Good News at Kittenpalooza & Kittykye's and Catching up with Jasper and Kona

Good News at Kittenpalooza

Run right over and check out Jane's post today. The surviving babies and mommas are doing so much better... I heard from Auntie Nancy today that Nannie Alice has her hands full already during the day trying to keep the little furballs from being too naughty!

Also, Jane was persuaded to post information on how to make a memorial contribution to Homeward Trails for her precious babies who have passed to Rainbow Bridge (by all of us who would like to send some green papers to help with the considerable expenses of coping with an outbreak of parvovirus like this).

And she concluded in her post, "Another tangible memorial to our sweet kitty angels would be to make certain that all domestic pets in your care, in your communities, and in our greater shared community are vaccinated against the host of common, preventable diseases such as parvovirus that affected Kittenpalooza."

Yep, that's our wonderful superbrood mom! Thinking as much about our babies as her own!

Catching Up With Jasper, Kona and Doc Phyllis

Yay!!! Doc Phyllis sent us some terrific pics of Kona and Jasper. I have got to get over there to visit soon (maybe when I drop off Kayla and Zimmer after their visit in June). I just love the first pic into to laptop cam! :-)

Says Phyllis, "Jasper loves to snuggle, what a great cat! BTW - they're testing out my new rain jacket to see if it's cat fur proof too...it rained on my 65 miles Saturday training ride!" (Doc Phyllis is doing the "100 Miles of Hills" ride to raise funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on June 6th).

Late Breaking Addition-

Most Excellent News!!!

Go and celebrate with kittykye!!! After the agonies of discovering her darling Wesley and L had cerebellar hypoplasia and would be disabled for life, a wonderful lady named Ann stepped forward and offered to fold these sweet babies into her furfamily.

Yay!!!!

More comfort needed at Kittenpalooza

Jane told us today that five more of her precious darlings have succumbed to parvovirus.

There is good news - the six remaining kittens and both moms (Wicomico, Talbot, Cecil, Kent, Prince George and Frederick; Caroline and Maryland) appear to be on the mend. They're probably not out of danger quite yet, but the signs look promising.

Our hearts ache for Jane, her sis Nancy and her mom, Alice. They've tried so hard to save all these babies.

Please keep Kittenpalloza in your thoughts and prayers. It's hard, too, for our community to watch from afar and to be able to offer only comfort as help. Taking a cue from memorials for the IBKC's Jerry Lee, I'll look into how best to send a tangible memorial for the babies who have crossed to Rainbow bridge and post that as soon as I know.

Our heartfelt sympathies to Kittenpalooza

I know many of you are already aware of the sad passing of little Anne Arrundel and Allegheney on Sunday. Unfortunately, because of the recent computer difficulties, I didn't find out until late last night.

If you haven't already, please take a moment and leave a word of support for Mom Jane, Auntie Nancy and Nannie Alice. Both babies contracted parvovirus and Jane and her vet rushed to vaccinate the rest of the litter. Please send your prayers and positive energy to this sweet superlitter, that their siblings stay free from the disease.

Annie and Allie, you were in wonderful, loving hands here, with your moms and aunties and nannie and we wish you all the joys of meeting up with sweet Somerset and her new friends at Rainbow Bridge.

Little Somerset has gone to Rainbow Bridge

Sad, and unexpected news today, over at our friend Jane's. One of Miss Caroline's babies, Somerset, passed away today.

It's been such a pleasure watching this "superlitter" grow and thrive as the two mothers raised their babies together at Casa Kittenpalooza.

Somerset was born on March 10th and had lots of fun with her sibs and cousins. Her illness was blessedly short. Her portrait was taken when she was just shy of two weeks old.

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Jane and her Mom, who have taken wonderful care of these sweet ones. And hugs to you, too, Miss Caroline.

I'm sending up a little word to my sweet Tish, to wander on over and greet the newest arrival at the Bridge tonight.

Hugs, Jane, from all your friends at Space Paws.