12/27/2022 0 Comments Tico trial![]() “I brought him to a cat specialty clinic in California where they recommended Tico Junior have an endoscopy, but the $3-5,000 cost was really a stretch for me financially,” said Hicks. He was diagnosed with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) when he was three years old but was vomiting more frequently than usual, and the standard remedies weren’t helping. “He had never destroyed anything before that air mattress – I think he just knew that I needed help,” said Hicks.ĭuring the isolation of COVID-19, Tico Junior and his need for multiple daily kitty walks helped Hicks through difficult days.Įarlier this year, on a visit to California to see her parents, Hicks knew something was wrong with Tico Junior. On another occasion, Tico Junior shredded the air mattress of a house guest who had overstayed their welcome by several months. During their time in Colorado, Tico Junior has saved Hicks on a variety of occasions, including the night he awakened Hicks to alert her to smoke filling their home after a roommate left dinner in the oven and fell asleep. Soon after, they headed to Colorado so that she could attend graduate school at Colorado State University. Unfortunately, Tico Senior died shortly after Tico Junior was born, but the son picked up where the father left off serving as Hicks’ “little shadow” and savior.Īt just seven months old, Tico Junior moved with Hicks to California. “Tico Senior saved me from tarantulas, insects, and rats while I was living in the Dominican Republic,” said Hicks. Both offered her protection, but in different ways. Like his dad, Tico Senior, both cats were born in the Dominican Republic while Hicks served in the Peace Corps. ![]() ![]() That’s how Erin Hicks describes her best feline friend, Tico Junior. ![]()
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