‘pets’ Archives
Thundershirt!
Herman got a much-needed dog-washing at today’s fundraiser for the Coalition to Unchain Dogs. Durham company Thundershirt was sponsoring the event, and they were raffling off some Thundershirts. Herman, ever socially-inept on leash with other dogs, got to borrow a [Read More]
Feline health update (Aremid)
This month marks 16 years with Aremid. This cat defines me. There is no Toastie without Aremid. But there will be someday. He can’t outlive me, because I don’t know who’d take him in. And he may be on his ninth life right now. He’s been getting by [Read More]
This is not Herman
This is not Herman: This is Herman: Uncanny, isn’t it? The markings aren’t quite the same, but everything else about them is. (Maybe the ears are different; I never really noticed that Hermans point back and don’t naturally flop.) The dog on top is [Read More]
Aremid’s 16th Birthday
February 1 was Aremid’s 16th Birthday (observed). I didn’t do anything to observe it, but as far as he’s concerned, everyday is his birthday. As he gets older and frailer, he grows even more attached to me, and I give him even more attention. I’ve [Read More]
As I’ve said many times before
I love this cat. When he’s good, he’s so good. I know I’ve taken this same picture what seems like a hundred times. But he’s almost 16. Maybe it used to be overkill, but now, I mean, he’s 16. So any picture I take of him at this point is [Read More]
And I bought the Petsmart cat tree anyway
After I railed on Petsmart for advertising a Black Friday sale on a cat tree that had not been previously sold anywhere, I picked one up Friday morning, anyway. It’s a good price for a solid cat tree, and Aremid has needed a new one. I did not get up particularly [Read More]
Slumber III
Even though Aremid will spend an entire day whining for no apparent reason, and he’ll poop and pee in random places, he’ll still do this full curl he’s been doing for 15 years, and so he gets to stay. [Read More]
