Spock

I had hoped not to update our blog with this story until after all the Highpoints were re-posted as it is not a happy one … We lost Spock on Thursday to a rather lengthy battle with kidney disease.

I copied our original post at the very bottom as it shows photos of when I first brought him home.

At the time Joel declared, “That is the ugliest thing I have ever seen!” His opinion did eventually change over the 10 years Spock was with us as he recently said, “Spock is the greatest cat ever.”

Second favorite place – on the furnace vent.
“Help, get me out of this bucket!”
A little nap in the sun with Dad and Bruno.
“Hey Bruno, I had nothing to do with this …”
Always helpful.
Spock considered SPAM as meat and tried to get a handout. Note that we only tried SPAM once! Yuck.
Helping Dad on the computer.
Remember the time Mom let me out on the back deck and I got stung by a wasp and my foot puffed up like a golf ball?
Siamese twins?
Always up for a game of fetch.
Spock on a walk.
One small piece of Smith’s rotisserie chicken is all I ask.
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Spock Arrives – July 2009 – Original Post

Much to Zippy’s dismay, we went ahead and brought our new kitten home today. Appropriately named Spock due to his lage ears, he soon had multiple other nicknames – Spazz, Dart and Fart were a few of the most popular. He spent a couple days getting used to the house and getting used to the old, cranky cat that already lived at 3384 N 575 E. We hope that they will eventually get along but the most we have right now is a barely tolerant relationship. As soon as Zippy sees him she takes off running to her bedroom. Of course he followed, ate her food and promptly got the runs. Not to be outdone, Zippy snuck a few bites of his kitten food and spent the next few days in gastrointestinal distress … HMMM I though cats just ate mice and birds?

  Spock tried to get close to Zippy but she didn’t want him near her.  

  What’s a kitten to do?  

  Play, sleep, eat and poop.

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