I was in my garage today and up came Little Miss Blackie as I call her, a local stray who’s been around the neighbourhood for months. She’s tiny and really cute, all full of purrs and looking for attention.

I gave her a couple of pets and then heard my dog inside bark and a little streak went by me. Once it slowed down, I realized it was a tiny little filthy fluff ball of a kitten, probably no more than 4 months old. Another stray. And it’s probable that it was the offspring of Little Miss Blackie.

The kitten was definitely ferile and very skittish. I went into the house quickly and came out with some stolen food from my own Sasha’s bowl. Both the cats were all over me – starving. I managed to entice the baby to move closer and closer to me with the food and finally, I was able to catch her. I brought out Sasha’s pet carrier and popped her in there. Then, I coaxed Little Miss Blackie to get some lovin, picked her up and she was added to the cage as well – none too happy I must admit.

We don’t have an SPCA in town, but we do have a wonderfully kind and giving vet who has a cat rescue centre. I just knew that the kitties wouldn’t make it very long with the cold weather and snow coming, so we took them there.

We walked into the office and told them we had a couple of strays. Oh my, they said. It’s completely full. I talked Rob into coming with me and he said, “what would you like us to do with them?” She said she didn’t know. Cool. Then she called another lady out from the back and said we’d have to talk to her. Well, she’s a softy and couldn’t turn us away once she looked into the carrier and saw those cute little kitties looking back at her. They asked for a donation, because Dr. Sue (Dr. Susan Andrus) takes these cats in, treats, feeds and cares for them out of her own pocket. We were happy to assist. Dr. Sue’s our on vet and we simply adore her. She is amazing with our animals and it’s obvious how much she loves them.

I’ve been talking about volunteering at the Cat Rescue centre for a while now but have been reluctant because my Sasha  is 10 years old now and I’d hate to bring something nasty home to her – some kind of disease maybe. So, I was talking to the lovely gals there today, and as we chatted about the website, they said they had no one to update it and add pictures as they receive new cats. Light bulb moment! I can do that! So, I will be calling Carol, the office manager to set all that up. I’m excited to be able to help in some capacity.

I see that  the site’s down today, so I’ll have to see what we can do about that. In the meantime, if you can find it in your heart to make a small (or large) donation to the Cat Rescue Centre, I know they and the kitties would greatly appreciate it! Just send me an email to pam@pamivey.com  and I get you set up!