tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50081092587879202132024-03-13T00:51:04.383-07:00A Year of the CatA daily photoblog of one pet catFlynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-68535102300268672742013-10-12T00:51:00.001-07:002013-10-12T01:38:03.066-07:00Kittens (Days Zero to Three)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
We were recently adopted by a local stray, who we quickly realised was pregnant. So over the next four weeks we stuffed her with food and won her affections forever.</div>
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We were a bit worried about her having her kittens outside, so encouraged her into the house. This paid off... unexpectedly well.</div>
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A few hours before giving birth. Jess was having contractions and being super clingy, complaining loudly if she wasn't getting stroked right that second.</div>
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Here you can see a video of her contractions.</div>
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She disappeared under the bed and settled down silently, only for me to be woken by what seemed to be a bird at about 4.30am as the first kitten was born.</div>
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<b>The Birth</b></div>
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You can hear one of the newborn kittens crying in this video (literally newborn. The mother hadn't even started washing it yet).</div>
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It was pretty dark under the bed, so I had to use the flash, so I only took occasional pictures. The whole thing took about two and a half hours, each kitten popping neatly out about 20-40 minutes apart, followed by the placentas (which I never saw).</div>
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Jess is expelling the placenta while the first kitten snuggles into her and the second rests between her hind legs.</div>
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Washing the third kitten, while the others get confused about where their mum is (I managed to sneak more newspaper in, not that it did any good).</div>
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The third kitten, all pink and patchy snuggles up with its siblings.</div>
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Four kittens! </div>
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<b>Day Zero</b></div>
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Later in the day, the kittens are already looking more like kittens.</div>
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And the mother is very happy.</div>
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And even happier to see food.</div>
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She stayed in here for over a day.</div>
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Jumping up for food, to the dismay of her babies.</div>
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Then settling back down with them.</div>
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She actually comes right out looking for food, though she kept checking on her kittens behind her, and wouldn't let me stroke her.</div>
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The kittens are sleeping, and didn't really notice.</div>
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Back in to lick them clean some more (and eat the kitten poop).</div>
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The evening of the second day, we moved the kittens. I scooped them all into a basket (after lifting up the whole mattress!), and walked them slowly down to their new spot, letting their mother see them - but not grab them back!</div>
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She was a little confused, but pretty good about it. The basket was the minimise the disruption and reduce the risk of getting human scent all over the babies.</div>
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After a brief escape with one kitten before we had them settled (easily fixed, as I just went and picked it up and it mewed its mother back down the hallway), Jess decides that her new home is perfect. It's a small table covered in blankets. </div>
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She settles right down to feed her babies.</div>
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And then she realised that her babies were trapped in a basket and promptly went wandering around the house begging for attention, and made her first trip back outside (to poop, presumably).</div>
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The kittens are doing well in their basket, and the mother is very much enjoying her new freedom and a steady supply of food and water. </div>
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But she's being very good about feeding them regularly.</div>
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And then lying down and purring happily as they figure out how to find the nipples.</div>
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Feeding usually takes around ten or fifteen minutes, as the various kittens manage to drink.</div>
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Poor old Moss (who's been feeling a bit rickety) has been hissed at a couple of times, when she went to poke her nose in to see what the kittens were, and half the house is off limits to her now.</div>
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Whoops! The dark grey tabby just fell right off the pile!</div>
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<br />Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-18078753911147671792012-08-25T07:55:00.000-07:002012-08-25T07:55:40.981-07:00My Cat Was Hyperthyroid<div>One reason I stopped posting photos of my cat here - oh, I still took them - was because it was depressing me that she kept getting thinner.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Well, she got a <i>lot</i> thinner this year, and it turned out that she was extremely hyperthyroid, and I'm pretty sure the fact that I dedicated a month to getting as much food into her as possible actually kept her alive. But I got her to the vets, and treated her, and after two months of vet visits and medicine and being hyperaware of the cat, and finally losing her for a week to isolation after a radio-iodine injection, I can finally say that she has gained all the weight she lost in the last three years back - in three weeks.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hyperthyroid cats have overactive thyroids, which means faster metabolisms, which means that they need to eat a lot more than usual or starve. It appears in old cats and comes with a charming array of other problems.</div><div><br />
</div><div>If you think your cat might have hyperthyroidism, you may benefit from reading the article I wrote up about it and my experiences: <a href="http://www.zujava.com/cat-hyperthryoidism">Feline Hyperthyroidism: Why My Cat Started Starving to Death</a> (even if you don't read mine, I <i>strongly</i> recommend doing some reading around before talking to the vet).</div><br />
Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-17331340107871510662012-08-23T00:22:00.002-07:002012-08-23T00:22:25.144-07:00Purring cat soundtrack<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/wV00oeEl-Kk" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-76951801950721705342012-08-23T00:21:00.002-07:002012-08-23T00:21:43.976-07:00Cat Climbing In Window<iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BzDtPhl4RyI" width="560"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-13631400988987737872011-09-15T04:11:00.000-07:002011-09-15T04:11:50.191-07:00This Cat is Ready To Travel!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkvRuDgw-p1s1u3Bm4fb-4Yr2bPQ2zBFqFJKYJCLKFww8COrs1Lnp53N0sMCZu5-o_q9R853nobN1Qao0E_Y4o1bLUVu7CNCfzrG6wQaUxNavyIc8DUg-uUJGqJRTSX4bVQZRGPjtLbM/s1600/cat-sleeping-rucksack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkvRuDgw-p1s1u3Bm4fb-4Yr2bPQ2zBFqFJKYJCLKFww8COrs1Lnp53N0sMCZu5-o_q9R853nobN1Qao0E_Y4o1bLUVu7CNCfzrG6wQaUxNavyIc8DUg-uUJGqJRTSX4bVQZRGPjtLbM/s320/cat-sleeping-rucksack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>....as long as nobody tries to take her bed away.Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-71630167322092869172011-08-16T03:38:00.000-07:002011-08-16T03:38:11.978-07:00July and August, Random Cat Photos<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This pile of cushions is not enough! I can still feel the pea!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Must. Be. Cleaner.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Admire my beautiful clean paw.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">....CATNIP. Catnip and scratchy toy!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">Stop. Oi. Hey. Look at me. Up here! STOP LOOKING AT THE PUZZLE.<br />
Right, that's it.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mwahaha. I shall now wriggle and scatter these pieces everywhere!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; text-align: center;">...you. Fetch me another cushion.<br />
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Arthritis gets a LOT worse in the cold. My cat Moss started limping in winter, every winter, from around six or seven years old (she is now over thirteen). It got gradually worse, and finally was making her very unhappy - and very difficult to brush, because her joints were so painful. And then summer rolled around, and suddenly she was tearing all over the house and playing happily again.<br />
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</tbody></table>1. Warmth. Arthritis gets a <i>lot</i> worse in the cold. Give your cat somewhere warm to spend most of the time. I <a href="http://ayearofthecat.blogspot.com/2011/04/snuggly-warm.html">posted about the cat bed</a> I was given before, which was great. Sadly, it was ancient and has since died, but it's now cold enough to light the fire and run heaters around the house, so she spends a lot of time trying to merge with those.<br />
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2. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&tag=flythecat-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&search-alias=aps&field-keywords=Glucosamine%20cat" target="_blank">Glucosamine tablets</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=flythecat-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> can be fed daily in food (it's also used to treat arthritis in humans). It can be a bit pricey though - and it's a long way to a pet store from where I live, so - while I <i>do</i> see improvements - tip 3 takes up the slack.<br />
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3. Fish oils. The omega 3 fatty acids in cold water fish (e.g. salmon and tuna) help with arthritis. I share a can of tuna with her once or twice a week (we get half each - works out well, as I'm only cooking for myself!), and I saw a <i>huge</i> improvement once I started doing this.<br />
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You can't cure arthritis in your cat, but you can make the symptoms go away. This last winter I've been treating her with the tips above - and nothing else, and she's been happy and bouncy all through (occasional limping moments and she hates going out into the cold, but otherwise very well off).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-53976512183320935372011-05-12T05:32:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:36:03.196-07:0013th May ; I Love Boxes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijArJj2i7K3sgXE47HDg8ilWSBUCKXh0NDkibIJoXoPICWZeV5v-_n8_Z_NHrvEkQtVkdTVoFoRtHnFR3Xo0YpvoqJUuiBSxFc1IL0HmLPq19VAyuPz3_AZ7c8atMv3YA3nyIsgzVsSlE/s1600/couch-cat-jigsaw-box.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijArJj2i7K3sgXE47HDg8ilWSBUCKXh0NDkibIJoXoPICWZeV5v-_n8_Z_NHrvEkQtVkdTVoFoRtHnFR3Xo0YpvoqJUuiBSxFc1IL0HmLPq19VAyuPz3_AZ7c8atMv3YA3nyIsgzVsSlE/s320/couch-cat-jigsaw-box.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Especially boxes full of puzzle pieces. That my owner keeps trying to steal. Then we get to play a game!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-26015072921679923202011-05-11T05:30:00.000-07:002011-05-11T05:30:00.975-07:0012th May: Bliss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwH7RiFHoibTt7sVFsjWnrow9tGoVK3LuXoD1Bg3wfhrChNYdxmu7offCXKW6ZCygbqXFCvFu7Jyky21oZCiGxeHzFO7jdPq-_OMgYAqdWFmDV_jdDC_rH76_bFD84erebh9_XwvnZeM/s1600/cat-sleeping-couch-bliss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifwH7RiFHoibTt7sVFsjWnrow9tGoVK3LuXoD1Bg3wfhrChNYdxmu7offCXKW6ZCygbqXFCvFu7Jyky21oZCiGxeHzFO7jdPq-_OMgYAqdWFmDV_jdDC_rH76_bFD84erebh9_XwvnZeM/s320/cat-sleeping-couch-bliss.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The couches were less than optimally furry. I am putting in some hard hours correcting that.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-73775138928051196782011-05-09T05:30:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:30:43.331-07:0010th May; Studying Haaaaaaaard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNGcchgqITk6zvHRZq7i02oAbRaELdaV9yym7a3lBuUiMqVxZm96mqA9kGvf50RvEwrTFlDCf8zJb6dGIAvnW62VHPWcHZYCU82136lWz1Mfy9pJ8v8gQQ7LDW0mCshQxYzbfxfodvI4/s1600/studying-hard-cat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNGcchgqITk6zvHRZq7i02oAbRaELdaV9yym7a3lBuUiMqVxZm96mqA9kGvf50RvEwrTFlDCf8zJb6dGIAvnW62VHPWcHZYCU82136lWz1Mfy9pJ8v8gQQ7LDW0mCshQxYzbfxfodvI4/s320/studying-hard-cat.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>So very hard.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-67888987923393654302011-05-08T05:23:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:23:58.986-07:00May 9th; Wise Kitty Cogitates<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubUfuQpNKB3J0ClEFzCkAOhpGNcxbXpvRP0Ukree-I3xrm6y5MERLQE5lxFGGhxGvEYvGTer6yblLtyXoYbey-q_ZliUEJhOI-p8Xs0nCIRcNKVft4t2V6a-RhxWveffgt1qTHw_vVPk/s1600/kitty-quilt-eyes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubUfuQpNKB3J0ClEFzCkAOhpGNcxbXpvRP0Ukree-I3xrm6y5MERLQE5lxFGGhxGvEYvGTer6yblLtyXoYbey-q_ZliUEJhOI-p8Xs0nCIRcNKVft4t2V6a-RhxWveffgt1qTHw_vVPk/s320/kitty-quilt-eyes.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-85128041637518154802011-05-07T05:09:00.000-07:002011-05-07T05:09:00.775-07:008th May: All the best beds are made from jigsaw pieces<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNTbzlT4crCy631vOR6S9XIU_BdJxvo8ZN0m_SagyNLDPuCZAXcvL0zEnXf9sBDId_-MWk_jn8kkFyH2T6n7KIlAFtZa7kNCK843HbY7xm-Cv9MUOt47hEsE7KV-m9F56iPSSYx42AhY/s1600/puzzle-cat-cup-sprawled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNTbzlT4crCy631vOR6S9XIU_BdJxvo8ZN0m_SagyNLDPuCZAXcvL0zEnXf9sBDId_-MWk_jn8kkFyH2T6n7KIlAFtZa7kNCK843HbY7xm-Cv9MUOt47hEsE7KV-m9F56iPSSYx42AhY/s320/puzzle-cat-cup-sprawled.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Whenever I see my owner sitting at a table doing a puzzle, I purr loudly, then jump up and headbutt them in the face. I then flop over and <i>wriggle</i> until the pieces have been broken up into the most comfortable position. And then I get up and drink my owner's tea from the cup they left out for me.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-11915419978097356032011-05-06T05:03:00.000-07:002011-05-06T05:03:00.097-07:007th May; Napping Amid Clutter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOyZNrm4iPMZJpCARjL3oATT9EKtk0I9L1_TBIzn4n1VDkjK5ZudokiRQjwZOIKYVEE-8pzjzW4-7EMLfmBCEx6_Fji9De_W3X66rbWRT2xpyW6MK__l9o6mIZ4zu0QPHEMfmqG_Uqe0/s1600/cat-sleeping-books-floor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFOyZNrm4iPMZJpCARjL3oATT9EKtk0I9L1_TBIzn4n1VDkjK5ZudokiRQjwZOIKYVEE-8pzjzW4-7EMLfmBCEx6_Fji9De_W3X66rbWRT2xpyW6MK__l9o6mIZ4zu0QPHEMfmqG_Uqe0/s320/cat-sleeping-books-floor.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>The best place to sleep is on papers, next to a rug, under a pile of books. With an owner within three metres (otherwise I have to get up and follow them).Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-83072308938306788402011-05-05T05:03:00.000-07:002011-05-05T05:03:02.122-07:00May 6th; This Phone Call is SO Boring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdzrbDqAAncn84jRCyHgQMpq1E1T46xftfnuVkUpQcnCor5IPgdBLxZWdV0YUBsB4zHODdBE2RCPSdxLSf786dvyVZEqk5AEtc_FuU7lxOXJVFb4ee7j-0RjY-TVaGZ4GU7ZaIgIzdJw/s1600/cat-telephone-rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPdzrbDqAAncn84jRCyHgQMpq1E1T46xftfnuVkUpQcnCor5IPgdBLxZWdV0YUBsB4zHODdBE2RCPSdxLSf786dvyVZEqk5AEtc_FuU7lxOXJVFb4ee7j-0RjY-TVaGZ4GU7ZaIgIzdJw/s320/cat-telephone-rug.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Phonecalls are so tiring, and yet so cuddly. And any minute now, the cord will move and I will kill it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-87916502694665189092011-04-18T02:37:00.000-07:002011-04-18T02:37:24.404-07:00The Flying Cat Blog: The Top Five Things A Cat Owner Should Have<a href="http://flynnthecat.blogspot.com/2011/04/top-five-things-cat-owner-should-have.html?spref=bl">The Flying Cat Blog: The Top Five Things A Cat Owner Should Have</a>: "Partly through semi-expensive trial and error, partly through the forbearance of my ex-pet shop worker flatmate, I've collected a variety of..."Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-16722930366367030982011-04-18T01:49:00.000-07:002011-04-18T03:51:16.119-07:00Snuggly Warm<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpsI3DACrNx6E9asGyTrRSkHmNsFoYVrMQZU3B_lmjDMDeS6b44ViL65F6OVhtG9nf45briwNnb7rNNzPN7lgHHkK4yIPSAXeN_0kFxV7HX0bEaezHBHuux3GA1XWGjQcWA4LGiozo3w/s1600/cat-heating-pad.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpsI3DACrNx6E9asGyTrRSkHmNsFoYVrMQZU3B_lmjDMDeS6b44ViL65F6OVhtG9nf45briwNnb7rNNzPN7lgHHkK4yIPSAXeN_0kFxV7HX0bEaezHBHuux3GA1XWGjQcWA4LGiozo3w/s320/cat-heating-pad.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
I can't be bothered co-operating with interesting photos right now. I have a warm place to sleep, at last, and I'm melting all the nasty cold weather out of my bones.<br />
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<i> It also serves double duty as a footwarmer for me, if I put it under the desk! (With the cat on top, of course). I should put something on top of it, but it'll have to withstand cat fur. Currently it's tough plastic, with a network of wires through it - but doesn't get too hot to touch. </i><br />
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<i>I think I'll look into buying her a<a href="http://www.amazon.com/3193-Thermo-Kitty-Indoor-Heated-Sage/dp/B00176F9AM?ie=UTF8&tag=flythecat-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank"> heated cat bed </a>- she normally refuses to sleep in anything I actually buy for her for longer than two weeks, abandoning it forever after that. This is a problem, because I really don't need an extra coating of fur on my pillow.</i>Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-75107639861519046552011-03-22T03:06:00.000-07:002011-03-22T03:06:19.861-07:0021st March, Many Photos...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FkcvwuyBnVtQahGqHnnYIqJzrX_Uk8kqZznASQ-0A9TPVIo5FDSxDnjkeLriIY8fp5IMVBR3GXJ4RKyVtpn-ow7y_kJe547PHPg9H9QmBlLDZiYOK58YWoZJxtlf7wj1vtDW-mQJnBo/s1600/shy+cat+brushing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FkcvwuyBnVtQahGqHnnYIqJzrX_Uk8kqZznASQ-0A9TPVIo5FDSxDnjkeLriIY8fp5IMVBR3GXJ4RKyVtpn-ow7y_kJe547PHPg9H9QmBlLDZiYOK58YWoZJxtlf7wj1vtDW-mQJnBo/s320/shy+cat+brushing.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have beautiful whiskers. I also enjoy a nice cup of tea - especially right before my owner goes to take a sip, and finds my head in the way. This cup is now empty - I like this one, because I can get my head all the way to the bottom.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Defeated. But at least I am safe, surrounded by my favourite toys - the <a href="http://www.squidoo.com/cat-furminator">brush</a>, the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bergan-Turbo-Scratcher-Colors-Vary/dp/B000IYSAIW?ie=UTF8&tag=flythecat-20&link_code=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969" target="_blank">scratchy headrest with moving ball</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=flythecat-20&l=btl&camp=213689&creative=392969&o=1&a=B000IYSAIW" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important; padding: 0px !important;" width="1" /> and fluff on a stick, and the owner. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-18148461259757679592011-03-07T01:19:00.000-08:002011-03-07T01:19:28.642-08:00Mar 8th, Office Kitty Has Finished With Paperwork<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAQmws28CjGEAriWJUDHeJNOILiyKyyO5k4CAoyTgvU3HZBxLxwso3q6Q6vewPpwbt_Zv6qChs-e3Nkvsqln9olLtX6xvqG0nYkYabbwPnmnKrBaXUg0FPZLooTp_f5MjpD2exJ3RGCY/s1600/mar+7th+cat+office+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAQmws28CjGEAriWJUDHeJNOILiyKyyO5k4CAoyTgvU3HZBxLxwso3q6Q6vewPpwbt_Zv6qChs-e3Nkvsqln9olLtX6xvqG0nYkYabbwPnmnKrBaXUg0FPZLooTp_f5MjpD2exJ3RGCY/s320/mar+7th+cat+office+work.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAQmws28CjGEAriWJUDHeJNOILiyKyyO5k4CAoyTgvU3HZBxLxwso3q6Q6vewPpwbt_Zv6qChs-e3Nkvsqln9olLtX6xvqG0nYkYabbwPnmnKrBaXUg0FPZLooTp_f5MjpD2exJ3RGCY/s1600/mar+7th+cat+office+work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>I helped my owner with the paperwork, ate a lot of crisps off the floor, purred, and then after this exhausting workday, took a quick two hour power nap on the chair.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-78816130905058190562011-03-06T05:11:00.000-08:002011-03-06T05:11:01.493-08:00March 6th, Creepy Backlighting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzbSJc-pulSu0xZ26S77RpsGx7JmtMsZO4BqMaszRmqdbOk-hDLS7bEyCoCNLruq-cyvnCi71cvzAHH61mJguaOkfC7Lny1mvnzmRK_x0gZvAuT_Xwse44I2y8XuBLx_T8Hk6QQhB2Nw/s1600/mar+6th+creepy+backlighting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzbSJc-pulSu0xZ26S77RpsGx7JmtMsZO4BqMaszRmqdbOk-hDLS7bEyCoCNLruq-cyvnCi71cvzAHH61mJguaOkfC7Lny1mvnzmRK_x0gZvAuT_Xwse44I2y8XuBLx_T8Hk6QQhB2Nw/s320/mar+6th+creepy+backlighting.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>Alll who live in this house do so with my permission. Owner! Get down here and feed me - or see your ehternet cable mysteriously shredded...Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-1220848843985473902011-03-04T05:04:00.000-08:002011-03-04T05:05:14.021-08:00March 5th, Snuggly Rug Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpHKE5QadVeOm4BpLkbHdGl_kbyqndFI1sWAOOr6Y2x15Ye196DmzOnCnX3n5KoxqKCgQttXhQWjNeDUu51EWY8pgg1j5MPYxAlZG77Yh3HLzh1QOWZWosnEn0HbkdjUumoeOTLBoPNQ/s1600/mar+4th+snuggly+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQpHKE5QadVeOm4BpLkbHdGl_kbyqndFI1sWAOOr6Y2x15Ye196DmzOnCnX3n5KoxqKCgQttXhQWjNeDUu51EWY8pgg1j5MPYxAlZG77Yh3HLzh1QOWZWosnEn0HbkdjUumoeOTLBoPNQ/s320/mar+4th+snuggly+rug.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>My love for the soft fluffy rug knows no bounds. Oh happy days.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-18917806858119841502011-03-04T05:00:00.000-08:002011-03-04T05:01:41.751-08:004th Mar - Sleep Attack<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbTLWDrS-L6IAHiNXDcuRq-OcXs1RS5nDAkoTdUOPzfOC3Vo0-h50VBc60Hz9vKf5Gk2fqS7wLlIiZS8fDO2Oo7VkJvOF35fYS1TCxMQXLjxqDkvTLD1u066QO5Vl9DgMo1IBW94O-V8/s1600/mar+3rd+sleep+attack.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigbTLWDrS-L6IAHiNXDcuRq-OcXs1RS5nDAkoTdUOPzfOC3Vo0-h50VBc60Hz9vKf5Gk2fqS7wLlIiZS8fDO2Oo7VkJvOF35fYS1TCxMQXLjxqDkvTLD1u066QO5Vl9DgMo1IBW94O-V8/s320/mar+3rd+sleep+attack.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Today I hid from the rain and slept a lot. I have rediscovered the fluffy rug and this makes me happy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-10517769832619675492011-03-03T03:29:00.000-08:002011-03-03T03:29:52.153-08:003rd March, Artist Cat Guards Easel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q9B5dSVy5aJvEkwU_CuuKIgDfb7rg62zE82qXb_tF0N_I_9jhWtiP0i64gSQIpRz-_KyAZz6ZaE-JAXiPX45E-SwG3ORlUwvIg-OE7Eu9fC2hE5tsX-qzPS5y51aTAvKOuCiEOuukQ8/s1600/march+2nd+cat+table+easel+rug.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9Q9B5dSVy5aJvEkwU_CuuKIgDfb7rg62zE82qXb_tF0N_I_9jhWtiP0i64gSQIpRz-_KyAZz6ZaE-JAXiPX45E-SwG3ORlUwvIg-OE7Eu9fC2hE5tsX-qzPS5y51aTAvKOuCiEOuukQ8/s320/march+2nd+cat+table+easel+rug.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I like my owner's easel. It keeps them in one place so I can snuggle them.</div>Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-49339602640726926872011-03-01T23:51:00.000-08:002011-03-01T23:51:54.999-08:002nd March, Ready To Write!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZdm8c_KCB63y5oa_ergiTvrw2lORBEV9x8bQ1JCenozhZelGThgdJvLZb6t9Jonl26sLPu0paSISieXETcoFbH8b8gLkLuWYJfCxS25c6psi0mrq55mSSWSjt8H7qbCWoTaHdm8QJpA/s1600/March-1st-cat-pens-work.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCZdm8c_KCB63y5oa_ergiTvrw2lORBEV9x8bQ1JCenozhZelGThgdJvLZb6t9Jonl26sLPu0paSISieXETcoFbH8b8gLkLuWYJfCxS25c6psi0mrq55mSSWSjt8H7qbCWoTaHdm8QJpA/s320/March-1st-cat-pens-work.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Well, I'm back! Standards have been very slack on this blog and in this flat! I've finished sleeping on every surface and have knocked over everything my owner piled onto various walkways in my absence (the table, the chest of drawers - that kind of thing), and been fed. And now I'm all ready to start writing... or at least to hold some pens!Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-62328849795155896362011-03-01T22:05:00.000-08:002011-03-01T22:05:01.020-08:00OOC: Return of the CatMy cat is back with me, and will be making an appearance again on this blog. She is fit and healthy and happy, and (I suspect) has been thoroughly spoilt by my parents.<br />
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What was wrong? I don't know, but it could have been some kind of poison she ingested recently, or poison eaten long ago, then stored in the fat cells - to re-emerge when she lost too much weight (she's fatter now!)<br />
More worryingly, it could be some long term illness or degradation. I may never know what the problem was, but for now she seems very well.<br />
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And still determined to knock off everything on every surface of my room, before settling down at night.Flynn the Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07359358579031758394noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5008109258787920213.post-88192208550094400032011-02-19T02:19:00.000-08:002011-02-19T02:19:20.705-08:0019th Feb. No Photos TodayOr possibly for the next few days, or longer. I had to rush my cat to the vets (well, the emergency after hours clinic) this afternoon. I walked into the flat about 5, put the shopping down, and fed her, and then she was shaking and falling over, and her legs were spasming. She was very much an unhappy cat.<br />
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It's neurological, but it could be anything from rat poison to kidney failure to a brain tumour. And the tests to start with (not including specialist brain imaging which it might come to) would be over $1000. So for now, I'm hoping not.<br />
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Anyway, kitty is recuperating at my parent's house for now. We'll see if she's okay in the morning.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0