Dogsandkittens: Happy 14th Birthday Kiki!

Sunday 6 January 2019

Happy 14th Birthday Kiki!

Beautiful Kiki was born in Riverside, California on January 6th, 2005.

“We met her at six weeks” says Mom Cynthia, “but they didn’t allow her to come home with us until she was nine weeks.”

“Our girls were still in high school and Kiki came to school every day to pick up her “sisters”.

“When she was three, we had a family vacation to Missouri. Kiki was a good traveler and made friends at every rest stop.”

Howdy!

She appeared in the Daily Corgi 2011 Calendar.

“Kiki has been the muse for many artists! She has been drawn by the famous Filipina artist May Ann Licudine (MALL), Justine Schneider, Massimiliano Alioto, and Long Beach artist Jenny Nguyen.”

by Justine Schneider

by Jenny Nguyen

by Massimiliano Alioto

by Jenny Nguyen

by MALL (May Ann Licudine)

“I have a tattoo of Kiki done by Brandon Flores of Outer Limits Tattoos.”

“We started going to the So Cal Corgi Beach Day events in Spring of 2014.”

“She was an active participant in the costume contests and eating contests but only won once, in the summer 2016 watermelon eating contest.”

Video HERE.

“She got the winner’s trophy and a prize basket!”

“When we first met Supercorgi Jo Jo early in our visits to So Cal Corgi Beach Day, he fast became her best friend there. They’ve had many adventures together!”

With Jojo and Jojo’s Mom Josephine.

“Kiki’s “race” at the first Santa Anita Corgi Nationals Race this Spring was in the senior division. She came in 4th after being coaxed over the finish line.”

Video of the race HERE.

The merriest kind of Corgmas!

“Kiki has also participated in the last four Belmont Shore Christmas Parades.”

That happy smile. Priceless!

Kiki and Mr. Pickles

Kiki has so many friends through her Instagram account (@kiki.bee.corgi) and from meeting lots of people at So Cal Corgi Beach Day events.

“People always want to pet her and take pictures of her. She smiles at them and it must melt their hearts.”

“Kiki is well loved by many people.”

“Unfortunately, late September this year, Kiki was diagnosed with lymphoma.”

“She started chemotherapy at the Veterinary Cancer Center of Orange County in Tustin, California. They have been so kind and supportive.”

With her specially made blanket from Snugs & Cuds, made in honor of the founder’s Corgi Ginger, who had cancer treatments at the same office.

“Kiki had weekly treatments until December first, when they changed to every two weeks.

These were stopped the week before Christmas when we found a cancerous mass in her stomach and enlarged lymph nodes in her abdomen, indicating she had come out of remission.

Right now we are in waiting mode, as there is no treatment.”