I don’t know about you, but, personally, I like that last slice of bread - the “end” or the “heel,” as its cultured despisers call it.
It’s always a little crustier, a little more rustic and real and rad. And so it is with the end of the Mighty Breads.
Bialy is too busy being awesome to pose for a picture.
This week, the female 2/3 of our wonder litter were adopted together. Along with the rest of the human contingent here at Tabby’s Place, I was smitten with both mouthy Baguette and purry Beignet…
…but there’s just something about Bialy. Resistance to his invincible cuteness? Futile. You think you could escape the fate of turning into a pool of goo after 5 minutes of exposure to this much Awesome? Surely you jest.
Still, as happy-go-lucky and full of win as our big-headed little boy is, I had some trepidation over his being abandoned by his sisters. It’s something we have to witness over and over - a litter of kittens arrives, all glued to each other, and one by one they’re picked off by adopters…until there’s just one left. Cashew. Dave. Phillie. It happens.
Bialy stalking Tashi
But, of all those last kittens standing, Bialy is very likely the most…what’s the word? Quirky. Different. Bialicious. How would our littlest weeble-wobble do once his sisters were gone?
Let me set your mind at ease. Bialy’s reaction to his sisters’ adoption could be best described as, Baguette who? What sisters?
It turns out Bialy is all about being an only child. Best of all, he gets to be the un-lonely only right in the heart of rock and roll Tabby’s Place: the Community Room.
But what about all those rough-and-tumble Community Room boys (by which I mean all boys except for Webster, natch)? Harley the gobbler, Tashi the wrestler, Chance the roarer…how’s a mini mighty bread to survive?
Mightily. Fearlessly. And with ten thousand squeaks an hour. As you can see from these photos, Bialy has wasted no time in learning to stalk his elders, and no cat intimidates the boy with the big head and the bigger heart. Amazingly, no cat has any intention of putting this whipper-snapper in his place, either - I haven’t seen so much as a hiss or a swat, even from our least kitten-loving grown up cats. Apparently everyone of every species is disarmed in the presence of the mightiest bread of all. (And, it doesn’t hurt that Bialy only lands about 0.0001% of his “attacks” on other cats. When you’re perpetually lurching from side to side like a drunken sailor on a drunken boat, your accuracy is sub-spectacular.)
Bialy stalking Harley
Bialy has no issues with being the end of the loaf, or with being the wobbliest wonder this side of Planet Edward. But we pesky humans are determined to find out what’s behind his wobbles - not to mention his big giant head - and how we can best treat it. And, so, Bialy is headed to a neurologist on Monday 10/4, for a consultation and his much-awaited MRI. This test is super ’spensive, but it’s our best hope at giving Bialy the best possible life. His MRI should tell us, once and for all, whether he has cerebellar hypoplasia (a la Edward), hydrocephalus, or the value pack of “all of the above.”
But for now, it’s fun groovy absofrickinlutely awesome to be Bialy.
PS: Our wonder bread is now available for sponsorship. As of this post, he is awaiting his very first special someone. 
Tags: baguette, beignet, bialy, chance, harley, kittens, mighty breads, tashi, webster
So much cuteness packed into such a little cat — then again, I guess his head can hold more cuteness than most!!! And — much to my delight that I got to learn this — he’s even CUTER in person!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good luck on October 4th, little love — let’s all send special Bialy prayers that this little guy is going to be just fine!
Angela, I love your word “Bialicious”!!! When his MRI results are known whether he has hydrocepalus or cerebellar hypoplasia or even both I’ll bet he’s going to pack even more super-awesome Bialiciousness into that tiny, black, furry, hypurr-active kitten body of his!!!
(did you get the subtle joke in the last line of my post?)
Sure did, Lynnwebb - cats have a way of inspiring the best new words, don’t they?
I love watching kittens stalk older cats about 5 times their size. It makes me smile.
The pawed-ones and I wish Bialy the best of luck with his tests. He’s adorable with a capital A.
I’d love to sponsor Bialy, but can only do it through Paypal. Did Jonathan work his magic and make that option available? Please let me know. Thanks.
Hi Suzanne - Alas, not yet. But, I am forwarding your message along to him. Bialy sends you his love and thanks.
Thanks, Angela.
In the meantime, is it possible to send a check through the mail and mark it as “for Bialy”? I don’t know if you let people sponsor specific cats that way, or if you can only do sponsorship online…
You are hugely awesome, Suzanne! Thank you so much for your devotion to helping this little guy one way or another. You can absolutely sponsor him by check. (We have a number of sponsors who do so; you can just mail it in each month, and make a note that it’s for Bialy. If you like, we can even send you reminders every month.) We’ll e-mail you his monthly updates around the 15th of the month. Would you like to officially be his 2nd-ever sponsor?
I would LOVE to officially be Bialy’s 2nd-ever sponsor!
I’ll put my first check in the mail for him tomorrow morning. Does it get sent to your attention?
That would be excellent. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I put the check in the mail this morning. Thanks, Angela–and please give Bialy a big kitten hug for me!
Oh I love Bialy!! He looks like one of those little bobblehead figures
I love the pictures of him stalking Tashi and, well, stalking or falling over by Harley!!
Bialy just squeezes my heart!!! I LOVE him so much!!! I sponsored him. I couldn’t give much…. but I hope it helps even a little bit. He’s such a darling boy. I’ve loved him from day one. Please give him some head pats and kisses from me!
Oh! Mishale, you are truly the best. How fitting that such a wonderful friend as you should be this little boy’s very first sponsor. Thank you for being your amazing self. I am more than happy to deliver your head pats and kisses to Bialy!
Best of luck on 10/4 Bialy, I’m sure everything will turn out ok.
Oh Bialy! I wish I could sponsor you now, but we’re buying a house and my husband would kill me
Here’s wishing you the best on 10/4! No matter what, you’re in the best of hands and truly loved!
Bialy reminds me of a cat i have named Caleb. We affectionately call him crippled kitty. He is very feisty and does not realize he is little and unstable. He will take on the older make cats and he will be surrounded by them and still does not back down. The other cats just look at him like is he serious. His shoulder are too far ahead, his knuckles get stuck, and his tale was broken too many times to count when he was born. He had one other liter mate who dies within hours of being born. He was born very premature. His mother did not have any milk to feed him yet. So I hand fed him every two hours until his mother’s milk came in. Thank you God that it did come in. I worried about him when I went to work and would call home to make sure my kids and husband feed him. It was very draining but well worth it. We call him our miracle kitty.
I mailed you a check ~ it’s not much, as I have foster kitties to take care of here in S. Carolina but Angela’s story about little Bialy touched my heart
How did his MRI go? Am anxiously waiting to hear…