May 11th 2008 7:09 am
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Happy Mother's Day to all Catster moms whether cat or human. Today is your special day and I hope you enjoy it. I plan on being extra loving to my mom. She's my best friend in addition to being my mom. I mean I love my dad but it is different with my mom. I am pretty much a one woman cat. Well a one human cat is probably more descriptive. Yesterday (May 10th) was my Adoption Day! The day I came to live in my house forever more. That was 8 years ago. Somehow it worked out to be a purrfect match for me and my mom. If not for her and the people who rescued me, I would be an Amish barn cat today. I don't even like milk or sleeping in straw so not sure how that would have worked out. I suspect I am much better off being where I am. I have no complaints and get lots of love. So Happy Adoption Day to me!
Love,
Louis
March 29th 2008 7:02 am
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A bit of a serious diary entry this morning for me. I was having my usual treat before breakfast this morning. I love these salmon treats in the round plastic container from Petsmart. They are kind of a weird texture- not unlike styrofoam or something. The pieces are in chunks and my mom usually break them apart for me. I was trying to bite off a piece as my mom held it for me. Sometimes the pieces do not break off well due to the dried fish pieces. So I just grabbed the whole piece from her. I knew it didn't go down right and started to paw at my mouth. I didn't know what else to do because I never felt anything in my mouth like this before! I pawed harder and harder and even used both paws in rapid order. My mom thought the piece of food was probably stuck to the roof of my mouth. So she opened my mouth and stuck her finger in but didn't find any food. I was still pawing really fast at my mouth. I was not making any sounds like choking or anything. My mom got me up as she realized it must be stuck in my throat! She pulled me back toward her with a quick jolt to my chest area. Then she was opening my mouth again to try and see if she could get hold of the food. Somehow in all the frenzy it came out and was laying on the floor. And I felt so much better! I started rubbing on my mom's back a whole bunch as I was really happy that I felt better. She then offered me a small piece of the treat and I nibbled at it but didn't really want it. That is very unlike me as I love this stuff. But I didn't love it at the moment. I later ate my breakfast just fine. So I guess my mom just may have saved me by doing a cat-type Heimlich Maneuver. This really shows just how fast things can go wrong and we could be crossing the Rainbow Bridge. Whew- I really need a nap now.
Love,
Louis
March 14th 2008 7:46 am
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Last weekend was sure something around my area. We got 20" of snow! It was blowing and drifting and was something to see. The wind did not last long enough in one stretch to call it a blizzard though. So I guess I will just call it a bunch of snow. MOL! It took my dad a long time to clean the drive and walks because his snow blower had died just before the storm hit. The blades just all came apart. It was an old snow blower and he had sure given it a workout during February. I hope we don't get too much more snow since all the stores have out now are lawn mowers! Dad will have to wait until July to buy a new snow blower. :) We've had lots of birds and squirrels coming to eat as food must be scarce about now. I hope all of you are feeding the birds if you live in cold areas. They do need our help. That's about it for now. I am anxiously awaiting my 8th birthday on Monday. I am not sure why but it is always fun watching what my mom tries to do to entertain me on that day.
Love,
Louis
February 22nd 2008 1:50 pm
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This morning my mom shook me up when I heard her say she had an earworm! Yikes I thought. Then she said it was an Ambrosia earworm. Oh no! I wondered how bad this was and how sick she might be. I was so worried it might burrow into her brain or something. I guess that is actually true about it burrowing into her brain. Just so you know, I found out an earworm was a song or part of a song that you just can't seem to get out of your head. MOL!! My mom's earworm this morning was by Ambrosia. I guess that is some group that old fogeys would know about. :) She has played the song numerous times today but that old earworm is still there. I think I may have caught it since I am even thinking about it. Of course it still confuses me a bit and I am wondering if you get a tapeworm from listening to tapes? I must go sleep on this and think it over.
Love,
Louis
February 4th 2008 4:43 pm
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I have been tagged by Ramses and Yoda. Here are the rules of the game! Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged, need to post in their Diary the rules & their 7 pawsome facts. Then choose 7 cats to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to purr them a pmail that they have been tagged and to read your Diary or send them a fun Rosette announcing they've been Tagged!
So here are my 7 facts:
1. If I smell perfume of any kind, I gag.
2. My love affair with my plastic forks still goes on each and every day. I sing and sing to them.
3. Every time a package comes to the house I run and wait to see what is inside. I think every package should contain something for me. MOL!
4. I like to sleep under the big fern in the sunroom in a small bed. It's feel hidden and safe under there.
5. I have to have my Shrimp Bits cat treats first thing every morning. There is no better way to start the day after all.
6. I like to eat elastic and my mom has to remove it immediately from any toys that come into the house.
7. I got an octopus for Christmas that squeaks when I touch it. I play and play with it. My mom said she always knows where I am because she can hear the octopus squeaking.
That's it for me and now I tag these 7 cats:
1. Simba
2. Reeses
3. Milagrito
4. Ra
5. Cole
6. Muffy
7. Charlie
If any of you have already been tagged then just ignore this. MOL!
Love,
Louis
February 2nd 2008 7:29 am
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Today is Groundhog Day. I guess that Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow so that makes for 6 more weeks of Winter. Which all brings me thoughts of my groundhog. He would not have seen his shadow here as it is very cloudy today. I wonder if he even came out to look? You may recall that after my dad took him away to live, we think he came back to our yard. He now lives under my neighbor's shed. I've been watching for him today. I figured it was his day so he was bound to come out and look around. He may be a late sleeper though so I will watch for him awhile longer. So anyway Happy Groundhog Day!!
Love,
Louis
December 8th 2007 1:40 pm
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I have been tagged by my friends Muffy and Lalo. I am supposed to put in my diary the five (5) thing I want most for Christmas:
1. Catnip in any shape, form or size
2. Loving homes for every kitty on the planet
3. To not be bugged by Ethan for just ONE day!
4. The best Christmas ever for all of my friends here on Catster
5. The Cleveland Browns in the playoffs!! (OK, my mom made me put that.) MOL!
I am now tagging:
Simba
Ramses
Cole
Merlin
Ra
Love,
Louis
November 10th 2007 7:23 am
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When my dad was on his way home from work for lunch last night (about 8pm) he saw a deer coming out onto the four lane highway. He stopped and it was running then and ran in front of his truck. Just as it crossed the center line, a car was coming toward my dad and the deer ran really hard into the side of the car. :( The people did not even stop. (It could have been a woman alone in the car or something though.) My dad went to turn around to go help the deer as cars were swerving around it and all almost hitting it again. He wanted to at least move it off the road. He stopped and put his flashers on and got out to help the deer with cars whizzing by him. He started to help the deer up and it just kicked him really hard in the leg and took off running back where it came from. He said it looked fine. So I am hoping it just got stunned for a bit after running into the car. He said it was pretty young. I am so glad nobody else hit it! I wonder where the rest of the deer were though and if he'd try to cross that busy road again to find them? I wish the deer would not go near that road and it is amazing more of them don't get hit. They love the wooded lot across from us and go back and forth from that lot to woods across the 4 lane road. Hope my dad's leg isn't too bruised today.
Love,
Louis
October 29th 2007 11:10 am
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I have been tagged many times for this new game. In this new meme I choose 10 friends and say something about each of them. It was not easy to pick only ten so I mainly used cats I had gotten the meme from but not all. I just wanted to same something nice back to them. To those I tagged, if you want to play, then please pick 10 friends and do the same. But if you don't or have already done this, that's cool too. If you do play then send your 10 friends a pmail or rosette to let them know you said something about them. Great cats I tagged:
Ruby- pretty, funny and my one and only girl- oh yeah!
Simba- a great friend who is funny and very smart with a little less hair than before
Ramses- another great friend who I enjoy exchanging pmails with often and he is quite the handsome cat
Toffy- wonderful friend, smart, handsome and interesting
Reeses- a very cool orange cat and another of my great friends
Scooter- love her sense of humor and one of my favorites on Catster
Tigger- my Rainbow Bridge friend who does lots of fun things with me
Little Orange- the cutest little friend and always in some kind of trouble
Ra- one handsome orange cat who is always a great friend
Cole- longtime wonderful friend who I can't do without
Love,
Louis
October 12th 2007 10:50 am
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Yesterday the Budweiser Clydesdale horses were in town. My mom was very disappointed that she could not go see them due to the time they were here. I was pretty interested in them myself. I think because I am such a big cat and kind of like a Clydesdale Cat. MOL! Anyway I wanted to share some interesting facts about them. A Budweiser Clydesdale must stand 6 feet tall at the shoulder an weigh between 1,800 and 2,000 pounds. They must be at least 4 years old and a gelding. They must be bay in color, have four white feet, a white face and black mane and tail. Each horse eats as much as 20 to 25 quarts of whole grains, minerals and vitamins and 50 to 60 pounds of hay and drinks 30 gallons of water daily. Clydesdale horseshoes are more than 20 inches long and weigh five pounds. Not to mention how pretty the horses all look! Oh and Anheuser-Busch gets $30,000 for an appearance by the horses. Now I think I am gonna have to negotiate a contract to see what a Clydesdale Cat can get. Hehehe.
Love,
Louis
October 1st 2007 11:12 am
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You are not gonna believe this one. The groundhog has found his way back to our house! My dad saw him under the bird feeder then he want back to the spot he was digging in and was really checking it out. I am so happy but my dad is not. It sure took the groundhog awhile to find his way back. He was maybe a couple of miles from here. He seems to have taken up residence under our neighbor's shed. So now he has the same trap set up to catch him again. So far no luck though. I hope he gets to stay especially since he is not digging by our house anymore. My dad put some big rocks on top of where he was digging before to try and persuade him not to dig again. Otherwise I hope he avoids the trap this time and we can watch him come to the feeder or just hangout in our yard awhile. Oh yeah and also he can tell us next February 2nd how much more Winter we will have . MOL!!
Love,
Louis
September 10th 2007 7:43 am
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Not too long ago we had an animal set up residence right next to our house. It dug a tunnel. It was a very deep and very big tunnel down into the ground. I could have walked right down into it so you know it was big! :) My dad said the tunnel was not in a good place and would probably cause water to get into our basement since the dirt was all moved away from the foundation. He decided he had to move the animal to another area. My mom thought moving it to the back of our property would be far enough but my dad was afraid the critter would find his way back up to the house and dig again. So he borrowed a humane trap from our neighbor. He first put apples in there and our poor old possum that lived under the deck was caught and taken to the park early one morning before my mom was awake. Boy was she mad at my dad for taking him away. She told my dad the tunnel digging culprit was not the possum but a ground hog. My dad had no idea what was actually doing the digging and assumed it was the possum when he saw him in the trap. He put more apples in the trap but caught nothing. One day my mom & dad came home to see a ground hog sitting on top of the trap and washing himself. MOL! He was using the trap for a seat. Ethan and I really liked watching the ground hog do his work. Then taking a break every so often to walk to the pond and get himself a nice cool drink. My mom liked the ground hog too and wanted him left alone. But my dad insisted he had to go. Next my dad tried carrots to lure the ground into the trap but those didn't do any better than the apples. Finally he used an ear of corn and some sunflower seeds. My mom heard the trap door snap shut that night and called my dad at work. He took the ground hog to our local park to let him go. He would not come out of the cage! I guess he wanted to go back home. :( My dad then eased the trap end down and the ground hog slid out and ran off. I gotta tell ya that me, Ethan & my mom sure do miss the ground hog and the poor possum. I still look over to the ground hog's place sometimes just to be sure he is really gone. I hope he likes his new home as he does had a creek right by there and all. And yea, no Dad to get mad at his digging either.
Love,
Louis
July 20th 2007 8:29 am
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Today was my big brother's birthday. That would be Teesha and he's been at the Rainbow Bridge for awhile now. I sure idolized him when I was a kitten. He was so nice and I'd bite his ears and hang from them while he just stood there screaming for help from my mom. He never once took any mean action toward me. I also attempted to tackle him a lot and just generally liked to pester him. Oh do I ever miss him. It was so hard at first as I looked and looked for him but could not understand where he was. Now I know and hope they are having a big party for him at the Bridge.
I have not posted here for awhile. I've had a busy Summer. Most evenings my mom and I sit out on our swing for about 2 hours. We just snuggle and watch the birds come to eat at the bird feeder. It's only about 10 feet from the swing so I get quite a show. I guess after we sit there awhile, the birds don't realize we are there and come right there to eat. It's been a hot and dry Summer so far. I'm doing well on my diet. Slowly losing the weight and that is best for kitties to do it slowly. I've lost a whole hole size on my harness and a little more. But we aren't done yet. :) I hope you are having a nice Summer too. It sure is going fast. Oh and I wanted to add a thank you to the Catster Cat for those pretty blue stars that we all got. Pure class! Enjoy the sun, friends.
Love,
Louis
May 21st 2007 10:22 am
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It seems that I have been tagged by Kazumi Joy to participate in her meme. I was later tagged by a multitude of very nice kitties.
The rules: Each player starts with seven random facts about themselves. Cats who are tagged need to write on their own blog about the seven things and the rules. You need to choose seven cats to tag and list their names. Don’t forget to leave them a comment that they have been tagged and to read your blog.
!. If you run your hand down my back, right before you get to my tail, I will lick one of my front paws every time.
2. I am served breakfast and dinner wherever I am. My mom holds the plate for me until I finish my food. My snack is found on my own. :(
3. My back feet are a bit crooked. They go slightly off to the side when most cats' go straight down. I walk just fine though.
4. I like to stare at my mom. She'll be watching TV or something and I'll be across the room and I just like to look at her for a long time.
5. I like to bite Ethan's ears when he comes to sit by me. I don't like that too much. I know he's up to something.
6. I purr so loud and so deep that I sound like a truck idling. MOL!
7. I don't like to eat any people food- no meat of any kind. Just give me my catfood please.
Now I tag these 7 cats:
1. Simba
2. Karma Kitty
3. Ramses
4. Muffy
5. Cole
6. Buddie
7. Violet
Love,
Louis
May 11th 2007 10:05 am
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I'm one of the daily diary picks today! That's a first for me and I am so happy. This right after my Adoption Day too. What a great end to the week. Thank you Catster.
Love,
Louis
May 10th 2007 9:33 am
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Today is the 7th anniversary of the day I got to go home with my mom. I was one very lucky kitty I'd say. And we all lived happily ever after. :) I know that was a short story but a very happy one.
Love,
Louis
May 4th 2007 8:01 am
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I thought today I would write about some fun that Ethan and I have been having on Catster. We have been involved in Samoa's Detective Agency to try and figure out who is sending anonymous rosettes on Catster. There are many different types as most use a graphic and we then know which case it belongs with. The rosette givers also give out clues along the way in rosettes or Shout Boxes. We have no bio fields left at present for a Shout Box but hopefully soon when we change our pages, we can find room for one. Anyway, I have solved 3 cases- The Dancing Star who was GORDY , BLT (Bacon Lovin' Tabby) that was DAISY and the Butterflykitty and that was CARBON. Ethan solved the Cheshire Cat case and that was MOUSE and The Cornish Crew. We usually aren't the first to solve the cases other than me with Gordy's but we still have fun figuring them out.
I also wanted to mention a new group that Ethan and I started. It's called Chipmunk Posse. It's for cats to be cats and enjoy all the critters outside be it chipmunks, squirrels, birds, etc. It doesn't matter if you are an indoor kitty as you can still look out the window and dream about catching or chasing them. The group is a lot of fun and is also about good friends. All are welcome and if you haven't gotten an invitation yet then please contact me for one. We tried sending them out but some had trouble with them or never got it so we kind of gave up on trying mass inviting. This way we can keep better track of who we sent to and who really wants in to begin with. All are welcome so just give us a meow.
Love,
Louis
March 19th 2007 7:35 am
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I'm sure you are wondering how a birthday can be green. My birthday was on St Patrick's Day for one and two- all the amazing catnip I got. It's a wonder I even remember my birthday at all. MOL! But I do and it was very special thanks to all my great friends here on Catster and also those from other places on the Internet. You sure know how to make a kitty feel good about his 7th birthday. I know that isn't old really but older for sure. You won't believe what one of my gifts was.- cat stairs! Those made me feel old until my mom explained they were just to help keep my elbow feeling well. Sometimes when I climb but mostly when I jump off the big cat tree, I will limp for a bit. As some of you might remember, I had that limp for a very long time about a year ago from some mysterious injury to it. It is gone for the most part other than those occasional slip-ups of mine and my mom wants to do all she can to make things easier. The stairs are fun to just sit on and play on too. There are only two steps so just a small boost for me. I hope to have some photos up before long. But the best part of my birthday was the catnip of course. So I will just indulge in that and think of my new stairs as going to the stars rather than going into old age. Heehee!
Love,
Louis
March 6th 2007 9:18 am
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Today was my angel brother Simon's birthday. My mom seems sad today and I know she is thinking of him and remembering him. I guess he was a pretty special kitty. He had crossed the Rainbow Bridge before I was adopted so I never had the pleasure to know him. I really wish I had because I think we could have been great pals. It's a sunny day at our house and somehow seems fitting for a kitty who loved to sleep on the window sill and soak up the rays. I hope there is a big birthday bash for him at the Bridge today. It's a nice thought at least.
Love,
Louis
February 13th 2007 12:39 pm
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I thought it was about time to do a diary entry. I am sitting here looking out the window at the snow. It is really coming down sideways right now and blowing in sheets off the roof. Yikes. I am so glad I am warm and cozy inside. I hope our pond fish will be OK. I can't even see a pond as it just kind of blends in with the ground now and all is white and frozen. We keep a small hole in the ice so the fish can survive but it froze over some days ago. So my dad put a heat lamp on it to thaw it and open up the pond again. Our bird feeders are packed full with birds and squirrels so Ethan and I have plenty of entertainment from the sunroom. As a matter of fact, I think I will go watch the birds for awhile now. I hope all of our friends are staying warm wherever you may be.
Love,
Louis
December 20th 2006 3:49 pm
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I posted this legend tale in my diary last December. But with so many new cats on Catster and this entry so far back in my diary, I thought it might be nice to post it once again. Enjoy!
My Christmas legend is about tabby cats and how we got the "M" marking right above our eyes.
And so it came to pass that a husband and wife journeyed to a small town called Bethlehem, as the king had decreed that all the people stand to be counted in the small towns and teeming cities from whence they came. The journey was long and hard for both, but especially for the young wife, who was very near to bringing her firstborn son into the world. When they at last reached the crowded and noisy town, the expectant father searched hurriedly for a place for them to rest and where the child could safely be born. But at every door, he was told there was no available room. Finally, an old innkeeper, though having no space left in his inn, took pity on them and offered them shelter in the small stable used by his animals.It was there that the child was born, surrounded by beasts of the field. As the night's cold grew, the baby fretted and cried while his parents pondered how to make him comfortable. His father tried stuffing straw into the open places in the walls, and his mother tried warming him with her meager wrappings. But still, the baby cried on. All the while, a tiny cat watched from the corner. "Of course the little baby is cold," the cat thought. "It has no fur to keep it warm! I will give it mine, and I will lullaby-purr it to sleep." A little jump brought the cat into the manger where the baby lay. There, he quietly gave his humble gift of warmth and love, gently stretching out his thin, fragile little body over the baby's, careful to cover all but the infant's face. The crying was soon replaced by soft purrs and coos, and slowly, the infant smiled. As Mary, the new mother, witnessed this gift to her child, she touched the little cat's forehead. "Thank you, Little Tabby, for your gift of love and warmth. As a sign of my grateful blessing, you and all your descendents will forevermore carry my initial on your forehead."
And to this day, tabby cats are known by the remarkable "M" on their foreheads, and by their extraordinary gifts of love, so gently given.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. May 2007 be healthy, fun and have lots of catnip for you.
Love,
Louis
November 20th 2006 8:54 am
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I thought it was high time to update my diary. I wanted to share another photo with you but it tends to make my diary entries of old hard to follow once we have to take the photos down. So one day we will make a web page and have it for our wildlife photos. Then I can share them all with you in one place, all the time. For now I will write about the holiday season. We just had Halloween and it is always a lot of fun. Next is Thanksgiving. I have so much to be thankful for this year- a healed elbow, lots of great new friends, a wonderful life filled with love, Ethan who livens up any place any time and so much more. I also look forward to Christmas and all the special things that go with it. I know that I will talk with many of you via pawmail but at this time I would like to wish all who celebrate it this week, a really nice Thanksgiving. May all your bowls be filled with turkey! Or at least may you get a small piece or two of the big bird to celebrate. Gobble Gobble.
Love,
Louis
September 11th 2006 12:51 pm
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I did not realize it had been so long since I updated my diary. I guess I was having so much fun this Summer that I just forgot. Today I want to tell you about our deer. We have a number of them and see them every once in awhile. One day I was sitting on the swing with my mom and we saw a deer come out of the woods. It started coming right at us. We did not move but it somehow saw us and decided instead to cut through to the other side of our bushes. Soon another deer followed and then one more. I was so excited! I don't know why I get so excited over seeing deer but I think I start to feel like a lion on the hunt when I see one. Now I know they are much bigger than I am but ya can't blame a cat for dreaming now can you? MOL! I used to sit in the front window every morning at 5 AM waiting for them to walk up our driveway. Then they changed paths and I don't see them as much. I think I will go take a nap now so I can dream of being a lion again.
Love,
Louis
July 11th 2006 10:29 am
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I have sure been enjoying my leash walks outside with my mom. It always seems that such interesting things go on outside. Some highlights from last week were: I got to ride in the wheelbarrow all the way to the back of the yard with my dad steering it. I just laid down and let him do the work. Another time my mom and I were sitting on the swing when we heard a strange sound from the sky. Before long out from behind the trees came a man riding some weird looking contraption. My mom said it was a motorized parachute. She waved to him but I guess he was too busy steering it to wave back. I watched him until he was out of my sight. Pretty weird! Then as we were walking toward the back of our property we saw a small rabbit eating something on the edge of the woods. He was not very afraid of us and he kept eating until I am sure I was close enough to pounce. I did try but then he ran a few more feet and stopped. I was tugging at the leash but my mom is very slow and I could not catch the rabbit. We followed that little white cotton tail of his all the way to the woods. He just kept stopping to wait for us it seemed then would hop a bit farther away. Silly rabbit. Then the highlight of the week was getting back to the house and seeing a red-shouldered hawk sitting atop our finch feeder. He was really amazing looking. I thought he would have made a good lunch and he may have thought the same about me too. :-/ Oh and no more sign of the baby chipmunks. So I guess our Chipmunk Posse will be disbanding even before it got going. *sigh
Love,
Louis
June 21st 2006 7:44 am
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The last few days we have been invaded by little baby chipmunks. My mom and I walk around outside and they are scampering all over. It's almost like they are teasing me because they just stop sometimes very near. I go to pounce and get stopped by my leash. I think maybe I need to form a chipmunk posse and round up some of these varmints. :) They are kind of cute and would make a very tasty snack. :P Come and join the chipmunk posse and help me rustle them up!
Love,
Louis
June 7th 2006 10:08 am
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Wow! I have discovered a new and really cool thing that dwells outside. There I was sitting on the step with my mom and just hanging out a bit, enjoying the nice Summer evening. Then what do I see but something rolling and twirling across the top of the mulch. This motion I was seeing was so irresistible to a cat, trust me on that one. So I bolted to check it out. It was some kind of tiny squirmy snake or what?? It was amazing. My mom called it an EARTHWORM. Oh my! I love these. They wiggle and are so cool. I picked it up and it tasted pretty good too. But before I could eat it my mom said I should put it down. I reluctantly did and could still taste that wonderful taste in my mouth. But I am a good kitty and so just watched it rolling and spinning around. I weakened and picked up again and my mom reminded me not to eat this worm creature. So I dropped it again. Then I decided to lay down on it. I could feel if wiggling under me. I stayed there for awhile then got up. The worm was fine. Oh I want to find one of these when my mom isn't looking. Heehee. The other thing I wanted to tell you about is that we have a 'possum living under our deck. I like sniffing under there but my mom said I have to be very cautious. Apparently these 'possums can be really mean. After seeing that rather evil looking face, I think I choose not to tangle with it. But it is kind of fun to throw a bit of caution to the wind and sniff around a bit. It's a musky smell for sure. Maybe that would be a good place for a Stick-Up air freshener! Meow!
Love,
Louis
June 1st 2006 5:07 pm
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As many of you know, I love to go out each evening on a leash walk with my mom. We always have fun and find interesting things to see and do. Tonight may have been a first for the animal kingdom. Or at least may not have happened too many times. I have located a hole in the ground in which a chipmunk lives. I like to check it out real good because I can always smell him when he is at home. Yum! (Well I should try and keep from getting distracted in my tale here by thoughts of a chipmunk for a snack.) Anyway we were sitting on the steps and this chipmunk kept sticking his head up out of the hole and watching us. Then I would run over to sniff fresh chipmunk scent in that hole and it was so wonderful. My mom always carries peanuts in her pocket in case one of her squirrels ventures close enough to feed. Peanuts just happen to be one of my favorite things to play with too. So she got a peanut in her hand to be ready to toss it to the chipmunk if he emerged. I heard the peanut rattle in her hand and got all excited to play with it. She sat it in the grass for me and I started batting it all over. Pretty quick I got it over by the chipmunk hole. I batted it about a bit more and suddenly into the hole I shot it. A hole in one in golf terms but I am not sure what it might be in peanut batting terms. But how about that- I actually fed a chipmunk! I bet he was so surprised to see a peanut come rolling down the hole at him scented with cat no less. MOL! I may be one of the first cats to feed a chipmunk.
Love,
Louis
May 10th 2006 7:22 am
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Today is one of my favorite days in my life. It is the sixth anniversary of when my mom adopted me and brought me home with her. She says it is one of her favorite days too. I guess that is part of why we have such a fantastic life together. It's that mutual love thing. I don't really remember much about the day itself but I do remember my mom holding me for over an hour as we waited for the vet to check me out. I also recall how she stuck me inside of her jacket as we came out and it was a torrential rain storm. I felt so safe and warm and knew I always would from that day forth. I love you, Mom!!
Love,
Louis
March 9th 2006 10:17 am
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This just happens to be my favorite holiday. In case you didn't know, I was born on St. Patrick's Day in 2000. MOL! But I also like St. Patrick's Day because it is a fun holiday. I also think I look good in green so like it for that too. I wanted to tell you about some Irish proverbs or sayings regarding cats. The first one I like is "A cat's eyes are windows enabling us to see into another world." I can say that my mom loves looking in my windows. :) She seems to understand what she sees very well too. Next is "Who would believe such pleasure from a wee ball o' fur?". In my case I would say more like a huge ball o' fur but maybe that means a huge amount of pleasure too. Lastly is my favorite Irish cat saying-"Beware of people who dislike cats." No more needs to be said about that one.
I hope everyone has a nice St. Patrick's Day and finds their pot of catnip.
Love,
Louis
December 15th 2005 7:46 am
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I really needed to update my diary and I guess today is the day. I also have a Christmas Tail or Legend might be a better word to tell you. First I will update on my sore elbow. It started bothering me pretty bad a bit after I wrote my last entry. In fact I limped most of the time. My mom got very worried as I am on the full dose of my medicine already. Each time Ethan and I started wrestling on the hard tile floor, my mom would make us stop. She feels my elbow conking on the tile so hard during wrestling matches is not good. She also started grabbing me when I went to jump out of a cat tree. She would put me down herself. So maybe those things are helping as I have not had any limping for the last 4 days! I hope that ol' elbow of mine is finally starting to heal.
My Christmas legend is about tabby cats and how we got the "M" marking right above our eyes. You may have heard this tail, er, tale but others may not have.
And so it came to pass that a husband and wife journeyed to a small town called Bethlehem, as the king had decreed that all the people stand to be counted in the small towns and teeming cities from whence they came. The journey was long and hard for both, but especially for the young wife, who was very near to bringing her firstborn son into the world. When they at last reached the crowded and noisy town, the expectant father searched hurriedly for a place for them to rest and where the child could safely be born. But at every door, he was told there was no available room. Finally, an old innkeeper, though having no space left in his inn, took pity on them and offered them shelter in the small stable used by his animals.It was there that the child was born, surrounded by beasts of the field. As the night's cold grew, the baby fretted and cried while his parents pondered how to make him comfortable. His father tried stuffing straw into the open places in the walls, and his mother tried warming him with her meager wrappings. But still, the baby cried on. All the while, a tiny cat watched from the corner. "Of course the little baby is cold," the cat thought. "It has no fur to keep it warm! I will give it mine, and I will lullaby-purr it to sleep." A little jump brought the cat into the manger where the baby lay. There, he quietly gave his humble gift of warmth and love, gently stretching out his thin, fragile little body over the baby's, careful to cover all but the infant's face. The crying was soon replaced by soft purrs and coos, and slowly, the infant smiled. As Mary, the new mother, witnessed this gift to her child, she touched the little cat's forehead. "Thank you, Little Tabby, for your gift of love and warmth. As a sign of my grateful blessing, you and all your descendents will forevermore carry my initial on your forehead."
And to this day, tabby cats are known by the remarkable "M" on their foreheads, and by their extraordinary gifts of love, so gently given.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all. May 2006 be healthy, fun and have lots of catnip for you. :)
Love,
Louis
November 3rd 2005 10:08 am
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I am writing this to finsih my overdose saga. My kidney function test was normal! So no ill effects are left from my accidental overdose. And the good news is as I (or my secretar I should say) types this, I have gone 10 days without any of that medication for my elbow. And no limping! I will keep my paws crossed that that will continue. Thanks to all for your carng catmail and other thoughtful things you did to help me get through this. All I can say is- IT WORKED!!!!! :)
Love,
Louis
October 27th 2005 12:13 pm
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Well some of you know about my latest ordeal but some may not. So I thought I should add it to my diary. Last Monday my mom was giving me my Metacam for my sore elbow. I was supposed to get 2 drops of it. Most pets can just get this stuff on their food and munch away. But picky ol' me would not eat any food with this honey flavored medicine on it. So we've just been doing two easy drops right into my mouth from its small plastic squeeze bottle. Something went real wrong on the second drop and I got a small spray of it instead. Everyone at my house panicked and off to the vet I went. There I was forced to throw up and had all kinds of bad stuff done to me. Well I guess it was all meant to help me but it sure seemed bad at the time. I got to come home later that night but was I ever one sick kitty. I think some of my treatment was worse than the overdose! But after a few days I did perk up and most of the bad stuff seems to be behind me now. I went this morning for a blood test to check my kidneys (BUN) to rule out any damage to them from the Metacam. So please keep good thoughts for me on that. And good thoughts for my mom who is being so hard on herself over this accident. I just hope I don't have to go tot he vet again for a long time to come!
Love,
Louis
October 7th 2005 5:54 am
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Where do I start? Well the good news is no breaks, tumors or anything like that. But the not so good news is that I have inflammatory joint disease from an injury. It's in my left front elbow. I have to take a medication every other day for a month to try and get it healed. I have no memory of how I hurt it or when. So I deduct it must have been during a catnip frenzy. :) (A little humor to try and brighten things up just a bit.) The best good news is I feel GREAT already! It only took a day for this stuff to help me out. No more limping or anything. I forgot how good no pain can feel. :) The other not so good news is I have to lose weight so this does not happen again. I like to eat my food. I have FLUTD so have to be on prescription food to keep my PH where it won't let me form struvite crystals in my urine. That food seems to be what made me gain weight. But if I go off the food then my PH goes up. So kind of complicated. But I know my mom will get it all figured out for me. Anyway, I wanted to update my diary and my friends about all this. I think I'll go run awhile. :)
Love,
Louis
October 4th 2005 7:16 am
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Well it looks like I am going to the vet. I have been limping on my left front leg for awhile now and my mom is very worried. I am an indoor cat but do go on leash walks outside. I haven't done anything to injure my leg. It's worse when I get up from sleeping. I suppose early arthritis is possible but I am only 5 years old. Plus I already take Cosequin for my bladder and that should help if it was arthritis. My mom is thinking maybe a tumor or something internal. She's just very afraid due to all the problems her other babies have had in the last 5 years or so. Plus our 17 year old Cairn Terrier just crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Aug 27th. I guess that just makes everything seem worse for now. Simon used to limp when had cancer in his leg too she said. But anyway if you see this today, please think some good thoughts for me that this will be something minor. All I know is it hurts a lot.
Love,
Louis
August 2nd 2005 3:10 pm
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I have to tell you about my fun walk last night. (I go out on a harness and leash.) My mom and I go sit on our swing as I love that swing. Well there I was sitting and relaxing. I look down and see a real big bug walking through the grass. I flew off that swing and went to sniff it. My mom said it was a locust and to be careful as she was not sure if it would pinch or bite. So I kept my distance just a bit. Then I got distracted by a chipmunk hole that I had not seen before and that old locust walked right on my front leg! I sniffedat him harder and he rolled off and played dead. What a silly bug that was.
I also scampered and jumped at a real big yellow butterfly. I tried real hard to catch it but he was smart and would fly up just over my reach when I went after him. He wore me out before he finally flew off. My mom was laughing at me. I'm pretty sure that this was the same butterfly that was teasing Ethan and I a few days ago. He kept flittering around the sunroom screens to tempt us.
Lastly we had a mosquito on the wall. I was going crazy trying to get this bug. My mom said she couldn't even see it most of the time. But I could and I really wanted a skeeter snack. My mom finally swatted it and that ended all my fun. You can see that I really have been bugged lately! 8)
Love,
Louis
June 6th 2005 7:24 pm
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I thought it was about time I updated my diary a bit. I've been real busy so have not had much time to do that. So anyway- Cats of the Week! Me first and Ethan a few weeks later. We were all really surprised and honored. My mom will save all the catmail and other things that we have about it and put in our scrapbooks. Pretty exciting for us. Who'da thunk it? 8) Well I had better stop already as Ethan wants a wrestling match and he wants it NOW. 8) I'll try and write more next time. A special thanks to three of our friends- Mouse, Pooky and Cole. Ethan and I really like reading the catmail that we get from all of you.
Love,
Louis
April 8th 2005 8:16 am
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I will tell you about my first walk of this Spring season. I don't usually get to go out all Winter because it is so cold and I don't like walking in the snow. I have to keep shaking all four feet to keep the snow off so it takes me a long time to walk. But the snow is gone and so I headed out with my mom to see what was new outside. She said she was surprised that my harness still fit me and I pretended that I did not hear that coment. 8( We got out on the deck and then I got startled by some noises as it always takes some getting used to the great outdoors again for me. We have a pond and we walked around that. I scared a frog into the water and felt like a big shot. 8) Then more starnge, unknown noises around us and so that was it, back inside I headed. Yeah, I know- what a wimp I am. *sigh*
In my second walk, I made it pretty far out and about before getting scared of some strangers making loud goofy noises in the street. But once safely back inside it takes me a long time to clean mud and dirt from my feet and toes. I think I have a real thing about my paws getting wet or dirty, don't you? 8) I wonder if I would like some boots to wear? Nah, I don't even want to go there.
Love,
Louis
March 18th 2005 6:46 am
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Well I had a pretty good birthday yesterday. I got some cool new toys. In fact I got a bit worn out playing so hard so had to sleep a lot the rest of the day. I was so into the toys that I forgot to pace myself. And much excitement!!!! because I saw the chipmunk for the first time in many months yesterday. My mom said he must be done sleeping for Winter. Oh how I have missed watching him. I would love to get to know him better. You know, get a lot closer to him. 8)
Love,
Louis
March 14th 2005 9:49 am
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Well it took me a bit to get my diary started but here it is. I am starting it this week as my 5th birthday is on St. Patrick's Day. I have already gotten a really cool bed with steps up to it but figure I will probably get some catnip goodies and my yearly balloon for the event too. Oh BTW- when I put a smiley for me, I use 8) because I think the "8" looks like little kitty eyes. 8) See there! 8) OK, enough being too silly as I may scare ya off from reading more. Anyway so I will be 5 years old already. Where does the time go? It seems like only yesterday that I was climbing the side of the couch and dashing across the back. Oh wait- that WAS yesterday. 8)
Oh well time to go see what little brother, Ethan, is doing and maybe have a wrestling match.
Love,
Louis
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