Monthly Archives: February 2013

Serious Work

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Oldcat

Instead of chasing the cats around this time I decided to set a camera trap and wait for them to come to me.  Like usual, it only took a few moments before I had a visitor.  She had some serious … Continue reading →

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Workout Warrior

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Oldcat

I finally caught another good picture of Julie making the big tree wobble with his scratching.  With him it isn’t just ‘loosen the old claw sheathes’, instead he puts some back into it.

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Full Circle

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Oldcat

I picked up the antibiotic medicine for Gus and gave him his first dose. He might well have been shaking things off himself as he looked a bit better even before the pill.  He decided to stay upstairs most of … Continue reading →

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Results

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Oldcat

I got a couple of calls from the Vet with test results for the boys.  It ended up being two calls since she didn’t check if there might be more than one cat for a number. Like usual, Julie had … Continue reading →

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Paper Tiger

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Oldcat

Remember the old Zazzle Cartoon-ized Cat?  Well, this is version 2.0! As part of my sporadic trying to learn my new smartphone I decided to buy a non-free app to get this set up and I chose one called Paper … Continue reading →

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Unkindest Cuts

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Oldcat

It’s Saturday, so it must be cut large amounts of fur off of Gus day! I’m not sure of the reason, but from being in good shape mat wise a few months back, Gus is breaking out in mats all … Continue reading →

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Double Trouble

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Oldcat

Sure, he looks relaxed now, but it was a pretty stressful day for Gus.  Not only did he have to go to the vet, but Julius came along too.  And I was doing silly stuff rather than just helping him … Continue reading →

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New Spot

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Oldcat

The other day I picked up a new throw-rug and put it in a high traffic area by the base of my leather armchair.  It seems to have been adopted by the cats as a good place to sleep and … Continue reading →

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Three Years of Calla

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Oldcat

Sometimes she is lovely… Sometimes she’s a little loopy…

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Poised for Action

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Oldcat

Gus is totally alert and ready for anything… …including a quick nap. Old age is tough.

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