Friday, July 26, 2013

Rocky and Belle's 10th Gotcha Day! (sort of)

Annabelle here. My *twin* brofur Rocky and I are ten years old now! The Warden doesn’t know what day in July we were born, so we get to celebrate the whole month. How cool is that? She also doesn’t remember the exact day in July that she rescued us, because a) her brain is old as dirt and b) back then, she didn’t know that kitties celebrated their Gotcha Day. She learned this from all of you wonderful pet bloggers. So now we not only celebrate our birthday in July, but our Gotcha Month, too!


I can’t imagine what the Warden must have thought when she found us, all covered in fleas and clinging to life. We were a sight, I am sure.  Those fleas were eating us alive and two of our brofurs had already died, so it was definitely our lucky day when the Warden found us in that shack. Our momma was with us, but she was sick too from the fleas, and there wasn’t enough milk to go around. When the Warden picked us up, she could see thousands of fleas crawling on our tiny little bodies! She nearly lost her lunch!!


It was so hard for the Warden to imagine that someone would arrange for the care of their plants while they went on vacation for 2 weeks, but not for teeny tiny kittens living in a flea-infested shack. Just unthinkable, she said. But there we were, (barely) living proof that idiots really do live among us. The Warden knew she had to take us away immediately, no matter what the lady would say when she got back from cavorting on an island somewhere.


It turns out the dumb lady didn’t really care what happened to us. She didn’t care that we had flea anemia and nearly died. She didn’t care that we needed round-the-clock TLC  to make sure we lived. The Warden said she’d give us back to the lady OVER HER DEAD BODY. But that threat of dying was unnecessary, because the lady didn’t care that Rocky and I were never going back to that shack. Hooray for her not caring, because that meant we could stay with the Warden furever!


And that’s where we’ve been, for ten years. We have a wonderful life, because the Warden is the best Mom ever. I don’t know how I know this…I just do. When people tell her that she spoils us, she proudly replies “Well, of course I do!” When they say, “They’re just cats!” she gives them a look that would wither the dead if they weren’t already skeletons.

As if we could ever be “just” anything. We’re her family, her fur kids, her earth angels. The Warden says we make her life worth living. I say, she does the same for us!

21 comments:

  1. First we have to say Happy purrday and Happy Gotchas! Now that is cause for a double celebration. Second we have to let Mom cool off thinking over all of the unfortunate (and Mom is trying to be nice) things that happened to you both before the Warden found you. You know it's kinda like our stories, we were throw aways and our Mom and Dad saved us, so we're just thankful and Mom is thankful that we picked her so we could be saved and I believe this is true for both of you as well. So let's all be thankful and happy and celebrate 10 great years!

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  2. Happy gotcha month! We're so glad that the Warden took you out of that shack and gave you the wonderful forever home that you deserve.

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  3. Happy Gotcha Day and Birthday, Annabelle and Rocky! What a beautiful and love-filled life you have with your Mom/the Warden. We are so thankful that she rescued you from that shack, and that you all make each other's lives so wonderful. :)

    Sending you all love and hugs on your special day, and our wishes for many, many more celebrations together in the years to come.

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  4. Wow, what a story. I didn't know how they came into your life. That's similar to the way I found my first dog. Happy gotcha month to all the kitties. And to you, for finding them.

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  5. Happy Birthday Month and Gotcha Month, Rocky and Belle! We are so very glad the Warden rescued you and gave you such a great life filled with love.

    P.S.
    Your kitten pictures nearly made our mom faint from the cuteness.

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  6. Happy Gotcha Day! So sweet and ten years goes by fast doesn't it?

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  7. Doods, we TOTALLY agree that human moms/servants are the Best. Thing. EVAH.

    Happy GOTCHA day to you both!! Mowzers, ten years of bliss!

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  8. Happy Gotcha Day! Like me, you didn't have a great start to life but at least you found a wonderful home and a wonderful mom :)

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  9. Happy 10th birthday and Gotcha Day. We are sorry you had such a rough start in life, but that good Warden sure did a great thing rescuing you and giving you a wonderful forever home.

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  10. Happy Birthday(s) and GOTCHA Day too! What a story you two have.....and what a grand life you have with your Warden. Lucky kids I'd say. Isn't it lovely to know we're safe and happy thanks to our humans finding us just in time???

    Kitty Hugs, Sammy

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  11. What a sad start to life you both had, we are so happy that you were found and rescued by your Warden. We hope you had a wonderful day yesterday.

    What happened to your Mommy Cat?

    Gerry & Mungo

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  12. we are so glad that you got gotted by your Mom who loves you very much. So sad that it was under those circumstances that she found you.

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  13. "earth angels" I love it!! HAPPY HAPPY GOTCHA DAY!!
    xoxo

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  14. Happy Gotcha Day/Purr Day all month long. We are going to try to arrange month long Gotcha Days for ourselves.

    We are so glad the Warden found you. You sure were cute little babies and now you are Gorgeous Grownups.

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  15. Happy Gotcha day! Your mom did a very good thing when she took you in! xx

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  16. Happy Birthday and Gotcha Day!! It was so great that your Mom rescued you like that. It must have been terrible in that shack. Whatever happened to your cat Mama? I hope she didn't die in that shack. Peeps are so evil sometimes.

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  17. Awwww, Happy Birfmonth and Gotcha Month too! My Human also does not know my real birfday; she knows she gotted me in August but she doesn't a-member the date for the same reasons as the Warden. I have never had a Birfday or Gotcha day pawty, but I think I am going to DEMAND she pick a date in August and lemme have a grand pawty!

    Kudos to the Warden for giving you two your lives back. She's aces in my book.

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  18. Happy Gotcha day. Sorry we missed this post. You two were so darn cute and we are so glad that your Mom found you and took you in. We know that is glad that she found you too. Hope you had a wonderful gotcha day.

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  19. Aw, we're a little late wishing you a Happy Gotcha Day! We hope it was great!!!

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  20. I am so happy u were rescued by a good hoomin. :) Happy Gotcha Day and Monf!!

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