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Sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel… …has claws and teeth.
nd wantz u 2 give dem nom nomz.
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omg iz BC!
Ooooh – concatshoelaces on ur solo nawt sekkund, willyboy!
woot woot – iz mai nawt sekkund solo nawt sekkund
aifinks awl da udder cheezfrens iz snoozin awf de effecks uv Cheezstock
ai du has anudder sawng bai Kat Steeffinz – wuld yu lyk to here et?
I wanna here! I wanna here!
gofur it but yu haz tu go seez mai uder bideo… oar ai kud postids it heer tu
iz at wurk en kant haz sound
ohai PJ
– ware yew bean?
here is da orjinal toon dat da sawng Cheez Frens wuz basted awn
Peas Strayned bai Kat Steeffinz
Nao iz bean happi laitely, tinkin bout the gud fuds tu kum
ann ai beleafs dems wil be, cheezburgers ai wil nom
ann ai beleafs et cud bee, tudais dey iz tu kum!
butt owt awn da edge uv dawknis, dere lyes da peas strayned!
Oh peas strayned! Maik dis nawt bee, kum taek dems way frum meez
noe peas strayned!, lukin roun dere
Hide awl da peas strayned!
Kum awn – Noe peas strayned!
Yesh, peas strayned hyde inna kornur
everybuddy hide awl da peas strayned!
kum awn – noe peas strayned!
Git yer noms tugethur, goe n brings yer burgers tew
kaws ai’z gettin hungree, sune dis wil awl be fud
nao kum an joyn da nomming, iz nawt so hard tu due
burgers iz gettin neerur, sune dey wil awl be fuds
Nao iz bean kryin laitley, tinkin bout the fud awn mai plait
whi mush ai goe awn wiff dis, grene gloop iz an blech
Kuz owt awn da edge uv dawknis, dere lyes da peas strayned
Oh peas strayned! Maik dis nawt bee, kum taek dems way frum mee
appawws appawws!
Gib peas a chase!
Ohai, WB, I hadda go away fer da nite…I did’t miss anyfing interesting, did I?
Wat iz dat strange smell in Cheezland?
iz jest insenze
yew shud goe bak ann reed da lais phew lols – kan skipp da cawntest wun doe
Oar. . .maybee itz teh elelolfantz tath Princess Mu brauwt!
WOW!, man, dats one hellaba pudding recipie,;; delicious, yet, uncomplicated.
How fasttee kin peas run? iffin dey nawt too fast i well gib dem a chase!!
*Snerk* dat’s axtually funnier dan wat I was TRYIN to say!
da furstee tree tymes I reeded it I reeded “Gib Peas a Chance…” Butt Den a lukked agin and sawed dat it wuz gib peas a CHASE!!! *snerk*
I tired frum da kittypillar race, but I kin chase iffin its nawt too fast!!
Onyer marx gesset GO!
Oh nose ! I wuz nawt reedee … ohhh stumbolz offa da startin lines, tripps …. Uh oh … *stepz onna da peas*
Ifinkso da chase iz ober — da peas is squishededed … berry gushi. Naw dey is strayned peas ifinkso….
An now, da peas strayn has come full circle.
Ooo awww eee awww Peas strayn!
No, iz two trains!
ohai WB, hao iz yu mundainday
iz grate kerri. sew yu sirvived da Cheezstock evint? noe bad nip trips oar nuffin lyk dat?
wuz berry fun! Ai ebun dids a sawg lastest minute an den ai sangs it on yutube an ai jus dids anoder wun… tu much funs. I nawt prepair enyfing kuz ai nawt knos what tu expect but naow ai noez
Aio thot yur laszt song wuz reelee grate!!!!
Teh odder wun too – tho at teh moment ai cant kwite remembrrr it!
Teh wun ai wroted wuz Yello L O L and den ai sang it an teh uderwun was Wite Wabbit daht Meezer Mom wrote an ai desideds tu try tu sings it tu
weel durin da kitty pillar race I kept tippin ober a beet cuz i wuz onna mii belleh hunchin and stritenin and mii belly bee a leetol beet roundie — sew it wuz triin ta rolls me ober … :blush:
Nextee bugglie rase shud bee a rollypolly race and wee kin jest roll downz a hill!!! Hee hee …
Owww!! Bammerz stops eetin mii fingies!!
*snurk* ai wuz tinkin ub joinins yu guis an doin jus taht. insteads ub teh hunchin ai wuz gunna roll
GMTA aifinkso EM
Oh, ai did too! Teh caterpiller Rayce wuz SOOOO funnee!!!! Ebreetaim Ambercat oar Lunarmommee oar Elsa-Mama cayme throo wif teh hunchstretch (oar hao wuz it???) – it maed me laaff EBREE taim!!
Ai wanted to joyne in but ai had to go aut fur a wile!!
LM haada llef too — shee jest putted her *hunchstraightin* onna awtomatic pilot!!
Nd hez in yur hous. Wut did yu du?
Lukz liek ebreewun has a gud tiem tudai wif da cheezstawk.
Ai hayte pointee tunnel lites.
oh noes iz the BC trayn!
*gigglolz* ahh no fairz, ai iz uploadins sumfin
Nuu improobed BC naow wif layzurs!! Get Urs tudai adn wi will gibs U teh free ShamWow.
Act naow B4 supplies run aowt!!
You’re travelling through another dimension. Not only of sight and sound, but of mind…
Datz teh kitteh awp ahede – yur nex LOL, teh BC Zoen.
Stoopy RLS.
One of my friends lives close to some newly-posted mandatory fire evacuation locations. I hope she and her family & her animals & her house are all going to be ok.
oh noez… taht duzzn’t sown gud. Dey has lawt ub aminals?
Dey haz 4 goggies and a horse, but teh horse mite live at anuvver locayshun (not shur abowt teh horse). Ai noe teh goggies awl livs dere & dey iz sweet goggies.
dem kud loads dem inacar? Ai hopez teh horzie iz o kay… ai fells off horsie an hurted maiself purdy bads butt(!) ai still lubs dem lotsa much :/
So far, I don’t think they’ve been evacuated — but if the fire jumps the 14 freeway, it could be bad (they’re currently on the non-burning side of the freeway).
Ohai, {{{NS,}}}}} yu be klos tu firez? pleh, du nawt want. cant du brevingz gud wif awl dat smoakz.
Shud wii send teh YNG fyre manz frum teh NB?
Red will haz tu have hurz haws warmmy pardy laytur?
oar we kud do rayn dansdans fur dem
Oh yesh yesh yesh!!! Rayn dansdans plz (but wif no lightning — donut want to start moar fiers & ai haz a skerred uv thunder & lightning).
*Baileygogz an hur tri tu do teh rayndansdansdans*
swish swish rayn ratn put put owt dat fir!
swish swish rayn rayn put owt dat flam!
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kumz tuwakez upa rayn dans?!?!!???
got it!!
*grabz drum adn starts owt beetin a strong rithum*
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!
dans, dans, dans
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!
dans dans, dansy-dans
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!
dansity, dans dans!!
aifink diz cawls foar teh dansin nekkid! wii hazzunt had nekkid dansdansdans foar a lawng tyme heer!
Nekkid dans dans dans — shaka shaks shaka!!! *hits da drums — BOOM BOOOM BOOM*
*shakes da merrakkahz — shikks shikka shikka*
twirls and dans an leeps *shikkka shikka shiklkkka*
– *iz trinn a skare da rainz out ub da ski*
*Ker taeks off hur cloz an Baileygogz awlrdy nekkid an tey dans dans wif EM an eberybunneh*
liddle kowld heer fur dis but iz ok
*hip hip shaek hip hip shaek tu tah drumz*
iffin itz kold ya jest hafta dans FASTERER!!
Jumpz, twirlz, spins and shhhhhhiiiiimmmmyyyyy!!!
twerltwerltwerltwerl
*fawls daown inna heep*
ai will bee happee to joyne in teh rayne dans. BUTT
if itz awlrite, ai think ai will leeve mai clothesz awn!!! 
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!
dans, dans, dans, twerl, swerl
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!
dans, twerl, dans, swerl, dansy-dans
Boom-Boom! Boom! BOOM!>/b>
dansity, twerity, dans swerlity, dans!!
No — aifink red kin keep hur fyremenz. Dere iz so menny werkin heer dat a few moar or less won’t maek a difference.
Stupid fire doubled in size overnight. The air here is alternating between ok & horrible, depending on which way the wind decides to blow. Luckily, we’re not in a Santa Ana Wind situation (which drives fires really fast) — but the fact that there’s not much wind is making it tough for the water-dropping aircraft & fire-retardant-dropping aircraft to see what they’re doing. A lot of the smoke is going straight up & getting in the way of the pilots.
*sigh*
has yu sene dis video awf teh fiyr? (derez tu tiymlaps wons…)
tiym laps awf fiyr
Hmph. Blocked at work.
Seriously though — we’ve had nothing but fire coverage on the news.
I gib lotsa hopes tu yur friend an her family an pets,an her howse. How are yu an iz yur howse near ennithing awn fyre?
We’re fine & quite a ways away from the fire (though our neighborhood was smoky this morning). Thanks for asking!
A lot of the hillsides nearest our place burned almost two years ago. Even if the fire made it all the way to our area (which I doubt), it would have limited fuel. One reason it’s burning so badly right now in the affected areas is that the brush hasn’t burned for at least 60 years. It’s really really thick and very dry.
ya tahts wen teh forrest aer dangermus… iz gud to hab fyr ebery wuns an awhil tu keep dis kinda ting frum happenins but iz hard cuz peoplz libs deer naow.
All aboard the Crazi Trayne!
(sowwy Ozzy)
I thought the light at the end of the tunnell had been turned off as a cost-saving measure…
Harumpf! Mi twain wuz berry slows tadai. Tooked too tymes az longee ta getz home. I hadda funz at da Cheezestock. da kitteh pillar rase was bestest. Butt naw my hunchifin an straitifin muskolz are kypoot! OWCH!! Hey stop eet 1 AOGKJSJF bAMbAM no walkin onna da puteran no triin ta chew offa mii fingies !!! wwwweeeekkkkk11
wen bambam iz feelin snooglie he eets mii fingies OWWWW !! Heez purrinand r ubbin an OWWW BITIN!!! what to dowuttodooooooo oooooowwwwww
mai cow kitteh Goofy duz dat an hymns iz 4 yeers yung an bout 15 lbs. himz cleens n niblols onn mai fingurs
oww
Sew da boi cow kittehs iz fingie nommerz????1111 oh noses — cuz hee noms reelee hardz wif heem pointee pointee teef!! wroser dan da bunnh from Montee Pyfomzzz — OW!! why heem chewz mee wen heez happity?!?!??!!111 Emergenci!
ai wunder if day haz kitteh teef, ai member Baileygogz puppeh teefz wur supr sharp an ai tauts him “no bytin” cauz when dey fallz owt an the uderz grow in you no has tu worry bowt teh teef, you has tu worry bowt teh jaw strenf
both our kittehs used to chew when tehy were playing. hubbeh would make hurt kitteh noises and walk awai for a min, tehn go back. Tehy caught on pretty kwik.
What hutz kitteh noiza soundee likee.. I knoz furr da googies I dooze da sharp YIPE! an dat werks — wut you sayz furr kittehz???
we used tiny mewing sounds
ai jus sez owwiiee dat hurtz!
seams tu wurk fro awl uv dems cept williboi en hymns normus clause uv deff
hymns duz mayjoor hedbutts tew! lossa fours behynd dems – hees alwais bean a burly/floofy tipe boikat. Hymns yoosually onna dyet
iz sweet boi doe – nebber noms hard onna fingurs – jus nibblols
I puuted Mr. Chomperz (anna heem sissy Pebbols) bakka uppy starez cuz da goggies ar bak inna haus. Da goggies stell be finkin dt dey are toss alla round tois
Butt I awlso gabbed dem each der own mousie ta eet!! Dey lub mousies to eet. Dis mornin dey hadda beet ub buffalo hart – dey likeed dat too — Ya nose — dey lubs awl der fuds!!! sew far dey has eeted:
grounded turkey; chickee breastee and thigh chunkiez wif bones; grounded upz booffalos and oarstiricks; chickee eggs; piggeh; leetol babbeh feederz chickees – hole fingie; hole mousies an a babbeh quail (wif fefferz!); pork and bunneh libber; bunneh kidknees an odder innside partz; an tomorrow I weel gib dem grounded up tripe!!
Yummie (furr kittehz!!)
ai byes mai kittehs sum frozed chicken blobs n duck blobs. dey iz mixd wiff otter stuf lyk yams butt noe granes uv corze.
mai formur owtdore babehs iz turnin intew berri poelite kittehs aifinkso 
teh wurk kittehs due lawts uv hunten durin da dey to….deys startin tew brings da mausies incide deh haus an eetin dem awf dere plaits!
ai wud liek tu du sum raw fuds fur Baileygogz butt(!) ai dun neow if dere iz anyfing in mai small liddle town.. iz ony 8000 peoplz heer
You jest feeds da meetz frum da peepol fuds store!! Iz nawt nuffin special! No needz “goggie” raw fuds — just eberydai raw meets, da cheeper da bedderer. 80% meets; 10% bonez (da meetz shud bee onna da bones; 10% organs (1/2 ub dat libber) – you shud bee abol ta find kidneys and libber …
does yu grownd dem?
Nope!! Kittehs has beery gud grindes inna der moufs — Goggies two — bestest grinderz eenywears!! Mii goggies eet da raw — beeg pieces furr da goggies — sum tymes 1 -2 pounds atta tyme! Mii goggies bee 50 and 60 pounderz doh.
I might have something here, my dad buys a cow every year at the local fair and my sister and I end up with free meat, I could use some of that for Bailey
starts wif chicken — He cud eet a leg quarter no prollemz!! Emale mee oar sends mee a message iffin you wnats more info …
othx EM ai will triez taht an will messaeg yu if ai needs halp
Sum tymes wen you startz der iz sum intestinal issues — cuz da goggie haz eeted da semez fud furr ebber and naw it eez changified — Nawt ta woorie — dat two weel pass!!! Lots ub gud advise and info oona rawfeeding yahoo groop
I jest cuts up da chickenz and piggehs and beefs frum da grocery storez!! Day kin eet pritty beeg peecees, likee 2 inches by 2 inchees … sharpee teef dey haz den (mii fingies kin testeefy to dat!)
*Wonders* I muss b a horible mom..I gibs dem crunchie peebwees an open a canna Nine Lives.
Mai kittehs gets kibbuls 24/7 an gushifuds twyse a day. Ai lukked intu raw feeding at wun point, but teh vet sed, du nawt du coz uv Loki histree wif tummeh ishoos. Nawt haz tu raw-feed tu giving kittehs gud fuds, tho. Ai gibs mine a grain-free, no-by-products crunchee fud, which tehy akshullee eets less uv an poops owt less but still haz an energees an no wayt loss, coz tehm abul tu use moar uv it — so iz eezier awn kidnees an fings, tu. Ai WAZ duing same fing fur gushifuds, but tehy desyded awn mass taht tehy nawt lyk it ennymoar, so tehy getting Fansee Feest. Ai nawt lyk tu give stuffs wif by-products, espeshullee “meet by-products” which can be ennyfing frum enny kind of critter, but tehy has tu eets. *sigh* At leest teh cruncheefuds iz berry helfy stuffs.
Wif raw feedings an kittehs, yu haz tu haz such a careful taht tehy gets awl teh trace vitamins an minerals tehy needs. Taurine iz berry hyooj wun, kitteh wifowt enuff taurine be berry sick an tehn ded kitteh berry fast, but iz nawt teh only wun.
Plz tu nawt feel lyk horribul mom, otay? Ai nawt finkso yu iz. Yur kittehs get fuds an shelters an lots uv luvs, an taht be awl teh whirrld tu tehm. Beeleeb me, ai sees results uv horribul “kitteh moms” an yu iz nawt it!!!!!!!!!
Ia postded wun moor flashbak awn the lazt lolz
It tuk foreber tu uploads an iz nawt my lyriks iz Meezer Mom’s butt(!) wuz fun tu tri an sings it an ifs peoplz laff iz gud cuz tahts teh poynt rite 
…and a tail and purrs, too.
I can has hugs? 15 kitties died today… others died on the weekend. Four were among the ones we videoed on Friday, and two more are in Cat Isolation, which may or may not be better. My heart has a big hurting right now. Minky, Eureka, Sage, and Honey are dead. Artemis and Sunshine are in Iso. A beautiful, shy, loving gray girl I named Kara, no more than 10 weeks old, died today. Pewter got adopted, Queen Elizabeth got one of the few pet store spots.
And with all this, our apartment building superintendant is being a jerk and making threats about eviction because we have too many cats — I checked with the folks I work with, and legally, there’s no limit on how many animals we can have as long as they’re looked after, as long as there’s nothing in the lease, which there isn’t, and they aren’t damaging the premises, which they aren’t. Apparently some neighbour complained about smell, which is ridiculous ’cause I keep the litter boxes very clean, and then the super went and counted “at least 8″ cats in and out on our balcony.
If we send the unSneezies and Beauty and Benny back, they’ll die or, more likely, other kitties will die to make room for them.
The foster coordinator, who is also an animal cruelty officer, is going to see what she can do directly, skipping right over the super and talking to the property manager. I’m not all that worried, it’ll work out. But the timing really sucks. Especially because we spent so much time today trying to arrange things so we could save as many cats as we could (I did have one idea that saved some), I didn’t get out of work until over an hour late.
Anyway, sorry, is long. Anywun has hugs tu spare, mebbe? And some prayers for the poor babies who were sent, or thrown, across the Bridge in the last couple of days?
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oh p-k, I’m so sorrry!
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I have no words.
Excuse me. My eyes are leaking … brb.
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U noez deh Nite Watchman will b in deh medow fur awl deh losted kittehz.
Oh, PK hunnney, if u haz time, plz tu reeding deh Cheezstok consert on “idiot frendz” adn “Honey deh LOLcats” LOLz. Adn eben sum on “Uhmzz” Dey b guaranteed tu making u smilol!!!
teh poor Nite Watchman , hims mus get so sads dis tym ob yeer… aifink ai will baek hims sum kookiez tu cheers him up while hims works
Him lubz pumpkin raizin kookeez!!!
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Yoo can haz awl teh hugs in teh whirrled!!
Waht yoo an Romeow doo iz awlmoast beyond mai comprehenshun. SOO brayve an caring – an putting yur hart on teh line awl teh taim.
Ai can see Teh Nite Wtachman in teh Meddow nao greeting an playing wif awl teh kittehs an maeking shur tehy ar nawt afrayd. Awltho yoo cannawt hav tehm wif yoo, ai think tehir luv will bee wif yoo awlwaiz.
OH!!! {{{{PK}}} I don’t know wat to say. Prayers fer you and da kittehs.
ohh poor PK *big supr hugs* dat iz so tragic
ai jus hatez tu tink abowt it butt iz bery important tu kneow yesh yesh. Iz so bery important tu tawk bowt an to tells peoplz.. eben if ony tu lets dem kneow tu spay an nuder dere petz!
*gibs moor hugz an skweezez*
Yu lets me kneow if Benneh iz in eny dangur an ai will keeps tawkin wif the hubbehkat bowt it. Maibeh ai cans tells him dis an himz will see we cans save a lief. Him tyred tonites so ai will tawk wif him tumorows an aifinkso ai will tawk bowt maibeh becomin fawstur fur sum roun heer
*wun more big skweez fur yu an yur lubly fambily, 2 legs an 4!*
Gonna do my best to get more Benny video for you tonight, to help with the persuasion. Since I’ll be spending tomorrow doing massive cleaning, to make sure the landlord has NO grounds for complaint, I’ll probably get some cute moments of him helping me.
I’m sorry for throwing stuff at you guys that’s hard to think about. Believe me, I know it’s hard… I had to stop a few times today to get myself back under control. There’s an enormous difference between “the Humane Society euthanizes X number of cats per month” and “Minky, Eureka, Kara, Honey, and Sage, all of them sweet girls I’ve held and fed and cared for, died.”
If people would just get their $%&#ing pets fixed!!! Instead, they surrender pregnant females to us, the poor things bewildered and scared at suddenly being yoinked from a home into a cage, or they dump babies with or without mom somewhere… and the suffering and death just goes on and on… But I’m preaching to the choir with that one, you guys know it already, get them fixed….
no, like I said, it’s good to know these things, I think it’s a very important service you do with your stories. Some of us don’t know anything about what happens to cats and dogs an other animals that end up in a shelter. You’re doing major good here PK!
Aifinkso I’m going to make a blog, one that can only be read by logged-in users, so I can have a place to put things down in as much detail as I feel like I need, without worrying about the wrong people finding it. Then I can just let my friends who want to see the inside ups and downs have accounts. Will still be here, tho, and talk about the kitties and goggies.
PK yu iz doin all yu kan tu save all the animals yu kan. {{{{{{PK & Seanya & awl da kittehs}}}}}
There is NO reason for you to apologize, PK. We are here for you whether you’re happy or sad or angry or any combination of emotions.
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Dunno watt 2 sai, sept dat I sorta bin dere. I fosterd kittehz b4, inkloodin uh litter uv siks. Wun moarnin I woakted up 2 fynd dat 2 uvvem krawsted da brij obbernyt. But I nebber can had dis minnee kittehz kraws da brij at wunst…
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Yeh, U b noein it happinz, but itz awlwaiz teh sad n eye-watterin win it happinz 2 kittehz U gotted teh attachted 2… U hazza grate hart, but itz da bestist hartz watt gitz da mostist hurtid…
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N yeh, mai Mithril b teh fiksted…
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I am so incredibly sorry…
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mai hart brakes fur yu.
yu r sew braiv – ai kuld nawt due dees tings yu dew- mai eiys wuld bee leekin awl teh thyme
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P-K, what happened? How terribly sad.
ai wud guess sum mite hab bin sik an den sum mite hab been put tu sleep cuz ob lack ub room…
Hoomayn Soosyity iz nawt “no kill shelter” ai guezz
Is a combination. They all came down with the sniffles, a.k.a. an upper respiratory infection. Since we’re so very, very crowded right now, and are having so very few adoptions… as soon as they get sick at all, they die, unless they’re somehow so striking that someone is sure they’ll be adopted. This means black cats, especially, have zero chance.
Is not no-kill. Is not even very Humane sometimes. I know resources are limited, but there HAS to be a better way to arrange things, do things, promote things…
BTW, most of the cats that are euthanized after their first few days are in the adoption rooms… because people ignore the five thousand signs telling them to clean their hands after EVERY cat even if they only touch a whisker or the cage bars.
I don’t think most people think of those things when they go to look. People can be kind of ignorant to that king of thing unfortunately
Just a thought — but can they attach a hand-sanitizer dispenser on the outside of each cage (or have a free-standing one on a stand) & put a sign on each cage explaining WHY the hand-cleaning is so important?
I know you said there are five thousand signs — but do they say WHY people need to sanitize their hands or do they just tell people they need to wash their hands? I think people get kind of numbed to being told to always wash their hands — but many of them probably don’t realize that infections can be transmitted from cat to person to cat so easily. They probably are thinking more along the lines of “I’ve petted lots of cats & never gotten sick – why bother with the hand-washing???” than they are “I’m not sure what I’ve touched & don’t want to get an animal sick.”
you might have something there nightshayde, they might be thinking of themselves becoming sick an not the kittens :/
I bet that’s what it is. I confess — when I’ve seen kitties at PetSmart/PetCo, it never even occurred to me that it was about keeping the kitties healthy rather than the people.
There’s not only a sink with soap and paper towel in each room, but a sanitizer dispenser in each room and right outside each room, and we keep them full. The signs do explain that it keeps the cats from getting sick — and each room has a very visible sign on the door stating exactly that, along with signs in the rooms.
I’ve explained it to people before, who then acted totally surprised, like they never even saw the enormous red octagon that was staring them in the face on their way into the room… and who used the sanitizer once, and then proceeded to handle multiple cats without using it again, until I reminded them that it’s EVERY cat. And this is after I explained that it’s because even a cold travels very fast under these conditions, and cleaning their hands keeps the cats safer.
Personally, I want the signs to say, “If you don’t clean your hands, the cats have a much higher chance of getting sick. If they get sick, they’ll die. Not cleaning your hands is basically killing cats. So clean your $%&@ing hands!!!!!” but they’d never allow it. They won’t allow anything that mentions “euthanasia” (which is a euphemism) at all.
see now that’s just wrong… they should be adversing that “euthanasia” is part of this process. Sure that would be media nightmare but it might help with adoptions
Yeah… maybe if people knew that out of every two cats that come in to our particular shelter, one will not leave alive, they’d think more about adopting, and fixing their pets, and so on. But apparently it would just upset people. Yeah? Worth it, if it gets even one cat safely into a forever home.
It’s easy for people to tune out signs — unless the signs really grab attention.
Perhaps a laminated sign with a splort-worthy lolcat on each cage, saying: Please wash your hands. If you transmit germs from another kitty to me, I might get sick. If I get sick, I can’t be put up for adoption. If I can’t be put up for adoption, I won’t be able to find a loving home.
3D sign might help
Will pass that on to appropriate peeps, and see how they feel about that phrasing, or something similar. *I* quite like it.
I s’pose a 3D sign can’t include a hammer, or at least a Nerf bat, to hedbat everyone to make sure they see it?
not to make light of it, but actually a “LOL” looking sign might catch people’s eye… lots of people have heard of lolcats! so when they see one, they might look a little closer.
Also, it might make more sense to have a sign that’s a little harder to read, but interesting-looking. In the same way that people get quieter so they can hear a whisper, people might look more closely to read a sign that they can’t quite make out at first glance.
stoopy moderation.
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I nawt know wat tu say. I so sorri yu haz had that dai.
Oh PK, I is so sorry. Hao kin peeps be so mean to sumwun who cares so muchlee for teh kittehs??
Teh poor bebbehs who did nawt get a chance at life breaks my hart. I has a sad wif you.
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Thanks so much, all of you. Have I mentioned that I love you guys, and you’re the ones that keep me from feeling like humanity is a lost cause?
When I’m holding the ones I know will die, I try to concentrate hard on an image of what I think the Meadow must look like, and think of being safe and happy there. I don’t know if they can sense any of it, but it’s worth the attempt… and at least it makes me feel a little better, thinking of them there.
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Iz gud to habs happitayl place, aifink dey can sense teh peace in yu insteads ub teh nurvs or teh nawt carin.
heer iz a lols ob Baileygogz tu aihopeso cheer yu up a liddle
ai’z goin tu beds purdy soon, teh cheezstock wuz exsastin
Special events here can be, definitely.
Yur goggie iz a cyootie!!! An him duz eksellent imitayshun uva raptor.
ai jus lub hims floofy eerz.. but soon iz tyem fur hairkut and den hims luk liek different goggeh
That makes a great deal of sense, PK. By thinking positive thoughts (as positive as you can considering the circumstances), you’re doing yourself good & you’re doing the kittehs good. We all know how cats pick up on the signals people give out — if they can sense that you’re a positive, caring person (which I simply KNOW they can), they know that they’re loved & appreciated.
They definitely know. It’s amazing how often people tell me this cat is aggressive / mean / unfriendly, that cat is shy and doesn’t like handling. The “mean” ones maybe hiss at me once or twice to establish boundaries, then let me do whatever I need. The “shy” ones come to me. There are exceptions, of course. But I had another example today: pretty gray and white girl called Zoey, was warned she’s “semi-feral” and not all that friendly. I opened the cage, she walked over, planted her front paws on my chest, and waited for me to scoop her up and cuddle her.
Whether they’re about to die, or stay there and be in a cage for a while, I try to give them the best energy I can.
I sing to them while I’m cleaning cages.
I’m not a great singer, and we’re talking about “Waltzing Matilda” and “Land of the Silver Birch” and stuff, but they seem to like it. Or I tell them stories about kitties finding forever homes.
Darn it, woman — you just made me cry again.
I get to go home now. I might check in on y’all later this evening.
*waves bye-bye*
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O, sweet dotter of refrakted lite! Ai haz teers fur yu an yore preshus behbehs. Teh Nite watchman will be bizzy but kind an lubbing, tew help yur preshus babes.
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Ai kud nawt git tew ichc toodai, forcuz of funblawkker on compny network, but red a story (on Cheez Town Cryer) about Oreo an Ubee, an how dey chanjed the Meadow of Princess Mu, on wyrdpress. Cannot fined it agin, can ennybuddy hab linkee? Wus bowt seraphim & Malachi and pond of membrance, and pond of luvvink, aifinkso. Wuld be moas gud story for PK right nao, wuz moas inspyring fur meh.
PK, sweetness, ai will hab to poast tew yur profile later.♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, wun ♥ foar ebbery lost behbeh. Ai soe wish ai cud taek sum uv yer hurtz away!
But you DO take a lot of the hurt away, you and my other wonderful friends. Shared pain is reduced, shared joy is multiplied — isn’t that how it goes? I dunno what I did to deserve you guys, but I’m hugely grateful for it!
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yu know, when it is yr turn to go ober the brij, awll these kittehs will meet yu and fank yu for teh love and care yu givingd them. Yu haz teh bee yutiful heart, p_k, wif lovely soft beams shining from it. A liddul cloudy frum teh sad nao, but the tearsies clear tehh cloudiness away, so the liight shines eben brighter tahn befoar.
That’s a beautiful image… two of them, actually.
Off to bed, I’m worn out. Thanks so much. Love you all! Have wonderful dreams!!!
*fluffz pillowz fer PK
*tukz hur in a floofy Cheezpeepz Masp blankie, so shii feelingz deh cheezluvz awl nite
Schmoo onna forehed
nitey-nite!
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me! me! me! {{{{{{{{{{PK an all teh kittehs}}}}}}}}}}
*shows pointy ears tu building super…sup….mean persun*
aw p-k, i not knowz wut to say eksept i’m sorry {{{{{{prysma-kitteh}}}}}} i feel so sorry for wut yoo had to go throo, an teh pore kittehs, i hope my hugs help a liddle bit. if teh wurld had more peeples like yoo, we wuldn’t need so many peeples liek yoo. (duz taht make sense?) {{{{{{p-k an kittehs}}}}}}
Oh PK! Nawt kno whut 2 say eiber… juss awl ob de above. I’m sure de kittehs can feline wehn dey iz held in lubbin hanz. Yew do amaizin work, ai is in awe ob u. CC bless yew as yew bless teh kittehs.
I nawt finkso I gonna go tu da lite.
But it mite be a super-sweet kitteh! BCs iz so misunderstood.
I knows, I haz tu uf dem. Dey both bii loving an huggie and snugglie.
Jus opun a sammun gushifud adn teh lites will cum tu U wif a kwikness aifinkso.
bai awl – thyme tu goe hoam
haz a groovy nite! seas yu awl tumorroe
Well guyz ai ams dun liek dinnerz so iz tyme fur bed
Nite nite {{{eberywun}}} it wuz bery fun todai but ai gots tu work tomorow so ai’ll see ya’ll in teh ebening
Stephen King approves.
He iz teh kitteh hooman deservez, but not teh wan it needz rite nao. so wi’ll hunt him cuz he can taek it. cuz hez not r kitteh. he iz silent guardian, fluffy protector. Basement Cat.
Mai nu ‘puter be possessed bai BC, aifinkso. Ai tried tu maek it werk, butt(!) all ai gets is “update borked” or screen freezin. Nawt anyfing liek prysma kitteh, though. Ai hope all is gud.
*sneaks in while pk ish sleepin’ an puts teddy baer anna encouragement card wif teh naems uf all cheezland awn teh nightstand*
Mr. CC, please to be wif pk and maek her nawt hassa sad.
*sneaksoutwifakwiknessandquietness*
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*flits sawftly wif pritty wingz ober cheezland, ober teh heeps an piles ob shnoozing an passded-owt cheezfrenz*
*smiles finking ob all teh fun ob cheezstokk, speshuly sinse her rebember to bukmark it so her kan go bakk an re-libbing it any time*
*gently swishes burfday wand, liddle sparklies flote down ober cheezland to gibbing all teh cheezfrenz sweet dreemz*
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Deh Nite Watchman iz wawking frew Cheezland, lukz up adn seez deh sparkleez floating down. He waivingz tu deh burfday fairy as she flitz away.
Nip, flowerz and peepz b skatterifyed ebbreewair. Deh d’Beaker Labs van b parkt in a ditch bai deh tentz, wif Igor nowhair tu b scene. Sum uv deh tentz b leening maor dan dey prolly shud.
“Boy, dat wuz sum party.” he sez tu himsef. He wanderz rownd, frum staig tu stayg, adn deh ekkoz uv deh songz fillingz himz hed. He stepz keerfully, putting floofy blankeez ober deh sleeping cheezpeepz. Deh Skwrrlgrrl, Aahz, Guinness Piggeh, Ambercat, KCT adn LCB awl b fast asleep in a pile. He leenz ober and takingz Aahz’z watch owt uv LCBz pokkit and puttingz it bak on Aahz’z rist.
He stopz bai deh JCH4K fowntin, sniffs, den tentatively samplolz deh water. “Tastes like nip.” Hii installz a noo filter on deh pump. “Dhere, it shud b fresh and kleen bai morning.”
Finally, he goez tu deh Princess Mu Medow. He sitz on a bench under a chestnut tree and snorglolz and pettingz awl deh kittehz. Dhere b mennee noo kittehz dere dis ebening, and hii kin rekkognizing deh wunz dat kamed frum PK. Hii gibbingz eech uv dem a eggstra speshul hug adn whisspurrz sea kritz in dehre eerz. Deh liddlol kittehz gibz him deh sloe blinkz and soft mewsikklol purrz.
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Ai cant beleeve ai’m luckee enuff to hav yoo fur a frend!!
wonse ehgen….lufflee adn sad/hapi beyon wurdz (miyn, aneewai…yu du jus fiyn wif yurs!)
Fank yu, mai cween.
An fank awl uv yu, fur being such wunnerful frenz. {{{{{{awl her ‘mazing cheezfrenz}}}}}
P-k ai juss been reedin yu posts – yur doin a mazin job takin cayre ov dose kittehs adn gibbon tehm mebee teh ownlee lubs tehy will ebber hab. Think positi, think of teh happiez, adn teh sadz will sumhao seem less sad.
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beeyootiful, mai cween. Eggsactly rite.
here here, ai agree, iz berri beeyootiful storree
i haz a big sad reading that you are a lovely person pk hugs and kisses to you xx
The light at the end of the tunnel… No leads to heaven, instead to the basement.
Kitteh iz audishunin fer Todal Eclipz uf der heart vidyo. Kitteh sangs, “Turnz aroun buright eyez!”