Celebration of Gotcha Day (Conclusion)

Today, November 3rd, is the official 2nd anniversary of the Gotcha Day of Isabella and Angel. My previous two posts told of how both kitties picked us to be their forever home but as I noted yesterday, Angel was a 2.2 lb sick little 3 month old kitten so bringing her and Isabella into our home with our two dogs, Sadie and KC, was quite an ordeal. The dogs were not all that happy to have those two kitties come into their house! Although both dogs had been raised with cats, most recently being Panther, the prior cats totally ignored the dogs and if the dogs got too close, they'd get hissed and batted at until they retreated or the cats ran off. Because of this, cats were still a mystery to them and a form of entertainment since they made funny noises, boxed noses and ran away really fast. Now to have fragile little Angel and not afraid of anything Isabella come live here was overwhelming. Angel always wanted to sit next to Sadie on the daybed but Sadie wasn't sure what to do with that little white thing next to her.

Sadie and Angel 11-4-06

Isabella didn't have any transition adjustment at all. She felt right at home the minute she got here but we still had to confine her to our home office and a large walk in closet at night with Angel because Angel had worms and other ailments that caused everything that went in one end to come out the other. We took her to the vet right away and was given liquid medication that she had to have every 4 hours for 7 days. Those first few days I hardly slept and spent most of the night sitting on the floor of the closet holding them both. Angel's weight kept dropping and she got down to 1.6 lbs and we were worried she wouldn't pull out of it. It was very stressful and often times very overwhelming. But as the days passed, she did get stronger and has obviously rebounded into a very healthy, beautiful kitty.

Isabella and Angel 11-10-06

As I mentioned before, Isabella was named Miteeka but she quickly told us her real name was Isabella. Angel was too small to tell us her real name but we knew it wasn't Mia. One night as I was holding her on my lap, I noticed how the black markings on her head and ears looked like wings and since she had to struggle so much to get well, it was only natural that she'd be named Angel since she was obviously touched by one - one named Panther actually - and she had the wings on her head to prove it!

After about three nights of being confined to the walk in closet, they had the run of the office all the time and after another two days when Angel could get around better, they had the run of the entire house and things have never been the same since! Isabella is the diva kitty and has Daddy wrapped around her paw which I believe actually started that very first day when he opened her cage and she fell into his arms. Angel loves to play and be up as high as she can get - two things that she was unable to do with the other kittens at the shelter because she was too sick so she's been making up for it ever since! Both are the best kitties we could ask for and I am so thankful that they both picked us two years ago today!

Isabella and Angel 11-20-06

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To celebrate, we are offering 25% off ALL Bracelets in our BeadedTail shop! This offer is through midnight PST tonight, November 3rd. Please note, the sale is on bracelets only. When purchasing, put Kitties in the "message to seller" and if you pay with PayPal, I will refund your discount or you can request that I send you another invoice from PayPal.