Category: Cats
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The Twelve(ish) Guilty Pleasures of Christmas
Day three. And this one hurts a little. One of the great double-edged swords of our modern mobile-technology age is that everyone–and I mean damned near everyone–almost always has a camera with them. And more likely than not, that camera has internet access. This means that those people can post cute pictures of their kids,…
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The Cat Update
Those among you who have read last week’s entries will recall that we had taken Etta and Gus in for their declawing. Of course, I do know that there are those of you who also drop in here once ever week or so and read backwards…So skip back a week and read forward for…
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The Claws Are Coming Out
Assuming you read this the day after I write it (which is what most of you do), by the time you read this, Etta and Gus will be at the vet to be declawed. Oh, there are probably some of you bemoaning the fact that we’re taking away one of the cats’ natural defenses,…
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The Second Day of Christmas – 2012 In Pictures and Memories
Felines We said our final goodbyes to Pippin this fall. She’d been a great cat and a great companion for just about 21-and-a-half years. She’d seen the arrival of two other cats, a dog, a couple of hamsters, some fish, a wife and three kids, and outlived most of them. She was as much…
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Interference
You stand warned now: it’s difficult to write this. You see, Etta hopped up on my lap about 10 minutes ago as I was seated in front of the computer pondering this evenings missive, and has not shown any inclination to get out of my way. In fact, a short time ago, she ended…
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Who Am I Kidding?
Oh trust me. I know. I know that really, the entire reason for you visiting the site these days is to see Dr. Henrietta von Flufflebutt and And Guest–Etta and Gus–and find out what their latest hijinks have been. And I could very well indulge you. I could. And I will, at some point.…
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All the Cats Who’ve Come Before
Oh hell. I don’t know why I’m even going to bother not trying to write about the cats for a while. It’s been so long since any of us have had kittens that it’s fun to relive this phase again. We’ve gradually been introducing Etta and Gus to new parts of the house each…
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Additions
For the whole two of you out there in the world who haven’t been told, texted, e-mailed, or seen it on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or our Tumblr account, we are new parents. Yeah, okay. So this really only shows the male cat and not much of his sister. But you can see more of them…
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Sleeping Cat
Yes, my cat is sleeping with the top of her head down…
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Happy Birthday Cat
Since today’s as good a day as any, Happy Birthday, Pippin. Here’s how she chose to spend some of it: Trust me, she’s happy. Garden work is underway. Lots done, lots more to go. See you tomorrow.
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Compression
To those out there who are parents, this entire entry will most likely come as no surprise. For those who are not, consider it a lesson in reality. And, as a supplemental note, this first bit of news will is news only to those who aren’t in the loop around here… Patrick has a…
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The Feline Front
It seems that everyone who has been suffering with some malady or other is getting over it now. Jenni’s on the mend, as I mentioned yesterday. And the cat is much better now that she’s past the scare she put into me last weekend. It’s been over a week now since the cat decided…
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Things Change
My life seems to be kind of like the weather: if you don’t like it right now, just hand around for a bit and it will change. The cat is making a remarkable recovery, and it really does seem like this abscess had been the primary health problem that had been affecting her for…
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There’s a Hole In My Cat
This weekend, I spent a sum total of five-and-a-half hours at a pet hospital. My cat developed a hole in her side that I needed to get fixed. The short story is this: Pippin, who is three months shy of being 21 years old, developed an abscess on her side. It had been there…
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Deathwatch
Sometimes, I think that the only thing worse than taking care of kids is taking care of pets. Pippin went into one of her near-death periods on Saturday. She goes through times of throwing up everything she eats about once or twice a month, and she had been throwing up pretty regularly for three days…