We at It's a Wonderpurr Life are celebrating our beautiful Dori today on her birthday.
October 10, 2023
Celebrating Dori on her Birthday
May 04, 2023
Thankful Thursday Blog Hop: My Life is Wonderpurr
April 25, 2023
It's All Fun and Games Until the Kitten Grows Up
DORI: Welcome to Kick the Litter, a new feature here on It’s a Wonderpurr Life where members of our family, comprised of cats from varying backgrounds, generations, and breeds, gather each week to mix humor with intelligent debate over Hot Topics that pertain to not only us, but to cats in general all over the world. Hi evfurrybuddy, I’m yoor host, Dori, the Baba Wawa of the cat blogging world. *wavy paws*
HERMAN: Each week we choose our topics with the intention of educating human caretakers, many of whom have the wrong impression about caring for cats. Sadly, it’s an uphill battle, but we hope our debates will bring awareness and open dialogues among humans to benefit us all. Today’s Hot Topic is one that hits home with our family.
CRUEL ABANDONMENT OF UNWANTED FUR KIDS
CANDY: Over the past few weeks we’ve heard several conversations between my parents over someone they know who got rid of their cat or dog because it grew into something that didn’t fit into the life they envisioned with their pet.
OPIE: I hate that word. Pet. It makes us sound like we’re possessions. Owned, like a lamp or a couch.
February 23, 2023
An Adoption Controversy – Shelter vs Breeder
I’m yoor host, Dori, and I will be today’s meowderator for today’s Hot Topic.
Adopting a Purebred Over a Shelter
Kitty
DORI: Today’s
Hot Topic really set fire under our tails, and not because it’s unseasonably
warm here in FloryDa. Out of 100+ rescues our momma has only once adopted a
purebred from a breeder. (Looks at Rabbit with disapproval).
RABBIT: What? It’s not my fault I’m a pricey pussycat. I didn’t ask to be born. Joining me in this severely one-sided debate is my big brofur Herman who is a mystery mix of Turkish Van and probably some kind of Purina breed.
February 16, 2023
FIV-Positive Cats Deserve a Forever Home Too
DORI: Welcome everybuddy to another episode of Kick the Litter, a brand-new feature here on It’s a Wonderpurr Life where members of my family, comprised of cats from varying backgrounds, generations, and breeds, gather each week to mix humor with intelligent debate over Hot Topics that pertain to not only us, but to cats in general all over the world.
December 23, 2022
The Gift of Rescue
November 03, 2022
The Worst Halloween Ever
October 31, 2010. The day my nightmare as a Cat Mom came true.
November 01, 2022
October 11, 2022
Dori's Birthday Featuring Entries From Her Adoption Diary
Hi evfurrybuddy, it’s me, Dori. *wavy paws* Guess what? Yesterday I celebrated my birthday! Nooo, I’m not wevealing how old I am cuz us wimmen need to keep some mystery as we age.
I got lots of presents. My my favorite is a soft cushion snuggled between Momma and
Daddy’s pillows where I sleep at night. I also got a small soft pink blanket
with poky dots, and a little pink ball. And I got a sweater dwess with a plaid
skirt. I will meowdel for yoo.
I also got Friskies Cheesy treats - a huge bag but I have to share with my fursibs. And I got a package of Churu's that I really love a lot. So I had a nice day celebrating me.
Recently my momma was purging an enormous box of papers in her office, and she came across my baby diary kept during the first months after I was rescued. I've given purrmission for her to publish the first month here for yoor viewing enjoyment.
July 12, 2022
Princess Bed Hog
Written by Hans Christian Andersen, The Princess and the Pea is a fairytale that makes even modern royalty look undemanding.
It tells the tale of an incredibly picky prince who was having trouble finding himself a bride.
Actually he knew who he wanted for his bride but she was a married woman who chain-smoked, and frankly she thought the whole idea of being under a microscope as the wife of the future king was rubbish.
Oh wait. That was a more recent prince.
Anyway, he was forced to look far and wide… rather, told his staff to look far and wide… yet continuously found himself paired with women who he didn’t believe were princesses because of things like bad table manners or being too thin. Or too fat.
July 05, 2022
Woody Boyd - a Real Yankee Doodle Dandy
Celebrating the memory of the incredible Woody Boyd, a cockatiel born on the Fourth of July 1987.In hindsight I should have called him Yankee Doodle.
We adopted Woody from a not-professional breeder cuz we were young n stoopid. But he was so sweet and incredibly smart.
He came to live with us maybe around 12 weeks of age. I had him saying his first word inside a week: Pretty. Which morphed into Pretty Pretty Pretty which morphed into Pretty Boy.
He learned his name. He called himself Woodo. “Hello Woodo” he would say into a mirror.
I recall saying “I don’t believe it” to him. He flew to my shoulder and pressed his beak to my mouth, his way of wanting to learn. He picked up that phrase incredibly fast and used it a lot.
February 11, 2022
Celebrating ChauncieMarie at 17
This week our lovely French girl, ChauncieMarie, turned 17.
She lived in the field surrounding our neighborhood in Mississippi when we moved there in 2006. All the homes were brand new, and as each family moved in, we collectively became a larger family, making memories often on the driveways after work accompanied by wine and laughter.
Almost immediately word got out that a community of cats lived nearby, as they approached each homeowner for handouts. Of course I was a sucker for anyone homeless, and left out kibble and fresh water for the needy. And, of course, that brought in the gang of raccoons, but that's another story.
I'd moved to Southaven with nine cats from Kentucky. There had been a barn on the corner where too many unwanted cats congregated, and I adopted those who found me, among them Herman.
August 19, 2021
Proud of my Black Cat DNA
Hi evfurryone. It's me, Dori! *wavy paws* Sorry I didn't post this on Tuesday, but my brofur Wabbit was wurking his Golden AssWabbit Awards, and if I posted then the pals who visited our blog to vote would get confoozed.
My momma was black and beeUteeful. Her name is Annie. On a cold Decempurr night, she arrived on her own to my future forever home's backyard, looking for food and shelter for her family, comprised of her husband, and four 2-month-old kittens. She found raccoon noms, but when my future Meowmy saw her, she put out special kitteh noms.
Alas, my future pawrents were leaving the next morning to spend Christmas in Michigan. Momma told our sitter, Michelle, to leave extra noms out for Annie. So when Momma returned, not only did she see Annie, but she also met the rest of us!
My daddy, Nikolas:
June 17, 2021
Celebrating Caffeine Candy
Caffeine Candy got her nickname when she took to licking the Keurig nozzle after I made morning coffee. Thankfully she kicked the habit, and I no longer need to disinfect before I have my brew.
When Candy first joined our family, I could tell she had been homeless for awhile, but clearly she once knew the comforts of indoor living. She easily adapted to the resident members of the Gang, particularly Dori, who was thrilled to have a girlfriend near her age to play with.
A year after moving to Florida, Candy is loving life, with whatever memories she may have had of her past existence as a scrawny stray far behind her. She sleeps curled up each night in K.C.'s arms, and lounges on the Catio with her beloved never far from her side. While all of the Wonderpurr Gang has embraced Candy, it is clear to me that K.C. has been the ultimate benefactor of whatever nucleus of calm acceptance Candy possesses. I only recently came to the realization that I may have physically brought K.C. in out of the cold, but it was Candy who actually rescued him from his traumatized life. To put it simply: he adores her with every cell in his being.
April 11, 2021
Celebrating National Pet Day - Truly It's a Wonderpurr Life
Today everyone is celebrating National Pet Day. I don't know about yoor house, but at my house EVERY DAY is NATIONAL PET DAY.
We love posing for selfies so today we are featuring several members of the Wonderpurr Gang that actually tolerate our momanager aka pawpawrazzi's camera in our faces.
The first featured is our beloved leader, Hwermie, aka Herman TattleCat. Hwermie has enjoyed an illustrious career as Sherlock Herms, a Purranormal Detective. He's traveled extensively to far away places like Michigan, Smokey Mountains Tennessee, Nashville, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Las Vegas (he actually flew next to our mom in the plane to Vegas where he walked the red carpet at Blogpaws.)