More adoptions yesterday

There were two more adoptions yesterday! My southern belle kitty Savannah was pre-adopted and another cat that Beth has was as well. That made five adoptions yesterday!!!! Go, Paw Prints, go!! There are so many more available- great cats who deserve a loving home...

See Savannah at left with her brother at Petsmart yesterday. She cashed out and was sleeping with her mouth open after wrestling with her siblings.

I went for a nice jog this morning. Ahhhh, the sun was shining, birds were singing, flowers were blooming, my nose was running....oh, the darned allergy season! BUT, was a beautiful day for a run and I look forward to a lot more this week. I have a race in two weeks, a 10k in Orange City for the Tulip Festival. Then I will be heading to Des Moines for the Dam to Dam 20k on May 30th. That is almost a half marathon, so I'll have to add a few more miles to my training, but I feel like I'm strong enough now to do it. It will be a fun race and I am hoping my dear friend Sonia will be running her first 5k that day! I'm so excited for her and am glad that I will be there to cheer for her as she crosses the finish line. I think my hubby is running too. It should be a great day for running as long as it's not raining! Look for me in my "Running for a Paws" shirt.

For those of you who are not familiar with Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue, it was started in 2008 by Beth Storm and Kris Kava. They both couldn't stand that Animal Control was euthanizing 4,000 cats and dogs each year, so they decided to stop the madness. They are in the business of saving these animals and almost more importantly, preventing the birth of even more cats and dogs by having all that come through Paw Prints spayed and neutered. I am a volunteer for them and I am trying to raise $5000 to sponsor a spay and neuter clinic.

Because of Beth and Kris, there have been ZERO adoptable cats euthanized by animal control this year. Paw Prints has also adopted over 100 cats this year as well. If you can, please donate to help the cause (funds and supplies are always needed), and volunteers are needed as well.

Thank you for reading and please pass this blog address along to your friends, family, co-workers, whoever! Paw Prints is also on Facebook, so please be our Friend! You will be updated on what is going on.

Thank you again!

What a neat day at Petsmart!

These three pets were adopted today at Petsmart. The little yellow kitty on the left with his new owner is Butch. He purrrrred and loved being held. He will have a playmate and probably a new name...he seemed a little too cute and cuddly for "Butch". We wish you the best and many loving years together! Send me some pictures of your horses as I have always dreamed of having another one. (my email is on my profile) For now and probably forever, I will have to live vicariously through others! :)

The dog Ruby, pictured below, was adopted by a wonderful family and will live where there is lots of room to run. They will be very happy together! She had several puppies around Christmas time and they have all been adopted out. She has been spayed and vaccinated and is a great girl.

Now the really interesting story is about the grey cat Zeus. Early in the adoption event today, a nice woman and her son came in and looked at the cats. They recognized Zeus and figured out that

he was their cat who had gotten out in March! Obviously, we don't want our housecats to get out, but they do. Mine does so we did get a microchip implanted, so that's a helpful and most likely a life saving tip for those of you who have cats that get out. Zeus went to Animal Control and kept for a few weeks. Instead of euthanizing him along with many others, the cats were surrendered to Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue. He was then vaccinated and neutered and available for adoption. We had him at Petsmart today for their Adoption Day event, which turned out to be almost a miracle. Jennifer and her son saw him, adopted him, and he's home again! His name was Willie before and as of today, is still Willie. What a success story for Paw Prints! He would have been otherwise euthanized.....he is a wonderful cat and doesn't deserve to be treated any less than what he will now get. He would bat at me through his cage when I walked by as if he was saying "hey, pick me lady!". I'm so proud that I'm part of an organization that saves lives such as his.

We also met some great people at Petsmart. I want to give a shout out to a couple who take farm cats and strays (along with their neighbor's cat unbeknownst to the neighbor) and get them neutered and then put them back out. This is exactly what we need! There's a surplus population of cats and he is making one step to prevent more births! Thank you thank you thank you!

We met some new volunteers! We need more volunteers, especially foster homes to help the cats recover or let kittens grow big enough to be adopted out. It is a very important part of what Paw Prints does as it isn't in the best interest to have these cats put in kennels where they are not socialized. It makes for happier cats to have them in homes with people to love on them. There are many more stories I will tell, but I need to go play outside with my boys! There are also so many more cats and dogs who need loving and forever homes. Please refer potential new owners to Paw Prints! We do make a difference in the lives of Siouxland dogs and cats! Just ask Willie!

Kittens are so much fun!

I have four kittens who aren't afraid to come upstairs and join the "big people" for fun time. I love it when they sort of run sideways at something with their backs arched and fur fluffed up. As if they're scary! But they think they are. I brought my southern belle Savannah, the most beautiful mid-length hair kitten that is grey-ish with some siamese in her, upstairs and Goldie just acted like she was her own kitten. So maybe we have a mom cat to go to when we get kittens who can eat on their own but need a mom figure to clean them up and teach them things. She was playing with Savannah and cleaning her up, not that she needed to be cleaned, but anyway......
I would try and get pictures, but it always looks like they're being squished (see my Facebook page) or their being yelled at or something. Who knows why, but it's just hard to take good pictures of kittens and cats! I think I've deleted 90% of what I've taken. Oh well, such is the life of a cat!
Please join me at Petsmart from 11am to 4 pm... I will be there to hopefully meet you and raise funds and awareness to how important the work of Kris Kava and Beth Storm- Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue- is.
Euthanasia is not the answer for pet overpopulation. Make a difference today!

On Facebook!

I have started a page on Facebook to get even more people involved and associated with Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue. Of course I do have Beth's blessing.
We will be at Petsmart tomorrow, May 2nd, from 11am until 4pm. Come and see our wonderful pets available for adoption! I will have Goldie and the current brood there, although they will be available for "pre-adoption" since Goldie still needs her stitches out and the others still need to be vetted. We have to wait until the kittens are 2 pounds, which they are getting closer every day!
Montana, new mom cat, is pretty funny. She is a talker and when she wants her babies to pay attention or come to her, she will tell them, and then you will hear the little meows of the soldiers lining up. How cute!
Well, have to finish my Facebook stuff and get a few more things ready for the adoption fest tomorrow! Wish us luck on getting new and loving homes for our precious kitties!

My kittens and other stuff

Thanks to Sonia Sue for her generous donation! We are almost up to $1300!!! Yeah! Thank you, but we still need to get more donations coming in. Spread the word and pass along this blog address so maybe we can let some new people know what a wonderful thing Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue does. Kudos to Beth and Kris!!!!!
Those kittens I have are soooo wonderful! I am taking them to Petsmart on Saturday along with their mom and Goldie. Hopefully they will be pre-adopted. We can't give them to new owners until they are given their first vet checkup. Goldie is recovering from her surgery. She scared me yesterday as she wasn't eating or moving around. All of a sudden, she came out of it and has been quietly active today. She is such an absolute sweet cat and deserves a very good home. As for the mom cat, Montana, she will have to be spayed before we can give her to the new owner but she can be pre-adopted. I really hope all of them are on Saturday!
I ran 8 miles this morning. It was strangely foggy/misty out. Do you know the smell when you walk into a hotel in the afternoon and you can tell they served breakfast that morning? Well, it smelled like that outside this morning, but add the smell of earthworms. Maybe it was some people making breakfast...plus the wet soil from the rain yesterday. Yuck. It's that time of year when it's completely dark when I start and light when I get done. Hopefully I'll be seeing some wonderful sun rises and I'll be sure to post some pictures.
I need to get some things done to prepare for our Petsmart event on Saturday (in Sioux City). Please send me your pet stories and I will post them! Send feedback as well.

Pepper and Paw Prints

Yes, it's about Pepper again. What a sweet dog, darling, loving. I have to give the biggest thanks to Siouxland Paw Prints Rescue for finding him a foster home (she will help potty train and make him feel loved) until Beth will take him to Minneapolis. This is very difficult for me to write, but I did make a mistake in adopting him without a plan. I should have cleared with everyone what I was doing and getting the ok to adopt him and then place him. I couldn't stand to have him in that kennel for one more day. He really came about the past few days and has a very positive and loving personality. What is the word for a dog...dogality? Wouldn't it be so much easier if I didn't care so much? Yes, it would, but I would be missing out on so much of the extras in life, like saving a 9 year old dog from probable death at Animal Control, where he was terrified.
Anyway, it was very hard to see him go, especially since it was so sudden. I went to the vet to pick up Goldie from getting spayed and vaccinated and Beth was there getting two more cats back from them and giving more kittens to the vet to get vaccinated for adoption this weekend.
Petsmart is having an adoption fair this weekend and many cats and dogs will be there. I believe this is nationwide but not sure.
I have to increase my fundraising efforts...not sure how, but I will do it. They deserve more funds to continue to do what they do...saving lives of our dogs and cats.

I ran 8 miles this morning. Besides not getting enough sleep last night and being stressed out with the dog (no, not potty trained or I would have kept him until I could find him a quieter home) and so many other things, it felt really good. I was upset the entire run until the last tiny shred where I walk and cool off. I felt better...then...I...saw...that...the...rabbits...ate...my...new ...pretty...flowers...in...my...front...yard. Well, good thing I don't have a beebee gun, because I was so upset that I would have done it. I don't have tulips, sunflowers, or herbs because of those *UY%% rabbits, but they are rabbits and they are cute, fuzzy, fluffy, part of nature, and my boys love them. Needless to say, the run felt good and hopefully I can run in the morning outside, as it's supposed to rain.
I am a very strong believer in God and I don't think you get more than what you can handle. I came close to my current limit and I think it was obvious by what happened today. I haven't even mentioned the cat pee and fighting in the house that's almost made me spontaneously combust) I do thank God for bringing these cats, dogs, and people into my life. It is so enriched (yes, stress too) but it makes us better. There could be so many other terrible things that could be going on, husband losing a job, major house repair, kids sick (can hardly write that down), uncaring friends, bad family members....I am so thankful for the blessings I have and the path that I have been led down. Very interesting since my husband is playing the Wii Transformers game while my two young children look on. They LOVE it. I don't get it....

Pepper

No, it's not a very original name, but it suits the newest little dog. He is such a sweetheart and deserves a nice quiet home where he can sit on your lap. He looooves to be held!
He is approximately 9 years old and weighs 5.4 pounds! How in the world did a 9 year old dog end up at Animal Control?????
He is healthy and will be getting neutered (yes, I asked if it was necessary for a 9 year old dog) and his teeth cleaned next week.
Let me know if interested in him.