I'm sooo in the doghouse!!
 

or maybe I should say 'cathouse', lol. This morning I heard a cat meowing, which is nothing unusual since I have 4 cats. Well....this wasn't one of my kitties :). There was a young (about 4 mos) cat at my front door crying away! She was very, very thin :(. Naturally, I broke out the Fancy Feast and she ate the whole can in about a minute. I called the vet and made an appointment for 4:30 today. He checked her for a microchip but she didn't have one :(. I have to keep her isolated from the other cats until her tests come back tomorrow. I called dh to break this news to him because he absolutely, positively did not want another furbaby. My son named her Aura and she will be spayed as soon as she reaches a healthy weight :). Now I'll be getting the cold shoulder from 'the husband' for a while. He'll get over it. He always does :). I must be completely insane.

blame the kid he named her lol once the animal has a name its all over congrats hopefully we get to see pics of the new furball, hopefully the other cats wont fuss about it either, good luck

Geez, with 4 cats already, would DH have even noticed the new one if you hadn't mentioned it? :rolleyes:

i like twinks idea just look at him and say what do you mean we got 5 cats lol

God bless you for taking her in!!! Poor little thing....bless her heart. DH will get over it......just use the "quiet time" to read or relax!! :p :D

I'm callin' you in the morning!! :cool:

You're a good person to take in another animal without a moment's hesitation.

I agree with Frank, once they have a name, it's game over.

Awwwwwwww, you're hooked..:)

Yup, name it and it's yours!!! Post some pics of the new kittty. Maybe this is just what you need to lift your spirits.

Soul Sista!! I, too, have the invisible "S", stands for "Sucker", branded on my forhead. Only furry creatures can see it as it beams its signal across the heavens, calling them all to my front door..
I have four cats and a dog and almost fell victim to a small, thin black kitty who literally ran into my arms last fall. Bless you for taking the little one in. I feel for your husband but, really, unless he's discovered a way to herd cats, they'd be almost impossible to count :D..

Betweem college years my oldest daughter worked at a pet store. They liked each assosiate to be an expert on one particular animal and since they recently had an employee who was the sugar glider expert quit, this job was kind of handed over to my daughter. She very quickly learned about this little animal and sold many of them. Of course we bought a female. One day someone called the store asking to speak to the sugar glider expert, he had a male and all of the cage and equipment that he wanted to give her! So now we had a bredding pair! Those little boogers like to get it on.

Another one of the policies at the store was that if anyone had stray or injured animals just to bring them in and some employee would take them home and nurse them back to health. There are an awful lot of orphaned baby rabbits from lawn mower accidents. So we hand fed a lot of baby rabbits! We also had baby birds that fell out of trees. That didn't work out as well. You can nurse them only so far but you can't trach them how to fly.

As she sold her sugar gliders, some of the owners wanted her to take the babies home and train them before they took possesion of them.

We even had several domeestic rabbits. Did you know that some people actually try to potty train theur domestic rabbits? Trust me, it doesn't work. All in all we had about 50 different animals that summer. That was in addition to the two snakes that she bought and our own dog.

Buddy was a Shelty. He would be so funny when the baby rabbits would get out of thier cage. He wouldn't stop until he had them all herded back where they belonged!

Of course she kept her own sugar gliders but she went back to school. Where did the sugar gliders go? No, they didn't go back to school, Mom and little sister took care of them. They pop out an average of 3 babys a year and they seel for anywhere from $100 to $250 a piece according to where the market it. That breeder pair made 'her' a lot of money. But they were fun.....if you could train them. untrained and they are a nightmare.

After Buddy died we waited until my husband felt ready, I was immediately ready, to get another pet. I wanted a cat. So several years ago my youngest daughter bought me a cat from the local humane society for Mothers day. Adora is the love of out life, she just doesn't like our grandchidren:(

Last night dh asked me to please have my 'cat magnet' removed, lol. He likes the cats, he just wants to shave them all! He's hysterical :). He runs around the house like a madman with the dustbuster sucking up every single bit of fur :D. The kid's and I bought him the heavy duty dustbuster a couple of years ago as a gag gift because he killed the battery on the old one :)! He's a wee bit neurotic. You guys are right. I shoulda just kept my mouth shut. When he saw her I should've just said 'oh, sorry dear I didn't even notice the other cat' :D

Awwwww I want pictures!! This is how my best friend ended up with 6 cats and a dog. Her husband made her promise not more pets when they had 3 cats. Then they were driving home from vacation and she saw 3 little kittens under the overpass. Silly man stopped the car to help get the cats away from the highway now they have 6!

If I ever get up the energy to search for the usb cable for my camera, I'll post pictures. :D I know some of you are thinking 'yeah, right. I'm sure she'll do that...when he!! freezes over' LOL Maybe I'll surprise ya :).

Ummm, Duh, what's a Sugar Glider..:confused:

When number 6 shows up - just don't say a word - he will never know the difference. ;)

Speaking of shaving cats - I have 3 cats - 2 of them are Hymilayians and have LONG, LONG fur that just leaves wads all over the house so..... my babies do get shaved !!! :eek:

Twice a year they get "Lion Cuts" - they all 3 look so cute with their big manes around their neck, boots on their feet and fluffy tails but shaved every where else. The man who grooms them, does a great job, he even cuts their manes so they don't hang real long and he gets rid of all loose fur. It has saved my sanity - the fur was just killing me - it was everywhere !!!!

You might think about it - your husband would notice all your kitties then - for sure !!! ROFL !!! :D

My neighbor - who has a cat that goes outside 2 or 3 times each day, says that his cat comes over and looks in the window at my 3 cats and laughs. I told him that his cat is just jelous and want a nice hairdo like mine get !!!
:wink:

http://ac4.yt-thm-a01.yimg.com/image/fb1b9c61e6f80b6c

http://www.sugar-gliders.com/glider-pictures-7.htm

They are really cute, but they scream. :eek: Lil'Monkey wanted one. I'm glad we got hamsters instead.

Aw...you are a good person...lucky kitty cat!

EEEEEWWWWWW!!!! A BAT!! I don't think so..:eek:

A sugar glider is an 'Australian flying squirrel'. I'm not sure if they are originally from Australia or not. Maybe our resident expert can help us with that. They kind of look like a combination of a rat and bat! It's the wings that make them look like a bat. They can glide, hence the word sugar glider. We would have them fly in our living room. The are marsupials so the mommy carries her little ones in a cute little pouch. By the time we sold them that pouch was looking kind of uncomfortable! They are also,oh I forgot the word! They come out at night! Nocturnal! So they make perfect 'pocket' pets cause you can put them in your pocket during the day. But if they don't like what you are doing they sure can bite. But if they are trained right they make wonderful little pets. And they don't cost a lot of money to maintain. I think our little mommy had about 17 babies before my daughter sold the breeeding pair.

Thanks for that link Curious! It brought back many fond memories of all those little babies. It was always interesting to see how much the Dad cared for his babies and the Mom. He would sit on those little ones and let Mom have a much needed rest at the bottom of the cage.

Bless you for taking in another one. :hug: When it comes to the furbabies my DH is as bad as I am and maybe even worse, lol.

The Sugar Glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small marsupial originally native to eastern and northern mainland Australia, New Guinea, and the Bismarck Archipelago, and introduced to Tasmania.

Introduced into the United States approximately 20 years ago as domesticated housepets

From Wikipedia - Over and over in my "research" told not suitible for a pet for children or young adults (teens?) because while adorable, will bite. They are considered Exotic Animals and some states may have laws regarding ownership. Vets treating Sugar Gliders hard to find, research, find one BEFORE desparately needed.

Baby Sugar Gliders are known as Joeys, Mom does have them in a pouch.This is what I think I read, could bew incorrect.

So, Joelle, how is the new KittyKat getting along with the others? Has she been accepted into the family?

Where are those pictures..huh, huh, huh?:D

That's so nice of you. :hug:

Not that I wouldn't want to, I just couldn't do it for the cost. But we have a vet who takes in strays and adopts them out so it's all good. One cat, one dog is good for us. :smile:

Sandy you are so wise to bring up this point. Caring for animals properly especially now that there are so many treatment options available is very expensive! While I wish everyone could have a houseful if they so desire it is more humane not to take on more than someone can afford.

Most shelters are in desperate need of volunteers if someone needs a puppy or kitty fix. Don't forget to spay and neuter. I had to slip in a public service announcement. :D

Thanks for that! It reminds me of the cat who adopted me in the eighties. I opened the apartment door and in she ran. I put up signs in neighborhood but she was a full on stray. She was SO skinny. When she put on weight, I was happy. Then she put on more weight. Then I realized she was PREGNANT. She had a litter of 7 kittens in my closet. I found homes for every single one of them but WHAT an adventure she turned out to be. I named her 'Thursday' (the day we met).

Sally, my New Year's resolution is to find the usb cable and start posting pictures :). Aurra is doing well and eating like a pig! The other cats are ambivalent, except when she goes near 'their' food dishes! I have to feed her separately until she's big and brave enough to deal with them. I feel the same as you guys about pet care. If you can't properly take care of them do not have them. I spread kitty checkups out so I'm not hit with a giant bill all once. I love my cats like as is they're part of the family coz they are :). I don't believe in putting my animals through torturous procedures for my own selfish reasons though. If one of my cats gets cancer there won't be surgery or kitty chemo. I'll have he or she put down and I'll be right there with them. I owe them that :). I've had to do this in the past and it is unbelievably hard but I just feel that it's the right thing to do.

Do what I did. Go to Walmart and buy a $15 multi card reader. Then, you just put your memory card in the slot and plug it into the computer and you don't have to worry. They also work on lots of different memory cards, so you can use them for other cameras.

Bless you Joellelee for being such a kind, caring animal lover. Wish this world had more people like you in it. I've taken in a couple of feral cats, had all the appropriate Vet stuff done, but had to keep them in the garage due to my allergies. I would leave the back door open for them to come and go. One was poisened by a neighbor up the road and the other was a victim of the highway. I bawled like a baby, so DH said no more kitty's b/c I can't keep them safe indoors.

I love you Sal Pal~ b/c you always ask the questions that I am also wondering about.

*enquiring minds wanna know*

Even though they fell prey to the world, their lives were far better than they would have been... given your care, DM. I think it would have been hard (on everyone, you AND the cats) to keep them inside. They knew love. :) :) I hope I'd do the same if ever faced with the same situation.

so has Dh noticed the extra cat?:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

Yeah, Frank, he's noticed her :). He's actually starting to like her! That will only last until she tries to scratch the furniture though, lol :D.

That's so sweet of you to do that. Don't you wish you could save them all. I have so many ferals outside and I do the best I can to feed them and give them shelter. :grouphug:

Aurra just peed on my son's pillow!! I warned him to have the litter box nearby until she's used to the place :). Holly, I got that card reader thingy!! :D I'm gonna try it out tomorrow :).

Came back here to check on the kitty and saw Becca's post. You are not going to believe this Becca, but a friend of ours rescued a kitty from the shelter that was going to be ''put down'' that very same day. It was a Thursday, so her kitty's name is da da daaaaaaaaa THURSDAY!!

Now, that's a coincidence... but one w/a happy ending.

From one animal luver to another~~ kudo's Joel~~~:hug:

Cool Joelle! I think we are elite platinum frequent flyer members at our vet's office. Our file is about 2-3 inches thick from all the strays we have taken in and found homes for. We currently only have 4, but at one point we had two strays drop a dual litter of 12 kittens in the bottom of the closet to add to the 4 we already had!

I know how you feel about their care Joelle...we just had to have our 2nd oldest (15 years old) put down because she either had FIP or cancer (neither fixable). But we spent nearly $5k about a year ago on the oldest (we now call him miracle kitty) nursing him back after his system tried to shut down.

He is 16 years old and diabetic and got to the point over about a 3 day period where he was basically comatose. When I asked the vet if there was any chance he would be a normal happy cat in 30 days, she basically said we were hoping for a miracle. We decided to give him one more night to try to pull through, and miraculously he was up walking around the vet clinic 2 days later. That was a year ago, and he was just chasing our 5 yr old female around the couch on the new hardwood floors a couple of days ago. I still can't really believe how well he has done since he recovered.

Well, you guys aren't going to believe it but.......................I FINALLY posted pictures :D!!!!!! Go to my profile and check them out. Whew, I kept my resolution :). Aurra is doing just great. I just took that picture of her with my son tonight :).