Dear Supporters of Sammy,

If you have a burning desire to know if Sammy and Puzzle are still together, the answer is a resounding yes! In fact, this is the typical situation—I either find Sammy and Puzzle snuggled together in the window seat at “their place”—gazing out the window at the birdies or fast asleep or (and this is an even more interesting scenario), if they are separated when I come into the Community Room, they rush to be together. Why?

That’s a very good question. Imagine this scene. Sammy was lounging nearby “her place” on an adjacent chair when I first arrived. As soon as she spotted me walking through the door, she made a beeline to “her place” and began pacing back and forth, anxious for— as I soon discovered—the petting and caressing she knew she was about to receive. So she began purring up a storm, plopping down on the comfy blanket, wriggling all around, and enjoying the moment.

No sooner did I begin to look around for Puzzle when I spotted him gazing over—at Sammy, at me, at all the attention Sammy was getting. He had been resting on a cat tree nearby. But he couldn’t resist and before I could call him over, he got up, did one or two stretches, took a step and made a bounding leap through the air, landing as close to Sammy as he could get without landing on top of her inside the window seat. Not that Sammy would have minded Puzzle landing on top of her!

Well, that’s all it took. Within seconds, they were head nuzzling each other. Then Sammy began grooming Puzzle. That’s when Ginny, one of the wonderful ladies who work at Tabby’s Place came over and explained that both of them react the same way when the other gets any kind of attention. Whoever is left out has to come over and horn in. Of course, that’s fine with me. To see these two together, enjoying each other’s company, makes you feel good inside. And that’s what volunteering is all about—the secret bonus you get whenever you show up!

Now, of course, occasionally other kitties are allowed to join in. Tux is a favorite. And once in awhile the staff sees signs that Sammy is warming up to the other girl cats in the room—Carley Rose, Polly, and Impy.  On second thought, perhaps “warming up” is too strong —tolerating and not hissing all the time might be accurate. We forgive Sammy. She is a quiet, shy girl and we are keeping our fingers crossed that she will continue to grow more affectionate as time goes on.

As always, Sammy and I thank you for your continued generosity to Tabby’s Place. We hope you enjoy this lovely fall/still summer weather we’ve been having.

Your correspondent,
Kate