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As the Cat Crawls, or life according to Xavier Cat

I'm just overwhelmed...

...by everyone's support! Wow! Cat of the Day! Me! Who would have thought? I was just off with mom, minding my own business, on vacation, and suddenly I find out about this! It's been a great few weeks! Now I feel REALLY bad about not keeping up with my diary. It's mom's fault, really. It always is! She just had to keep me so busy with her Summer Camp. I was totally swamped! I was her guest of honor at camp, and got to show off Sushi to all the kids! And tell them about my best friends Cathy and her kids out in Oklahoma, and how much they've helped me. And how, because of everything that's happened to me, my friend Marvin (one cool dog!) is donating money to help other pets like me get Sushi's too! It's so cool! Life has been really good lately. And now this! I'm gonna keep it short, because I've been typing my paws to the bone, writing to everyone who's written to me...so many kitties! I'm thrilled! So more later. Right now, I'm going to get a paw massage, and take a nap with Mom...

Thankful-ly yours,

Zay.

Where to start?

...I just don't know! What a crazy month! I haven't really felt up to writing in my journal until now. I think I'm starting to get a little tired of going to new Doctors. Don't get me wrong, I love my Doctor! And the tooth Doctor. I even liked the brain Doctor I got to go see...even though that was a REALLY long drive. Oh, and I like all the Doctors at the hospital I got to stay at both times(though I didn't like where they put that tube AT ALL). I just think that maybe a little kitty can have too much of a good thing! And I haven't gotten to go to any schools or Mom's work at all! Which is bumming me out. Not that I've really felt like it lately, but it's the principal of the thing. I'm an important kitty, and I have a job to do. It's not my fault that I couldn't pee. Also, not my fault about losing the other tooth - Mom and Dad should know that I like to update my look every now and then! I think it's pretty cool that they let me keep half of it this time, even though it meant more time at the Doctors, and more of that sleepy stuff. Mom said something like they put a hat on my tooth? Or something. I don't really listen to her. I don't have to, cause she loves me whatever I do. I know because she used that 'expensive' word a lot lately! I also don't like taking medicine! Fresca (my bunny friend) says she's jealous, and medicine is really yummy. I think she's crazy (I mean, she IS a bunny). The pills are hard to swallow and taste yucky, and they make me feel funny and drool a lot, and I mean a LOT. I'm ruining my beautiful fur (and getting WAY too many b-words). I DO, however, love my special new food. It's all soft and squishy, and mom says she has to order it special for me! I love to mush it around where my teeth used to be. I especially like it when Mom feeds me with one of her spoons! I can eat so much more that way. Hmmm...speaking of eating....
I think I'm going to go get Mom to give me a snack, and then take a nap. I still don't feel myself, and have to rest up if I'm going to convince Mom that I can start going to work with her again!


Recouperative-ly yours,
Zay

Ahhh, the simple life.

Don't get me wrong, all the attention has been great...but I'm a humble cat at heart. Mom says I'm a VIK...a Very Important Kitty! But even VIKs need their days off. (even more so, says I!) So what did I do today? I visited one of my best friends, Dr. Chang, and got a nice massage,some pets and my accupuncture (I soooo needed that!). Then I came home and I slept! NO cameras. NO tv. NO reporters. Just me, the bunnies and Mom. I had a lovely nap. Then we went and I got some new toys that I can play with in Sushi (I finally named my wheely-thing! It's the only thing that is as good as sushi, so....). I love getting new stuff! Have I mentioned that? Anyway. I am now hanging out with Mom in my snuggly sling, holding her drink and helping her make dinner. By the way, whatever "basil" is, it stinks. I can't believe the stuff they eat. But Mom gave me shrimp! She sure knows how to spoil a cat. I'm so happy, I could purrr! Which I am. I think I might take a nap next. Life doesn't really get any better than this...

Contented-ly yours,
Zay