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Combat's Crew 6 rescued cats living in the buckeye state. Hiker | Woodsy | Itty | Rue | Storm | Preacher | Comat 🌈

The face you make when your bother from another mother is annoying you! 😾😒
12/09/2022

The face you make when your bother from another mother is annoying you! 😾😒

Meet Itty (aka - Itty Bitty).She has quite a story, including going blind for almost a month only to regain her vision (...
11/09/2022

Meet Itty (aka - Itty Bitty).

She has quite a story, including going blind for almost a month only to regain her vision (we'll share that story later).

Itty came to us shortly after we moved in. She was one of what we called the "Outsiders." The Outsiders were a group of pretty much feral cats that multiple neighbors told us could never be handled.

If you know Tami, then you know that if someone tells her she can't do something... then she's going to do it.

Well, we ended up feeding 4 of the Outsiders, providing vet care to 3 of them, & 2 of them ended up living in our garage (especially during cold winter nights).

Unfortunately, Itty is the only one left of the Outsiders. Itty played nurse to all 3 of the other outsiders, & she played nurse to Combat.

Itty also happens to be Storm's (you'll meet her soon) mom. We have a video of Itty carrying kitten Storm by the scruff of the neck & carrying her across our yard.

She is also Woodsy's (you'll meet her soon too!) sister. I know, we have (& have helped) quite a few cats... maybe we should draw a family tree may to help keep them all straight for you!

Currently, Itty & Preach live together in our garage & catio (we'll share our catio soon too!).

She's a scrapper... & she has to be with Preach. He's nearly twice her size & still has some kitten energy.

From a feral cat that we were told would never be handled to a sweet, caring nurse cat, Itty has turned into a sweet little cat. Don't get me wrong, she's still a cat & can be very stubborn, but she now loves laps & pets.

She was feral long enough that she doesn't really know how to play... Combat started to teach her right before he passed away. And Preach is trying to help her learn how to play... although a bit rougher than Combat was.

Meet Preacher.He showed up while we were still caring for Combat. He emerged from the wilderness like John the Baptist w...
09/09/2022

Meet Preacher.

He showed up while we were still caring for Combat. He emerged from the wilderness like John the Baptist with lots to say! Meow! Meow! Meow!

And when he double-paw whapped Tami on both cheeks, we knew the dude needed to be neutered.

Knowing it wouldn't be good for Combat to introduce another cat, we left Preacher to roam and watched to see if he was wandering from a nearby farm or looking for a home.

Preach showed up again two days after we said goodbye to Combat. He walked in & out of the woods, & he seemed to disappear once again. But when Charlie pulled in the driveway, Preach reappeared.

That cat could’ve shown up anywhere, but, out of all places, he sat next to Combat’s grave. That was no fluke.

Charlie had rescued Combat. They had a special connection.

Itty-Bitty (who we'll introduce to you soon!) was Combat’s nurse, and since he had passed, she was depressed. Itty has always received other cats well, playing nurse to four boy cats before Combat. So we prayed she and Preacher would also become friends.

As we waited for his hormones to regulate after his neuter, we introduced him and Itty slowly. At first, they were cool with each other, but as we advanced their introduction, Preach came on too strong. Itty wanted nothing to do with him and was afraid to move about freely.

After lots of prayer & Comfort Zone pheromone technology, they finally relaxed around each other after about a month.

Now they’re buddies. Itty provided comfort to Preach when he didn't feel well and Preach taught Itty to play string and chase, which is a big deal for a formerly feral cat who never learned how to play.

We are so happy to have welcomed Preacher to our cat crew. He still talks a lot and is a forceful cuddler, slamming into us so hard for rubs that he falls off our laps. He likes to climb on our arms like a parrot, leap after toys tossed in the arm, & he'll now even play "tag" when getting treats.

It was one year ago today that Combat came into our lives.Even though he was only with us for four months, he had a big ...
07/09/2022

It was one year ago today that Combat came into our lives.

Even though he was only with us for four months, he had a big impact on not only us, but many others who followed his story.

Because of the joy Combat helped to spread, we are going to “reactivate” his page & share with you our six rescued cats…

including the story of Preacher, who we found sitting on Combat’s grave only a few days after Combat passed away.

And, of course, we will share memories of Combat.

Hope you enjoy.

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