Me? a DDP?! MeoWOW, thank you Catster!

Oh MY! I have never had a Catster honor before; I guess it pays to open my big mouth! MOL MOL! Thank you HQ and thank you all of my friends for reading my diary! It sure has been a busy month for my family; we had been absent for so long, only just recently going through our 5000 cat mails (MOL!!) and CATching up! We celebrated my sisfur Lily's birthday recently, my twin brofur Poo's and my birthdays just last Tuesday, now I'm a DDP. WHEW! It sure is great to be back in the swing of things in CatsterLand.

Well, today marks a very special day in addition to my honor. And I wish to focus the very special spotlight on my angel sisfur Eve, today is her birthday and mom forgot.... (mom hangs head) Thanks to all of our friends, Eve's memory lives on. Happy birthday, sweet little sisfur!

we beliEVE!!! And we love you very much.

If you have a moment, please visit her page and read her first diary entry... bring a kleenex. I bring this up because we never ever want to forget our dear shelter friends... who unfurrtunately do tend to become forgotten. Let's all do what we can to help the helpless.... and please continue to...
BELIEVE!

http://www.catster.com/cats/1086369

I love you all!

mileSTONES and thank you's for all that our friends give

Hello and hi!
Well... I am one of the quiet and shy ones in my family. They've always said to speak up, but I like to quietly hide.

Anyhoo... my brofur Poo and I just turned 10 years young today!! Yippieeee! Happy burfday to my brofur. Ten years... I suppose we are senior catizens now?! MOL

Well, aside from burfday wishes, I (we) have MANY burfday thanks to give to all of our loving friends.

THANK YOU!!!!! *Happy Tigger and Poo dancing* We love you!

So... about mileSTONES... well we have a reason to capitalize that awful word, 'stones'. We have dealt with and fought stones in our furmily numerous and many times. I was blocked with one of those 'things' and I subsequently had emergency surgery to have that 'thing' removed and... *blush* had my... thing taken away too, but it is OKAY! I'm not the only one in my furmily with stones; my sisfur Odie had stones 2 years ago which she successfully fought and they are back; we are fighting again! Fighting to avoid surgery... which my sisfur Oreo did not have a choice; she had to have surgery. so... we DON'T! LIKE! STONES!

So more on mileSTONES... Poo and I turned TEN years old today!! That is a mileSTONE in itself. But anofur big mileSTONE is that he and I have both traveled 4000 miles!!!! We hated it but we did it. And if you haf to do it, you can do it too! We are home home home now and no more traveling!

okay, I am rambling; I just want to say on behalf of us now senior citizens (MOL MOL!!) THANK YOU all for our birthday wishes! You have all made our day!

LOVES! Tiggy and Poo too

HERE IN THIS HOUSE: An animal's prayer

HERE IN THIS HOUSE: An animal's prayer

Here in this house...
I will never know the loneliness that I hear in the cries of the other animals 'out there.'
I can sleep soundly, assured that when I wake my world will not have changed.
I will never know hunger, or the fear of not knowing if I will eat.
I will not shiver in the cold, or grow weary from the heat, but rather, I will nap in the sun's warmth, and play in the rain's coolness, and be allowed to smell all that can reach my nose.
My fur will shine and never be dirty or matted.

Here in this house...
There will be an effort to communicate with me on my level.
I will be talked to, and, even if I don't understand, I can enjoy the warmth of the words spoken to me in kindness.
I will be given a name so that I may know who I am among many.
My name will be used in love and joy, and I will relish the sound of it!

Here in this house...
I will never be a substitute for anything I am not.
I will never be used to improve peoples' image of themselves.
I will be loved because I am who I am, not someone's idea of who I should be.

I will never suffer for someone's anger, impatience, or stupidity.
I will be taught all the things I need to know to be loved by all. I will be praised for my successes, instead of punished too harshly for my mistakes.
If I do not learn my lessons well, they will look to my teacher for blame.

Here in this house...
I can trust arms that hold, hands that touch...
knowing that, no matter what they do, they do it for the good of me.
If I am injured or ill, I will be doctored.
If I am scared, I will be calmed.
If I am sad, I will be cheered.

Here in this house...
No matter what I look like, I will be considered beautiful and known to be of value.
I will never be cast out because I am too old, too ill, too unruly, or not cute enough.
I will not be left behind because my humans moved - I will move with them.
If a new human baby joins my family, it will not 'replace' me,
but instead will be one more human for me to love, and to love me.
I will not be treated as disposable.
My life is a responsibility, and not an afterthought.
I will learn that humans can almost, sometimes, be as kind and as fair as other animals.

Here in this house...
I was BROUGHT, because I was WANTED!
I will BELONG!
I will be home - FOREVER!
AND I WILL BE LOVED!

Anonymous

My V.E.T. visit yesterday went very well!

Hmmmmmph. Mom thrust me into the Porta-Jail and took me for a car ride, in which I yowled and howled the whole way. Stoopid mom even tried to sing to me to calm me on the way? That was pathetic and lame, and you CAN'T SING!! heeheehaha!

Well I had my ginormous lump checked out by Dr. Dave yesterday and when he walked in he just said, WOW... (MOL) Because it's so big! (Quasimodo Camel Kitty says mom...) He said I'm unique for a kitty to have a lypoma (sp?) so large... and I have 3 other bumps, all lypoma's... he aspirated samples via syringe and I am A-OK! All cells are normal fatty tissue. Incompetent typist and I are happy dancing and have happy peace of mind that I am well and cancer free. It is nothing but fatty tissue and it doesn't hurt me. Being that it is so big, mom couldn't help but worry and have me checked out.

Yippiiieeeee!!!

If you read my previous diary entry, mom made a threat. Well.... she is following through with her threat and posting a very embarrassing picture of me in a... compromising position?! Yeah, you may think it's funny, "mom"... hahahaha... but this is MY way of, well, taking care of my cleanliness...

HAPPY PURRRS!!!

Mom is calling me Quasimodo!?!

hmmmmph! Isn't this the Hunchback of Notre Dame? Well... I suppose I do resemble him. Mom is packing me up in the Porta-Jail to have the lump on my back checked out tomorrow and to see how much it's grown.

So far all of my check ups have been good but she worries about the few abnormal cells that Dr. Dave found in there. If you took a tennis ball and cut it in half, that is about the size of my lump. I look like a camel! MOL... sorry, but you have to find humor in life at times, don't you?

I am doing great; my eyes are bright and shiny, my appetite is good and I am very playful and affectionate. But, it can't hurt to have a check up for peace of mind. I *do* have an obsession with my bottom though... ever since my P.U. surgery, I lick it constantly. And because I'm, well, "rotund", it is hard for me to reach down there, so I sit on the floor balanced on my behind with both hind legs sticking straight up in the air. Yes mom, I know you think I look funny, and if you dare take a picture and put it on my page, I'll harf in your shoes and wake you up with my yowling at 4 a.m. instead of 5 a.m. every morning. MOL MOL MOL

Cats always win!

I will post my results in my diary tomorrow. I really don't like these Porta-Jail trips.

VERY FRUSTRATED NOTE FROM TIGGER AND POO

Poo and I had a WONDERFUL birthday on Monday, day before yesterday and we wish to thank all of our friends for the beautiful gifts that they left on our pages. You've made us feel so very special and loved.

So why is the topic of this diary entry one of frustration? It is because of the "new" and not improved Catster. The Community Page will not load, it either crashes or takes forever to load, and we cannot get to our friends pages to write individual notes of thanks and appreciation. It is an unbelievably frustrating waste of our time. Catster has become more frustrating than it has been fun, and we LOVE Catster.All that we want is for things to he user friendly and to work properly as they used to. We know that the problem lies in the new Community Page and not our browser(s) for we've tried several, and all other websites we access work just fine.

Poo and I are terribly embarrassed that we cannot get to our friends pages to thank them. Our friends are the most important thing in the world to us! (next to breakfast and dinner of course MOL)

We don't even read diaries any more like we used to, and we WANT TO! I wouldn't blame our friends for not attempting to access our diaries because of these changes.

Okay, I have ranted and I feel better for now.
*steps off of soap box*

Now I wish to thank my friends for the beautiful gifts!

To Orkney and the girls for the cupcake!
To Alfie for the party hat!
To Miss Sable Kitty and family for the delicious champagne!
To Patchez for the cuppycake!
To Muppet and family for the cuppycake!
To Bo and family for the HUGE chokky cake!
To Tabby and family for the cuppycake!
To Dino and family for the cuppycake!
To Mr. Sam for the cool summer drink!
To Mittens for the yummy hamburger!
To Chai and family for the flag!
To Big Harry and family for the yummy shrimp!
To Charlie for the kite!
To Adam Dylan and family for the Flag!
To Aggie and family for the Heart!
To Wanda and family for the kite!
To Luna for the yummy shrimp!

We love you all!
Happy purrs to our friends

Tigger & Poo too

I am still cancer free!

Mom and I just got back from the v.e.t. and Dr. Dave gave us some good news; I am still cancer free! He looked at my back 7 months ago and said to come back if my lump got bigger or if it hardened. Well I don't mind my silly lump, but Dr. Dave was worried because it contains abnormal cells which have the potential of becoming cancerous.

This funny thing on my back has doubled in size since my last v.e.t. visit... and purrsonally I don't mind it so mom is going to let me keep it for now. It is a lipoma, which is common in kitties, but it is the spindle cells that he found in there that are not good and are just sitting dormant and doing nothing for now. I'm hoping they don't do anything, ever! If it does come down to my having surgery, it is in a difficult spot to heal quickly; it is right in between my shoulder blades. So whenever I walk, my shoulders move and would aggravate an incision, thereby prolonging the healing process!

So for now I'm living very comfortably and mom is watching me to be sure nothing happens to me. I will continue to go back to Dr. Dave every six months now, just to be safe.

I am so appreciative of the Power of the Paw and especially grateful for Hazel Lucy's including me in the Get Well Thread. I KNOW it is all of this healing energy that is helping me pull through and stay cancer free.

Many many purrrsss to my friends; it is thanks to all of the love and support that I receive that I'm here today. Although I dread going to the vet, I secretly love Dr. Dave... thank you!

Little hunchback speaking

I wish to thank everyone for their kind thoughts, pmails and rosies, and especially for the Power of the Paw regarding my lump. I really don't mind being a hunchback, as long as it isn't cancerous. Purrring that it is NOT...

Okay so I resemble the Hunchback of Notre Dame... somewhat MOL! With the big camel hump on my back, I could be famous? But... neither fame nor fortune matters... humor will help as I wonder and ponder what this thing on my back may be? Thinking pawsitively and purrring with my friends that it is not cancer... only time and a v.e.t. visit will tell.

Oh goodness, enough about me. It is all about YOU! My wonderful friends who are helping me through my scary moments and times of uncertainty. Thank you for being with me and holding my paw... I will update you the moment I know that I am CANCER FREE. (the PoP... the Power of the Paw, AND the Power of Positive thinking keeping me strong!)

Loves to all!
Tiggy

hoping it isn't cancer...

6 months ago I went to see Dr. Dave for the lump on my back. At the time he diagnosed it to be fatty tissue but it has abnormal cells in it, which could become cancer. He said to come back if it got bigger or if it hardened. *worried purrrsss*

Well...it's gotten bigger... so I'm going back to Dr. Dave in 2 weeks (his furrrst appointment)

I'm a very strong boy. Dr. Dave saved my life 6 years ago after having been blocked with stones, so I have full faith in him. But... I'm a little scared too. I've been through a lot, and mom is sticking by my side every inch of the way.

I received my first PoP Paw Print today from Emma and family!
http://www.catster.com/family/325723
And I received a beautiful,warm shining sun from Alfie
http://www.catster.com/cats/694536
ALREADY it's helping! Thank you sweet Emma and Dearest Alfie and furmilies... the PoP works magic and miracles... and with that, I WILL be cancer free... yes!

*mom tries to distract me with a warm lap, treats and toys....* Thank you for purring for me... NO CANCER. We won't let it happen.

*snuggles in to mom's lap... purrrring...not afraid*

Loads of love to all!
Tiggy, the Hunchback of Minneapolis MOL! *humor is a healthy cure-all too...*

APPRECIATIVE PURRRRRSSS FROM THE TABBY TWINS!!

Tigger & Poo meow in unison !

Thank you every kitty and every doggie for celebrating our birthdays with us and making our day extra special yesterday! It feels like we’ve been celepurrating all week long, MOL! Well….. er, we HAVE! We’re STILL rolling around in the catnip and getting into the catpagne! You friends are all SO very special to us, which is what made our birthday day what it was! Our frazzled typist will be helping us with our thank you cards as soon as she can.
We love you all furry much and are very grateful for the true friendships that Catster has enabled us to create and nurture!
Kissies and purrrrsss!

LOADS of love from the Tabby Twins
Tigger & Poo too