Black Doggerel

he's home! he's fine! he's being consoled with tuna and seems perfectly happy.

bloolark, the towel helped although I still took some damage. thank you!


sooo sleepy now. and Saffron has an appointment for her pre-spay check tomorrow afternoon. my babies are all growing up. *sigh*

We have to be at the vet's tomorrow at 8.30am with Hamish. Testicle Removal Day has arrived. He's already in a raging, furious sulk because everyone in the house got fed except him. I'm really not looking forward to trying to get him into the cat carrier in the morning. I still have the scars from last time. Wish us luck please!


In other news, my sister and her boyfriend came to visit today, and (despite my last-minute attempt to distract them with offers of pretty calico demon-cats) they are going to have Hamish and Saffron as soon as they've all had their gonads removed. We'll be making Saffron's appointment today. Still need to organise Naamah being done, but with no testicles in the flat it becomes a matter of rather less urgency.

I wish I could keep him.

chat log excerpt:

(21:47:43) Bloolark: Liz, has anyone taught you about Calico Syndrome?
(21:47:54) LizBlackDog: yes
(21:47:57) LizBlackDog: Naamah has

( Calico Syndrome in action )

The other cat adventure of the day was taking Hamish to the vet for his pre-neuter health check. He's booked in to be neutered on the 15th. I think when the day comes I'm going to pay someone else to get him into the cat carrier. Anyone on my f-list know any professional bear wrestlers with full suits of plate armour?

Hamish isn't Siamese-shaped like Naamah and Cassie, but his Siamese-mix heritage shows under stress. He shouted at the top of his voice the entire time he was in the carrier. ROWWW!!! ROWWWW!! ROWWWW!!! ROWWW!! The receptionist told me she'd heard us coming before we were even out of the car.

Now I have a bit over ten days in which to get a picture of him licking his balls...