Shelter Cats and Redemption

I have no birthdays to commemorate. No anniversaries to wax nostalgic on. I have plenty of stories about Tyler and Tiger from back in the day, but none that stick out enough for me to want to blog about. So....what to do? Share some recent pictures of Sophie, Tucker, and Minnie, that's what! So, here you go.... The continuing adventures of the feline trio of Sophie, Tucker, and Minnie! Here are some pics, and updates, on Tucker, Sophie and Minnie from the past few weeks.  The best three cats ever! First of all, I was finally able to get Tucker to the vet last week, thanks to a little vet supplied tranquilizer and my son's assistance.  Tucker does NOT like to get into a carrier!  This time, with a little help, he got into the carrier and was the MODEL patient. The vet assistants GUSHED over him, and even had him pose for a picture!  Is this a handsome cat or what?? By the way, Tucker is in perfect health.  It's SO NICE havin...

Tyler would have been 19 this coming Saturday, June 9th. Nineteen. Tyler would have been pushing TWENTY.  That's really hard to fathom.  I often wonder what life would be like if he was still around and had retained his health.  I'm sure he would have been the same old Tyler, just an older, slower version.  Still in charge.  Still holding court. So is June 9th his ACTUAL birthday? I will never truly know. I adopted him, as readers of this blog know, on December 9th, of 2000.   I was told he was a 1.5 year old cat, so, I back-dated him to June 9th, 1999. Therefore, he got an official birthday.  I do that with all my cats. Hard to believe you're gone almost 4 years.  It's still not quite the same without you, but I know you're proud of the job Sophie is doing in your old slot as alpha cat.  Sophie is about to approach senior-hood herself now that she's 8 years old, but shows no signs of slowing down so far.  Then again, s...