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  • Fritter’s early morning

    Fritter’s early morning

    Fritter spent an hour at dawn loudly trying to get my attention. He sat himself in the bedroom at 4:15 meowing until I got up to see what his problem was. I put a handful of kibble on his plate (that’s usually the problem) but he soon returned to the bedroom for even louder and…

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  • Maura’s learned to trust

    Maura’s learned to trust

    With back-to-back visitors since the end of March, Maura has made a huge change in personality. He has been a skittish cat, dashing off every time someone comes to the door. But over the last couple of months he has been learning to trust our friends. He will sit in a room with me and…

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  • Cats on a Spring Morning

    Cats on a Spring Morning

    Maura turned 4 on April 2nd. He’s my big sweet lap cat. His routine is everything: my lap first thing in the morning; a patrol around the area in the afternoon; more lap time if at all possible; and cuddles at night as long as Beryl isn’t in the bed. He loves me and Tod…

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  • Places where cats sit

    Places where cats sit

    Yesterday, a stranger came to look at the house we’ll be leaving when we move up to 555. It’s still months away, but we’ve put the word out that we’re looking for someone to replace us. Mr. Yasuda, our landlord, will appreciate continued rent income and this is a good “starter house” for someone new…

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  • Cosy cats

    Cosy cats

    Cats are masters of seeking comfort and warmth. Here are some shots of Maura, Fritter and Beryl showing off their skills.

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  • Crepuscular lessons

    Crepuscular lessons

    Fritter had a brief 9:30 pm walk with me. Another with Tod at 11:30pm. He then made loud requests to go outside every 90 minutes until I capitulated at 4:45 am. His stitches are out and Fritter is ready to get back to normal. But normal is now chaperoned walks in a harness and he…

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  • Secret Ways and Hidey Holes

    Secret Ways and Hidey Holes

    Since Fritter came back from his surgery, I have been keeping him mostly inside. He’s tired and sleeps a lot so doesn’t seem to mind. But since he isn’t litter trained and is ultimately an outdoor cat, we go for leashed walks on his request. And I have been learning a lot about cat behaviour…

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  • Fritter’s awful fortnight

    Fritter’s awful fortnight

    Sasaki-sensei at Mare Animal Clinic let me take Fritter home for the night after bandaging him up last Sunday. Fritter had struggled hard to get home to us on that damaged foot; I wanted him to have a comfortable night with us before admitting him to the clinic for treatment. So we made sure he…

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  • Fritter’s back

    Fritter’s back

    3:15 this morning, there was a noisy meowing in the house. Not Maura’s squeak or Beryl’s bargle, this was loud and insistent. It was Fritter! He was eating hungrily and meowing in between bites. Unfortunately he has been badly injured. I think he got stuck in a trap. Whether he freed himself, or a weekend…

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  • Where is Fritter?

    Where is Fritter?

    On Thursday night, Fritter slept on the bed and as usual, he stepped outside in the pre-dawn. But it’s Tuesday now and he hasn’t come back. Fritter is our adventurer. He has gone off for extended walkabouts and missed a day’s worth of meals, but he’s never been gone five days in a row. I…

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