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| Elroy in what looks like a not so comfy position! |
Showing posts with label Pets. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pets. Show all posts
Sunday, March 2, 2014
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Lost But Then Found
What a day!!!!!! Opened up the house and right away heard a continually high pitched meow. Running outside we found the screen to one of the front windows popped off and Sylvester under the porch shaking. Took a bit to get the poor guy back from under the porch and back into the house.
Eli walked around and around and around looking and calling for Elroy. Nothing. Looked under porches, over bushes and talked to neighbors. Nothing. Eli's neighbor friend suggested they make a poster so they spent a couple hours putting one together then went to local neighborhoods posting their posters on mailboxes and lamp posts. Nothing.
Finally succumbed to the fact that Elroy might be gone forever and being emotionally spent Eli decided to do something else. Dinner came and went and we decided maybe it was time to look around one more time........the same neighbor friend decided to help out when his father suggested a locked gated spot on the one side of their house. Found!!!! Hidden between bikes. Tears streaming down his face Eli brought our escapee home!!!!!
We're back to two cats!
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Christmas & Kittens
My poor, poor tree....the cats now just take a flying leap at it. No sense wasting time climbing up the centre I guess!!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Oh To Be a Cat!
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| Elroy & Sylvester now 3 months old |
When the weather gets abnormally warm what do kittens do? Stretch out and sleep!!
Monday, July 9, 2012
A Rough Week Turned to Pure Bliss
It's been a really rough week in the pet department for the Haddad home.
Sadly, our cat Rudy hasn't been seen since the evening of the 1st. We've looked everywhere, gone to the local SPCA, and talked to neighbours and nothing. She's only ever been out of the house over a 12 hour span and is quick to come in when called so this certainly isn't in character for her. We don't know what's happened to her but we can quickly guess the probable reasoning and its not a good one.
Saturday I started cleaning up all the cat stuff; litter box, food, toys, etc. and suddenly found that I had a child overwhelmed and in tears over the worry and loss of Rudy. Truthfully I have to admit that with all the pets I've had growing up (either family pet or personal pet) I've never found myself so attached that I'd be devastated. A little foreign (but not heartless) to me with all the emotions this child was feeling the question became is it too soon to get a new cat? Do we want to replace Rudy? The child said that a new pet was needed and Les gave the thumbs up and before I knew it the kids and I had already gone to the SPCA 3 times in one day!!
That evening our dinner conversation revolved around what kitten to get. There were 7 adorable kittens but what a choice to decide which one would be the best for us? As the conversation excitedly continued on I proceeded to feed the fish only to realize as I got to the tank that they were ALL dead. The fish tank thermometer decided to spike up to 95 degrees and basically fried the fish! We started the fish tank a couple months after we moved to Maple Ridge and some of those fish have lived that long - 6 years and gone just like that. We've definitely decided no more fish.
After managing a 24 hour period of owning no pets we became pet owners again....
Questioning two kittens? That would be Les's idea. When we explained the different pairs of siblings at the SPCA he felt maybe it would be best to adopt siblings that way they'd be together and would keep each other busy and out of trouble (hopefully). So far that thought seems to be working. Everyone is LOVING these cute little guys!
During this experience I questioned whether having had 4 cats in an 8 year period was horrible? The answer. Only one has gone missing. So I guess we haven't done so bad? As much as we'd love to have Freddy join our family again (the first kitten we ever got) we know he didn't like it when we first brought him to the city and he still wouldn't, the country is definitely for him!
Sadly, our cat Rudy hasn't been seen since the evening of the 1st. We've looked everywhere, gone to the local SPCA, and talked to neighbours and nothing. She's only ever been out of the house over a 12 hour span and is quick to come in when called so this certainly isn't in character for her. We don't know what's happened to her but we can quickly guess the probable reasoning and its not a good one.
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| Rudy when we first got her back in December 2009 at the age of 3. |
That evening our dinner conversation revolved around what kitten to get. There were 7 adorable kittens but what a choice to decide which one would be the best for us? As the conversation excitedly continued on I proceeded to feed the fish only to realize as I got to the tank that they were ALL dead. The fish tank thermometer decided to spike up to 95 degrees and basically fried the fish! We started the fish tank a couple months after we moved to Maple Ridge and some of those fish have lived that long - 6 years and gone just like that. We've definitely decided no more fish.
After managing a 24 hour period of owning no pets we became pet owners again....
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| Meet Elroy and Sylvester, 2 month old kittens |
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| Elroy exhausted crashed sound asleep in this awkward position |
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| Sylvester, the quieter kitten of the two but still with plenty of personality |
During this experience I questioned whether having had 4 cats in an 8 year period was horrible? The answer. Only one has gone missing. So I guess we haven't done so bad? As much as we'd love to have Freddy join our family again (the first kitten we ever got) we know he didn't like it when we first brought him to the city and he still wouldn't, the country is definitely for him!
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| The kids visiting Freddy last month at Grandma & Grandpa Haddad's |
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