The vet said six months ago that she probably wouldn't last much longer. During those six months, Sophie was skinny and weak but still cuddly and playful and interested in things. Last night she was more wobbly than usual and this morning I found her lying awkwardly by the window breathing hard and drooling a lot. She was clearly in pain, so I ( Read more... )

I've wanted to try to teach my kitty Sophie to walk on a leash for a long time, but up to now I haven't been able to even get her in the harness before she throws a huge fit. Today, though, when I came in from checking my mailbox, she looked particularly desperate to get outside. And she's been particularly desperate for attention since I got ( Read more... )

That's right--I haven't posted for over two weeks, and this is what you get. Kitty! I was pleased with my results. This is one of my favorites. :-)

Your Score: Sad Cookie Cat

65% Affectionate, 36% Excitable, 77% Hungry


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The vet called this afternoon with some information about the tests they'd done on Lucy's blood. He said her liver stuffs did not look good at all. He wants me to bring her in early tomorrow morning and leave her while I go to work so they can do something I didn't quite catch to her in order to actually get some of her liver for examination. ( Read more... )

Ich gehe mit dem Hund spazieren.
[ikh gay-uh mit daym hoond spaht-zee-rehn]

Je vais me promener avec le chien.
[zhuh vay meh pro-meh-nay ah-vek luh shee-ih(n)]Not quite. I have no dog, but I have do have two cats and I'd like to train them to wear a harness so I can walk them. I know it's possible to teach cats to do this, but I have my doubts ( Read more... )

The most annoying sound in the world is the sound of a cat quietly and repetitively licking something in the middle of the night. It's loud enough to wake me up, but soft enough to make me feel like I'm overreacting to the irritant. It's persistent and obsessive, mad in a sort of Lady Macbeth way ("Out, damned spot ( Read more... )