In the Blink of the Eye

A lot can change in the blink of the 

eye. Two years ago my life consisted

of Dakota 

and Misfire.

Then after retirement Dakota started 

acting like a grumpy old man and 

mom kept saying he needed a pet.

Why would my retirement affect him

like that?

Well for 10 yrs he went to mom's

everyday that I worked and stayed

with her and her dogs.

I elected to not do a pup since

they are handfuls and I suffer from 

a chronic illness so I decided on a kitten.

Keep in mind here, I never was a cat

person. 

So I adopted this babe.

The bond was very strong at the start

between her and her brother.

Around the same time that Lily Bit

picked me for her mom the barn

was busy. There were 7 horses there, between

all the owners feeding time was

split and made so easy.

Today there is just Misfire and 

Stormy.

And my feeding times went from 

three evenings to every evening.

Sometimes filling in for morning feedings.

While all this was going on I

would spend a week here and there

at my older brothers home, house

sitting and animal sitting. 

I had four dogs there, two birds

and a cat. 

I took my two furbabes with me.

Since the passing of my mom and 

my inheriting her animals I have had

to stop sitting for Ray. 

Oh yes speaking of inheriting, I did take

on moms three dogs. One did not like

me so my older brother now has her.

I am down to Lily, Dakota,

Cheyenne and Molly at the house.

Thats Dakota and Molly.

Cheyenne

Khloe (living with Ray)

Not only do I have those animals in 

my life I sort of took on the loving,

feeding and taking care of three

barn cats.

There is Shadow.

Update on her ~ shot and meds are

working on the flea allergery. She is doing 

great. Thanks Dr. King for the months 

supply of flea meds (samples).

Shadow was either a drop off or gotten lost

from her home. She is a Tortie, and very

loving. It is a given that she was a house cat.

I hate that she now lives in a barn.

Princess is one of the kittens that was brought

to the barn by the woman that was renting stalls.

She left three of them. 

One is gone now. 

But Princess and her sis Tigress 

remains with Shadow.

I went from never dealing with cats

to so many in my life.

You met Zuzu the other day when

I went to the vet with her and my

sis in law Kim. 

Zuzu is a Tortie also.

She was found under a shed and 

was only 3 weeks old. 

I FELL IN LOVE

with Zu and she is the reason 

I now have Lily.

Update of Zu~ she is acting more

like herself and I will be taking

her to the vet Tuesday for another

platelet count. 

When my younger brother and Kim

go on vacation I go over and care for

there three cats. I used to go morning

and evening but working now I will

not be going in the morn.

I will be starting my week long

cat caregiving Monday.

This is Smokey. I went with Kim

to the vet again yesterday cause like 

Shadow he is allergic to fleas. He too

appears to be a house cat gone run

away or drop off. Mark and Kim

adopted him in the fold. 

On top of all the critters I now have, 

the ones I used to baby sit, the ones

I still do and the and the ones I feed every

evening, here are three others

on my evening feed list.

Lenny

Maybelline

Arnold.

Oh yes, lets not forget the pretty black and

white feral that comes to the house

at times to be fed.

Trixie....

or 

depending it could

be Tux. 

Not sure of the gender!

I am in contact each day with 

wild turkey and deer when I go

feed at the barn. 

The other day I watched a ground

hog run across the pasture, not to mention 

a coyote here and there.

The mom deer and babe I saw yesterday

in the neighbors yard.

The now gone raccoon.

And we can not forget my prince

the frog that lived in moms downstairs

bathroom over the winter.

Then yesterday Lily tried

to play with this guy when he somehow

got in the screened deck.

So....all this has come about in the last

two years. Change is a thing that we

can not hide from but sometimes

change can change your life in 

that blink of an eye.