Rest in peace, dearest Tawny. You left on July 20, 2023, just three weeks shy of your 18th birthday. We tried to treat whatever was going on, although it couldn't be determined exactly what that was. Your medications had stopped working and new ones had no effect. You had always gotten through every obstacle and we thought you would with this one too. We kept you with us as long as we could. When your breathing worsened, a veterinary appointment was made but you left on your own terms, at "home" - your home. Although you never went through a formal adoption, you were loved beyond measure, having spent seven years in one foster home and the remaining eleven in your last one. When you left, we hoped that Rueben, your dear orange friend, your love, was waiting for you. You were so easy to love, you gave even more and are desperately missed. ~ Love always from your moms, Katrina and Audrey, and everyone who knew you in the PAW family.

Tawny
Color:     DSH Lynx Point Siamese
Gender:  Spayed Female

Age:       Adult

History:

On approximately August 14, 2005, Tawny was born along with four other kittens to a feral mother cat living in the backyard of a residence in Taber.  Although the person whose yard they lived in was a compassionate person, one of the neighbours wasn't. Two of Tawny's siblings had been poisoned when they were still youngsters. At about six months of age, Tawny, along with her mom and two remaining siblings, were trapped and spayed as part of the then Trap-Neuter-Return program operated by the Town of Taber. After a short recovery period, they were returned to their caregiver's yard where they continued to be fed, sheltered and looked after.  But the persecution by the neighbour also continued, this time with golf balls and a slingshot. Tawny was the usual target, likely because her colouring made her more visible and also because she was more socialized than the rest of her family. The decision was made to remove her.

Personality:

When Tawny was transferred to her current foster home in January, 2013, she had a severe case of stomatitis that even the removal of all her teeth hadn't cured. It is a very painful condition. After having a feeding tube for a few months, which saved her life, she was prescribed dexamethasone, a daily injection. This is a lifelong treatment and has had to be supplemented by other medicines from time to time, most recently doxycycline. She is on the lowest dose possible for both drugs. But Tawny's life has been good in her now permanent foster-home. She is talented at intimidating anyone occupying a spot she wants. It starts with staring. If that doesn't work, she will lay upon the offending body, whether human, feline or canine. It doesn't always mean she wants them to leave, she enjoys cuddling, especially her humans. At night she sometimes sleeps with her foster mom, taking up as much room as possible by sleeping in a horizontal position. She loves to be groomed with a brush and comb and a warm, damp cloth. With support, her health has been stable for several years although as she's aged, she spends many hours a day snoozing - until meal-times and litter box trips when there's still a pep to her step. She never walks, always a trot. For a time, life was rough for our Tawny, but her mature years have been truly golden. She has become a cherished family member in her foster family and a poster-child for PAW.

Tawny and Rueben spooning (her love, who left her in 2019 due to cancer):