12/22 Smudge: OTJ Trial Day 1 - AMBG 80, PMBG 75

Staci & Ivy said:
Hi Alli, he knows!! He feels great thanks to you!! Congratulations to you and Smudge. Happy day 1 :otj:
I’m so so happy for you and so inspired by your hard work and dedication. Smudge and Penny are so lucky to have such an amazing Mom!! Have the best Day 1 :Dwith no jabs :bighug::bighug::bighug:
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Aww thank you!! :bighug: It's this place full of all of you that inspired ME to go all in helping him get here!
 
Fistuk & Shelly said:
He does! He does know! they know everything which is why they're a good witch companions.
So joyful to celebrate this with you, Alli :otj::otj::otj::otj::otj:
:bighug::bighug::bighug::bighug:
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I agree, they know everything!!

He looks grumpy, but he is purring and giving me a morning snuggle, which is new! I usually only get an early evening snuggle. :cat:
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Wendy&Neko said:
Just to set your expectation, almost all cats on trials like to mess with their caregivers and give a couple blues preshots. Then take it down 3 hours later. No biggie if he does.

Happy Day 1!
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I figured it's coming. ;) He's gotta test me somehow.
 
Just think back 6 months … no insulin injections, no ear pokes, no clue what SLGS and TR stand for, no nerve-rattling “green” pre-shot numbers, no sweet gray and white homeless street cat toying with death, no gray and white formerly homeless street cat zooming past the Christmas tree with arched tail and a sparkle in his eyes…

When I look at my crew of ragtag former strays, I mull over the little choices in life that have huge ramifications. What if I’d have turned left instead of right … I’d have never had that injured cat roll down the hillside in front of my car. Or what if I hadn’t answered the phone the night the pizza shop owner called for help when kids had tried to set a cat on fire in the dumpster out back of her store? I like to think that the world puts in our path what we need, exactly when we need it. You and Smudge are a heckuva team and you’re both better for it. Kudos for stepping up…
 
JL and Chip said:
Just think back 6 months … no insulin injections, no ear pokes, no clue what SLGS and TR stand for, no nerve-rattling “green” pre-shot numbers, no sweet gray and white homeless street cat toying with death, no gray and white formerly homeless street cat zooming past the Christmas tree with arched tail and a sparkle in his eyes…

When I look at my crew of ragtag former strays, I mull over the little choices in life that have huge ramifications. What if I’d have turned left instead of right … I’d have never had that injured cat roll down the hillside in front of my car. Or what if I hadn’t answered the phone the night the pizza shop owner called for help when kids had tried to set a cat on fire in the dumpster out back of her store? I like to think that the world puts in our path what we need, exactly when we need it. You and Smudge are a heckuva team and you’re both better for it. Kudos for stepping up…
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Aaaand I'm crying. A good cry. "...the world puts in our path what we need, exactly when we need it." There couldn't be truer words. I lost my gray and white stray-turned-adoptee 7 months before Smudge showed up wounded. Their personalities are so similar, it's eery sometimes. There's a reason for everything.

Here's a photo comparison of the day I took him from my mom's to be hospitalized with DKA to now. What a difference.

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Thank you JL.
 

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allicatmeow said:
Aaaand I'm crying. A good cry. "...the world puts in our path what we need, exactly when we need it." There couldn't be truer words. I lost my gray and white stray-turned-adoptee 7 months before Smudge showed up wounded. Their personalities are so similar, it's eery sometimes. There's a reason for everything.

Here's a photo comparison of the day I took him from my mom's to be hospitalized with DKA to now. What a difference.

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Thank you JL.
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I’m crying yet again. How beautifully said, Alli. Smudge was sent to you for a reason. To heal your heart and for you to heal him. Just wow. And you have so beautifully done just that.
The photos are the proof.
Enjoy every day with each other. I know you do :bighug::kiss::bighug:
 
JL and Chip said:
Just think back 6 months … no insulin injections, no ear pokes, no clue what SLGS and TR stand for, no nerve-rattling “green” pre-shot numbers, no sweet gray and white homeless street cat toying with death, no gray and white formerly homeless street cat zooming past the Christmas tree with arched tail and a sparkle in his eyes…

When I look at my crew of ragtag former strays, I mull over the little choices in life that have huge ramifications. What if I’d have turned left instead of right … I’d have never had that injured cat roll down the hillside in front of my car. Or what if I hadn’t answered the phone the night the pizza shop owner called for help when kids had tried to set a cat on fire in the dumpster out back of her store? I like to think that the world puts in our path what we need, exactly when we need it. You and Smudge are a heckuva team and you’re both better for it. Kudos for stepping up…
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And I’m crying here too. So beautiful, JL. You’re so right :bighug::bighug::bighug:
 
Staci & Ivy said:
I’m crying yet again. How beautifully said, Alli. Smudge was sent to you for a reason. To heal your heart and for you to heal him. Just wow. And you have so beautifully done just that.
The photos are the proof.
Enjoy every day with each other. I know you do :bighug::kiss::bighug:
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Here's a photo comparison of my Danzig I lost in November 2022. My gray and white boys!

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