Chestnut's Story

Hello Everyone!

I'm back from my break! I know that was quick huh?

I have been meaning to write this about our special boy

for the last few weeks and since it is his birthday month

I did not want to miss it. This month is just flying by!

So many of you have asked me about Chestnut since

I started blogging almost two years ago. Here goes...:)

Join me to read about his sweet life story.

Oh my goodness isn't he just the cutest here?

He was about 4 months old in February of 04'.
One cold December day in 2003 I was walking my shih-stzus
Teddy and Bear in our backyard when I came across a cat family
living in the woods behind our house. They were strays.
I spotted this little kitten right away. He was playing with a moth.
I had never had a cat before but I knew instantly he
would be living with us soon. I tried to pet him or any of them but they
were wild and ran from me. For the next few weeks I put out food and
watched as they slowly came around our back deck. This was a different
home than where we live now but it was still here in North Carolina.
With my husbands blessing I decided today was the day to catch him.
It was December 23rd and I put out a saucer of milk and waited.
He came out from under the deck to drink and I reached out
and just grabbed him. He was so startled. It was truly precious.
We rushed him inside and bathed him and then went to buy supplies.
That was interesting. I had no clue what to do with a cat.
The next day he went to the vet and was dewormed and given
an otherwise clean bill of health. He was officially ours.
The vet said he was about 2 months old and he weighed
exactly 2 pounds that day on Christmas Eve 2003.
What a wonderful Christmas gift he was.
He was named after the street we lived on at the time. It suits him.
Here he is scared and getting his very first bath.
He was so tiny.
This is Chestnut's pretty Mommy from the stray family.
A few months later I tried to catch her but she was too feral.
It made me sad and I still wonder what happened to her.
The huge guy laying out there is his Daddy.
You can now see where Chestnut's large size is from.
He looks like a small lion out there in the grass.
He ruled that family. Those are a few other strays beside him.
We moved in the summer of 04' and had to leave them behind.
The woods have since been torn down and homes are built now.
Chestnut was a very spoiled and happy kitten!
Here he is saying *mine* about his giant new tower.
He loved his toys and would play with them non stop.
Teddy and Bear were both very old and in early 2004 Bear passed
away and then Teddy soon followed. To this day we have never
decided to add another dog to our family. One day...:)
I still miss them both. They were such good boys.
As a young adult cat Chestnut would hide...
And hide some more...
This cat LOVES his tower. Can you see that sly smile?
He was about 2 years and was getting bigger by the day.
We were living in Ohio and he loved to watch the snow falling.
Brrr...it was cold. I don't miss that part of it and I am
happy we are back living in North Carolina again.
Today Chestnut is 7 and is happy, healthy and thriving.
He loves to lounge, watch birds, chase *buggies* if they get
inside and drink an occasional milk treat. He's an indoor only cat
and loves to be held and brushed. Even his teethies...:)
We are blessed to have found him and he is forever grateful.
Thank you for reading our kitty's life story.
~*~
Have wonderful week!