The Calico Thank You Reel!

This litter needed a lot of help and a lot of people jumped in to help them.

To see the Curious Case of the Calicos story, see my previous posts.

They came to me ill with parasites (rescuer had started treatment) and once that was resolved they were showing recurring fevers and one, Santee, had a very swollen belly. The first 2 vets would not consider what else it might be, but after a lot of research and finding the right people to help, we were finally on a road to recovery!

Miniconjou died only a few days after she got to my home, but her 4 sisters, Teton, Lala, Santee and Tanka survived and fought this battle hard. They were named for the Sioux warriors and with the help of Dr. Adams of City Vet, they fought like warriors! And won!

Thank you all for your part in their recovery! Words can not express my gratitude.

THANK YOU DR. ADAMS AND CITY VET! YOUR DILIGENCE, COMPETENCE AND COMPASSION SAVED THESE GIRLS!

THE THANK YOU REEL (ITS A LONG ONE)...

CITY VET: DR. ADAMS, JASON AND THE REST OF THE STAFF: Thank you for looking past the FIP diagnosis and finding what was hurting these girls! Thank you for your patience and compassion in treating them and helping me to treat them at home. The courteous and kind manner of everyone on staff at City Vet was calming and contagious:) I walked out of there feeling confident and hopeful every time. I could tell you were all rooting for these girls!http://www.cityvetnyc.com/

CARE FOR CATS/LARI OLSEN: Thank you for rescuing these girls from that back yard in Bay Ridge and caring for them while they nursed from their mama. Thank you for your help and advise in caring for the girls and for listening when I felt so helpless. And thank you for your ongoing and tireless TNR and rescue efforts in NYC.http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/pets/2010/04/17/2010-04-17_trapneuterreturn_nonprofit_gives_feral_cats_humane_way_to_live_9_lives.html

FAITH POPCORN: Your generosity and compassion for these girls and so many other animals is truly amazing. Thank you for your contribution to the care for these girls (and all the others).

FAITH POPCORN'S BRAINRESERVE (my office): Thank you all for letting me bring the girls to the office with me when they needed round the clock care. Your patience, tolerance and understanding are so kind. Thank you also for the donations to the girls' vet care and testing. http://www.faithpopcorn.com/

IRENE DE VILLIERS: Thank you for coaching me through the FIP scare and for reviewing their blood work. Your help and advise helped us rule out FIP and turn the corner to recovery! The answers and hope you provided helped me keep it together and keep going. I admire you for dedicating your practice, personal time and research to FIP.http://www.angelfire.com/fl/furryboots/fip.html

FRIENDS OF ANIMAL RESCUE (FOAR): Thank you for your contribution to the girls' vet care!http://friendsofanimalrescue.com/

MR IRSAY: Thank you for your contribution to the girls' vet care.

THE GIRLS' NEW HOMES/ADOPTERS: Thank you for providing a safe and happy home for these girls!

NORTH BROOKLYN CATS (LISA AND SHAWN) AND EVA: Thank you for coming to the rescue with supplies and advise. Thank you for listening when I felt overwhelmed and scared. Thank you for including us in your adoption events at Muddy Paws where all 4 girls were adopted! Thank you for all the work you do to rescue so many cats and kittens. North BK Cats: http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Brooklyn-Cats/125040640883852 and Eva:http://www.flickr.com/photos/evapro/

MUDDY PAWS PET SUPPLY: Thank you for your generosity in allowing North Brooklyn Cats to host adoption events in your store (Williamsburg, BK). It helps so many cats and kittens find new homes. http://www.muddypawsny.com/

FLICKR/TWITTER FRIENDS: Thank you for your kind words and thoughts, your help in promoting adoption events and for cheering us on!

TAMMY CROSS/KITTEN LITTLE RESCUE: Thank you for your advise and calming words. http://www.kittenlittlerescue.com/index.html

CITY CRITTERS: Thank you for making room for us on your van to get the girls spayed! http://www.citycritters.org/

YAHOO GROUP: FIP_SUPPORT: Thank you for your support and help along the way. This is such a great group.http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FIP_Support/

AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO BIG CITY LITTLE KITTY'S (MY) RESIDENT CATS, EKO AND TIGRA for tolerating not just another litter, but a litter that needed a lot of care which took up all of your mama time. Thank you for teaching these girls how to be big cats when they were finally healthy and out and about in YOUR home. And thank you for letting these little girls sleep in your favorite spots in mama's bed.

ITS OFFICIAL! TANKA AND SANTEE HAVE BEEN ADOPTED AND ARE LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER!

After several weeks of hiding under their blanket at North Brooklyn Cats' adoption events at Muddy Paws in Brooklyn, Santee and Tanka finally found a wonderful, forever home!

It was December 18th, a week before Christmas.

Santa delivered early this year!

Their new mom and dad walked in and took one look at them and knew they were their new kittens! I told them to be sure and look at everyone else available, but they knew, they wanted the girls! So that was it! Later I brought the girls over to their apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn and they had them all set up to start in a small room (bathroom) until they get used to their new digs.

I hugged and kissed them and told them I love them and set them in the basket.

Here they are as I walked away and said my last goodbye.

I just called to do a 2 week follow up/check in to make sure the girls and the adopters are happy and was assured they are totally in love with Tanka and Santee (now named Kyle)!

She said they are now comfortable and confident in their new home and of course super sweet and loving:)

I also hear they have a new toy, their water bowl!

They play in their water bowl every day and leave it empty for mom and dad when they return home from work! Heehee! Stinkers!

I forgot to ask if Santee (Kyle) is still doing that shoulder bit:)

So this story ends with another happy ending!

Great job girls!

Best of luck and lots of love to you!

XOXOXO

Its Cat and Kitten Girls Weekend All Weekend!

Two Cat and Kitten Adoption Events This Weekend!

Saturday 12/18 Greenpoint Craft Fair 12-6pm

Sunday 12/19 Muddy Paws Pet Supply 2-6pm

(Details of both events at end of post)

These girls want to go home with someone!

If you are ready for a new best friend,

your baby girl or just a good time;)

these girls are primped and ready!

Big City Little Kitty Fosters:

Tanka

Doing her best, "Come on up and see me some time"

and her sister

Santee

Previous posts will tell the tail of Tanka and Santee!

North Brooklyn Cats Fosters:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/North-Brooklyn-Cats/125040640883852

Nora

A calm and cool adult cat.

She is a mama and nursed not only her own kittens,

but another kitten (Kiki) that had been put in her cage at the shelter.

Her kittens are ready for adoption and she is now ready to be someone's baby:)

Nora's photo was taken from Lisacat's Flickr photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisacat/5088882797/

Nora's info here: http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4451134.html

Kiki

A sweet little orphaned kitten that ended up at the city shelter all by herself!

Luckily, Nora(above) adopted, nursed and loved her as her own.

She is now ready for her new home.

Kiki's photo was taken from Lisacat's Flickr photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisacat/5089481710/

Kiki's info here: http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4547174.html

Mimi

One of Nora's kittens

Mimi's photo was taken from Lisacat's Flickr photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisacat/5233090786/

Mimi's info here: http://www.adoptapet.com/pet4658040.html

Diamond

A little girl who found her way into a bodega.

She'd like to find a way into a new home.

There may be a couple more, so come on by!

Event Details:

Greenpoint Craft Fair Saturday 12/18/10 12pm to 6pm

Greenpoint Brooklyn

Lutheran Church of the Messiah

129 Russell St.

Brooklyn, NY. 11222

718-389-0854

http://www.yelp.com/events/brooklyn-cat-and-kitten-adoptions-at-greenpoint-craft-fair---saturday-12-18

Muddy Paws Pet Supplies Sunday 12/19/10 2pm to 6pm

Williamsburg, Brooklyn

447 Graham Avenue at Richardson St.

Brooklyn, NY. 11211

718-349-3647

http://www.yelp.com/biz/muddy-paws-brooklyn

Adoption information:

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY922.html

More of our foster kittens in search of new homes:

http://www.petfinder.com/pet-search?shelterid=NY922

Miracle on 40th Street

The girls are ready for their new home!

After fighting a mystery illness, it was finally solved and treated!

The Calico girls are finally healthy, happy and ready for adoption!

They are spayed, vaccinated, FIV/FELV negative, fecal test is clear

and blood work is PURRFECT!!!

Here they are!

Santee!

Tanka!

They've come a long way since they arrived at this foster home back in June!

They were rescued by CARE for Cats, Inc. from a backyard in Bay Ridge.

Baby Santee

Baby Tanka

They were not doing so well and the vets were stumped.

Finally, after a lot of research, we went to City Vet in LIC, NY to see Dr. Adams.

She did blood work and recommended a treatment.

IT WORKED!

While they were ill and during their recovery

Santee always took care of her sissy

She held her tight for hours on end and they

provided each other with love and comfort

Tanka had it the hardest, and amazingly she has made a full recovery

This was truly a miracle (of science)

Now that they are fully recovered

they are the playful and loving kittens they were meant to be!

And when they aren't playing,

they are napping together

They even played dress up for Halloween together!

It was the perfect costume for such strong fighters!

SUPER CAT!

The last time they went to the vet

Santee protected Tanka in the carrier by laying on top of her so she could hide.

She was a little scared of a doggie that walked in

They both love human affection too!

These girls are master snugglers!

They sleep curled up close to me at night in my bed.

Here Santee was on my lap as I did research for a couple of hours.

She was happy just to be hanging out with her foster mama!

And Tanka,

watch how she wakes up and rolls around for belly rubs!

These girls LOVE to play!

Here is Santee on a little break from playing ball

They both love watching the birdies out the window!

And if you haven't noticed, Tanka has the cutest little bushy tail!

I would love for them to be adopted together,

that would be the best Christmas gift ever!

I am fostering these beauties in Sunnyside, NY (Queens)

If you are interested in adopting these girls please email bigcitylittlekitty@yahoo.com

Or come to North Brooklyn Cats adoption event in Williamsburg, Brooklyn:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lisacat/5226412047/in/contacts/

http://www.yelp.com/events/brooklyn-baby-its-cold-outside-cat-and-kitten-adoption-event-in-brooklyn

There will be other sweet kitties looking for homes there too!

For adoption information see our petfinder page at:

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/NY922.html

Things are looking up!

The kittens finished up their treatment a couple of weeks ago. We had some follow up blood work done and Teton and Lala are purrfect! So Saturday we went to the North Brooklyn Cats adoption event at Muddy Paws in Williamsburg, Brooklyn! Lala was adopted! She is charming her new family and hopefully her new feline big sis in Buschwick! New family pics to come!

Teton is next!

Santee's bloods showed she is still slightly anemic so she is on Pet-tinic for a month. But let me tell you, you would not know it! She is physically healthy and active and has all the 5 month old kitten energy and playfulness we all know so well! She is jumping, climbing, wrestling and most importantly snuggling like a champ! AAAANNNNDDDD...NO BULGING BELLY! That's right guys, that belly swelling is completely gone! She will soon be ready for a new home!

Tanka is making AMAZING progress! She is also still slightly anemic and her white blood cells are still a little high, but lower than last time. Dr. Adams, of City Vet in LIC, said she has made tremendous progress. You should see her now! She is wild! Running, climbing, jumping, eating like crazy, she is a kitten! Her muscles are still not as strong as her sisters, but she is getting closer every day! She is able to climb into my bed all by herself and is jumping on chairs and whatever else she can! She is gaining weight rapidly and she actually has some meat on her bones! She is on the Pet-tinic for a month as well and from the looks of her I think she will even out those white blood cells too. I will pick up some more immune boosters to help her along.

So, things are looking up over here at Big City Little Kitty foster home!

We couldn't be happier and we will keep you informed!

Thank you reel coming soon!

You wouldn't believe the number of people that jumped in to help out this litter.

We have a lot of people to thank and I'd like to do it properly!

For more pics and fun videos please see our flickr photo stream!