Archive for November, 2007

The state of health care

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

I am convinced that the doctors in this town don’t really know what they are doing, nor do they care. I have just been through it with my ankle and at first they told me it was a strained Achilles tendon, and then it was a fractured foot. When I went into the doc’s to […]

The Puzzle solved

Sunday, November 25th, 2007

Charlie has been having setbacks. He has been gurgling quite a bit. I finally pinned Mike down and questioned him. Poor man, he was so overwhelmed by all he had to do while I was at the Cat Writers’ Convention that he completely forgot to give Charlie his Lysine. Charlie is on my lap right […]

The burning question of the day

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

Why do dogs consider horse manure a treat?

Reflections

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Looking out the window this morning, I noticed a light dusting of snow on the hills near our home. It grew incredibly cold last night, the air was crisp and the mud from the earlier rainstorm had formed a small sheet of ice that crunched as I made my way to the barn to feed […]

Purrsonal Notes from the Cat Writers’ Association Convention

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

Thursday-
As I sit here at the airport waiting for my flight to San Francisco to arrive, I can feel the weight of responsibility slowly roll off my shoulders and go crashing to the ground. I admit, too in feeling guilty for leaving. For Mike stays behind to juggle for the first time the needs […]

A humbling recognition

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

The strangest thing happened the other day. I received in the mail, a package from someone I only know off the Internet. Inside, there was a card, a donation for my cats along with Nathan J. Winograd’s newest book Redemption.
When I opened the book, I saw that he had autographed it for me. He said […]

Catching Up

Tuesday, November 13th, 2007

In just a few days I am off to the Cat Writers’ Convention in San Francisco. I feel guilty for harboring excitement in going. In getting away from the demands of sickly kitties, nightly bed checks, and braving the slamming rain and winds currently blowing here as I make my way to the stables […]

Internet articles

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Recently, I keep getting informed from Google Alert about my articles being found on websites around the Net that I have no knowledge of. I guess, I should feel flattered that cat lovers find my articles informative, or intriguing enough to want to take them. But I don’t, I just feel betrayed. The articles […]

Hurricane Charlie had a blow-out

Sunday, November 4th, 2007

Charlie has suffered a set-back. I am not sure what happened, but he is once again open-mouth breathing, gurgling and has the feel bads. Dr. Vickie was kind enough to do a house call and he is back on Zithromax and Busperene. I have him isolated in the cat room with the vaporizer going full […]

Vanishing Act

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

I wonder what happened to Tipster? Last time I saw him (45 days ago) he was peering at me from the top of the hay bales in the hay barn. The next morning when I went to fill the feral feeders, he didn’t come running to take his place at the feeders for breakfast.
I haven’t […]