Over the past couple of weeks, every single one of our four cats has come down with the same illness: A sneezing, wheezing, eye-swelling sickness. I have had cats my entire life and have never seen an illness spread from one to the next as reliably as this one has. The first to get it [...]
Who peed the bed? (When four cats are too many)
It’s been a little more than a year since we adopted Link, and almost a year since Gordo moved upstairs. When we first got Link, Gordo was annoyed by him, much like any vaguely neurotic and particular old man would be annoyed by an always-on, always-wanting-to-play-and-be-in-your-face toddler. But he tolerated him, and they occasionally took [...]
March 3 | BABY GOAT!!!!
While I was checking my Twitter stream this morning, I noticed a tweet from The Green Wagon saying that they had a baby goat, named Bette, hanging out with them in the shop today. Taking into account the cuteness of baby goats plus the fact that I didn’t bring anything with me for lunch today [...]
Neighbor kitty won't leave us alone
This cat started coming around our house — front and back door — sometime before Christmas. He would stare in the doors’ windows and meow deeply and pitifully at our cats. And at us. We assumed that he had a home since he’s wearing what appear to be two collars, but he won’t let us [...]
Morning sun ritual
I wish Link would let me photograph him more often, because he really is a pretty cat. Or I guess I should say handsome. This is him right after he smelled the area on the bed we had to treat AGAIN because Gordo peed on it. I’m starting to worry that he’s never going to [...]