Good Mews!!!

Dearest Friends,

From our household to yours, thank you all so very much for your kind words of condolences for our loss of Jazzpurr. It means so very much to us. We wish we had an answer to why we've lost so many furbabies over the past 3 years. Most of them have been kitties well into their teens. Some have had cancer (Spunky, Memphis, and Puff). Others have had CRF (Clarissa, Fiona, Fred, and Lily). Johnny had liver problems. Batman had saddle thrombosis. It seems that the losses come in waves.

We want to give a big thank you to Ann for making this lovely memorial for Jazzpurr.

And now for some good mews! Mom helped a kitty get a new forever home!!!

One of the regulars at the bar/club where mom works had an adult male cat that she wanted to rehome. Kitty was 1.5 years old, not neutered and never had a visit with a vet. The woman said if she didn't find a home for him soon, she was going to put him outside when the weather warmed up. Mom said she would take him even though she really didn't want another cat at this time. Mom picked Bandit up from the lady last Wednesday. Bandit got a clean bill of health for our vet, and he was scheduled to be neutered today. Since we have Samantha, who isn't spayed yet, mom couldn't bring Bandit home. They lady who had him said she would keep him one more week. Mom picked Bandit up yesterday and dropped him off at our vet.

Bandit's neuter was this morning. Mom got a call letting her know that he was fine and could come home later in the day. Mom ran some errands then went to get Bandit. The receptionist asked one of the techs to get Bandit. One said something that she didn't quite hear. The receptionist said, "Jennifer said you can't have him. She's taking him home." Mom said if Jennifer was serious, she would be glad to let him go home with her.  Mom explained the situation that Bandit was coming from and why mom was going to take him. Jennifer said she has been looking for the right cat for over a year, and she fell for Bandit the minute she saw him. Bandit will be an only cat. That made mom happy. She was afraid he would have a hard time adjusting in our house with 8 other cats.

We are sending a big thank you to Jennifer for opening her home to this sweet, handsome boy!

Purrs,
Angel Clarissa & Co.

And then there were 8: RIP Jazzpurr

Dearest friends,

It is with a heavy heart we share the news that Jazzpurr (Jazz, Jazzy Girl, All that Jazz) crossed the Bridge on Wednesday, March 13, 2019.

Jazz joined our family in October 2004 (along with her foster pal Serendippity). Jazz was a beautiful tortiseshell cat. She had a very dense coat and she loved to be brushed. We assumed that she got her name from the loud purr that she had. The last few years Jazz became a lap cat. Normally she was content to lay on the top of the cat tree and accept pets, brushing, and claw trims. Her personality was sweet; she just didn't was to be held and snuggled. Over the past 6 months Jazz had taken to sleeping on the kitchen floor in front of the refrigerator. Mom said warm air would blow out from the bottom. When mom would be making coffee, Jazz would get on the counter top and do her happy dance. Mom says that's the hardest part of her being gone. Mom misses that morning greeting.

Jazzpurr was 16 years old.