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Coloration: Blue
Likes: She loves to be petted, brushed or combed: she looks up adoringly, even if I'm combing thru mats. When she's in the mood, she loves belly rubs: she rolls over and invites us to rub her belly. She loves taking her morning "bath" in the sunny front windows.
Pet-Peeves: No lap available!
Favorite Toy: She LOVES a purple and blue feather fishing lure, on a wand. It was a gift from Louis and Ethan to Scooter for her 20th birthday, but Scooter didn't get to play with it much, so Lola is making sure it's well-loved and appreciated.
Favorite Nap Spot: A lap - any lap!! Is yours available?
Favorite Food: Innova Cat and Kitten (canned)
Skills: Disappearing!
Dwells:
indoors
Arrival Story: It was destined! After the loss of our beloved Scooter on Feb. 5, 2009, we knew we wanted another cat -- ideally, two -- but I was still trying to get past the initial grief. My husband asked when we could get another cat, though, so I started looking online, still not ready to look in person. The cats who fit our 'wish list' were too far away. Eventually, I felt brave enough to look at real live cats, so we went to the Petco and PetSmart adoptions one Saturday. We didn't find the cat for us, but it felt good to hold and pet a cat again. We talked for a while with an ANEW'S ARC volunteer at Petco and I took home a brochure and adoption application. Back home, I looked online again. On Petfinder's list of breeds, I intended to search another breed, but as I scrolled down the page toward it, I clicked on Burmese instead. I'd checked it before and there were no possibilities for us, but this time, there she was: small, senior female, very friendly and social, and she was in our area -- exactly what we were looking for! The same ANEW'S ARC group had her listed. My husband wasn't home to look at her photos, but I immediately went back to Petco. The volunteer called the foster mom and we arranged to meet "Luna" at Petco the next day at noon. Before we met her, I filled out the adoption application, just in case. We met, we loved, we brought her home immediately, on March 15, 2009. Lola (renamed from Luna) is home with us now, to stay! We feel we were destined and perfect for each other: she's the right kitty to help fill some big holes in our hearts as well as find a special place of her own (she already has), and we're committed to giving her the love and care she deserves.
Bio: Lola originally belonged to a breeder here in Albuquerque. When the breeder died in late 2005, Lola and the breeder's other cats were taken to the city shelter and kept there for 3 months while the court decided what to do with them. Lola was estimated to be 10 years old at that time. Released to a rescue group in March 2006, she was spayed and treated for some illnesses, then adopted in May 2006. That person returned her to the rescue group on March 8, 2009, apparently because she was throwing up. When we adopted her on March 15, 2009, she had some obvious health issues but it turns out throwing up isn't one of them. All her teeth were extracted on March 27, 2009 due to severe periodontal disease. Blood tests show she has stage 2 kidney disease, which we hope will improve now that the infection in her mouth is gone. She may have chronic upper respiratory infections, too, but we hope that will also be helped by taking care of her dental problems. Lola's such a sweet, lovable lap cat, very social and friendly -- a real love -- and we feel fortunate and blessed to have her with us. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lola blessed our lives with her beautiful, loving soul and indomitable spirit for only 8 months and 1 day, but she'll remain in our hearts forever. A rapid decline in her health led her vet and another to believe she had lymphoma or another very serious disease. Lola was too weak to endure testing and treatments ~ we just couldn't ask it of her. We chose to let her go in peace. On November 16, 2009, with the loving assistance of her vet and as I cradled her in my lap, she very peacefully began her journey to the Bridge, where she'll be Lola ~ Our Good Girl, forever.
Forums Motto: Whatever Lola wants... Catster Local Spots I've Marked: Albuquerque Cat Clinic, Wags & Whiskers, Long Leash on Life The Groups I'm In: Cats with Allergies, Frends of Skeezix (FOS), Hunka Hunka Burm Love
The Last Forum I Posted In: e - mail notification?
Coco's the reason I have my new home: Coco's mom told my mom how sweet Burmese cats are. When Mom looked on Petfinder again for a cat to adopt, she didn't intend to look for Burmese. She had checked Burmese before and there were none that were right for her and Dad. On her way to check on some other cats, she saw the Burmese category, and something made her click on it again... and there I was! Thank you, Coco's mom, for planting the thought in her head.
How Mom and Dad became attached to me: When my foster mom took me out of my carrier and put me in my future Dad's arms, I clung to him with everything I had, purring and kneading furiously. No one had trimmed my claws for a long time so they got stuck in his clothes. My future Mom helped pry them out, then she held me. I got stuck in her tee shirt, too. Since we were all "attached" by then, they had to take me home!
Lola blessed our lives with her beautiful, loving soul and indomitable spirit for only 8 months and 1 day, but she'll remain in our hearts forever.
A rapid decline in her health led her vet and another to believe she had lymphoma or another very serious disease. Lola was too weak to endure testing and treatments ~ we just couldn't ask it of her. We chose to let her go in peace.
On November 16, 2009, with the loving assistance of her vet and as I cradled her in my lap, she very peacefully began her journey to the Bridge, where she'll be Lola ~ Our Good Girl, forever.
Thank you so much for the purrs and the concern for our good girl.
xox
Lola's mom . . . make that very proud Mom of a very good girl
I'm probably slow noticing this, but I just went to make a comment on a diary and saw a box to check or uncheck below the space where you post your comment:
"Receive email notification when others comment on the diary"
Um... I probably missed it on the couple comments I made just prior to the one I noticed it on.
It is automatically "checked" but you can uncheck it if you want. Looks like Catster HQ listened again. Thank you for allowing us the option to turn off those comment notices!
Those comment email notifications are probably what got Mom in trouble with Comcast and the Catster emails, so she no longer receives any of the notices in her regular email. Like some others, she was chasing around repeatedly changing her email address on Catster until she gave up and established a webmail account elsewhere, so the notices can go there. It's a pain, though, and she doesn't feel like trying to figure out how to get it sent on to her Mac Mail. Says she's too busy taking care of me.
I'm busy giving Mom a hard time getting the food in my mouth. She doesn't care, though, she just wants me back to being Lola.
I want to thank everyone who has been commenting on my diary, especially while I haven't been feeling my best. I know it isn't fun for you to read continually about me not feeling good or not eating. I appreciate it, I appreciate the advice and suggestions, the purrs and quacks, and I appreciate the messages in gifts on my page and in pmails, too. Thank you.
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