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.

Thankful Thursday

 Hi everybody, it's mes, Gabriel, and we is joining Angel Brian's Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

We have a couple of thankfuls today.

Me is thankful for everybody who wished mes a happy 1st birthday last week! Me and Giovanni gotted to have a bit more whipped cream on my birthday. It be soooo yummy! Me wishes we could have it everyday. 

Mama is thankful for de urgent care peoples who come to your home when you need a doctor de same day. Mama had to get thems to come out today because hers has a UTI. It be hard for Mama to get out and about by herself cause of her very low vision. So hers really appreciates this urgent care visit; it takes some of de stress off her plate.

Happy Birthday, Gabriel and Mom Sierra

 Hi everybody, it's me, Gabriel. Guess what today be?! 

Today be MY FIRST BIRTHDAY!!

Technically this means me is not a kitten anymore, but Mama says me will always be her baby cat.

Me had a good year this year. Me found a loving home with Mama and my big brother, Giovanni! 

Mama thought it might be fun for me to share some of the things hers has learned about me during my first year of life.

Me loves to be around Mama's neck! Me jumps up on her back and dig my claws in and climb up to her neck. Then me wraps myself around her neck and watches the world from up there. Me does this at least once a day but usually several times a day. Mama likes to call me her "orange scarf." Hers loves it when me wraps my warm, fuzzy body around her neck. Hers says me is so warm and soft. 

Thankful Thursday: Birthday Fun!

 Hi everybody, it's mes, Giovanni! Me is joining Angel Brains' Thankful Thursday blog hop today.

Before me begins, me wants to apologize for the crummy photos in this post. Mama did not do a good job of capturing how adorable me is.

My third birthday was on Sunday.

Me had a good day. Mama had ham for dinner and shared some with me and Gabriel! Ham be our favorite! Later on, we had a nice play session with our new laser pointers. Mama really likes the one with the green light because it is easier for hers to see than the red light. Me and Gabriel go bonkers for it every night at playtime. 

Happy Third Birthday, Giovanni!

 Today is a very special day here. It's Giovanni's third birthday!

To be honest, Giovanni had a rough year.

Just three days before his second birthday, he had to have one of his toes on his back foot amputated because he had a mast cell tumor on it. His mast cell tumor ended up being cancerous. He recovered well (though he tore his bandage off about 40 times during the two and a half weeks he had to wear it!) and adapted well to his missing toe. 

Last May, we lost Tylan. When I brought Giovanni home as a 10-week-old kitten, Tylan welcomed him with open paws. Tylan was so happy to have another kitty friend after we lost our sweet Carmine. Tylan immediately accepted and loved Giovanni from the first minute he entered our lives. And it only took Giovanni 24 hours to return Tylan's love. 

When Giovanni was a kitten, he would curl up right by his new big brother in his heated bed. They were good pals. 

Last June, I brought Gabriel home. Giovanni initially struggled with this. He found Gabriel's kitten energy to be too much. How quickly Giovanni forgot that he was that energetic not too long ago...

Giovanni and Gabriel get along pretty well these days. Gabriel has calmed down a little (but still has lots of energy!). I find the boys curled up together for naps more days than not. They happily sleep together for hours at a time. Giovanni even lets Gabriel bathe his head and face! It's so sweet to watch.