HouseOfPurrfection

Yesterday we got approximately 8” of snow dropped on us. Usually our winters are mild with maybe a couple of inches of snow during a couple of days or so throughout the season. Usually the snow never sticks to the ground or lasts very long. Therefore, the cats aren’t too inconvenienced from not being able [...]

I’ve never owned a solid white cat. I didn’t go out of my way to make this happen since I’ve always adopted whatever-colored cats have come my way. And, I’ve never set owning a completely white cat as a goal, but it’s crossed my mind a few times. Furthermore, I don’t feel incomplete for having [...]

Most mornings I feel like the only guard in a prison (having never filled this role, I can only imagine from what I’ve learned through the movies and gritty documentaries). I’ll stroll through the house, perhaps walking from the living room to the kitchen, and from somewhere a cat screams and hisses. Then, a fight [...]

I cut it a little close this week in getting the cat food on time. Sometimes I honestly forget, or I believe that we can make it stretch for another week. The Cat Food Gods have seen fit to answer our prayers many times in the past. Our vet’s office has the same weekends I [...]

Old Mother Carolyn Old Mother Carolyn went to the cupboard To serve her cats some catnip, But when she got there, the cupboard was bare So she went on a long guilt trip. As I’ve mentioned before, I have no children. However, I know what a pair of soft, fully-dilated eyes, besieging claws slowly and [...]

Reina is doing well after being on antibiotics for a week and receiving another cortisone shot. She even gained ½ a pound. However, her gums are still red and swollen from Gingival Stomatitis (I finally remembered what she has). Despite having troublesome teeth removed in December, she is still having problems with her gums and [...]

Well, it was another, get-down-on-your-knees-and-clean-for-all-you’re-worth Sunday. Our Sundays are completely and entirely dedicated to cleaning the HOP. From half past dawn to way after dusk we not only clean what the cats need cleaning, but also what we two humans need cleaned. With several breaks in between, cleaning day can go quite well. Actually, Sundays [...]

Before Bruce became an indoor cat, he was a carefree, outdoor cat with the world at his feet. That was before he was found to be FIV positive (Feline AIDS) and had to be made an indoor cat. We’ve been having amazing weather here. The sun is shining and it’s in the low 70’s this [...]

In every group there is at least one individual, if not a few more, that gets lost in the crowd. However, in some instances, this is due mostly to the individual’s inability to stand out. The quieter, shier, or better-behaved the individual is, the less others will take notice of him. This is the case [...]

On December 15th, 2006, Reina had oral surgery to remove several troublesome teeth. Before her surgery, she could barely eat due to the pain she felt. Her gums were red and swollen, and her breath was so putrid that is was difficult to hold her or have her on our laps. So, as a result, [...]