Tag: Cats

A fine February Caturday

Today has been a fine, lazy Caturday here in Durham. Spring is nudging Winter out of the way, but not without a little push-back. Seems like a good day to post a few pictures of Sam, the ringleader of the former Knox Street gang. Sam is the most cat-like...

Friday Fancycat

Today was vet visit day. As is custom, I gave Lilah a few doses of Gabapentin ahead of the vet visit so she’d be manageable and not try to use her chainsaw paws on them. She was feeling very, very chill this morning. No vets were harmed during the...

Quick links: Middle Ages cat names, Turkish Funk, Java price increases…

A couple of quick links today for your enjoyment: I’ve written about my cats and their many nicknames. But have you ever wondered what people named their cats in the middle ages? Apparently Open Culture has given this some thought. My question is… what have my cats named me?...

Celebrating Bubby’s gotcha day

Four years and one day ago, Meg forwarded me an email she received as a volunteer cat foster. It was titled “last chance for Bubby” and it included a picture of a big-eyed black cat looking over someone’s shoulder....

Monday fluffs

Lots of bad vibes on the internet today. Here’s a little cat action to boost your mood....

Murdercat at rest

Having a relaxing Caturday with Lilah, aka Murdercat, giving me the hairy eyeball. Bonus shot of Bubby and Willow....

A festive fancy cat

It’s been a long day. Here’s my tuxedo cat Lilah being as fancy as a cat can be....

Miss you, Laney

It’s been a year to the day since I said goodbye to one of the best cats that’s ever walked the planet. When I first got Laney, I put her in a separate room (like you’re supposed to) to acclimate to the new surroundings and before introducing her to...

The many faces of Laney McScratcherson

Laney McScratcherson is a tortoiseshell tabby cat (torbie) that I adopted from Animal House in St. Louis in late 2013. It might be more accurate to say she adopted me, because she made it pretty clear that she had decided I was her person. You don’t argue with a...