Happy Holidays, friends of Faye!

‘Twas two weeks before Christmas, when throughout Tabby’s Place,
All the kitties were stirring all over the place.
While her suitemates were snuggled and warm in their beds,
Faye was reading her copy of Vogue instead.

When up on the cubbies, there arose such a clatter
Faye glanced (with side-eye) to see what was the matter.
She spied a “struggle” as there often may be
When suitemates compete to be BMOC.

 

Some kitties throw shade, some kitties get snarky,
But Faye has no time for that kind of malarkey.
This princess is calm, staying out of the fray,
High up on the ramps, safely out of the way.

It’s not that our Faye is strictly contrarian,
She’d just rather sunbathe out in the solarium.
At times Faye’s more social; at times she’s quite witty,
But all of the time, she’s one gorgeous kitty

And, as a princess, it’s her royal duty
To wow all our visitors with her striking beauty.
She winds ’round their legs, she makes pirouettes,
She loves to be snuggled and adores humans’ pets.

I’ve wondered quite often how this gorgeous kitty
Has not been adopted. It seems such a pity.
We know that she’s had a complicated history
And that could explain some part of the mystery

In spite of this, though, I still want to believe
That Santa has a Christmas miracle up his sleeve.
My wish for Faye this holiday season
Is a family who’ll treasure her beyond reason

Until they arrive (and I’m certain they’ll show),
Faye has you as her family, and she loves you so.
And so, all was merry. And so, all was bright.
Happy Christmas, dear sponsors, and to all a good night!

 

Faye sends you all her love and thanks you for the wonderful gift of your friendship and sponsorship. She loves you from the innermost place in her beautiful heart and wishes you a happy holiday season, now and always.

P.S. Friends, as you know, we’ve been keeping a close eye on our girl since she returned to Suite B, as she’s had some issues with weight loss and frequent diarrhea and vomiting. We noticed that she hadn’t responded to our medical treatments (and was noted to be straining when she used her litterbox on a few occasions). So, at the beginning of the month, Faye had an ultrasound, which indicated nothing out of the ordinary, other than an enlarged lymph node. We sent an aspirate off for some testing, the initial results of which indicated inflammation. However, a more sensitive test came back positive for t-cell lymphoma. While this is sad—and scary—news, cats with this form of cancer tend to respond well to medical therapy, so we have started Faye on medication—steroids and oral chemotherapy—and we will keep a close watch over her going forward. We love Faye so, so much, and we know you love her, too. Faye asked me to ask you to please send her any positive energy you can spare. And she thanks you for helping us make sure she has access to the best care possible.

Your correspondent,
Beth