No, Jojo, no. We don’t gnaw on the Tooth Fairy

Jojo Kitten lost a tooth today.

Don’t be fooled by it’s tiny size. If it bites you, you know it.

There was squealing. Also, eye rolling. We do understand the magnitude of our ridiculousness in case you think we’re not so self-aware.

He was sleeping on my desk just like normal when he started making coughing/gagging noises. He used his front feet like hands and acted like he was trying to get something out of his mouth. THEN THERE WAS BLOOD ON HIS PAW!

I’m not going to say I panicked but I will say I was a little more shrill than usual when I yelled for Ava to come to my office.

She trotted across the hall and sat on the other side of my desk. Together we stared at Joe. He stared back in that cat way that all but says out loud, “What the hell do you want?”

Then he turned his head to the side and spit a baby tooth across the room.

I knew that kittens lose their baby teeth, just as puppies and kids do. Of course, I’m referring to human kids, although I suspect that baby goats lose their teeth, too. It’s just that kittens’ are very small. If we hadn’t seen exactly where he’d spit it, we’d have never found it.

I showed all his Aunties at work and we all cooed over it and lamented that our baby is growing up. Then I wrapped it up in a Post It note and tucked it into my wallet so I could show my kids.

This is the note that Sassy wrote to the Tooth Fairy. Oh, did you not think the Tooth Fairy would come cause Jojo’s just a cat? Clearly, you and your relationship with the Tooth Fairy has lapsed. All of the misspellings are Sassy’s, although I have added punctuation so you have a chance at deciphering it. Here’s a hint, read phonetically.

Hi tooth fariy,

I just hop you tack this tooth. It is not my tooth, it is Jojo’s tooth. If you can, can you not leave a coin or bill.

If you can, can you leve a cat thing.

It whod be asom if you cood take it.

Love Jojo

PS. Try not to poke yourself

Isn’t it cute how my kids are so excited about what the Tooth Fairy could bring for Jojo? I warned them that she wouldn’t be prepared for kitten teeth so she may not have anything feline appropriate. Still, it’s cute how worked up they are.

Ava and I aren’t excited at all. In fact, we find the whole thing rather uninteresting, mundane, childish. After all, we have lives you know.

PS – After reading this in the light of day, I see spelling errors in my survey. I can’t fix that now because I’m a moron. Terribly sorry.