Pass the Tylenol!

Tomorrow this faded, old roof will be bye-bye-bye! And the cats will have to endure hours of noise.

I dread it already!

Hotel S

I have no tolerance for people who are cruel to animals. And part of that cruelty includes people who leave their cats outside all winter to fend for themselves. I have neighbors that shouldn't own pets. And because I can't keep every stray or neighbors' cats that need homes, I do my best to help them out.

Last winter our woodpile that held a makeshift cat shelter fell over. So, this winter I wanted to do it right for those poor kitties who have no place to go when it is freezing with snow on the ground.

This website shows an easy-to-make winter shelter for feral cats. Here is the finished shelter - which I have named Hotel S - the S for stray, and also my last name!

I lined the inside of the smaller container with this very inexpensive emergency blanket which looks similar to aluminum foil. It is supposed to take the heat from your body and keep you warm, so I'm hoping it works.

The Hotel is two containers, one inside the other. I used fleece to line the inner container. The foil is under the fleece.

The entire inner container is surrounded by polystyrene which can be purchased at Home Depot.

Here is Hotel S in place - a new roof was installed on the woodpile and the tarp completely covers the container.

Of course, there is a ramp to get to the hotel.

We have our first guest! This is Vivien - a stray that has been sleeping in my garage at night. She was in the woods and watched me put the hotel in place. Later this afternoon, I saw her going back to check it out. At least she will have a place to get out of the rain.

I'm still hoping to find a forever home for Vivien. She is super sweet and cuddly, uses a litterbox with no problems, and needs a home before winter gets here! If you are in the Louisville, Kentucky, area, please spread the word!

Pawprints On My Heart

Cats leave pawprints on your heart, and now I have Calvin's pawprint on a heart.

Thank you to Dr. Laurelee Rubsch and the wonderful staff at Crestwood Veterinary Hospital for the loving care you gave Calvin, and for this beautiful keepsake.

Trick or Treat!

Nothing like a cute ninja dog and three adorable little girls to brighten your day!

By the way, where did October go?

Speechless Sunday

Happy Halloween!

The masks are no different than they were in 1964 - they make you hot and your face sweats!

May your Halloween be full of treats and no tricks!

Smile and Say Cheeze!

At my Cat in the Clover Etsy shop, I'm making crocheted Calvin Collars for cats in memory of Calvin. One dollar from each collar is being set aside, and when $25 is reached, a cat is being sponsored at Best Friends Animal Society.

Meet our first sponsored cat - Cheeze!

Here is what Best Friends says about Cheeze:

Just say Cheeze! If you have a chance to visit Cheeze at the Colonels here at the sanctuary, he may decide that you can touch him; but don't even try to pet him! This beautiful kitty grew up on the big city streets and never learned to bond with people, so he likes to keep his distance.

His favorite treat is cat cheese - that's how he got his name. If he had a second name, it would be Curiousity. That's because, while he keeps his distance, he's fascinated by people and everything they do. That's how de decided it might be fun to start touching people. He just hasn't gotten around to being petted yet!

I hope this is one of many orange kitties we can sponsor in Calvin's memory. Thank you to all our pawsome Catster friends who have helped make this a reality!