May 17th 2011 12:00 am
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Greetings My Loyal Subjects,
We have now been on Catster for TWO YEARS!
The past year started off not so good, with the introduction of all the Catster changes. Like many, we were NOT impressed with the new Catster and it took a while to adjust. We have to say we still really don't like the new design, ugly community button and most of the other changes. But the old site is now becoming a distant, pleasant memory and we are still using the site as we used to, even though 'if it ain't broke...' still springs to mind.
Then came Zack's summer holiday with the family, a week in a caravan at the seaside, while we were sent to The Cattery. I came home and purloined Zack's new holiday ball for my own for a while, hugging it and rubbing my chin on it. Rubber smells so good. Zack was very pleased to see us home though and Tidge was almost as pleased to see him; rolling over and reaching up to dab his long nose. Bless! Tidge has made even more progress in the last year with Zack and is now often on the sofa with him. I knew we'd get there in the end.
During their holiday, they picked up these two cat-themed wall magnets, which I loved. They are so very true:
MY CAT is an ANGEL from HEAVEN ABOVE with
sandpaper KISSES and a HEART full of LOVE.
CATS are like CHOCOLATES,
It's HARD to have just ONE.
Moving into July, Tidge accidentally ate one of Mum's little fish when he was lapping up water out of the bowl. It was a tiny slip of a thing and he must've swallowed it without realising. Then Tidge and I had to go to The Cattery again, while Mum took my sister to her university summer school in Germany and Zack went to work with Dad. It was worth it though- she later achieved a Grade 2 Pass on the course.
Without a doubt, the saddest time for me over the last year was when my sweet QUEEN TALLULAH went to the Rainbow Bridge due to breast and lung cancer on August 23rd 2010. Tallulah and I made the perfect King and Queen together and she battled so bravely. We made a video for Tallulah's mom for everyone who loved Tallulah and Tallulah and her family are still very important to us.
September saw the start of the 'Birthday Season' in our house as we are all autumn/fall babies, with Zack turning 3. He got some new blankets, a big rubber bone and a rubber ball. I was also pleased to see some new features on Catster that we DID like; the new profile spaces for birthday and gotcha dates and the reminder system so we don't forget to give our friends a gift. In October, Tidge turned six. He had a very good annual health check and obviously didn't need a dental like I had at six, as he only has two teeth. It was also my true brother Jet's Angel Day.
In October, we also got to know our neighbours' cats, OSCAR, LEO and FRANKIE for the first time, when Mum helped get Leo down from a roof, but they didn't join Catster at that time. This new friendship led to some funny incidents including the time Zack mistook Oscar, who is also ginger, for me and when I was in their garden and did a hilarious double take because Oscar's Daddy called my name and I didn't know he knew it.
In November, I had my annual health check just before my 7th birthday and it was also good news. The vet was happy with my special leg, my teeth and my weight and I could go another year without a dental under anaesthetic (I had one when I turned 6). Mum tried to get me to take a furball preventing paste and an evening primrose oil supplment but I was not impressed. Zack was though!
I didn't write in December it was very hectic, what with their second holiday in a log cabin in the woods, under several feet of snow and yes, Zack went along again while we were sent off to The Cattery for the third time! Christmas was lovely though. Come January, my sister turned 20. I was her 13th birthday gift so this was a rather special occasion and not just an ordinary Gotcha Day. My sister wrote a lovely entry about it HERE.
In February, I asked my Queen Tallulah to be my Valentine and my sister helped me surprise her with a card featuring the two of us. In March, Mum bought me some of the freeze-dried fish treats I love! Then Mum helped when Oscar from next door got his leg caught in someone's gate, which was really scary. We took him a goodie bag to help him recover and then Oscar sent treats for us and he and his sisters joined Catster. Leo and Oscar both won Diary of the Day one after the other. How cool are they???
April was a good month. I was tagged by Oscar and then I won Cat of the Day! That was AMAZING. I thought my page was going to explode. It was so cool to appear on the community bar and to make lots of new friends. Our friends old and new helped to make it a really special day, with messages, gifts and treats and I was really spoiled at home.
Then we started having some problems with our sachets and Mum put us onto an all-fish diet instead. Now we have been on the diet of several steamed fish fillets a day for a few weeks and things are going really well. We also get tinned fish like tuna sometimes for a change and dry food for inbetween times should we get peckish. Our coats are so shiny, we have lots of energy and Tidge has lost some of his excess weight.
Zack will probably be posting his review in a few days time, but it could be early June. My sister's course ends on June 2nd so she is quite busy right now. Check out his new photos though and his new best friend, Bonnie, who he has been walking with every single morning. We have noticed a big difference in him. He is sleeping much more during the day and may start shifting some weight.
Oh and to end on a good note regarding Catster changes, we are so pleased to have 200 pictures now!
Thanks for your continued friendship. It has been a GREAT year!
Love,
King Simba XXX
April 20th 2011 8:07 am
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Greetings My Loyal Subjects,
Wow! I can't believe it, I am Cat Of The Day! My sister thought her inbox would explode when she opened it today. There were so many messages. She has shown Mum and Dad how my picture appears every time someone opens the community menu and they are REALLY PROUD! This is so exciting. My sister has taken a picture of it to add to my page.
I have a lot of people to thank for special gifts and messages and making me a Feline Friend. Thank you to; Bastet and family, Chai Latte and family, Sleeper, Samhain and Maya, Edwina, Kally Kat, Kaci Sunshine and family, Buddie and family, Kibbles and family, Da Tabbies, Chef Rooster and family, Calie and family, Grace and Family, Punkin and family, Zoey and family, Taz and family, Ollie and family, Orange Ruffy and family, Hashbrown and family, Finnegan, Lacey and Alex, Missy, Pumpkin, Willow and Oreo, Napoleon and Colorado, Monida, Tyson, Magnolia Blossum, Lila Mae, Harley and Hazel Lucy. Thank you as always to my Queen Tallulah and family.
I am very happy because it has been really sunny here for days now. I have enjoyed sunbathing in the garden chair on my main picture then stretching out on the laminate kitchen floor when I get too hot. Our latest big box of Whiskas sachets weren't as nice as usual, or maybe it is just summer and they're getting too hot, but Mum has been feeding us on proper human meat and fish! We've had steamed fish fillets the past few days so our coats are sleek and shiny!
Thanks for making today special!
King Simba XXX
April 2nd 2011 1:20 pm
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Greetings My Loyal Subjects,
I've been TAGGED by LEO!
1. Do you ever wake your parent up in the night?
No. Sometimes I'll make a fuss if I want to go out at night and am not allowed to. But I give up pretty quickly and go to sleep. I sleep on my sister's bed some nights but the door is ajar and I can let myself out when I wake up. Mummy is generally up before or at the same time as me so I don't wake her up. If I'm out at night and want to come in, Zack will wake Mum up when I appear at the patio doors.
2. Do you ever tear up things?
Not really. I don't often play with toys, only when I'm in the mood and I'm not very destructive. I have torn the side of my sister's bed, which is padded and the arm of the sofa because I like to stretch on them and sharpen my claws. But I'm told off if I do that so I sharpen them outside mostly.
3. What is your favorite treat?
I eat Whiskas sachets and only eat dry food if there's nothing else around. Leo's family sent some little gourmet tins for us all after Oscar's accident and they were yummy. I also like the little tins of post-op food from the vet, that they give you if you've had an anaesthetic. My favourite treats are freeze-dried fish but my family think they're yucky so I don't get them very often. Mum also steams fish fillets for us and that's DIVINE!
4. Can you fetch something when asked to do so?
No. I certainly have the intelligence to do it but fetch is for dogs so I wouldn't. My family like to stroke me but would never ask me to fetch because they know I value my dignity.
5. Have you ever lived any place other than where you live now?
Yes. I lived in a house with a big, nasty road right outside, a hill and people raced down it. I had a bad accident there at 6 months old which has left me with no hip bone and five months after that my brother was killed nearby. Our new house is on a very quiet, safe estate with no main roads nearby and there are lots of cats here. I like it very much.
I am very late at doing this Tag. Leo sent it AGES ago. But if you would like to do it, you're TAGGED!
King Simba XXX
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