Love connection

Look who’s got a new best friend:

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At least once a day, TJ runs downstairs to find Missy Mae, and he joins her for a bite to eat.  Then, he snuggles up and naps most of the day away, coming back upstairs to the other cats around dinnertime.  He seems totally in love with her—he practically throws himself at her, and while napping, he wraps his paws around her neck, kneads her, and purrs so loudly you can hear him ten feet away.  Missy Mae was his “foster mom”, and although her temperament can be a little bit prickly, he ignores it when she hisses and continues to cuddle up.  She actually seems to enjoy it most of the time, too.  My only concern has been ear mites, because Missy Mae had a bad case of ear mites that was hard to treat (the mites were deep down in her scarred ear, and it was difficult to get the treatment into the ear canal).  I did a check under the microscope and don’t see anything alive in her ears, so I hope that means the mites are gone once and for all.  The last thing I need is for the upstairs cats to come down with ear mites courtesy of TJ’s rendevous.

Posted by Leigh-Ann on 01/17 at 12:45 AM

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  1. Such a sweet picture.  We just took in a new foster kitty.  She’s the most timid cat I’ve ever met (and I’ve met many, many cats).

    Posted by Cheryl  on  01/17  at  06:13 AM

  2. Oh my goodness.. this is the most adorable picture. Such happy contentment.

    Posted by Simply Coll  on  01/17  at  07:16 AM

  3. Awwww! *melts*

    Posted by Helly  on  01/18  at  06:09 AM

  4. Missy Mae - I can’t believe it - this is so precious!

    Posted by Ilona  on  01/18  at  06:19 PM

  5. I don’t know how you feel about Revolution (topical flea treatment) but it should get rid of earmites after 2 montly applications. Also treats some internal parasites, too, in addition to fleas and mites.

    Posted by Wildrun  on  01/19  at  08:01 AM

  6. Thanks for mentioning Revolution, Susan… I didn’t know it would work.  The vet used a “1 time dose” of Ivermectin, which worked in the kittens’ ears, but not in Missy Mae’s crumpled and scarred ear.  I’ll ask at the vet tomorrow, as I’m going to have to take the foster kitten Miles in for a checkup if he survives the night.

    Posted by Leigh-Ann  on  01/22  at  11:33 PM
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