06/22/2024
With great sadness, we lost a major part of our TAH family this week. Frank was rescued as a kitten with the rest of his litter in 2005 by one of Paradise Animal Rescue's amazing volunteers. All of his littermates were adopted before him, some would say he was the last "piece of pizza." LOL We all quickly learned that the best piece had been left. He spent the first year of his life in the shelter as a very shy little kitten, that soon changed immensely. After Thorpe Animal Hospital opened its doors in 2006, we adopted him. From that day until January 9th of 2024 when Thorpe Animal Hospital moved to their new building, Frank had never stepped foot outside of that clinic, nor had he ever tried. He lived his entire life in Thorpe Animal Hospital and once again made himself right at home. He greeted every patient that came through the door before he retired and spent his days lounging around in the back office. We all worked for Frank. According to him, we kept pens and pencils on the counter just so he could swipe them to the floor. We willingly, or not so willingly, let him steal food right out of our lunches when we were pulled away for a minute. One time, he even ran off with half a chicken breast. He was often quick to console clients who were sad and grieving. He would make sure other patients were not alone like the time he quickly jumped up on the counter and took a bite out of a plant a client had brought in to show us what their pet had eaten... just so they could undergo treatment together... oh Frank. He loved basking in the sun. His favorite food was turkey. He would loudly meow at you until you gave some up. But most importantly, he was the cat who loved to wear clothes. Every time he received a new outfit, he walked out in the lobby to show it off to everyone.
He was the king of his castle.
He was our mascot.
He was the face of our clinic.
He was our friend.
And because he loved all of us and let us take care of him, he lived to be 18 1/2 years old. The cute little black kitten from the streets was nothing but good luck for our family business through the Recession and the COVID pandemic. Thank you for being so good to us and to Caroline and Dexter.
Goodbye little buddy, we will always love and miss you.
We will never, EVER forget you!
Dr. T
