Got this note Friday, but didn’t have the chance to FYWP-ize it…
Thank you so much for your help. I’ve scheduled an appointment for Bella for tomorrow, but I may have to reschedule for later in the day because my father has some difficulty in getting up in the morning (74 and a blood disorder).
Let me introduce you to the rest of the crew:
At top: Bella with her frenemy, Dobby, age 10. They actually get along really well, though Dobby can be tempermental at times. He is also missing his right eye, though he lost it due to an infection as a small kitten.
Dobby while awake (sorry about the redeye):
Daphne, age 7, who is the most like Bella in temperament, though she seems to enjoy making my mother scold her:
Daphne’s a little groggy in that picture, and part of Bella can be seen at the bottom right. Almost all of Daphne’s pictures are of her in a cardboard box.
Here’s Noel, age 6:
The cat on the monitor behind Noel was her mother. Pollyanna. Polly had a rear limb deformity, and I eventually passed her along to SpayMart. Unfortunately, I don’t know what has become of Polly; she was taken from SpayMart’s sanctuary by a former employee without permission. I miss her a lot; she was incredibly sweet, but fiercely independent and very much the boss of things. Noel has a lot of her personality, but she’s had less luck in getting the other cats to succumb to her leadership.
This is Oliver, age unknown:
Oliver lives in my father’s workshop. I bought a small window unit AC to keep him comfortable. He’s very people-friendly and affectionate, but he tends to want to fight or chase when he’s around another cat. I’d like to get him adopted, but I haven’t yet had any takers. He’s a real sweetheart, despite being a bit of a Joe Palooka.
Again, thank you for promoting Bella’s fund. Balloon Juice really is a nice community.
Thanks for the pics, Dalai, and fingers crossed for Bella!
J R in WV
I was glad to have a chance to help out with your small pride of cats.
Wishing you and Bella the best of luck this spring!!
Do keep us posted, don’t be a stranger…
ETA: First!!
schrodingers_cat
Dalai Rasta, your kittehs is full of win and awesome and so are you. Sending good thoughts to Bella!
Mary G
So nice to meet your crew, and I hope Bella is doing well. You got Oliver his own AC! Yay you.
MazeDancer
Beautiful tribe!
And so happy Bella is getting the care she needs.
rikyrah
Glad to hear the news and meet the rest of your kitty crew?
Eljai
Love the pics! A fine bunch of critters indeed!
ArchTeryx
Oliver looks and sounds like the classic ginger tabby derp cat…very sweet toward people but dumber then a bag of hammers. I got one of my own and he never left my side during the worst of my illness.
jacy
That’s a nice herd of kittehs! Hope that Bella has a full recovery.
debit
Thanks for the pics and best wishes to Bella. My Oliver sends a hello your Oliver.
J R in WV
And keep in touch, you hear?!!
Dalai Rasta
Unfortunately, I’ve had to postpone Bella’s appointment until Monday, because the funds haven’t cleared yet. The good news is that Bella is doing fine so far, and isn’t showing any other symptoms besides the few seizures she’s already had. Even so, Monday can’t get here fast enough.
lurker dean
Aw, nice kitties. Thanks for the updates and hope the appointment goes well.
debit
@Dalai Rasta: My Oliver had a seizure last year; pooped and peed himself and was stiff as a board on his side drooling. Freaked me right the fuck out and we rushed him to the emergency vet who found nothing. Thankfully it it never happened again. I’m keeping you and Bella and your crew in my thoughts.
schrodingers_cat
@debit: What a cutie! Reminds me a bit of Tunch.
Patricia Kayden
Nice to hear this great news about Bella. Lovely kitty family.
newdealfarmgrrrlll
What a family of sweeties! Thanks for sharing something about each.
Miss Bianca
Bella-boo! And all her krewe!