*When the going gets tough, the tough get mousin'--oh, and bananain' (is that a word? It is now!)*January 19, 2019:
One of many return vet visit checkups.
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Krista: "I've finished my call on the Bananaphone, Dad. How about a snorgle? I'll display my long white stockings! And I'll show you and the world the beauty of CAT!"January 20, 2019:
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2020:
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Krista preparing to summit the nightstand for a water glass raid. (Or I left a lunch plate up there.)
Elvis uses my left wrist for a chin rest when I'm (trying to) work(ing). You just don't want to move when you've got a cat on your hand!January 21, 2019:View attachment 408320View attachment 408321
2020:
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“Come up here and say that to my face”, I would say. And also, “ground kitties don’t get fed. Only tree kitties get food around here.”
“If you insist…“
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I’m done with discouraging counter surfing. It’s easier to wipe them down and keep them clean than to train a cat not to be a cat. But I guess it’s also easier to have that attitude myself versus imposing it on roommates. NC will probably eat her meals on the kitchen counter. I’m just not sure where else to feed her without having a carpet mess like Lil Miss Solo Food Fight. Maybe on top of the cat bench?Elvis uses my left wrist for a chin rest when I'm (trying to) work(ing). You just don't want to move when you've got a cat on your hand!
Elvis occasionally cupboard cruises, too, but he gets escorted back to ground kitty-land.
I’m done with discouraging counter surfing. It’s easier to wipe them down and keep them clean than to train a cat not to be a cat. But I guess it’s also easier to have that attitude myself versus imposing it on roommates. NC will probably eat her meals on the kitchen counter. I’m just not sure where else to feed her without having a carpet mess like Lil Miss Solo Food Fight. Maybe on top of the cat bench?
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I finally fixed the centering on that painting hang job. It was well-placed when this room was a dining room. But I didn’t fix the placement when it became a cat room. Until this week. I used to have Krista’s fountain up there. But I may just keep a glass on the kitty nightstand.
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Then again. I also plan to use timed feeders, if needed. (How often do you feed a wet-only cat who does not have GI lymphoma or taking steroids?). And buffet lines would be easier as a carpet affair.
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So I have some preparation and decisions to make. But I am getting the itch for a new cat. It may be weeks or months. But it’s going to happen this year.
Such a wide-eyed little face! *Man and cat. They are meant for each other.*
CATFLIGHT 001 cleared to land!January 23, 2019:
Back at the vet again? Another recheck for her liver numbers.
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And home again
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Ready to put in an hour at the office
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2020:
And then commute home in her box plane.
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Cat Force One will have to maintain a hovering pattern for at least another day or two. I did yet one more Bissell Deep Clean of ground zero pee area in the front room. And that takes a day or two to dry. In the meantime, I have quite the shopping and task list to get through. But I’m getting the home ready. I may be bringing home a new one as early as this week.CATFLIGHT 001 cleared to land!
*VERY excited and happy.*Cat Force One will have to maintain a hovering pattern for at least another day or two. I did yet one more Bissell Deep Clean of ground zero pee area in the front room. And that takes a day or two to dry. In the meantime, I have quite the shopping and task list to get through. But I’m getting the home ready. I may be bringing home a new one as early as this week.
Very nervous. I did my best to get Krista’s pee out of the carpet. But I can still sometimes smell it when I get down on the floor to do push-ups. Im also nervous about my former cat allergies. I wonder if they came back since I haven’t been exposed to a cat in a year and a half?*VERY excited and happy.*
*Up early in the morning. Coding all day long. Good job done! Time to curl and get some R&R!*