Foster Update: Simon and Theo
Simon and Theo look pretty relaxed down there in Savannah! My niece share a couple of photos of them napping on Valentine’s Day.
I don’t have a rescue story ready for today, and with a couple of assignments this has been a busy week so far. Instead, I’ll be sharing updates on my former fosters!
They’ve been there a little over a month and all is going well. They have the run of the house, and they take advantage of it. Theo was pretty bold from the beginning, but Simon kept in one bedroom or another and was afraid to come up the hallway on his own.
That could have been because of the D-O-G, Bingo. Dogs weren’t really in their experience, but my niece told me the first time Theo and Bingo came nose to nose, Theo looked scared, then hissed, and Bingo—well-trained by his tabby fur sister Elsa—immediately started whining an apology and backing up. Theo was pretty impressed with himself. Apparently this worked for both of them.
Simon just needed a little more time, and now Jennifer tells me he’s just everywhere. She opens a door, he’s in the closet, in the refrigerator, in the cabinet. I did warn her, but it’s hard to explain and she just had to experience it.
They both seem very happy. I’m thrilled to see them.
The lead tabby girl, Elsa, has been keeping in her room for now, so perhaps in time she’ll be back out running the show. Baby developed a URI about two weeks after the boys arrived, and it might have been something they carried, one of the casualties of moving pets distances, or it might have been a flare-up of a URI when she was a kitten. Cassidy had to wait to take her home from the shelter because Baby had developed a URI and her eyes were really infected; they almost thought she wouldn’t survive, and in fact her sibling did not. But Baby did, and came home. When felines are stressed, they tend to hold things inside, reducing their immunity, and situations like this are stressful. All seems to be well now.
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From Facebook and Instagram
All kitties like to nap on the bed. It’s hard to tell because it’s so dark but this is Hamlet and Ophelia cuddling on the nice soft comforter. They played all afternoon.
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Well, someone’s getting bold. Hamlet on the windowsill in my studio, while I’m working at my desk with Giuseppe on my lap.
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What other photos have I shared on or around this date?
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Daily Photo: A Few More of Bert–oops, Simon!, 2015
Yes, Bert’s name is now Simon, and it’s such a natural for him that I took to it right away and forgot he was called Bert for quite some time! I have a few of my favorites here along with a few from his adopter, Christy, who has been sharing his photos on my Facebook page and sending me updates. Above he looks soft and sweet and ready for petting, which he was—I’m so glad he got to like it because everyone is going to want to touch such a beautiful cat.
Simon tended to blend in with things in the bathroom and I finally got a photo of him in the tub looking very handsome.
He took to the scratcher and loved to stretch his back while digging into the strip of jute carpet backing I have at the top, and always made sure it was convenient for me to scratch his back with he stretched.
While Ernie really liked the cat track that was just a track, Simon liked the one with the scratcher in the center, and had developed a habit of sitting purr-fectly centered there. I finally got him to look up at me.
He never did get what I enjoyed about being totally covered with water.
We’re using this photo as our Sunday Selfie this week!
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Now these photos are Simon in his new home! First, he’s soaking up the affection. He transitioned right to his new person without any hesitation.
Piper, the resident kitty, comes over to see what’s happening. Piper has been curious and friendly, but both are being cautious.
Piper is still the lord of the manor, but Simon is definitely finding his place there.
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Weekly schedule of features:
Sunday: Essays, Pet Loss, Poetry, The Artist’s Life
Monday: Adoptable Cats, TNR & Shelters
Tuesday: Rescue Stories
Wednesday: Commissioned Portrait or Featured Artwork
Thursday: New Merchandise
Friday: Book Review, Health and Welfare, Advocacy
Saturday: Your Backyard Wildlife Habitat, Living Green With Pets, Creating With Cats
And sometimes, I just throw my hands in the air and have fun!
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“What Simon thought about me soaking in the tub.” —
Such a gorgeous portrait of a gorgeous kitty. I wish Simon a long and healthy life full of safe adventures, sunshine, playthings and playmates, delicious nummers, and decadent grooming sessions.
Simon is loving life! The woman who adopted him adored him before she met him, and she feels so lucky to have found him. He has two fur siblings now. Couldn’t be better for a kitty who was almost killed in a shelter because he “acted feral”.