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My Diary

We are back and the humans brought us presents

I think she was feeling so guilty for leaving us in the cattery she went mad on buying us gifts. She brought more for us, than herself... but.... that's the way it should be.
When the humans picked us up, I acted very casual, munching away on my biscuits. It wasn't until when D and Raza followed the human around the cage I thought I'd better follow suit. It just .....I didn't want to be left behind. I did want to go home, but I also wanted to look cool.

The human brought two more beds for us (along with a few other things). But typical me ... I'm like the boy who would lick the last biscuit so nobody else will touch it.

I do this all the time... New bed ... I ... have to have it. I'll sit on it for a few hours then go back to my heated one. Once I have slept on a bed the others won't touch it until it's thoroughly washed.

Hee hee I'm still TOP CAT. So the human promptly hid the other one from me.
Don't worry I'll find it ......and claim it as mine. You wait.

As far as the Cattery stay went ....I SURVIVED IT.... I know the human was worried and contacted the cattery a few times to be told we are fine.

But when the human picked us up they did mention they got close a couple of times to calling the vet for me. Not to put me down, but I just wasn't looking to good. I perked up and got used to the idea.

Actually it was great... one of the girls didn't know my trick (when it came to beds) and put quiet a few of them on the ground.

Hee hee I went around and said mine, mine and mine on all of them.

Then they wondered why the other cats just perched on the shelves. Or just in the remaining beds that were up high, (out of my reach).

Hee hee I claimed them all, (all that were on the ground) even the big one. I got into it and then couldn't get out.
I ended up peeing in it because I was stuck and the cattery people didn't realise I couldn't get out.

Hee hee. The humans weren’t' too happy with that, as I shouldn't have been in it in the first place. Now it will probably need to be thrown out : ( Hee hee, I still win anyway.

The other beds are a little bit deep for me, or are well padded. So me with my arthritic bones, I just can't get my legs manoeuvred under my body to get out. That's why the human isn't to happy with me when see she's me in them, especially since I have a very expensive orthopaedic heated one especially for me, that's on 24 /7.
BUT….. I have to make my claim, just to show the others I'm still the boss.
THE TOP CAT AROUND HERE.

I hope I haven’t missed anything important around here and I’m sorry if I did. I hope all my friends here are well and enjoying life. Many purrs to Calvin and Arnold P who are not to good at the moment. I thank Sissy for her updates in the Olde Furts group. It is soooo handy. Many purrs to you all my furry friends purrs Balty.

The story about Missy

Here's the video again

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlvnoNgV6Y

or


The link to Balty's video

Many asked about the other cat, well...........

The other cat is Missy and not Balty's mother. She was a really neat cat, and very intelligent. I have lots of videos of her fetching.
We got her from the SPCA at the beginning of 1990.
When she was 6 months when we had her spayed, which I kind of regretted,as she seemed to know, and was pretty pissed at us. I would have love to have let her have one litter of kittens, then do it. As I think she would have made a great mum.
Anyway what happened to her. Balty started to get big and when he was about a year old, was a little bit too boisterous for her and she would hiss at him as soon as she saw him. Probably because she knew he was going to pounce on her.
Anyway it was winter down in Christchurch (it can snow down there). We would be at work, so the house was cold. There was an elderly lady up the road that Missy found, and she started camping out at her house. I went there many times to get Missy and told the lady to stop feeding her. She said she didn't and then confessed she only ate leftovers from her cats. You wouldn't believe it she was getting fed gravy beef and fresh fish. What cat wouldn't prefer real fresh meat, to can food that they get at home. Grrrrrrr.
Anyway after some time Missy started to growl at me when I would take her home. So I gave up and said to the lady it looks like she is your cat now, and gave her all Missy's medical records.
I was disappointed as I really liked Missy but she chose where she wanted to live. I would go around and visit every now and then, she became a very podgy girl lazing around with the ladies other elderly cats. Far cry from being pounced on by a teenaged kitten. I'm assuming she is gone now as I saw her house for sale last year, in a Christchurch real-estate mag.

Guess what, guess what, guess what.........

The human finally finished one of my kitten videos. It took her two years to get that done.

Thanks to Elsa for talking the human into doing it.

Well it's finally here......

Balty's Video

The humans thinks it is was the 1st of sept when I was born and some of this video was shot mid Oct 1990. It was definitely the 1st but which first Sept or Oct. But she is pretty sure was Sept.

The other cat in the Video is Missy, I sure she will be an angel now, Hee hee she grew to be a tubby wee thing.

Missy is another story but just to say she is not my meowmy.

I hope you enjoy the video
Purrs Balty