Dearest Sponsors,
It’s hard to believe it’s August already! As we’ve been holed up inside for months, almost unaware of the seasons passing, Bacon has continued to be oblivious… in a good way! Bacon has been stable health-wise. We continue the trial-and-error of finding the perfect food in which to put his medications. Happily, this has been getting easier. Bacon seems to have a taste for pate fishy food and ham baby food.
Bacon’s excitement this month was “dancing” with one of our staff members. Due to his seizures, we elected to get a special order of a soft crate for Bacon. It’s made of fabric, mesh, and all the supports are padded. When Bacon does have a seizure, this prevents him from hitting any metal or getting his legs stuck in between any gaps.
The downside to the design is that Bacon’s dry kibble and litter can get stuck in the crevices. The weather was beautiful, the sun shining, so it was cleaning time! Bacon’s crate was taken outside, given a good scrubbing and set out to dry.
Of course, Bacon had a few hours out of his crate during the day. While his room was ‘closed’ to limit the chaos of people going in and out, our staff was tasked with cleaning the room. Bacon behaved wonderfully initially. Then the broom came out!
Cats often aren’t fans of brooms, but our wonderful oddball Bacon had a different response. Instead of running away from the broom, Bacon became agitated and took it out on the unfortunate staff member who was cleaning! So the dance began. As Bacon followed, trying to jump up and bite at her legs, it became a dangerous dance of avoidance and trying to finish cleaning as quickly as possible. Good news: she came out unscathed from the room!
Bacon can never make anything easy! Everyone loves him for it —no matter his challenges or general weirdness. Bacon is a special boy in more than one way… and gives us the best stories! Here is a little video of Bacon in his crate, asking for his dinner.
Thank you once again for your wonderful support of this special boy. We’ll see you next month for more stories.
Your correspondent,
Rebecca