Savannah's Paw Tracks

13 Jan 2020

New Foster Mom Saves Six Kittens

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

I have such an exciting story to share with you about six kittens our Project Delta View Cats (PDVC) group helped through targeted TNR (trap, neuter, return) in our city. If you live anywhere there is a “kitten season” in the USA you know that by June time most public shelters are about full up with kittens, in shelter and in foster care.

That happened with two litters one resident had, Miss Jessica, in our PDVC project area in Pittsburg, CA. We were able to get one set of kittens into the municipal shelter but by the time we could catch the mom cat and other kittens from two other litters, the shelter was full. Shelter staff advised we have the resident “foster in place and socialize” and try to get them into the shelter in the Fall/Winter.

That is exactly what Miss Jessica did!! She cared for two gray kittens, and five black and black and white kittens from two mom cats for SEVEN MONTHS!! Miss Jessica has never fostered before and she works full time. But, she did one heck of a great job with these kittens. One of the black and whites was adopted by her friend, but the other six stayed with her, inside and well loved and well fed!

The first two Mom L took to the shelter right after Christmas, one gray and one white with black, have been pulled by a wonderful rescue for their Kitty Corner, Contra Costa Humane Society (CCHS).

The white with black started to chill’ax faster, but the gray kitty turned out to be a lap cat!

You can see that both became very comfy and that is why CCHS pulled them and they are on their way to forever homes!

The second pair Mom L toke to the shelter on Jan. 2nd.

Another gray kitty, with striking amber eyes and a tuxedo. They are still shy but coming around.

The last two were taken in Jan 8 and are still very scared as they were the least socialized of the six. But once the first four were gone, these two started to interact with foster Miss Jessica more easily.

Here are their intake photos at the shelter. Both are female, one tuxedo and one all black.

I will keep you posted on the kitties if I can. Targeted TNR works! And people do care and people really ARE THE SOLUTION!!

What do you think about that notion?

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

10 Jan 2020

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Friday Memes make Friday Smiles!

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It’s that time of the week when we all need to get our Friday smiles on. I sure do hope my pals like my selections for this weeks memes. You know I have lots of Paw It Forward projects goin’ all the time. And of course you know all about my Project Delta View Cats that I started with Mom L and Dad P in 2018 here in my home city of Pittsburg, California. Right? If you don’t know about this extra special project, give me a shout out in comments and I can give you the 411 on it.

So my first meme is created from a photo of one of our rescue “kittens” from Summer of 2019. Now eight months old, this cutie pie is looking for his forever and ever home.

His foster Mom did a great job getting this fellow ready for hangin’ out with his forever family.

Bwahahahaha!!! Isn’t Emmett a tease??!!! As if all of us kitties haven’t set up that “cat trap” more than once in our nine lives! Show off that belly, bring the human in hoping for a stolen moment of pleasure rubbin’ our extra soft belly furs—then WHAM!! Their hand is toast!!! Emmett is one of two kitties adopted by the human guardians of Otis, from “The Cult of Otis” blog.

Yeah, well my bad! I got stuck and couldn’t get through my stairs like I thought I outta be able to do. Ever had a moment like this one? Please, please, please give me a shout out with your own experience in comments so’s Mom L can stop laughin’ at me!!!

I do hope you now have your Friday Smile on and are lookin’ ahead to a great week-o end as The Trout Town Tabbies say.

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

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06 Jan 2020

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Kit Katie aka KK aka Katie 2020 Beginnings

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Katie, as we normally use when talking with her, has had a great start to her 2020 continuing recovery progress. As most of you know, sweet Katie spent her first five months in a hoarding situation. She was forever living in a dark, no windows open, one litter box one bedroom with the human and 25+ cats and kittens. At age five months, when Mom L and Dad P rescued her, she had already had a litter of kittens, most likely deceased. She was terrified and only moved in a “slinking” position.

Katie today.

I want to share some of her recent moments, just since 2020 began. First, you all know how much I luvluvluv my tent Mom L makes for me on our bed every morning. Well, lately, TKS has been getting there before I can. And now! Katie!!!

Oddly, Katie often prefers to jump on top of the tent, collapse it and then take her nap on the blanket pile. Strange KK!

Katie has also taken after her mentor, TKS, and found a mad crazy desire for the humans’ chicken dinners! Of course, Dad P just encourage her!

Oh gosh Dad P! This smell devine!

Dad P is incorrigible and allows her a bit more than a sniff. Much to Mom L’s shock.

Reallly? I can take a taste??!!

And of course Katie just had to start 2020, just last night, by giving Mom L another almost certain hysterical attack of impending doom! Our Dare Devil Katie.

As most of you know, Katie has a permanent limp on her right front leg. The radiologist said it looked like she had some trauma in kittenhood that caused her right shoulder joint to not form properly and there is no socket for the right leg to attach to. Nothing can be done and so far this does not hold Katie back one bit. Just makes her more special to us.

Hope you 2020 is getting off to a great start like ours. What’s new with you?