Mu Shue Monday!!

Hi! My post today is extra special and I’m very excited and hopeful. As a lot of you know, our dear friend Mu Shue Pooh King Cat is very ill and his treatment (Radio) will be around $1200. His dear Mama Laura takes care of abused and neglected children and this is a very important jobbie, but one that is more spiritually fulfilling than financially rewarding.











She babysits baby beans to make ends meet and even sold the heirloom jewelry her grandmother left her. She’d been saving for this treatment, but when Mu Shue was sick a couple of months ago, she used the money she was saving to get him better. The Radio people want $600 up front and $600 when the treatment is given and Mama Laura has exhausted all of her options to get the money together.

My mommy doesn’t make neat stuff like pretty jewelry to sell, and I don’t have cool outfits like Skeezix I can auction off, but we would like to take up a collection for Mu Shue’s Mama Laura to help with some of the cost.

If you decide to donate, my mommy will make you a neat bandanna just like my Bengals one (I have a cool patriotic one too!) in your favorite color, or something seasonal (4th of July, Halloween, Christmas fabric etc). The bandanna fits over your collar so there is no icky knot to mess with (or use matching ribbon to tie it on if you are a kitty who doesn’t like collars).

It has been a tough year for a lot of us so I don’t want anyone to feel pressured to donate. As we all know, prayers, good thoughts and healing kitty vibes can make a lot of difference as well and I know there is lotsa’ good “kitty power” out there.

Mama Laura has a PayPal account and if you’d like to send her a donation directly, I also have her mailing address I can give you. Even if you or your beans would just like to send a letter of support, let us know!!!!

Please email me at 1hendrix@fuse.net and we’ll get Mu Shue better in no time!

Thanks in advance to everyone who helps with donations or good healing thoughts. You’re all wonderful!
Luv, Hendrix & Mommy Amy

We can't help everyone, but everyone can help someone.
- Dr. Loretta Scott

PS Please keep a good thought for Carol, Brandi's mommy who was just released from the hospital. Virtual prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrs and headbutts for a quick recovery Carol.

Dreaming of a Snuggling Sunday on Midnight Monday

*whistful sigh* I'm posting early on purpose tonight. I had such a wonderful day snuggling with my sweet Brandi that I will be dreaming of it all day on Monday. Rincewind (his mommy calls him an Evil White Cat - but he's a really fun guy!)and I went over to visit my Sugar Pie today at her invitation (gravy and warm afghans)!! The gravy was sooooooooooo good and the blankies and afghans were very soft and warm. *blush* so was snuggling next to Brandi *blush* She and her mommy are great hostesses if anyone ever wants to teleport over.

Anyway, mommy was laying on the sofa with me when I was teleporting and she couldn't help but notice how warm and happy I looked. Then a bright sunbeam came through the window and was shining right on me and she took a picture saying "he must be dreaming of Brandi!" She doesn't quite get the "teleporting" thing yet....but she was close!

Thursday Thirteen - My First!

How much do my mommy & daddy love me? Lots! I have my own first aid kit JUST FOR ME!
Mommy has always wanted to put some emergency/evacuation kits and first aid kits together for us, but always put it off. This year hearing how poor GT hurt his leg and all the problems the midwest had with ice storms and loss of power, she kicked into gear. So, here are 13 things (there are more too!) that are in my very own first aid kit (next week will be my "emergency evacuation kit" so visit then too!)

1. A tiny flashlight to inspect my ears, eyes, paws etc. for injuries / splinters
2. A blunt tipped tweezers (so if I jerk my head or paw it won't jab me)
3. A GREAT IDEA for a stretcher that mommy got from my first aid book (see below) - A cutting board wrapped in a towel to transport me to the vet
4. Extra lint free white towels to put over me when I'm on the board & masking tape* (over the towel - not my fur) to keep me still
5. Plastic eyedropper or syringe
6. Gauze pads in case of injuries & gauze on a roll to wrap injuries
7. Sterile saline solution
8. Hydrogen peroxide (helps with making kitties vomit)
9. Neosporine for minor scratches and cuts
10. Strips of cotton to use as a muzzle to help them treat me and I can't bite
11. Cotton balls and swabs
12. Ice pack
13. Scissors
*The duct tape roll covering the masking tape roll is for something else - mommy forgot to take it out of MY BIN!

She also included: A good pet first-aid book (mine is the First Aid Companion for Dogs and Cats by Amy Shojai) & a Home Veterinary Handbook, My Vet and the Nearest Emergency Vet Clinic's Phone Numbers, The poison-control center or hotline, and copies of my rabies vaccination status & copies of my important medical records

The large first aid kit that has the red on it in the background (for "effect") is the Red Cross/Target emergency kit. It is a great starter kit for beans for a good price of $29.99 & a teaser for wht you'll see next week!

Three notes!
First, nothing, nothing, nothing can replace good vet care. If you hurt yourself bad or feel really icky, make sure your beans call the vet. Notice most of this kit is just to get me to the vet safely!

Second, a great list for what should be in your kit (and they list kitties & woofies) can be found on the Humane Society of the United States' website - hsus.org (look up "first aid" in the search box)

Third, the Red Cross - redcross.org has wonderful disaster prep lists. Even if you live where we do and don't get lotsa natural disasters, a chemical spill into the air from a passing train or something can force an evacuation. We can also lose power like our poor Meowers from Missouri did, or get a tornado in the area. Be prepared!