Our generous adopters have sent SO many updates, and I've got a big batch of them to share today.

First up, Kenneth Wiggins. Here's the young fellow below:



And here's the update!

Kenneth is doing well. I guess he's 6 years old now, but he still acts like a kitten. He's definitely got more energy than his people. He can play with a feather toy for hours. I get bored long before he does. He's still the most affectionate cat I've ever had. He loves to do this thing at night where he comes and lays on my chest. After a minute or two of some scritches, he rolls over to lay next to me between my body and arm with his head on my shoulder and goes right to sleep.

And as far as sleeping... he sleeps like the dead. I've actually had to nudge him a few times to make sure he wasn't dead, although that was back in the beginning. Funny story. Just after he came to live with us in 2011, he injured himself trying to jump on a barstool chair to get up and see what our other cat was eating. We weren't used to the way he slept then, so when he did his "sleeping so hard an earthquake wouldn't wake him" thing, we thought he was really hurt. So there we are at 3am rushing him to the emergency vet. It was nothing too bad, just a sprained leg. We spent $400 on a late night vet visit because he sleeps heavy and without a care in the world. That's one expensive nap!


Happy 10 years of IBKC! -- Larry

 














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Next up, an update on Alvie Pettibone (now Julius) and Beezus Medley (now Josie.)

Hi Laurie!

 Couple pictures to show how nothing has changed with Julius. His happy place is perched right on my shoulder. He sleeps ON me every night. Josie is a BIG girl and Julius loves her to bits. She has really become a cover diver lately and loves to be pampered and petted. Together, they are quite a comedy act--hiding, chasing, wrestling, sneaking up on each other, and those snuggly moments of mutual grooming are adorable. They are my furry little joys and I enjoy spoiling them both.

The picture of them together was from this spring when I was trying to get some work done. They are watching their favorite bird/squirrel video. Heehee

Kristen




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Here's Clement!

Hi Laurie, Here is Ignatius, aka Clement Anderson-Erickson, in his favorite place, our backyard. He is a happy, healthy 7-year-old fellow who loves belly rubs and drinking water from a running faucet. He does not like water on his toes, though!

He thanks you and Charlene for caring for him during his young kitten months!

Above, the glorious Spooner kittens.  Below, a big batch of pictures of the Spooners today from their mama, Roxanne.















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And here we have the adorable Ralphie and Clive Loudermilk!

Hi Laurie,

Just wanted everyone to see how big and handsome the Boyz have become. Clive is still my gentle giant and Ralphie is his punky little bro. The ying and the yang.

Clive loves paleo food, fetching schrunchie hair bands and following his brother around. Ralphie is a carb freak, loves to carry a felt ball wherever he goes. He is always into mischief including burrowing into any bag or blanket.

He chases his big brother and is too rough but, the bond is unbreakable between them.

We adore them and they would like to know how their siblings are?

Congratulations on all you do!

Pandora












Thank you, everyone,  for all of these fabulous updates!  We've got more to come tomorrow -- I think I can squeeze the last of them into one big post.  See you then!

The Spooners came to us when they were two months old and were in need of just a little fattening up. Though their stay with us was brief, we sure did enjoy them -- they were such gentle and lovely creatures!



Roxanne, their mama,  has always been great about keeping us updated on these beauties, so we've had a peek at their lives a few times over the years, which I certainly do appreciate!

 It's always nice to see what they're up to.

Here's what the Spooners are doing today:



The Spooners love our new house and I think they've even lost weight from all the running they do up and down the stairs! They even cuddle more than usual. We started giving Finny a summer lion cut to keep him cool and prevent his long fur from matting. I attached a before/after shot from last summer.





Thank you so much, Roxanne, for sharing your kittens with us again!  We appreciate your lovely photos of your lovely Spooners!  




PS When I went to the archives to find a baby pic to post, I ran across this video, and I thought I would share it again because, gosh, they were cute!


from Vimeo.

Here's our little Valentine's from last year, The Spooners. I know many of you have seen these pics before, but I thought I would post them again for our newer viewers.

I bumped into their mama this weekend, and we'll be seeing a Spooner update soon! Hooray!

In honor of Valentine's Day, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite lovey-dovey photos from the past year.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!

Wishing you lots of cuddles and hugs from those you love.

xo xo



























Oh,, and one last thing.... Charlene wants to know...