Today is Duffy's adoption anniversary+birthday

MaryL wrote:
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was actually
adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and we headed
directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together, and that is
what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb. 1 as Duffy's
birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets estimated his age at
the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4 years. So, the magic of
the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!


Happy Birthday Duffy!
Happy Anniversary to both of you!
--
Elise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves)
pics:

On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 16:44:06 -0600, "MaryL"
-OUT-THE-LITTER yodeled:


"Kreisleriana" wrote in message
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Dear, sweet, smart, gutsy, cute little Duffy! Happy Duffyversary!




Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com



"Duffyversary." I love it! That is now a new word in my vocabulary.

Thanks,
MaryL

Stinky, of course, has a Stinkyversary. That's always a big day in
the Stinkyverse.



Theresa
Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh
My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
...
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and
we headed directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together,
and that is what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb.
1 as Duffy's birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets
estimated his age at the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4
years. So, the magic of the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!

Happy purr-day, Duffy. Beautiful cat.
Sam

MaryL wrote:
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually
adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and we
headed
directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together, and
that is
what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb. 1 as
Duffy's
birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets estimated his
age at
the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4 years. So, the
magic of
the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!

(snippety)


Happy birthday *and* anniversary to dear Duffy! Two special days at
once means double the shrimpies, right? :-D

------
Krista

MaryL wrote:
:: Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
:: actually adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the
:: afternoon and we headed directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first
:: full day together, and that is what I consider his "anniversary." I
:: also arbitrarily set Feb. 1 as Duffy's birthday since I don't know
:: the actual date. Three vets estimated his age at the time of
:: adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4 years. So, the magic of
the
:: Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!
::
:: Duffy is an incredibly loving cat, and he absolutely adores
:: attention. He usually starts his quest for attention by coming to
my
:: side and tapping my knees, all the while uttering that cute little
:: "murrup," "murrup" sound. If I am engrossed in something (usually
:: the computer) and don't notice, he will *climb* up the back of the
:: chair and step out onto my shoulder. That always gets my
attention -
:: then I bring him down onto my lap, and he will snuggle up with his
:: hips in my lap and his two little front paws stretched out toward
my
:: neck. He will rub his nose against mine, and the purrs get louder
:: and more and more happy-sounding. (Yes! I am convinced that there
is
:: a "happy" sound in there.) Duffy is a little gymnast. He loves to
:: climb and will rapidly move from one pole to another on his cat
:: tree. Visitors have a hard time believing that he is totally blind
:: because he is so active and moves around so easily.
::
:: Duffy weighed 6 ½ pounds when I adopted him, which was too thin. I
:: fed Innova canned for awhile until he gained some weight, then
:: switched to Wellness canned. He now weighs just slightly more than
8
:: pounds, and that weight has remained completely stable for more
than
:: a year. It seems to be an excellent weight for him. He is small for
:: a male cat but looks larger because of his fluffy fur, and he is
:: very strong and agile - as shown by his gymnastics on the cat tree.
::
:: I have included three pictures of Duffy as links below my
signature.
:: The first one shows Duffy at the animal shelter (and is the picture
:: that inspired me to look into adopting him - he looked like a
little
:: waif, and I actually thought from the picture that he was much
older
:: than he is). He had been at the shelter for several months, and I
:: was afraid that he would not last much longer without adoption
:: because kitten season was approaching (and space would be limited).
:: Although I thought at the time that I was doing something "for"
:: Duffy by adopting him, it has turned out that he has brought more
:: joy into my life than I ever envisioned. He has given at least as
:: much "to" me as I have given to him. The second picture was taken
at
:: my house about a year after adoption and shows Duffy as he looks
:: today. The third photo shows Duffy and Holly together on the cat
:: tree.
::
:: MaryL
::
:: http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...2/19233823.jpg
:: http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/41680392.jpg
:: http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/24118497.jpg

Happy Purrday, Duffy :-) May you have a meowy great day!
--
Britta
Sandpaper kisses, a cuddle and a purr. I have an alarm clock that's
covered in fur!
Check out pictures of Vino at:
http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album

MaryL wrote:
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon
and we headed directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day
together, and that is what I consider his "anniversary." I also
arbitrarily set Feb. 1 as Duffy's birthday since I don't know the
actual date. Three vets estimated his age at the time of adoption as
3-5 years, so I settled on 4 years. So, the magic of the Duffy
Calendar makes him 6 years old today!
snip
MaryL

http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...2/19233823.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/41680392.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/24118497.jpg

Happy Purrday, Duffy!
--
Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera)
A house is not a home, without a cat.

After viewing the pics, I can hardly believe he's the same cat that was
photographed at the shelter. How lucky he was that someone like you felt
able to take him on, even though he was blind.
Happy anniversary and birthday Duffy. May you have many more in your
onetruehome.

Tweed, Kitty & Boyfriend




"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
...
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and
we headed directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together,
and that is what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb.
1 as Duffy's birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets
estimated his age at the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4
years. So, the magic of the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!

Duffy is an incredibly loving cat, and he absolutely adores attention. He
usually starts his quest for attention by coming to my side and tapping my
knees, all the while uttering that cute little "murrup," "murrup" sound.
If I am engrossed in something (usually the computer) and don't notice, he
will *climb* up the back of the chair and step out onto my shoulder. That
always gets my attention - then I bring him down onto my lap, and he will
snuggle up with his hips in my lap and his two little front paws stretched
out toward my neck. He will rub his nose against mine, and the purrs get
louder and more and more happy-sounding. (Yes! I am convinced that there
is a "happy" sound in there.) Duffy is a little gymnast. He loves to climb
and will rapidly move from one pole to another on his cat tree. Visitors
have a hard time believing that he is totally blind because he is so
active and moves around so easily.

Duffy weighed 6 ½ pounds when I adopted him, which was too thin. I fed
Innova canned for awhile until he gained some weight, then switched to
Wellness canned. He now weighs just slightly more than 8 pounds, and that
weight has remained completely stable for more than a year. It seems to be
an excellent weight for him. He is small for a male cat but looks larger
because of his fluffy fur, and he is very strong and agile - as shown by
his gymnastics on the cat tree.

I have included three pictures of Duffy as links below my signature. The
first one shows Duffy at the animal shelter (and is the picture that
inspired me to look into adopting him - he looked like a little waif, and
I actually thought from the picture that he was much older than he is). He
had been at the shelter for several months, and I was afraid that he would
not last much longer without adoption because kitten season was
approaching (and space would be limited). Although I thought at the time
that I was doing something "for" Duffy by adopting him, it has turned out
that he has brought more joy into my life than I ever envisioned. He has
given at least as much "to" me as I have given to him. The second picture
was taken at my house about a year after adoption and shows Duffy as he
looks today. The third photo shows Duffy and Holly together on the cat
tree.

MaryL

http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...2/19233823.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/41680392.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/24118497.jpg

Belated hoppy purrday wishes to Duffy & congratulations on such a joyful
outcome.

Gordon, Bandit, Pericles & Snowball

"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday.

Our very best purrs and concatulations to Duffy and you on his adoption
anniversary and birthday! You are both very lucky to have found each other!
He looks wonderful!
Christine
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
...
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually
adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and we headed
directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together, and that is
what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb. 1 as
Duffy's
birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets estimated his age
at
the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4 years. So, the magic
of
the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!

Duffy is an incredibly loving cat, and he absolutely adores attention. He
usually starts his quest for attention by coming to my side and tapping my
knees, all the while uttering that cute little "murrup," "murrup" sound.
If
I am engrossed in something (usually the computer) and don't notice, he
will
*climb* up the back of the chair and step out onto my shoulder. That
always
gets my attention - then I bring him down onto my lap, and he will snuggle
up with his hips in my lap and his two little front paws stretched out
toward my neck. He will rub his nose against mine, and the purrs get
louder
and more and more happy-sounding. (Yes! I am convinced that there is a
"happy" sound in there.) Duffy is a little gymnast. He loves to climb and
will rapidly move from one pole to another on his cat tree. Visitors have
a
hard time believing that he is totally blind because he is so active and
moves around so easily.

Duffy weighed 6 ½ pounds when I adopted him, which was too thin. I fed
Innova canned for awhile until he gained some weight, then switched to
Wellness canned. He now weighs just slightly more than 8 pounds, and that
weight has remained completely stable for more than a year. It seems to be
an excellent weight for him. He is small for a male cat but looks larger
because of his fluffy fur, and he is very strong and agile - as shown by
his
gymnastics on the cat tree.

I have included three pictures of Duffy as links below my signature. The
first one shows Duffy at the animal shelter (and is the picture that
inspired me to look into adopting him - he looked like a little waif, and
I
actually thought from the picture that he was much older than he is). He
had
been at the shelter for several months, and I was afraid that he would not
last much longer without adoption because kitten season was approaching
(and
space would be limited). Although I thought at the time that I was doing
something "for" Duffy by adopting him, it has turned out that he has
brought
more joy into my life than I ever envisioned. He has given at least as
much
"to" me as I have given to him. The second picture was taken at my house
about a year after adoption and shows Duffy as he looks today. The third
photo shows Duffy and Holly together on the cat tree.

MaryL

http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...2/19233823.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/41680392.jpg
http://pic10.picturetrail.com/VOL320...8/24118497.jpg

What a sweetheart he is - very handsome. He looks so much healthier now.
I'm glad that you found each other. Happy Anniversary!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message
...
Today is the anniversary of Duffy's adoption+birthday. Well, he was
actually adopted on Jan. 31, 2003, but that was late in the afternoon and
we headed directly for TED. So, Feb. 1 was our first full day together,
and that is what I consider his "anniversary." I also arbitrarily set Feb.
1 as Duffy's birthday since I don't know the actual date. Three vets
estimated his age at the time of adoption as 3-5 years, so I settled on 4
years. So, the magic of the Duffy Calendar makes him 6 years old today!