Wildflowers

Love is like wildflowers, it's often found in the most unlikely places.

Cocoa - Bird Watching

Two weeks ago I learned that my cat, Felicia, has cancer. The good news is, she is doing well so far. The tumor is not growing so far and she is fat and happy.

The really bad news is, last week my other cat Cocoa stopped eating and was acting lethargic. I took him to the vet and he was diagnosed with the FIP (Feline Infectious Peritonitis) virus. We were told it is untreatable.

We force fed him with a syringe for 2 days, but could not get him to eat anything else otherwise. It was torture for him and for us. His skin turned yellow indicating his liver was not working anymore. After he spent an entire day just laying on my bed, we called a retired vet we know who and had Cocoa euthanized at our home. It feels so unfair to be loosing both of my cats. They are like family members to me.

Perfect Companions

Our cats stay strictly inside the house so when Danille carried Cocoa outside to take some pics, I don't think he was too crazy about the idea! They still turned out pretty cute though.

The quote by Colette is:

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.

I Love This Cat

I do love this cat. He's not too smart, but he's a sweetheart.

So Lucky

The small text says:
People have told me that you are really lucky because we adopted you. I happen to think its the other way around.

Cocoa

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Mr. PP

Ever notice how you name your pet one thing, but then you call him by all kinds of other cute names? His "real" name is Cocoa but we call him Cocoa Beans, Coconut, Slappy and of course, Prancy Paws.

Charles Dickens Quotation

My new cat, Cocoa, and my older cat, Felicia, are getting along a lot better lately. Felicia's still a bit territorial at times, but at worst she bops him on the nose and Cocoa is smart enough to just walk away.  The quotation is from Charles Dickens:  What greater gift than the love of a cat?

Little Lover Boy

Here's the newest addition to our family. His name's Cocoa and he's a real sweetheart. (Now we just need to convince Felicia this is true!)

Best Gift Ever

Happy Valentine's Day! It's my wedding anniversary on the 14th too. Last week my husband told me that he had already picked out my gift and that we were going to go pick it up early! As we were riding in the car I was really confused because we headed away from the mall and out to the country. All I could see were farms! He finally stopped at the end of a long muddy driveway next to a house. It took me a few moments to notice a sign in the yard that said: "Saving Paws Animal Rescue." He then told me I could pick out any cat or dog I wanted! I was so excited! But it was so hard to do. I wanted a cat, but they had at least a dozen nice ones. (Can I take them all home please???) I couldn't make up my mind at first so we took a short lunch break. When we came back I chose Cocoa. He has the sweetest personality. I will never forget this Valentine's Day. It is the best one ever!

For Tami

My dear friend Tami and I not only share the same neurological disorder (a very bad thing!) but a deep love for animals (a very good thing!) I have put together a little brag book featuring all of her beloved pets - past and present - for Valentine's Day.

The last two pages have photos of my cats, Felicia and Cocoa.

Most of the elements in these layouts came from a free colaboration kit called Forever Mine which can be found on The Blog Train Blog.