06/09/2026
โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ Not exactly a Sunday Snuggles post this week - more a Sunday Superstar!!! Everyone say hello to the wonderful Mr Tibbs!!! โค๏ธ๐โค๏ธ
Mr Tibbs is the sweetest boy - we have been seeing him recently for a really nasty condition called gingivitis/stomatitis complex, which causes extreme inflammation, ulceration and pain in the mouth. As is often the case, Mr Tibbs has had to undergo extensive dental surgery to remove all his remaining teeth, in order to try and control the inflammation in his mouth and make him as comfortable as possible ๐
Mr Tibbs hates travelling and his owner has found it is much less stressful for him to travel on a harness rather than in a carrier, so when it is safe and the waiting room is empty, he can come and sit on the counter to get fuss from our reception team while he is waiting for his appointments or for medication to be dispensed. In fact, on this occasion, he was enjoying his fuss so much that he held on to the reception desk and had to be physically removed when it was time to go home!!!
Throughout all his visits to us and through all his treatment, Mr Tibbs has been the most perfect patient. This is a real tribute to his personality because he started his life as a feral (essentially wild) cat! We know this because you may be able to see that Mr Tibbs is missing the top portion of his left ear. 'Ear tipping' is done at the same time as spaying or castrating a feral cat so that rescue charities can easily identify neutered individuals and ensure that they aren't recaptured unnecessarily. Despite this start in life, Mr Tibbs is the sweetest most friendly boy you could ever have the pleasure to meet - proving once again that animals' capacity for forgiveness and love goes far beyond ours ๐ฅน๐ฅน๐ฅน
Thanks for being such a wonderful boy Mr Tibbs, you really are an inspiration to us all ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ