Happy April to Cisco’s sweethearts.

I’m Angela, Tabby’s Place’s Development Director, and I’m delighted to step in for your faithful correspondent Karen this month. I confess I’ve been smitten with Cisco from the moment I first laid eyes on his sad, scrawny frame, with those amazing owl-eyes hinting at the fire inside.

These days, it’s hard to picture Cisco resembling anything along the lines of “scrawny,” much less “sad.” As you’ll recall, our round-headed boy bulked up so beautifully in his first few weeks at Tabby’s Place, we almost wondered if another cat was sneaking him liverwurst spiked with protein powder.

Some healthy weight gain was much needed…even if Cisco ultimately gained just a little too much. So it’s not any cause for concern now that his weight has dropped a bit. Our vet believes that Cisco is just leveling off after his pack-on-the-pounds stints in Ringworm isolation. Rest assured that he is still a robust, healthy boy in every way.

As one of the newer members of Suite FIV, Cisco’s still developing an affection for the fenced-in solarium. Increasingly, we’ll find him sacked out in the sunshine with his neighbors, leaving the familiar indoor kingdom for the warm breezes that beckon.

If that’s not sweet enough, Cisco’s life is about to get even more delicious. This past month, Cisco and all his neighbors have had to endure the indignity of a prescription diet, all thanks to Bucky and Stormie. These two fractious boys suffered from severe diarrhea, but their aggression made them virtually “un-medicatable.” A prescription diet calmed their colons (and assorted parts), but nobody in Suite FIV particularly liked it. In fact, they gave us the distinct impression that we’d switched them from marshmallows to Marmite, or chocolate cake to celery. Nearly every single cat in the suite dropped a few ounces.

But complaints have reached the chef, and Bucky and Stormie’s bowels have settled down, such that the crew is getting tastier chow this month. This bodes well for Cisco’s appetite…if not his Speedo bod.

On that note, have a stellar month, dear sponsors. Thank you for your generous devotion to Cisco!