November 19, 2021 When it comes to photography of anything, the angle and perspective can make or break your picture. When cats are your main subject this is certainly also true. Sometimes a cat can look tiny, while ‘the original creature’ is pretty big, and they can look really big while in reality you are … Read morePhoto points of view make all the difference: final blog post
November 15, 2021 When we first spotted what became our cat tree, we figured it was much too big and high for our feline family of 7. I myself was thinking of kittens dropping to the floor and hanging by their nails and stuff like that. Wim made the decision to buy it while I … Read morePhotoshopping the tree
November 11, 2021 Day 125 Today (Thursday 11 November) it is exactly 2 weeks since Mitsy was spayed and I can truly say that she is healed from the surgery. We expected her to stay ‘coned’ for at least 1 week, but after only 5 days madame decided to take it off herself. That was … Read moreA full circle moment…
November 7, 2021 Don’t cry because it is over, Smile because it happened!—Dr Seuss Just now, while Mitsy is lounging on the floor of my office, I received word that our twins have found a new home… That means that all 6 of our kittens have now been adopted. There is no end to the gratitude I … Read more!! All kittens adopted !! Doing a little happy cat dance !!
November 6, 2021 Now that the cone is off and Mitsy is healing well, slowly but surely serenity comes back to our house. Mitsy sleeps in her cat room at night with the door closed, but during the day she roams the house freely. Some rooms remain closed, unless she is supervised. She is clearly … Read moreCuddle time
November 2, 2021 Just last night I spoke to the vet who performed Mitsy’s spaying; he had the results of her bloodwork. She is as healthy as a horse and even though we have now stopped the pain meds, she shows no signs of discomfort caused by the incision. We also asked about the cone … Read moreThe cone is no more… oops!
October 30, 2021 Day 114 Mitsy’s spaying has gone well and she is now recuperating at home in the cat room. She is resting quietly most of the time, but when she is awake, the cone is really in her way. That was to be expected. She is also quite restless, especially when we are … Read moreIt is done…
October 27, 2021 Day 111 Tomorrow is the day we say goodbye to the 2 remaining kittens, our adorable ‘twins’ Sipke and Stipke. We also bring Mitsy in for her spaying. So the future for all three cats will be very different after that change. Even at the best of times, I am not very … Read moreGoodbyes hurt… but I am still grateful!
October 23, 2021 This past week I have opened up the house to the feline family bit by bit. Mitsy stays in her cat room most of the time and when she does come out, she seems to have her eyes mostly on the kittens. She talks to them continuously and sometimes it turns into a meow; … Read moreThe inmates are running the asylum…
October 22, 2021 Our twins are up for adoption. At the latest they will leave our home next Thursday. Mom is getting spayed on that day and the twins will go with her to the vet to get their vaccinations updated and then they will be off to the Brant Hills Adoption Centre at the … Read moreAdoption flyers for the twins