Scaredy Kitty

Back in January, Kitty was diagnosed with chronic triaditis from an ultrasound – which could not be confirmed without a biopsy. She had been doing good for months with the changes I made for her health and diet, as had infrequent episodes which were managed.

Then the pandemic came and there were shutdowns around. We were being told to stay home as much as possible, to control the spread of the coronavirus, which meant a new way of doing things – even going to the vet.

This was fine by me because I had sweet Kitty for company and my focus was keeping her healthy. In times like these, I especially appreciated having Kitty with me.

Then late May she had a vomiting episode. These

Today is a special day for Kitty. Ten years ago, she was found by good samaritans, severely injured in their yard, after being lost miles away from home for over 3 months. They immediately took her to a nearby animal hospital which saved her life and, thanks to a microchip, reunited her with her owner. Where she was found was only a few doors away from home, that’s how close and amazing her journey was, considering she was lost on the other side of the river and on top was a timid, scaredy cat. She bravely survived in finding her way home, with a near-fatal injury, as she clung to life. A miracle that happened less than a month before Christmas, during a week with especially freezing

Where has the time gone? It’s already the 10th anniversary coming up, at the end of November, since the day Kitty was found by good samaritans, after being lost for over 3 months. I am so thankful that they saved her life by immediately taking her to an animal hospital. I have been making plans for her for this special day, including announcing a project that has been in the works for sometime now, but recently there’s been a big damper over the joyful occasion due to a major conflict with my sister, making it a very stressful and difficult time for me.

I removed Kitty from my sister’s home a couple weeks ago, as was the final straw, and she is now living with me.

I think if cat toy companies used Kitty as a toy tester, then they would really know for sure if their toy was a big hit or not. You can get her attention at first but she may lose interest fast if she doesn’t really enjoy it.

Here is a video of her with one that is usually popular with cats:





She did eventually play with it a little but lost interest soon enough. Maybe it’s an age thing, where the younger cats would have more fun with it or just laziness on Kitty’s part as rather do some birdwatching or something along those lines.

I wonder if she might like the Angry Birds game.

Oh well, I guess just have to try one by one, until find the right toy she really likes.

After reading in the paper about some sailor guy going to take a solo trip around the world, in his sail boat, it got me thinking. Why would anyone want to take such a risky trip, in the middle of the ocean, in a tiny sailboat and never leaving the water, for any stopovers, the whole time?

I imagined Kitty and I on a boat like that and quickly decided it was a no go for a number of obvious reasons. She doesn’t like water and that would look like the biggest, endless, rippling bathtub she ever seen, not to mention the stormy weather with all the flash and noise, that we would surely face, would frighten her considerably, me too. And if both can’t swim who could save each other

i have attempted numerous times with various fresh raw vegetables suitable for cats, like broccoli, to see if Kitty might like it. She sniffs at it and then turns her nose, walks away. That is the extent of her vegetable eating attempts . So thankfully in her dry cat food, some vegetables and fruits are processed in it and she loves her natural dry food.

Most cats though do take to grass, and I have caught her nibbling on a plant before. Since she is a finicky eater, I don’t worry that she will eat something wrong not good for her, because she herself won’t.

While I was in the pet store, buying litter, they had a special where, with the purchase of the litter brand I use for