So Small .... from tiny sickling to healthy nawtee boy!!!

[kimlovescats]

I was wondering the other day, where my little cuddly So Small kitty went. He is now a wild boy, a mischief maker, and more than not ... a crime instigator!!! He is always in the middle of trouble wherever he goes. If I am quietly sitting down and enjoying love-time with all the kitties, he is pulling at my socks, biting my leg, or untying my shoe strings! Hardly ever does he settle down long enough to let me really pet him, or much less, cuddle with him. Where did my sweet baby boy go?????

So, I decided to do a little research .... a little delving back into his past. Here is what I found:


So Small began his life as the tiniest, sickliest, the RUNT of a litter of seven kittens! He was half the size of his siblings and had to be fed separately in my kitchen in order to get his share.

There were times, he even begged and prayed for his fair share of food:


Once he finally had a full tummy, he was Daddy's little cuddle baby:


Only after a couple of months, just when he was getting on his little feet, he caught a nasty URI .... more problems for So Small:




Throughout his struggles, So Small relied on much TLC and R&R:



Afterall, growing up when you started way behind, is a tiring job!


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[kimlovescats]

Then one day it happened .... So Small decided it was time to break out of the sickly kitten scenario, assert himself, get some CATITUDE!!!



He slowly began his lifelong ambition of getting into MISCHIEF:


He began his quest in attaining new heights:


and finally today, he is the full blown NAWTEE boy that he is:





Looking back, I now realize just how far he has come, and what a survivor he has been .... so although he is full of nawteeness and mischief, I wouldn't have him ANY OTHER WAY!

[lvpets2002]

OMG Kim this wittle baby is so adorable.. My how we can tell such success stories with our wittle ones..

[Dorothy39]

I sure do hope that you have saved this story somewhere , ( like, in a Wittle~ So Small Book )


You shared his personality so well!!!!!!!(I'm going to re-read it again)

[kb2yjx]

Kim!!! So Small is one tough ORANGEMAN!!! I agree the above post. This would be a great children's book!!! Hugs and kisses to So Small from all the Clan!!

[kimlovescats]

Kim!!! So Small is one tough ORANGEMAN!!! I agree the above post. This would be a great children's book!!! Hugs and kisses to So Small from all the Clan!!

Funny you should say a children's book! He was actually named after my favorite childhood book called "So Small"!!! It was about a teeny tiny mouse!

[Killearn Kitties]

That is just amazing to see him now. I cannot believe how big and strong he looks! You were so concerned about him at one time. Another good job done, Kim.

[MajesticCollies]

Great picture book story for us men to understand!!! lol Great job.

[Lobodeb]

Very nice story board.

That picture of him asleep on Daddy's shoulder about made me fall outta my chair. Squeals! So cute!

[kimlovescats]

That is just amazing to see him now. I cannot believe how big and strong he looks! You were so concerned about him at one time. Another good job done, Kim.

Thank you! I just want to be an encouragement to those here who get so worried when their kitties are so sick with the URI. In most cases, they pull through just fine. I've seen many near the point of dehydration and death, and with fluid therapy and hands on care, they come back "amongst the living"!

[moosmom]

THAT tugged at my heart strings!!! What a big boy he has become!! Be proud of yourself, Kim for a job well done!!

[Kirsten]

OMG Kim, he's so gorgeous and beautiful - and looks so healthy!!! I just love that little guy!

Thanks for sharing his pictures!

Kirsten

[catlover4ever]

So Small, you certainly outgrew your name and you have become quite the looker. By the way....I don't see you getting into nawteeness....I see you adorable as ever.

Kim, So Small is certainly a job well done. What a cutie!!!

[Laura's Babies]

You read my mind Kim! I have been searching for a thread on him and was fixing to beg for one.

WELL! Looks to me like he has sure outgrown his name! Now he should be called Mr. Bigger Boy! (He will forever be So Small to us though) That is a tribute to you and all the other fosters who do what you do for these babies that only need a chance to thrive and what a little TLC will do. He is such a handsome boy, from a cute little baby to a big handsome boy!

[prechrswife]

How precious! He has really come a long way.