Friday, July 18, 2014

Another Rescue! Holy Moly!

Well, I did it again.  I drove up to my first spot this morning, in the dark, on Parsells, to feed the usual kitties waiting across the street from Brenda's house, and sure enough, there was the baby black kitten I had first seen yesterday and felt sick over my stomach about after driving away.  It took off around the back of the house next door, frightened, but was obviously hungry enough, and brave enough, to come up on the porch as I poured the food for the other adult cats, and worked his little head in and began to chow.  I used two fingers to scrunch him up by the neck, and carried him to the waiting carrier, and his lucky new life!  Here he or she is, and I could care less of its sex right now because of how cute it is!  :)  Meet Moonbeam!  I know some of you won't like that name - and yes, I need to keep thinking about it.  I have no clue what I will do with him, but for now, he is safe and comfortable.





I have a co-worker, Rebecca, who has taught her young son, Colton, about love, compassion, and kindness.  For his 10th birthday party last year, he asked his friends to make a donation to me, in lieu of presents for him.  They did, and it meant the world to me.  Yesterday, Rebecca wrote me this funny little story about her son, and their cat, and I thought I would share with you.  I am on vacation today, and loving it.  I will also leave you with some other statistics you might find interesting.  I hope you enjoy this little story, and spread the word about Moonbeam, Brady, George, and of course sweet Fraser!

Here is Rebecca's story:

Moey, the cat that picked Colton when he was a little guy loves him to pieces and follows him everywhere. Everywhere Colton goes, Moey has to too. He waits in the upstairs bedroom window, watching for Colton to come home from school. If Colton take a bath, Moey sits on the side of the tub. If Colton sleeps, Moey does too.

You get the drift.

Colton and Moey were sitting on the floor in the living room. Colton says to his shadow (Moey) “I just love you Moey” and hugs him. Colton pulls back and Moey, as if to say the same thing, reached out  his paw, batted at colton, then moved close as he could and wrapped his paw around Colton’s back.

It was amazingly sweet!

Rebecca




Most Popular US Cat Breeds
Domestic Shorthair
61,046
American Shorthair
37,545
Domestic Medium Hair
16,776
Domestic Long Hair
15,049
Siamese
14,582
Maine Coon
10,852
Persian
6,717
Russian Blue
3,864
Himalayan
3,701
Ragdoll
3,567
Bengal
3,118
Manx
2,349
British Shorthair
2,171
Norwegian Forest Cat
1,827
Bombay
1,580
Most Popular Female Cat Names
Most Popular Male Cat Names
Chloe
1,160
Max
1,095
Bella
1,073
Tigger
1,094
Lucy
1,025
Tiger
959
Kitty
921
Smokey
921
Princess
877
Oliver
890
Molly
810
Charlie
784
Sophie
783
Jack
772
Lily
758
Buddy
771
Angel
739
Simba
714
Sassy
695
Shadow
702
Top States with Most Registered Cats
California
18,908
New York
10,063
Texas
9,665
Florida
8,818
Pennsylvania
7,859
Ohio
6,577
Illinois
5,460
Michigan
5,393
Washington
5,201
Ontario
4,336
Georgia
4,229
Massachusetts
4,122
New Jersey
4,110
North Carolina
4,048
Virginia
3,909
Top Ten Countries with Highest Cat Population (estimate)
1
USA
76,430,000
2
China
53,100,000
3
Russia
12,700,000
4
Brazil
12,466,000
5
France
9,600,000
6
Italy
9,400,000
7
UK
7,700,000
8
Ukraine
7,350,000
9
Japan
7,300,000
10
Germany
7,000,000
General Cat Statistics

Number of feral cats living on the streets in the USA today.
60,000,000
Average time in a day a cat spends sleeping
16 hours
Number of tastebuds on a cat tongue
473
Percent of owned cats in the USA that are spayed or neutered.
84 %

2 comments:

  1. This kitty looks like a baby Abby. Enjoy your day off - it's a real beauty. -carol

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  2. MOONBEAM!! That was MY cat's name!!! She was a little black cat with a white circle (moon) on her chest. I can't believe you named the kitten Moonbeam. I think it's a sign you should keep the name. Great job on yet another rescue. Moonbeam is a lucky kitten ♥ - kristin

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