Happy 8th (!!!!) Gotcha Day, Flowerbelle!!!! (Very pic heavy LOL)

She was in such bad shape when the people who found her in the liquor store parking lot arrived at the vet. She need a strong, female name. We chose Flowerbelle Lee, the character Mae West plays in My Little Chickadee. Our Flowerbelle Lee is a petite little thing, but just as much a flirt, and just as persuasive and able to get her way!









You went through so much that first... seven months (until we finally had that eye out!)





But how DARLING are you??????







You do love to be "up" !









Our deaf little one-eyed wonder, who talks with her paw.



Flowerbelle.... we are blessed to be your family!

I have to add... this is one little girl that was SO HAPPY to be rescued and be "home." She purred 100% of the time (other than sleeping) for the first... several years of her life. (She still purrs when eating! In fact, she still purrs about 50% of the time).

And her eye was always so dilated, for about the first year we didn't know the color of her eye! That girl LOVES to play and get into mischief! She chases shadows and bites at moving light.... who can resist all that cuteness?

AWWWWWWWWWWWWW CUTENESS PATROL< where are you . Laurie, I actually have tears in my eyes. My God, what you have done for this little angel, and what she has done for you too, I am sure. What a little blessing. And, I didn't know she was deaf too ..... She makes my heart pound and sing!!!!!!!!!!!! And, Gary, look at him cuddling with her like that. What a great daddy, and I bet Flowerbelle is a daddy's girl . Thanks SOOOOOOO much for sharing those beautiful pictures of her. OH - and I was going to ask about how you came up with her name. Brilliant!!!!!!!! after Mae West in My Little Chickadee.

Happy Gotcha Day, little Flowerbelle Lee

Originally Posted by LDG

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Oh the poor little darling, what she went through back then. What is that scar from on her right shoulder???

what a precious, BEAUTIFUL little girl, she is awesome, kiss her face for me to celebrate her 8th year with you

She's absolutely precious.

What a rough start to her life, but she is a beauty. Happy Gotcha Day!!

Originally Posted by Feralvr

Oh the poor little darling, what she went through back then.

What is that scar from on her right shoulder???

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That first picture was taken after she'd been at the vet 2.5 weeks already. It was the first time I met her. Gary didn't want me to meet her at first - a) because the vet said he gave her a less than 50% chance of surviving, and b) she was "too cute."

The couple that dropped her off were going to take her back and put her in the parking lot because they didn't want to assume financial responsibility for her. Gary happened to be at the vet when it happened. He overheard, ran out, threatned the guy, and grabbed her.

Her ears were sunburnt, something had attacked her and she had to get her front leg stitched up (not that shoulder thing, that was later). She had such a horrible infection, her eyes were glued shut, her ears were infected and full of mites. She had to be tube fed with IV fluids for like a week. She lost her eye (and likely her hearing) to the herpes virus.

That surgery on her shoulder was to remove something. Turned out to be just some type of granuloma.

We found one of our great vets because of her. We took her home from the local place, and she was still coughing. Gary thought she had pneumonia, so we got a second opinion. I'll never forget that day... we hit it off with Stan, and he checked her over, got a small fecal sample and went to look at it. He came running into the room and said to Gary, you've GOT to see this. He'd never seen a fecal sample so teaming with parasites. He didn't recognize them. Went through his books, and found it - lung worm. It's fairly common here now, but it was the first he'd seen it in his (at the time) 18 years of practice. Her lungs were so full of worms, he thought she'd literally drown in 2 or 3 days.

With everything she had going on and trying to save her eye, I had to medicate her 11x a day for those first few months.

But she lived up to her fighting name!!!!!!

Happy gotcha day your sweet little darling angel!!

I remember when you adopted her (was it that long ago?) and all the struggles you had with her. We were rooting you on the entire way.

Flowerbelle won the lottery the day you found her. What a lucky girl she is!!

My posts are still here - the Little White Cat!

In fact, we still call her "Whitey" more than anything else. (Actually, we call her "Whitey T." The "T" stands for toilet because she LOVES the bathroom and sleeping on the toilet! )

Unless she's on the kitchen counter. Then she's "FLOWERBELLE GET DOWN!" (We do it for the benefit of the other cats. ) SHE may not know her name (because she can't hear), but the other cats sure do.

Happy Gotcha Day to your beautiful Flowerbelle

Little Whitey is quite a fighter to have overcome (all of those terrible issues) and survived those early months after you rescued her ( thank you Gary ). She fought so hard because she wanted a life with you two. What kitty wouldn't fight for that. I am sure if Gary was not at that vet's that day back in 2003 and didn't rush out to grab her, she would not have survived, no way. What a little miracle she is . She certainly looks like a very healthy, happy, well-loved kitty eight years later

Happpppy Gotcha day Flowerbelle!!!!

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Many Happy Returns!!!

She's beautiful!! She's blessed to have you for a family!

Happy gotcha day beautiful little miracle kitty!!

Oh I loved reading her story

What a brave and strong little girl.....Happy Gotcha Day GORGEOUS!!!!!

Happy Gotcha day Flowerbelle!

Originally Posted by LDG


Flowerbelle.... we are blessed to be your family!

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I LOVE THIS PIC!!!!!!

What an adorable girl! Glad you all found each other!