Halloween Theater WIP and Punkamunk update

This Halloween critter theater has been quite a challenge for my befuddled brain. I am still arranging and rearranging and deciding what else needs to be sculpted. So far, there are 2 raccoons, an owl, a bat and a ghost kitty. I had to step away and clear my mind for awhile. We'll see how it turns out in the end....



Punkamunk, our new "permanent" foster girl, is doing well. Oh how I adore her! She is living up here in our art/computer room which has plenty of space, lots of windows, a sofa, a big armchair and lots of stuff to play with, but all she really wants to do is be loved, fill her tummy with good food and nap A LOT. I just wish she would sleep on the sofa or in the soft cat beds, but she prefers the floor. I guess she is so used to sleeping on the ground outside all these years and that is what makes her comfortable. I haven't decided what to do about her mammary tumor. I have gotten differing opinions from various trusted vets, so I am trying to weigh all the information and figure out what is best for her. It feels like it is getting bigger but I can't be sure. I am trying not to worry and obsess too much and enjoy this time with her. Punkamunk is a purrfect art assistant!

Here she is on a stack of bubblewrap :)...softer than the floor, but still...

A Theater of Spooks in the works....

Pixie and Cheetoh are helping me design this soon to be Halloween theater! We are pondering jack o'lanterns...owls....raccoons....and cats, of course. I am anxious and excited to get started on this one. My mom found this beautiful clock frame at a flea market awhile back, and I finally got it painted black and ready for its spooky transformation. Let the sculpting begin!

Bunny Girl and a favorite kitty pic!

Sweet Bunny Girl just hopped into my Etsy shop....


...and a favorite glimpse out the glass in our front door! Hi Rudy Dude!

Friday Fun...a few more crazy cats!

Happy Friday to all! I just added a few more crazy smiling kitties to my shop. I'll be finishing up a sweet rabbit girl today, and then next week I will be having some major sculpting sessions. I need to get going on a Halloween theater, another set of Tweedles and of course, more cats :).

My two favorite things, cats and cupcakes....a purrfectly sweet combination!



A Wizard of Oz inspired kitty witch...



Christmas Kitty Angel...

Etsy shop update!

I finished up a few fun new SnipPets and have added them to my Etsy shop! Silly, summery, smiling cats, an owl named Mr. Horowitz and an irresistibly handsome frog prince :)!






I finished up a few fun new SnipPets and have added them to my Etsy shop!

Punka Munk

Punka Munk is one amazing old girl. I have been staring at her through our glass door for almost 2 years so it is surreal to have her inside and be petting
her. I was FINALLY able to trap her Friday night after countless tries
since we moved here. I literally fell into a pile of tears when I saw her in the trap. She has been pregnant over and over and would have her kittens somewhere far off in the woods. I have no idea what happened to all of those litters but not a one ever appeared. So sad and frustrating to watch and wonder about. Well, Punka Munk is now spayed, vaccinated and safe inside!!! What a relief. She is almost completely toothless...don't know how she was eating the dry cat food I put out. She is eating 3 large cans of wet food a day now :). She is also deaf...can't hear a thing. Yet another reason to be amazed at her survival with all of the cars, trucks and wildlife looming around. I was never sure if she was feral or just a longtime stray who was scared and cautious. Well, there is no doubt that she once belonged to
someone. She is super sweet and loves attention and affection....purrs and stands on her tippy toes for a back scratch. How could someone have let her go and put her through this?

During her spay surgery at the TNR clinic, they found a tumor in one
of her mammary glands so my regular vet will be removing that in a few
weeks. I read some scary stats on the internet about mammary tumors,
but we will just have to stay hopeful and be grateful that she won't
suffer outside no matter what.

I just moved her from our foster bathroom into my art room, so she
will be my art assistant. I am soooo looking forward to spending
all day with her and showering her with love. She is already sitting on the sofa in here taking a bath. Brian isn't thrilled at the prospect of another cat being here, but he totally understands her situation. I hope he will be ok if she
has to stay as a "permanent foster", but i promised I'd try to find
her a suitable home. We'll see.... I am already totally in love with
her and cry when I am with her...for so many reasons.

Purrs to all,
Carrie

Cat Trapping Success!!!

This past weekend was the monthly feral cat spay/neuter clinic. To make a long story short, Brian and I managed to trap 2 mama cats that we had been trying to get FOREVER!!! It was a GREAT night! I was jumping for joy and crying with relief all at the same time. One of the mamas lives outside at the blind man's house where we have been TNRing for year. I have 2 kittens from her most recent litter because they were sick and needed to be rescued, and we trapped the 3rd kitten, had him neutered and he went back to the man's house where he will stay inside and be very loved. I'll write about the other mama cat tomorrow...she is a heartbreaker and is staying in our upstairs foster cat bathroom for the time being.

Tired Mama Callie after her spay surgery...no more kittens for her to care for!!!



Little Julius...now neutered and living inside, safe and sound!



Pixie and Cheetoh napping the afternoon away....



Ooops, the camera woke them up! These two cuties will be going to Good Mews in Atlanta after they are snipped later this week.