A most SPECIAL Gotcha Day!! And A Yeowww! Give-Away!

Today is a most special day!!!

It's Cody's SEVENTH GOTCHA DAY!!!!!

Cody is featured
on the Cat Blogosphere
Calendar today!!

Originally I was going to make this entire post a silly one, but due to events that transpired last Friday and Saturday, I am going to begin this with a little bit of mushiness.

Last Friday Cody went to the vet for his annual exam, nothing special, just a normal check-up with a weigh-in (he is too fat, he gained 2 lbs and is 13.8 lbs!!), nail trim and two vaccinations.

I wasn't particularly concerned about the vaccines, (Rabies, Feline Rhino/Calici/Distemper) because Cody had them before and had experienced NO side effects. The vet and I agreed after double-checking his records, that more than likely he would be fine.

That wasn't the case.

My poor boy! About an hour after he got home he vomited (large amounts) a few times in a row, he barely moved and only occasionally would lift his head to look at my husband and I with bleary eyes.  He wouldn't move from the bottom level of his cat tower.

It tore me apart to see Cody the way that he was, but thankfully by noon on Saturday, he was on his way to being back to his food obsessed self!

Those that follow us on Facebook saw the updates that I posted, but for those that missed it, Cody wanted to let everyone know that he is fine and wanted to thank everyone who sent him well wishes. He also wants to thank "Dr.Smiley" for being in close contact on the phone, even though he had a day off on Saturday! We don't know what we would do without him!

He bonded quite a bit with his Daddy too!

From Friday morning til mid Saturday afternoon I was terrified for my boy. Thankfully, he is completely well,  and it made me appreciate this Gotcha Day that much more! The past couple of nights he has snuggled on my chest the way he did as a tiny kitten, and listened to me tell him how much his Dad, Dakota, and I love him, and about how happy I was when I adopted him on July 28, 2007.

Cody and my husband have grown particularly close in the past few months, he is still a "Mama's Boy" but he loves his Daddy more than words can convey. This year I wanted to share one of my favorite photos of Cody and Lenny when Cody was newly adopted:

HAPPY HAPPY 

SEVENTH

GOTCHA DAY

TO OUR PRECIOUS BOY!!!

In honor of Cody's Gotcha Day,  I contacted our furiends at:

and asked if they would be interested in having a give-away in honor of Cody's Gotcha Day. Being the generous and fantastic sports that they are, and the fact that we had featured them a few times already, they readily agreed!

Kitties, are you ready?

We are giving away the

 YEOWWW CATNIP!!

 Cigar Three Pack Tin!

How CLASSY is this packaging?
Purrfect for celebrating
a special occasion
(like a SEVENTH Gotcha Day),
or for just passing the time!

ONE Catnip Cigar would be great
but Kitties!
THERE ARE THREE!

 Each one is hand stuffed with
 100% organically grown YEOWWW! catnip
 The classiest catnip toy yet!

Wanna hear something cute? Yeowww! Catnip products are made by DuckyWorld! (Oh I LOVE Ducks even more now!)  DuckyWorld works closely with private farmers to grow, manage, and harvest the BEST organically grown catnip on the Earth!!!

 No chemicals or pesticides are used in cultivation, which means Yeowww!® Catnip is completely safe for cats and humans.

From DuckyWorld:Each and every one of our toys is completely filled with our fabulous catnip. 100% stuffed FULL of premium, organically grown catnip. No cotton fillers, no plastic pieces, and certainly none of that cheaper ‘toy grade’ stuff. After all, they are catnip toys – shouldn’t they be filled with catnip? We think so and filling them to the max with Yeowww!® Catnip gives you the best value.

All of our toys are handmade in the USA – something we feel is important to us and our customers. The fabric is high quality cotton twill strong enough to withstand as much scratching, biting, bunny-kicking and slobber a cat can dish out. Each toy is individually stuffed and hand-sewn so people know they are getting a toy with a touch of personality as well as being carefully handcrafted. 

WANT TO WIN A YEOWWW! Catnip Cigar 3 Pack Tin? OF COURSE YOU DO!!!! Our pals at DuckyWorld are offering 5 WINNERS THEIR OWN TIN!!! EASY ENTERING ON THE RAFFLECOPTER BELOW!! GIVE-AWAY IS OPEN WORLD-WIDE! After you enter, be sure to CELEBRATE with us! BE SURE TO WATCH OUR VIDEO UNDER THE RAFFLECOPTER!! (If the Rafflecopter is slow to load, please be patient) Thanks and  GOOD LUCK!!

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