As an example, Sam went deaf a couple of years ago. Most kitties, when that happens, get really jumpy, and are generally not good to have around children. Sam? Could not care less. If you startle him, he falls over ( he does this little head roll thing, when you pet him on the back, he will go down head first, and fall completely into a puddle of kitty), and starts purring.
My mom and dad have a lavender point now. She is a superb kitty, too. Never shuts up, though!
Okay, that's it. I'm crazy about Sam. What an outstanding boy! Love that he flops. We've had floppers in our time. Have one now. Rhys' neck bows out, he hesitates a second or two, and then down he goes. He's a total riot and he knows it. What a ham!
Not to detract from the seriousness of Sam's situation but I must tell you, I'm not "getting" that he's ready to boogie on out of here. Don't worry, I'm not a 1-900 psychic or anything. My plain old-fashioned kitty cat intuition is that he'll be able to handle whatever this is. I certainly hope so.
We currently have three Siamese. Blue point, seal point, and a lilac. All altered males and they are loaded with personality. Elliott's our big talking boy, but the others are fully capable of chiming in whenever they have something important to "say." People either love the breed or they don't. Guess I don't have to mention which camp we're in.
Please be sure to keep us posted on Sam. Don't know if he'll be up for this, or if you will for that matter, but I'm a big believer in whispering little prayers to our boys every morning. They're used to it now and really seem to like it. Minute I start doing it they all begin to purr. It's pretty sweet and it certainly doesn't hurt anything. "We'll" include a special prayer for Sam tomorrow morning. Don't know that they'll understand that but I will.
All the best to both of you!
You've done a really great job with him then, if he's that calm and trusting.
Our half-Siamese gets mouthier the longer she's been with us...the first few weeks it was just occasional meows when you'd expect from a cat, but now that she's had a little longer to settle in, she'll cry like a kitten til you pet her enough...and she's the one who decides when is enough! Very demanding, but so cute she never has a problem getting attention.