Sunday, June 30, 2024
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
KitKat
Michelle has been taking care of KitKat for several years. He is semi-feral and lives outside in a nice, old suburb near the University. Michelle goes by at sunset, after the predatory pigeons have gone to bed, to put out his food.
On her last job, several months ago, KitKat showed himself a couple of times. This time he was there when she arrived and watched from a safe distance, never getting up to come closer.
Tonight was her last visit and as she reached to put his food down, he came up and head-butted the back of her hand...then quickly skittered off.
How did he know?
Sunday, June 16, 2024
Sunday, May 26, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
June's Senior Cat Rescue - ABQ, NM
June's Senior Cat Rescue is one of the most comprehensive services I've seen.
In addition to providing for unadoptable senior cats, they have a variety of services to help people who cannot afford veterinary care. They also have a program for people who want to be assured of their cat's care in case of their, the person's, demise.
They have a foster program and several ways to donate money to help cover the cost of medications and care for their long-term residents.
And they have cats available for adoption.
Please consider supporting them. No donation is too small.
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Saturday, March 23, 2024
Nicherin
Comet
In their childhood, Michelle and her brother developed a nomenclature for cats and their "parts."
"Cabs" are black and white cats named after the coloration of taxi-cabs.
Smirkets are black cats and a cat's anus is called a "twidget."
This proclivity endured. Sometimes though, instead of making up words they'll assign new definitions. So it is with "nicherin."
A sect of Buddhism, Michelle re-assigned the term to apply to the wrinkling that builds on a cat's face at the top of its nose when annoyed or simply created, as in this case, by "zooming" (see: Zooming).
Now you know.
Michelle says, "This is Comet. She's the one who said 'Snaaaaaa' three times last night, and once this morning. But then when I served mush and presented a cat toy, the scales fell from her eyes and she realized I am useful after all."
Saturday, March 2, 2024
Friday, March 1, 2024
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
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