Gung Hay Fat Choy!

To all our bloggin' buddies . . .

It's time fer our annual visit to ALL our blogroll buddies! Mommakitty will start anytime now, helpin' us make our way thru da our blogroll (sidebar) to send our best wishes fer 2012.

So, if you don't see yer bloggie listed, or we need to make any rivisions (ie: bloggie titles, names, etc) let us know. If you're not in our blogroll (probably because we haven't met you you OR are way behind on updating), then please let us know so we can add you.

OK - here we go . . . it usually takes 2 days to cover several hundred of you - we'll eventually get to you all - Happy 2012!

P.S. - da kitty bloggies are in a drop down bar above da other bloggies listed.

Our Holiday Time

Our holiday started off great! We gotted to eat REAL HAM fer Christmas dinner! Of course, we were all super happy that Kimo wuz home to celebrate wif us, and we want to thank all our furriends for supporting our beans while Kimo went on a little "walkabout" . . .

Even the little bean gurl wuz furry happy - AND excited! We wuz all waiting fer Sandy Paws to arrive da next morning . . .

And look what he brought da gurl . . . a D O G! Can you believe it?! It walks and barks - luckily it duz not poop!

And Sandy Paws brought us furry schmousies - that wuz da best!

We will be making our annual New Year's Day rounds to all da furriends in our blogroll, so if you're not listed and wanna be, please let us know. We know there have been some furry fambly additions and losses this past year, so feel free to update us. It will take our secretary (da Mommakitty) about 8-10 hours to get around to all of you (or if she's slacking off, it could take a couple of days).

We'll be talkin' to ya all in a couple of days!

Happy Holidays!

Stay warm and safe

this holiday season!

Happy Homecoming!

Hi bloggin' buddies - yep, it's me, Kimo. I'm HOME! I wanna thank all of you fer supporting my fambly while I was out on a walk-a-bout. I could feel da vibes tellin' me it wuz time to git my butt home . . . so here I am.

Are there any turkey leftovers? Ham? Anything? Sheesh - what does a cat gotta do to git a decent homecoming party around here?!

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A Note from Mommakitty:

Dear friends and family - especially our Cat Blogosphere and FB friends - today, before picking up Kiera from school, I made a last minute decision to walk a specific area that a "pet communicator" spoke to me about - the one where I came across the chickens. I met with the homeowner of this property and asked if I could walk the entire property. I called at every corner, fence line, shed, boat, wood pile, garden area etc. While I was walking the property the chickens got all ruffled about something and scattered. My hope was that Kimo might have been coming out of hiding. Tonight when Daddykitty came home, he opened the door and said, "Look who's here" and pointed to the doorway - and in walked Kimo!

Kimo looks great - healthy, clean, no battle wounds - I can't even find any fleas on him. He was very cuddly and happy!

Thanks so much for your continued support during this past two weeks - I'm so proud to be part of such a great group of BEANS (and cats, dogs, hamsters, bunnies, . . .)!

Love,

Mommakitty

A SPECIAL NOTE: The animal communicator I worked with was Marta Williams. you can learn about her here - she told me just where to look!

http://martawilliams.com/

Missing My Buddy . . .

Hi, Sabi here. I know a lot of you have been checking in since my brother Kimo went missing on 11/14. I am starting to miss him now. At first it was OK being the only cat in the house - I got a lot of attention and I guess I thought he would be back soon. But now I'm worried - especially since it's cold and rainy.

We usually are snuggle buddies on rainy days. I keep hoping he's just hiding in the house - so I wander around calling his name and sniffing every corner. But I've now realized he's not in the house - so I sniff at the doors, hoping to catch his scent or hear his voice.

Mommakitty goes searching every day, and lots during the night, and she hands out flyers and talks to people in the internet and phone. Some people think they have possibly seen him, so Mommakitty goes to those spots and looks for him - rain or shine.

Please keep purrraying for his safe and speedy return - and thanks for all the support.

- Sabi

You can read more in the post below

Purrayers needed!

(updates at bottom of post)

Hello kittehs and friends, Mommakitty here to give you an update. For those of you who don't already know, Kimo has been missing since Tuesday 11/14/11 around 2:00pm. He is an indoor only cat and has managed to slip outside - Daddykitty has been doing a lot of home and yard projects and he and the handyman go in and out all day. This is probably when Kimo planned his escape - waiting for the right moment to slip out went a door or window was left open a little by mistake.

We are very worried because of the cold weather we're having lately - low 30's at night. Plus, our cats do not go outside and so there is none of their mancat scent around the property for Kimo to get a wiff of home. He would also be a little skittish if strangers were to approach.

We're hoping he is hunkering down somewhere and keeping safe from other critters. We have lots of raccoons (larger than the cats) in the neighborhood, and other scary large animals - and CARS. We have checked the entire house inside - all cupboards, closets, crawl spaces, box springs, etc. Kimo would not waste a minute to come running if I were to shake a bag of treats. I knew for sure he was not in the house when I put our toddler to bed and he did not join us for story time - Kimo ALWAYS comes in Kiera's room to sit on the bed during story time and stays on her bed until she falls asleep. Luckily, at her age, she is easily distracted and in not aware of his absence . . . yet.

My husband and I have walked the neighborhood, (night & day), gone door to door, posted flyers, notified vets and and the animal shelter, and have put out some food. At the advice of a cat blogger, we scattered contents of the vacuum (full of cat hair) up the driveway and around the property hoping he will catch his scent and find his way home.

Your support and ongoing prayers are welcome and appreciated. I will post updates when I can. On Wednesday 11/16 I am taking the day off work to walk around when it's daylight and little warmer - plus I will continue to walk in the still of the night when I'd more likely hear his voice or see his laser eyes beam back to my flashlight. I will also keep updates on my FaceBook page (more often). Thanks again for all the support!

Love, Mommakitty (aka Susie)

11/16/11 Update 4:33 pm - More walking around today, talking to neighbors, postman and city workers in area. I went to the shelter and they had a cat that looked a lot like Kimo in the face, and I sooo wanted it to be him - he had been trapped near our house on 11/10. This cat was not chipped and he had markings on his back that weren't Kimo. Also called the microchip company to register Kimo as being lost. Looks like something has nibbled on the food left outside.

- Mommakitty

Update 11/17/11, 1:20 pm - still no Kimo. Walked the neighborhood several times yesterday and last night. Received a couple of calls from neighbors about possible cats sounds (meowing/fighting), but when I went to check it out, nothing about Kimo. This morning there was evidence of more nibbling from one food dish, so I reduced 3 dishes to the one area hoping the nibbler will come only to that one spot (also put a his cat bed out in a box shelter).

- Mommakitty

Update 11/18/11, 11:11 pm - No real news today. FYI - the "handyman" carpenter is here M-F, and sometimes weekends - he's a neighborhood friend and always checks his vehicle. Tonight we're setting a cat trap. Fingers and paws crossed.

- Mommakitty

Update 11/19/11, 7:28 am - Nothing in the trap, but something did come close. I put about a pea size of food in a couple of places outside the trap that has been eaten. The little rug near the entry of the trap is dirty, but whatever it was didn't venture in.

- Mommakitty