Julie says: Once Toby was a big, healthy boy, I nursed another tiny, sick kitten back to health. I originally named him Stormy because, with his black-and-gray mottled fur, he looked like a storm cloud. My sister renamed him Cinder. We never did settle. Sometimes I called him Goblin because he was so ugly. Pick your fave. He was a boy. And from the start, Toby was as hostile towards Stormy as Cally had been towards him.

Like Toby, Stormy also came from my friend Michelle. She was dealing with two stray mother cats with litters, but one of the mothers died. She put both litters on the surviving mother cat, but Stormy was so small, he couldn't compete for the milk. He needed to be hand fed. He was five weeks old, but he was the runt of the litter - very small, very weak. I fed him the kitten milk, but he had constant diarrhea. I had to give him a bath two times a day. As soon as I could, I got him eating soft cat food and then his digestive tract was much better. His eyes were also constantly gooped up, sometimes glued shut with gunk. I kept washing them clean and they gradually got better.

Eventually Stormy gained strength and began to roll on his back and bat at my fingers playfully. After he could eat by himself, I returned him to Michelle and he reintegrated with his cat family. She found a forever home for him with a family in Jackson, Michigan, a father with two boys. I don't know what they named him.

All Photos Courtesy of and ©: Julie Falk
Julie's photo blog Framework of the Heart is not to be missed, especially her photos of snowflakes!!

Stormy/Cinder/Goblin (and Toby) [4]  kitten
Stormy/Cinder/Goblin (and Toby) [4]  kitten
Stormy/Cinder/Goblin (and Toby) [4]  kitten
Stormy/Cinder/Goblin (and Toby) [4]  kitten
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He is so tiny and adorable! Thank you for having such a big and loving heart! He sure needed you! I'm glad he's found his forever home!
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Stormy has great potential. Just see his shadow! And he has that smoky black coat that is so eye-catching. I wonder if your friend Michelle is also our Michelle.
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So glad you helped this little critter, he looks adorable . Thank you !
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❤️❤️❤️
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Dachshund-halloween cat !
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Stormy, I am happy to hear you made it through the rough times with the loving help of Julie. Live long, healthy, andpurring along, sweet boy. xo
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O-M-G he is so adorable!!!!!! Thank you for caring for him!!!! I'm sure he has a wonderful life and family!!!!!
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how precious this little boy is. i remember when he was first posted.
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I think I would have had to keep this one! I am always a sucker for the weak ones......and he is a beauty!
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OMG, dis picture, doh! So adorable. Stormy is a gorgeous little guy. I can only imagine that he must be a strikingly handsome mancat by now. I wub him.



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