Gotcha Date: January 29th 2006 Birthday: June 1st 1996 Coloration: Dilute Calico Likes: Eating and begging for food, looking out the window at birds and squirrels and bossing everyone around. Pet-Peeves: Going to the vet, taking medication, loud noises, the vacuum cleaner, ignoring her when she wants attention. Favorite Toy: She likes playing with her cork ball, catnip carrot, catnip candy cane and boogie mat. Favorite Nap Spot: In her cat bed, the teepee bed, the *cave* in the cat tree and on my bed. Favorite Food: Wellness, Weruva, Tiki Cat, Pro Plan and FF. She's very fussy about her food. She loves people food treats such as spaghetti, blueberries, cheese & turkey. Skills: She has turned me into her slave. Dwells:
indoors Arrival Story: Mittens had two other homes before coming to live with me. A friend of mine adopted Mittens and her sister Kaci when they were a little over 1 year old and they lived with her for 8 years. In January 2006, my friend knew she was dying from cancer and was seeking new homes for them. Two days after learning of their plight, I decided to adopt them. It's one of the best decisions I've ever made! Bio: Mittens is very timid and shy. She hid in my bedroom closet for the first week, only coming out to eat and use the litter box when no one was home during the day or at night when everyone was sleeping.
At the end of the first week, she surprised me by leaving the safety of my bedroom closet and walking up to me and rubbing my legs. She let me pet her too! At that point, she set up headquarters under my bed for the next several months although she started coming out of the bedroom more and more often until one day, about 3 months after living with me, she appeared downstairs. Mittens is one of the most gentle, non-aggressive, peaceable cats I've ever known. She is a very sweet and affectionate kitty but very shy with people. However, when Mittens gets to know you, after observing and studying you, and feels comfortable enough to trust you, you will find out what a gentle, sweet and affectionate kitty she is! Forums Motto: I'm a soft, gentle summer breeze The Groups I'm In: ☆☆CIRCUS FOR FURS☆☆, *HAPPY KITTIES*, ♥ Chatty Cats ♥ , Calico & Tortie Darlings, PETS for OBAMA, Guardian Angel Cats, PAWS Angels WAGS for Kindness, Postage Pals, Purr It Forward, Rainbow Bridge Angel Babies, Sweet Face, The Birthday & Gotcha Club, The Hazel Lucy Appreciation Society, The Kitties' Club, Tigger's Arcade, ~Always in Our Hearts~, ♥ Kewlest Catster Kitties ♥
Valentine's gifts from
my KCK Secret Admirer!
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Miss Mittens was diagnosed with intestinal lymphoma on December 23, 2008. She rapidly improved after starting chemo (cytoxan and prednisone) and did very well during 2009 and into early 2010. In May 2010, she had a follow-up ultrasound and it was determined that her cancer was in remission. Everything still looked good for her concerning her lymphoma. However, in May 2010 she was also diagnosed with kidney disease and a grade 3 heart murmur. Sadly, her kidney disease progressed rapidly and she began going downhill fast. In July, she became severely anemic and began rapidly losing weight and losing her appetite. Subq fluids didn't help her much and made her feel worse. She stopped eating and taking appetite stimulants made her vomit. By the end of August 2010, she had deteriorated so much that I made the painful decision to let her go. My sweet, gentle girl made her journey to Rainbow Bridge and joined the angels on September 1, 2010. She is deeply and sadly missed.
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DAILY DIARY PICK: February 6, 2008; March 26, 2008; April 28, 2008; October 25, 2008; December 4, 2008; January 14, 2009; June 9, 2009; September 20, 2009; November 29, 2009; January 29, 2010; August 29, 2010; December 11, 2010; and May 16, 2011.
Proudly wearing pink in the fight against cancer
CATSTER HONORS:
CAT OF THE WEEK: August 30, 2010 - September 13, 2010
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CAT OF THE DAY: June 25, 2008
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DIARY OF THE DAY: September 25, 2009
My sweetheart and soulmate Toonces:
Toonces & Mittens Forever!
My sweet BFF:
My former guardian angel:
My gorgeous *adopted* sister Saki -- Sisters Furrever!
Saki & I were Daily Diary Picks together on 2/6/08
My niece Maci (she's named after me and my sister Kaci):
I have a Secret Admirer! He sent me a heart with a sweet message inside . . . then he sent me a lovely Happy Valentine’s Day picture he made just for me . . . and then he sent me another heart with another sweet message! And this morning he sent me a box of heart shaped valentine candies . . . yum! Thank you Secret Admirer!
Oh, oh, oh! This is wonderful! My Secret Admirer makes me feel very special and pampered. I’m dancing and spinning with excitement and loving my Secret Admirer!
Who can he be?
Is it Simba, Muffy, Pigeon, Max, Smiley, Fave or Jameson?
Or Kibbles, Francis, Legaly, Pete, Zeke, Toby, Taffy or MILO?
I have no idea who my Secret Admirer is. Perhaps he’ll give me a clue? Or keep me guessing? Even though I’d love to know who he is, keeping me guessing is so much fun too!
It’s my Gotcha Day, a day for happy memories and celebration, but it’s also a bittersweet day for mommy. She’s celebrating the day with Kaci and at the same time, feeling sad and teary eyed because I’m no longer here to celebrate with them. It makes her heart hurt because she misses me so much.
Last year mommy wrote our adoption day story in Kaci’s diary. If you’d like to read it, here’s the link to Kaci’s diary from last year:
Are you the same Anonymous who gave me the pretty pink ribbon rosette? If it's you, I know who you are! Can I tell everyone who you are or do you prefer remaining Anonymous?
If it's not you, then I have another mystery to solve! :))
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Toonces & Mittens Forever!
