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Scout update: “Them kittens big cats now”

Scout, the kitten we got last summer, is almost a grown cat now. He’s a good size for a nine month old – sturdy. Actually? He’s getting a bit porky. He reminds me of an endearing line from James Herriott’s All Things Bright and Beautiful about a litter of kittens who almost didn’t make it:ContinueContinue reading “Scout update: “Them kittens big cats now””

Scout Finds a New Favorite Perch

Scout has been trying to figure out how to clamber up onto the entertainment center for a couple of weeks and today he managed it. Floor to rocker to speaker to entertainment center. He’s so thrilled by his conquest that he gets up there and knocks the books helter skelter every hour or so. BethesdaContinueContinue reading “Scout Finds a New Favorite Perch”

Our nieces are visiting!

I can’t tell whose having a better time! The girls or Scout! He is a source of endless diversion and so far they have not tired of him in the least (nor he of them). They have pets at home and the occasional playful nip or even a little scratch doesn’t bother them. I’m prettyContinueContinue reading “Our nieces are visiting!”

SmartyKat: The New Toy!

We call them senior cat and junior cat

At twelve weeks he completely dominates the food bowls. And Candy just gets out of his way!! She’s been a lot more subdued since Bethesda’s death; never really bounced back. I’m afraid this is her new normal.

Candy, Meet Scout

Candy meets ScoutToday, Scout got a clean bill of health from his intestinal parasites so we decided to introduce him to Candy. Candy has been having a hard time since Bethesda’s death. Urinating and defecating outside of her box for the first two weeks (that has stopped). Acting depressed. She approached Bethesda to play everyContinueContinue reading “Candy, Meet Scout”

“No offense, Scout”

Scout cashed in on the Norris Family Medical Plan today with a trip to the Waverly Animal Clinic. On the way, he yowled and howled. Candy usually has a few choice words for us when a car trip is in the making but she was sanguine. The senior cat. She offered an occasional, mild, “Meow,”ContinueContinue reading ““No offense, Scout””