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<title>Kirby's Kibbles</title>
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<description>Catster diary for the cat Kirby D.</description>
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<copyright>Copyright 2013 by Kirby D. &amp; Catster</copyright>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 23:43:26 PDT</pubDate>
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		<title>Thanks &amp; more</title>
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				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Apr 2013 06:56:07 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Hi there!

It has been awhile since I have written. I want to thank every cat for the fun and pret ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hi there!

It has been awhile since I have written. I want to thank every cat for the fun and pretty Easter eggs that were given to my family. We hope all of you had a nice Easter. We know we didn't quite get all the eggs out that we wanted to give. So we apologize to those we missed. We do love ya though.

Tristan is not doing real well. One day his limp is much better but then the next day it is much worse. He's been real good about not climbing or jumping much. He uses the cat stairs or other means to get where he wants to go. He just seems a bit depressed. So he will most likely have to go back for further evaluation.

I've been doing pretty well. Still my feisty self. I am enjoying the ground hog again. He seems to have emerged from his long Winter nap. He is hanging around our pond a lot most days. The chipmunks are also back out. They may be sorry as it was snowing again this morning with the sun out! I tried to find a snowbow (like a rainbow) but don't even know if they exist. MOL!

Have a great day!

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daily Diary Pick!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/789434</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:34:56 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>What fun to find out I am a DDP today! Thank you so much to the powers that be for choosing me. It i ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ What fun to find out I am a DDP today! Thank you so much to the powers that be for choosing me. It is a nice surprise on a rainy day. Concats to the others also chosen today.

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Lively Pond</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/789170</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:06:40 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I am like Ethan in that I like watching the frogs in our pond. I counted 15 the other day but probab ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I am like Ethan in that I like watching the frogs in our pond. I counted 15 the other day but probably there are more. Last night I saw a baby frog- not a tadpole but a real baby frog. He was maybe an inch and a half long. We never saw many of those when we had big fish in the pond. My dad added about 30 little orange feeder comets to have some fish out there. These fishies would have been fed to whatever eats them in the pet store so he saved some lives by buying them. 

My mom found a Monarch butterfly by the pond. He had a big bite out of his tail. She thought a frog probably did it. She ran in the house to get something to put him in. Our neighbor has been taking care of a Monarch with a broken wing for some time now so she was going to take it to him. Well when she went back out to catch the butterfly, it was gone. She's doubtful he could fly with his injury so she thinks maybe a frog got him after all. :(

Ethan & I are doing a little better. He doesn't hiss at me anymore. Sometimes he even sleeps pretty close but I am still in the cage while in the sunroom. It's nice though as it has 3 levels for me to run up & down. Tristan & I play a lot but then I can get carried away & put my claws in his long soft fur. He doesn't like that & walks away. Heehee

Back to my pond gazing!

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day 2012</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/779129</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 8 May 2012 08:06:20 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Today I celebrate another Gotcha Day with my family. This year I have a new baby brother named Trist ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today I celebrate another Gotcha Day with my family. This year I have a new baby brother named Tristan whom I love a lot. Well he's a year old now but that is a baby to me. MOL! He's very kewl & lets me put my claws into his soft long fur. 

I have had lots of wildlife to watch lately. We have a young raccoon that stops by looking for food. Then I saw a rabbit yesterday. Plus the groundhog, deer, chipmunks & squirrels. No more fish to watch as last January they all disappeared. My mom has not said much about it because it makes her so sad. Our one koi was HUGE! Every fish was gone so they had to be eaten by a Great Blue Heron as we don't see other predatory birds like that. Grumpy frog is still here much to Ethan's delight. Dad wants to bring dirt & fill in the pond.  Mom is not sure. Both feel there is no use to stock a pond just to have the fish eaten like that. :(

Anyway on a happier note I am going to enjoy my special day today. Happy Mother's Day to all a bit early!

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Same Old, Same Old</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/767308</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 10:42:56 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I'm still here &amp; doing fine. I have a good buddy in Tristan but not so much with Ethan. I get in a b ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I'm still here & doing fine. I have a good buddy in Tristan but not so much with Ethan. I get in a bad mood when I see him. I guess we didn't start off on the right paw & it has stayed that way.

I sit with the family & watch TV but I do hafta stay on Dad's lap. I don't mind as I am a lap cat anyway. TV doesn't interest me much. I'd rather stare at Ethan. MOL!

Not much new with me as I don't do much in Winter. I am glad Spring is close though. I see a lot more action outside then. I am just waiting for those chipmunks to wake up & come for seed. Way too enticing for me.

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Nice to be 3 Years Old</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/739737</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 07:38:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Today I turn 3 years old! It's nice because I am sure that I would not even be alive if not for my p ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today I turn 3 years old! It's nice because I am sure that I would not even be alive if not for my pawrents taking me into their house. I am still rough around the edges but that is due to all I went through before I had a furever home. I like my new brother Tristan. He's a real good kitten. He respects me. Still not fond of Ethan. Oh I think he is a good kitty too but he runs from me which makes me want to chase him. Then things turn ugly in a hurry! But not so bad even for a cat like me who would prefer to be an only cat in the house. MOL! Anyway time to go play with my new toys. I just thought I'd let you know how glad I am to be alive & celebrating another birthday. Have a great day my friends!

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Ribbid</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/726407</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 13:56:06 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I know you all know that I got a new baby brother. He's something else. He's the first cat I ever li ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I know you all know that I got a new baby brother. He's something else. He's the first cat I ever liked. He is not afraid of me or anything. We've licked each other & all! I know- it shocks me too. I still don't like Ethan though. I'm better than I was so maybe heading in the right direction for a happy household. Well except for this noisy grumpy frog yapping right under my window! I will have to talk to Ethan about his green friend I suppose.

Hope you are having a nice Summer!

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day and Mom's Day</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/721394</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 8 May 2011 10:14:01 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Yep, today is my Gotcha Day. It was 2 years ago that I was coaxed into the barn for my dinner. I nev ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Yep, today is my Gotcha Day. It was 2 years ago that I was coaxed into the barn for my dinner. I never was loose outside again. I did have a lot of fun when I was out in the big world but gladly traded that fun for food, a warm home & plenty of love.

Ethan & I are still not too close. I have been nose to nose with him a lot but it either ends with a hiss from him or he gets a swat on the noggin from me. Of course that is a lot better than it used to be. I know he misses the big orange guy and I understand about that. 

These days I like to look out over the pond & watch chipmunks. I also like watching the fish swim around. I am very talkative and let them all know what I think!

And I am not going to forget Mother's Day today. Happy Mother's Day to my patient mom. She gives me lots of treats. :) Happy Mother's Day to all my aunties and friends too.

Meows,
Kirby D. (still biting)]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Sizzling Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/684222</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:16:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>It sure has been a sizzling Summer in my neck of the woods. I am lucky that I have a very cool basem ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ It sure has been a sizzling Summer in my neck of the woods. I am lucky that I have a very cool basement to stay in. I come up daily and go in my crate in the sunroom. Talk about cooking! I get a bowl of ice, a fan and some nice shade. I like it though as I get to watch all the wildlife around our house. I still pick chipmunks as my favorite of them to watch. There is a big bird bath right outside the sunroom door and lots of critters visit it often these days. I never nap or sleep while there because I sure don't want to miss a single bug or animal coming by. Sometimes I go inside the air-conditioned house & watch TV or Louis & Ethan too when it just gets too hot for me. I am so glad not to be stuck outside where I have to look for water, walk on hot pavement or get fleas on me. Nope I don't miss those days one bit.

Meows,
Kirby D.]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Gotcha Day!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/670616</link>

				<pubdate>Sat, 8 May 2010 07:19:18 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Today is my Gotcha Day from one year ago. It was a true gotcha too as I was lured into our barn with ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Today is my Gotcha Day from one year ago. It was a true gotcha too as I was lured into our barn with food. The door closed and I was never alone again. I had to live in the barn for about a week until I could get into the vet, get my tests to check for disease and then neutered. I remember the barn was cold but my mom put a heated disk in my bed and I stayed pretty toasty all night. 

I still eat anything and everything with no preference to flavor, brand, chunks or no chunks, canned or dry etc. I am easy to please as I remember when I had no food so it all tastes wonderful to me! MOL! 

I do continue to be aggressive toward my brothers despite having Feliway in the house, comfort collars and stuff in my drinking water to calm me. I am immune to it all. The squirt bottle helps for a second but then I go after the other cats anyway. I have improved some in the past year but I still bite my pawrents too. But when I am in a good mood, I am a loving lap cat. So there ya go. I'm just Kirby D and nobody is going to change me.

Meows,
Kirby D]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Still Wild and Loving It</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/670142</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 5 May 2010 08:13:16 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>I have not posted for awhile so thought I would today. There is not really too much new. I am enjoyi ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ I have not posted for awhile so thought I would today. There is not really too much new. I am enjoying my afternoons in the sunroom and watching the chipmunks & squirrels. I still have to be in my crate while there. I am doing better but still have the urge to attack Louis or Ethan if they come close enough to me. I just can't resist. 

One day our mom was blowing some bubbles for Ethan as he sure does love them. He got so engrossed in the bubbles that he walked right up to my crate. I wasted no time and saw my chance so I jumped at him and grabbed him with my front paws! Wow did it ever scare him and he ran away as fast as he could. It was great fun! But he has not come near me since. 

My mom is getting worried that I may not ever get past this aggression. It is just about a year that I have been in my new home and while I have made quite a bit of progress, it is kind of stopping now. Nobody wants me to attack Louis so that kind of puts a halt to any new attempts to socialize me with my two brothers. We always have hope though  and just remember that at least I am safe and content now to not be in danger outside. 

Meows,
Kirby D]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Daily Diary Pick!!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/656802</link>

				<pubdate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 11:29:16 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Thank you, Catster and Diary Gal, for making me a Daily Diary Pick today. It's quite an honor. Thank ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Thank you, Catster and Diary Gal, for making me a Daily Diary Pick today. It's quite an honor. Thanks to my pals for the messages, rosettes and gifties too.  It all sure adds to the excitement. 

Today is dreary and raining all day so I am watching all the squirrels come for peanuts on the deck. I twitch and my feet quiver as they come ever so close. Lucky for them we have a couple of panes of glass, a screen and a crate between us.  MOL!

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Life Is Good</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/656226</link>

				<pubdate>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 08:13:10 PST</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Hey every cat! I decided to write and let you know how things are going with me. I have gotten a lot ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Hey every cat! I decided to write and let you know how things are going with me. I have gotten a lot better about attacking Louis & Ethan. But progress had to be put on a hold a bit when Louis got sick. My mom does not want him attacked or too stressed right now. So while I am not out loose, I get plenty of sunroom time in my crate. I love bird watching from a warm spot. I think I would be pretty cold if I were still outside. Plus I would have a lot of trouble coming here to eat with so much deep snow to get through. 

I still bite my pawrents sometimes. I just forget and take a bite at times. I don't do this much to my mom anymore but get my dad quite a lot. I even bit his face one day as he went to pick me up from the floor. Yep I know that is not very nice but learning manners is not easy for me. It's lots more fun to be bad. ;) I did forget to mention that when my dad is downstairs in his office, I am always sitting on his lap and being a good boy. Those times are getting more frequent too now. My biggest problem now is when I have to do something I don't want to do- then I get very angry. We are still working on that part a lot. My mom has tried Feliway, comfort collars, calming stuff in my water, etc but none of it seems to have any effect on that angry side of me. 

Now that I have told you all the bad stuff, I need to say how much I love my new home. Like I already said, it is so nice and warm. I have all I want to eat, toys, a cat tree and my own pot of cat grass to nibble on. So I can't complain. I would still like to be top cat around here but not sure that dream will ever happen. Well time to go check out the crows who have come to eat today.

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Aiming For The Top</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/593286</link>

				<pubdate>Tue, 2 Jun 2009 11:48:28 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow I met the two other cats in the house today. OMC are they ever BIG!  Yikes.  The big orange one  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow I met the two other cats in the house today. OMC are they ever BIG!  Yikes.  The big orange one named Louis seems to be the king of the house. I like to bug him some as he is very easy to rattle right now. I just go toward him and he gets very upset. He sure does like to growl a lot. MOL! The other one is Ethan and he is pretty shocked about me but doing OK. I was going to smack his nose when he hissed at me but my dad made me think it would be better not to do so. I just get a little tired of both of them bullying me. Well they think they are but I am not afraid either. I am small but fast. I will hold me own. I think we will all be OK in time. We just have to find our places here and all. (I want to be alpha cat!)

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>A Daily Diary Pick and a Mess too</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/590004</link>

				<pubdate>Thu, 21 May 2009 06:38:09 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<guid ispermalink="true">http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/590004</guid>
		<description>OMC!!! I am one of the Daily Diary Picks today.  I was so excited when I saw the note from Catster.  ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ OMC!!! I am one of the Daily Diary Picks today.  I was so excited when I saw the note from Catster. How I wish all those cats I used to meet up with outside could see this!  They would never believe their eyes. Not little ol' Kirby. MOL!  I'm sure my mom is happy too and maybe it will help make up for the gigantic mess I made yesterday. I decided to climb shelves in the basement. I pulled down many many boxes of Christmas stuff and collectible stuff. It was all neatly wrapped and boxed up on the shelves. Now it is in a huge pile on the floor. I really do hope nothing got broken. My mom will come and spend some time cleaning it all up very soon today.  I was upstairs for quite awhile last night and all I did was go after Louis through the glass. I wanted to jump on his back and show him that just because I am skinny doesn't mean I am a wimp.  My mom says I need a little change in attitude and to quit being such a tough guy.  I know that is right but I keep forgetting because I had to be tough outside or I would not have even survived. So all I have to do now is learn to chill a bit. OK I am off to celebrate my Catster honor for today!

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Attack Cat</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/588972</link>

				<pubdate>Sun, 17 May 2009 14:27:41 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Things have not been going so well with getting me introduced to Louis &amp; Ethan.  I have not met Etha ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Things have not been going so well with getting me introduced to Louis & Ethan.  I have not met Ethan yet as my mom read that the alpha cat of the house (Louis) needs to accept me first. I have met him through the glass as he stays locked in the sunroom when I am upstairs. I tried to attack him each time my mom cracked the door open and I got a smell of Louis. I yowled and just flew into the glass to try and get at him. My mom was not very happy about that.  I got a stern no but kept at it. I am not sure why I do this but maybe because anytime I met up with a cat outside, I had to fight.  They left me no choice so it is all I know to do. My mom says we are really going to take this slow.  I also have no manners and claw the furniture, go on the table and the counter tops. My mom says she is going to need a lot of patience with me but is sure I will be worth all the trouble. I can agree with that. I just need to learn some thing that nobody ever cared to teach me before. I will work hard to remember these things so I can be a trusted part of my new family.

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Hello Catster!</title>
		<link>http://www.catster.com/cats/989896/diary/Kirbys_kibbles/587756</link>

				<pubdate>Wed, 13 May 2009 06:38:11 PDT</pubdate>
		<author>Kirby D. ~ writing at catster.com</author>
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		<description>Wow Catster is such a cool place!  I could only imagine this kind of place for cats in my dreams a s ...</description>

		<content:encoded><![CDATA[ Wow Catster is such a cool place!  I could only imagine this kind of place for cats in my dreams a short time ago. I was abandoned, starving, cold and lonely. I've come pretty far in a short amount of time. Now I have my very own page on Catster and a diary. Not something a skinny stray cat thinks he will ever be fortunate enough to have. And all his own.I'm still rubbing my eyes at all the wonderful things I can see.  I hope to make a lot of new pals on Catster. I don't want to ever be alone in the world again. It can be a very cruel place for a young homeless cat. So I hope you will be my furriend and teach me all these new things. I am just so happy!

Meows,
Kirby]]></content:encoded>
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