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Tanner got his wings today

Tanner made his journey across the bridge today. I came home from work and found his body on the floor next to my bed. His tail was all fluffed up like he was startled and his eyes were open. I think he had a heart attack.

Tanner was my FIV baby that was abandoned by his previous owner after Katrina. I saw him and his brother grow up and couldn't bear the thought of something bad happening to them. It took about 6 months but I won Tanner's trust and he became a member of the family. I had him fixed and tested and the tests came back positive for FIV and the vet wanted me to give the ok to put him down. "No" immediately came out of my mouth. Just because he tested positive didn't mean an instant death sentence. If taken care of, he could have a great quality of life even if quantity of life was limited. And that's what he had. He was loved, taken care of and knew he found a furrever home.

He was my kiss-kiss kitty. He loved being loved on. He'd head butt me for kisses and would swing at me if he thought our kiss-kiss time wasn't long enough. But lately things changed. He lost so much weight over a short amount of time. He'd still eat and drink like normal but he was basically skin and bones. I knew his time was coming and I let him do whatever he wanted.

Some of the other kitties would bathe his head and he didn't object like he used to. The signs were there and I knew his days were numbered but I didn't realize it would be this soon. So I got ready for work this morning like I usually do, gave him a head scratch and a kiss on top of his head, told him I loved him and that I was proud of him, kicked all the rowdy animals out of the room and closed the door to give him some peace and quiet.

Not sure when he crossed the bridge but he had been dead for several hours by the time I found him. I hate the fact that I wasn't there for him when he crossed the bridge but I also know that I told him those things this morning before I left. He knows he was loved. I just hope he didn't suffer and wasn't in any pain before he crossed over.

I took him to be cremated. He will be forever in my heart. He had a good life and I'm lucky to have been the human he could call his own. Rest in peace my sweet Tanner...my Kiss-Kiss kitty. I will forever love and miss you. Till we meet again...

Happy Birthday to me!

Can you believe it? I'm 5 today!!! We just checked the birthday stroll and there's 1111 kitties registered as having a birthday today! That's alot of kitties!!!

Mom got me some presents but I'll share them with the rest of the furbutts cuz I'm such a nice guy! Mom got me a new fountain which Tigger got to drink out of first. That's ok...ladies first. Mom took a picture of Tigger and the fountain and posted it up as Tigger's new profile pic so go check it out.

I also got one of those round things where you bat the ball around in a circle. It has a scratching pad in the middle and it's lined with catnip! Oh boy...catnip!!! The ball has a red light in it too which drives us crazy!

I got treats and more catnip toys too. It's like Christmas time here right now. A few days ago it was Princess, Shelby and Simon's birthday so they got lots of pressies too so we got all kinds of new stuff to play with this last week! Mom says we're spoiled...does anyone know what that means???

Well, time to go play some more so Happy Birthday to all the kitties out there having a birthday today too! Hope you're enjoying your day as much as I'm enjoying mine! Happy Birthday!!!

I'm 3 Today!!!

Woohoo! I'm the birthday boy today in my furfamily! So far, I can't really say that today is any different than any other day. I've eaten, taken plenty of cat naps and basically laid around all day. I also get lots of kisses from mommie. So, is it my birthday every day then? It sure seems like it.

Today is both a happy day and a sad day for mommie.
Happy moments: it's my 3rd birthday which is a milestone in itself since I was a feral kitty up until a year ago and I'm FIV positive which poses other problems.

Sad moments: it's been 1 year exactly since my brother BW disappeared and never came back. Mom got to feed him and sing him Happy Birthday and he disappeared forever. Mom hopes it wasn't her singing that drove him away.

Another sad moment: it's been 6 months since Orange was killed. Orange was my brother BW's girlfriend that was killed less than a week after having kittens that mom could never find. Her story is in one of my earlier diaries.

Another sad moment: it's been 4 long weeks since Whitey disappeared and mom is afraid that she'll never see him again either.

Then there's Thomas, my son. Mom hasn't seen him in a week and worries that something bad happened to him. Mom hasn't listed him as missing yet because she's trying to stay positive and hoping that he just hasn't been around at the same time mom has been.

But on a positive note today, Kiwi has plopped himself into a special place in mom's heart by climbing into her lap this morning and was more interested in lap time than eating. He's been skirting the idea of climbing in her lap these last few days but he literally kept trying to trip mom up this morning until she sat down. As soon as she sat down, he jumped right up and plopped himself down. He acted like he's laid in mom's lap all his life. He made mom's day today! Maybe he knows that today is a sad day in general for mommie and just wanted her to know that everything will be okay. Isn't he a sweetie?

Talking of being a sweetie, mommie is home from work now. So now it's my turn to be a sweetie and go give mommie some much needed headbutts. I think she needs them. I'm her kiss magnet so I know there'll be lots of kisses in it for me. Mom says she can't help it. Can you blame her? I'm adorable! Happy Birthday to me! I'm 3 today!!!