Butterscotch and Tigger

Jeanne of Random Felines has another brick in the Walkway.  This one is for Butterscotch and Tigger.  Jeanne has been invaluable to me in so many ways.  She buys bricks, helps with transports, sends me stuff (good stuff), and is co-administrator for our Petfinder page.  Most recently, she has done ALL of the work getting the newbies onto Petfinder.  And all of this while she tirelessly volunteers at her own local shelter AND continuously fosters cats and kittens in her home.  (You might want to click on the Random Felines link above or in my sidebar as Jeanne had a bad yesterday and could use some cheering up.)  Now here’s the story of Jeanne’s Butterscotch and Tigger - in Jeanne's words:

Buttersctoch and Tigger are our Bridge Angels. Butterscotch was adopted by my brother after I moved out of the house to go to college. My parents had been told that I had terrible cat allergies and therefore we never had cats growing up, though we had dogs. Well, my brother begged and since I was gone most of the year, my dad made a bet with my brother, my brother won, and we got a small orange fluffy tabby kitten. He moved to Michigan with me and lived 16 years with me until passing away. He was the benevolent dictator in a house of wildness and the very picture of what people expect when they describe that mellow wonderful orange male tabby.

Tigger joined the house when we moved to Texas. On a whim, I moved with Maestro and Butterscotch. After a few months, a guy at work said that he had kittens that he was going to take to a shelter. I didn't know then as much as I know now, but I did know that it probably wasn't going to be a good outcome for those kittens. I took one and my roommate's parents took the other. Tigg was a joyful little fuzzy kitten. Moving back to Ohio did something to him and he became afraid of everything. He got sick at one point and I treated him for hepatic lipidosis - which included tube feeding him. He did recover but I promised him I would never put him through it again. About 18 months later he was sick again and I made the decision to let him run for the Bridge. He was only 9 years old.




Jeanne ~ THANK YOU.

More brick stories next week.  Have a good weekend.

Comments

[Ginny & The F'ur Family]

I thank Jeanne for sharing her loving personal story of love for Butterscotch and Tigger. Cat love never dies. Cats have deep souls and know how to get around us and take advantage of us but we love it and love them so deely. That is a sweet picture of Tigger. When we have to make a decision like letting them go it hurts so much but It is sometimes the humane and kind thing to do. Bless you Jeanne for your love of furries. The Brick looks beautiful.I went to your blog page and read your sad story. I do hope you and all get to feeling better. You tried so hard with the kittie. Haven welcomed the soul of the kittie over the bridge. Some times a common germ can come in a wreck havoc on a cat with an open wound.. Hope the others are still alright.. Great blog you have. Best wishes - Ginny & The Fur Family

[Random Felines]

I want to say something and yet can't think of anything right now.....but it is good to know that the memories of these boys lives on. :)

[Kat & the Teenage Mutant Ninja Kitty Horde]

It's wonderful reading the brick stories. It's so hard when you have to make the decision to let a friend cross the bridge. May the memories of love always outweigh the grief of loss.

[Andrea and the Celestial Kitties]

Aw, what a sweet couple of kitties! Sometimes letting them run to the bridge is the hardest, yet best thing we can do for our little loves. Never an easy decision. But the love lasts a lifetime.

Wouldn't you love to have that kind of furry love? It might just be waiting for you on the sidebar.. Look at the kitties up for adoption, one of them might be your heart kitty! I found mine there, so could you!

And if not you, then perhaps someone you know. Please share the link here with everyone!

Please don't forget donations make all these rescues happen. Bricks may not be up for sale right at this moment, but the need for cash to treat, save, and house these kitties is on going. If you have a few dollars, I know they'd be put to good use for these Winnie's Wish Kitties! Please click the donate button if you can!

[Colehaus Cats]

What wonderful memories to hold forever. And sweet photos too!

Purrs and headbumps,
Seth, Maxx, Newton, Tessa & Pia Bean

[Cat's Cats]

Thanks for sharing the story of your lovely boys Butterscotch and Tigger

[Jan (Milo and Alfie's mom)]

Lovely memories. xx