Emotional roller coaster ride into 2024

When you love the family pet so much that it’s killing you…

Pay attention to me!

Maybe we should have listened to her constant demands for attention, wanting to be part of the household conversation. Her appetite was good. She drank plenty of water. She kept asking to go out the front door at night – which I denied. Due to mild February weather, we thought maybe she was in heat. Odd, because she was spayed in 2006 and is over 18 years old!

Due to her random pee pee habits outside the box, we made an appointment with the Vet. It was encouraging but frustrating that she would always get number two inside the box but not number one.

All this was happening while the primary human caregiver was suffering from a cold, coordinating her work from home activities, suffering news of world conflicts plus dealing with a persistent mouse problem in our house. The Cat was not doing her job, not paying her share of the rent.

Waiting patiently at the Veterinarian’s office

The Vet staff poked and prodded, took a urine sample and tested her blood sugar levels. They gave her some yummy canned kitten food while we were at the two-hour appointment. Two prescriptions and $400 later, I took the old girl home.

Within two days, she was walking normally and getting all of her business inside the box at a 90% success rate. I think she underestimates the size of her butt when positioning herself.

Now she’s back to “normal” with eating, sleeping, depositing and demanding attention plus making contributions to the humans’ conversations.

Sharing the remains of my cereal with the Cat

The primary human is feeling better (thanks for asking!)

Thank you for stopping by. Be kind as much as you can. The world could use more kindness these days.

T

Season’s Greetings 2023

It has been a while since we posted an update. Here’s hoping all is well in your corner of the world.

The past few months have been busy for the human with work, volunteering and puttering around home to make it comfortable for all occupants plus small gatherings of visitors to keep us feeling healthy and sociable.

We had a lovely Christmas time with supper guests, just enough to fit in each night of celebrations. One visiting relative who stayed a few days brought food, gifts and a tatted, starched tiara for the Tabby Cat.

With incidents of war and strife in distant lands, we welcome whimsy and share our creature comforts with those close by.

Princess Geneva Tabby

The refreshed corner office view of the home office supervisor

On the whole, we are doing well and surviving with feelings of guilt, sorrow and anger for distant natural disasters, wars and acts of inhumanity. We do what we can with charitable donations to MSF, UNHCR and Canadian Red Cross. We pray for peace and justice.

Thank you for stopping by.

T

Screen time

The world has been such a mess lately. The servant woman is still working for a living and surviving the commutes. She has been complaining that the rent is going up this summer. She’s finding more ways to save money.

She has taken to reading books again, and watching a new-to-her show. The Tabby Cat likes to watch one of her favourite shows too.

We like to escape into different worlds from time to time … But we eventually have to come back.

Here’s hoping all is well in your corner of the world, that you have good health, a comfortable home, good community, and … some power hungry dikk isn’t running for political office, or shooting missiles at apartment buildings in a country nearby.

Thank you for stopping by. Next time, bring some white wine.

T