Today is Satchmo's Birthday.

[AirmensMom]

He just turned 8. He should be in school by now, 3rd grade, but we decided to home-school him. Stop by and wish him a Happy Birthday!
:loveya:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

1. LOL--I thought at first you meant the genius Armstrong....

*points to signature*

But a happy birthday anyway to YOUR Satchmo.... :toast:

:rofl::rofl:

[AirmensMom]

2. I betcha can't guess who we named him after ...

:rofl: MY Satchmo says thanks! :toast:

[WritingIsMyReligion]

5. It just made me laugh ridiculously.

In a good way, of course. :D

I was like, "Oh, it's Armstrong's birthday?" I had a nice little tribute reply cooking in my brain when I saw the part about "Satchmo" turning 8, and then I had to take another look.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[AirmensMom]

8. One day, about 9 years ago,

I was cuddling with my old Siamese, Sesame. We were listening to Louis Armstrong on the stereo. All of a sudden, harleydad looked at us and said, "One day, I want a kitty named Satchmo!" Satchmo was born 1 day after Sesame's 19th birthday. Of course, we didn't know it until about 8 weeks later. Sesame has gone to Rainbow Bridge, but he gives messages to Satchmo about how to behave.

:loveya:

Satchmo's glad he gave you a good laugh! :rofl:

Edit: typo

[WritingIsMyReligion]

9. That's such an awesome story!

:D

[AirmensMom]

13. Thanks!

Love your sig line, BTW. :)

I've read quite a few of your posts. You have a good head on your shoulders. :hug:

[Jamastiene]

3. Happy Birthday, you bright eyed beautiful boy.

I love kitties. :D

[AirmensMom]

6. Meow, meow, meow, mow-mow!

That's Satchmo-speak for Thank You! :hi:

[dbt]

4. Aquarius Kitty!!!

The world IS at his feet, no? Happy BD, Beastie!!

:bounce:
dbt

Remember New Orleans

[AirmensMom]

10. YES, the world IS at his feet.

Beastie says thank you! And he's NOT spoiled, especially by his mom!

:bounce:

[Cathyclysmic]

7. What an angel!

Happy Birthday Satchmo!

:toast:

[AirmensMom]

11. Ahem, I'll tell him you called him an angel.

:rofl: He's a bit full of piss and vinegar ... but in an angelic sort of way, of course. :rofl:

He says THANKS! :toast:

[Pithlet]

12. Gorgeous kitty.

He looks like an Abyssinian.

[AirmensMom]

14. Yes, he's an Abyssinian.

We think he's pretty special. :loveya:

This is his mom, Sabrina. Today's not her birthday ... but without her, there would be no Satchmo. :loveya:

[philosophie_en_rose]

15. Happy birthday, Satchmo.

You're a very cute kitty. :)

[AirmensMom]

17. Purr, purr, purr, {rub against your leg}

:loveya: My mom calls me Monkey Boy. I don't know why. :shrug:
from: Satchmo

Satchmo's mom here ... he runs with his back arched and looks like a little monkey. I didn't think it would hurt his feelings. :cry:


Don't mind us -- too much catnip! :rofl:

[nofurylike]

16. he is handsome, AirmensMom, healthy! thank you for sharing!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SATCHMO!!!


peace!

[AirmensMom]

18. Hey, nofurylike!

Satchmo says hi! And he says meow to Nemesis. :loveya:

He would share his "cake" with you, but he's not sure you'll like it. It's chicken and gravy baby food. :9

[nofurylike]

50. purrrr purrrrr purrrrrr...! and that's from me! :D

Nemesis says
HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOU SWEET HANDSOME SATCHMO!! :loveya:

and that she looooves chicken and gravy baby food, thank you very much for sharing!

thank you AirmensMom! delightful! :hug:


peace!

[NV Whino]

19. Happy Birthday to handsome Satchmo

And a little pet and tickle for Sabrina so she won't feel left out.

[AirmensMom]

20. How nice of you!

Sabrina's sitting beside me right now while the birthday boy has male-bonding time with harleydad.

They both say meow to you. :loveya:

[NV Whino]

23. And Boston says...

well, he says something back. He's quite vocal, but I'm still having trouble with the translation.

[AirmensMom]

24. Boston!

What a doll! Must be the accent getting in the way. :rofl:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

21. Birthday purrs for Satchmo from Milo and Jeoffry.

He's a handsome fellow. Catnip and tuna for the birthday boy!

[AirmensMom]

22. Purrs back to Milo and Jeoffry.

His mom just loves him to pieces. :loveya:

It was catnip, baby food, raw rabbit, and raw bison. He likes the bison the best, but he didn't turn up his nose at any of his treats. :9

[ralps]

25. Happy Birthday Satchmo from me, Crook & Norman

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce:

[AirmensMom]

26. Wow! Look at all those cool smileys!

Satchmo says thanks to you, Crook & Norman. And he really likes your Lounge Lizard picture. He LOVES to hunt for lizards out on the screened patio. This morning, I was getting the house cleaned up and ready to show (we're selling) and he deposited one right in the middle of the family room rug. It wasn't "used up" yet, so I took it back outside. Guess I spoiled the birthday party. Oops. He loves it when "toys" wander into his territory.

To ralps, Crook & Norman:
:grouphug: :bounce: :loveya: :hug: :party: :toast: :pals: :loveya: ... love, Satchmo

[ET Awful]

27. What a great face!

He's one handsome fella :P

[AirmensMom]

30. Thanks.

:loveya: He's a lover, too. :loveya:

[Benfea]

28. But... but... that kitty doesn't have baggy cheeks.

Some poor British DJ had trouble understanding African American accents, so he misheard "Satchel Mouth" as "Satchimo." Technically, Satchimo was his second nickname. ;)

[AirmensMom]

31. That's true.

But we didn't know he wouldn't have baggy cheeks when we named him. I remember my father-in-law telling me the "Satchel Mouth" story. :D And harleydad does call him "Satchimo" sometimes. :)

[Lorien]

29. What a beautiful Aby boy!

great deep sorrel coloration-so handsome!

Happy Birthday Satchmo! :toast:

[AirmensMom]

32. Now look what you did ...

you made him blush. :blush: But he says thank you. :toast:

I love your line-up of kitties. Gorgeous! :loveya:

[Call Me Wesley]

33. Happy Birthday, Satchmo!

I hope you get some nice treats today!

[AirmensMom]

34. Hey, Wesley!

Satchmo was hoping to see you. :hug: He had his favorite treat, raw bison. Yummy. :9 That stuff's more expensive than anything we eat. Anything for our kitties. :loveya:

How's your kitty doing?

[Call Me Wesley]

35. Ginger wishes Satchmo a Happy Birthday too!

:hug: He's doing great, just came in pretty wet (it's snowing here again), ate some and will probably take a nap now. ;)

His treat is roastbeef, and he likes it pretty raw.

[AirmensMom]

36. How sweet of Ginger!

How did he say it ... MEOW or more like MOWW? Wet kitty, lovely smell. :D

Eating and napping reminds me of a Garrison Keillor song ... starts like this (to the tune of Ode to Joy, but slower):

My old cat has eaten lunch and washed his hands and combed his hair.
Now he's sitting in the yard in just his pants and underwear.
When his nap is done, he'll sit out on the porch and watch the street,
Smoke an old cigar, and then come in and have a bite to eat.

:rofl:

Give Ginger a kiss for me, once he dries out.

[Heidi]

37. Happy birthday, beautiful boy!

:hug:

[AirmensMom]

38. So nice of you, Heidi!

His birthday was actually yesterday, but we believe in birthday weekends, so we're still celebrating. He just came in for some raw chicken ... not his favorite, but it'll do for day 2. :)

Ginger was really sweet to wish Satchmo a Happy Birthday. What a nice kitty! :loveya:

:hug:

[Heidi]

39. Ginger and I believe Satchmo

would _lovelovelove_ some rare deli roast beef. *Hint. Hint.* We're almost _certain_ Satchmo won't mind getting it on Monday. :hi:

[AirmensMom]

40. You and Ginger could be right.

He loves just about anything that used to be walking around. But we only feed him raw b/c he has IBD and can't tolerate cooked meat (or veggies or grains ... but that's beside the point). I'll break open another raw bison burger for him today. Ask Ginger if that would be OK. :hi:

[Heidi]

41. What _can_ Satchmo eat, besides raw meat?

Ginger was diagnosed with colitis a couple of years ago, and it was really touch and go for two months: prescription food only, which he _loathed_. Now, he eats another (tastier) kind of prescription dry food; organic chicken (cooked, canned, but has to be imported from Italy by our very nice cat-food guy in Zurich). And, of course, the occasional treat of very bloody roast beef (:puke:) which he won't eat from a plate, but only in tiny strips from my hands.

Ginger says Satchmo can have anything he wants. These guys really stick together, don't they? :rofl:

[AirmensMom]

42. Nothing.

Well, he can tolerate SMALL amounts of chicken baby food, which he loves. And the bones and organs are ground up with his raw meat. He was on several prescription diets and had diarrhea for 7 1/2 years. Can't do dry at all -- too hard on the kidneys. (Abys are prone to renal amyloidosis.) Both the Abys got dangerously thin and seriously ill and we were at the end of our rope. Then I found a vet in CA who knows a lot about pet nutrition and she recommended canned or raw for them. We can't find a canned that the Abys can tolerate. So we started them all on raw last summer. Our then-vet discouraged it, but her medicine made them sicker and so did the Rx diets. Even the healthy kitties were puking up the Rx diets! So we got a new vet who encourages raw. And the vet who just did their dentals says they have "hot mouths", so raw is the best thing for them to keep their mouths healthy. They've both gained back all their weight and are extremely healthy. Sashka, our Russian Blue, was a dry food junkie and it took some real persistence to switch her. But now she chows down everything that's left in any of the bowls.

We've found some great side-effects of the raw diet -- extremely shiny fur, sweet breath, compact poops that don't stink, clean ears, and great skin (Satchmo used to get scabs all over his tummy). So we're sold on it completely, at least for our kitties.

I'm glad Ginger found something he likes and can tolerate. It's such a trick sometimes.

Satchmo says thanks to Ginger. He would love to share his bison. (Sabrina can't do bison or beef for some reason -- makes her puke.) Yeah, they do stick together. It's a cat thing.
:rofl:

[Skittles]

43. classic meatloaf pose

well done, Satchmo!

[AirmensMom]

44. Meatloaf pose?

:rofl: :hi:

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

47. So named from a B. Kliban cartoon and definition of a cat:

"A hell of a nice animal, sometimes mistaken for a meatloaf."

More cat definitions here:
http://www.flippyscatpage.com/catterms.html

[AirmensMom]

48. Oh, that's funny!

Thanks for the link!
:rofl:

[Skittles]

49. OMG OCELOT!!!

I had forgotten where that damn meanloaf reference came from! I think of it everytime I see my cats neatly folded up like that!!! :D

[demnan]

53. One of Lily's nick names is Meatloaf

She is the shape color and size of one. Plus she loves to eat meatloaf (preferably my Mom's - mine is too spicy).

[AirmensMom]

54. Hi demnan!

:hi: Your Mom must make a good-sized meatloaf. :rofl: I originally thought it meant "I want meatloaf" ... maybe Lily thinks so, too. :D

[El Fuego]

45. Happy B-Day Satchmo!

He is a beautiful Abyssinian! :)

[AirmensMom]

46. He says Thank You!

Meow :loveya: :hi:

[demnan]

51. Happy birthday, Satchmo!

Well I have to tell you having a 15 year old half-Abby that you really can't school them at all - they will school you.

Lily sends her growls purrs and greetings to her fellow DU Abby, Satchmo

[AirmensMom]

52. Thanks, demnan and Lily!

Satchmo says maybe it's the OTHER half that you can't school ... but he's just sucking up, hoping to get another bison treat. He'd share with Lily if she was here. :)