This week's featured Waif - Iris

Mom's doing better about going in and volunteering at Wayside Waifs and that means she has a few new favorites. This week she wants to introduce my pals to Iris.

Iris

Iris is 3 year old tabby and quite a sweet girl. Wait, what? Well Iris just found her forever family. How cool is that? We were going to tell you all about this sweet girl but she's going home to her new family. Guess mom will need to be picked by another kitty as her favorite...

If you are looking for a kitty to adopt in to your home be sure and visit Wayside Waifs. Sisfur Mia is an alumn! 

Do you live in the KC area? Wayside Waifs has many animals that are brought in as strays. Has your furry family member wandered off? Check out the found pets page at Wayside. 

This week's featured waif - Sunny

Hi there! Mom has a new love at Wayside and his name is Sunny. Sunny is a very handsome red and white male tabby who is timid when he first meets new people. Sunny came to Wayside from a hoarding situation. Like many cats that come from a hoarding situation, Sunny is shy and will need time to adjust to his new family.  

Given time you will learn Sunny is an active 4 year old kitty that loves to play and enjoys attention. 

He likes being pet and even gives head butts. 

Visit http://www.waysidewaifs.org/ to learn more about Sunny. Or better yet, come on out to Wayside and meet Sunny in person. 

I like that mom's getting out to Wayside more frequently again and helping other kitties find their forever homes. Although I'm not a Wayside alumni, sisfur Mia is. Wayside does a lot to help kitties and woofies find their forever family!

This week's favorite waif

Mom has another favorite waif. Trinity is still available but mom wants to introduce you to another special kitty. 

Meet Tiger:

Tiger is a 6 year 11 month old tabby.

Grrrr! Now that I've got your attention I want you to know I'm one of the sweetest, friendliest, most affectionate cats you will ever meet. I was adopted from Wayside once before, but I was returned because my family felt they weren't right for me because they had young children and a dog, and I was scared of them. So I would prefer that my new family have no dogs and no young children under the age of 12. I like other cats, so if you have a friendly feline who needs a buddy, I might be a good fit. My previous family said I'm a lap kitty and like to snuggle at night. Here at Wayside, I've become known as a love bug. 

There's one more thing you should know about me: I am FIV-positive. That's not as scary as it sounds. It just means that my immune system is slightly compromised, so it's extra important that I have an indoor lifestyle, good food and regular veterinary checkups--the things any great adopter would provide for their furkid.

Want to learn more about me? View my profile at http://www.waysidewaifs.org/. Or better yet, come visit me at Wayside Waifs! 

Featured Waif - Trinity

Mom has been very bad and not posting my blogs! I need to retrain her! I know she's busy but she has slacked off and I have things to say. For example, she fell in love with a new Waif. Actually she fell in love with several but they got adopted this weekend so we are going to tell you about a special girl who hasn't found her forever family yet.

Meet Trinity! 

Trinity is a senior kitty at 10 years, 11 months old but don't let her age fool you. She still has a lot of spunk! Trinity is missing her back right leg but it doesn't get her down at all. She moves quick on her 3 good legs! Take a look at this beautiful dilute torbie girl as she scoots away from mom during playtime at Wayside Waifs last week. 

She is very affectionate too! She didn't mind at all that she could smell my and sisfur Mia's scent on mom's shoes. 

Trinity is an active kitty that likes being talked to, pet, and even playtime! She has very soft fur and loves to purr. Trinity is a Wayside alumni but has been returned due to not doing well with the other cats and dogs in the home so she would do better as a single pet in the home. If you are looking for a mature, loving companion Trinity might be your girl! 

To learn more about Trinity follow this link. There's a write up about her and even a video. Or better yet, go visit her in person at Wayside Waifs! 

Purrs that sweet Trinity finds her forever family this holiday season! 

Featured Waif

Mom has a new love and his name is Aiden. Isn't he a handsome kitty?!? Mom sure thinks so!

He is a 3 year old domestic medium hair mix. Mom doesn't know much about him since she just met him at Wayside Waifs yesterday but she fell in love with him! Of course she can't love any kitty as much as she loves me but... Aiden has certainly gotten her smitten. Good thing we are at our limit of kitty's in our home or she just might adopt him! Since mom can't adopt him she hopes some nice family comes in soon and chooses Aiden to become their fur-kid.

He is such a sweetie. Mom spent about 30 minutes with him yesterday. She likes to volunteer on the holiday's the best because the shelter is closed to the public and volunteers have the animals pretty much to themselves. Although some people might think the animals get lonely on the holidays, rest assured many volunteers and staff visit and play with all the animals! They get plenty of treats, petting, playtime and quiet time. Anyhoo... back to Aiden. He loved the attention he got from mom. He wanted to be pet and brushed and even played a little but petting was the best. He couldn't get enough head scritches. Mom sure hopes he finds his forever home soon! I bet he will! He's been available for adoption for just a few days as he only came to wayside last week.

To learn more about Aiden and other adoptable kitties and pooches visit http://www.waysidewaifs.org/.

Pet Emergency Kit Checklist

Do you have an emergency kit for your furbabies? If not, here's a good list to get you started:

Mom has most of the stuff on the list in a bag she keeps close to the door along with our carrier in case she needs to get us loaded and out to safety quickly. We had a tornado warning a few weeks ago. Mom wasn't home or she would have loaded us up and taken us to a safer location. An upstairs apartment isn't the safest place to be if a tornado were to touch down. Thankfully sever weather season is almost history for this year so hopefully we won't hear those loud scary sirens again anytime soon! It's always good to have a plan in case of emergency. Be safe pals!

Keeping kitty safe over the Fourth of July

Who's looking forward to the Fourth of July? or better yet, whose kitty is looking forward to the Fourth of July? I know my sisfur is not! Mia doesn't like loud noises which means she will be under the bed most of the weekend. I'm ok with loud noises as long as it's not a fire truck screaming in to the apartment complex with its sirens blaring!

Anyhoo... here are some tips to keep kitty safe this holiday:


1. Turn Down the Volume

Cats and fireworks don’t play well together. If your cat is scared of thunder, she’ll definitely be scared of the nonstop booming on the Fourth of July. Close your windows and turn on a radio — tuned to a station that plays mellow music — to counteract the noise of fireworks.

2. Keep Kitty Inside

If your kitty is normally an indoor-outdoor kitty, don’t let her go outside on July 4 or the surrounding days that fireworks are being shot off in the neighborhood. This will keep her safe from any number of dangers, such as getting lost if she bolts in panic during fireworks displays. 

3. Give Kitty a Place to Hide

Frightened cats will seek shelter, immediately. Many cats will run and hide under a bed or in a closet when the doorbell rings. Imagine what they will do when a bottle rocket goes off nearby. It will help your kitty if you prepare a sanctuary in advance. If you don't have an extra room, try a cat bed inside a closet in an interior room. Another suggestion is to rub a towel or small blanket with her scent and put it in the bed. Show her where it is well in advance of the 4th, so she will know it's her own "safe place." 

4. Make sure kitty has proper, updated ID

If kitty does manage to escape, this will increase the chances of her safe return. If she isn't microchipped, it's a good idea to consider getting it done before the holiday.

5. Get Her a Thundershirt

The Thundershirt, which has been soothing dogs through storms and other anxiety-provoking situations, is now available for cats to provide a sense of safety and well being. Recent reviews show that the device, which is designed to produce a light pressure all around the torso, is working just as well for cats as it has been for the canines.


6. Consider Tranquilizers

No, not for you (although you might want one!), but for your kitty. If your favorite feline is normally the skittish type, you might want to ask your veterinarian about a mild sedative or tranquilizer, just to get the cat through the day. If you're not fond of drugs for cats, there are some natural remedies that have a calming effect. 

7. Spend some time with kitty over the holiday

Try to take time out from the activities of the holiday to spend a few minutes with your cat, every couple of hours, petting her and talking to her. She needs to know you haven't abandoned her during these stressful hours, and the brief break will be good for you, too.

Have a Happy and Healthy Fourth of July pals!

xoxo,

CJ and Mia

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