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herding cats

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24. Oh! How I love Siamese!
Sat Jul 22, 2023, 11:07 PM
Jul 2023

My oldest now, a veritable baby by my standards, a 5 year old female Siamese rescue.

My previous Siamese, my most precious, sweetest baby boy caught pancreatic cancer in mid 2017. He was hands down my closest companion and we shared a deep love unlike most of the other bonds I have shared with my pets. And, I'm a weird, love them like family person. He was just super special. That once in a lifetime companion.

A few days before his one year anniversary of going over the rainbow bridge a friend reached out to me about a 6 week old Siamese kitten rescue from a breeder. Her mother had died due to complications during birth and she was one of the surviving kittens. She'd been being bottle fed, but the breeder (very unscrupulous person!!) wanted out from underneath the responsibility of tending her and her 2 other surviving siblings. The other two had found homes but she was left because she was missexed as a male. I didn't care since I wasn't going to breed the kitty and just wanted to rescue the poor thing. Also, I preferred male kitties personalities once neutered. Win-win.

I bottle raised "him" loved him and we became deeply bonded. My sweetest little "man" I called him. Only to take them into the vet at 10 weeks to learn he was a she! Lol!

She's now my sweetheart of a girl, and I love her dearly. ❤️

Siamese are a truly special breed of cat.

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So sweet! Sky Jewels Jul 2023 #1
It's been my pleasure. herding cats Jul 2023 #6
😻 Deuxcents Jul 2023 #2
squeeeeee. Those precious little faces! I LOVE the tongue sticking out! niyad Jul 2023 #3
Action photos. Lol! herding cats Jul 2023 #7
Perfect timing! niyad Jul 2023 #19
Beautiful kitties! zuul Jul 2023 #4
They really are, aren't they? herding cats Jul 2023 #8
Lucky Kitties & you, Cat!💙 Cha Jul 2023 #5
Thanks, Cha! herding cats Jul 2023 #9
Might as well face it.. Cha Jul 2023 #10
I'm gonna have to add on if this keeps happening. herding cats Jul 2023 #11
Like herding cats? Cha Jul 2023 #12
It was a prophetic choice! herding cats Jul 2023 #14
These were my previous 3. herding cats Jul 2023 #13
3 instead of 2 is the big jump. After that, it's just... 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #18
A year ago March I had 2. herding cats Jul 2023 #21
We were down to 2 for about 3 years, and I missed having... 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #22
Oh! How I love Siamese! herding cats Jul 2023 #24
There's something, for me anyway, extra-captivating about blue-eyed cats. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #25
Gorgeous !!! Karadeniz Jul 2023 #15
Thank you! herding cats Jul 2023 #17
The momma's coat is exquisite. 3catwoman3 Jul 2023 #16
Before I knew there were kittens, I swooned at her beauty. herding cats Jul 2023 #20
Awww! Such pretty cats - and of course the kittens are adorable! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2023 #23
A blep & a mlem! tblue37 Jul 2023 #26
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