Happy 17th Birthday my little Spotty Joe!
He was born in Newport News, VA in the St. James Place Apartments at 30th Street on the James River on this day in 1997, the day before my birthday. Our neighbor called to let us know that the kittens were here and we could have first dibs.
There he was. Little and white with black tips on his ears and tail and a little black heart on his back. He was the runt. The tiniest baby! That was ours. It was too early to tell if he was a boy or a girl, but he would be ours in less than 5 weeks since they were moving away.
We brought him home and he was too little to use the litter box, so he used a cookie sheet. Teddy, our older cat, a Maine Coon, carried him around until he was a little over 3 months old. It was adorable!
There were the trash can wars of 1998 when he was a year old. We tried everything to keep him out of the trash at night. Tabasco, aluminum foil, tape. EVERYTHING! What finally worked? Terry tossed him in the can with the trash and shook it for a second. He never dug in the trash again!
There was the tumor in his paw incident leading to one digit being surgically removed. There are now the thyroid and kidney issues for which he is being treated. We love the little guy even though he can be a handful!
Happy Birthday Spotty Joe! Mommy Loves you!
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