Love for Anakin Photos! Prezzies & The last of the cone pixs

I'm happy to say Anakin is still Coneless! These pixs were taken when he still had the cone on. I'm just getting them posted now.  Anakin with some prezzies!! He got some great toys & a cute collar from Betty & Griotte from France, From Sharon & The Gang in California Ani got some cute kitty toys with some strong catnip in them (Trixie had to come check them out). Anakin got a bag of crinkley balls & two kickaroos from Patti, Jerry, Arnie, Abbot, Hopey from Illinois! Last but not least Anakin got a mystery gift of a Fish scratcher & a water fountain from Hong Kong. I don't know who to thank for these gift. If you see this please let me know who you are :) Thank you soooooo much to all for you for these thoughtful wonderful gifts for Anakin :) You guys are great!!

Again, I'm happy to say Anakin is still Coneless! These pixs were taken when he still had the cone on. I'm just getting them posted now.  More prezzies for Anakin! He got an adorable little sculpture of himself! How cute is that! It looks just like him :) He also got some sweet kitty toys. Thank you so much to Heather, Alex & Wash from Arizona. Ani also got two soft blow up cones should he ever need to wear the "Cone of Courage" again. Big Thank You to Karla & ColleenRose for these great cones! :)

Last pix with the cone ;) , I'm happy to say Anakin is still Coneless! These pixs were taken when he still had the cone on. I'm just getting them posted now. Anakin sitting with cards & letters, Take two! :) This group of cards & letters were also so sweet & had some really nice donations to help with Anakin's medical expenses. A Giant tank You to.... Barbara from Washington, Jan from Colorado, Mary & Neil from Maryland and Brenda & Bellie Buttons from New York! :D Thank you soooo much!! :D

 

New Video! Anakin the Cat Catches a Fly Like a Ninja, Then Eats It!

Anakin the Cat Catches a Fly Like a Ninja, Then Eats It!
Anakin has got some super fast ninja reflexes! I thought I'd just get a little video of him bobbing his head around following a fly & trying to catch it. Silly me! He caught that fly & ate it within seconds! It all happened so fast! I know now there is a very, very slim chance that flies could carry parasites, so there will be no more fly eating for Ani!

New Photo ~ My Handsome Boys!

My handsome boys! Anakin & George chillin' by the front door :) & lookie no cone!! Woot! :) Also Ani was checked for parasites today since he has finished up his second round of meds. His test all came back clean. *Fingers, Toes & Paws Crossed* that the bugs are all gone for good this time! Things have been a little hectic around here the past few weeks but I hope to have a new video to post soon!

Love for Anakin Photos ~ The Cone is Off & Prezzies!!

BIG News!! The Cone Is Off!! I took it off this morning and Ani proceeded to take a full body bath! He's all clean, fluffy & playing up a storm! :) (These photos were taken a few days ago when the cone was still on) Anakin got some wonderful presents from over seas! :) Ani got some awesome jingly toy balls from Elli & Puddy from England! :) Ani also got this adorable blanket embroidered with his name and some cute paw prints "Anakin's Blanket" from Adele & Tiggi also from England :) Thank you so much Elli, Puddy, Adele & Tiggi!! Anakin loves all of your gifts & so do I :)

Anakin's Grandma here with, The story of Anakin's Feral Family

This is Ani's Grandmother here and I wanted to tell you a story. We all know that Ani came from a feral community at my husband's work and Carrie was able to go there and catch Ani and bring him home with her. But now I want to tell you......THE REST OF THE STORY! When Ani came to live with Carrie, that left Ani's mother, two siblings and four other cats in the colony that my husband continued to feed every day. But my husband would be retiring soon and nobody at his work would step up to take care of them. They even threaten to have them picked up and one man said he would shoot them. As you can imagine, we were all very upset by this and looked to local trap and release agencies for help. The wonderful folks at Jury Duty http://www.jury-duty.org/ stepped up and not only provided information and traps, but two lovely ladies spent a Sunday afternoon helping my husband catch four of the kitties. (see video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOZe6BmECSY My husband was able to catch the remaining cats during the rest of that week. (On a sad note, Ani's mom was able to escape the cage while at our house and ran away somewhere in our neighborhood. We are hopeful that we might see her again and she will become a member of our fur family of five cats.) A trip to the vet and all were spayed, neutered and vaccinated. My husband's co-worker had asked his 70 year old mom if she would take the seven cats to live with her other feral cats on her 10 areas, about two hours drive from Pensacola. You can see in the pixs that Ani's "family" is now living in a wonderful wooded paradise with a sweet woman that feeds and looks after them. Ani's two male siblings are living in her house and the others were acclimated to their new surroundings and released. But for all of Ani's friends that have noticed a resemblance between Trixie and Ani, there is more to THE REST OF THE STORY! Carrie adopted Trixie and Pixie from my husband's work about two years ago. They were living in a dumpster with three other siblings. Carrie took Trixie and Pixie and the same wonderful old lady took the others. So you see, Trixie, Pixie and Ani just MIGHT be related!! AND NOW YOU KNOW.......THE REST OF THE STORY :)

New Photo ~ Anakin & Trixie Share The Blanket.

Anakin & Trixie sharing his new blanket :) There's a pretty good size comparison as to how small Ani still is LOL! Trixie looks huge next to Ani! Trixie weighs about 10 pounds. Counting down...Two days til the cone comes off!

Love for Anakin Photos! Cards & Letters!

Anakin sitting with cards & letters! :) This is just one group. I have another to post later in the week ;) Also I wanted to show that Ani isn't always ready to sit still  pose purrrty for these photos. The first time around he was more interested in playing with George. LOL! So we tried again later and I got a much better photo. The brown paper coame in one of the packages & he loves to play in it. That's why it's still there on the floor. This group of cards & letters were so sweet & had some really nice donations to help with Anakin's medical expenses. I want to send a HUGE Thank You to.... Frank, Pj & Big Momma from North Carolina! Donna & Cassidy from Michigan! Victoria, Geo, Tom, Fearful, Fearless, Lady & Double Trouble from Colorado! Donna from California!Angela, Tony & Salem from Massachusetts! Kristine from Wisconsin! Bella Rene, Viivian marie, Alfie Maxwell & Pixie from New York! & last but not least, Silvester from Srilanka! :) Thank you all soooo much!! :)

Love for Anakin Photos ~ New Kitty Steps!

Look at the Purrrfect Steps Anakin got from Sara & her felines, Angel, Lindy, Spackle, Ellie, Snickers & Henry from Ohio :) They are just purrrfect for little Ani & as you can see he loves them :) Thank you so much Sara & the felines! Anakin will be putting these steps to good use for sure :)

This is Ani's Grandmother here...

... and I just wanted to say that I saw Ani yesterday (Friday, August 31st) and he is not that big! Everyone keeps posting how big he is, but he is still a very small kitten. He is 3 lbs 1 oz and compared to his siblings, very tiny. Yes, he has grown since we all first met Ani, and that is a very good thing. But he is not anywhere near being a full grown male cat

. Ani sat between me and Carrie on the couch with Ani playing on the paint and fishing game and I kept telling Carrie, he is still so small. He has a tiny little head with those gorgeous tufted ears, longish front legs and a longer body and fantastic long fluffy tail. But Ani is still very small. I think the pixs of him are misleading. And on a side note......Ani does not shed!!!! You can hold him with a black shirt on and there will be no Ani hair on it. I love that!!!