Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

It's 3:00 AM. 

Dark.

A quick jaunt to the bathroom is imminent.

The flashlight scans a pathway and lands on this....

Wait!

Must stop, find the camera and take a picture first!

Okay, carry on...

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~MamaLisa

(Thanks for the pic MamaLindy!)

Wizard on Wednesday

Wizard in contemplation...

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

Just a couple of sleeping cuties

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~MamaLisa

Penny Rolls

Penny rolls for MamaLindy

She just loves MamaLindy and gives her special love bites

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~MamaLisa

Flashback Friday: Snafu

Snafu as a young kitten one month old.

Those eyes, though now green, still stare at me the same way.

I thought surely I reposted this picture recently, but I couldn't find it.

You can read Snafu's rescue story written when he was a year old right here.

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies on Tuesday

Whah?

O + Y waking up from nap number three...

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~MamaLisa

New Year Greetings from Joseph

We got a nice note from Joseph's mom wishing us a joy filled and peaceful New Year...

And so we pass it along to you all.

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~MamaLisa

Whose Toesies on This Tuesday?

It's Penny's toesies!!

and clawsies, too.

Note the little spot on her right hind leg.

That's my favorite spot!

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~MamaLisa

Warm Hearts

It warms our heart to see two kitties bum to bum!

Especially two that don't usually sit together.

It certainly calls for a picture!

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~MamaLisa

Snafu's Kissable Snout

I love to touch my nose to Snafu's nose...

He loves it too and will ask for three in a row!

Happy New Year to Everyone!

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~MamaLisa

Mancat Monday with Angus and...

a couple of friends we only see once a year.

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~MamaLisa

The Last Days

Three kitties took advantage of the last days in the cat enclosure before it snowed on Thanksgiving.

Not much kitty action out there since!

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~MamaLisa

Flashback Friday with Angus

Little Mr Handsome Puffy Angus when we were still fostering him July 2007.  

He still likes to play with the largest toys. At night he carries them around in his mouth, while he meows his "call of the wild" muffled by his catch.

Angus, whose name was originally Parris, stayed in our foster room with a young female named Laurel (because she was found in the mountain laurel bushes outside the humane society). She was adopted to a nice lady.

Angus tugged on my heart strings (which I believe is called a failed foster?!) and he's been wonderful addition to our family ever since.  

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~MamaLisa

Autumn in Maine

We picked the last harvest

The finches are molting

Our firewood arrived

And MamaLindy stacked it away

The sunflowers have bowed their heads to Autumn

And what was once green

Shines bright with the season

Happy Autumn from Marshwood Cottage!

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~MamaLisa

Cottage Dogs at Play!

Every evening MamaLindy provides the terriers a rousing game of fetch!

Cooper, bless his little senile heart, used to be quite athletic and loved fetch more than anything else. Now-a-days Cooper get's his exercise by walking back and forth around the yard.  We didn't realize Cooper was photobombing (or videobombing) this recording of Rex and Buzz at play.

The star of this video was supposed to be Rex, but he was upstaged by Cooper!

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~MamaLisa

Dogs of Marshwood Cottage: T-Rex

Meet Rex! 

Or T-Rex (that’s the name he came with). 

He’s got a “T” on his back. Can you see it?

Rex came to us forever two days before Christmas in 2010. He was five years old.

We first met Rex a year before we adopted him when we fostered him for a local shelter. He’d been given up for aggression issues, but MamaLindy (being a Certified Pet Dog Trainer), assessed him and said he was in a stressful environment and was afraid of his owner’s boyfriend. Against her advice, the shelter returned Rex to his previous owners who had promised to work with him. We told the shelter that if Rex ever came back to them, we’d adopt him no questions asked. About a year later, he was the best Christmas present we got that year!

Rex is a Miniature Rat Terrier born in an Arkansas puppy mill and purchased from a Massachusetts pet store. 

Argh!

  

That was his past....today he’s such a happy energetic little guy with a charming chortle who has become a wonderful companion for Buzz.

He loves group naps and gets along with the cats, too!

MamaLindy taught him to play fetch with a little rubber toy we call a “binky” to keep him fit. He loves to tease Buzz and will steal her binky just to drive her crazy.

At first Rex was reluctant to go in the dog pool, but then MamaLindy showed him how great it is, and now loves to take a quick dip on hot days.

Rex (also known as “Mr. Wiggle-Butt”) loves people and will wiggle his little stub tail and twist his body into a submissive curve when you give him attention.

Here is a link to our favorite video of Rex when he was trying on his new booties!

http://youtu.be/6cYxLt7LME8

Rex sure increased the terrier energy in our household, but he came just as the old timers were slowing down.

We think he's a pretty handsome fellow!

Thanks for stopping by to meet Rex!

~MamaLisa

Joseph Update

Thank you all for your well wishes for Joseph. We have learned a lot about this pleasant fellow over the weekend.

First, let me say that we were totally spellbound by Joseph, and did a crazy thing by taking him in without a future plan for him. Quite honestly I feel he was asking us for help and we had no choice. I've heard stories about this kind of thing from other people, but now I understand it completely. It has amazed us at how grateful he seems. Again, I've heard other people say their rescued dog or cat is grateful, but I'd never experienced it until now.

Joseph is a love bug for sure, but not clingy and can be left alone. He’s not shy around new people and tolerated a front paw nail clipping. Every day that he feels secure and is getting nutritious food, his coat gets cleaner and shinier. It seems like he is taking a respite from being outdoors since he really hasn't tried to get back out there at all.

However…

Unfortunately, we can't keep him. The number one reason is he's an adult male (former tomcat) at least a year and a half to two years old, and Snafu will not tolerate another cat. We don't have the space inside the house, vertical or otherwise! He won't be able to live in our shop over the winter because there's no heat. Number two, we have learned that Joseph doesn't like (or trust) dogs and he will challenge them. I'm sure when he was on his own he ran into many dogs that did not treat him well, so we can't blame him.

The least, but none the less important, reason is that we just can't afford another pet. Buzz has recently been diagnosed with cancer and we will need to focus our resources on her for as long as she is with us.

We have reached out to our cat loving friends, but no one is able to take him.

So, Joseph remains in our care. Ultimately he will need additional medical care before he can go to his forever home. I called our vet and priced it out with them:

 General Medical Exam - $43
Feline AIDS/Leukemia/Heartworm Test - $53
Distemper - $25
Distemper Booster - $25
Feline Leuk - $29
Leuk Booster - $29

 That's over $200!

We are definitely going to need financial help with this! Some of you may know (via Facebook) that we just went through this with a little rescued Maltese Shih Tzu mix named Maddie who we just placed in her forever home. And here we are again! Please let us know if you're familiar with any feline rescue resources we can tap into. I've also set up a "Donate" button for anyone who has the means and can contribute to his care (or call At Home Veterinary Care at (207) 582-8800 to donate directly to his account under Lisa Kolosey). 

We would be very grateful and Joseph already is.

Thank you for stopping by!

~MamaLisa

A Meditation with Cohosh and Bumbles

Close your eyes or watch...simply listen intently to peace for the next two moments...

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~MamaLisa

Two Tailless Tabbies

Yukon and Owen chillaxin' on the Cat Napper.

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~MamaLisa