Trixee, Teddy and Baxter
Location: Philomath, Oregon, USA
Got Kittens? Yes we do! Trixee, Teddy and Baxter, six week old littermates, on their way to the vet for their first appointment. Ironically, they are related to the first two kittens we got last summer, Zoe and Bella. I love kittens but I wish I could catch the Mom and have her spayed. We are unsure if we are keeping them or find them homes, but either way they have stolen our hearts!
What little dolls!
They look like they’re saying, “Just you wait until I get out of this carrier, evil human…”
Linda
That’s exactly what I was thinking when I saw these 3 cuties!!
i thought exactly the same and guess wot i have put my kitty on this and she looks soooooooooooooo sweet. if you see a little kitty then that is mine she is sat on the chair lol
omg same thoughts but theyre so cute!!
OMG I thought the very same thing. It’s like just wait till I get a hold of you!!!
threee cutieees!
Oh my goodness what cuties!
I am opening the bar this morning for fruity cocktails! Check the news, it’s a health food
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070419/hl_nm/nutrition_cocktails_dc_1
Happy Friday all!
I saw this this morning too and rejoiced! Now all I need is a hot sandy beach, frothy waves and a hunky cabana boy to bring me my fruity drinks! Anyone coming along?
How hunky are we talking?
6 pack abs for me with nice arms, legs, and butt…no love handles fo me !!!
tall, slightly foreign accent,knows all my favorite foods and knows how to make them,…
Wellll….just like we can make a TDK virtual buffet, we can make a TDK virtual cabana boy to bring us our health potions, yes? I’m thinkin’ Cheri’s got the idea…I’m adding deeply tanned, dark haired and blue eyed!
I like Cheri’s way of thinking…someone who makes all of my favorite foods, gives me massages, etc. plus the physical description is good too (nice arms, butt, lets and six pack abs). I will take a mai tai or an electric lemonade please.
What is an electric lemonade? I love lemon!
It is made with blue curacao, sprite, orange, and some other liquor to make it taste sort of like a lemonade with an extra punch. It is bright blue and is not only yummy but a good eye catcher if you are on the hunt for a hunky man. Hehehehe
Can we have a blond boy
How about an assortment?
Okay Ladies? Count me in I need a vacation and a hot man waiting on my every desire is soooo ideal! but I want to but my order in for the perfect man.
Let’s see….
tall at least a 6 footer please, broad shoulders and a great chest, strong and powerful arms, long lean waist, hips and legs but not tooo lean, legs that speak of power and strentgh. Ya know tells ya her can indure my demands. Dark hair fair eyes, sexy smile with dimples. Oh yeah and a great butt.
Any one else what to place the say order?
LOL
Wow I wonder sometimes how cute kittens lead to some of these discussion. But I love em and couldn’t live with out the lively discussions.
make that he can indure… what happens when i try to speed type and image. lol
can we please stop talking about hunky cabana boys?i’m a big cat lover! the kittens are so cute! you guys stop talking about hunky boys.kids are on here too you know!!
me me me!!!
Count me in!! Send the blond cabana boy over with a mai tai for me!
I want in, too. But, make mine a touch older with brown eyes, please. I don’t want to rob the cradle here.
Did someone say Hunky Cabana Boy??!! Where is he??
I got for all thr TDK’rs gooey hot fresh cinnamon buns with drippy icing - if I can’t have them in real life, I’ll do them virtual reality !!!
Ooo…sooo goood. Oops! Here’s a napkin!
mmmmmmgood! Love gooey frosted cinniman buns. Manuel, I’ll have my frozen strawberry Daquiri(sp) now. mmmmmmhealth food.
Used the name in memory of a stay in Puerto Rico.
I made this a couple weeks ago–kind of like cinnamon buns–SO easy and SO good!
http://www.fleischmanns1dish.com/recipe.asp?r=4
Oh no! I’ve got everything on hand. There goes all the benefit of virtual food for the last two days.
Well, in San Antonio we all knew that a Margarita with out the salt IS a health drink and this just proves it!!
Here’s to another lost weekend! tee hee
Good morning all! Happy Friday!
I’m in. I’ll bring the Bahama Mamas, my special recipe, I’ll even put little umbrellas in all our drinks!!
Those three are absolute cuties! OOOOOH! They got “the look” going on too!!
Cheers everyone!
where in Florida? I’m from Central Florida
I’m in the Jacksonville area!
Today is the first day of Fiesta! Woohoo! I’m gonna go to the Taste of New Orleans this weekend and hit NIOSA a least one night in the next couple of weeks-Lost weekend hell, I’m looking at a lost fortnight!!
Speaking of “healthy” cocktails….if any of you live near a Longhorn Steak House, you must go and try one of their Pomegrante Margaritas…..they are deeeeeeeelish!!!
Sounds fantastic! Durango’s has 28 flavors of margaritas–I’m on a mission to try each of them!
OH Yum….I’m thirsty!!
Have you tried those margarita buckets?? You just add booze to the liquid that comes in the bucket, throw it in the freezer and 8 hours later….Presto! Margarita Slushies!! Love ‘em!
Mmmmmm slushies. Great idea, thanks. As for todays threesome of adorableness, #1 says-I’m gonna get you, #2 says- ME too, and #3 says- as soon as I wake up from my nap!
Now that sounds like fun Dee. I am catching the next plane to go with you to Durango’s. I will take a nice steak fajitas to go with the margaritas. Have to have something in the tummy to offset the alcohol.
These three kitten are so floofy looking. I want to adopt all three of them. Sylvester would have fun with them. They seem to be conjuring up some evil plan between the three of them…wait till we get out of this carrier. buwahahahaha!
They look more like Moe, Larry, and Curly to me…Stooges FUZZ (nyuk, nyuk, nyuk!)
Recipe to follow…right now I have to keep the inmates from taking over the asylum!
I suggest a stun gun and give them all “I love me” jackets
Poor Instinct. Allergies stink! I hope you find meds that work for it.
Yea, feeling better today. Got some Claratin last night. I can actually breath and see
I’m really glad for you. and us. You were grouchy, when drippy, stuffed up, and itchy.
supposed to have a
at the end. sorry.
For those who threatened bodily harm to me if I didn’t post this today:
Bacon-Spinach Quiche (From Brendan Manor B&B, LaGrange, TX, and a couple of alterations by me)
9-10 1-ounce slices of Mozzarella cheese
9 eggs, beaten
3/4 c. plain, unsweetened yogurt
8 oz. frozen spinach, thawed and drained to remove moisture(squeeze the daylights out of it–otherwise you’ll wind up with soup)
1 Tbsp. chopped green onions
6 slices mesquite-smoked bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled (I have been known to cheat by using good-quality pre-packaged bacon bits–they work just as well)
2 Tbsp. Colby-Jack and Cheddar cheese, shredded
Optional add-ons: sauteed sliced mushrooms, diced water chestnuts
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a well-greased pie or quiche pan evenly with the Mozzarella cheese to make the “crust” for the quiche. Place the pie pan on top of a foil-lined cookie sheet to catch any drips that may occur during baking.
In a bowl, combine eggs with yogurt. Add onion, spinach, and any optional ingredients. Mix well and pour into pan. Sprinkle with bacon and Colby-Jack/Cheddar cheeses.
Bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees. Remove from heat and let stand at least 5 minutes before serving. Cut into six slices. Serves 6.
*Oh, Quique–aqui, por favor. Quiero una cerveza Victoria y un coctel de camarones para mi, mis gatitos, y mis amigas. (since Instinct is strangely silent on the beachfront service, I assume we’re all girls here) Oh, perdon, mis gatitos preferen leche–no cerveza para ellos, pero mas camarones, por favor.*
Moooooooooochas gracias Ginny! Sounds amazing, will be trying this one for sure!!
De nada! Muchas grasias Ginny! (possibly the extent of my spanish, tho I understood most of what you wrote)
Muy bueno. y un pina colada, por favor.
Will never stop loving you! Thank you thank you thank you!
Una cervesa Bohemia, para mi y uno pescado para mi gato, por favor…..
Sounds great!
My Spanish is a little rusty. Did you just say, more waiters, please?
Cool Philomath kitties! Philomath means “love of knowledge,” btw. It was the name of my high school yearbook.
Three little kittens have lost thier mittens! Now they shall have no pie. But I would sneak them a taste anyway. What cuties!
but no one said anything about quiche! Give them some quiche!!
I also have a litter of 4 kittens along with the mother living in my basement. The mother had the kittens in my garage and I captured them in the garage and brought them in through the window. Of course the kittens were too young to run away at that time and the mother actually flew in the window when I opened it. I was pretty cold outside and she was really glad to be in the warm basement. I now can not catch any of them. They are going on 10 weeks old. I am also thinking about keeping all of them along with the mother. Do you have any suggestions on how to catch them?
Spend as much time in your basement just talking to them and sitting and play music or a tv when your not there so they get used to human contact as much as possible. Allow them to roam you house if you can.
Chey.
Whatever you do, DON’T CHASE THEM. Hang around them, bring them treats and act as though you’re ignoring them. When they’re comfortable, they’ll come to you. I learned this with my 2 feral kittens several years ago. My husband chased them and now one of them stays completely away from him. —They have long memories, it seems.
–Chey–That’s what I did also to win over Hannah & Lacy w/their brothers. Lacy to this day is abit skittish because a family member in the house they were found in threw her out the window. I found her hours later crouched under a bush. She let me walk right up to her & pick her up. The rest is history. I just hope one day that guy gets payback in the you-know-what!
Maybe also try adding some vet-prescribed cat-sedative to their food. You are so wonderful to care for cats that you cannot even enjoy. Sweet. Maybe one day soon you can sneek some pats on their fur.
The more time you spend with the kittens, the quicker they will come around. Just sit down on the floor near the food and wait. They will come around eventually and as they get more used to your being there, move the food closer. They will assocate your presence with food and will be friendlier. The mother may take longer. Older cts are harder to instill trust in, but it can happen. Time is the best thing. I have tamed many wild cats and kittens with great success. The most important thing is to get them used to you. The kittens are still young enough to tamed down, the mother may always be somewhat wild.
Angela–here is a very informative site about strays and ferals.
http://www.alleycat.org/faqs.html#3
Lots and lots of TLC and playtime. Don’t give up on them, they’ll come around and show you their appreciation for a lifetime. Good luck and keep us posted on their progress!
—Dee—You are a Godsend!! Thank you for the link. It’s the kind of info that I need to try & get ahold of the cat & kitten problem around here. It seems noone else in this mobile community of ours gives a cats-*- about doing anything. Bless you
If you want to catch them use a humane trap as suggested below by Eric and Rosie. If you have a small spare room I would keep them there while you are socializing them. Too much space and too many hiding places make it much more difficult.
Once you have them in a smaller space spend as much time as possible with them. Lure them close with treats or toys. Do your best to catch the friendliest kitten, wrap in a soft towel and keep it on your lap, stroke and talk to it for 20 minutes once or twice a day.
It usually only takes 1 or 3 days to have them purring and loving being held. Do the same with the others, once you have 1 or 2 coming for a pet and play the others will be easier to catch and lap train.
I’ve had feral mom Peach for 2 years, she had her baby Pip in my bathroom, and though she sleeps on my bed and loves to play I can not pet her. Someday, maybe in another year, I’m sure she will finally let me do more than get in a quick touch. I’ve also had Chloe another feral for over 2 years, who until two months ago would not let me touch her, and now I can pet and hug her.
Were any of them tested for FeLV? It is rampant in feral communities and so contagious.
Everytime you bring them food, sit on the floor (so you are not so big and intimidating) and talk softly to them. Every couple of days sit closer to the food dish until they are eating next to you. This may take a while but trust isn’t easy. The first time you want to touch them, hold out one finger (also, not intimidating) let them sniff and deside if they want to rub. Another good trick is to rub yourself with their sent, if they sleep in a certain place rub whatever they were laying on on you so you don’t smell funny. The only other advice is patience lots and lots of it.
Okay, we now have two Angelas, so I’ve added my last name. I’m the pain in the butt who thinks there are too many kitties on death row, so every cat we can catch should be neutered.
I know all too well about catching and socializing ferals, and concur with the suggestions so far, especially about the power of seeming to ignore them, getting them into a smaller space, associating your physical closeness to food. But first, trap them all at once and get them into a smaller room. I usually use the bathroom, since there’s less to wreck and they see us often.
For trapping, you can get all of them at once by using the fact that cats, smart as they are, don’t understand physics. I use a medium dog kennel and a long piece of string. Tie the string to the door, loop it through the top of the kennel frame and leave a long length, about six feet or more. Put the food inside the kennel and stand quietly six feet away, holding the string but not
doing anything with it, for several days, while they eat. Then one day when they’re all inside, decisively slam the door from six feet away, then quickly latch it. They’ll scream & cry at first — ignore it. The worst thing you could do would be to catch them and then let them out — you’ll never catch them again. The second worse thing would be to let the rest of them see one of them get caught in a humane trap — that will make them all trap shy forever. So buy a kennel (or borrow a *clean* one). Once they’re inside, you can give them a litter box, food and water bowls. Use garden gloves to protect your hands during this, and later when you need to take the kittens out one at a time.
The whole kennel can be schlepped to the vet for exams and to get Momcat spayed when it’s time, if you can get someone to help you lift it into the car.
The socialization answer is: Stockholm Syndrome works. The fastest socialization is one cat, one person. If you have multiple cats, let the rest be jealous of the attention the first brave one gets. Let them come to you. It *always* works.
Your reward will be, eventually, crying your eyes out when you have to part company as these now-loving and healthy kitties move on to their forever homes. That’s a *good* reason to cry.
Are there any of those cinnamon buns left? I woke up late!
They’re lovely! The one on the right (Baxter?) looks very, very cheeky
Totally agree! “You think you are taking me where???”
He’s saying “Funny? What does that mean? you think I’m funny? What? Do i look like a clown to you? I’m here for your amusement? I’ll give you funny!!!” Goodfellas Fuzz!
You stole my line!! I was gona do that one. But you forgot the Badabing, badabang
“We’re here to make you an offer you can’t refuse. Feed us, snuggle us, rub our bellies and no one gets hurt.”
Capice?
You toucha my food, I scratcha you face!
I was in Philly once visiting some friends and we heard a guy from New Jersey tell his wife “Did ya see dat? Dat dinner back dere has cheesecake and a cup a coffee for $2.99. Add a dollop of ice cream and bada-bing bada-boom ya got yerself a whole desert.”
My friend and I kept saying bada-bing bada-boom so much that his wife threatened to hurt both of us the next time we said it. So, of course, I said “Got a man, got a woman, add some violence and bada-bing bada-boom ya got yerself a whole domestic dispute.”
She hit me for it
I am seriously craving Italian food now! “Don’t forget the cannolis!”
Too funny Instinct!
While on vacation we all started doing the “pop” sound Donkey does in Shrek 2 while in the carriage… “are we there yet??” Drove my friend’s hubby nuts with it!! We were throwing the “pop” at everything…”dinner ready yet?”, “waitress here yet?”…etc
You enjoyed it! Bad boy…
Hm. I am from New Jersey, and I have NEVER heard anyone speak that way! The accents from North Jersey and South Jersey are very different, with the North Jersey accents being closer to a New York accent and therefore more likely to use non-words like “dat” and “bada-bing, bada-boom”, but I really have never even heard anyone in North Jersey use that kind of “language”…and now I live in New York, and while the accents are stronger here, I’ve still never heard that sort of non-language….
Not saying your story isn’t true (AND it was funny, lol!), just defending my state from it’s unearned crappy reputation, lol!
So Rumi, how many of these are true
You know you’re from NOO JOISEY if:
1. You’ve been seriously injured at Action Park.
2. You don’t think of citrus when people mention “The Oranges”.
3. You know that it’s called Great Adventure, not Six Flags.
4. You’ve ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.
5. You’ve known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
6. You’ve eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 a.m.
7. You remember that the “Two Guys” were from Harrison.
8. You know that the state isn’t one big oil refinery.
9. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.
10. You know what a “jug handle” is.
11. You know that a WaWa is a convenience store.
12. You know that the state isn’t all farmland.
13. You know that there are no “beaches” in New Jersey - there’s “The Shore”, and you know that the road to the shore is “The Parkway”, not the “Garden State Highway”.
14. You know that “Piney” isn’t referring to a tree.
15. Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And you call it a “Sub” not a “submarine sandwich” or worse yet, a “hoagie” or a “hero”.
16. You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.
17. You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.
18. You knew that the last question had to do with driving.
19. You know that this is the only “New…” state that doesn’t require “New” to identify it (like,try… Mexico, …York, …Hampshire - doesn’t work, does it?)
20. You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it “The City”.
21. You know that a “White Castle” is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.
22. You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.
23. In the 80’s, you wore your hair REALLY high.
24. You don’t think “What exit” is very funny.
25. You know that the first “strip shopping center” in the country is Route.
26. You know that people from 609 area code are “a little different”.
27. You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that’s for out-of-staters.
28. The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.
29. You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.
30. You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.
31. You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.
32. Every year, you had a least one kid in your class named Tony.
33. You know where every “clip” shown in the Sopranos opening credits is.
34. You’ve gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of the Willowbrook Mall.
35. You’ve been to at least one mall in Paramus.
36. You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood. It can’t be the other way around.
37. You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.
38. You don’t consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.
39. You remember the stores Korvette’s, Rickel’s, Channel, Bamburger’s and Orbach’s.
40. You’ve eaten a Boardwalk cheesteak with vinegar fries.
41. You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February. Andfinally…
42. You’ve never pumped your own gas
When we were traveling to New York to visit family and stopped at a rest stop in “Joisey” I actually overhead one woman ask another “what exit ya from”.
LOL, Instinct! Well again, it depends on which part of NJ a person is from…I was born and raised near Atlantic City, waaay in the southern part of the state, and most people seem to only be familiar with north Jersey (most of the stuff on that list, such as the Action Park reference, refers to stuff in central or north Jersey)…but I’ll give it a try.
For me personally, I am familiar with and/or agree with the following:
2. You don’t think of citrus when people mention “The Oranges”.
3. You know that it’s called Great Adventure, not Six Flags (DEFINITELY this one, lol!)
6. You’ve eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 a.m. — Well, I don’t drink or do drugs, but I’ve eaten at diners at 3 a.m. more times than I can count, lol!
8. You know that the state isn’t one big oil refinery.
9. At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from (I don’t know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from, but I have met his wife, lol! And I do love Bruce, although that didn’t happen till a couple of years ago when I saw him in concert…)
10. You know what a “jug handle” is. Well DUH, of course! lol
11. You know that a WaWa is a convenience store — Definitely. No 7-11s around, just Wawa (only the FIRST “W” is capitalized!). Ah, the midnight Wawa runs, lol…
12. You know that the state isn’t all farmland.
13. You know that there are no “beaches” in New Jersey - there’s “The Shore”, and you know that the road to the shore is “The Parkway”, not the “Garden State Highway” — actually, it’s only NON- New Jerseyans that call it “the Shore”, people actually from NJ DO call it the beach. But as for the Parkway, that’s right — I’m pretty sure no one calls it the “Garden State Highway”, I don’t think that’s even a name for it, official or otherwise…
14. You know that “Piney” isn’t referring to a tree — that’s right, it refers to the hicks.
15. Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs. And you call it a “Sub” not a “submarine sandwich” or worse yet, a “hoagie” or a “hero”. AMEN!!!!! LOL
17. You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.
18. You knew that the last question had to do with driving. LOLROFL!! These two cracked me up! But what, do other states not have circles?? I mean, there must be some on other states…I know they exist in other countries — I’ve been to Paris and London, and they certainly exist there!
19. You know that this is the only “New…” state that doesn’t require “New” to identify it (like,try… Mexico, …York, …Hampshire - doesn’t work, does it?) — Again, it’s actually only people who are NOT from NJ that do this, usually New Yorkers. People FROM New Jersey ALWAYS use the “New”, at least everyone I’ve ever known does.
20. You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it “The City” — Yep.
37. You were not raised in New Jersey. You were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey — LOL, I guess I’ve proven this one with my own statements!
39. You remember the stores Korvette’s, Rickel’s, Channel, Bamburger’s and Orbach’s — hm, well I do remember Rickel’s, but I’ve never heard of Channel or Orbach’s, and I only know Bamburger’s from spending summers with my Grandmother in Philly….
42. You’ve never pumped your own gas — SO true, lol! I was surprised when I moved to NY and saw everyone doing it, lol!
I’ll take three. They’re small. Triple scoop, please!
What a terrific trio!
You’re an angel. Thank you for being such a good friend to fuzzies.
Huggs to you, and to Trixie, Teddy and Baxter.
Dee, thanks for the website for Halo pet food. Two cases are on their way to my kids.
Great! Tell us how they like it. I’m going to be going that route, too. As I was feeding the cats last night, I was overcome with such a nagging feeling that they were eating tainted food!
BTW–did you speak to anyone at Halo? Are they informative?
When I saw that they were in Fl and made “people” food I knew it was okay and just ordered. It’s a little high but totally worth it. We’ll see how the psychedelic furs like it.
“Love My Way” Fuzz!
I just sent them an email the other day and here is what they responded (just what I wanted to hear):
Thanks for visiting our website and caring for the ones we love naturally! If you have not already signed up as a member on our website, feel free to reply with your snail mail address so that we may send you our free Holistic Pet Care booklet and brochure.
I can certainly inderstand your concern and no we do not get ANY ingredients from China. All of our food is made in a USDA kitchen using only USDA ingredients here in the United States. Feel free to call or email if there is anything else I can do for you. Wishing you and your pets GREAT health!
Thanks for that, Laura!
you can use a cat-sized animal trap with a tasty tuna treat inside, then take the mom to a vet who specializes in feral cats… these traps do not harm the cat at all…if you live near a large city there is probably an animal adoption agency that will loan the trap and perhaps sell you a certificate for spaying at a reduced price.
You can usually “rent” a live trap from the local animal defence league or animal control facility. They will have great tips for you on how to trap the mom. Our ACF only charges $5.00 a day for the trap.
I can see why, what fluffy sweet babies! How beautiful they are. It was lucky to get them to pose in that order: White on the right (FB) no white, white on the left (FB). Yin, Yang, Yen
we were thinking the same thing at the same time LOL
they’re bookends…