Blue Eye TurnBack

Although yesterday we missed Meezer Day, 
I wanted to make sure some 
blue eyed kitties got seen,
and for me to see Tommy smile:      

Brenner, on the left came,  from Operation Kindness, a no-kill shelter in DFW. A  little itty bitty kitty, who licked Tommy's cheek when she picked him up. Brenner was snoozing, and Tommy put him back. Confused, my human was on what to do, alas, she went home kitty-less. The first thing next morning, Tommy called the shelter, but they said somebody else saw the kitten, too the night before, but...the lady remembered Tommy, who saw the kitten first, and couldn't make promises, but the lady told Tommy, she oughta hurry up, just in case, and Tommy did.  The blue eyed kitty  got his name from a human actor named Yul Brynner. Heard tell this actor played the King of Siam in some movie.  This mancat's fave thing was to hop on top a basket of warm clothes, the second Tommy brought the basket in. Then he'd  take in the last few drops of milk at the bottom of Tommy's glass. Brenner ran off to the Bridge when cancer won the war in 2001. 

 The other kitty is Sammy, who was about 3 yrs old, when he wandered up on Tommy's BFF's  Iowa farm, just a couple weeks before Tommy was headed back for a visit. Where ever Sammy came from, those humans took all FOUR of his claws. On the there were other kitties to play with until Tommy showed up. So when time to head back to Dallas, Sammy--just curled in the car's  back seat, while Tommy drove and slept most of the way. And that first night?  Well, Brenner was in a cat hotel and would be picked up the next day--so it was just Tommy and Sammy after a 750 mile trip. Tired.  And ya know, what?  Sammy hopped up beside Tommy--and all was good.  Tommy was mesmerized with Sammy's deep sea blue eyes.  And his name?  Well, Say Si-Am, real fast a few times... :)   Renal failure got Sammy to go on the Bridge in August 2006... 

Then in November 2006, three itty bitty kitties--two black n whites, and a ginger tabby found Tommy's apartment. They got their cute one,  and got Tommy  to let them move in. Their names became MaxMaxx, Edie (really Mommy!) and Peyton, and as humans say...

The rest is history.                                          

Gotcha Back in a 1990 Day

Quite the regal blue eyed mancat, huh? 

Brenner is this BeforeManCat's name--
Called this for Before Actor name Yul Brynner
And cuz this mancat has Siamese in him. On this day
Friday July 20, 1990, Tommy got a 12 week old kitten 
From a Dallas suburb's shelter: Operation Kindness
Which still operates today. Seems the kitten already been to
One home and they brought him back. When Tommy
saw the kitten--he snoozed while cage mates
Played around him. Tommy was about to leave, after
Spending a long time there--but the kitten. A lady
Said the kitten's name was Tiger--Tommy picked him up
and Tiger woke up. Tommy musta spelled good, cuz Tiger
Started licking Tommy's cheek. Even with that 
Pronouncement of love--Tommy said she had to 'sleep on it'
Well, the next morning, July 20th, Tommy called 
Operation Kindness to see if Tiger was still there--Heck,
The place had purt near just opened--and Tommy had been there 
When they were purt near ready to close. But the shelter lady said-
Another human lady fell in love with Tiger that morning--
And said she might come back for him--the shelter lady said 
Tommy had seen Tiger first, but couldn't really 'hold' him--
She told Tommy get to Operation Kindness PDQ--(huh?) 
And Tommy raced from her bungalow after tellin' the shelter:
"I'm comin' to get my cat!"
And the rest they say is history. 
Brenner forever waited for Tommy to put down a 
Warm, fresh basket of clean clothes to hop in to-
Then waited for Tommy to tip a glass so he could get
The last few drops of milk in Tommy's glass
Plus Brenner kept Tommy company as she drove
The 1400 miles roundtrip from 
Dallas to Iowa and back to Dallas again-
They were together til 2001 when  
Cancer beat down Brenner.  
Since Tommy loved her Brenner Bren alot--
And this long ago photo still makes smile--
I am so glad Tommy decided to go get her cat!  :)  

Before on Saturday

Good Saturday Morning All--Perry here! Shhh. It's about 12:30 Saturday morning. Everybody is asleep--including that peepsqueak kid that never meows: Noir. So I decided to take the reigns and tell you about this mancat.

See, I read another cat's blog where they showed pictures of the cats before them. WONDERFUL idea! So when Tom took my handsome picture on her piano (that she really needs to play) I remembered Tom had a picture of a cat on that same piano.

Brenner.

I only knew Brenner for a few weeks. He hated me. I was such a rowdy kitten, but took to Brenner right away. Trust me, Brenner didn't feel the same. He was eleven years old when I showed up, right after Tom's daddy died.Brenner didn't take too kindly to some fur-ball kitten following him everywhere.

Tom saw Brenner in Operation Kindness, a Dallas no-kill shelter, in July 1990. Tom didn't know who to pick. Tom says she thinks the shelter lady was getting tired of Tom just walking around in circles. Then the shelter lady showed her "Tiger" a white ball of fur, who was asleep. Tom picked "Tiger" up , he yawned, showed Tom his blue eyes and he licked her face. Even with that Tom said she had to think about it. So the next morning, Tom called the shelter. "Tiger" was still there, so Tom went to go get him. But there had been some other lady who saw him too, who said she'd come back for Tiger. So Tom waited until the shelter lady finally said, "You were here last night, he's yours."

"Tiger" became Brenner, for actor Yul Brynner--'cause of the Siamese in him--"The King and I"-King of Siam, ya know. Brenner's thing was to hop in basket of clean, and still so very warm clothes. Also, if Tom left an bag of white corn Doritos on the counter--the next morning the bag would be on the floor, opened and crumbs abound.

And-well, Tom had a balcony where she had bird feeder attached to the wall. Tom would keep the door open just enough so Brenner could go out. They lived on the 2nd floor. Brenner never jumped--off the balcony anyway. What he would do, is stalk the bird feeder. Tom thought it was something how Brenner would just watch the birds.

Yea, Tom thought it was really something, when Brenner started to catch the birds and bring them inside. HAHAHA! They'd go flyin' around the apartment while Brenner would take off after them and Tom would take after Brenner! Tom saved six of the seven birds Brenner caught.

Tom loved her Brenner. He hated me. Tom wanted to see us grow together. If Brenner would take to me. Never had the chance. Brenner got cancer. Just weeks after Tom buried her daddy and brought me to Dallas, Brenner joined Tom's daddy in Heaven.

To have Brenner leave just crushed Tom. It was hard, so soon after her daddy. I did my best to make Tom happy. I think I did OK. I wish I woulda gotten to know Brenner. Tom still smiles when she looks at his pictures.

Brenner hated me. But we both love Tom. That's all that matters. Hmm. I guess the peepsqueak kid Noir loves Tom too. Oh well, two outta three ain't bad.

Catnip Cheers to one before me: BRENNER!