Wednesday, September 7, 2011

*blush* Forgotten Gotcha Day!

Rori writes:

*blushes*  Everyone forgot my Gotcha Day!  Including me!  We're celebrating today instead, so I'll get my Gotcha Day anniversary treats today.  That's ok with me, because I'm glad for the reason we all forgot.  The reason is that we've had Baby Hemming inside and are all getting him ready to go to his forever home.  He's come in the bedroom to visit with me at least twice every day, and he behaves himself so I give him some licks on the top of his head and sniff his butt to make sure he's cleaning it well (which he is).  He loves saying hi to me, then pouncing on the big bed for a while.  Then, after about 5 minutes, Mommy comes in and takes him back out to the rest of the house.

I've decided to make the bedroom my space for a while.  I enjoy just hanging out in here, either on the bed or behind the curtain that hangs down alongside the bed.  My goopy eyes (kitty cold/herpes virus) have been getting better, but they're still an issue, so Mommy is going to take me in to the vet in about a month when she gets paid.  I don't like the eye gel, but it's at least better than having goopy eyes.  Mommy cleans my eyes for me at least twice a day and I tell her when I need it done by pulling the door so it bangs.

I can't believe it's been four years since Mommy Erin saw my brother and me running across the road at our old house and she told Mommy!  They both went to get us, and found us in the neighbor's yard playing in the old tires.  My brother ran away at first, but I was too scared so I hid inside one of the tires.  Mommy and Mommy Erin picked me out of the tire and took me into the house, then caught my brother using tuna fish as the bait.  We were only 4 weeks old, so my mommies and Daddy bottle-fed us and helped us learn to clean ourselves.  Tabby, Carbon, and Skylar all taught us how to be inside kitties, but I mainly watched Lydia and learned from her.  She was already getting sick, although none of us knew it at the time, so she didn't play a lot.  Since she taught me how to be the Big Kitty of the house, that's why I don't really play.  I like to play, but I think I'm not supposed to because I'm Big Kitty.  Mommy and Daddy wish that I would play more, because I need to lose weight, so I sometimes play to oblige them.  I like bouncing around on the bed while Mommy's trying to sleep after it's light outside!

Thanks, everyone, for the Gotcha Day anniversary wishes in the comments on the previous blog post!

8 comments:

Memories of Eric and Flynn said...

Happy Gotcha Day Rori. You are good to lick Baby Hemming's head and check his butt for him.

Fuzzy Tales said...

Belated happy gotcha day, Rori! Treats on any day are a great thing to get! :-)

Does your mom give you L-Lysine? It's well known to help with the Herpes virus--it binds to the virus molecules and lessens the symptoms and duration. Our mom used to give us half a capsule (about 250mg) every day for quite a while, now she just does it when we have a cold flair up. She knew about it quite a number of years ago, but even her vet mentioned it a couple of years ago. It has a slightly salty taste, but that's it. Good mixed with canned food!

Good lucky to Baby Hemming in his forever home!

Cats~Goats~Quotes said...

Happy Gotcha Day! Our Mom forgets everyone's Gotcha Day around here, but we forgive her.. usually.
Happy Wednesday..
~ Bob and Patrick and The Bunch

Sparkle said...

Happy gotcha day, Rori - I missed it the first time round too!

Angel Prancer Pie said...

Happy Gotcha Day! Give Baby Hemming a lick from us! xoxo

The Misadventures Of Me said...

Happy Gotcha Day Rori! Our the mom forgets lots o stuff so we know how yoo feel. We hope yoo got lots of treats to make up for it!!

Molly
Shadow
Trooder
Mooch

The Island Cats said...

Better late than never! Happy Gotcha Day to you!!

Oui Oui said...

Awww, what a sweet & handsome tabby you are! (But aren't all tabbies?) Hope you are having fun for your Gotcha day & some special treats too!