Lillie-Belle - Fabulous on Friday

 

Lillie-Belle is one of those cats that doesn't take no for an answer.  And though she is the youngest of all my cats, she might be the most alpha cat I have ever known. 

Lillie-Belle is one of those cats that will follow and rub against you all day long.  And all night long.  She wants attention all the time.  Her timing is not always perfect.  She doesn't know that when one is trying to cook, or type (or sleep), it's not the best time to have a cat in your face.  But LB doesn't care.  She is right there - purring up a storm, making cookies, and rubbing against your face.

There are times when LB is exasperating. There are even times when you want to push her away to stop her incessant neediness.  And then there are times like tonight, after an especially tough day at work followed by two hours in rush hour traffic because people in LA can't drive when the wind blows, when LB gets it just right.  Having Lillie-Belle jump into my lap as I collapsed onto the couch made me forget how bad my day was.  I have a little one-eyed wonder who loves me.  And I don't care how much the wind blows.

And that is why my Lillie-Belle is Fabulous on Friday.



Men Rescue Kittens from Hornets Nest

Recently, a West Fargo, N.D. man named Jim Johnson and his assistant Eric saved the lives of three helpless three-week old kittens as the kittens were being attacked by swarming hornets.  Johnson, who was making a delivery at a cabin near Detroit Lakes, heard the kittens crying and followed the sound to the window well of a garage.  There he found the three tiny kittens covered in hornets.  Stinging hornets were crawling out of the kittens' ears and embedded in their skin.  Two of the kittens were already unconscious.

Johnson was bitten more than 20 times during the rescue, including a bite from one of the kittens.  Unfortunately, one of the kittens did not survive the attack.  The two remaining kittens are receiving veterinary care and are being fostered by Jim Johnson and his wife.  He has received several adoption inquiries, thanks to all the media coverage, and when the kittens are two months old he will be placing them in a home together.  And yes he will be carefully screening candidates to make sure the kittens are altered and continue to receive necessary veterinary care.

Jim Johnson and his assistant braved a hornets nest, without hesitation, to rescue three tiny kittens in need.  And that is why they are most definitely Fabulous on Friday!

See the full story here WDAY and here Rescued Kittens

Cat Cut From Car

This is one lucky cat!  Hit by a car and then stuck behind the car's dashboard, a local mechanic in Hilliard, Ohio is credited with kitty's rescue.

The mechanic had to take apart the dash during a three-hour rescue operation Thursday in the Columbus suburb of Hilliard. http://bit.ly/nXgnpB.

Driver Nehal Dhruve says she hit the cat with her van and decided to take it to the local humane society. The brown and black cat wouldn't stay on the van's seat but instead hopped down and climbed up under the dashboard.

Mechanic Daryl McKay cut his hands trying to free the feline, so an animal control staffer with smaller hands took over and pulled it out.  Dhruve says she now wants to adopt the cat.

McKay donated his services.  Fabulous on Friday?  You bet!

Huffington Post Article





Fabulous on Friday

"We all know cats have nine lives, but two faces?" 

So begins the below article about a Janus, a rare cat with craniofacial duplication, or diprosopia, which causes all or part of a face to be duplicated. 

Frank and Louie, as the Janus cat is aptly named, was rescued from an animal shelter 12 years ago (where he had been taken to be euthanized), and he is now in the 2012 Guinness World Records book as the world's oldest-living two-faced feline. 

Marty, who is Frank and Louie's owner, is definitely Fabulous on Friday (and everyday, of course), as is her beloved Janus cat.

Read the incredible story here:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/09/meow-meow-two-faced-cat-wins-place-in-record-book.html?track=icymi

Fabulous on Friday -

This week's Fabulous on Friday just has to be ... hydro puppy, aka Baby Harper (story link below).

This is a truly awe-inspiring story that covers all the bases, from the dregs of humanity that sell puppys in parking lots, to the selfless rescuers (hello, Erica Daniel) that never ever give up.

Read the entire heartwarming story here: 

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44617504/ns/today-good_news/?GT1=43001

Erica Daniel is most definitely Fabulous on Friday, and Fabulous every single day of every single year!