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We LOVE our Kitties!
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Update:
Well, as you can see, Mr. Tennessee is taking a nap. He has all his work done for the day. All
guests have been escorted to their respective rooms and as I'm
typing this note... Tennessee is snoozing in the sunlight
that is coming in from the west window in my office. He has comfortably
cuddled in on Miss Sadie's blanket.
Mr.
Tennessee has been sick for the past year or more with a chronic
bladder infection. (I think it's the breed. Both he and
Miss Sadie are Main Coon kitties) His Veterinarian
and I have been working with him to get him on a regimen of
something that will help him feel better and keep him on the
planet.
At first we were just using the prescription medicine that
our veterinarian prescribed, but, it just wasn't helping Tennessee
to be better long term. He would be fine as long as he was on
the meds; as soon as we would take him off, it would be about
a week and TN was peeing blood again and we were back to the
beginning.
So now, twice a day, TN gets a mix of Slippery elm, Carpon
(cranberry and some other stuff in pill form), No
F.U.S. (a blend of cranberry and natural herbs in
pill form from Petsmart), Vitamin C,
wild yam root, Agrimony and amoxicillin. It's working, he's
not peeing blood anymore and he
is now back to work. Looks like this will be a permanent
remedy for our handsome Mr. Tennessee Kitty.
His favorite job is "host kitty" and he takes
his position very seriously. There are days when he gets tired easily, but Tennessee is always
happiest when he is working.
In his job as host, he is the greeter kitty and as
greeter, Tennessee has lots of duties. He has to purr and place himself
so you can pet him and he has to stop by the
coffee bar to say hello and visit you as you fill out any
paper work that needs to be done. He makes sure you are being properly
entertained.
When you are sitting at the bar having a coffee or soda, invite him to join you,
he will have his favorite beverage, ice and water
with you. He is great at keeping you company.
Mr. Tennessee, on days when he is feeling super great, becomes
the escape kitty cat; he does his best to convince everyone,
including me, that he really
goes out side all the time. What a silly cat! He knows he is a house kitty
and "out side" is dangerous for him! Right out
our front door is Hwy55... but, if you would ask him about
that, living on a highway is really not a matter of concern....
Ya, right!
Miss
Sadie diva Cat,
Yes, her whiskers are that long!!
Taking over Tennessee's host kitty duties
when he is under the weather, Miss Sadie Cat has become quite the social
butterfly. She is loving attention and playing with guests.
I noticed that in the last month or so, she
is more than pleased to join you in your room... but, only if you
are a kitty person. She is still very picky about who
she lets into her circle but, when she likes you, oh, she is so very pleased to get all the attention
you will give her. She will even roll over sometimes and if you kneel down
slowly, and are very gentle,
she will let you pet her tummy and if she does roll over for
you, just know she likes you a lot!
Of course, our Sadie girl is always
delighted to let everyone see how very pretty her calico coat
is as she struts through the living room!
Lately she is using the stair railings for
her own personal stocks. She looks pretty funny hanging out
like that.
She has also decided that everyone needs to be told what time
breakfast is, so if you are not up at the time she thinks you
need to be, she will come knocking on your door to let you
know that breakfast will be served soon. I'm told she actually
knocks on your door until you open it..
Another
photo of Handsome Tennessee
More later, Sharon
In
Memory
Since
I moved to Thayer's in 1993 I have had 4 kitties leave this
mortal plane. I set up this area as a memorial to them.
If any of you have fond memories or stories
about them that you would like to have me include here; you can
email me and I'll post them for you. slg@thayers.net
In Memory of Professor Herald Squeak -
remembered by all as a GREAT BIG Kitty Cat with a HUGE
FLUFFY TAIL. A loving cuddle
cat with a very little, soft voice and a LOUD, LOUD Purr..
Professor Herald stops in from the other
side - he looks like he's about two years old, handsome,
healthy and that BIG boy's tail is as fluffy as ever. Thank you for all your emails and good
thoughts. We are all getting better. It's nice to know you are
pulling for us!
A
number of you have been asking to see photos of Clyde, Cocoa Bear
& Kimmie, the King, Cat. These beautiful
kitties also left us in the physical but, they too, continue to join us
here at Thayer's, in spirit, from the other side.
Below
is a photo of Cocoa Bear; he was about 12 years old when he
died of CRF, Christmas day night in 1996. He is the kitty that
someone abandoned in Wisconsin and I drove 200 miles, one way,
to bring home. He was the biggest Main Coon cat, about 38 pounds, I
have ever seen! Great hunter, he brought me a mouse the first
day he moved in with us... I just about had a coronary over that
one. A beautiful friendly cuddle cat, a host that kept us all in
smiles... that was my bear cat, Cocoa.
Below is our famous Kimmie, The King, Cat. He
was the kitty that taught my husband Warren to be a cat lover!
Kimmie was a most exceptional, calm and quiet Siamese...
unless, of course, it was breakfast time! Breakfast was when
Kimmie became the King. I was there to serve him his
food at exactly 8:00am, any other time would simply not do,
and I if I tried to change the time, I heard about
it!
Kimmie
was baby Tennessee's teacher and Kimmie did everything a good
teacher does for students including giving a strong critique
when needed. When you meet TN you will understand why I
appreciate Kimmie so much, he did a great job of training the
little kitty! Kimmie also turned Tennessee onto the joys of
drinking ice
water... it was my friend Carol that started Kimmie on ice
& water when she
was working here. If Kimmie looks like a celebrity to you, he
is! Kimmie, my cat, was on television as our "Murder
& Mystery" cat in all our TV commercials!
I'm still looking for my photos
of Clyde. Clyde came into my life because the sign on the cage
he was in at the Hennepin County Humane society said "He
was too much trouble" for his former owners. I didn't know
it when I took him home, but Clyde was very, very sick and even
though he was in pain, this big boy was a loving, generous
and fine, a truly happy cat. He won over TN and Miss Sadie as fast as he
had won me... it took him all of about 5 seconds to make
friends. And, he smiled from the inside out.
Every day he was here, he made sure that Miss
Sadie and TN were well groomed and cared for. About 3 weeks
after I got Clyde, I found out that he had crystals blocking his
urethra and the only way to fix the problem was to have surgery.
He had emergency surgery at the University of Minnesota Veterinary
Hospital, a transfusion and human transplant medications,
but his body just couldn't recover... and still, everyday, when
I would visit, he would say hello and give me kisses. He made
sure I knew he came into my life to change it... and change my
life he did. He was only in my life for 2 months, but the impact
he made on my heart during that time, and still, is incredible!
When I find Clyde's pictures, I'll scan them in and
post them here.
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