh, she knew that...

As soon as I picked her up, she was all, like, "yeah, I picked your car to do and U-turn and stop and put on your blinkers and pick me up, now let's go home!"

[NMMNG]

29. How adorable

She must have known somehow that you were going to love her and not hurt her like some would do. Sometimes I think animals are far more intelligent than people give them credit for.

[Hissyspit]

31. Absolutely they are.

My cats talk to me all the time.

[texanwitch]

3. What a beautiful and lucky kitty.

I have a rescue kitten also.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

6. Congrats on the good news...btw, "Ragdolls" are a real breed.

That's a picture of my mom's two Ragdoll cats. The one on the right is Cuddles, he's a real Ragdoll. They're big, dumb, quiet, hypo-allergenic & dog-like. On the left is Peaches, who is the abused, resuce "Ragdoll." She's a flame-point. We think she's really a Ragdoll/Birman mix or something though, because she's much too small, has a different coat texture from a real Ragdoll, and the breeder "lost" the papers to her and the EIGHT litters she had by the time she was five.

[Dangerously Amused]

10. Cuddles looks right proud of himself for killing that vicious wild stapler

In fact I believe he is sticking his tongue out and taunting it. Peaches, on the other hand, looks a bit concerned that it might spring back to life and need killin' all over again.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. It's not a stapler, it's a Gerber Multi-Tool...

and with the thumb-opener, I can work that thing like a switchblade.

In actuality, Cuddles is the wimpiest/laziest cat ever. In that pic, he's had a haircut, but normally, he just relies on his thick fur for defense. He'll get jumped by another cat, usually Midnight (one of my cats) and just roll over and take it until the attacker is done. It's quite amusing to watch. He also likes water. One of these days, I really need to get the pictures, from my mom ,of him swimming in the pool.

[Dangerously Amused]

39. Swimming in the pool? No way! How funny! :D

Yes, please do post pictures of that. I think all us cat lovers would get a kick out of it!

[Hissyspit]

15. I wasn't sure. I used to have a book on breeds a long time ago, but

now I just keep track of them by their color. I think I have one of each color!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

27. Yeah, here's a good page on Ragdolls...

http://www.ragdoll-cats.com/descrip.htm

Cuddles is a small chubby male at 17lbs. His father was a sleek 25lbs. Peaches weighs in at 9lbs, but she was only 5lbs and nearly starved to death when she came to us. Imagine how emaciated she was then, because she's still skinny at 9lbs. It was disgusting and her owner was trying to charge $800 for unregistered and 99.9% likely not purebred Ragdoll kittens.

[Hissyspit]

30. When I rescued Minnie two years ago

she was EXTREMELY dehydrated - skin and bones (thus her name) - within a month she was a fat roly-poly mama kitty!

[RebelOne]

36. I used to have a ragdoll. That breed is very intelligent.

Almost too smart for their own good.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

44. Not Cuddles...dumbest, most spaztic cat ever.

The sort that actually gets lost in paper bags.

[Heidi]

7. She's not _your_ kitty!

You're _her_ human! (Thank you for giving this sweet girl a home, Hissyspit. She's just lovely. )

[Hissyspit]

12. Oh, I know.

I belong to ten other cats, too.

[Heidi]

16. Your new companion looks very much like

The Wiley and Excellent Boy Cat Named Ginger looked when he was a little guy. (Ginger did finally grow into his ears.)

[Hissyspit]

22. I hope her tail gets as puffy

as Ginger's!

[Dangerously Amused]

8. Oh! She is beee-yooo-tee-ful!

Such a wonderful look of intelligence and sweetness in her eyes! I'm SO glad you two found each other and that everything turned out all right. And again, bless your ever lovin' heart for taking the little sweetiepie in. That's a match made in heaven, that is. I have feeling the two of you will spend many happy years together.





"Dangerously Amused had too many syllables..."

Well yeah, that and you wouldn't want to start her out in life being named after a scofflaw.


:hugs:

[Hissyspit]

11. Scofflaw! That's what I should have named her.

Instead I named her after my signature line.

She will be even more bee-yoo-ti-ful when she puts some weight on and gets rid of the worms!

[Dangerously Amused]

38. And she'll feel so much better too

...once she's all healed up, worm free and loved beyond her wildest dreams. Judging by that picture with your mom, I'd wager you've got a real lover on your hands. Aww, that's so cool. It's wonderful when good karma happens to good souls (both of you).

I trust you'll keep us updated with photos (please!).


Huggins to wonderful you and beautiful Miss Marla Kitty.

[RevCheesehead]

9. How adorable!

And aren't you the lucky one to have found her?

[Hissyspit]

25. Yes!

(Although I do already have ten others...)

[DanCa]

13. Thank you for this thread

Thank you so much for this thread. It was a nice change of pace
Keep us updated on the kitten. She's beautiful.

[Hissyspit]

20. Hey, Dan!

[Richard Steele]

14. Thank you so much for PMing me about the update!

I was thinking about her all day- so glad to hear that she's OK!

[Hissyspit]

18. Well, you never know who's online when.

So I thought I'd catch everyone that way.

[MissHoneychurch]

19. She is beautiful

you will be a happy couple. Just watch out that your mom isn't going to take her away from you ... ya know, kitten stealing

[Hissyspit]

26. Thanks, MissHoneychurch!

[KT2000]

21. OH!! She's a little one!

How cool - she is gorgeous.
Now I'm jealous.

Thanks you for the PM as I was logging on to see what the vet had said today. Glad to hear she is healthy and has found her home.
In addition to her other qualities I am pretty sure she is smart too.

Congrats!

[Hissyspit]

24. Yeah...

I told her here is your bed (towel) and she ran off somewhere else and I said 'No' and she went back to the bed and settled in.

[JackDragna]

32. When I hear about something like this, I'm reminded..

..of what Willy Wonka says in the original "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" when Charlie refuses to steal Wonka's candy:

"So shines a good deed in a weary world."

[Hissyspit]

33. I loved that book when I was a kid.

My Mom took me to see the movie when it first came out in 1971 or so at a theatre on Fort Belvoir (where the pResident was today). It didn't do very well, but I loved it.

I had forgotten that line. Thanks.

[Whoa_Nelly]

34. What an absolute doll!

So glad all is much better. She's a keeper!

[Hissyspit]

35. Yes, she is. Thanks!

[riona]

37. She's adorable

and she's one lucky kitty to find someone to take care of her. Mine is a Ragdoll/Himalayan mix adopted in June. So far she's been treated for upper respiratory, eye and ear infections and had tartar removed from her teeth. Now, the doc thinks the skin irritation she came with may be ringworm. If it wasn't for one of the DU'ers recommending Dingo Kitty treats, she'd probably be sick of all the attention. But it's all worth it.

[asthmaticeog]

40. She's a cutie.

She's very fortunate that you two found one another. Thumbs up for a fine rescue job.

[mikeytherat]

41. Boy, does this ever sound familiar!

"As soon as I picked her up, she was all, like, 'yeah, I picked your car to do and U-turn and stop and put on your blinkers and pick me up, now let's go home!'"

One fine August morning, my wife and I were driving into work early, crossing Richmond's Nickel Bridge, when we both spotted something right in the middle of the bridge.  And when I say right in the middle, I mean that literally!  In almost the exact center of the bridge, huddled between the double yellow lines, was a very small, furry object.  As the object did not move, I thought it was a toy.  I slowed down as I approached the "toy," and as I looked out the driver's window, the "toy" looked up at me!  I said, "It's a kitten, and it's alive."  We did not need to discuss what to do; as soon as we had crossed the bridge, we turned around immediately to retrieve the kitten.

Though our immediate concern was that the kitten was severely injured and suffering, we knew we could not just leave him there regardless.  Stopping in the middle of the bridge, I jumped out and ran to the kitten. To our surprise and joy, he was completely uninjured, save for a scrape on his nose (this is remarkable, considering he was literally inches from cars traveling both ways at 40-50 miles per hour)!  As I was now blocking the entire bridge during morning rush hour, I had to endure many angry car horns and comments; however, I held the kitten aloft for all to see, and several people started cheering!  Within a few hours, he had his first veterinary experience, and was given a clean bill of health.  He was very thin, and a bit roughed up, but we gave him some food and water, and suddenly he was a little purr machine!

We brought him home, named him Charlie, and the rest is history.  It only took a few weeks to integrate him into the household, and he loves to play with his brother and sister cats, Tate and Hannah.  He is now a very healthy, happy cat (and he seems to like beds and sofas much, much more than the asphalt of the Nickel Bridge)!


Charlie - Day One (about six weeks old)


Charlie - Today

mikey_the_rat

[Hissyspit]

47. That's a wonderful story. Thanks for sharing.

I'm kicking, so that you know I saw it.

[MissMillie]

43. She's a beauty!

She's lucky to have you.

[Skittles]

45. HEY! I HAVE ONE OF THOSE!

she will get much darker and look like this:

[barb162]

46. That is one beautiful kitten and very lucky to have found a

wonderful person like you. Much love!!! to you and kitty

I am so glad she is fine.
Roundworms, huh?

DId she ever have a wound on the tail then?

[Hissyspit]

48. Thanks! No. The festering wound was on her paw pad.

[driver8]

49. She is gorgeous.

Glad to hear that she is doing well and that you are keeping her.

Is it me, or has there been a lot of DU'ers adopting cats recently??

[AirmensMom]

50. Awwwwwww!

She's a BABY!

[yellowdogintexas]

51. good on you, gorgeous baby you have there!

she will love you for ever.