2009.10.28
Spooky kitty and Halloween tips
Remember Abby? Blog reader Sandy adopted this adorable feral kitten earlier this year. On top is a picture of Abby when she first came to live with Sandy, and below is a picture of Abby now, more than half way to being a grown-up kitty and ready to play what will surely be her annual role as the very best Halloween decoration ever.
Abby would like to remind everyone to have a safe and happy Halloween this Saturday. Remember to keep the candy, especially chocolate and gum, far away from nosy pet noses. Be careful to keep the pets away when opening the door to those spooky trick-or-treaters. And if you dress your pet in a costume, make sure she or he can move easily in it and doesn't get too hot.
And take pictures and e-mail them to pets@roanoke.com.
And if you are coming back to the Wag for the first time this week, check out the entry two posts below for details on winning a great book. Keep those dog vs. kitty comments coming folks.
What a beautiful kitty!
Comment by Ken — October 28, 2009 @ 12:38 pm
On behalf of Abby, we say "Thank you!" She is beautiful. Everyone says she has the shiniest coat. She is long and lean and my fiance calls her "The House Panther".
Comment by Sandy — October 29, 2009 @ 8:13 am
From personal experience I happen to know that she's also a diva and spoiled rotten but then, that's what cats are for! I bet the kids coming to the door will get a big kick out of Abby the Halloween Kitty!
Comment by Kim — October 29, 2009 @ 11:36 am
Also remember at Halloween that black cats are just as sweet and loving as their other-colored counterparts. Despite superstition, there is really nothing evil or unlucky about them!
Comment by Lindsey — October 30, 2009 @ 10:18 am
Lindsey, you are most certainly right! We have one black cat and she is one of the sweetest cats we have. However, it took a while for her to get that way. We found her as a kitten (a very tiny, malnourished one at that) in a trailer park where kids were throwing rocks at her (it was near Halloween that year). We rished her to the vet and they said she might not have made it more than another day or two, tops. She showed a lot of anger and neurotic behaviors for the first 2 years, but the last 4 she has mellowed out considerably. However, we still keep her inside around Halloween just to be safe, though all of our neighbors are major pet lovers so she'd probably be just fine.
Comment by Other John — November 2, 2009 @ 11:13 am