Did you automatically read that subject line with a sarcastic tone?  You should have.

Last year, I was on the look out for a kitten or cat or adopt to help deal with the rodent invasion we were having, an invasion that had been brought into our house. I could not sleep because of the scrabbling in the walls and ceiling of our bedroom, and traps ( Read more... )

Luna, our rescue kitten, escaped from our yard and was killed by wild dogs. The only comforting thing about it was that we all got to say goodbye, even N'djema, to her little body and don't have to live in constant anxiety ( Read more... )

aka Luna.

Remember the little rescue kitten?

She was still in pitiful shape before we left for the summer, but three months and many doses of ringworm meds have done her wonders.

Then:


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No bad news from the vet (or assistant, rather, since the vet is on vacation). Other than worms and a severe case of malnutrition--hence the patchy fur--she seems to be all right. She is seven weeks old, said the assistant. We'll go back in two weeks for a checkup and first vaccination ( Read more... )

A sucker may be born every minute, but some of us get to practice our suckerhood every other minute. Or something like that.

Once again, our hearts have softened and we have committed rescue.

Meet Luna:


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Voilà my progress thus far.


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declares N'Djema ( Read more... )

Last night, the story I told S involved her, in her cat form, jumping after a bird that had landing on the air conditioning unit that is attached to the outer railing of our balcony. In the story, Soëlie as cat, overshot her leap and had a scary fall to the unit on the floor just below us ( Read more... )

Thank you to all of those who expressed condolences after the death of Tiboy.

I appreciate your concern and well wishes very much.

I'll be back online soon, but for now, I just need time to zone out...

I found our cat Tiboy dead in the litter box this morning.  The vet said he died from internal hemorrhaging, probably from getting hit by a vehicle or ingesting poison ( Read more... )