Happy One Year Anniversary Nora!

On August 18, 2015, Nora started her day without a name – and without a future. She had a pink paper band taped around her neck with her impound number – A1577589 at North Central Animal Shelter in Los Angeles. She weighed under a pound.…

Discovery

Every day Nora discovers more of her world. She lives indoors but gets chaperoned visits out to the patio. She sits by the window and follows the crows and squirrels with her eyes. She chirps at the sparrows. Every day she discovers more about who…

Heart’s Desire

Food Coma

Now that Nora has adult teeth she is less interested in her Kitten Instinctive Loaf in Sauce and more interested in the big cat foods. She wants Little Grey’s Renal Appropriate diet for the older, phosphorus concerned feline, Carter’s Calorie Control Formula for the Weight…

Growth

Growing Up

Growth is sometimes painful. And scary. This week, Nora shed her upper back milk teeth, the deciduous premolar teeth. For a week or so prior her breath changed from kitten-sweet to sour. She was anxious. She chewed on all kinds of things and bit our…

Gratitude

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I’ve been home sick all week with bronchitis. Nothing like being home with your feline and canine (and chelonian and human) family makes you more grateful for having them. It’s not fun feeling ill but it’s a blast to watch Nora grow and play! Sick…

Beginnings

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Sometimes you don’t recognize a beginning even when it’s staring you in the face. When I first saw Nora she was just another cute kitten in the shelter. I never thought I’d take her home.

Numbers

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Of the 7,900 pets killed at LA Animal Services in 2014, more than 4,800 were newborn kittens (two months of age or younger) just because there are no resources to properly care for them and no foster homes for them all. A great city like…

Hello world!

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This is what Nora, our kitten, seemed to be saying the first time I met her. There will be more posts about her and other animals like her here, with pictures as well. Thanks for tuning in.