It's Buddy's Birthday!

On the occasion of his third birthday, I will tell you all the tale of Buddy, the wonder cat. The most special cat in the entire world. This little, um big, bundle of fur has my heart and did from the moment I laid eyes on him at the SPCA. Before Buddy came along, I had a beautiful gray tabby cat, Isabella, for 16 years. She had a great life and was never sick a day. One day she had a stroke and did not recover.  I was heartbroken and thought I did not want another cat. However, after coming home to a pet-empty house for a couple of months, I needed to get a new kitty. Stat. Enter Buddy.

Mark and I went to the SPCA after work the Friday night of Memorial day weekend 2007. I saw him from across the room, our eyes met, and then he mewed at me! I was in love! At first sight. The bad news is that he was so tiny, they couldn't give him his, um, operation. So we couldn't take him home. He only weighed ONE pound! We left and we were sad...our little son in a cage all alone... So, the next day we went back to the SPCA to visit him! Finally they told us to take him home and get him healthy and then bring him back to get fixed. We guesstimated his birthday to be 4-2-07 because of how small he was.

Fast forward to three years later...and Buddy now weighs 16 pounds! He is our best pal. Doesn't like to be alone, ever. He is a heat seeking missile - that loves the heater vents on the floor. He comes when he's called (mostly) and is a wonderful addition to our house. I hope you have fun looking at all these silly photos. He is one of a kind, that's for sure! Buddy even has his own facebook page!

Here is the story of Mr. Buddy's life in pictures!

The top two pix are of mom and son at the SPCA. Could you die? The cutest thing ever.

Here he is getting to know his new surroundings...

His first bath! Look how big his paws are...the sign of things to come!

Adolescense..and the development of "the pose"...

Celebrating the Holidays in style...

General mischief...

Hanging out...

And finally, a close up of that face I love...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!!!!

Comments

[Cynthia]

Happy Birthday Buddy, a wee bit late.Love all the holiday photos. I dress up my dog Bosco for the holidays too. Just found your Mom's blog, love it! Everything is so simple, and neat...love all the photos, what kind of camera do you use? The photos are so clear. I signed up to get your emails, so I can see what you are doing...thanks.
Cynthia

[Theresa]

Ah! I missed the crowning of Buddy! I hope he had a great day!

[Patty Bennett]

How fun.. what an amazing collection of photos.. you need MDS to scrap those great collages :) Thanks for letting us share his special day!
Patty

[Janice Rosenthal Rock]

Ahhh, Budster . . . THREE already!! That's a "young adult" in cat years, eh? And you are lookin' absolutely fine and dandy . . . even for a cat!!! Shame on mom for sharing some really "private" photos of your youth . . . you'll forgive her, tho', right?? Happy Birthday to one of my two favorite cats . . . from a bonafide dog lover!! Hugs!

[Holly Saveur]

Hi Wanda

Lovely photo's I can understand why you fell in love with him and still are.
He looks so cute!
Happy Birthday to you all!

Have a wonderfull day Holly.

[Rosemarie Diehl]

Wanda - how cute is that!!! Love Buddy's story. It's actually very similar to Oliver's story. I enjoyed reading your cute post and looking at your adorable kitten's pics. Our Oliver is gonna be 3 in July and is a big kitty too at 15 lbs. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and letting me discover yours! Have a great weekend. Happy Easter!

[Mark]

Happy Birthday my son!

[Donna Baldasari]

Those pictures of Buddy put a BIG smile on my face....especially the one where you were giving him a bath and holding him up with one hand. His feet are so cute!! Ha, Ha!! Give him a big kiss for me and tell him Happy Birthday!!

DB

[Tina W]

Aaawww...cute Buddy! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I have a feeling your parents are going to spoil you rotten! Hope to meet you soon!