Cats

Sasha and Simba were adopted as kittens in December 1999. Sasha is very close to her brother Simba. The two cats have loved each other and have been loads of entertainment to their family over the years. Sasha’s favorite place to be is laying out in the screened in porch, she will stay out there for hours, but will look in the door and tap the door when she has had enough. Both cats have always been indoor cats. Simba is a really nice cat although he takes a while to warm up to new people. His sister rules the roost and he will just wait his turn to eat. Simba is a very patient cat.

Do you have a place in your life for these kitties? They need a new home! Both cats are fixed. Sasha and Simba really want to go to their new home together.

Simba

Sasha

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Dave’s mom has some crazy cats. They’re about a year old now and they are all kitten.

I put a baby bib on Gracie and I think she thought it was a cape. She acted especially daring.

Meanwhile, Marmalade was exceptionally malleable and maulable.

Can anyone come up with a good LOLCat? I should upload it.

I might kill that cat myself if he keeps killing our songbirds.

Here’s the obituary for my cardinal.

Mr. Cardinal met with a tragic end on Monday, June 23rd, to the shock and surprise of his family. Mr. Cardinal is survived by his mate, and like all cardinals, mated for life. He was also a dear father to three adorable offspring, Cardinal, Junior, and Bubba. Sadly, one of his offspring also died recently, probably due to the same cause.

I just called Raleigh Animal Control to get an animal trap. We’re going to trap a cat that’s been poaching in our back yard for the past two weeks.

I have strong feelings that domesticated pets should not be allowed to roam free at will. They’re well-fed at home but that doesn’t stop them hunting for sport. Domestic cats are one of the biggest causes of fatalities to song birds. I wouldn’t care if they needed to kill to eat, but they usually don’t.

We’ve had two dead birds in our yard since this cat arrived, and we only have three birds in our birdhouse (there were 5 babies to start with).

If this is a family pet, I feel a bit bad about trapping the cat and taking it to the pound. It’s a good way to lose a family pet quickly. But damn, why do they have to let it roam free in the first place?

One of the many reasons I miss sleeping - my boos like to cuddle up with me.

Can’t leave out this precious photo

Around this time of year, we take the cats in for their annual vet appointment. They both get their teeth cleaned and get lion cuts.

Billy is cold after his recent clip and so conserves warmth.

Cayce shows his displeasure.

But somehow manages to relax anyway.

While he was there, Cayce had two teeth removed! Little ones that we left out for the tooth fairy.

Billy got a clean bill of health for his teeth, but they found other problems during his annual inspection. He had a small tumor near his armpit that was removed. It was a malignant tumor but they feel pretty certain that they got all of it and he shouldn’t be bothered by it anymore. Also, it appeared that he had a bladder stone and so had to go into the vet’s several days later for surgery to remove the stone. No stone was found and at the same time, the vet discovered some very unusual sites on the bladder wall that she suspected indicated bladder cancer. Luckily, it was not bladder cancer but what appears to be some kind of chronic inflamation of the bladder. So hooray because both kitties are safe and sound at home!

Billy has since shed his dapper little sweater.

On the 20th, the kitties turned 10.

Happy Birthday Billy!

Happy Birthday Cayce!

How much do I love my kitteh? More than I can count!

And here we are, dancing.