Hi everyone!! Boy, this last month has flown by!! As you can see from my picture, I'm doing very well! I've got the best seat in the house...mom and dad's bed!! This is my favorite place to be..especially when the heat index is above 100!

I had to go to the vet about a week ago, I had a sore on my tail, and mom wanted to make sure that I didn't really hurt myself. In case you didn't know, my tail was broken in a few places...another case of abuse, but we don't need to talk about that! It fused in a silly s-shape and doesn't work like a proper tail! I smack it on the wall and the floor a lot, but it doesn't bother me. Anyway, mom saw this sore and I had to go visit my new vet, Dr. Tanner. He is very nice and I behaved very nicely for him. He checked my tail and said that it was just a blocked oil gland, he checked my heart and said its fine and they weighed me...uh hum...When I came to live at my forever home, I weighed about 9 pounds...I now weigh 14.2#!!!! LIFE IS GOOD!! Regular meals, sleeping on the bed all day!! WOOHOO! Dr. Tanner said that I'm a big boy and the weight is fine...no Jenny Craig for me!! As for the tail, because I only have part of a tongue, my grooming isn't what it should be. So now mom combs and brushes me everyday to compensate for that. Spa treatments to boot!

So, now its time for a nap, I'll catch up some more later!!

Love,

Stripy

Hi Everyone!! Sorry I haven't posted in a while!! We've been very busy around here. I am really doing well here, mom and dad are very understanding and I love all the other kids here. My brother,Bob is afraid of thunder and we've been getting a lot of it!! When he gets afraid, I try to stay by him and let him know that its ok. Last night he wanted to go into the garage because it was quiet in there, so I went with. We talked a little, and I told him about the "old days" when I used to be outside in the rain. He told me that when he was a kitten, he started exploring before the others in his litter and he found himself outside, alone in freezing weather. He missed his mom and he couldn't remember how to get back. He mewed for hours, hoping someone would hear him. He was all out of energy, hungry and tired when a really nice lady found him. She took him in the house and wrapped him in a heating pad. She fed him and made sure he was comfortable. It turns out that the nice lady was Nancy, our mom. Geez...I'm glad Bob is here with us.

Anyway! I have a nice rug in my bathroom that I lay on sometimes. This morning, Murphy (DOG!) decided that he wanted to drag the rug all over the house. Dad kept bringing it back in and Murph kept taking it out. So I solved the problem. See picture above...

Have a great weekend!! Love you all!!

Stripy :~)

Me and my dog, Murphy...He's afraid of me and won't look at me. But that's alright with me..If he comes any closer, I'll open up a can of WHOOP-ASS on his canine butt!! We're cohabitating now...I'm free to come and go where ever I want...so is he. I need a nap.

I got a chance to really explore this weekend!! I looked around every chance I got! There's a fun toy that I found..its a lemon and its filled with catnip. I chewed on it and made it all wet, and then I hugged it and wouldn't let anyone take it from me. I love the lemon! I also found a table in the library where I can see out a different window. Not much going on out there, though. I went on the lanai with Sophia and we relaxed under the lawn chairs, and I pretended that I was hiding in the flowers, but I really wasn't because the flowers are on the outside..it was fun anyway! I also took a nap on the couch...I love the couch almost as much as I love the lemon!!

I'm taking some time to nap at the moment because I need to get my rest so that I can play tonight. I've been really playing with the new brothers and sisters. Yesterday I was talking to Sophia and she was ignoring me. When she turned her back on me, I gave her a good shove and she rolled over. She was NOT happy. I just want to play!!

I am missing my former colony and I worry for them because they can't live in a nice safe place like I do. Please take some time to look at my website (its been totally redone!) and if you can help, I would be eternally grateful.

Now, back to my nap...I'm planning a sneak attack on Priscilla later!!!

Love,

Stripy

I am officially a star!! My updated article was in the St Pete Times and the Tamba Bay Times. http://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/article997725.ece Mom didn't want her picture in, but she said this is a good compromise!! I had a really great weekend with my brothers and sisters and I can come in and out of the house when I want to. There's a gate across my bedroom door so that I can go in and out, but Murphy can't come in. He started messing with me when I came out the first few times, but I puffed myself up real big and I must have scared him because now he leaves me alone. Sometimes he forgets and he runs towards me, but I puff up again and he stops really fast!! He puts his butt up in the air and barks, but mom says that he just wants to play. I don't have to swat him or his at him, he just goes away!

Hi Everyone!! This is me outside in my screened lanai, otherwise known as the "kitty wonderland"! I'm here with my sister Gracie...we look alike, don't you think?? We were watching a lizard crawling up the screen and it was really fun!!

Today the photographer from the St.Pete Times came here and took some pictures of me for the paper. Be sure to read the story on monday. Mom talked to the reporter the other day and told her my updates and how I'm doing very good.

I come out of my room a lot now, I've visited the garage with Bob and Wrigley (known around here as the wolverines), I've been in the library with Priscilla (she's still fat), and I've been in every closet exploring. When I stay in my room during the day with the door shut, Rustie stays in there with me. I like her, she's very relaxed and easy to talk to. She has allergies, so sometimes she sneezes green snots on me...JUST KIDDING!! I move faster than she can sneeze!!

Anyway, getting ready for the weekend and much more kitty fun!!

Love,

Stripy