His name is Liam

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When I left my sister late yesterday afternoon, she was holding him in her arms like she would never let him go.

Liam is the little stray baby that a woman in my office building found and had pleaded with me to take home. We thought Liam was a girl; both my BIL and I checked the kitten out on Friday night and we saw no "nubbins". But the ER vet checked and.....well, I do not know how to sex kittens, that's for sure.

My BIL and I talked a lot this past week. We simply didn't know what to do. Finally he told me to talk to the woman and we'd go see the kitten. On Friday night, we waited until Rick left for the football game and my sister left for her meeting. And then we went over. And "she" took our hearts.

When my sister came home from her meeting on Friday night, she called me in tears. She was so concerned about the little kitten and she said that it needed a home and she wanted "her". So on Saturday morning, my BIL and I picked "her" up and took "her" home. My sister took "her" out of the crate, held "her" in her arms, and the tears came.

And up to the ER vet we went. And found how that she was really a he. We just looked at each other and I started to cry....I knew they might have issues with a boy because Whiskeys sprays. And I can't take him. Liam has a bit of an upper respiratory infection and is on Amoxi (the vet wasn't real worried about that, but we are), he has a bit of eye issues (which drops are already taking care of), I gave him his worm pill before I went home last night, and we popped the Frontline module for him and stuck that around the back of his neck. He weighs almost two pounds, so the vet said he was probably around two months old or so. Perfectly weaned and he fits purrrrectly in my sister's arms.
(When we found out that he was a he, I texted the woman; she said we can bring him back to her, but somehow, I don't think Sandy has even thought about that....he is hers now.)

Liam looks like Mollipop did when she was a baby, except I think he might be darker. And he has little ear tufts that are just adorable.

He's in the same cage that Tabby was in when she first came in our house. There's plenty of room for him. They gate off their kitchen and let him run around the kitchen at times, too. But that's all he can do right now....there are three other cats.

Whiskeys is their kitty who sprays. The vet suggested Feliway, so we'll get plug-ins for their main floor and the second floor....that's the two floors the cats have ready access to; they're not really allowed into the attic that much (their attic is completely finished).

The vet also said that, in his experience, introducing boys to boys is easier than introducing girls to boys. In my own case, BooBoo will accept girls better than boys, but both with BooBoo and yesterday with Whiskeys, accepting kittens seems to work the best. (As much as I would love to bring in older cats, Boo simply won't allow it.) Whiskeys came into the kitchen while Liam was in the cage; he sniffed carefully, then went over to his mom and said, "Hey! Dinner??" Midnight hissed, but he'll come around. And Goof doesn't care one way or the other...she just wants to be left alone.

My sister really did need this kitten. And my BIL and I were so worried about her.

Oh and she asked me about the little girls down at the vet. I told her and I showed her their pictures. I have a sneaky feeling that, in about another month or so....my sister and BIL are going to become proud parents of two feline baby girls.


I know I've posted a lot about Lily this past week and now I'm posting about Liam. May I please ask for vibes that Liam stays healthy and that the URI goes away? My sister thanks you and I thank you, too. And thank you for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers.
 

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Pam, sounds like Liam is a winner. I'm so very happy for you and for your sister. I just felt in my heart that all she needed was to hold a kitty in her arms. Look forward to more about him and pictures. (and can we still be the surrogate cat-godparents? -- oh maybe surrogate aunt and uncle, since you and Rick would be the god-parents).

As for introducing boy to boy, girl to girl, etc. ---- when we adopted Tony, we thought BJ might be jealous, but he absolutely fell in love with him and thought we brought him his own baby to raise. Maybe that's unusual, but I think that since Ali was really a bit of a loner, and was never real close to BJ (although BJ tried), this was just what BJ needed at the time. It was really a mutual love. BJ washed Tony, took care of him, and Tony absolutely worshipped BJ. The hardest thing was when BJ went to the Bridge, Tony was absolutely devastated. He walked all thru the house looking for him, crying, and found BJ's collar and held onto it and rubbed against it.

Now with the girl and girl --- Angel and Tippytoes will never be friends. They pretty much tolerate each other --- occasionally I'll see them sniffing and rubbing noses, but it immediately turns into a fight.

Please keep us up to date on Liam. I'm just so happy for you, your sister and especially for Liam.

Let's talk soon.
 

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Awwwww..................
The gift of love was just what was needed.


Yes, everyone has their own process of grief. But what you described your poor sister was going through seemed... not so much sadness of the loss, but stuck in a place of (unhealthy and overwhelming) guilt. I'm so glad it turns out little Lily did send Liam to Sandy.


BTW, I do have to agree with the vet. We've rarely had a problem introducing boys to boys, but our girls (except Flowerbelle) are very pissy about new cats, especially if they're females.


We only had five when we brought Ming Loy home (she was the last kitten-age kitten we adopted) - the only cat that had a problem with her was our especially pissy female, Spooky. Kittens seem to be so much easier to introduce into the mix.
But PLEASE make sure your sister knows to give especially Whisky lots of extra attention.


for Liam! BTW - given the runny eyes and URI may be related to a herpes infection, have you told your sister about L-lysine? Might help clear it up right quick.
 

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Pam, I am so happy that Sandy decided to adopt Liam

Don't feel bad about not being able to tell his sex; when we got our Bridget as a 1 1/2 pound kitten, I called her Simon---until we took her to the vet.
That's why he gets paid the big bucks, I guess.


I'm sending loads of "grow big and healthy and strong" vibes for Mr. Liam. I'm just so glad he's found a good home with your sister!
 

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I am just beaming huge smiles over this news
. Everyone is different in how they handle grief and I had a feeling that Sandy needed another kitten to love right away and that Liam was meant to be hers
Love, love the name - LIAM
. I also agree that getting two boy kitties to get along together is much easier than girls. But Pam, you don't seem to have that problem with your lovely girls!!!!! I think Liam and Whiskey will do just fine
. But will send loads of vibes for that to happen and also for Liam to feel better very soon. Pictures when you can
 

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May Liam become healthy and grow up to be a handsome guy!
Oh, and the pictures! We need pictures!
 

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I was hoping it would work out this way. I was thinking that if she met that kitten she'd probably fall in love. Vibes for Liam's fast recovery.
 

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I'm so glad your sister took Liam


I hope he feels better soon
 
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Thanks guys! He is a sweetie!

You're absolutely right, Laurie....I think a lot of her pain was the guilt eating away at her. We had a long talk on Friday night and we talked a lot about guilt. I will talk to her tonight about L-lysine....she is scheduling an appt with her vet for a week or so; Liam's first vet visit was with the emergency vet because we simply weren't taking any chances at all.

I don't know why our Boo accepts the girls, but not the boys. Rick says it's because BooBoo likes having a harem.
He certainly does like being the only feline male in the house.

Lana, you and Paul can certainly be god-parents. We're his Aunt and Unce, so it's OK. And don't forget, you're god-parents to both Mollipop and Tabby, too!

The next time I go over, I'll be sure to get some pictures of Master Liam.


Thank you!
 

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Pam, I just can't express how happy I am abouy Liam! It's the perfect answer. Somehow he'll always be a part of Lily --- just like I feel Angel is a part of BJ. Actually, her full name is "BJ's Angel". Can't wait to see pictures of Liam -- and am happy that we're god-parents to such lovely kitties. I guess that makes Angel, Tony and Tippy cousins?
 

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I am partial to the name Liam..that is my son's name.

All Liam's are special
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I'm so glad that your sister is begininng to heal from her trauma over little Bridge Angel Lily. Liam is is good hands.
 

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When we lost our doxie Fitzie to kidney failure,we were so upset!We had rescued him from a terrible home and didn't have him very long before we found out,and not long after he passed.A dear friend of mine who also has doxies said that Fitz would guide a new baby our way when the time was right,and I thought okay,pffft!Well,within a month we were found by Olivia,and she is a little doll.I feel like this is what happened for your sister.What wonderful news!Yay!
 

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I am, again, so happy for Sandy
and you really are a wonderful sister
. I can't wait to see some pictures of this new little man
. Hope he is feeling better today
 
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