Happy Third Gotcha Day, Giovanni!

 

Hi everybody, it's mes, Giovanni!

First, me wants to say thank you for all of de purrs and prayers for my belly! Mama started me on that medicine today, and hers was impressed with how cooperative me was about taking it! 

Second, do you know what today be?!?

Today be MY THIRD GOTCHA DAY!!!!

Yep, three years ago, me came to live with Mama and Tylan when me was just a tiny kitten!

Here me is at my foster home de day Mama came to visit me.

Today, me is so thankful to have a forever home, and me is thankful that my sisters, brother, and cat mama all have forever homes, too. 

Giovanni's Upset Tummy

 

Hi everybydoy, it's me, Giovanni!

Me has been vomiting fairly often lately, so despite my loud, mournful, pitiful protests, Mama put me in my carrier and took me to the vet last week! It was quite the indignity!

Me couldn't see my primary vet 'cause hers was already all booked up, so mes saw another nice vet in the clinic, and hers worked with my primary vet to come up with a plan for me. 

The nice vet lady felt my belly for any tumors, and hers felt none! That was everybody's main concern since mes had a cancerous subcutaneous mast cell tumor last year and had to have a toe removed from one of my little back feeties. Mama was very relieved that me has no masses in my belly!

Remembering Carmine on His Third Angelversary

Today is Carmine's third angelversary. On May 26, 2023, Carmine went to the Rainbow Bridge at the ripe old age of 18. We were together just two weeks short of 18 years (Carmine told me he was coming home with me as a 14-week-old kitten, and of course, I obeyed him).

I miss so many things about my sweet heart cat.

I miss how compassionate and loving he was to me and to his kitty friends—everyone migrated to Carmine when they didn't feel well because they knew he would watch over them and take good care of them. 

I miss how soft he was after his lion cuts and how nice he smelled after he had a visit with the groomer. 

I miss how playful he was, especially when he was young. He always entertained us with his silly antics. 

I miss seeing him up on top of the kitchen cabinets, in his cushy cat cubes, and enjoying his heated bed. 

I miss how much he loved chicken and ham and how he patiently waited for me to share some when I had it for dinner. 

But do you know what I miss most of all?

Thankful Thursday

 Yesterday was the one-year anniversary of Tylan's passing. Of course I miss him, but for this week's Thankful Thursday, Giovanni and I are thankful for the time we got to spend with Tylan while he was here. 

Tylan was a very special little man. He was a joyful cat.

Tylan loved his humans and his kitty friends. Carmine liked Tylan as long as he stayed out of his personal bubble. But it wasn't until Giovani came along that Tylan had the kind of kitty friend his heart desired. When Giovanni was a tiny kitten, he'd curl up with Tylan in the heated bed. As Giovanni got older, he hung out with Tylan a lot like this—right next to his bed. 

Remembering Tylan on His Angelversary

Today marks the one year anniversary of Tylan's passing. I cannot believe it's been an entire year already. It's been one looooong year.

Most of you know what a tough life Tylan had. He came from a hoarding situation in Bangkok, Thailand. While his caretaker had the best of intentions, she simply couldn't reasonably care for all the kitties she had (30-40 in a one-room apartment). So, he spent weeks, months, or years(?) in a hard plastic carrier not getting enough food to eat. 

Thankfully, Demi from Demi's Animal Rescue met him while in Thailand to film a documentary . She saw what terrible shape his mouth was in and decided to help him and three other Siamese living with him. 

He actually told the story about how he came to America in our anthology, Purrseverance: Inspiring Cat Stories of Resilience and Hope. 

You can read Tylan's very first blog post here.