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Announcement! My Guest Sunday Selfie Is…

HIYA! SAVANNAH HERE!!

Hope you all remember by last Sunday Selfie Guest…an unknown kitten with an unknown fur color. Here she is again.

Let me know in comments if you think this kitten is one of the following:

  1. multi-color cow kitten
  2. calico
  3. white with “shabby chic” accents
  4. no clue

Just say the number in comments and I will let ya know what my readers’ consensus is about what color furs this sweet kitten is showing off on my Monday blog post!!

Come on Doc, just get it over with, ok?

Come on Doc, just get it over with, ok?

Most of you thought she is likely a calico cat, which is certainly possible and what Mom L thought too. But her tail resembled a tabby cat!!

My tail is showing

One comment from my gal pals Scylla and Chimera from ATCAD blog suggested she actually resembles a Turkish Van cat. I went to Ms Wikipedia and I must say, this kitten DOES resemble the “Tortie” fur color of a Turkish Van cat! (photo courtesy of By 3Leonards – en wikipedia, Public Domain)

PIper_the_Turkish_Van_cat

This cutie was one of three kittens getting their vaccinations, blood draw for snap test and worming at Community Concern 4 Cats (CC4C) special Kitchen Cat Clinic hosted by Ms Gemma, President of CC4C, and Ms Josie, retired cat specialist Vet, Mom L’s good friend.

Mom L had not been for several weeks so this week was especially important. Mom L was able to visit with and take photos of several special younger patients. One of whom was of course, my guest for my Sunday Selfie entry this week. Here are her litter mates.

 

Aren’t they a gorgeous threesome?! There was a really nice tortie girl too, but she was a bit older. And Doc Josie’s reassurances didn’t make her feel a whole ton better!

What'd'ya want lady??

What’d’ya want lady??

Of course she soon learned what Doc Josie wanted and Ms Tortie was none too pleased.

hey Doc, how's about we trade places!

hey Doc, how’s about we trade places!

One more young’in was up for her blood draw and she took it like a champ!

Let's get this part over with, OK?

Let’s get this part over with, OK?

Sorry I was late getting back to you all with the outcome of my little poll from my Sunday Selfie, but wasn’t it worth the wait?

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

PeeEss—UPDATE TWO #MOMMAKAT  Momma Kat now has her very own set of homemade cat toys and nip mat made special for her by Miss Ellen from 15 And Meowing!!! APAWS!!

Momma Kat is still searching. Mom L is is helping me work on creating a very special #MommakatssearchHOPE CHEST for her to take to her new home. If you know of any brands who might be willing to donate any of the following, or anything at all, please let Mom L know at rodgerslcr at gmail dot com

  • three to six months wet food supply
  • bundle of toys (after all she is only two!)
  • three months litter supply
  • litter box and related items
  • water fountain
  • food dishes free from whisker fatigue
  • cat scratchers
  • cat bed
  • cat tree

Thanks to the  moon and back to all of you who have so graciously and kindly been consistently promoting #mommakatssearch for her forever home. I will be starting another push as soon as I have some items in her #MommakatsserachHOPECHEST.

Please, will you SHARE SHARE SHARE this blog post about Momma Kat?  USE THIS HASHTAG WHEREVER YOU SHARE MOMMA KAT’S SEARCH.

#mommakatssearch

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Purrs to all for helping #mommakatssearch

Call Me Spoiled Rotten, I Don’t Care #MyGreatCat

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Nana loves her Dad P


Oh my cat! Do I ever have some news for all of you about my growing relationship with my Dad P. Those who have followed me from the beginning know that I am an adult shelter rescue cat, and I arrived in my forever home afraid of men. Yep, men—especially those who wear tennis shoes aka trainers.

My Dad P and Mom L decided within my first week that Dad P would be my primary food service human. He always tells his Rotary pals that I am his Princess! And over the last four years, I now come to him easily to get my two meals a day, but I haven’t allowed him close enough to give me pets like I do Mom L. Oh , Dad P can “pet me”—just not at meal time.

Here’s the inside story. You see, I was livin’ in a public shelter for a couple of months and then just before I was, well—you know—ahem…I was lucky enough to get a placement in a private no kill shelter. Guess what almost all animal shelters feed cats??? Dry food! Right?? And mostly ‘cuz they cannot afford to feed canned food which is the best ever for hydration. You all know that, right? Of course you do.

So Dad P and Mom L started their campaign to get me to eat wet canned food. I think if they had Purina Pro Plan Cat food at first I would have jumped on that brand band wagon ASAP! Especially with their awesome wet canned cat food with a chik-hen flavor urinary tract formula! How great that would have been four years ago.

slurp, chomp

Now for the real news about Dad P and me and our growing relationship. You see, Dad P has stuck with me through the thick and thin of finding first a wet canned food I would eat.  And then we discovered I had IBD. We learned I could not digest any quality wet canned food properly. I just hurled it up. So in full disclosure, I now can only eat a raw diet.

SHOCK!!! Then why are you, Savannah, doing this product review for Purina Pro Plan Cat food??!!

Because I really do believe it is a high quality, life affirming wet canned food for kitties. 

And because that is a real photo of ME, eating this yummy Purina Pro Plan Cat food!! Yes, ME!!  I totally LOVED IT! And every now and then, Dad P has to add a teeny bit of a canned food to get me to eat my raw chik-hen and this one will do nicely, thank you very much!

Now just to make sure you know I am not the ONLY kitty in my furramily to chomp on this yummy wet canned cat food, take a look at Cuzin Leo!

leo surveys can

After Cuzin Leo did his survey of that can, he got mighty interested when he caugh a whiff of the yummy goodness inside.

Leo chomps

If you are still with me, then here is the REAL NEWS about my relationship with Dad P—growing out of how he has committed to being my food service human. I now INVITE Dad P to pet me before I ever eat my morning or evening meal. I wait until he can spend some time strokin’ me and lov’in on me. I even purr and chirp for Dad P now.

My whole loving relationship with Dad P was built on him taking the role of being my food service human. How simple is that? Right? And now we are just the best buds ever. I am his #MyGreatCat!!!

Be sure to CLICK HERE to download a coupon for Purina Pro Plan Cat food. When you purchase their favorite flavors, your kitties will know you also call them #MyGreatCat!
PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

The Day After RTF

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We are late posting and it’s gonna be short  Mom L is still gone but I thought you would all like to see that Mr. Tomcat is indeed safe and truly back “home” with his community cat feeder.

My Tomcat waiting for dinner

I My Tomcat waiting for dinner

His ears sort’a suggest he was still not in a great mood after is “snip” experience, but no more kittens coming from him!   And he has a food service person to keep an eye on him. RTF does work. These community cats do have members of the public who care for and about them. Please ask your own community shelter to get started with a Return to Field program. SAVE COMMUNITY CAT LIVES and REDUCE EUTHANISIA NUMBERS and INCREASE LIVE RELEASE NUMBERS

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

 

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