Kitties

It's been a sad couple of weeks here for us kitty-wise. One of our feline friends, Jellyroll, went missing a couple of weeks ago, which is the first time that has ever happened, so I'm not holding out much hope at this point.

Also, we had been to the Humane Society about five days ago, intending to adopt the most fabulous new little brother for Lynx. It was a tiny cream-colored kitten called Snoopy, a gorgeous little blue-eyed red-point Siamese, who had the sweetest habit of wanting to be held close to your neck and then reaching up with a soft paw to feel your face. He seemed to be somewhat sick, though, and we alerted staff, who put him in quarantine to run tests. For four more days, we checked in several times a day and visited him once more. Finally, today, I got the phone call and was expecting to hear the good news, that he could finally come home with us. Instead we were told that he had a painful and incurable bladder/urinary problem, and that they were going to euthanize him, as he would have nothing but pain and trouble and emergency surgeries ahead of him for as long as he lived. I cried and asked that someone please be there with him giving him as much love as possible through the end. They cried too and promised me they would.

I don't know why, but I felt so close to him, for as little time as I knew him. He was a very special little guy. It's been a very sad day.

News of the weird

We interrupt our regularly scheduled program of art to bring you this news item: 

There are a lot of deer in our yards around here, whole herds of them sometimes. They come down from the foothills and mountains to snack on our expensive rosebushes and just-planted cherry trees.  Anyway, the other day a deer was observed licking one of my cats. Not kidding. Could it be because of this kitty's general sweetness, and/or his name (Jellyroll)?

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