{"id":20736,"date":"2022-07-04T00:10:29","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T04:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/?p=20736"},"modified":"2022-07-01T22:08:18","modified_gmt":"2022-07-02T02:08:18","slug":"a-4th-of-july-happy-birthday-to-kizmet-a-decade-of-loving-one-cool-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/a-4th-of-july-happy-birthday-to-kizmet-a-decade-of-loving-one-cool-cat\/","title":{"rendered":"A 4th of July Happy Birthday to Kizmet – A Decade of Loving One Cool Cat!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kizmet rockin’ the decade like a rock star!<\/p><\/div>\n

While I\u2019m not a fan of the loud fireworks that scare so many animals during the 4th of July, I am a fan of celebrating the day, especially since it\u2019s our precious Kizmet\u2019s birthday! This year is even more special because it marks a wonderful decade that he\u2019s been on this earth! To celebrate the event, I thought I\u2019d share 10 reasons why Kizmet is such a special cat.<\/p>\n

1. He\u2019s an old-soul cat.<\/strong> From the first moment I saw him in 2012 at Pet Supermarket when he was a tiny kitten in a cage and our eyes locked, I knew he had an old-soul spirit and was a special cat. I also instantly knew our meeting was predestined and he was meant to be ours.<\/p>\n

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Kizmet a week or so after we adopted him in 2012. Those eyes…how could I possibly resist him?<\/p><\/div>\n

2. He\u2019s always a kind, welcoming cat.<\/strong> No matter the changes sent his way \u2013 like new furry feline roommates Jazmine and Shadow, or when company visits and they bring a dog, he always is the first to accept the situation and offer a kind, loving, and reassuring paw to the newcomer or visitor.<\/p>\n

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When we adopted Jazmine in 2014, Kizmet insisted on staying by her side to make her feel safe and welcome.<\/p><\/div>\n

3. He\u2019s intuitive, empathic, and sympathetic.<\/strong> Unfortunately, there have been moments in our life with Kizmet where we\u2019ve had to say goodbyes to one of our beloved kitties \u2013 Jazz, Harley, and Zee to be exact. Kizmet not only senses that I need extra love from him during those difficult times, which he gives me in spades, but he also senses when his catmate is ailing and needs his love too, and he rallies around them.<\/p>\n

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Kizmet stuck not only to me like glue, but to Jazz as well during his end-of-life journey.<\/p><\/div>\n

4. He\u2019s smart.<\/strong> All our other cats, no matter that we\u2019ve never, ever, ever<\/strong> forgotten to feed them any of their meals, they meow, pace, jump and cause general mayhem with me just to let me know it\u2019s time to eat. Kizmet has figured out that he will get fed every day and does not need to act like a lunatic or remind me with feline theatrics that it\u2019s time to eat. He just sits, and patiently waits.<\/p>\n

5. He\u2019s extraordinarily loving.<\/strong> Kizmet loves to love. When I sit on the couch each night to settle in to watch TV, he either lays as close to me as he can so I can cradle him in my arms, or he\u2019ll lie on top of my head, hugging it like a beloved pillow.<\/p>\n

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The love Kizmet and I share is a bond like no other.<\/p><\/div>\n

6. He beats to his own drum.<\/strong> There are endless places in our house where Kizmet can nap but he\u2019d rather be uncomfortable so he can be close to me, such as sitting behind me in my office chair.<\/p>\n

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It’s rather common to find Kizmet tucked between my back and the back of my chair when I’m sitting in my office.<\/p><\/div>\n

7. He\u2019s fun and goofy.<\/strong> When it\u2019s playtime, he can run, jump, and fetch with the best of them and he\u2019s a riot to watch.<\/p>\n

8. He\u2019s soft, snuggly, cuddly, and cute.<\/strong> I don\u2019t think that needs much more explanation.<\/p>\n

9. He\u2019s well-behaved (mostly).<\/strong> He doesn\u2019t beg for food. He doesn\u2019t jump up on the table when you\u2019re eating. He doesn\u2019t howl and meow loudly all day long like some of my other cats, and he doesn\u2019t steal food from his catmates.<\/p>\n

10. He\u2019s perfect.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Happy Birthday, Kizmet! I love you so much.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While I\u2019m not a fan of the loud fireworks that scare so many animals during the 4th of July, I am a fan of celebrating the day, especially since it\u2019s our precious Kizmet\u2019s birthday! This year is even more special because it marks a wonderful decade that he\u2019s been on this earth! To celebrate the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1098,1378,1093,1097,1099],"tags":[383,875,488,1485],"class_list":["post-20736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cat-behavior","category-feline-human-bond","category-kizmet","category-multi-cat-home","category-the-zee-zoey-cats-and-family","tag-4th-of-july","tag-cat-birthday","tag-kizmet","tag-rescue-cat"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/10-kiz.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20736"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20744,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20736\/revisions\/20744"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeezoey.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}