Dear friends,

My crush on our newest resident, Rogue, was VERY short lived. This wild woman can flip from cuddles to crazy before you can say “meow,” with a ridiculous scream that can shake paint off the walls. Of course, this sets off fragile McNulty, so the lovely Tabby’s Place staff has to do a delicate dance with these two. This means crating McNulty any time they need to handle any of us.

Speaking of handling us, Suite FIV was one of the chosen suites for a staff emergency evacuation drill. In the event of a fire, the Tabby’s Place staff would need to quickly get all cats to safety. So the staff practices removing us in case of an emergency.

The staff must really love us to risk life and limb to practice evacuating the more challenging kitties. Because practice makes perfect, they have some tricks up their sleeves for handling the tough cases. Luckily, some cats make the job easy. For example, Mona let a staff member scoop her up in a towel and deliver her to the solarium with full cooperation, while Wolfie was whisked off so quickly, he didn’t even know what happened.

True to form, Newman was the first, friendliest and most cooperative. The staff needed only their loving arms to deliver a purring Newman to safety. In fact, Newman is so easy going, it’s no surprise that he is going to a permanent foster home. Happy life, Newman! We’ll miss you in our cat pileups.

Suite FIV started a new diet this month. Let’s just say it has taken some getting used to. Buddy hated it so much he went on an all-out hunger strike and dropped an alarming three pounds. Once the Tabby’s Place staff figured out what was going on (after much testing to rule out any health issues), they decided to crate him overnight with his preferred food. He is now eating well, and all is good in his world. I may need to take a page out of Buddy’s playbook.

Thank you for loving and supporting me. I’m thankful and delighted to have you as my friend.

XOXO,
Lester