Orange Tabby...He Stays and His Name is Finn (Update with Videos Dec 31)

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Finn is a perfect example of how special cats are...hard to believe it's been almost 10yrs since he came to you Cynthia.

I can't believe it, either! He's such a great cat, the cat for all cat-haters, LOL. My husband will be devastated when we lose him, no question. Finn turns into a nurse when my husband feels bad or is more pain than usual and won't leave his side.

 

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Thought I'd update this thread. Finn has been with us for 10 1/2 years now, will be 11 yrs come November, is almost completely blind; his eyes look like glass marbles. Even then, he's left a gift squirrel for us on the mat and sent a few mice to their eternal reward, amazing. You can't convince me that he is entirely blind to shadows and light. If you recall, the vet said he was about a year and a half old when he showed up and adopted us.
He still goes on his routes in the morning, hunts by sound and maybe some movement he can detect. He would not be happy as a forced indoor cat. He is my husband's nurse. My husband has far advanced degenerative disc disease and is in excruciating pain much of the time. When it's especially bad, Finn will not leave his side. He's on his chest, his lap or hanging over his shoulder, couldn't have a better nurse. We are going to be devastated when he's gone. Here he is in his second favorite spot (his first in somewhere on my husband), his chair on the wraparound porch. Someone told me that orange tabbies are the best and they're right, sweetest and most well-behaved cat I can imagine and unlike my husband, I grew up with cats. None were like Finn.

 

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Cynthia, thanks for the update on Finn! He's as handsome as ever

It's funny now to think back when we used to call your DH a confirmed "cat-hater" (jokingly of course). I'm sorry to hear about your husband's difficulties but glad he has Finn.

Orange boys are special, I have one of my own that's almost 9 now. He certainly rules the house:

Thanks again for sharing an update...all the best to you & yours!

 

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Debby your little guy is cute (plz tell me I didn't call you the wrong name; seems I can barely remember my own lately, ugh). I said to my hubby once that because of Finn, he likes cats now. He said, "I like this cat", LOL. Our accidental cat turned out to be a real blessing.
Hope all is well with you!

 

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Debby your little guy is cute (plz tell me I didn't call you the wrong name; seems I can barely remember my own lately, ugh). I said to my hubby once that because of Finn, he likes cats now. He said, "I like this cat", LOL. Our accidental cat turned out to be a real blessing.
Hope all is well with you!

You're 100% spot on with the name AND how it's spelled so no worries!

Take care Cyn

 

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Cynthia, thanks for the update on Finn! He's as handsome as ever

It's funny now to think back when we used to call your DH a confirmed "cat-hater" (jokingly of course). I'm sorry to hear about your husband's difficulties but glad he has Finn.

Orange boys are special, I have one of my own that's almost 9 now. He certainly rules the house:
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Thanks again for sharing an update...all the best to you & yours!

He looks just like my old cat Mittens except Mittens was double pawed and bigger LOL

 

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Finn weighs about 12-13 lbs, not the largest cat, but def not a tiny one. He's been a fun addition to the homestead.