I was down in the basement several times yesterday, never noticed a thing. B went down after dinner, smelled something funny and went looking. Dead mouse in a trap on the ledge behind the water-heater & furnace, right next to the casement window. MOST awkward place. We called M down to help with the removal as I knew from the first that *I* ( Read more... )

The ShadowCat went to the vet for her annual check-up Saturday before the one just past. I mentioned that she occasionally gets sick, once or twice a week. Vet looked at her shaggy, shedding coat (Shadow's not so great on the grooming) and recommended that we get her some hairball remedy dry food and frequent brushing ( Read more... )

Last night, while I was in the basement preparing things for the cat, my beloved partner let her in from the garage when she had asked to go after dinner. She came most readily, leaping and rushing to come in, which is why it wasn't until AFTER she'd past him at the door that he realised she was carrying. I heard him exclaim, dashed up the stairs ( Read more... )