OMG everybody...THANK YOU SO MUCH! :YMHUG: :YMHUG:
I don't even know where to begin and what all to say. I may have to come back and write this in pieces. First off,I LOVE our video D.~ YOU ROCK!! \M/ \M/ I have watched this thing a dozen times already. I am so filled with emotion and Love. I LOVE my Hank...I do just adore him. I just get teary thinking about all these times and all the joy he has brought me. And truly we have bonded even more going through this FD together. I was SO, so scared when he was diagnosed. It will be 2 months now, but think he was sick much, much longer than that. He looks like a renewed young man now. And I also feel so much love and gratitude for all of you. I truly mean it. What a wonderful community we were lucky enough to find ourselves a part of. I could NOT have gotten him to this point without the support I found here. We are grateful to all our great friends & beans. We got so much great guidance, from Sienne early on, Libby & Jill..and especially from CD who took us on like her own. She's Hank's adopted Mommy. What would I have done without CD? Just so grateful for all the support. And loved having our partners in crime during GumTrial...Max, Smokey & now Boomer. Your beans kept a great eye on us.
Hank was SO darling this morning. We had a serious love session 1st thing..he really is just the sweetest boy ever. And funny. He's had HUGE energy today..has torn out racing through the house like a kitten. Throws himself down on the floor upside down in front of you adorably for to get your attention. He had his game on this morning. He really is a clown with a big personality and he's been turning the charm on today. I guess he knows it's HIS day!
BTW, it's funny so many of you commented on the toilet photos. THAT was the day they met! They were about 3 1/2 mos. old. I'd adopted Hank maybe 6 weeks earlier. It was instant love. I adored him immediately & was so worried what bringing in another kitty would do to that bond. Cosmo my previous cat was an only child for 18+ years. But I was going to try the indoor cat thing this time & knew if I was ever to bring in another, it was best to do when they were little if they stood a chance of getting along. So when I got Elvis, I first kept them separated one upstairs, one down, then gradually introduced them by scent, etc.. After a few days, it was finally time to meet so I brought Hank first outside the door, then ultimately into the room. First it was all ears back and submissive positioning & posturing. THEN they cut loose and ran and this is what you see in these shots on the potty! DAY 1 of Hank & Elvis! You can see they then became the bobbsey twins. I got lucky! They snuggle up with their arms around each other, sleep together, groom each other...they really adore each other. But THAT day.was something else. There are plenty more shots where those came from...JUST ASK! :)
I'm so lucky Hank is where he is now. I take none of this for granted. I have learned so much while here...it's just amazing. Thank you all for the friendship & sharing our day!
And D, Thank You again a million times over for this. I will cherish it forever. I know how much you put into it and it shows. BTW, I remember Hank is your Dad's name. (i told you my Hank named himself, right?) I love we have that in common...we are mutual Hank lovers!!!
OK, let's party folks!! It's Hank's Day AND it's Saturday Night!!!! Woo-HOO!!!! party_cat party_cat