Dear Friends of Tux,
Happy New Year to all! Tux and I hope you had a holiday season full of joy and good treats. Now that winter is officially here, the Community Room felines are all settling down for long winter naps.
At this very hour, Tux is curled up on my right purring for all to hear, Dani is in my lap, Polly is napping in a bed to the left of my chair, Carley Rose is bathing on a pile of blankets in the nearest window, June is in her hidey bed, and Claire is resting on the filing drawers. This is a description of only one side of the Community Room
Tux has been in good health and spirits this month. The vet team says that his mouth is looking very good. He is continuing on a very low dose of steroids just to keep the irritation from flaring up again. It is such a low dose that we have had to get creative when it comes to splitting his pills into quarters.
This month I thought we could have a little New Year’s fun and think about what Tux might come up with in terms of resolutions.
- I will promptly investigate each new bed that comes into the room, particularly when it is placed on the conference tables in the center of the Community Room.
- I will do my best to assess the security of said beds by seeing how long it takes volunteers to “find me” in the middle of the table.
- I will strive to be the perfect paper weight and not allow any of Ginny’s papers to fall from her desk to the floor (unless of course she tries to move me in the middle of my work).
- I will share my administrative responsibilities (and Ginny’s attention) with Puzzle.
- I will purr while my nails are trimmed and my coat is groomed.
- I will eat my GI Fiber Response kibble to keep my insides healthy and resist the temptation of too much Fancy Feast.
- I will swallow all of my daily Lactulose and will resist spreading the sticky substance around the Community Room where other cats might scoot through it.
- I will refrain from inappropriate urination on Ginny’s desk, other desks, and the Community Room chairs.
- I will not poop in my carrier on route to or from my Aged to Purrfection outings.
- I will love everyone unconditionally whether human or feline, young or old.
Your Correspondent,
Lisa