Finally, our cats have sorted out for themselves how to help us tell them apart.
Lyra came home on Friday with a tear in her left ear.  Nothing too serious it seemed, but to be on the safe side Katya took her to the vet.  Lyra was kept in overnight so that she could have a [...]

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We love our cats - mostly.  A week or so ago, though, they brought us a present that we certainly didn’t want: fleas.
Katya got the worst of them - bites all over her ankles.  The kids had a bite or two; and Andew got one on his forehead! Yikes!
So - Friday turned into a disinfect-the-house [...]

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I gave Tolii my old Panasonic Lumix FZ5 camera back in May. He’s been taking photos off and on with it for a little while. Its great to see the world through his eyes…

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Our cats, Snape and Lyra turn 1 year old this month.  We’re not sure which day exactly that they were born; just the month.
So, in celebration, Lidl had a sale of cat toys!  We picked up a couple…
The boys were super excited to help assemble them and give them to Snape and Lyra as their [...]

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We awoke to the normal thump, bump, prrr, ouch! that is our lot. Tolii and Tosha, plus our cats jumped into our bed to wake us up.
After a bit of bouncing (and granted, a short snooze after we calmed them down); we decided it was time to get up and open the blinds.
Oh my [...]

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We adopted two kittens from Cats Protection on Saturday. We brought them home; and after peering into their transport box…two kittens darted out and into our reclining chairs! The bottom of them are open, and there’s apparently good hiding spots within.
We think the cats are both black. But [...]

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