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My diary, by Mr D.

Meow .... I just learnt something.

I just read an article on trying to stop cats spraying around the house.

In that article it had a list of things to have in your kits for when things like that happen.

If you are like us, occasionally the humans goes around on her hands and knees smelling the room (this is if she thinks she gets a hint of a pee smell)
Furmum Raza has been known to put her sent around the place especially at this time of the year (it's spring here and the Toms are roaming)

Anyway one of the things in the kit is........

A BLACK LIGHT

Well I never. The human said she should have known that, as she has seen it on TV a few times. Apparently the black light will show up urine (even old ones)

Well the humans off today to buy one, she said it may be handy just to have in the house. It'll save all those hours on the floor sniffing everywhere.
Or she follows us around to see if WE sniff any area, as we are pretty good at spotting things like that.
It doesn't happen that often, but it does happen at least once a year. Hee hee this year Raza got the humans trousers that were hanging on the door. Long story on that one, your have to see Sam's diary for that story. Hee hee.

Wow!!! the human has started packing for our holiday.

The human has started packing for our holiday. Mind you I wouldn't call it a holiday, I don't want to go anywhere.

Boy!!! the cattery is going to wonder what they got themselves in for.

The cages are out, mainly because we have all been going to the vet clinic a few times in the last month.

But there is now a list of things we get to take. Raza will get to take her favourite toy, the large cat tube. There are lots and lots of small toys especially Sam's favourite bunch. Hee hee, she has lots.

I don't really have any favourite toys. I have taken to a wooden cat house, so that will go with me. It's suppose to be big enough for 2 cats but the humans put a large bed in it and it just fits me purrrrfectly.

Sam has a soft cat house, and we all take turns on the deck chair with the boogie mat on it. So they will go with us too.

Balty has to have his heated bed (they have a plug in the cage to plug it in) and the humans would like our drinking fountain to go too, but they didn't seem to be too keen on that. We'll see paws crossed we get to have that too.

About Balty's bed they did say they will need to turn it off at night, but they will crank up the heating for him as we are in the heated area of the Cattery. We have a door in our cage with a cat door so we can go out to our own little wire enclosed deck, so we can still get fresh air.

The humans are trying to tell us we'll have fun ...... Hummm I don't think so..... who’s she kidding.

You should see the humans list...
The cat gym
maybe a wooden ramp (so Balty can at least get up to the first large wide shelf ( it runs the length to the cage))
5x cat beds (one each and one spare to rotate to)
2 cat houses
Maybe a small cat tree
Cat tube (probably the large one (we have 2))
small toys
Felliway diffuser
rescue remedy (the feline one)
the Catit drinking fountain
4 x Cats
cages
Food as they will all get Hills S/D and they will also get Canin urinary S/O so they have variety.
Maybe Marmite if Sam's not drinking enough.
Fresh catnip, maybe take a hanging plant for the outdoor enclosure. For fresh catnip.

How can we tell her she doesn’t need all of this stuff, she just needs to stay home and have another staycation. You wouldn’t believe it, I think the cattery stay will cost more than the humans trip itself.

BUT…. us cats do come first, and that’s the way it should be…... Us first.

New Zealand is in mourning, Kashin the Elephant from the Ak- zoo has been given her wings

Today we lost a dear friend in our Auckland Zoo.

Kashin the elephant was given her wings today. Many many New Zealanders will know Kashin.
She was always a must to see and when the human was young she would take children for rides. The human has also photographed her (like many did when they went to the Zoo). She was amazing, it was almost as if she saw the camera and posed for the photograph.
They locked eyes, then the human took the shots, she couldn't help but bow her head to say thanks. She really felt drawn to her.
Kashin touched so many. She will be sadly missed.
The humans are 45 and 46 and it was like they grew up, always hearing about her. They owned elephant piggy banks with Kashins name on it, when they were children. Then again when the bank celebrated 50years of being open (last year) they re-released the Kashin piggy bank. The human managed to get a couple to give to her niece and nephew, like it was when they were kids. So Kashin has always been in the hearts of many NZders since she graced us with her presence 36 years ago.
She was always a draw card at the Auckland Zoo. We have a Video (that the human took) of her last year surrounded by Children. The humans Brother, Niece and Nephew were right by her trunk sitting on the ground.
She was such a gentle giant, may she rest in peace.
Now the human is kicking herself for not going to the ‘Have breakfast with the Elephants’ It was a couple of months ago. It was for raising money, but the interaction with the animals is so worth it.

She did ‘Take the cheetahs for a morning walk before the Zoo opens’. She said that was fun. Hee hee, one time when the human wasn’t looking, she was sitting on a seat and the Cheetah was one the table, the Cheetah sniffed the humans’ head. Apparently she jumped a mile high. Again she kicked herself she would have loved a photo of herself that close to the puddy tat.
When she came home I sniffed her all over, I sensed she had been patting another fur, how dare she. I fluffed up and said I’ll take on the other fur…. until she told me how big they were, then I decided, may be another day.
Purrs Mr D and many purrs for Kashin

Here’s the link to the story

http://www.throng.co.nz/zoo/kashin-elephant

http ://www.teara.govt.nz/en/auckland-places/11/5

http://www.a ucklandzoo.co.nz/default.asp?sectionID=574