Category Archives: Cats

And Then There Were Five

It’s been a busy couple of weeks. Last week we took our five No-Longer-Kittens and two No-Longer-Puppies to the vet to be neutered. In shifts. This week we took them back the the scene of the horror to have their … Continue reading

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Every Life Should Have Nine Cats

Eight cats is a lot of cats. I guess that’s what you get when you wish a little too hard. When we lived in Roquetaillade (with only seven llamas, four chickens and one dog) I really, really, really wanted a … Continue reading

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Brain Freeze

My, doesn’t time fly when you’re filling it with endless trips to the North Pole to break ice on frozen water buckets and take food to cold, hungry animals that have no way of getting their own, because some bugger … Continue reading

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Does size matter?

The kittens are now the master and mistresses of the house. Or at least they think they are. And Max seems to agree. Big tough Max weighs in at something over 30 kilos. And the kittens are between 560g and … Continue reading

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Puppy training, with distractions

The puppies are doing very well, and seem very ‘biddable’. Although they are very lively, and rush about trying to explore everything in their clumsy puppy way, they have also already learned to walk to heel. So now we are … Continue reading

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Five go Exploring

Just over four weeks ago, Mother Cat gave birth to five kittens. In the light of previous experience, we didn’t expect all five to last many weeks. However, on day 28 all were still thriving, and they had learned how … Continue reading

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