Vacuum ?

So the new foster meows met the vacuum for the first time today.

I feel bad- but at the same time it is hard to not giggle a little at the one cat Polly bouncing across the room like a terrified ping pong ball.

It needed to be done.

Went as fast as possible.

Maybe 2 min tops.

The baby meows were in the roll away cage..trying to tunnel themselves to China.

3 of the 4 older kitties were on my bed under the blanket.

The blanket of safety I assume. 

Polly just bounced around the room.

They got over it.

Betcha they will never forget what the evil vacuum monster looks like. 

Yup, sorta like that.

As I am typing this - a snowmobile goes past and they are all scared again. 
Coda is under the blanket. 

The fear has subsided. 

So far Polly is proving to be a constant source of entertainment. 
Polly, I swear she thinks everything is alive. 
She just batted at a small box as if it was an animal. 
Possibly just pretending to be a box???

Okay, but what exactly does she think the blinds are pretending to be? because she was batting at them earlier. 

Who ever adopts her will definitely be safe from rouge objects.
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The older 4 were raised by a nice quiet little old lady.
She found the momma pregnant.

I believe there were a few cats rescued from one area.
One of the cats - not the momma or her babies - became ill.

They figured out that the cat had FIV - Feline Aids.
Sadly, due to complications down the road - I believe that kitty had to be put down.

The lady was worried, what if these kittens were exposed?
The sick cat could have been one of the daddies.

To test the kittens - she had to wait until they were 6 months old.
That is exactly what she did.
They all received a clean bill of health!!
They were all vaccinated and spayed.

She needed help finding good homes for the kittens
Our rescue finds fabulous homes :)

This lady has done so much for feral cats, stray cats, abandoned cats - if there is a cat in need - she did what ever she could.
We have a pet food store that allows us to adopt through them.
A big cage that has a walkway above our heads - you know.. so they can look down at us.

It's less of a cage and more of a kitty apartment.
Check out what a few look like - The Cats Den

Polly and Carrie will be going there next week.
Coda and Willow still need a few more days to get use to other humans.

Having this space to showcase our fabulous felines is fantastic.
They also get exposed to different things that they would not in a foster home.
Such as dogs!
Lots of dogs.
The cage is near the grooming center... they get to see the before and after pooches.

Children - sticky , kind of annoying but sometimes very nice and gentle.
We do our best to make sure nobody lets their kid bug the cats ( I am totally cool with letting a parent know that their child needs to get the hell away from the cage.)

Noise - lots of different noises can be heard in the store - and I believe they build up a tolerance for strange sounds.

Smells - food, pets, people, a plethora of different scents.

The cage has done wonders for some of our more shy meows.
They start to crave attention - they want us to carry them around.
They like being out and about in the store. Sitting on the counter, or checking out all the toys.
The store is a much better showcase than the small cages a shelter may have.

Of course, knowing the cats personalities helps.
That is something I take pride in - knowing the cat. Being able to tell if their personality will fit with the person applying to adopt them.

A shy kitty will not be adopted out to a household with young children who are loud and hyper.
Though a shy kitty would possibly be adopted to a person with a young child that is also shy and more reserved.

Each kitty is different.
No two kitties are alike.
Furry snowflakes.

Though they do tend to copy each other.

Stella just wiggled under the blanket to take a nap. ( 10 week old)

Coda just slithered behind me and is now under my pillow.

Bunch of adorable weirdos.

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