Odyssey has a home!

Pairing Odyssey and Breezy together worked great as they became great playmates! They wrestled, chased and had all sorts of crazy kitten fun! 

And now they are in their new forever home! We brought them to their new place on Saturday and they have settled in very nicely. We got the first update on Sunday:

Odyssey is out of hiding and they are playing like crazy. We've decided to rename Breezy to Moxie and Odyssey to Molly. They are both so sweet, eating well and quite cuddly. We couldn't be happier with them!

Yea for sweet Odyssey and Breezy. It's hard to say goodbye, but it's heart warming to know they are settling in nicely and already being loved!

When I got back home on Saturday, the house was so oddly quiet with no kittens! With the little attention hogs gone, the love starved adult cats took no time to grab some cuddly time with me. They waited for their turns.

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Be well little Odyssey and Breezy! I will miss you but I'm also very happy for you.

Odyssey

It's been a crazy busy summer, which hasn't left me much time for sharing our happenings.

Cute Odyssey has been doing great she's still hanging out with us, as she waits for her forever-humans to find her. Well, that may be really soon.

Odyssey over the past month:

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She went to an adoption event where many people enjoyed seeing her, but no-one fell in love, so she returned home with us.

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She may have found her new home! A young couple with no cats is looking to adopt a young kitten named Breezy, who is super-energetic. But since they don't have any cats and are gone at work all day, Breezy will need a companion. This is where Odyssey comes in! We introduced them to each other on Thursday night in hopes they become best friends. If they bond then they can go to this couple as a bonded pair!

Breezy

Tonight was the first night they played without Odyssey hissing or growling! Yea!! They are on their way to being best friends. Seeing them play and chase was such a delight. Keep your paws crossed, if all continues to go well they will be heading to their new home next weekend!

 Breezy and Odyssey                                 Aug 31, 2014

Odyssey update

Thank you everyone for your purrs, it really helped!!

For much of Sunday Odyssey's temperature continued to rise and she refused to eat. More sub-q fluids.

The rescue group I volunteer with, has a vet who makes herself available when there's a need. So, thankfully, she has been advising the treatment of little Odyssey. She was given a shot of something to help reduce her fever so that she might start eating. Well, I think it worked.

Later on Sunday, her temperature had fallen and by evening she was at her normal temperature, 100.3°F (37.9°C) and she was back to eating like a miniature horse with lots of kitten-energy!

This morning, she is still enthusiastically eating, although her temperature has climbed a little, 101.8°F (38.8°C). We were so relived to have her temperature drop last night and for her to return to her normal kitten-self. We'll keep nursing her along. I'm not sure I'm ready to say we are out of the woods quite yet, but I sure hope so.

purrs for Odyssey

Odyssey's not feeling very well and needs your purrs.

Saturday we noticed she was running hot and she seemed much less active. We kept watching and noticed she wasn't eating and had diarrhea. We were able to get her to eat a little baby food. Last night we took her temp and it was 105.1°F (40.6°C). On Tuesday when she was spayed, she weighed 3lbs (1.36 kg), but now she's down to 2lbs 13.5oz (1.29 kg).

After consulting with some cat rescue folks we decided to try to administer sub-q fluids and amoxicillin. In the last 9 months of Max's life we had gotten rather adept at "juicing" Max, as we called it then. It has been quite a few years, but we figured it would all come back to us.

Well, Max was a giant compared to this little girl. So that little needle when held next to Odyssey sure looked like a massive needle. I couldn't hold her still and with her wiggling and screeching and that needle sticking in her - yea, you get the idea - not something I want to be in the same room with. After many failed attempts, we called for help - and Sue came right over even though it was nearly midnight. (Thank you Sue!!!)

Not much change this morning, still no interest in food and just wants to sleep. We took her temp again and it was 105.4°F (40.8°C) - it's going in the wrong direction. She expressed interest in Laura's breakfast, so she got a little bacon and eggs. She enthusiastically snarfed that down, lets hope it stays down.

She's super cuddly and really loves sleeping on one of our laps. And her purr motor seems to be working just fine as she purrs and purrs.

Please pray, purr, or whatever you do, for Odyssey's well-being. We are all worried about her.

Odyssey

Two cat guys go for a drive to look over a free sofa - seems innocent enough, right?

 

I was looking for a nice free sofa for Oliver's room. I found one on Craigslist that I wanted to check out. So, I asked my TNR buddy if he could help provide muscle and a truck. He happily obliged.

After checking out the groovy sofa, I decided to take it. It'll work well for my plan and it's in great shape!

On the drive back home, we see a group of kids walking along a very busy road with a small kitten following them. Seeing such a tiny kitten along such a busy road instantly freaked me out. We pulled right over and I asked the kids about the kitten, they said she had followed them from the elementary school across the street.

So, we took the kitten. She's so sweet and friendly, and off we went to the school to look for more. We didn't find anymore, so we don't know where this little girl came from. There is a trailer park adjacent to the school, maybe she wandered over from there.

I named her Odyssey, since she came from Odyssey Elementary School. She has an appointment for her spay Tuesday morning and then she'll be looking for a new home.

I feel like I've now graduated to a different level of cat rescue. I've rescued many dogs from the side of the road, but Odyssey's the first roadside cat/kitten. I always carry a empty carrier in my car just in case a moment like this arises, my friend didn't have such a carrier, but he may start carrying one now!