Letting Harley go…
We had our kitten Harley, barely five months old, euthanized last night. His last ten days of life were full of subcutaneous fluids, forced feedings, several antibiotics, and lots of…
The cats, dogs and horses that share our lives
A Tale of Two Kitties: Harley and Jasmine
I’ve been really enjoying my motorcycle riding this year. So much so that I started planning for my “ultimate” touring motorcycle. I was weighing different features, reading dozens of forums and reviews, and lamenting the several years which I’d likely have to wait in order to save up the cash. As you might imagine, this non-stop motorcycle this, Harley that, whining and complaining started to get on the nerves of my lovely wife Irene. Finally, after hearing one too many “<sigh>I wish I didn’t have to wait another two years” noises from me, she snapped:
“Kelly, if I can have two kittens, you can go buy your Harley on terms”
Obviously, my lovely wife doesn’t snap in a mean way. And that’s how we ended up adding two more kittens to our already cat-crowded home… and it marks the beginning of a stressful period of uncertainty that is still not over.
My friend Bilbo
Last weekend we made the decision to have our cat Bilbo euthanized. I’m still dealing with it, and probably will be for several weeks if not months. He was, after all, my friend for the last eighteen years.
Willow is gone
Our cat Willow died today. Two hours ago, I was in Chilliwack visiting family, and Irene called me to tell me to come straight back and meet her at the emergency clinic. She had found Willow thrashing on the floor. Irene tells me that Willow was gone by the time she was at the clinic, less than fifteen minutes after she called me. There was nothing to be done.
Cat banner…
I have added a cat banner which will appear periodically at the top of this page, along with my various tree and flower images. Here is a teeny tiny version…
Engineers guide to cat yodelling…
I don't particularly recommend the practice described by the following video, but it is rather funny....
CSI Cloverdale: Nutkin is down
Case Number: 20090504.23734.19
CSI ID: 4393 (Adams K)
Case open date: 2009-05-04 14 AM Pacific
Location: Geek house, Cloverdale, B.C.
Victim particulars
- Complexion: black, wearing fur coat
- Gender: indeterminate
- Size: approximately 15 cm excluding 10-12 cm tail
- Weight: less than 250 gm
- Gang membership: Sciurus carolinensis (non-native; see also 1914 Stanley Park transplantation)
- Rigor fixed
- Lividity indeterminate due to affixed fur coat
- Liver temp indeterminate due to absence of test equipment re: recent budget cutbacks
Spirit photos…
I was cleaning through some old CDs and came across a batch of photos of Irene's horse Spirit that a friend of Irene's had taken. I had forgotten how much…
Rommel’s last day…
Our cat, Rommel, died on Wednesday. Irene raced him to the vet when she found him in a diabetic coma early in the afternoon. The vet was unable to revive him.
Rommel has been with us most of his life: over 13 years. We adopted him from the SPCA in Edmonton when he was about twelve weeks old.
Iris is all grown up now…
Iris was spayed yesterday. I was worried about the process, moreso than for our other cats. For some reason, I have emotionally tied myself to Iris in a similar way…