Animal Aide

I am sorry that I am sending you pictures so long after you said goodbye to Fisk. He has fit in here like a glove and is even learning how to tolerate the dogs. His purring is still so loud that you can hear him 10 feet away. We have been giving him regular foam baths every 2-3 weeks so his coat is now a shiny black. I just wanted you all to know he is happy and doing great. He is still a very big cat and should lose some of that weight but he is very active and playful and the vet says he is very healthy. Thanks again for giving us such a wonderful guy. (Fisk was adopted October 17, 2004.) The picture at the top is of Fisk at the shelter in 2004.

Dianne

 Fisk at home 2007.

Hey I was just writing to update you on my little kitty Patrick, or as you know him “Socks”. He’s doing absolutly fabulous. He and his adoptive brother Finnigan get along famously. He got over his cold quickly and is now a very happy healthy little boy. He’s ridiculously spoiled with toys galore and a 6′ tall scratching post. He’s no longer a shy little kitten and is probably the braver of the two, even if Finnigan is almost twice his size. Well I just wanted to let you know how happy Patrick and I are and let you see how he’s doing.

Thanks so much,

Sarah

Hello, I’m Leone. I adopted Wonder, now known as Chauncey, last week. I just thought that you might like to hear how he is doing. He has settled into our diningroom area just fine. He occasionally has ventured into our kitchen and livingrooms, but tends to stay in the one room right now. He has discovered a scratching post for himself – a wooden planter made of old barn wood, which is a much better choice than furniture. Chauncey enjoys playing with his crinkle and bell toys and is very good at finding them when he hits them across the floor. He enjoys the attention and pets that he gets from my husband and I, but prefers not to be picked up. I think that this is part due to being confined to a cage for a while that he likes to say “no, I like to be able to choose where I want to go”. Of course, it is also a bit of a trust and comfort issue with us. Chauncey has not yet met our older cats.  They watch him from a distance and he usually doesn’t know that they are there unless they hiss at him. If he hears them hiss, he now says “Aha, I know where you are!” and tries to approach them, but they just run. Chauncey has a great personality that is somewhat adventurous and sweet. He is doing well and we are enjoying his company and I think that he would say the same of us. TTFN Leone Brown

We received this latest update on July 10, 2007

Chauncey is doing well.  He has settled right in and is much more confident and relaxed whenever we approach him.  He trusts me to pick him up and is not anxious to be immediately put down again. He still has some nights that he comes into the bedroom looking for attention, but usually jumps up on the bed and sits for a while as long as he gets his pets.  If he is really hungry in the morning (before at least 6:30) and we ignore his pleas, he knows just how to get the other cats going so that we cannot just go back to sleep and have to get up and feed him! When we do get up in the morning, he is often sitting at the bottom of the stairs waiting for us and gurgles and meows, happy that it is breakfast (or any meal for that matter). I will try to get a picture of him.  I don’t have a camera, so I will either borrow one or get a disposable camera.  Chauncey is a beautiful cat (maybe a tiny bit plump?) with soft fur, perky ears and an attentive look. I do think about the two little ones that you have told me about, and often wish that I could adopt them.  But with two other cats, that’s just too many for my home. I hope that they are doing well.  They are also lucky that they have each other for company.  I definitely think that a sightless cat needs company and needs to know that there are others around. TTFN Leone