Another orange cat!

We are so excited for our Aunt Tiff! It appears that she will be adopting an orange cat named Rocky! And we all know the no house is complete without an orange cat. ;) Rocky will be joining Lucy and Ethel. Rocky had a rocky start. He was a feral cat that was rescued by the same group who rescued Lucy and Ethel. But the poor guy had had a toughie, and his lower lip had gotten ripped back pretty bad. It was touch and go for him for quite some time, and no one really knew if he was going to make it. But he has pulled through, and it looks like he is going to get a wonderful home. We couldn't be happier! If you want to learn more about Rocky, you can find updates on their Facebook timeline (http://www.facebook.com/midlandskittens.rescue), although you may have to scroll down some and hunt for it, because that's how Facebook is...

Jeroma update

I know some of you were wondering about Jeroma, the missing cat from the van robbery and crash. So far there's been no sign of Jeroma. Where she got loose is a pretty sparsely populated area but the people who do live there are keeping an eye out for her. We're just keeping our paws crossed and purring that she comes home, or that she found a new home.

Sadly, the Midlands Kittens Rescue group is folding in the wake of the robbery and everything that has followed. Mom and dad don't have any details, only that they have decided to stop for personal reasons. They did a lot of good for feral cats, including one that Mom found around the theatre last spring. They did good work and their services will be missed.

Missing kitten update

No news on the missing kitty yet. Fortunately it is warming up this week, almost into the 60s, and there are some residents in that area who leave food out for their outdoor cats, so here's hoping. Mom and Dad's friend said that the other three had a good checkup from the vet today.

Here's the video account of the incident. Mom and Dad's friend is Samantha, the one who chased after the van. You can also follow Midlands Kittens on Facebook for updates and pictures of very cute kittens. Sadly, they think the van is totaled, which makes it tough for the kitten rescue, not to mention the rescuer with three small children. We're still keeping our paws crossed.

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Also, if you want a McKitten-Cat Christmas card, they're going in the mail tomorrow so please send us your address to jenianddean [at] gmail [dot] com.

Yip got adopted!

Remember a while back when Mom was at work and found a sad scared kitten? The kitten ended up being named Yip because he yipped all the way to the kitten rescuer's house. The nice lady who fostered him said Yip was the best little kitten she'd ever been around and that he had the best personality and would just sit in her lap and look at her and talk to her. Well, Midlands Kittens had their adoption day the other day and Yip was adopted out to a nice mother and daughter. And better yet, Yip was adopted with a little sister cat named Pooh, so he'll have a companion. Yip was very very very close to becoming our new tee-tiny little brother (close call!). We are very happy for him and his new forever home!

Rescued kitten

Mom was able to snap a picture of the kitten that was rescued the other day. This was before she could actually get to the kitten to grab him. He was asleep when they got him, which was why they could. When he was awake, he'd move further back into the bush, hiss and whap the ground with his tiny paws. Curled up, he fit in the palm of Mom's hand. They named him Yip because he yipped all the way home with Samantha from the rescue group. He went to the vet yesterday and will hopefully have a home soon.

Mom is a hero

Mom helped save a baby kitten yesterday. She was at work and she could hear the crying of a scared baby kitten. Mom could see it, hiding deep in the shrubs near a very busy intersection. Mom was worried to death about the kitten, but just couldn't quite get it. So she called Dad, and he contacted Midlands Kittens Rescue, a local feral cat fix and release group. They came over and when they got there the kitten was sleeping and could be reached. So they got the tee-tiny kitten (named Yip because he yipped the whole time in the car), and will get him to a vet and get him adopted to a good home. They're coming out tomorrow to try to get momma cat.