Suzy #CaturdayArt

Today's Caturday Art is dedicated to Mum's other soulmate cat, Suzy. 

Sweet Suzy left for the Rainbow Bridge on the 29th June 1998.

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She was a cute kitty, for sure. 

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I love her white belly and white socks

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Mum says she will never forget her and that she lives in her heart forever.

Tintype version of Mum and Suzy

Forever

Tiny baby Suzy in Mum's loving hands

Arty version of Suzy being adorable and silly on the sofa

Cuddles from Mum

Sunday Selfie and Remembering Suzy

We hope you are having a great Sunday!

Here is my Sunday Selfie. I took it myself (OK, with a little help from Mum).

Mum is sad today because she is remembering her first furbaby, Suzy. 

The 29th June 1998 is the anniversary of when sweet Suzy crossed the Bridge. She was 13 years old and Mum was in her early 30s but she was 19 when she got Suzy as a tiny kitten. 

Suzy (1985-98)

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Charity Tuesday #TuxieTuesday

Black and White Cats Matter Too

Did you know that in the UK 75% of cats are black and white "Tuxedos"? Two of Mum's past cats were black and white, and she says they were amazing cats, especially Suzy. Unfortunately, Mum's first Tuxie, Cas, disappeared.

But just like all black cats, black and white cats are overlooked by many humans when choosing a cat. They can spend a lot longer in shelters awaiting adoption.

That's why, when Tuxedo Cat contacted us to give them a mention here, we thought why not? This fab website aims to give a voice to Tuxedo cats, helping "to spread the message that just because a cat looks common there is nothing common about the infectious personalities and enthusiasm for life that you get from a Tuxedo Cat!" 

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And as we are celebrating the beauty of the Tuxie cat, here are a couple of beauties awaiting loving forever homes at Wood Green, the Animal Charity.

Every Charity Tuesday we like to feature some rescue kitties from the charity as it's one of the main ones we support (and I came from there!)

Winifred

Winifrid (Photo: Wood Green)

This little girl is called Winifred. She was a stray and decided to take up residence in someone''s greenhouse. Winifred is now enjoying regular meals and a cosy bed while waiting for a forever home. She can be a bit wary to start with, but with a bit TLC and patience, she will become a loving companion for someone. She is at the Heydon centre. Check out her profile for more info. 

Puff

Puff (Photo: Wood Green)

Lovely Puff came to the shelter with her brother Huff. They are now looking for a forever home where they can be given time and TLC in order for them to flourish. Both kitties are quite shy at the moment so will therefore need a quiet home with experienced owners. If you can offer this lovely pair a new home then please check out their profile for more info. They are both at Heydon.

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We are sad to see that Queen Whisper is still waiting for a new forever home. You may remember that we featured her last Tuesday.  She's so sweet. We hope she finds a loving new home soon.

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For more lovely cats waiting to be rehomed at Wood Green click HERE 

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MY RESCUE STORY

All proceeds from A Forever Home For Athena will be donated to the following charities:

Wood Green the Animals Charity
Greek Cat Welfare Society 
Cats Protection 

All proceeds from this bag 
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More homeless pets looking for forever homes can be found on my Mum's Pinterest Pet Rescue board.

Disclosure: I received no compensation for this post. As a rescue kitty myself I want to help other rescues find their forever home, so each week on Charity Tuesday I share adoptable cats from Wood Green, the Animals Charity (which is where I was rescued). Mum and I are so grateful to this amazing charity because without them we would never have found each other! Please note however that this post does contain some affiliate links. This means if you click on the Zazzle or Amazon links to purchase any of the items featured, I will receive a small affiliate commission. We are not affiliated with any other charity mentioned in this post. 

#TuxieTuesday Adopt a Cat Special #CharityTuesday

As a rescue kitty I want to help other rescue cats get rehomed, so we are continuing our new weekly feature for Charity Tuesday, sharing adoptable cats from Wood Green, the Animal Charity (which is where I was rescued). We are so grateful to this amazing charity because without them we wouldn't be together! It's also one of the main charities we support.

Today I suggested to Mum that we should have a Tuxie Tuesday special and feature 3 beautiful black and white cats who are seeking a forever home. Mum says the first cat, Tinkerbelle, reminds her a lot of her dear beloved Suzy, her first real soulmate cat that unfortunately went to the bridge back in 1998. As I've only seen photos of Suzy I can only say that there is some resemblance (other than the fact that they are both tuxedo girls.)

TINKERBELLE (photo: Wood Green)

Tinkerbelle tells me she is an independent lady who enjoys a fuss and likes nothing more than curling up somewhere warm to sleep. This sweet girl has also lived with dogs in her previous home and copied their behaviour by playing fetch with them! Want to know more about Tinkerbelle? View her profile HERE

PEPSI (photo: Wood Green)

Even though Pepsi is a shy girl she is also sweet once she feels comfortable with you. She likes to snuggle up next to you and have a fuss but she needs to be the one to instigate it! She loves playing with scrunched up pieces of paper and pens. If you would like to find out more about her visit her profile at HERE

BELLA (photo: Wood Green)

Beautiful Bella says she is a friendly cat who prefers to choose to come to you for fuss and attention. She is very attached to her bed and as you can see from her photo, she loves snoozing in it. Bella has a special attachment to a fishing rod toy with a pink fish attached that she has had since she was a kitten. She will carry it around the house with her! (I do something similar). Visit Bella's page to find out more!

For more cats waiting to be rehomed at Wood Green click HERE 

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Disclaimer: We are not affiliated with the charity mentioned in this post in any way. We just want to help spread the word for animals in need.

Tuxie Tuesday: Remembering Suzy

Yesterday we posted a  video of cute black and white kittens that Mum found on YouTube. Mum really wanted to post a video of her first soulmate cat, Suzy, who was a black and white cat. But unfortunately she doesn't have one. This is because back in the 80s all she had was a camera to take photos, not one to record videos.

The reason Mum wanted a video of Suzy was because the month of June is Suzy's month. We will be devoting most of our posts to her.

Why is it Suzy's month?

Well, she wasn't born in June. She was actually born in May but her Gotcha Day was June 13th 1985. Sadly, the day she left Mum for the Rainbow Bridge was also in June. But that was June 29th 1998.

Some of you may not know this, but Suzy is the heroine in Mum's fantasy book The Snowflake Pendant In fact, Mum was going to call it Suzy and the Snowflake Pendant but thought that title might be a bit too long.

Mum loved Suzy a lot and Suzy loved her back. They had a very strong bond. Mum calls her her other soulmate cat.

Suzy was the family cat and actually chosen by Mum's younger brother. He wanted a kitten after the family cat Cas went missing (another Tuxedo!) Mum wanted to wait a bit longer to get another cat. But when she saw Suzy's cute little face she fell in love with her instantly.

Suzy was a pretty kitty and very affectionate. Mum still misses her a lot and thinks about her every day.

Black Cat Appreciation Day

Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day and so we are remembering sweet Suzy, my mum's other soulmate cat, the one she had years before I came along and who sadly is no longer with us but living across the Rainbow Bridge.

You can see another photo of her on my mum's other blog.

Did you know that black cats are the hardest to rehome? For some strange or very stupid reason they take far longer than other cats to find the forever home they too deserve. It happened to me. Well, to my sister Lily, I mean, who I got rescued with. You see, we were abandoned in someone's garden and got rescued by an animal shelter together.I tell our story in my book A Forever Home For Athena, but for those who haven't read it yet (and why not?), let me just say briefly that when my mum came to view me at the shelter (after she had seen my cute little kitten face on the shelter website) she also saw that there was a little black kitten with me in the pen. Now, I was the loudest and the most extrovert and as soon as I saw my mum come through the door I knew I had to go home with her so I pounced onto the pen door and made sure she noticed me. Little Lily was quieter than me, so maybe that's why she didn't get to be adopted too on that day.

It had nothing to do with her being black.

The truth is, and my mum does regret it, Lily wasn't adopted with me because my mum was out of work at the time and couldn't afford to take two cats home with her. She was going through a deep depression, had just lost her dad to liver cancer and was also having to move in with her mum, my granny, after having to leave her own flat due to the fact that she'd been tormented by some really nasty neighbours from hell. My poor mum's nerves were shattered. And she longed for a cat. Suzy had been gone since 1998 and Mum wanted a cat to love. It took a long time to convince Granny to allow just one cat in the house. In defence of Granny, she does love me to bits now (who wouldn't) but she was afraid of any cat destroying the house (and she was right, because my mum says I have destroyed the house as I've ripped the wallpaper to shreds,)

Anyway, back to Lily. I do get sad about her. And Mum does too. We only hope that she got adopted pretty quickly after me and is now living happily in her forever home with a perfect family.

One day my mum would love to be able to adopt more cats. She even wants to open her own cat rehoming shelter.

Here are some links to find your purrfect black feline friend:

CatChat.org

ASPCA

For the Love of Black Cats  (Facebook Page)