We have two 13 year old cats (Rufus and Minnie) and we just got (last week) two younger cats: Mister Guy, approximate age 2 years (porch stray) and Mercedes, age 6 months. Rufus is hyperthyroid (on medication -- ear ointment) and has slightly dicey kidneys. All the rest are in good health...
Evan Morris, who writes a neat column on word origins (The Word Detective: http://www.word-detective.com/index.html ) also has a blog at http://www.evanmorris.com/weblog/ and has posted in the blog looking for names for three of the five kittens that they rescued this fall. The prize is "the...
Yesterday, now, we had to put Jacqueline to sleep. She had a tumor in her forehead that gradually ate up all of her life. She was a wonderful cat, my little chocolate brown princess, with the softest coat I've ever petted. We were able to keep her happy if not healthy for almost eighteen years...