peggy's place: Happy Gotcha Day Bob

August 11, 2010

Happy Gotcha Day Bob

Three years ago I happily adopted Bob from the vet who was fostering him. He's still my Big Orange Boy.

21 comments:

KC and the Giggleman Kitties said...: What a beautiful big orange boy!
Happy Gotcha Day, Bob.
Love & Purrs,
ML & Kitties; August 11, 2010 at 12:34 AM
Samantha & Mom said...: Happy Gotcha Day Bob and many, many, many mmmmmmore!!!!
From your Tx furiends,; August 11, 2010 at 1:19 AM
Milo and Alfie Marshall said...: And wot a lucky orange boy he is to have found himself such a wonderful forever home. Happy Gotcha Day Bob, and many, many more! Smoochies.; August 11, 2010 at 3:26 AM
Kea said...: Happy Gotcha Day, Bob! We wish you many more wonderful Gotcha Days with your forever family!; August 11, 2010 at 4:21 AM
ZOOLATRY said...: GOTCHA GOOD YOU
HANDSOME
BIG OLD BOY!; August 11, 2010 at 6:26 AM
The Island Cats said...: Happy Gotcha Day, Bob!! Have a treatfilled day!; August 11, 2010 at 7:07 AM
The Creek Cats said...: Happy Gotcha Day, Bob!!!!; August 11, 2010 at 7:32 AM
Hannah and Lucy said...: Happy Gotcha Day Bob - you look very content have you had a treat or two.; August 11, 2010 at 7:53 AM
Mishkat said...: Happy Gotcha Day, Bob! We're very glad you and your mom found each other.

P.S. Dobby sends special "big orange boy" purrs!; August 11, 2010 at 8:06 AM
Cara n Crew said...: Hi Bob! Happy Gotcha Day to you! Hope you have a super special day!

fraidies Pip, Smidgen, Minnie; August 11, 2010 at 8:17 AM
Cat said...: Happy Gotcha Day Bob! What a big beautiful boy you are, hope you have a special day :-); August 11, 2010 at 8:35 AM
The Taylor CatSSSSS said...: HAPPY GOTCHA DAY BOB. Big Orange Boy! How adorable!!! We hope that you have a great day!!!; August 11, 2010 at 8:54 AM
cats of wildcat woods said...: Happy Gotcha Day! We have all colors but no orange!; August 11, 2010 at 10:06 AM
Jans Funny Farm said...: Happy Gotcha Day, Bob. You're a lucky kitty to go home with Peggy 3 years ago.; August 11, 2010 at 2:28 PM
meowmeowmans said...: What a handsome dude you are, Bob. Happy Gotcha Day! :); August 11, 2010 at 9:42 PM
Quill and Greyson said...: Happy Gotcha Day!; August 11, 2010 at 10:00 PM
A few Good Cats said...: Happy 3rd Gotcha Day to your big strapping handsome orange boy -- may you have many more happy years together!; August 12, 2010 at 11:12 AM
DILLIGAF said...: I is big ginger but I is not that biggimus!!!

- I is handsomer though...;-)

...and I is backimuss!!!

Maxi xx

http://maximusspittimus.blogspot.com; August 12, 2010 at 5:40 PM
ANGEL ABBYGRACE said...: Oh Bob you are so handsome!

Happy Gotcha day handsome mancat!

purrin

Abby; August 12, 2010 at 6:37 PM
dArtagnan Rumblepurr/Diego Hamlet Moonfur said...: Bob, I bet you can hear our mummy SQUEEing from here...; August 14, 2010 at 1:28 AM
Marilynn said...: Aren't orange boys wonderful?? =)

My orange girl and her two orange and white boys are so cuddly and fun and playful and lovey!

Bob is just beautiful, and he's clearly living up to the rep that "gorgeous gingers" have!!; August 19, 2010 at 12:17 PM

Sophie's story

It all started with a normal trip to Petsmart. I try to hurry past the kitties up for adoption, but yesterday I peeked in. There was a beautiful long hair tuxie girl that was 6 1/2 yo. She was so sweet and loving. I stayed in there way too long. All the way home I thought about her. All night long I thought about her. I even gave her a name. Marlo. So I go back today to get her. I know, I need another cat like I need a mole with hair on my nose. BUT, she's gone!! I missed her by 45 minutes. Not meant to be. So I start scritching a pretty calico girl and one employee after another comes in and tells me her story. She's been in that cage 2 months, she's affectionate and a beauty. SOLD. Her name is Sophie, she's 1 yo and she's a leaner. She rubs and leans against my legs. She has beautiful gold eyes, but she manages to blink with the camera flash...

Jeannie's story

Jeannie joined our family on February 3, 2009. I was looking at all the kitties in our area that needed forever homes. Something about her sweet little face made me keep going back to look at her again and again. I still don't know why, but I sent off an email asking about her. I told myself if it was meant to be, then what's one more furkid? I received an answer to my email saying she was a feral kitty and had been asked about many times, but since she wasn't a lap cat, nobody wanted her. Well we've been down that road many times and I was able to adopt her. Jeannie had been living on a golf course and had at least 2 litters of babies. All her babies were caught and have forever homes. She is about 5 years old, and is a very tiny, delicate girl.

Babe's story

Babe is one of the feral cats my Mom caught. She was Mom's cat along with her other two. After Mom passed, I took care of all three of her cats. Her two original cats went to the rainbow bridge very shortly after Mom died. She had Babe for eight years and I've had her now for nine more years. Babe is my CRF girl. When she was first diagnosed with CRF I thought I'd only have her for a few more weeks, but she has surprised both me and the vet and is doing great with only sub-q fluids three times a week.
April 1, 1991 - July 13, 2011 5:20pm DST

Romeo's story

I found Romeo online. I received an email from a friend about him. His Mom was in a nursing home and not coming back (she didn't know she was staying there forever). So her family was trying to find a home for Romeo. She had an attorney that was to find a good home for Romeo if anything ever happened to her. I had to actually apply to get him. References and essay about me. Once her family had me checked out I was able to pick him up at the attorneys office. I had only been told he was 5 years old and very fluffy. Turned out he's a pure himalayan. I don't think he had ever seen another cat until I brought him home. He's very friendly and is best friends with Bob and Jeannie.

Isis's story

Bob's story

Bob's adoption was totally a spur of the moment thing. I was in the dentist's office for a cleaning and I was telling my dental hygienist about adopting Isis and that I had never had an orange cat. Then she tells me her vets office has a little orange cat up for adoption. I went home and called to make sure the cat was still there, then grabbed a PTU and headed off to go get him. When I got there all I could see was a little bit of orange fur poking out from under his bed. Then we got him out of his cage and he was HUGE. Turned out he was 5 years old and his original family just didn't want him anymore. So off I went to fill out the paper work while the vet gave him one last check over. When we put him in the PTU he almost didn't fit. He is a wonderful boy but very scared all the time. He ducks his head every time I reach down to pet him, like he thinks I'm going to hit him. He doesn't know how to play with toys and once I got one of those toys with a fuzzy hanging from a stick and he was so afraid of the stick he ran and hid for hours. Now we only have the fuzzy part, the stick I trashed. Thank goodness he and Romeo are such good buds, it's the only time he really plays.