Milliecat.com - Page 8 of 8 - The blog about our love for black cats. Named after our first black cat Millie.

New Cat Soon?

Posted on June 29, 2011 by DaveJune 29, 2011

So after a lot of thinking, wondering, praying, etc, I think the time is right to get a new black cat. A NEW black cat. Not a cat to replace Millie, but a new black cat with a unique personality.

Millie really opened my eyes to how great cats can be. Sure, most cat lovers tend to gravitate towards one type of cat over another. For example, Lianne LOVES tiger cats. She really loves grey tigers with white paws and bellies, like our Mooz. I am now officially a lover of black cats.

Could be the simplicity of their appearance maybe? They don’t need unique markings to stand out from one another because they are so unique in personality.

Sadly, not many people get a chance to find this out. Some people look past them in shelters because the black cat is considered “boring” in appearance. Even worse, some people frown upon them because of crazy superstitions.

Oddly enough, that’s part of what has drawn me to the black cat. I almost view it as my personal mission to make sure at least one more black cat has a home. I figure, heck, if I’m gonna adopt a cat, might as well make it worth while and give a home to one that might never make it out of the shelter because the odds are stacked against it.

Somebody’s gotta do it, right?

Not as aimless now…

Posted on May 9, 2011 by DaveMarch 17, 2014

(This entry imported from moozcat.com while some maintenance is performed there.)

When I set up Moozcat.com several years ago I had no idea what to do with it, I just liked the domain name.

Then, not long after, I got the idea to design websites as I learned flash. It went well for a little while.

Eventually I realized I am not cut out for the web design business, as the concepts are ever changing. Sure, I’ll design the occasional site from time to time for a friend as needed, but I doubt I’ll ever design a major site or make any money. It’s more of a hobby now. So, Moozcat.com isn’t really the business I thought it might turn in to.

In the meantime, I’ve had a wonderful cat enter my life, and then quite sadly and abruptly she left our world due to aggressive cancer. I was never a “cat person” until I had her. The name “Moozcat.com” came from my wife’s cat “Mooz.”

My late cat, Millie, now has a domain name of her own. It doesn’t have the same ring to it. But Millie will live on in blog posts, pics, videos, etc. The point of all this posting is partly to help me heal, but also to spread the word about adopting black cats.

So now, my blog isn’t as aimless. Opening eyes to black cat adoption is the aim right now.

Millie came to us as sort of a fluke, but boy what an impact she had.

Lianne noticed a couple freecycle posts from someone looking to find a home for Millie. She didn’t pay much attention to the first post, thinking someone would probably want this cute cat. Then the second post came. Apparently nobody wanted to open their home to this wonderful black cat. Was it because she was over 10 years old? Was it because she was black? Who knows?

Black cats are the hardest cats to find homes for. Some folks are too superstitious to want one. Some want tiger cats, or calico cats because they’re “more interesting” than a plain old black cat.

Look at the header pic. Does this cat look boring or plain?

When looking for a cat, consider a black cat, they have more love to give than you might expect.

Millie 1995 – 2011

Posted on April 10, 2011 by DaveJanuary 30, 2012

We adopted Millie in May of 2006 when she was 11 years old. She was a bit of a challenge being so set in her ways! Crazy from the minute we met her. We went over to pick her up and Dave sat down in the middle of their kitchen. Millie immediately walked over to him and curled up in his lap. That was the end of it. Inseparable most of the time. All she wanted to do was spend time in Dave’s lap.

Millie started getting sick late December 2010. In January 2011 we noticed she had stopped eating. This started us on 2+ months of syringe feeding, blood tests, ultrasounds, xrays, and several trips down to Ocean State Veterinary Specialists. I can’t say enough good things about Dr. Benjamin Nolan. He was wonderful to work with!! We went through a lot of ups and downs, eating and not eating, medication after medication. Even though we weren’t able to get any conclusive test results, Dr. Nolan felt very strongly that we were dealing with lymphoma. We started her on Predisolone and it seemed to help for a few days. Then she started going down hill again. On March 10th, we had another ultrasound done. This showed fluid in her lungs that wasn’t there in the ultrasound a month before. Unusual. She had 100 ml of fluid drained that night and was a new cat by the time we got home. She started going down hill again less than a week later. She had been sneezing on and off. One eye was gunked up and one side of her nose was runny. On March 21st we took her to the vet again. Dr. Nolan could hear one lung functioning, but not the other. The eye/nose problems were on the same side as that lung. This meant the fluid had come back already and the cancer was spreading into her head. We could have had the fluid drained again, but we really felt it was a losing battle at that point. We made the very difficult decision to put her down that night. Even Dr. Nolan said he had never seen a case like hers where the cancer spread that fast.

Those were very difficult and emotional months, and we’re still dealing with the emptiness of not having her around here. She was only with us for five years, but she left such an impact on our lives. As difficult as things were, I wouldn’t trade that for anything. Rest in peace sweet Millie.

Millie through the years:

05/11/06: Day one or two at our house. This is how things were from the beginning – in Dave’s lap!