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Piccolo aka Picci for a Kind Soul

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Dedicated to a long time wonderful friend Joe :iconlayaboutjoe: who yes, had his B-D, long ago, on June 13th- but simply did not have any part of my life steady enough to be in one place long enough, during June, July, and most of August!

Luckily, I am blessed to have patient, understanding, and supportive friends- like Joe, for example- who I wish so very well each time I think of him, wherever I am able to be. :cake:

Joe, has been a MAIN SUPPORTER, (and of course a Super Affiliate) of "The Shelter Project" for a very very long time... besides his kind nature, and very interesting writings (i.e. I've always enjoyed reading his journals, when I have!! :nod: )
he has been extremely supportive of "The Shelter Project"

which, "The Shelter Project" turned Six [6] Years Old in this month of August! :iconcatlaplz: :party:

The Project remains ALIVE and WELL, thanks to all supporters, and definitely THANKS to supporters like Joe!
The Project would cease to exist without such support!

As a result, I choose Piccolo aka Picci as my dedication piece to Joe,
also photographed here:
Birds of a Feather or Cats of a Whisker by TeaPhotography on the right of Katie, (who is no longer with us... rip)

HERE:
Brown Sugar Sweet by TeaPhotography and: Piccolo by TeaPhotography

Piccolo or Picci, was dumped off at our local shelter... eventually we adopted her ourselves, unbeknownst to us, that she had more medical problems than was first presumed at the shelter- hence no one really wanted to adopt her, despite absolute adorability. ;)

Picci, is about 5 and half years old, B-D set at Feb. 1st. We adopted her in March, 3 and a half years ago- she was about two.

As a completely full-grown cat, she weighs anywhere between 4 & 5 pounds, but we try very hard to keep her as close to 5 lbs as possible.

She's been a "Kidney cat" as early as anyone can guess, likely due to her living off of whatever was in the man's outside garbage, before he just finally dumped her on the shelter, without proper surrendering procedures...

She was also born with "liver shunts" - super rare in cats, but more common in very particular breeds of dogs.

These liver shunts, along with the type of nasty nutrients she lived off of which caused her to become also a kidney cat, at kitten-age, is all likely the cause of her teensy size, and strange (but pretty) eyes!

She also has at least one (maybe two) undiagnosed auto-immune disorder/s which causes her to scratch and lick incessantly in certain spots, and lose huge patches of hair which cause the bare skin to cover in scabs, which can take forever to heal, no matter what we, or the the vets do--
though this may be still be symptoms of her known diagnosed illnesses, rather than auto-immune related- who knows!

She's truly a medical mystery AND miracle thus far!

The KEY for Picci is to keep her interested in eating, BUT ONLY the very particular Rx cat foods that she is allowed to eat... luckily over time, we have been able to diversify within her special needs, and by alternating these specific foods, she does eat better than she used to, but it's a constant issue.

She is tons of fun, has lots of energy, (but does "hybernate" for the longest periods of time in the tiniest doughnut-shaped hole you can imagine- you can't see her head or feet!)
AND, can hold her own with the other bigger cats as she actually IS quite feisty, AND loves ALL of our other dogs.
This is one TOUGH COOKIE!
:iconcatlaplz: :heart:

It's all worth it, because SHE is worth it! :nod:


Kitty and Pink Flower by LOVEMAYUThank You by KmyGraphic


Dear Joe, Thank you for your kind nature, friendship, and continuous support. May you be triply blessed for all of your efforts.
I wish you well now and always in your own endeavors... (and I never forget Blue... :aww:) In Friendship, ~Tea




(P.S. Someday SOON, I really do PLAN to update what is happening with "The Shelter Project", it's new products, and it's new NEEDS, in a journal, and on my front profile page... so terribly outdated. ugh!)


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[ :note: NOTE: Thank you, in advance, for any :+fav:'s I may receive for this image. :thanks: :aww: :rose: I am honoured and grateful that anyone would think well enough to :+fav: it. :nod: So thank you from the bottom of my heart :heart: . I understand if you don't have time to comment, but thank you for any kind comments, too. :aww: It's important to know this NOW, as I may NOT be able to do individual thank-you's for :+fav:'s, or in case I cannot respond to each comment, either. Thanks for understanding. :thanks: And, if you just came to view, I appreciate that, too.
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Image size
3198x4703px 8.26 MB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 50D
Shutter Speed
1/64 second
Aperture
F/5.0
Focal Length
70 mm
ISO Speed
3200
Date Taken
May 30, 2016, 1:16:00 PM
Sensor Size
15mm
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vanndra's avatar
A beautiful image of a beautiful cat :heart: