Playtime!

Callie took a while to get to know us and didn't really play much until we got some catnip. I think she was on her own too long and just needed some more socialization with humans. To be safe, I checked around to make sure it was okay to have catnip while pregnant, and it is! Here is a short video (a little low-quality) of Callie in action.

She is also quite fond of the laser pointer. I'll have to put up a video of that one another time.

Grooming

Callie playing with a wand toy -
more to report about this in a later post. 

Dana was courageous enough to give Callie a bath, and it all went pretty well. She cries (a long cat call sort of cry) a bit, but other than that, she's very trusting of us. She seems a lot happier now that she's clean, and so are we.

I noticed that it's also time to trim her nails a bit.  I hope to do this in the next few days when she's sleepy and definitely before the kittens arrive.  Just to make sure  I trim her nails correctly, I'm reviewing a site I've had bookmarked.  Callie does pretty well having her nails trimmed, and fortunately (for me), they're white, so it isn't too difficult.  I'm hoping all will go smoothly again this time.  Just the same, if anyone has additional advice, I'd love to hear it!

Callie was taken to a local vet to be checked for a microchip. Unfortunately, no microchip was found so she will be staying with us a little longer.  It was confirmed that she is healthy and indeed pregnant (we were saving to have her spayed).

We're hoping to find her a good home - my allergies have gotten bad enough that I'm having asthma trouble now.

Fortunately, the vet said they have people asking for kittens frequently so there may be hope in that respect. If you can help, please contact me so that we can find her (and the kittens) a good home. She is a very loving, mild-mannered, sweet cat in need of a good home.

Callie is still living with us and appears to be rather pregnant. I didn't have the nerve to keep her cooped up while we were saving our pennies to have her spayed, so now I'm hoping to find a home for kittens as well. Aaargh. Add cat allergies to the mold from a neglected humidifier, and the past month has been a real pain in the arse.

Well, I've done it. I've picked up a sinus/respiratory infection thing from spending too much time with the cat. How dare she be so lovable.

I'm about halfway through my course of antibiotics, and Sunday will be my last day of Prednisone. I need to be using my asthma inhaler until we have another home for the cat as well (grumble, moan).

a sidenote...

Dana (my husband) was told that his contract position is ending on the 30th, the same time my unemployment benefits will be ending. The kids will be with us for the week following Christmas, making it tougher on the food budget. Oh yeah, our food assistance was cut at the end of November. We've reapplied, but these things take time.

It sucks not having enough money to spare so that we can get toys for the kids. At least we'll have food and a roof over our heads, and for that I am thankful. Hopefully the news will improve and we'll have something more concrete. Right now I don't know what we'll be doing after the first week of January.

Update:  It turns out that I am still covered under federal unemployment for a few more weeks, although our budget is still seriously strained.

Ugh... all I can say at this point is ugh.  The cat was *not* happy with the kids coming to visit this weekend, primarily due to the quantity of people and the young ages. Although I've thought that she's a younger cat from looking at her teeth, she acts like an old fart and doesn't want to be bothered or play. I'm guessing she's a lot like me in the anxiety department. She's good with people one on one, but can't handle a lot of excitement from the younger ones, especially the six year-old boy. He wanted to chase her around both outside and in, and she finally hid under a chair and begged me to let her hide in our bedroom.