Dear Supporters of Bacon,

Welcome to another update on your most handsome and intelligent boy!

The other week I arrive early at Tabby’s and sneak my head into Bacon’s room. His house is all zipped up (a usual occurrence before his room is cleaned), so at first I don’t think anything of it. But then I become suspicious.

The room looks like it has been cleaned AND Bacon, hearing me come in, begins to moan and groan, meow and growl at the same time. I hear him pacing back and forth in his house. His paw bangs against the closed screen. He wants out.

I hesitate. Is there some reason why Bacon is still in his house, or did someone forget to let him out? Should I investigate and find out the story or . . . Bacon meows even louder? I imagine him saying, “Let me out. Let me out.”

Okay. I decide. I unzip his house and out he bounds, kind of like a rocket at blastoff time. He gazes around the room, shoots me a dirty look (even though I am the person who rescued him), and proceeds to tour the room. Is he checking to make sure everything is the same? Anything new? (Besides his lovely backboard near his cozy bed.)

He shoots over to me and begins to sniff. Okay. You want a snack, I think. I settle onto the floor near his bed and pour out a few treats. This time, he has no trouble, not one bit, gobbling up the snacks. Then he goes over to get a drink of water.

What next? Should I groom him? Try to play with him? Try to pet him? As I’m deciding my next move, Bacon plops down on his cozy bed and stretches out. His eyes begin to close.

Ah. Hah. Time for a nap. So my decision is made. (When I look in later, he is still napping.) What a life! And days later, when I visit him again, this time he is zonked out on a cozy blanket in the corner of the room. I can see that there is another backboard on that wall nearby, which is a good thing because Bacon has experienced more seizures this past month. And he had a bout of nausea after breakfast one day. Rest assured, the staff is trying to figure out if there is something in particular triggering these seizures.

Thanks, as always, for your continued support. Bacon has the best kind of life possible because of you. Bacon and I are eternally grateful.

Your correspondent,
Kate