Dear Friends of Tux,

I am happy to report that as of week 8 of Tabby’s Place operations running at level 4.1, Tux continues to live life mostly unchanged. He is in good health and equally good spirits.

Tux has mastered the art of “doing more in less time.” It seems that he can nap unmoving for hours in the very same place and position, and then move about in a busy flurry to eat, toilette, drink, explore, and then return to the same place and position.

Such antics can be deceiving for those of us that are not “working” in the Community Room all day. Just a few weeks ago, our senior vet tech was concerned that Tux had not moved from one bed for the entire day–he was there when she medicated him in the morning and there again when she returned to feed dinner that evening. We checked with the other members of our team, and it turns out that he was busy during the afternoon hours investigating the activities going on, the rest of us just didn’t witness it.

Most months I have trouble getting interesting photos of Tux because most of the time he is napping. Catching him in action is a challenge. He has been known to run from my phone camera or decisively look in the other direction. When I do capture him in digital imagery, he frequently has a look of distrust on his face. I don’t blame him for this, as I have been known to fill his throat with sticky sweet lactulose and later brush the dried lactulose out of his fur (taking some tufts with it). Tux doesn’t hold a grudge, but he does store away those memories in his own form of feline wisdom.

When Tux is not taking up the whole of a sunny window or snuggly bed, he will happily share his nap with a feline companion or two. This month he napped with June in the Chewy.com box on several occasions and befriended the younger version of himself, Gogi.

Tux would like all his friends to know that while he misses seeing more of you, he wants us all to try to practice patience in the interest of the health and safety of everyone. He is holding down the fort in the Community Room and making sure that everything will be in order when the day comes that he can see his many friends again.

Meanwhile, he suggests that we all try to “do more in less time” so that we preserve plenty of time for naps. Practicing social distancing and following health measures for everyone’s safety is strangely exhausting, so be kind to yourself and rest when you can.

Thank you to all who have continued to support Tux through this difficult time. Tux and all his feline friends thank you from the bottom of their hearts and stomachs! He knows he is very loved and in the very best of hands until more friends return.

Your Correspondent,
Lisa