It's done. Saffron and Hamish are on their way to London, where my sister has spent weeks stocking her freezer with raw meat and bones and her house with cat toys, cat trees, litterboxes, cat grass growing trays and scratching posts. She is an impressively dedicated pet owner, probably better than I am, and I could not possibly have picked a better ( Read more... )

Finally had my doctor's appointment about the knee today. The knee is actually not too bad right now - I can stay on my feet a good forty minutes without limping, although I can feel the instability in the stretchy bits round the kneecap (which I think is the anterior cruciate?), and I have to walk carefully. It's much better with Squish on the ( Read more... )

he's home! he's fine! he's being consoled with tuna and seems perfectly happy.

bloolark, the towel helped although I still took some damage. thank you!

sooo sleepy now. and Saffron has an appointment for her pre-spay check tomorrow afternoon. my babies are all growing up. *sigh*

We have to be at the vet's tomorrow at 8.30am with Hamish. Testicle Removal Day has arrived. He's already in a raging, furious sulk because everyone in the house got fed except him. I'm really not looking forward to trying to get him into the cat carrier in the morning. I still have the scars from last time. Wish us luck please ( Read more... )

chat log excerpt:

(21:47:43) Bloolark: Liz, has anyone taught you about Calico Syndrome?
(21:47:54) LizBlackDog: yes
(21:47:57) LizBlackDog: Naamah has

( Calico Syndrome in action )