Hello all, sorry to be away so long. Hope this thread finds you all well.
I just had to share with you my little addition.
17 year old Taboo, the silver Persian.
You will have to bear with the story in order to get to the photos.
I have worked at the same grooming shop 15 years now and for most of those years we had a client, a little elderly lady with 2 Shih Tzus and this Persian. She was a REGULAR! those dogs were groomed every 3 weeks. And the cat as needed.
About 7 years ago she (and one of the dogs) passed away and her grow son took the remaining dog and cat in as his own. I was impressed because so many people don't feel the need to care for these orphans, even though they were beloved pets of someone important in their own lives.
But this man lived in a very small place and really wanted to find the cat another home. But, for years, he continued to bring them both for their grooming.
The last time I saw them was in Dec 2007, The dog had died and I assumed that now the cat had too.
Yesterday this man from the past called to say Taboo (now 17 years old) has been returned to him after bouncing from home to home. She was in deplorable shape, matted worse than anyone could imagine! Could we groom her?
When they showed up for their appointment the man told me that he felt so bad that this "supposedly good home" had allowed this to happen to her. But at the same time he was now involved with a lady with EXTREME allergies. He was in a bind.
Then I took her from the carrier. The fur was a solid cast over her frail, thin body, and yet she nuzzled her face in my hand as if she remembered me. I went to clip her nails and they were so long they wrapped around in, not 1, but 2 complete circles. Only God prevented them from imbedding into her pads.
I called the man back and offered to care for her for the rest of her life......and here she is....TABOO! (next post...LOL)
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