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Today I Am Thankful For... Ver. 4 Infinite Chances in an Amazing World
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Having a companion that is always there for me
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He's a 14 year old quarter horse.
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^Thats cool as can be
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Today I'm quite thankful that my cats are doing just fine since being out of town for a week. They haven't been without me (for any significant amount of time) since nearly the day they were born, and I was quite worried about leaving them. I mean... why wouldn't I? My two girls (Ash, and Shadow) have been a part of my family for almost 9 years. My best bud (his name is Colors), I rescued from the street when he was just a kitten and he's followed me around my house, everyday, everywhere I go, since then.
I'm not sure what kind of situation he lived in before I took him in, but when I found him - he was as thin as a nail, was declawed, and look dreadful. I actually never approached him, he approached me. When I found him in the (around 300 acre) woods that's a park reserve near where I live - I could tell he'd been abandon. He saw me, and looked scared to death. But he was so hungry, so tired, and so thirsty that he came up to me and started crying. He was literally begging me for food... It still haunts me a bit. He looked so alone and afraid of me that I could that every logical part of his brain was thinking 'RUN!' but he was so hungry that he 'risked his life' to ask me for food.
I wasn't sure if I should take him, give him some food and then leave him, report him to the park rangers or what. But since I didn't have any food on me, and since I couldn't in good faith leave him in the state he was in - I picked him up, and filled the cap of my water bottle with water and he drank it instantly. So I decided to take him home with me - so I picked him up and walked the 2 miles home. I could tell the whole time that he wanted to be let go. He seemed so afraid of me, but I think he was just too tired to even try.
When I got home, I took him into my garage (which really upset him). But then I brought him out a bowl of kitty food and... I don't think I've ever seen anything eat that fast in my life. I'm glad I didn't give him too much or he'd probably of thrown up. He ate as if he thought the food would be taken away from him at any moment. He was still quite leery of me while he was eating - but I brought him out some more water, which he drank all of, and I decided I'd lay a bed for him in my garage (I wasn't sure I was going to keep him at this point). Anyways, I set up his bed and made sure it was nice and soft... and he refused to lay in it. I could tell he was dead tired, so I didn't understand it so I sat down on my garage steps think of what to do and when I did, he instantly came over to me, and laid with his back on my leg.
This really is what touched me about him. I realized after that, that the reason why he didn't want to lay in the bed was because he didn't want me to leave him. So I sat there, and I could tell as he was laying there that he'd never felt this much relief and love in his entire, short, kitten life. He just wanted to be next to me... feel the heat of another living thing next to him without having to be afraid...
Anyways, I put out 'FOUND' notices for him - thinking that he probably belonged to someone since he'd been declawed. But when I took him to the vet a couple weeks later, the veterinarian said that it wasn't a vet who declawed him. She said she could tell by uneven cut lengths of 'toes' and the fact that he'd licked the tip of his paw raw. She told me that it was likely that someone declawed him with something like a bolt cutter, and that worst of all - he had no anesthesia for it. After I found that out, I instantly decided to take down all of the found signs I'd put up, and keep him. I couldn't let whatever cruel person did that take him back again. So I kept him.
Anyways. I'm happy to say that it's been two years since I found him (the vet said he was probably 4 months old at the time), and he's now a very healthy, very happy cat :')
So I'm thankful that all of my cats are in a very loving home, are well taken care of, are healthy, and I'm thankful for the fact that I saved Colors from starvation.
I'm not sure what kind of situation he lived in before I took him in, but when I found him - he was as thin as a nail, was declawed, and look dreadful. I actually never approached him, he approached me. When I found him in the (around 300 acre) woods that's a park reserve near where I live - I could tell he'd been abandon. He saw me, and looked scared to death. But he was so hungry, so tired, and so thirsty that he came up to me and started crying. He was literally begging me for food... It still haunts me a bit. He looked so alone and afraid of me that I could that every logical part of his brain was thinking 'RUN!' but he was so hungry that he 'risked his life' to ask me for food.
I wasn't sure if I should take him, give him some food and then leave him, report him to the park rangers or what. But since I didn't have any food on me, and since I couldn't in good faith leave him in the state he was in - I picked him up, and filled the cap of my water bottle with water and he drank it instantly. So I decided to take him home with me - so I picked him up and walked the 2 miles home. I could tell the whole time that he wanted to be let go. He seemed so afraid of me, but I think he was just too tired to even try.
When I got home, I took him into my garage (which really upset him). But then I brought him out a bowl of kitty food and... I don't think I've ever seen anything eat that fast in my life. I'm glad I didn't give him too much or he'd probably of thrown up. He ate as if he thought the food would be taken away from him at any moment. He was still quite leery of me while he was eating - but I brought him out some more water, which he drank all of, and I decided I'd lay a bed for him in my garage (I wasn't sure I was going to keep him at this point). Anyways, I set up his bed and made sure it was nice and soft... and he refused to lay in it. I could tell he was dead tired, so I didn't understand it so I sat down on my garage steps think of what to do and when I did, he instantly came over to me, and laid with his back on my leg.
This really is what touched me about him. I realized after that, that the reason why he didn't want to lay in the bed was because he didn't want me to leave him. So I sat there, and I could tell as he was laying there that he'd never felt this much relief and love in his entire, short, kitten life. He just wanted to be next to me... feel the heat of another living thing next to him without having to be afraid...
Anyways, I put out 'FOUND' notices for him - thinking that he probably belonged to someone since he'd been declawed. But when I took him to the vet a couple weeks later, the veterinarian said that it wasn't a vet who declawed him. She said she could tell by uneven cut lengths of 'toes' and the fact that he'd licked the tip of his paw raw. She told me that it was likely that someone declawed him with something like a bolt cutter, and that worst of all - he had no anesthesia for it. After I found that out, I instantly decided to take down all of the found signs I'd put up, and keep him. I couldn't let whatever cruel person did that take him back again. So I kept him.
Anyways. I'm happy to say that it's been two years since I found him (the vet said he was probably 4 months old at the time), and he's now a very healthy, very happy cat :')
So I'm thankful that all of my cats are in a very loving home, are well taken care of, are healthy, and I'm thankful for the fact that I saved Colors from starvation.
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So much of the media that I was privileged to experience today was so spot on.
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My other main today, don't ride her as much but she's much more lovable.
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I'm thankful for Bluelight and specifically the PD and TDS forums... they're my favorite online communities and they've given me so much over the years.
shucks you have given so much on the forum too. Thanks for always poping in to help others on the forum we appreciate it!
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I have so many things I'm thankful for right now. My son came to visit me and that week went by so quickly but we had a great time! I got approved for full disability which is such a relief. I don't have the stress of having to work a shit job and can contribute more towards bills. Hence, Pops and I are getting along much better these days and that's a plus! 
The best thing now is much needed medical coverage.
The best thing now is much needed medical coverage.
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shucks you have given so much on the forum too. Thanks for always poping in to help others on the forum we appreciate it!
Thanks.
Gotta send it back out there. And when I'm in a good place (like now) I like to try to spread that around. It's a positive feedback loop.
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I have so many things I'm thankful for right now. My son came to visit me and that week went by so quickly but we had a great time! I got approved for full disability which is such a relief. I don't have the stress of having to work a shit job and can contribute more towards bills. Hence, Pops and I are getting along much better these days and that's a plus!
Great news.. when I was really sick i worked to get this.. that system is so fucked.
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Thankful that it's Labor Day weekend (which I JUST realized, heh) and I have Monday off and a short day tomorrow, a perfect thing to find out after the most brutal work day in recent memory. And thankful I have good friends to celebrate with (one of them also just got an awesome new job with much better pay so there's an extra thing to celebrate!)
Also thankful that next Thursday is the start of my first 4-day music festival at which I will be camping, tripping, and generally just living to the max!
Also thankful that that means I have a 2 day work week next week.
Also thankful that next Thursday is the start of my first 4-day music festival at which I will be camping, tripping, and generally just living to the max!
Also thankful that that means I have a 2 day work week next week.
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Yep labor day and I just got back from scooping the kido
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