A Kitten for Christmas

Nearly two years ago, we had a kitten show up at our patio door.  It was during the Christmas holiday and bitterly cold.  Here is what we saw:

He was nearly full grown, sweet as can be, and had been hurt.  We knew that someone had hurt him, because part of his tail had been cut off.  The veterinary hospital where we take our cats takes in animals that have been found, but they wouldn't take him.  Why?  They never said, but we found out later that the only strays they take in are the ones found by employees or police officers.  Our cats had been patients there for a few years (still are as we love our vet), so we have given them quite a bit of money over the years.  It broke my heart that it was bitterly cold and a big snow/ice storm was on the way and yet they wouldn't budge.  In fact, I was down right angry.  None of the other organizations would help either, so what did we do...moved him into the garage.  Our vet has a "Feral Cat Program" where they will examine the animal, check for any disease and neuter/spay all for $120.00.  So we came up with the cash and took him in.  When we picked him up, they said what a sweetie he was, but that when we got home and let him out of the carrier, we would never see him again.  Wrong!  Nearly two years later and meet our Baby.

Isn't he regal looking?  He got the name "Baby", because when we were getting to know him, we would say, "Aw, poor baby." and the name just stuck.  Sometimes I'll even sing, "Yes, Sir, that's my baby" to him.  LOL!  So that is how we got a kitten for Christmas a couple years ago.

Speaking of a cat for Christmas, I currently have some cat themed door hangers in my Etsy shop.  A couple of the designs sold out at a holiday craft show we participated in recently.  I think they'd make an inexpensive, but nice quality stocking stuffer or secret Santa gift for a cat lover.

My shop is has been filling with many different styles of Christmas decor with a lot more to come in the next few weeks.  So, I hope to see you around my Cozy Cottage.

Until later,

Melissa