Testimonies 2009 -
August
WINNIE
Hi Suzanne,
Just wanted to
send you a picture of Winnie and her
new little sister. We decided to
adopt from a rescue group in our
area because our shelters are
overrun with cats and kittens- it is
horrible! 
Winnie
loves having a new friend and they
play all the time!
Hope you are
well! I will send more pictures as
I take them!
Daun
BAXTER, PEPPER AND
HIGGINS II
Hi, Aunt Suzanne!
Well, we have finally figured out how to
use Dad's computer to resize the
pictures of our first birthday party
(August 7th) so we could share them with
you. Mom set up a special table for us
and put our gifts (one each, of
course) out where we could sniff and
scratch at them. Aunt Tracy flew in all
the way from some cattery called
Charlotte, NC to be with us for the
festivities.
Yes, we got junk food - - Fancy
Feast, we think, we didn't have time to
taste it real good, just gulped it down
whole - - instead of our regular Science
Diet low cal menu. And it was the very
first time ANY of us were allowed on the
kitchen table :-) (Hah!) We sure did
have a good time. Dad said he phoned you
that day to let you know we are all
doing A-OK, still watching NASCAR, Space
Shuttle landings, and PGA golf on our
personal flat screen TV. STILL trying to
figure out why all those people aren't
on the OTHER side of the screen!
Alpha Male Pepper ("Mr. Straight Ears") is driving us nuts, tries to
round us all up so he can keep an eye on
us at all times - - he says it's like
herding humans, whatever they are.
Thinks he's so important. We remember
you and our relatives there but we don't
think we can visit, being so far away
and enjoying the Good Life here so much.
Training continues to go well, Mom and
Dad are quick learners.
Must go now, say "hi" to everyone for
us.
Love you Aunt Suzanne!
Written by Baxter
Edited by Higgins II
Approved by Pepper
 MACDUFF
Hi Suzanne:
Macduff will be four years old this
November.
He is very independent and very regular
in his routine.
He is quiet unless he needs something
and very loyal to his primary owners and
suspicious of outsiders! He likes
roaming in his yard, but knows his
boundaries.
He's a good companion and enjoys being
the "only child" and quite spoiled!
Terri
HARLEY
Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for checking in. Sorry for the
delayed response. Yesterday was a crazy
day here in the office.
Everything is going fabulously with
Harley. He is such a joy. What a
terrific personality! He is so good
natured and happy. We love that he purrs
like crazy every time we pick him up. He
did great in Seattle and on the way home
here to Portland. He's very anxious to
explore the house and meet Brinkley but
we're keeping him sequestered in our
bedroom for now.
Harley absolutely loves the little pink
puff ball that you sent with him. I have
quite a variety of toys for him but that
is by far his favorite. He frequently
puts it in both his food and water bowls
so it's getting kinda icky already. I
looked for more at several pet stores in
Seattle but could not find the same
type. Could you tell me where you get
them or possibly send me some extras?
I mailed a check for the shipping costs
from Seattle and hope you've received it
by now. Please let me know.
Take care,
Alison
ANGEL AND WINSTON
 Hi Suzanne,
As usual I sent these to myself
first to make sure I attached
them properly.
I thought you might want to add
these to the others I sent for
you to add with my testimonials
whenever you get the chance.
The pictures of
Winston are some of the best I
have ever taken.
Angel
is just being her cute, sweet
self.
All the kitties are doing
great, even Dandy seems to be
doing better.
I love them all, but Winston
has taken my heart, he is just
one of those one in a million
cats! Hope things are
going great for you!
Take care, Kim
P.S. I am sending a separate
email with a couple of video
clips for you to see.
Angel has a new "trick" she
walks on our railings, and some
of them are quite high! I
need to find one where Winston
is playing, he can really move!
Gilda and
Blue
 Dear
Suzanne, I know it's
early, but I was
having a chuckle
last night.
Here's Gilda as
a Halloween
pumpkin! Gilda is doing
great. She's
gotten bigger,
though her full
size is still
very "kittenish"
compared to
Blue. She's
starting to jump
into laps for
scratchies which
is wonderful!
She wakes us up
each morning by
hopping into the
bed as soon as
the alarm goes
off and starts
meowing for
breakfast. We
free-feed them,
but they get
some soft food
in the morning
when Gilda takes
her medicine.
So they get a
little antsy on
the mornings
we'd like to
sleep in. She's
doesn't have a
very loud meow,
but when she
wants us to get
up and feed
her... it's
pretty crazy.
 Otherwise
there's nothing
to report. We
haven't been in
to see the vet
for months
(neither cat
*knock on wood*)
and hopefully it
will remain the
case until their
check-up in
January. Blue
does tend to get
a kitty cold
this time of
year. He's
already been a
little
sniffle-y, but
nothing major,
and Gilda hasn't
picked it up.
That's all for
now!
Have a good
weekend,
Maria Vogel
P.S. She LOVES
paper bags, and I included
a great shot of
her after she
played with the
same bag until
it popped a hole
in the top
(which just made
it more fun!)
BO
 Here are some
first days pics of Bo.
He played all morning/afternoon and
he just now crashed. He laid
on his back for awhile and it was
too cute.
Bo is eating like
crazy- wet food, dry food, Luna's
food... Ha! I also got the
ferret harness and put it on him for
awhile. He did fine but he
would randomly leap up in the air
for no apparent reason. We took off
the harness after about 10
minutes and will work on it another
day.
He has such a
great personality and we are so
grateful to have such a great boy.
Have a great one!
Jamie
 
Suzanne,
What a sweet boy!
We are so taken with him. He
slept in the carrier part of the
way, and when he wasn't sleeping he
was sitting like a captain, poking
his head out and watching the road.
Also, he is FAST!! Ha ha.
He just darted across the living
room at lightning speed.
One quick
question- we have his wet and dry
food out for him but he keeps trying
to eat Luna's food, which is IAMS
healthy naturals weight control
food. Is it ok for him to eat
it or should we keep him away from
it? Also, how much should he
eat each day?
Thanks again for
everything!!
Jamie
HARLEY
Hi Suzanne,
Thanks for checking in. Sorry for the
delayed response. Yesterday was a crazy
day here in the office.
Everything is going fabulously with
Harley. He is such a joy. What a
terrific personality! He is so good
natured and happy. We love that he purrs
like crazy every time we pick him up. He
did great in Seattle and on the way home
here to Portland. He's very anxious to
explore the house and meet Brinkley but
we're keeping him sequestered in our
bedroom for now. He's doing some
sneezing but it doesn't seem serious
enough for antibiotics (e.g. no
congestion or eye/nose discharge). What
do you think? He never developed
diarrhea or loose stools. From the day
he arrived, he has been defecating and
eating/drinking really well. Thanks so
much for the care package. It's great
have in case we need it.
Harley absolutely loves the little pink
puff ball that you sent with him. I have
quite a variety of toys for him but that
is by far his favorite. He frequently
puts it in both his food and water bowls
so it's getting kinda icky already. I
looked for more at several pet stores in
Seattle but could not find the same
type. Could you tell me where you get
them or possibly send me some extras?
Take care,
Alison
WINNIE
Hi Suzanne!
I just wanted to
share a cute picture of
Winnie....she is always so relaxed!
haha!
Helping Ryan
read.........
Also, her ear
seems to be fine still, so hopefully
it will continue!
Talk to you soon,
ROXY
 
DUNCAN
AND WILLIE
Hi Suzanne!
Long time no
speak. I guess that’s a good
thing for you since we were talking
almost every day for a while last
year.
J Duncan is doing great
and is a lot of fun. He has a
great personality and is a beautiful
little guy. We love him so
much. I have a question about
him though. Duncan has only
grown to about half of Willy’s size.
He is now almost 15 months old and I
was kind of expecting him to be full
grown at this point. Willy is
not very large, although maybe
slightly larger than average.
He weighs
somewhere between 11 and 12 pounds.
Duncan is due for his annual checkup
soon so I am not sure exactly how
much he weighs, but I would say it
is probably about 6 pounds. He
is also small in size overall as you
can see in the attached photo with
Willy. My husband snapped it
this morning while they were eating
since they aren’t side by side very
often. My husband calls Duncan
“small fry” all of the time
which is funny. Anyway, I
think he is absolutely adorable in
his petite size, I was just
wondering if it is normal. Do
some cats have size issues like
people (midgets, dwarfs)? Just
curious. As always, your
professional opinion is appreciated.
Hope you are
well and I will speak to you soon.
Thanks and
regards,
Michelle
EMMA
check out Emma's
new pictures..... not spoiled rotten at
all!
http://www.nickdeckerphoto.com/emma/
FIONA, SKYE AND
RUFINA
Hi Suzanne.
Everyone made it home safely and the
kittens seem to be happy. We took
them to our vet this morning and he said
they look great. We do have a few
questions so here ya go:
1) We bought a 3 "room" Sturdi Show
Shelter (the one that look's like a tent
that you see at cat shows) for them to
stay in while we're at work or sleeping.
We didn't want them getting into trouble
while we weren't around. It's good
size (2' x 2' x 5'3"). One room
has a sleeping pad the next has
food/water and the last has the litter
box. Skye and Rufina have been
sleeping where we'd expect but Fiona has
decided to sleep in the litter box.
Tonight, Fiona is sleeping in the litter
box and Skye and Rufina are sleeping
next to the litter box. I'm
guessing this is maybe a security thing
but wanted to ask your thoughts.
2) What product do you use to bathe them
and how often?
Hi Suzanne.
Sorry for taking so long to get back to
you but things have been crazy here at
the brewery... just joking... I'm
unfortunately not related to the sam
adams CEO (that I know of) and it is
good beer!
Anyway, here are a few follow-up
questions, an update on the kittens, and
I attached some photos
1) You mention on your site that you use
an oatmeal and aloe shampoo on the cats.
Any particular brand and how often?
2) You also mention something called
shed stop. Is this a bath or food
additive? What brand?
I also have some vaccine questions but
I'll save them for later as I can't get
my head around them right now :)
Here's the update...
 Rufina
She's adapted well with my mother-in-law
(Vilma) and she is practically
inseparable from her. She knows
her name and comes when she's She
did have a recent issue with a build up
of ear wax but I believe that has been
solved. Rufina is a big talker and
is still full of pep! Vilma
brought her by our house one weekend to
"visit" Fiona and Skye. At one
point, Fiona and Skye were completely
worn out and were laying on a chair
together just watching Rufina bounce
around! Even with all her energy,
she is well on her way to being a lap as
she is always looking for attention.
 Fiona and Skye
They are great friends constantly
playing. This actually has my wife
a little jealous as she was really
hoping for the same kind of bonding that
her mother has with Rufina but since the
2 have each other, I'm sure that will
take longer. We have a house full
of toys for them but their favorite toy
still is the plastic box you gave us as
an "emergency" litter box. They
are forever jumping in and out of it.
Fiona has moved past kitten to
adolescence. She goes through
periods of constant activity to apparent
contemplation. She is a bit aloof
when it comes to hanging out with us but
is very responsive if you pick her up to
pet her. She is not a talker at
all.
 The most I've ever heard is a
peep or two if Skye is playing too
rough. She
is very inquisitive and is forever
looking out the french door to the patio
to see what's going on in the world.
She also has a bit of a motherly
approach to Skye and seems to play the
adult and will clean her and come
running if Skye makes a concerning
noise.
Skye is still very much a kitten and
still has the baby belly to prove it.
She always has someplace to go or
something to do and does not like to be
held (although she'll tolerate it for a
few seconds). She is more of a
talker than Fiona but nothing like
Rufina.
She's also more of a thinker and
seems to analyze how a toy works as
opposed to just whacking it around.
We blocked off the underside of the
couch so they couldn't get under it and
she worked out how to open it back up.
Skye also has a couple of idiosyncrasies
that we've never seen in Fiona.
While she doesn't like to be picked up,
when she wants attention, she let's you
know. 90% of the time this is when
we're sleeping.
She'll start rubbing herself on your
head and meowing. This means she
wants you to wake up and pet her.
She has to constantly be walking around
 while you do this (no stopping for her)
and it lasts for about 2 to 5 min.
She has also turned one of our pillows
into some sort of surrogate mother.
We have this plush pillow that she will
bury her head in and apparently suckle
on as if she was actually feeding (see
the pictures I sent).
I've never walked into the room and
found her doing this so seemingly she
only does it if we're in the bed as
well. I was thinking we should
hide the pillow but any thoughts you
have on this would be appreciated.
I don't have any pictures of Rufina
right now but I attached some of Skye
and Fiona. Some are taken a week
apart and you can actually see that
they've grown during that time.
I have to run to the office now so take
care and I'll drop some other pictures
when I have a chance!
JULIET 
Sandra from
Connecticut, giving you an
update on Juliet, new name
Talula Rose. She is doing well
,doesn't hide under the bed
except when new people visit.
She has got to be the sweetest
cat that has ever lived with me.
She loves to play and check out
everything I'm doing. I want to
thank you for advertising her on
your website and for having such
beautiful Scottish Folds! I have
to tell you, I can't wait to get
home from work everyday just to
see her, she always makes me
smile. Now that I've discovered
Scottish Folds I'm still looking
for a male, I'll keep checking
your website. What can you tell
me about the cream Mackerel
tabby, SE male?
Thanks again for Talula Rose
A.K.A. Juliet
 NACHO
Hi Suzanne:
Here's some new
pictures of Nacho -
I'll follow up
with Taco and Burrito pictures soon.
He just got a check up for his third
birthday -
As you can see he's pretty ambivalent
about going to my vet who he loves.
And, Nacho is his "second
favorite" patient…after Taco
Like his brothers,
he's a pleasure.
Damian
MAGGIE
It's the
funniest thing...last time I
talked to you, you had asked
if she sits like the cats on
your website and she never
had. That very same
day when I got home from
work, I saw her sitting like
that. I just love
her...she is so sweet! I'm
going to try to send you her
picture. I hope it
comes through. I'll
keep you updated if anything
else happens.
Thanks for checking on her.
Lynda
SUNSET AND
STARLIGHT
 Just wanted to touch base. The
girls are wonderful! They are
growing bigger every day.
Holly has still been an issue. She
hisses at them and occasionally
swats at them. I have kept the
girls in a separate bedroom at night
so to give Holly some special time.
But I would appreciate any advice
you might have on what to do to make
Holly nicer to them and to move the
situation along.
* Just received
the medicine and gave it to both
girls and am grateful for the
wonderful packaging for beginners
like me. Thank you so much for
sending.
Starlight
at window
* Both girls are playful and eating
and drinking.
* Here are some preliminary pictures
. . . of course I have zillions
(the last one I sent because I
thought it was a pretty picture, not
that it shows activity.)
 Totally-in-love,
eileen
PS Holly is venturing near the
kittens and they just stare her down
or continue playing. She is hissing
and still not happy, but I think she
knows they are here to stay. I try
to give Holly extra attention when
she lets me.
POPO
We got him home safe and sound
earlier today. :-) Thank you so
much for everything. I've included
some pictures of us with him in case
you'd like to see them. Thank you
again.
We'll let you know as soon as we get
him. We went to WalMart yesterday and
bought him ALL KINDS of stuff. A
2-story kitty condo, a litter box, some
Friskies, some wet food for a snack,
some salmon treats, a couple of toys, a
scratching post and some cat nip. YUM!
We'll let you know as soon as we get
him! Thanks so much for
everything!
AXL
Hi
Suzanne,
We picked up Axl, no problems at
all. He was so
affectionate on the ride home
sitting on Josh's lap.
Warmest regards,
Audrey
Hi Suzanne,
He is doing great! He's eating,
playing, and purring.
We are very happy with him. He is wonderful!!
Thank you,
Audrey
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MACY AND SAMY
ps: I have attached a pic of Macy
(cream) and Samy.
We always get compliments on how nice
their coat is and how adorable their
faces are, they are a relief to come
home to each day.
Dorothy
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