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Cat guy. I live in Pierce County, Washington, USA. Like cats, old photographs, and short blog posts.
Louie
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Louie’s Birthday One Year Young

Louie’s Birthday One Year Young. A week ago or so it was your first Christmas and now a birthday! So much excitement! No wonder you are under the bed. No more traveling around in the back of a truck. You’re in a new home where you will be well cared for. That is the best gift of all.

suitcase
Traveling days are over

Not my arm in the featured photo. We do not have great photos as his safe spot is under the bed. Piles of toys are under there including the banana collection. He runs under there to feel safe. If I offer him a Greenie treat outside the door to his room, he will come out and take it and run back under the bed like a squirrel and eat it. Then if offered another, he will repeat. I can report he has realized the invisible force field keeping him inside his room is off, and he has been exploring the rooms on the second floor. He knows all the good hiding places. He is getting more confident daily. Bringing Opie up to visit results in her running back downstairs.

Louie
I wonder what is out there?
Invisible force field. Getting Greenie!
Louis in cat condO
Louie in cat condo
Louie in catBED
Enjoying a catbed
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Opie
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Opie at Home, Last Nicholas Photo, Louisiana (Louie) first look

Opie at home and the last Nicholas photo.

OPIE watching TV
OPIE watching TV

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Nicholas and Opie eating
Nicholas and Opie. He was growing into a big boy. His last photo

Louie spends alot of his time in one bedroom under the bed in the daytime, and jumping around playing with toys all night long. He sticks his head out to eat just like Nicholas . Often I calI him Nicholas by mistake. I miss Nicholas a lot. I wondered if Louie knew what a toy was, but he likes them all. I can touch him and he purrs being petted. He is wary of me walking around. He meows and eats whatever he gets. He has a long tail but you can not see it here. Getting a photo of him is like trying to get one of Bigfoot. He has seen Opie. She came into his room and they exchanged slow eye blinks, then she ran downstairs. He did not follow. At night they scratch the door–one on each side. The door is closed at night to avoid him getting into trouble. In the day he does not venture far from the door.

LouiSIANA
Louie raspberry!

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Louisiana

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Nicholas eating
Nicholas under the bed
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Christmas header
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Revisiting Christmas Means . . .

Christmas Means is one of my favorite posts of all time. Here you will see Marigold, who passed in January 2019, again, along with a new photo or two I have added. It’s good for a second look if you have seen it before, and if this is your first time here, welcome and enjoy! I can’t seem to improve on this post so I just keep putting it up.

OVER 30 PHOTOS FOLLOW!

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Christmas Means is one of my favorite posts of all time. Here you will see Marigold, who passed in January 2019, again, along with a new photo or two I have added. It’s good for a second look if you have seen it before, and if this is your first time here, welcome and enjoy! I can’t seem to improve on this post so I just keep putting it up.

OVER 30 PHOTOS FOLLOW!

Continue reading →
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LOUISIANA

Louisiana. The cat rescued from an animal hoarder along with 50 others–each named after a state has come home. He will be one year old in January. At the shelter they said all the rescues were pretty “chill”. He is pretty calm. He has gone under the bed into Nicholas’ old hiding spot, so I don’t have great photos yet. He is in temporary quarantine. He is underweight but likes to eat . He is quiet so far and not afraid. He is recovering from being neutered as well. My initial feeling is things will go well. Wishing for a happy ending.

Louisiana adoption photo
Adoption photo
Going to his new home
Going to his new home
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U Haul I Hauled

U Haul I hauled. The whole story I am about to share can be found with photos at the link at the bottom of this post:

I have been on an emotional roller coaster, and sorry you had to ride along, but be sure today you are locked in because here we go again!!!

First thank you for all your kind comments on Nicholas. I appreciate them.

In November there was a story on the news about an animal hoarder. A woman with a U Haul truck was checked into a local motel. Guests complained about cats out in a parked U Haul truck. Police and animal control called. Twenty cats were locked in the truck cab wanting out. Checking the back police found cages with filthy, starving cats and corpses. The caged cats were desperate to get out of the cages and the dark,un-ventilated truck. 73 cats total which include 10 dead were found. The woman was arrested on several counts $35,000 bail set. .

Tuesday Dec 9 Nicholas died. Thursday Dec 11 was an adopt-a-thon at the shelter for the rescues. We hauled ourselves over there. You know how U Haul paints various states on the sides of their vehicles? There were so many animals to name they named them after the U.S. states and then cities. We adopted a little guy who needed a break. He weighed 3 pounds at rescue. He is named after a state. Next post will document his arrival at his new home. Was it the right thing to do? It is an emotional ride. Time will tell.

The full story is in the link below but it may not work in some countries.

https://koonews.com/news/local/73-cats-starving-filthy-and-dead-inside-tacoma-u-haul-truck-covered-with-feces-urine-woman-arrested-charged-animal-cruelty-crime-negligence-suffering

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