As with most of our pets, Jax came to us unexpectedly. I was working at Causeway Animal Hospital back in 2003. A coworker found him on the side of the road, injured, more than likely hit by a car. She brought him in to the hospital and surprisingly, with the exception of some flesh wounds and road, burn he bounced back into being a normal cat. However, no one claimed him. He was gentle and loving and everyone found he was a "hugging cat." For those of you who don't know what that means, he literally hugs you....wraps his paws around your neck and holds on, hugging you. Not too many cats do that. It didn't take long for him to wrap us around his little paw. He was soon neutered but was still left at the hospital with the name "Bug" due to his wide-eyed look. I argued, "He can't have that name. That's horrible." That's when I was told that we should adopt him. I explained that we already had 1 cat and 1 dog and that our house was full. Looking back I laugh at that statement now. Needless to say I took him home with me the next week, and we named him Whodat Jax. Whodat, for his "Who's that?!" eyes. In New Orleans when the Saints beat another team they say "Whodat?! Whodat?! Whodat say they gonna beat dem Saints?!" And then Jax after a former New Orleans Brewery called Jax Brewery. Over time he has also acquired the nickname "Mr. J"
We had absolutely no idea when his birthday was, just an approximate age. I was always told that if you didn't know an animal's birthday to celebrate on the first of the year, hence Jax's birthday on January 1st. Unfortunately with all of the holidays we tend to overlook his birthday and remember weeks later. That wasn't going to happen this year!
As I write, Mr. J is sitting on my lap. We have been blessed in so many ways, but having happy, loving animals, with amazing personalities is an area we are truly blessed. It doesn't matter who you are, within a 1/2 hour of being in our house your lap will be filled with atleast one of the animals, and most likely it will be either Natchez or Jax. That in itself is a surprise since most cats would hide for days. What can I say? They're well socialized.
Happy Birthday Mr. J!
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