Tomato Nation

But I thought you'd want to know, per Matt, that Nikolai has had a bath, behaved himself very well in the process, and is settling in nicely:

After surveying his new home, Niko has found his throne. He prefers to be at eye-level with his subjects, I suppose.  He's sleeping up there now, a well-deserved rest.  And may you rest assured he's found a happy home.

The picture at left is of a pre-bath Nikolai, casing the joint.  Aw.

If you would still like to contribute food/toys/'nip/a Petco gift card to Nikolai's upkeep, please send any and all of that stuff to my P.O. box, which you will find on my "About" page (top right).  I will send it on to Leila and Matt.  And you needn't feel obligated, but if you'd like to do it, thank you in advance.

"In Soviet Russia, cat adopt you, okehhhhh?"

Niko is coming home to my apartment this afternoon.  This is not going to make me very popular with the ranking felines, but the kind woman at Feline Felicity is coming by tomorrow for a "home visit," to see if she can recommend a placement.

He seems to have a bit of an upset tummy at the moment, probably as a result of the thyroid issue (and wolfing his food…I almost lost a finger this morning.  It's just Fancy Feast, grandpa, settle down).

If you might consider taking him, even if you're not super-local, please email me.  I mean, look at that face.  Also, I haven't gotten a picture of it, but when he gets a big tail, holy crap.  Peacock City, and he's the mayor.

He's awesome, you guys.  And you guys are really awesome, too; thanks so much for your support and offers of help.  We really appreciate it.