Here's the story of how the sickly, runty kitten I gave a home to 14 years ago kept me from becoming homeless & then gave me a new home. We move into it on the 4th anniversary of the
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surgery I did not expect him to survive.
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I woke up this morning thinking that things might actually be better this year. Because we are halfway to our goal to get back into safe, stable housing again! Many thanks to you all. I'm so glad Harpo brings you joy.
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Elon Musk gave his employees an ultimatum, most of them walked, & now he's locked everyone out of the building because he's afraid of sabotage. The site will probably crash any day now. So I just wanted to tell all the
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that I love them.
I haven't posted in a while because I've been in a really dark place. If Harpo has ever brightened your day, I hope you'll consider helping us get out of it.
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Harpo was so obsessed with those greeting card envelopes that he'd dig them out from under whatever I'd covered them with. He'd open the box.
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You can see his adorable cards here:
After bringing me everything I set out, Harpo was still not satisfied. So he went back for one of my beanbag wrist rests. I suppose from his perspective, it's just another Beanie Baby.
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I left a stuffie pile for Harpo before I moved out to the living room. Then when I moved back to my room, he brought them back.
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I'm in bed with the covers over my head, beating myself up for forgetting to include a link to my Ko-Fi on what I KNEW would be my biggest tweet ever, that I CREATED to promote it, & Harpo is trying to cheer me up.
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O, happy
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! The rescue cat I gave a home to 14 years ago, has given me a home, which we move into on the 4th anniversary of the cancer surgery I did not expect him to survive. I have the story pinned.
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Harpo has been struggling a bit with his sea monster lately, so I took the plastic beads out of the legs to make it lighter. This is the furthest he has carried it in a week.
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Harpo has to wear the donut one more day, since the incisions are irritated from having the stitches pulled. A Redditor gave us a ride & he was SO good in the car! I wrote about all the details on my blog:
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Harpo wanted to thank the person who sent me a beanbag wrist rest himself. The food and treats on the list will go to the Oregon Humane Society, where Harpo came from.
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I didn't pick up the pile, but just raked it towards my bed so I wouldn't trip on it when I got up to pee. So he added more to it the following morning. It's never a
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for Harpo.
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People often ask me why Harpo is like this. So for
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, I decided to write his origin story, & include many, many video links so you can follow his hero's journey.
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I left Harpo slips from the food & treats on our wish list that people have sent for the Oregon Humane Society, but he decided to clear the trivet & my napkin off the dining table first. Today is the last day we're collecting!
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Harpo snuggled in my hoodie for the 90 minute bus ride. The surgeon just came in to say that his chest x-ray looked good and he was about to begin.
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Harpo is in recovery. He should be fully awake in an hour & ready to go in another hour. And you have all been so amazing that we may reach our goal by the time we check out! Thank you so much. I’m glad he brings you so much joy.
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Posting Harpo stealing magnets off the fridge at our new place for the first time reminded me that I had a video of him doing it at our old place for the last time.
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I told Harpo we were >halfway to our goal to get into safer housing, & he started working even harder, bc then I could play with him even more. If he makes you laugh, please consider tipping him.
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People always tell me they wish they had a cat like Harpo. Here's your chance! Snoodle is super affectionate, harness trained, will play fetch with almost anything, & has all his vaccinations. Let's find this baby a home!
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After 3 days in the ICU, Harpo's poop clog has finally moved from one end of his colon to the other. No surgery will be necessary.
He chats with the staff, watches everything with great interest, & eats voraciously.
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HARPO HAS POOPED! ALERT THE MEDIA!
It was enormous, which is unsurprising, as he stopped crying & started devouring as soon as they sucked the huge amount of water he drank Wed night out of his swollen belly. Details below!
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He was struggling with some small packages on that table, so I put some envelopes up there for him. Never a
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for Harpo.
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TuxieGang.
I think Harpo jumped on the bed with his quarry more in this video than he has in all the years he has been bringing me things.
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