If you want to check in on the day to day (well almost) goings on of life around the shelter, check out Susan’s blog, The Cat Garden.
Offline but on the job
Saturday, August 14 2010
Over a month of trying to limp along using a broken computer, which eventually quit altogether. We were able to use a desk-top that someone kindly loaned us to check and answer email, but we weren’t able to transfer data because the system on it is older than that of our previous computer.
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Everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Well, the good news is that what hasn’t killed us has perhaps made us stronger…the bad news is that Parvo has once again darkened our doorstep.
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Hope is the thing with fur…
Thursday, June 3, 2010
I keep sitting down to start up writing the blog again, but it’s been difficult for me to find the words to describe the past few months, and the tragedy that was our first encounter with Parvovirus.
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Love, Love, Love…
Friday, February 19, 2010
5 noisy kitties, and one very tired man left for Tokyo on Valentine’s Day…I helped to get the three kitties from the shelter to the station, and onto the train.
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Rehab and recovery
Friday, February 12, 2010
Great news…a couple contacted us interested in fostering Fantasia! If all goes well, and Fantasia is able to get along with the couple’s other two cats that will be arriving in Japan in six months, they’ll adopt her!
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Camera friendly
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Up at 3:00am, which seems like the darkest part of the night, when you’re caring for a sick one. Gave Sumi a drip, as she hasn’t been able to drink today, and seemed so uncomfortable…
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Rosey Days
Friday, January 29, 2010
An eventful couple of weeks! We heard from Amanda that Rosie had managed to open a window and let herself outside. Amanda looked high and low for her, but couldn’t find her, and became very worried about it.
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Colds and colder
Wednesday, January 13, 2009
Slow week, getting back to English classes, but continued to spend some time working on the web site and cats’ pages. Finished tallying the Rescue List totals for 2009, and was surprised to see that we are only 2 kittens over the excess number that we had last year.
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The year of the tiger
Monday, January 4, 2009
The year of the tiger…if ever there was a year for us, this has to be it! Out to ARK for Christmas, and then back to spend the week between Christmas and New Year’s keeping as low a profile as possible.
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Santa maybe
Monday, December 21, 2009
Last big English class Christmas parties finished! I’m planning to substitute teach for a couple of classes next week, but then that’s it for a couple of weeks, so I can focus on the shelter work.
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Heating things up
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
The last couple of weeks are a blur, with getting ready for colder days in the outdoor enclosures, managing new TNR projects, along with the usual busy cleaning and care schedule.
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Islands and beaches
Friday, November 27, 2009
Went to a conference last Saturday, about the push to improve the animal welfare laws, when they come up for review in 2011. Great turnout, which was very encouraging.
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Heigh-ho, heigh-ho…
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Lots of work these past few weeks! We sent Ghana and Kitkat (now Kafka) out to their new home. Chiroru, now Leo, will be adopted by his foster family, and the 2 remaining siblings from this group are now being considered by a couple for adoption.
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Furry up
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
A recent cold snap has gotten us in a hurry to begin winterizing the enclosures. Time to insulate the beds, set up heaters in the inside areas, and make sure that everyone has access to a warm nook!
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Pumpkin days
Monday, November 2, 2009
As it turned out, one of the new rescues was in fact an old TNR. It was Nozomi, who had apparently moved locations.
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