Spiderpig, Spiderpig

Boy, show me one clip from The Simpsons Movie and I turn into a drone, faithfully reciting all the funny lines and singing nonsense like, ”Spiderpig”.  In today’s case I was just doing it to relieve stress, because we unfortunately now have Spiderman the cat and his brother, Greg, living in our guest bedroom/office.  The vet who wanted Spiderman refused to take Greg in as well, even just to foster him, and the idea of splitting them up upset their former owner and really annoyed me.  The vet wasn’t even willing to allow the cats to be together while nearly-blind Spiderman adjusted to his new surroundings, and she was very abrupt and unfeeling about the situation.  I brought the cats to our house to assess them, because I wanted to see how bonded they are, and the vet will still take Spiderman if decide that it would be okay.  I’m definitely hoping for other options, though.

My initial observations are that Greg is very outgoing and curious, and maybe even a bit pushy about getting affection.  He’s not fond of being brushed, but he’s got a few hair mats so obviously isn’t used to being brushed, either.  Spiderman is very timid in his new surroundings, but just loves to be held and cuddled.  He seems to have vision in one eye, as long as an object is just a few inches away from him (he played with a little red toy mouse, but put his head down near the floor to peer at it).  He doesn’t seem to have any depth perception, and cried after climbing up on a cat tree because he was afraid to come down.  He’ll do fine in an environment which is consistent and unchanging, but the transitions ahead of him will be challenging.  Both cats have very tidy litterbox habits.  To my surprise, both cats are declawed—no one ever mentioned that to me.  I’ll have to take a couple of photos tomorrow, both for Petfinder, and for posting here.  Spiderman has one funky eye that really makes him look like a superhero.

It’s late now, but in the morning I’m going to put the donation button for Wee Paws on this blog.  I’ve avoided it because I feel that it’s tacky, and I don’t want to solicit donations from people I’m not actively helping.  There are lots of folks who take up a lot of my time through email, as I help them place their cats up for adoption or help them with behavioural issues, and those are the people who should be donating (the never do).  Regardless, the animal care bills around here are reaching a crisis point.  I may have an adopter for Missy Mae, but she lives downstairs so she’s not part of the regular “hoard”.  Otherwise, I have concerns about Carlo’s continued litterbox and bowel issues, and I have no idea how long Greg and Spiderman will be around.  Spiderman is going to the eye vet on the 27th, and he’s offering a discount, but if the cat needs one or both eyes removed I don’t know how I’ll pay for it.  We’ve got about four more “special needs” cats than we can afford right now (especially as we’re sort of “special needs” ourselves!), so I want to make the donation option more prominent.  I’m finally going to have our dye sublimation setup working this weekend (cross your fingers), and if that goes well, I’ll start selling some products for animal lovers, like t-shirts, mugs, etc.  Fundraising bites… it’s the worst part of doing anything “nonprofit”.

Maybe I should dress up Spiderman in a pig costume and we’ll make personal appearances for a fee.  Spiderpig, Spiderpig…

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I’m editing to add photos.  Here’s Greg:

greg

Here’s Spiderman.  Don’t be alarmed by his eyes, which look especially horrible in this photo.  He was also just shaved at the vet’s office because he was matted, so he’s even more pathetic looking.  That blue eye of his really does look blue in person.  My favourite thing about him is his nose—it’s like a leather teddy bear nose:

spiderman

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 07/13 at 02:38 AM

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  1. Wants.
    Those.
    Cats.
    Now.

    I could give you my FedEx number…

    Posted by Helly  on  07/13  at  05:37 PM

  2. We already have your address, don’t tempt us.

    Posted by Flippy  on  07/14  at  02:03 AM

  3. Tempt us?  I just dropped the cats in the mailbox with Priority Mail postage.  Did I jump the gun?

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  07/14  at  02:54 AM

  4. Oh, what beautiful cats! Is Spiderman a meezer or dark all over?

    Do you take checks for Wee Paws or is it online donations only? If you do, can you e-mail me your address and who to make it out to ()? After I pay a couple bills I might be able to help out a bit.

    Posted by Helena  on  07/16  at  10:55 AM

  5. Helena, Spiderman looks very much like a Siamese (or, I guess it would be Balinese because he’s got such long hair).  I’ve got a photo of him before his shave… I’ll have to post it.  And I’ll send you an email smile

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  07/18  at  02:30 AM
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