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TINKER BARTEL

TLC Pet Hospital
Pet of the Month
 

September 2011
Tinker Bartel


 

Name: Tinker
 		 Breed: Domestic Shorthair
 
Owner's Name: Tom and Debby Bartel
 		 Age: 8 years
 
 
 
Reason for Nomination:
Here's a little story that Tinker's owners wanted to share:

Our cat, Tinker, aka Mr. Tinkering and The King, has been with us since a rainy, cold New Year’s Day, 2003.  He was a playful, yet timid very small kitten that had been abandoned and left at a relative’s home.  We had seen him while at a family New Year’s Eve Party the evening before, and by 4:00 the next afternoon we had gone to pick him up, bring him home, and see how he fit in with the rest of the family.  Tinker has been a perfect member of our family since the first day we had him.  We were a bit anxious of how to handle him as we had never had a cat, and we had an older Labrador Retriever, Sadie, who needed to adapt to this active new pet.  But, Tinker mesmerized all of us from the beginning and he has been a wonderful pet.  He delivers a certain calm to the house and his antics bring many smiles and laughter, too.

Tinker likes to sit in the sun and on the window sill with an open window.  He also likes to hide on the stairway and swipe at those as they pass by.  He likes to sleep at the foot of the bed and is always sure to wake us up by walking all over the bed if we are not up at the usual time.  He is shy around people he doesn’t know and it takes quite a bit of time for him to warm up to new people.  If we have company, he usually chooses to spend that time in the basement.   A very distinctive thing about Tinker is his very loud, happy sounding purr.  We always tease that he has his motor running.  He loves to curl up and sleep in our laps in the evening while we are reading or watching TV.  He also enjoys teasing his  “sister,” our Jack Russell Terrier.  They love to chase each other around the house and then end up taking naps, side by side.
Early this last spring, very quickly, Tinker began to lose weight and his entire demeanor took a very quick turn for the worse.  Dr. Logue warned us that things did not look very favorable because Tinker had tested positive for Feline Leukemia.  The outward sign of the illness was anemia and Tinker was in need of a complete blood transfusion.  Despite the fact this was to be a rather costly procedure and there were no guarantees, we quickly decided that Tinker deserved a chance to get well particularly because of all the love he had brought into our home.  We all have been very fortunate that the transfusion was successful and with continued medication and Dr. Logue’s careful guidance and medical expertise, Tinker is still doing well today.  We feel so fortunate to have him still feeling well and a part of our family.  We also feel very blessed to have Dr. Logue and his staff to care for both of our animals.
Today, Tinker leads a good life, eats his food from a silver bowl in the dining room, and brings lots of love and happiness to all of us.  He is truly a unique little guy…he is our “little king.”


 

 
 

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