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Turtle and I are coming up on the two year anniversary of her first mommy's death. We've both gotten to know each other through our sadness and grief. She is a charming little soul who has as many quirks as I do so we are the perfect couple. She loves to play fetch and hide and go seek with...

Love can come in the smallest packages

Turtle's NEW thing is that whenever i enter a room that she's already in she starts bobbing her head like a parakeet when she sees me. I now understand that she's soliciting a head rub when she does this. I think it's so amazing that I can almost claim to know what she's thinking sometimes. I'm...

I could NOT go to sleep last night so I decided to get up and fix a dish of vanilla ice cream and curled up on the couch. Turtle all ready had her 20 hours of sleep so she was right at my side. No she won't eat directly out of the dish cuz it just isn't lady like. We had to share a spoon. Now...

I have a big rocker/recliner in my living room that is so cozy. I don't know why I don't sit in it more often. After what happen today I'm sure I will! I was waiting for a delivery earlier today and decided to sit in the chair since it's over by the window. I don't know what room Turtle was in...

I've been in a sad funk this last week. I can't concentrate on anything and I just want to sleep all the time. I miss Cheryl so so much. It seems to just now be hitting me that she's gone...forever. She was a big part of my life.  Cheryl and my mom were best friends from the moment they first...

I had such great plans for this 4th of July. I was headed to my friend's lake house for five days of sun, swimming, good food and drink, ending with awesome fireworks! Oh how things change. I've decided to just stay home with Turtle. I prefer to stay home with Turtle.   She has taken the...

I wanted to take Turtle to the vet for just a basic exam last week. Since the temperature never dipped below 103 degrees I changed my mind. I called the vet to cancel and she offered to stop by after work, on her way home. How nice was that??!! So she stopped by yesterday and to my surprise...

I thought I would try to take Turtle to the Vet on Wednesday. I have no idea when she was there last or if Cheryl ever took her. I'm sticking with the same vet that Cheryl took all of her cats to for over 20 years. There is nothing wrong with Turtle. I thought may be just a check up would be...

Turtle now has freedom over the whole house, but her favorite room seems to be whatever room I'm in at the time.  I was trying to have some "alone time" in the bathroom this morning when I glanced down and saw her staring at me. She was making those "eyes" at me--closing and opening them...

 I've been off work these past two days and have devoted the entire time focusing on Turtle.  I went to PetSmart early on Monday and bought cat nip, a laser, feliway, and a toy called Da Bird, along with a scratching post. So we've been busy bonding.  It's been going along amazingly. She's so...

 Turtle is a sweet, shy, sensitive little girl. She just doesn't do anything wrong. When I'm  gone she doesn't tear anything up or get into things.  I know Cheryl ALWAYS talked baby talk to her cats. I've kept that up with Turtle because she seems to respond to it better.  This morning she...

just walking across the living room and Turtle darted out in front of me--between my legs and I stepped down hard on her little paw!!! She let out the loudest heart-wrenching cry I have ever heard!!!!!!!!!! And there she is back up under the bed again. She isn't hurt, but I AM DEVASTATED...

Turtle still spends a lot of time in her bedroom; just coming out once in a while to see what I'm doing. She hasn't shown any interest in the rest of the house yet, but I know in time she will want to go exploring.  It's a large house compared to where she's lived before. It's two-story with 12...

Can you guess who is sitting smack-dab in the middle of my lap right now?? OMG. She approached me very cautiously with many pauses, but here she is stretched out like she's been here her whole life. I can't believe this! She just pulled my hand away from the keyboard so I could pet her AND I...

I'm spending more time in the bedroom with Turtle. I just want her to know I'm here, see, and I'm not going to hurt her. But come on girl, it's been almost two months. Yesterday I took the advice of a couple of you and put a tee shirt of mine up under the bed with her. I also took another tee...

I've had Turtle since April 1st. She has taken up residency under my bed ever since I brought her home. I know she comes out at night to eat and use the litter box. I've tried to coax her out during the day with treats and toys, but she hisses at me and backs even further away. I feel so bad for...

Turtle's first mommy was a member here for a year or two before she passed away. I adopted Turtle and I can see she is still grieving over her loss. Me too. She's been gone for a few months and i decided to come to TCS because I'm really unsure how to handle little Turtle. To be honest, I've...