The first time we got a
glimpse of Abby's litter, it looked like she
had not only a black kitten (Sable), but
also a white one. Since she was nursing at
the time, it was difficult to say for sure
what the colors actually were, or how many
kittens she had. When Abby brought her brood
up on the deck to play, I realized the
"white" kitten was actually a light tan
tabby. So in the Summer of 2008, we got our
second "red" tabby cat, which we named
Sunny.
Fortunately, Sunny's disposition matches his
name. Sunny was quickly socialized and
introduced to the herd, where he
rediscovered Darwin, who had been raised
with him, we believe. This allowed the two
kittens to play with each other, rather than
the older cats who often did not want to be
bothered. Eventually, the remaining three
kittens were captured, reuniting the entire
litter. Shortly after joining the herd, we
noticed Sunny was limping. I wasn't too
concerned, as two other kittens had
overextended their front leg also. The vet
had told me this was a very common injury in
kittens. We watched, and it didn't seem to
get better in 24 hours, so we made a trip to
the Animal Emergency Clinic, where an X-ray
proved there was no broken bones, but the
vet did wrap up Sunny's leg with a splint to
give him some relief. Sunny may not have
been in as much pain, but it was so
difficult to watch him trying to walk around
with his leg splinted up to his shoulder. I
believe I won his eternal gratitude and love
when I removed the splint and bandages after
48 hours. He's been my buddy ever since.
Sunny likes to climb up to my shoulder and
stand there while I pet him. He rarely lays
down, and doesn't stay long. But he is a
repeat customer. Sunny usually sleeps with
me overnight.
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