How is it almost May already?
I was again fairly well-behaved in April, adding only three models to the collection. (I think. I may have forgotten something. I do that a lot.) Here they are, in the order received.
I was again fairly well-behaved in April, adding only three models to the collection. (I think. I may have forgotten something. I do that a lot.) Here they are, in the order received.
[Cat update following the models; I will neither know nor be offended if you skip straight there. 😉]
#CF615G, Toby, was a run of 250 models produced by Copperfox in 2017. I like Copperfoxes a lot, especially this sculpt, but for whatever reason, a Toby never landed on my shelves. There was one in the Copperfox sale on Valentine’s Day, but I forgot to check the sale until they were thirty or so minutes in, and I missed him.
A few days later, my friend Macie posted about her National Show Horse conga on her blog (if you don’t already follow it, I highly recommend it!) and in the first picture of that post, Toby was visible on the top shelf. I jokingly messaged her that I was grabbing him and running off with him, and she said, “I actually could probably be persuaded to part with him.”
I didn’t end up having to do much persuading.
She threw more pictures of his glossy goodness into our Messenger thread and said she still had his box and COA, and it was pretty much a done deal. She then reached out to a mutual friend of ours, who helped us set a price for him that both of us were happy with.
A few days later, my friend Macie posted about her National Show Horse conga on her blog (if you don’t already follow it, I highly recommend it!) and in the first picture of that post, Toby was visible on the top shelf. I jokingly messaged her that I was grabbing him and running off with him, and she said, “I actually could probably be persuaded to part with him.”
I didn’t end up having to do much persuading.
She threw more pictures of his glossy goodness into our Messenger thread and said she still had his box and COA, and it was pretty much a done deal. She then reached out to a mutual friend of ours, who helped us set a price for him that both of us were happy with.
I haven’t participated in Breyer’s Collector Club Appreciation (CCA) Sale since … 2021? It’s been awhile. I knew I was doomed to participate this year the second I saw the glossy blue Big Lex as one of the four models you could receive. I ordered a bunch of pony pouches (because the last thing I need is more models) and the CCA model, and hoped for the best.
Luck was not on my side. I’m not a cream dilute fan in general, and I could already tell from the response to the sale that Cloud was going to be the least popular (and the least likely to be able to trade for a Big Lex), so of course that’s who I got. He’s been sitting on the dining room table for a couple weeks now, but the more I look at him, the more I like him. The chalky basecoat helps a lot. He might end up staying.
Luck was not on my side. I’m not a cream dilute fan in general, and I could already tell from the response to the sale that Cloud was going to be the least popular (and the least likely to be able to trade for a Big Lex), so of course that’s who I got. He’s been sitting on the dining room table for a couple weeks now, but the more I look at him, the more I like him. The chalky basecoat helps a lot. He might end up staying.
Unlike last year, when I signed up for both the Stablemates Club and the Premier Club, I didn’t choose to sign up for any of the optional clubs this year. I just went for my usual, the Deluxe Collector Club - because seriously, who doesn’t want that bay mini PAM?
So of course they had to release my favorite G1 sculpt, the Quarter Horse Stallion, as part of this year’s Stablemates Club, #B-CS-10578 Westley. Luckily Macie intervened again - she would end up with an extra and asked if I wanted him at cost. Damned right I did! She even had him shipped direct to me from Breyer.
That’s the end of the model acquisitions. Now to hijack the blog again for a cat update; the number of comments I got on the last one seems to indicate to me that yinz don’t really mind the subject matter detour.
So of course they had to release my favorite G1 sculpt, the Quarter Horse Stallion, as part of this year’s Stablemates Club, #B-CS-10578 Westley. Luckily Macie intervened again - she would end up with an extra and asked if I wanted him at cost. Damned right I did! She even had him shipped direct to me from Breyer.
That’s the end of the model acquisitions. Now to hijack the blog again for a cat update; the number of comments I got on the last one seems to indicate to me that yinz don’t really mind the subject matter detour.
Our little rescue guy is doing pretty well. He went to the vet yesterday and was terrified, but still a sweet, gentle soul. He didn’t growl or hiss or anything; just tried to become one with the back wall of his crate. He got really stressed when they tried to get bloodwork from him; they quickly deemed it not worth it. I’ll bring him back next week with some good old gabapentin on board to help keep him calm. I wanted some answers about his FIV/FeLV status and some reassurance that his overall systems were healthy, but we’ll have to wait a few more days. As much as I want to know exactly what we’re dealing with, I’m 100% okay with doing things on the little guy’s timeline.
The vet thinks his skin wounds were from scratching rather than cat bites - she didn’t see any evidence of puncture wounds or abscesses. That was reassuring. We didn’t find any live fleas on him last night and he didn’t itch at all while we were with him, so hopefully that means we’re getting on top of the problem. My boyfriend washed all his blankets and gave the room a thorough vacuum while I had the little guy at the vet. To my absolute shock, his fecal came back negative for everything. We’re going to give him the dewormer anyway, though, since I know he probably ate some fleas. Tapeworms are a hard nope.
Everything else about him looks good so far. His digestive system is a little wonky from the food change, but that should take care of itself soon enough. (I’m also going to see if I can get him to eat Felice’s favorite thing ever - canned pumpkin.)
The vet thinks his skin wounds were from scratching rather than cat bites - she didn’t see any evidence of puncture wounds or abscesses. That was reassuring. We didn’t find any live fleas on him last night and he didn’t itch at all while we were with him, so hopefully that means we’re getting on top of the problem. My boyfriend washed all his blankets and gave the room a thorough vacuum while I had the little guy at the vet. To my absolute shock, his fecal came back negative for everything. We’re going to give him the dewormer anyway, though, since I know he probably ate some fleas. Tapeworms are a hard nope.
Everything else about him looks good so far. His digestive system is a little wonky from the food change, but that should take care of itself soon enough. (I’m also going to see if I can get him to eat Felice’s favorite thing ever - canned pumpkin.)
The vet thinks he’s a year or two old, which fits with the timeline from the colony caretaker.
He continues to make progress in getting comfortable with us and his space. On Monday night, he gave himself a fairly thorough bath while we were sitting near him in the room. Last night, he gave himself a full bath while sitting on my lap. (And I mean a full bath ... raised leg and all.) He has shown trust with us from the very beginning, but to have him comfortable enough in his space to groom on my lap, rather than curling up to make himself as small and unnoticeable as possible, was awesome.
He’s a pretty great little guy. Name is still TBD, but the list is getting smaller.
He’s a pretty great little guy. Name is still TBD, but the list is getting smaller.
One final picture. You know that feeling you get on the back of your neck when you're being watched? I had that this morning after I sat down at my work desk. Turned around and this is what I saw.
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