Timmy deserved this!

The March issue of the Town Crier gave Timmy something special - a front page good-bye to him by me. It had his picture, too. What a wonderful way to thank him and me for his(our) 10 years of writing service to the Georgetown Divide. I am so grateful for this, too.

Kathy

A message from Timmy

In the early part of this past February I had purchased some of Timmy's KD dry pet food at our Vet's office. I also got him 2 toy mice (one bright blue and one bright yellow). When I came home he was reclining on our bed so I tossed them on the bed. He looked at them and at me and continued reclining while I was present. Later that evening I discovered the yellow mouse was no where to be found. Of course when I asked Timmy he pleaded the 5th Amendment. Then yesterday morning (2 weeks after his passing) when I got up and before I put on my glasses I noticed something on the floor next to the big black pillow bed where Ebony was sleeping. Since I wasn't sure what it was I used something to pick it up and then I put on my glasses. I was holding one very chewed up yellow toy mouse. Where Ebony found it I will never know as she is also pleading the 5th Amendment. I put it in a little plastic bag and later that day I shared it with my friends at the Vet's office. During that evening I was standing in the hallway which leads to the bedrooms when I thought I saw 2 shiny eyes staring at me from Timmy's doorway and that was followed by a dark shape running first from that room to our bedroom and back again. Now you see it then you don't! Perhaps it was Timmy's way of getting in touch. It left me with a strange yet comforting feeling.

Kathy

My future and Life goes on

Effective in March I will be writing a new column which will appear in the Gold Country Monthly. This is a free paper that can be found in 17 different places in and around Cool. I will be using Timmy's cartoon and the first column is titled FYI for Furry Friends. For those who have access to this newspaper I hope you will enjoy my new endeavor. I will be happy to send a copy of my columns to anyone who can't get this newspaper. Just email me at
1coolcat@att.net.


Kathy

With all my love for Timmy

I can't believe you are gone. Monday 2/16/09 at 10:00 PM you left me so suddenly and journeyed to the Rainbow Bridge. My life seems so empty and I am so lost without you. I look for you; I talk to you; I listen for you, but you are not here with me anymore. I know your spirit will always be with me and you are now and for always in my heart. There will never be another Timmy, the Tiger. I thank God for giving you to me and letting us share 10 1/2 years of our lives. It was too short and you should have stayed a lot longer. I send you all my love as you wait for me with your brother cat, Sammie, and your sister dog, Brandy.
Till we meet again, my dear sweet kitty love.....

Your Mom, Kathy

Decision about Pet Corner by Timmy, the Tiger

The information about the end of our column did not include the fact that the newspaper and those in charge decided they wanted to go in another direction in the paper. So no more Pet Corner - the end of a decade(actually almost a decade). I was torn in 2 directions when I got the email with that decision - first, perhaps the timing was right and second, a feeling of loss of something I felt was very important - the sharing of information for pet lovers, owners, and our readers. Thanks to Chris Davis and all her encouragement my sad feelings were short lived. Together we set up this blog and hopefully anyone who follows it (in the upper right hand corner anyone can become a follower of our blog - check it out) will continue to enjoy Timmy's words of kitty wisdom.

I get lots of valuable information from various publications that I feel should be shared with anyone who cares for a pet, any kind of pet. That is what we will continue to do on our blog.

Tiger's Tale

Here’s a mini-Timmy, the Tiger biography.

I was born in June of 1998 somewhere in the wilds of the Georgetown Divide. My kitty Mom was either ‘feral’ or was thrown away and had become feral. A very nice lady named Sue Reese found Mom and us kittens – she found homes for my brother-sister kittens. Nobody wanted Mom or me. Kitty Mom was very unsociable because of her previous existence and I was 6 weeks old – only 1 pound – iller than a catepillar (I love that phrase). With Kitty Mom and me in her car she began searching for someone to adopt us. Stopping at Placer Savings (the Bank’s name at that time) in downtown Cool, she was directed over to Farmers Insurance behind the Bank to my future Mom. Sadly she had lost her beloved Amanda in July. Her desire was to find a kitty in need of love, TLC and a new home. Well, guess what – Sue brought her over to the car where she met Kitty Mom and me. It was love at first sight for both of us. The next 2 days were spent with Pet Doctor visits and I was put in quarantine for 2 weeks in my new home. I had my own room complete with an old fashion Word Processor. And so my career as a writer began. My first written creation was a newsletter to friends and family introducing the newest member of the family. The only problem because of my health situation I couldn’t meet or bond with any of the other fuzzy family members or the Dad person. I did bond indirectly with Brandy, the Chocolate Lab through the half door of my room. Of course Sam being Mr. Equal Opportunity cat accepted me with no questions asked. At Christmas of 1998 I did my second written creation, a Merry Christmas holiday newsletter once again to friends and family. Mom figured this was the start of a whole new adventure and career for both of us. And so in March of 1999 Pet Connection debuted in the Divide Harvester. Finally and I might add successfully we started the Pet Corner in the Town Crier and Pet Corner.

The end of a decade

It’s hard to find the words to express my feelings about my column coming to an end in the Town Crier. After almost 10 years of first creating the Pet Connection in the Divide Harvester in 1999 and then the Pet Corner in the Town Crier thanks to Editor Mark it is time to say good-bye to all my fans, readers, friends and anyone else who has received enjoyment from my column. When I started I was a little kitty not quite 1 year of age who had learned to use my Mom’s word processor which was the start of my writing career. In 2005 I was permitted to submit some stories to the Chicken Soup for Cat Lovers because I was a cat who wrote and I followed their rules. Unfortunately at that time they received so many submissions that my stories as well as many other cat writers fell by the wayside.
At least the experience was well worth the effort.

The whole purpose of the column was to first be an Animal Rights Advocate speaking out for all pets who couldn’t speak for themselves and then to teach all pet caregivers that their pets were not pieces of property but rather members of their families. I feel that I definitely accomplished this feat. Hopefully the experience of writing my column will lead me to continue to find a way to share my stories, vital pet information and feelings some time in the future – some where else.

So until we meet again, a big PURRRRR, nose nuzzle and snuggle to one and all from me,

Timmy, the Tiger


Email address: 1coolkat@att.net