This is the newsletter that will be mailed to all my clients next week.

Hello Fat Tabby Family,

I start this newsletter with some sadness: on August 22nd I lost my best little buddy and Fat Tabby mascot Buster (that’s him in the upper left corner). He took ill on the 18th and he passed away in my arms at home the evening of the 22nd. Dr. Strand of Twain Harte Veterinary Hospital did a home visit for us. I know they did all they could to save him. Buster was only 10 and I miss him terribly. He’s buried next to Cosette who passed on April 1st due to cancer at the age of 18. They were best buddies and she was his surrogate mama.

And in all that chaos summer just flew by. We had such a short and mild one that I’m not sure I’m ready for winter. On that note:

I will be taking December 3rd through 10th for my annual vacation

for my party for my family and as a rest between holidays. I will be entirely unavailable those days.

Normally I can always fit clients in but holiday bookings I would like to limit to 6-8 client visits a day so please contact me as soon as you know your plans. With good weather I can fit in 10 but we never know what this time of year will bring and snow slows me down tremendously. Please review my snow policy on my website: fattabbyandfriends.com.

Just a reminder that I do have a $15 holiday surcharge for each of the following six  days: Thanksgiving Eve, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day.

**Please note that I most likely will not be able to accommodate last minute bookings effective immediately until after the first of the year. Please plan ahead if possible as I hate to turn clients away.**

All best wishes for a most beautiful Holiday season,

Jan