Thank you, readers, a few of your name suggestions for our rescued Chinchilla Persian to use on your next adopted cat or dog; Poofette, Purrl, Fuzzers, Puffin, Miss Purrfect, Echo, Joy, Sweetpurr, Serendipuddy and Angelica.
One day, I was musing over names and remembered majestic Mount ‘Shasta’ and instantly knew it was her name.
We are thrilled to introduce our gorgeous rescue, ‘Miss
Shasta Fluffington’, named for purr-poseful reasons: tallest mountain and spiritual setting in California’s Cascade Range; a First Nations tribe; ‘wise old sage’ in Native American; and a Hindu deity.
Remember how we considered naming her after the movie, “Driving Miss Daisy” for her 800-mile sojourn to our home? We were close!
I proudly announced to a Home Depot cashier, “We have a new kitty, Shasta.”
She exclaimed, “I was born in
Shasta, it only has 1,000 residents!”
Then she pointed to the store’s nursery and said, “We sell white Shasta Daisies!”
Then added, “My dog’s name is Daisy.”
Watch for life’s synchronicities confirming you are on the right track!
Shasta’s transition into our home was as peaceful as paws-ible. Her litter, food/water, toys, and ‘baby’ blanket were with her in the walk-in closet. She has
vampire hours; sleeping all day and dragging her feather toy out when the sun sets to play.
Years ago, an artist immortalized our Angelscribe Persian Wingletts on nationally selling sweatshirts. Is it a coincidence that out of all the hanging clothes in the closet, Shasta nestles under the Winglett’s sweatshirts? Maybe she knows that it will take big fur mitts to fill their vacant paws-ition.
She received a homeopathic remedy for anxiety and a Bach
Flower remedy, Rescue. Her diet is homemade chicken food with a probiotic. She was constipated from a steady kibble diet, so we added pumpkin to her food. We also put hair ball paste with kibble on top of it resembling kitty ice cream with nuts on top.
She had urinated on her past owner's bed because of a bladder infection! Pets that urinate inappropriately are not being obnoxious to anger you. They are demonstrating a painful UTI infection asking you
to investigate the ‘why’ to their actions. Today, she is happier and healthier.
Miss Fluffington’s PTSDoggy syndrome settled once she realized there is no dog in her new home. Now, she’s on her cat tower, purring, and spying on everyone.
It takes time to acclimate a rescue to trusting. With patience and a gentle manner rescues become devoted to you. They know life before and after your home and are appreciative.
Shasta pulls her
Da-bird feather toy over to me, stares into my eyes, so of course we play to relax her tight frightened muscles. She thinks 3 AM is the purr-fect time for this training and she’s training me nicely. Seeing her pounce joyfully amounts to winning a kitty Nobel Peace prize!
BUT! I have created a monster! Shasta has had three stroller rides in the neighborhood which she enjoys. Last night, at midnight she loudly meowed, “MEOW-NOWs?” until I woke up. Her eager
eyes showed that she was ready for another stroll.
I tried distracting her ‘great idea’ by tossing kibble around the house so she could do an Easter egg hunt. This worked until 2:30 am when, again, I was awakened to more “MEOW-NOWs?”.
I have been trying to flip her from vampire hours of sleeping all day and being awake all night but when the sun goes down, she gets up.
Apparently, one of us is adjusting from being awake
all night to daylight hours, and it is clearly not her! “Yawn!”
Please consider a much deserving rescue pure breed or a mixed breed for your next pet. Look at the beauty we found! www.PetFinder.com
