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Recently, Fred’s been working on making something for me. We’ve had a recliner next to a window in the front room since we moved in, and Spot loves to climb up on the back of it and look out the window when he’s not dozing. He’s an old man, though, and it’s kind of hard for him to get up there, and I’ve been wanting to move the recliners to the other side of the room, so I asked Fred to make something similar to the set of steps we have in the computer room, only with a lip around the top so I could put a bed in it.
He got all the wood he thought he’d need, and then he pestered me with questions to make sure he was making what I wanted (and I had to say “I don’t care, just MAKE IT!”), and he worked on it, and yesterday when the coat of stain/ polyurethane was mostly dry, he brought it inside.
Spot isn’t the slightest bit interested in it, but the other cats LOVE it.
“Ah hets stairs. They’re too dern difficult to climb up! All that work. Luckily there’s a rest at the top. Also, ah hets Sugarbutt.”
I’m most likely going to make a cat bed to go on the top, one that actually fits the top.
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The foster kittens are just not sure what they think of being allowed to roam around the house. Well, Punki likes it just fine – she’s quite the little social butterfly, that one. She likes to be in a room with humans, and basically followed Fred around yesterday. Elle and Felicia spent most of the day laying on the bed in the guest bedroom, and I have no idea where Skittles spent her time. Saturday evening when it was bedtime, we had our work cut out for us, capturing her. She was hiding under the couch and would run away from us when we tried to grab her. Eventually I was able to snatch her up and bring her upstairs, and we hung out with them in the room for a little while, but they were all a little freaked out, so we left them alone.
I’m not sure how much Felicia, Skittles, and Elle care for being out of their room. At one point I went upstairs yesterday to refill their food bowl, and all three of them followed me in, then twined around my feet, purring. I shut the door and sat down, and they rubbed on me and purred some more, so I stayed in there until they started sniffing at the door.
I’m sure they’ll adjust – they always do. I make a point of looking for them every once in a while and talking to/ petting them, which they seem to appreciate, if the purring and kneading is anything to go by.
Pretty Felicia in the sun.
All you have to do is speak to Elle, and she starts kneading.
Skittles says “Hellew.”
Peek-a-boo!
Such a goofball.
“Stop taking pictures of me and PET ME!”
Skittles keeps an eye on her sisters.
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Disapproves of “This Kellerman fellow.”
11-26-07
You’re just showing off by updating so early. Only a few more days of this shit (thank Christ!)
I’ve enjoyed the daily entries from you and Nance. But I do realize how hard it is to post every day. Heck, it’s been over a month since I’ve wrote anything in my journal. I’ve just got burned out on it. I keep an off line journal and as long as I keep that up to date I guess the on line one isn’t that important to me. But I’m sure glad you and Nance don’t feel that way. I’d miss miss miss reading your journals. The best in all of journal-land.
As for Spot…I think his arthritis is preventing him from venturing up the steps. I used to give my little yorkie some liquid baby aspirin, as suggested by the vet, and this seemed to help on her really bad days. Maybe you could call your vet and asked what would be safe to give Spot for pain from arthritis.
Yes, it’s been fabulous that you’re updating EVERY day this month! If only you could get Fred to do it, too. It’s your job to entertain the masses, didn’t you know that?
I love your And3rson Kitties Calendar, especially August!
I haven’t been reading long enough to have participated in getting a card from you. But I have a question: how do you defray the postage? It seems pretty expensive (and extremely nice) of you to do that.
Hey, Robyn, I think you should sign up for Holidailies 2007 now! http://holidailies.org/ Conveniently, it starts on December the 1st! 🙂
Yeah, Robyn. Do it, do it!
If you decide to try aspirin for helping with arthritis, the coated (enteric, I think?) aspirin is a good choice to prevent upset stomachs. I just started using it on my elderly beagle, and I think it’s helping already. The unpleasant part is that you should check the animal’s stool periodically for blood. (Sorry–I hope no one was eating!)
My dearest Robyn,
MA SISTER; What is the opposite of “WHITES?”
(JOKE)
Sammi
Mary in MI: I don’t think it’s that he can’t get up the steps (he can climb the steps in the computer room just fine), just that it’s a new piece of furniture, and he has to fiercely ignore it for a few days before he declares it his.
Amanda: Somehow, I don’t see that happening. 😛
Nance: You first! Brat.
Sammi: Uh.. wha?
Now that is a seriously beautiful piece of furniture (love the pics on Fr3d’s site); Spot’s one lucky kitteh! I agree about trying the baby aspirin; my “old timey” vet (now retired waaahhh) recommended this years ago for my very first aging dog and I recently used it to ease the last days of my sweet Lord Chester Bean The Poopin’ Machine, sniff, and am considering using it on my 15 yr. old “ole lady cat” ’cause the jointz iz a little stiff these days…..
I swear, I’m not posting on December 1st just out of principle.
And possibly spite.
And most likely laziness.
AH, again, Ma’ Sister; What’s the opposite of “Whites?”
Sammi
JOKE: YOLKS!!!
Like in “the ‘YOLKS’ on you.” LOL!!!
I saw the ‘joke’ on the move “MICHAEL” and I immmediatley thought of you and Fred.
Okay, it’s a stupid joke but with you and Fred and “the Girls,” it just kinda made me laugh.
And yeah, I was kinda drinking, sorry.
Sammi
I hope you wont’t take me off the Xmas card list for bad taste. I AM SORRY.
Robyn…HAhahahahahaha! I just signed the fuck up to Holidailies – get to it! Sucker
Hi, just a note to say our vet said aspirin therapy for cats is NOT the same as aspirin therapy for dogs. Cats need a much smaller dose. Dogs can have a baby aspirin everyday, cats do not have the same metabolism and it would take them THREE days to process a baby asprin. It is very hard on their livers-so ask the Vet first.
Kp
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Karen is right…aspirin can be extremely dangerous to use on cats. They can overdose very easily. Dogs are fine with it. I am sure you would have asked your vet. My 18 year old cat takes glucosamine/chondrotin for any stiffness, and he jumps around like an 8 year old! LJ