Diary of a Stray Cat Mommy (Part Two)
September 5th, 2008 by Guest BloggerThe following post comes to us from guest blogger Krissy Gogel. A web designer and cat mommy, Krissy can be found online at 6bdesign.com.
Continued from part one…
Sorry, No Vacancy
This time around, we decided to find a no-kill shelter for the kittens instead of raising them ourselves. Because we could only find four people to take five of the six kittens from the first litter, we figured that a shelter would be more successful finding these kittens good homes. But we had no clue that, due to factors like the mortgage and housing crisis, all of the no-kill shelters and rescues were completely overcrowded and not accepting new animals.
While I was busy calling and emailing different organizations to place the kittens, “momma cat” was moving them. A week later, thanks to a good neighbor, we found them – under her house. I spent an entire day in the sweltering August heat in a crawl space, under a house with a flashlight. I eventually found four 5-week-old babies, which we did take in. I was expecting to find six or more.
A Tragic Discovery
About two weeks after the under-the-house rescue, a neighbor knocked at our door to tell us that she had found the missing kittens. I went into complete shock when I saw them. (more…)

I live in a busy suburban neighborhood located minutes outside of Baltimore City. Between people ignoring the stray cat population in the area and all of the un-spayed/un-neutered “house cats” that are allowed to roam the streets, my neighborhood has become home to an overwhelming amount of feral cats.
Hey, That’s Not a Rake!
Meet Ziggy, this week’s adorable winner! This puppy had a rough start — taken from his mother at just three weeks old, he couldn’t even chew dog food at first and didn’t really know how to socialize with other dogs. However, over the following few months, he persevered and turned into a little ball of energy. His new mommy adopted him at four months old, having faith in little Ziggy, even though she was told that he was very hyper and not smart enough to train.
Ziggy will soon be receiving some treats of his own, with his Halo goodie bag on its way. This cute little pooch sure does deserve it!


