Creeper Turned One!!

Last Saturday Creeper turned one!  He is so big--I'm pretty sure he is heavier than Stinker now.

As a birthday present, my mother bought him a catnip bird that is motion activated to chirp.  He loves it...I can't wait until the battery dies. ;D

You'll notice that he is now way too cool to let me take his picture.  pfffft

Then:

Now:

Microchipping Your Pet

 

 One of the many things I wanted to accomplish while on my break from school was to update my cat's microchip information.  I took Stinker and Creeper to the vet in PetSmart to have them both scanned to see what came up. What I discovered is they had no information at all on their chips, just a 9-15 character strand associated with their chips. Why I was surprised is because I assumed Stinker would have either had information from the Humane Society where we got him, or Matt's [my ex] information since he bought him for me. For Creeper, I assumed he would have had my information since it was all requested when I had him neutered. Neither place led us to believe their chips would essentially have nothing on them until we took further steps. [I even called Matt and he was under the same impression] As I was leaving PetSmart I picked up a brochure on lost pets which mentioned something like only 1 in 5 pets are actually ever returned home. It made me wonder if a small cause for that was because more pet owners think what I did--that their pets were chipped and thus had a link back to them.

So how do you get your pet's chip connected to information on how to reach you? Well, you have to register the chip with a company that will store you and your pets information in a database. The people at PetSmart recommended using Petlink, and it does seem like the leading company. It's $20 to register your pet and that lasts the life of your pet. There is also a free pet registry located at FreePetMicrochipRegistry. Of course I did both. ;) If you're not sure if your pet's microchip is already registered with a company you can go to the AAHA site and look yours up. Don't have your pets microchip code? I've got you covered on that front too. Use this Scanner Lookup to find a scanner near you. It's super quick, they didn't even have to take my cats out of their crate to do it. Easiest vet trip they've ever had!

Hope this post is helpful to some of you :D

Sleepy Creeper

Just a little sleepy cat for the day. Trust me, non-cat content will be coming soon. haha

P.S.  All Valentine's Day Swap partners have been assigned! Check your inbox :D

Cute Cats

I think it's time for some cute cat photos.  yep

Vote for Creeper!

If you follow me on Twitter you know this past weekend/week I have been in the process of moving. That's why there has been a lack of posts on my blog. Don't worry though-I've still be working behind the scenes to make October a great month to be reading my blog. ;)

 I did manage to enter Creeper into a contest ModCloth is holding-although a bit late in the game since I think voting ends on the 30th. We'd love some votes though. Matt says people don't like black cats--let's prove him wrong!

 VOTE HERE

(you have to like ModCloth on FB to see the entry. Once you do that just hit the back button and you should see my entry)

I mean, look at this sad little purple conehead face...how can you say no? (I finally got to take it off him last night after 10 days)

Thank you!  See you guys soon!

Meet Creeper

Some of you might remember the post where I introduced Deli, my new kitten, to all of you. Well, I have a few new things to share with you all today!


1. I got a surprise when I took Deli to the vet. Deli was actually a HE!
2. With this new discovery I decided we needed to start fresh with a new name. Deli is now Creeper. :D
3. I have new pictures of him! He's about 3 months old now and he's grown so much since those first pictures I posted. -tear-