Silly girl!

Mia likes to hide under the blanket. Who does she think she's hiding from really? We CAN see you silly girl!

Mia 2014

ManCat Monday

My poor nose will always be naked but mom still thinks I am a handsome boy! 

Fur Ball 2014

 Every year Wayside Waifs holds a Gala to raise money to help cats, dogs, kittens, puppies and other small animals get treatment they need and love & assistance in finding their forever family. This year it was held on Saturday May 10th at the Overland Park Convention Center. Mom has been volunteering with Wayside Waifs since 2011. This is her third Fur Ball she has volunteered at. It is a lot of fun and WORK! Mom helps with registration which she says is hectic for about 2 hours and then she gets to visit with other volunteers, staff and guests attending the Gala. Mom also tries to help promote the event by posting pics on Facebook and Twitter. Looks like everyone had a good time and raised a lot of $ for the animals! Here are some pictures from the event:

Volunteers are heading in to the main event area to look around and get acquainted with their roles.

Sign you see as you enter in to the Gala

In case it's not obvious - this years theme is baseball!

All Guests were encouraged to post the pics on Social Media and use the hashtags seen in this pic.

And of course we had to show off some of our lovable Waifs! Here are the adorable kittens in the Kitten Kissing Booth







And not to be outdone... here are the adorable puppies that were available for kisses at the Puppy Kissing Booth:





And of course you can't talk about Baseball and not have Baseball Cards! Here are some of adorable Waifs player cards:

As you can probably tell, it was a great night with lots of $ raised for Wayside Waifs so they can continue their mission to get as many fur babies adopted out to their forever homes!

April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month.

April is Pet First Aid Awareness Month!

I can't believe mom almost let the month pass without talking about this very important topic!

Pets are an important part of many families and Pet First Aid Awareness Month is the perfect time to ensure you have the skills needed to take care of your furry family member in an emergency.

Pet First Aid Tips

Do you know what to do during a pet emergency? Here are some common emergency tips:

• To determine if your cat or dog is dehydrated, pull up on the skin between the shoulder blades. It should spring right back; if it stays tented this is a sign of dehydration.
• Signs of poisoning include bleeding externally or internally, dilated pupils, drooling or foaming at the mouth, seizures or other abnormal mental state or behavior.
• If your pet has a seizure, make sure it is in a safe place, but do not restrain the animal. Keep your hands away from its mouth as your pet may not know who you are during a seizure and could bite you do to fear.
• Signs of heat stroke or heat exhaustion include collapse, body temperature of 104 degrees F or higher, bloody diarrhea or vomiting; wobbliness, excessive panting or difficulty breathing; increased heart rate; mucous membranes very red; and increased salivation.
• Pet bites by other animals need vet attention to prevent the wound from becoming infected (even if minor bite) and to check for internal wounds. Never break up a dogfight yourself because you could be bitten.
• If your pet is bleeding, apply direct pressure using gauze or clean cloth over the bleeding site. If blood soaks through, apply more gauze over the gauze already in place (do not remove soaked gauze as that will remove pressure from the wound). Take pet to veterinary hospital as soon as possible.

Pet First Aid App

More lifesaving information is available on the Red Cross Pet First Aid App that helps cat and dog owners to provide emergency care until veterinary assistance is available. Follow this link to download the app: http://www.redcross.org/mobile-apps/pet-first-aid-app. 

Pet owners may also take a Red Cross Pet First Aid course so they can practice the skills and receive feedback. Go to http://www.redcross.org/take-a-class for information and to register.

As many of my pals already know, I was saved during our apartment fire February 23, 2012 by a neighbor who was a V-E-T. She did CPR and got oxygen put on me right away. Her actions saved my life that night! Mom will always be grateful to the wonderful V-E-T lady and her husband for making the effort to help me until she arrived home and was able to race me to the Emergency V-E-T. Please take a few minutes to review Pet First Aid and CPR. You could save your fur-friends life! 

What?

I didn't help myself to moms spaghetti tonight. The proofs NOT on my nose! What? How can she be mad at me? I'm so cute! 

Lazy Sunday

Waiting patiently by the door for mom to let me out for deck time!

"Feel Good Story"

So you may or may not know but mom teaches CPR classes as a part-time job. Well she has begun telling what she calls a "Feel Good Story" during her classes. Guess what that "Feel Good Story" is? Yep - it's about me and how our neighbor who was a veterinarian saved my life the day of our fire! She said it's appropriate to tell in CPR class because many of the people taking the class have fur-kids at home too and may not know that CPR can be done to save a fur-kid's life! I think that's awesome that mom uses my story of survival as a "Feel Good Story" during her classes! I also think it's really cool that many fire departments now carry oxygen masks specifically to save a family's pet (fur-kids)! It is amazing how many fur-kids are now being saved during a fire that might have otherwise gone Over The Rainbow. A big thank you to mom and everyone who is doing their part to help save fur-kids! I am one kitty that is very happy someone made the effort to save my life!

Me the day after our fire.

Recent pic of me. Don't I look like a happy fur-kid?