If you’ve been around the blog for a while, then you know I like cats. Don’t get me wrong, I like dogs, too. In fact, my family always had at least two dogs in the house when I was growing up. But I don’t own a dog now and I probably won’t own a dog [Read More]
Living My Okay-est Quarantine Life
I don’t know about you, but I’m not baking bread from scratch or learning a new language during this quarantine. No, I’m having my okay-est quarantine life here in Michigan, where we’ve been under a “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order since March 15. Here’s what I’ve “accomplished”: I finished Tiger King on Netflix. Very entertaining. [Read More]
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Teens Are Like Cats: Let Me Count The Ways
It was 11 am on a beautiful Saturday morning. Humming a little ditty about Jack and Diane, I opened the blinds in my teenage son’s room. As the sunlight streamed in, I changed both my volume and my tune, belting out Livin’ on a Prayer by Bon Jovi in hopes of waking my sleeping son. [Read More]
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A Tail of Two Bad Kitties
My two kitties are rounding the corner and heading towards their first birthdays in July. However, there is a distinct possiblity that they won’t make it. Why? Because they are so bad. Here are all the ways they are destroying my house and cementing their reputations as bad kitties: 1. They wake me up at [Read More]
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The Honest Truth about Naming Kittens
The word is out: there are two new kittens in our house. Woo hoo! They are so fun–and mischievous. The kittens are sisters, a calico and a torbie, and we got them in early October. We named them Buffy and Trixie. Cute, no? Or perhaps you think they sound a bit like a pair of [Read More]
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Helping Your Family With Pet Loss Grief
Those of you who follow me on social media know that we lost our beloved cat, Scooter, this summer. Although only 2 years old, Scooter was diagnosed with severe kidney disease in the spring that was terminal. We walked with her and loved her through her final months, even administering IV fluids every other day. [Read More]
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Adventures in Subcutaneous Fluids for Cats
Here’s the story of me giving subcutaneous fluids to our kitty cat. But, first, some back story: Last month, our beloved cat Scooter looked a little skinny. We took her to the vet and, at just 2 years old, she was diagnosed with severe kidney disease and something called Protein Losing Neuropathy (PLN). Sniff. Based on her [Read More]
