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Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry 
I saw that trend cant imagine how thats even doable! I wont be joining in;) I’ve seen the trees caged too!
I’m good with the table top versions ! Sexy Saxton pulled one of those over last year too and broke every ornament on it I learn something new each year! Cant blame they are trees natural they want to climb in them and we added all kinds of shiny toys just for them 😻😺
Yes! Oscar thought all the shining balls on the tree were his Christmas presents, he batted most of them off! We'd be sitting there watching tv and hear "ping" roll roll, roll lolol 🎄
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
Haha, first Christmas with Hazel The Nut in the house, she showed up last year and we took her in when we couldn't find her former home.
The tree is tethered in three places, and all the ornaments are soft or not sentimental!
I've found her INSIDE the tree, happily sleeping on a branch and leaning against the trunk. My other cats have never bothered with the tree! Trust Hazel The Nut to be the one...
Hahaha! Rusty the most bunnyest Of Bunnyman! See what you’ve started buddy?! We’re all on to you guys I’m afraid! You gotta love Christmas with the critters!
Cant wait to hear some more fun Christmas tails!
Hahahha! Hazel The Nut... You think you’re a big bad Lion don’t you sweetheart?! Tethered in 3 places! Hehehehe! I haven’t had that much trouble since my Odie Man brought the tree down! Ha!
Keep the season Jolly... Hoppy Hopping Evrryone!
Remember...“live in the moment!“ 
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The challenges at Christmas with kitty kids!!! OMC!!!!! Some of these solutions are HILARIOUS! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Hoppy New Year Everyone!
Well, Rusty (and my Christmas trees) survived the 11 days we were traveling over the holidays. Auntie Barb visited him daily and sent us pictures and editorials from him. It still killed me to be away but it is good to know I can be.
Since we have been back home, we have a shadow.
While I am working.
But this is my favorite. My two boys...
Rusty "The Bunnyman" adopted us in 2014. Aug/Sept 2017, back left leg amputated (HSA cancer). He remained cancer free over 900 days. Cancer returned as of emergency visit on day 931. 15 days later, he gained his wings 04/18/2020 due to congestive heart failure. He will always watch over his fellow tripawds and their hoomins with Head Scritches and Sand Paper Kisses.
Hey Rusty the Super Bunnyman and Gina and Nick! Hoppy New Year right back atcha!!!
Rusty, dude, your looking great! I bet your Aunty spoiled you rotten!!! You missed your Mum and Dad though heh?! Nothin’ like those special snuggles and kisses you get!!!
I love the last picture too! It looks like Rusty is picking his own TV channels...! What’s his favourite show? My guys like the new show “Cat from Hell” it’s teaching a lot of cat loving pawrents how to better read some of their language and signals. Kinda like the “Dog Whisperer”, but for cats pawrents!
Hope you guys had a great holiday!
Snuggles and sandpaper kisses to your very handsome boy!
Petra, Paul, Stewie, Spike, Chester, Miss Lily and Ted
Sweeeeet pictures!! 🙂 Of course with Rusty Mr Bunnyman as the submect (and his boy), all ictures are SPECTACULAR!
Glad you can relax now knowing you CAN go away and not worry about Rusty. Clearly Auntie Barbara did a magnificent job of caring for him! 🙂
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
Oh handsome Rusty! You look wonderful! Hugs Gina, Hoppy New Year! I am hoping this year is a better one 🙂 Love the pictures, omc he just looks fabulously PAWSOME! And that one with your husband.. I can see why it is a favorite.
Big hugs and tons of love your way!
Jackie and Huck
Hugs,
Jackie, Bo, Andy, Oscar, Phoebe, and the coolest feral tripawd kitty Huckleberry
My goodness, Rusty looks just fantastic! He is one super cute, plushy cat!
Lisa, Minneapolis
On October 27, 2016, nearly 6 months after amputation, and 18 months since his cancer likely started, we lost Pofi to a recurrence of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in his spine quite suddenly. His canine sister also succumbed to cancer on March 1, 2019 - we lavished her with our love in the interim, but life was never quite the same without her only real canine friend. Cliff kitty had to leave us, too, suddenly, in August 2019. Lucia kitty grieved all these losses, but helped us welcome two new Lurchers into our home and our lives, Shae and Barley.
Hoppy New Year! Glad to hear you were able to get away and Rusty did Great with Auntie Barb and the Christmas trees survived !🙀 You were very brave leaving those trees Good boy Rusty😸 !
We all need a Auntie Barb, no never easy leaving our guys let alone when they become a tripawd! I get the cold shoulder from Purrkins for a hour or so when I return he is never happy when I leave and Saxton comes running like a puppy.
I see you corner tabletop tree see thats what I do I have several of those thru the house to make up for the big one!
Sweet Pictures Rusty you are so darn cute! 😽
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Hi everyone!
I hope everyone is still doing great. Much to His Highness's disappointment, all of the Christmas trees are down and no longer available for midnight chewing. He actually kept sitting in the storage bags, just as we were lifting the trees to put them in. Cute and annoying at the same time.
Rusty still has us all wrapped around his little paws. We had gone away for a week with my mom so he is now connected to my hip and is a complete shadow every time we move throughout the house. Good to feel loved 
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Some new pics posted here: http://rustythe.....-counting/
Let me know how you all are doing!
Gina
Rusty "The Bunnyman" adopted us in 2014. Aug/Sept 2017, back left leg amputated (HSA cancer). He remained cancer free over 900 days. Cancer returned as of emergency visit on day 931. 15 days later, he gained his wings 04/18/2020 due to congestive heart failure. He will always watch over his fellow tripawds and their hoomins with Head Scritches and Sand Paper Kisses.
Gina & Rusty the Best Bunny Man!!!
Thank you for checking in... Brilliant to hear that Rusty is doing so well and loving you even more! 😉 Rusty, lovey, I’m sorry your trees were taken down, that sucks for a kitty doesn’t it?! Did you hide in a bag and discover where Mum put them? Hehehe!
Stewie and his pride are doing great! Thank you for asking! Stewie is hopping super merrily along and went for his Ortho-Bionomy and accupunture treatment last week. He ruvs his Miss Leslie!
Spitfire Spikey is showing his age more and more, but he is managing well. Chester Molester is loving having a big brother to literallly romp with! Miss Prissy Lilly is falling in love with Mister Tedwardo! She even gave him a nose kiss last week! They are officially names Mister and Miss Food Piglet!! What more can I say about Mister Ted, he is one of the funniest characters I have met! He brings a ton of joy (& lots of loud conversations!) into our home and everypawdy is in love Gina!
lots of lovin’ and chin scratches to you Rusty Man!
Petra, Stewie 🐾 and his Pride >^..^< ❤️
SOOOOO GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU!!! Knowing that Mr Rusty Bunnyman is happy and doing well makes us all so happy!! 🙂
Gonna come back at look at his pictures in a bit! Want to do it when I can sit down and thoroughly enjoy his cute self!
Hugs
Sally and Alumni Happy Hannah and Merry Myrtle and Frankie too!
Happy Hannah had a glorious additional bonus time of over one yr & two months after amp for osteo! She made me laugh everyday! Joined April's Angels after send off meal of steak, ice cream, M&Ms & deer poop!
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