More Kitty: Oliver and Boo
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 11:12AM 
I've been telegraphing the fact that the More Puppy meme would soon give way to a More Kitty meme. Lots of my fabulous readers have fabulous kitties, and this is nothing if not an equal opportunity meme. In fact, before I'm done, I'm planning a run of far more unusual pets, some of which I've had in the past (a boa constrictor, a peacock, a POA pony) and others that I hope my readers will supply. But...see how easily I get off track? Back to the kitties. 
You met Oliver and Boo briefly in my post about pets under covers. They belong to my devoted reader and literary super-fan Patty Ann Wieczorek. Those of you who have seen the My Fabulous Readers slideshow have seen Patty Ann holding a number of my books under a store sign that says "Catherine's."
Time for Oliver and Boo to have their very own post to kick off the More Kitty meme.
Patty Ann writes:
These are my babies. We got Boo first at the local shelter. He, along with his brothers and sisters, was left in a dumpster by a gas station. Fortunately, someone rescued them and brought them to the shelter. Because Boo is all black, no one wanted to adopt him (superstitious) and he was the last one left. When I heard his story, I knew he was coming home with me!
We got Oliver at a local pet store where we went in ONLY to buy cat food for Boo. We saw Oliver and he rolled his head upside down and meowed. That's all it took. :) Enjoy!
And I do, Patty Ann. I always love to see people's treasured pets. Saving (what I consider to be) the best for last: This is the move that got Ollie of of the pet store. I can see how that would do it.
Thanks, Patty Ann. More kitties to follow.
Reader Comments (6)
That last picture makes my heart melt. I'd pick that kitty out, too!
Yup, me too. That's one smart cat. Melt hearts and you'll get a good home.
Aww so cute! Cats really know how to get people to pick them :)
You all see why I couldn't resist. I love this so much, Catherine! Thank you!
Sadly, the day after Oliver came home with us, he got sick. He was sneezing, coughing and sniffling. We called our vet and he told us to bring him in. Since Ollie originally came from a local shelter, the vet suspected that Oliver caught an upper-respiratory infection because he was around so many other cats. (We were also worried about Boo catching it.) He put Ollie on antibiotics but they didn't really take effect for about a week and a half. Poor little guy was so miserable. He could hardly breathe and his nose was so swollen. Because he was so stuffed, he couldn't eat. He would just sleep all the time. We were so scared. We called the vet back and told him that we were afraid something was going to happen to our new little guy. He told us to wait it out - that he would be okay. Fortunately, the vet was right. Each day, he got better and better. He started doing his cute head flip and rolling all over the place and we knew he was back to normal again!
Phew! You scared me for a minute there. Glad he's back to his old head-rolling self again.
You scared me then for a minute, too! Glad he made a full recovery.