Over the last few years the cat has stopped bringing dead and dying animals home, but for two years running he made an exception and left a dead mouse outside the back door on my birthday. This year he didn’t and I am feeling very put out. Its not that I actually wanted a dead […]
Entries Tagged as 'Pets'
Cat Wrestling
June 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life
If Blair thinks that the media is a feral beast, what would he make of our cat? Last week Jayne removed his collar because it was getting tatty and had ruworn some of his fur away, but now the bell can't warn the wildlife of his approach our garden and teh woods out the back […]
Tags: Pets
Very small world
March 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Life
If there are any such creatures as regular readers here, they might remember “the puppy”. This was the Siberian husky which Jayne’s sister had, and which we looked after for a while. Shortly after that, Jayne’s sister found that the dog was a bit much to handle in a house with 5 children, including three […]
Just what I always wanted…
September 29th, 2006 · 5 Comments · Life
How does the cat know? Since it is past midnight, this is now officially my birthday, so the cat has just come in and presented me with a dead mouse. I have had to throw him out and lock the cat-flap so he does not bring it back in again after I have gone to […]
Tags: Animals·Pets·Serial Killers
Wolf!
September 6th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Life
Jayne’s sister came to visit this evening, and brought her dog with her for the walk. It was the first time I had seen it. She did say what breed it is. I can’t remember what she called it, but as far as I can make out its just a fancy name for wolf. Beautiful […]
Domestic fleas and the far right
August 29th, 2006 · Comments Off on Domestic fleas and the far right · Life
Why is it that flea treatments for domestic pets all have brand names that sound like they could be the titles of BNP newspapers? (eg Frontline and Stronghold)
Dr. Death
May 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life
All I’m saying is that when Rolf Harris wants to make another series of Animal Hospital, he should try to avoid our vets. They were very considerate and sensitive and all that, but they do seem to view euthanasia as more of a first resort than a last one sometimes. In this case I think […]
Tags: Medicine/Health·Pets
A cat’s life
May 15th, 2006 · 3 Comments · Life
I can’t remember exactly when I first started sharing a house with Ziggy, but it was a long time ago, more than 10 years ago when I was living in Brockley, and since then she has moved house with me twice. When she first arrived from the Cat Protection League she was extremely shy. It […]
Tags: Medicine/Health·Pets·Photos
Sick Cat
May 15th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life
This might be the last photo I take of my cat. I hope it isn’t but things are not looking good. She went out on Friday and did not re-appear until Saturday evening, when she came stumbling from under a bush in the garden, looking very skinny and feeble. Since then she has hardly moved, […]
Dead rat time again
November 18th, 2005 · Comments Off on Dead rat time again · Life
The cat must have thought that the reason we were not happy with all the dead mice he brought home for us was that they were too small – so today he deposited a huge dead rat on the doorstep. He probably tried to bring it indoors but found it too big to fit through […]
