Alaidh's daily diary

Rainbow Bridge

2009-02-18T15:25:00.001-08:00

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge. When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind. They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart. Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

This is the final entry for Alaidh's diary. She's gone and my heart is broken.

We have to say good bye to another sweet kitty

2009-02-06T00:04:00.007-08:00

I never met Scooter in person - unfortunately we probably would have hissed at each other if we had...tough kitties do that, you know - but I know she was a great kitty.

Scooter lived in Albuquerque, NM with her mum and dad. She had a great house with a big walled-in backyard that she patrolled when it was warm enough outside. She was so lucky!

You can see her in her garden if you go visit her Catster page here: http://www.catster.com/cats/144863

Scooter turned 20 last October. Her mum and dad made sure she was happy and comfortable to the end when she died this morning in her mother's arms while her dad stroked her head.

Scooter, I know you're going to be missed terribly, but you brought so much joy to your family and, with your mum's help, you brought joy to many more. Thank you.

I'm feeling much better now!!

2009-01-15T16:51:00.003-08:00

The yummy chicken-flavoured antibiotics seem to have done their job! My leg is all cleared up and I'm feeling better! My appetite is back to normal, I had a big poop and I'm peeing in my litter box. Yay!!

I'm not feeling so well...

2009-01-13T15:29:00.002-08:00

Mummy is worried about me. I went to the vet last week for my old kitty check up and because I had an infection on my leg. I also peed on the floor a few times.

Well, the infection seems to be clearing up, but now I'm hardly eating much. My appetite's not totally gone, but I'm not enjoying my food like I normally do.

I know I'm almost 20, but Mummy's pretty sure I'm not ready to leave yet. I'm not so sure, but I'm going to keep fighting.

Time flies!!

2009-01-06T17:01:00.003-08:00

Wow! I have a lot to talk about!! For one thing, I moved!! I no longer live in New Westminster. We moved across the river to Surrey. This apartment is so much nicer. There's carpet everywhere. Mummy says she liked the hard wood floor, but that it's much easier just to vacuum a carpet! I also find it much easier to walk on...no slipping and sliding!

I sleep in front of the balcony door and have a perfect view of trees. There are birds in those trees!! I've even been out on the balcony a couple of times. It's much bigger than the old one!

This apartment also gets a lot of sun! (Well, when the sun is out, which it's not very often here in the winter...)

Now, what do you think of my new sweater? My granny knit it for me!

Mummy and I went to Ontario for Christmas and while there, I had my belly shaved - it was covered in knots because my fur is so fine. Anyway, Mummy was worried I'd be cold, so Granny made me this lovely sweater! I got lots of attention from the security guards when Mummy took me out of my carrier!!

Speaking of Ontario, I had a great time there! I got to sleep in a cool shoebox! Mummy brought a soft bed for me, but I liked the shoebox better, so she put my little heating pad underneath it.

You know what the best thing about going there was?? TURKEY!!

Here's a picture of me waiting for my turkey...Granny's standing a little funny because I kept walking through her feet:

I also got to sleep under the Christmas tree!! Mummy said I did a good job guarding it, too, because my stupid cousins Katy and Timmy never went near the tree. Rawr. They know how vicious I am!!

Alaidh cubed

2008-06-15T23:04:00.003-07:00

Alaidh x Alaidh x Alaidh? Ack! My brain hurts! This isn't a math lesson!! I got a cube!! Well, okay, maybe a little lesson: it's a rectangular prism cuz it's longer than a cube. I don't care! It's cosy and soft!

Mummy took my heated bed away from me about a month ago because she didn't want me to overheat...and apparently it smelled like cat and she wanted to clean it. Of course, I prefer the cat smell to the fresh mountain stream smell!

Anyway, it's been really cold here! Not summer-like at all! Mummy noticed my paws were cold when I walked on top of her in the morning, so she realised I needed something a little cosier to sleep in. She found this cool bed at Canadian Tire of all places!

The pet stores she looked in had some similar, but they were leopard print...Mummy's not big on leopard print...unless it's on a leopard...

Diva!!

2008-05-10T12:29:00.004-07:00

Check it out! I'm on Stuff On My Cat again!! Mummy put this boa on me so I could honour ze fabulous Isaac from Catster and she loved the picture so much, she sent it in to Stuff On My Cat in hopes it would be posted...and it was!!

You might remember the photoshoot we had on the bed - I wrote about it a little while ago. I certainly was annoyed at Mummy at first, but then I started to enjoy it and really get into it. I am such a diva!!

FACEPLANT!!

2008-02-22T14:28:00.003-08:00

Check it out! I'm on Stuff On My Cat again!! This time I'm in another contest. Apparently people find it funny when kitties sleep on their faces; I have no idea why.

Mummy submitted the above picture of me sleeping at Granny and Grampa's last Christmas. Their house was so warm and cosy, and I really liked that little mini-desk of Grampa's...it felt like a beanbag chair!!

Mummy is now regretting not sending in this other picture of me in a faceplant and defying the laws of gravity! I was REALLY comfortable!!

Mummy's always wondering, though, how the heck can I breathe??!?

The Purring Gourmet!

2008-02-03T01:07:00.000-08:00

Catfood Soup (serves 1)

1 part water

1 part canned catfood (preferably something for failing kidneys)

dash of glucosamine (if in tablet form, pulverise into a powder)

sprig of catnip (optional)

Mix together water, catfood and glucosamine supplement and heat in microwave approximately 15 seconds (microwave ovens vary, so make sure soup does not get too hot). Remove from microwave and stir to make sure all lumps have dissolved. Add catnip for garnish if desired.

Enjoy!

On the road again...

2008-01-04T20:13:00.000-08:00

Well, Mummy and I got back from our Christmas holiday travels yesterday and we're exhausted!

I got to stay with my Granny and Grampa. I like their house; it has stairs. Mind you, I'm getting a little slower getting up them nowadays. I really had no choice, though, and I think Mummy was happy I was getting extra exercise. My litter box was upstairs and my food was downstairs in the kitchen!

Another good thing about Granny and Grampa's house? They have a tree!! Mummy hasn't put up a tree since before Sammie died, so I haven't been able to sleep under it. Now, I used to climb the Christmas tree when I was a kitten, but I just stay under it now. Here's a picture of me under the tree!

Here's me having some food in Granny and Grampa's kitchen. They really spoiled me. I even got some turkey! I'm not really supposed to, but I can sure look cute when I want some...so I get some.

We went to Montreal for New Year's...well, I went to Chateauguay, which is close to Montreal. I stayed at my mummy's aunt's house, which was fine, but I had to share with another kitty!

This is Maddie...the other kitty...

This is me stealing Maddie's food...

This is Maddie and me having a showdown on the stairs. She was way bigger than me and way younger...but she was afraid of me!! She knows how tough I am!!

Here we are in the living room. I'm ignoring her, the young whippersnapper!

Well, after two weeks of travelling around Ontario and Quebec, we had to come home. Granny and Grampa drove us to the airport last night. Here's me at the airport. Mummy let me go for a walk around the terminal. I got lots of attention!

We got home really late last night. I went straight to my food spot and bugged Mummy to feed me!! She doesn't know where I slept last night, but today I'm back in my nice clean heated bed...though it smells like a fresh mountain stream again!!

Merry Christmas!!

2007-12-25T13:22:00.000-08:00

Merry friggin' Christmas

Love, Alaidh

Rowr.

2007-12-18T21:50:00.000-08:00

Check out my fang!!

I thought I would show everyone how tough I am. This is the fang that chomped on Mummy's hand. Ooh...my scary fang...

Mummy's lucky I didn't wake up when she took this picture. I wonder if she knows how dangerous I am.

On another note, my foot is all healed up and my bandage is off, but Mummy is back shooting me full of fluids again. *sigh* I guess it makes me feel better, but I really don't like getting stuck in the neck every couple of nights. Mummy's got some nerve...considering these fangs of mine...

Mummy is SO in trouble for this...

2007-11-18T19:17:00.001-08:00

Mummy came home today with...this. Am I now some sort of fashion model?? HMM??

Well, we had a fashion shoot on the bed this afternoon. I just played along with it...for now. But...well...don't I look pretty?

Maybe I'll keep it on...for now...

My secret lair has been discovered!!

2007-11-15T20:20:00.000-08:00

I can't believe this! I've been hiding in here for a few weeks now and, other than the occasional treat that seems to find its way in here, I thought I was undiscovered! *sigh* Today, however, that annoying camera of Mummy's was stuck inside and started flashing. Can you imagine how annoyed I was??

Anyway, a few people have been wondering how I've been doing. Well, a couple of days ago Mummy thought she'd be planning my funeral soon, but after a visit to the vet and being pumped full of fluids, I'm feeling much better! I decided to show Mummy last night by walking back and forth across her head. She was not impressed.

I am having a bit of an issue with...er...being a little irregular... This is probably why I got dehydrated: I didn't feel well so I wasn't eating enough or drinking enough.

I have a new thing I have to take now...for a little while, anyway...it's orangey and sweet and I don't like it much. Mummy squirts it in my mouth. She says it's so I'll poop. I hope it works!

Oh! I almost forgot! I'm also getting some new treats called glucosamine. They're yummy!

Wow, I get a lot of treats now...

CHOMP!!

2007-10-03T23:37:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally made good on my threat. I chomped on Mummy good. I'm not sure whether or not she's forgiven me yet, so I've hidden her camera, so that she can't take any pictures of the evidence.

See, the thing is, Mummy dragged me to the vet again last Saturday. Apparently Dr. Susanne said my little foot wound...which was rather big at first...has now gotten small enough to put a stitch in it. They seem to think I'm too old to be put under, so Dr. Susanne just gave me a local anaesthetic. Well, I have news for you: it still hurt.

Mummy was holding me while Dr. Susanne worked on my foot. I only stay still for Mummy, and I did, but I kept kicking, so it was taking a bit longer than they planned. At one point I saw an escape route...I needed a little extra traction, though. Well, when I need extra traction, I use my teeth...and I did...right into Mummy's hand!! Mummy didn't even flinch!! Dr. Susanne didn't even know I'd bitten Mummy until she showed her!!

Sue, the tech lady there, did some flushing of Mummy's bite wound (I feel so tough saying that), even under the skin, but it wasn't enough. It got infected...I'm sorry, Mummy!!

Anyway, Mummy has had to go into the hospital to get antibiotics...they stuck an IV in her arm that she had to keep there for 3 days!! Now she has some pills to take, but really, her hand is all healed up. Mummy's going to be good and take all the pills, anyway.

I wonder if hers taste like chicken...

It's still on, dammit.

2007-08-21T18:29:00.000-07:00

I went to the vet AGAIN!! Mummy was telling me I would be getting my bandage off today. Well, she was right. BUT THEY PUT ON A NEW ONE!!

My foot looked pretty gross. There's a hole in the skin, but it's all nice and clean now - not smelly, anymore. Guess what Dr. Susanne put on my foot? Honey!! Yup...honey. It keeps everything clean and even makes hydrogen peroxide to disinfect. Cool, eh? Mummy was joking that she was going to dip my foot in her tea. They all laughed. I didn't think it was funny.

Anyway, I'm back home again and, as usual, I went right for my food bowl when I came in the door. I've got Mummy well trained - she filled it up.

You know, I had so many bite opportunities this time and I didn't take advantage of any of them! Oh well...there's always next time...

He was my nemesis...but he didn't know it!!

2007-08-17T20:38:00.000-07:00

I met my "cousin" Murphy almost 13 years ago. Mummy brought him home just before Christmas and he wouldn't leave me alone!! He was huge, yet he was only 5 months old!! He used to flop on me; I would beat him up. It was no fun beating him up cuz he never fought back.

Anyway, Murphy died yesterday. There was something wrong with his brain and it was making him have lots of seizures. Even his vet was crying when he died because he was such a great kitty...even if I didn't think so.

Murphy wasn't too bright, and he had a perpetually stoned look on his face - Mummy called him Bobo. He loved people...when he got over his fear of them. He also had a habit of following people he loved...by running in front of them! Mummy would walk into the bedroom and Murphy would beat her there and flop on the bed, waiting for a tummy rub.

He was also quite the singer. Mummy used to laugh her head off when he would sing at the top of his lungs in the middle of the night. Silly boy.

Murphy didn't know how to be mad. He got his sister Katy mad all the time, but he didn't have the capacity for menace. He was a very happy boy.

He went to sleep quietly with his mummy and daddy by his side.

OUCH!!

2007-08-14T15:38:00.001-07:00

My poor paw! I went to the vet last week for my old lady check up, as you all know, and when Dr. Susanne checked my feet, they were fine, except for one little spot on my left heel that I keep licking. Two days later, however, Mummy noticed a big yucky hole on my right "hock". It was kind of oozy, but it looked clean, so Mummy put some antibacterial ointment on it and just kept an eye on it.

Yesterday, however, it got smelly. EW!! Mummy dragged me to the vet today because of it.

Dr. Susanne is quite puzzled as to what it could be, but she cleaned it all up - after a topical anaesthetic so it wouldn't hurt - and then she wrapped it all up. I'll bet you're all impressed that a kitty can spell anaesthetic...

I also got a shot! Ow!! And Mummy seems to have more treats to give me. I hope they taste like chicken. Amoxil tastes like chicken, as far as I know.

I was a really good girl this time. Dr. Susanne let Mummy hold onto me this time and I didn't struggle...I didn't even have to go in the bag!! I'm not too impressed with this bandage, though...

I'm a big kitty, I am!!

2007-08-03T16:06:00.000-07:00

Okay...since posting about my huge cousin kitty Alex, I wanted to make sure everyone knew what a formidable kitty I am. I've used the same American dollar to show scale...

See? I am huge. I weigh a total of...well...six and a half pounds...

Mummy's friend says that forensic photographers...or whatever they're called...always use some sort of scale in their photographs. Sometimes, though, if they don't have a real scale, they'll use a dollar bill...American ones will, anyway. Mummy wondered what Canadian ones used...

Hmm...the loonie scale doesn't work so well, eh? As it happens, Mummy's got a paper Canadian dollar that belonged to her grandmother - Granny kept it for good luck. I think this one works better, don't you?

Anyway, now that you know how huge I am, let me tell you about my recent visit to see Dr. Susanne. I was not impressed.

I went in for my regular old lady check-up. I don't like that place, but the ladies there are nice. As usual, though, they confused me by sticking stuff in me and putting me in a bag!! I think they were all impressed by my strength!!

Dr. Susanne wanted to get some blood from me. I was bound and determined not to let her get it. She won.

After my vet visit, I came home, ate, then slept for HOURS! Mummy had to keep checking on me to make sure I was just sleeping. I was exhausted.

The result of all this is that I'm a pretty healthy old thing. Mummy was told, "Just keep doing what you're doing." Yay! That means more yummy, smelly food!!

Goodbye, big guy.

2007-07-29T18:13:00.000-07:00

I only met Alex once and I hissed at him, cuz I'm tough like that, you know. Well, Alex had to leave us. He had a heart attack and, though his human - Mummy's aunt - did what she could to save him, driving all over to find a vet open, he did not make it.

Alex was a big kitty...a HUGE kitty! The picture below shows him with an American dollar bill as a scale, so you can see how big he was...this guy was over 20 pounds!

Alex was a fluffy guy, but he did get matted, so for the past few years he got a nice summer "lion cut". Check out that tail.

He was a good kitty and he'll be missed.

Again!!!

2007-07-19T14:27:00.000-07:00

Wow! Look at me on Stuff on My Cat again!! This made Mummy's day.

I kinda miss my evidence bag. Mummy took it away from me because it was getting gross...well, she thought so, anyway. I thought it was fine! Not to worry, I have a tent to sleep in now and hopefully someday my comfy warm bed will be back.

And don't worry! I wasn't really evidence in a crime!!

All about my tail

2007-07-18T22:44:00.001-07:00

Today's diary entry will focus entirely on my tail. I hope you are all impressed with its fluffiness and beauty. Mummy was scritching me today and she was quite impressed with how it looked at this time of year. Unfortunately these pictures do not do it justice.

I used to put my tail up like a little flag when I was trying to be cute to get Mummy to give me something but for some reason I can't do that now. Even when Mummy scritches me right at the base, I can't stick it up in the air. Don't get me wrong, I don't let it hang limp; I just can't display it like I used to. I guess it's one of the things I have to put up with in my old age.

I'm still really proud of my tail, though!!

Look what Mummy gave me!!!

2007-07-08T22:37:00.000-07:00

Okay, I'm not usually in the habit of posting twice in one day, but...WOW...look what I got!! This was amazing!! My sister Sammie used to eat raw chicken wings but I never got any. Mummy decided to see if I liked them now and...well...YEAH!! *munch munch munch*

Mummy told me I won't get this very often, though. I'm not supposed to be getting too much extra protein because of my kidneys...oh well.

I LOVE MY FAN!!

2007-07-08T14:11:00.000-07:00

Okay...it might look like I'm angry in this picture, but I'm not. I'm quite delighted that Mummy decided to turn the fan on. The apartment is hot and it's very nice to sit in front of the fan to cool off. This is me just before I settled down on the pillow, with the fan blowing directly on me...well...every time it turned back this way, anyway.

Oh! Guess what?? Mummy is giving me some new food! I still have the same dry kibbles, but she's giving me some yummy wet stuff out of a pouch. Something called Royal Canin Renal...for kitties like me who have kidney issues. I'm still eating the Medi*Cal dry stuff, but the Medi*Cal wet stuff only comes in cans that are too big for me to finish before it goes bad. The pouches are the perfect size. Mmmm...

Yo.

2007-07-02T23:32:00.000-07:00

This is what Mummy sees at 5:00 am everyday. Can you tell me what's wrong with that? I'm gorgeous, aren't I??

Anyway, Mummy had the nerve to stay out all day yesterday...something about Canada Day. Whatever. I heard her talking about Ian Tyson, Kim Mitchell and April Wine on the phone - whoever they are. I don't really care because I got to sleep all day undisturbed.

I sleep a lot more than I used to because I'm 18. I don't think I look 18, but sometimes I sort of feel like 18. I have a hard time jumping on Mummy's bed now. She got me some stairs a little while ago. They aren't really stairs...more like a two-stepped Rubbermaid step stool. They work great, though! I have NO trouble getting up on Mummy's bed now!! Especially at 5:00 am...

Here comes the sun!!!

2007-06-21T21:39:00.001-07:00

Some people say Vancouver is a rainy city. And they would be right...sometimes. Right now Vancouver is nice and sunny, though. I'm taking full advantage of it on Mummy's bed!

This is my sexy cat pose. Can cats look sexy? Maybe not, but this is as close as I'll ever get, I suppose. Mummy just laughs at me. I don't care. I'm feelin' good!

Every time Mummy picks me up she calls me fatso. Should I be insulted? Mummy seems really happy about it, so I just keep eating whatever she lets me eat...and I bug for more, too.

Must be all that sun.

Happy Fathers' Day!!

2007-06-17T05:01:00.000-07:00

Okay, so this isn't exactly a picture of me and my father...I have no idea who my father was. He coulda been some ol' alley cat, for all I know! This is a picture of my human mummy's daddy - my human grampa. I love him...even though I bit him once. I am ferocious, after all.

Grampa always brushed me and gave me treats and lots of morning scritches when I lived in his house! And he sneaks me turkey at Christmas...mmm...

Unfortunately I only have two pictures of him and me together...and the other one is REALLY Christmassy! I chose this one in case he didn't want his face on my blog...cuz I get so many readers!!

Happy Fathers' Day!

I really stepped in it this time...

2007-06-16T21:57:00.000-07:00

Well, Mummy was wondering why my paw smelled a little funky last night. I do believe this is a good reminder of why to clean out the litter box every day!! I mean, I don't care about stepping in pee...it is my own after all!! But Mummy doesn't really like it when I smell of pee.

Soooo...I cleaned myself.

Invasion!

2007-06-10T23:12:00.000-07:00

More people came to stay with Mummy last week...again! How dare Mummy invite people into MY home??!? Oh well...one of them was a nice lady who took care of me once...and she gave me treats, so it was okay. She also let me lick out her cereal bowl!! Mummy doesn't let me do that, so this was a real treat. I followed the lady around. She was nice.

She's gone home now, though, so Mummy's depressed. I snuggled with her on the couch to make her feel better.

What the...??!?

2007-05-31T21:40:00.000-07:00

Where the heck did my bed go? I'm supposed to sleep on this??!? I should have known something was up when Mummy took a whiff of my bed and made a yucky face.

Now, I personally think my bed smells quite nice. Mummy says it smells like 'cat'. I ask you, what's wrong with that??!? And I have it so nice now, lined with fur. *sigh*

My bed disappears every year around this time and shows up again a few months later, smelling like flowers. Ew. But I still like it, because it always shows up just when I'm starting to get chilly!!

Do I LOOK like I plan on going camping??!?

2007-05-21T15:54:00.000-07:00

Check out my new tent. Mummy brought it back for me after she went away for a whole day and night!! I think she felt guilty. She should. I can't believe she left me alone so long!! The tent is pretty cool, though. I slept in it last night.

PUMPKIN!!

2007-05-07T01:19:00.000-07:00

Okay, I know some become picky eaters as they get older, well that's not me!! I'll eat anything!!

Mummy gave me something new recently...well...she gave it to me years ago but I wouldn't eat it. When she gave it to me this time, I loved it!! It was orange and mushy and delicious!!

Mummy said I'm starting to look a little like a football, lately. How insulting! She's happy about it, though, because that means I'm gaining more weight...which isn't surprising, since I eat all the time!!

Mmm...food....mmm...

Does this fur make me look fat?

2007-03-17T21:30:00.000-07:00

I've gained weight plus I have my winter fur. Now what good is it all if I can't intimidate anyone?? Also, this big fur coat of mine indoors? It just makes me hot! Mind you, it's not like I do a heck of a lot. I like lounging.

Mummy just gave me some new kind of cheese. I think she called it feta. Wow, it was yummy! She doesn't give me cheese very often - she says it's not good for me. Why is it everything that tastes so good is not good for me?? Mummy still gives me milk when I ask for it...but it seems to be a little more watery...I don't know why...

My Girlish Figure!!!

2007-03-10T21:53:00.000-08:00

I went to the bad place again...I am not impressed. First they made me lie on my back then they stuck a needle in just below my tummy and pulled out some pee!! How humiliating!! I feel just fine! I don't know why Mummy insists on bringing me there!

As if to add insult to injury, I was then put in a tub on top of a scale. I've gained weight! A whole quarter pound!! Mummy was quite happy about this, though, so I guess I am, too.

On the way home Mummy stopped into a place with a bunch of cars...Honda cars, apparently. The lights on the back of her Honda car decided not to come on - I guess that makes it unsafe to drive, because we took the SkyTrain home. That was fun, though, because I got to look out the window at all the passing stuff...plus lots of people talk to me. Everyone says how pretty I am. This makes Mummy happy, too.

Happy Birthday to Me!!

2007-03-01T22:28:00.000-08:00

Yup...today is my birthday, according to Mummy. Apparently I'm 18 years old now. I've heard that's old for a cat, but I don't feel old.

You know what Mummy gave me for my birthday? TUNA!! I love tuna! It's one of my favourite foods...next to ice cream.

I've added a picture of another present I got a couple of years ago. It wasn't a birthday present, but it was really nice. My mummy's friend Karen came to stay with us and she brought me some catfood spoons with my name engraved on them! Nice, eh?

I don't eat food out of a can, anymore, so Mummy doesn't use them as much, but she used this one for my TUNA!!!

Yum yum yum yum....

My poor tummy!

2007-02-09T02:09:00.000-08:00

I made Mummy gag tonight. It was her own fault, though! She gave me more of the big yummy food and I had to eat it all so fast because it's so good! I think Mummy was surprised at how much my tummy can hold.

Tell me why, though, did she roll her eyes when I asked for more food? I was hungry!! I was a little miffed that she gave me mostly little food, though.

For obvious reasons, I decided not to include a picture with this post...Mummy cleaned it up before we could get a good one.

Alaidh's travel diary

2007-01-07T02:39:00.000-08:00

We're finally home!! I got to visit my grandparents again. I like going there, but I don't really like the trip to get there. It's dark, and I have to stay down at Mummy's feet for a few hours. I was allowed out to explore a huge place with a bunch of people, though. That was cool, but Mummy made me wear a harness and leash...how embarrassing!

I like my grandparents' house...it's got stairs! Mummy's apartment has none. I had to put up with my stupid cousin, though. He's a big wuss and leaves white fur everywhere. Sheesh.

We went to see my Mummy's aunt, too. I stayed in her basement because she has two other cats living there...they must have been afraid I'd bite them. I really liked the car ride there and back. It was so nice and warm and cosy!

Mummy left my carrier open, but I was harnessed in, so I couldn't go anywhere. I slept most of the way, anyway, but I also had time to give myself a nice bath...and get some good scritches from Mummy.

Back at my grandparents' place there was SUN!! I love sunbeams...I followed it as it moved around the house. It was so nice!!

I started off on the stairs, then moved to the couch.

I tried to get on the table, but decided it wasn't a great idea.

Tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun.

I'm feeling much better now...

2006-12-24T01:44:00.000-08:00

I was feeling kinda weird for a week or so. For some reason I didn't want to go in my litter box...it was easier to just pee on the floor. Mummy wasn't too happy about that - she brought me to the bad place!!

The blonde lady was happy that I'd gotten fatter, though. I'm filling out my girlish figure. She must have decided to give me a reward because now I'm getting some sort of chicken-flavoured treat every night...and now I don't feel like peeing on Mummy's floor anymore. I wonder if there's a connection...hmm...

You're lazy! You just stay in bed!

2006-12-10T23:14:00.000-08:00

For those of you not familiar with the band Deep Purple, those are lyrics from the song "Lazy". You might be wondering how a cat could learn lyrics from a rock song. Well, when that song is about staying in bed all day, I ask you, do you actually think there is a cat on this earth who doesn't know the lyrics?? I think not.

Anyway, that's pretty much what I did all weekend. You can't see in this picture, but my bed plugs into the wall. Yup...it's heated. Mummy bought it for me a couple of years ago and in the winter I pretty much live in here...only leaving to eat, use the litter box and type on Mummy's computer.

Speaking of eating, I seem to have some new food. I'm still getting mostly the old stuff, but there are some huge pieces of new food in my bowl. I kinda like them, but I really have to crunch down on them! My teeth are getting quite a work out! Maybe Mummy will stop trying to brush my teeth now...

Now I'm really famous!!

2006-12-04T21:53:00.000-08:00

I got on stuffonmycat.com! Yeah, yeah, I know I've been on before, but that was a contest, now I'm right there on the front page! I know it's just for a day, but I'm happy.

Uh oh...

2006-12-03T19:51:00.000-08:00

Mummy got a new computer...it's really nice, but I don't think I'm allowed on it. I'm trying to find a time when she won't walk in on me, so I can type up new entries!

I got lots of scritches this morning. It was lovely. I guess Mummy likes it when I walk on her face. I was doing that - going back and forth. She kept grabbing me and cuddling.

I think it's time for some of that tuna treat thing now!! Meow!!

I'm purring...really

2006-12-02T15:40:00.000-08:00

Mummy decided to give me lots of scritches today. I was rolling on my back it felt so good.

I've got some new treats, too! They taste like tuna! Mummy got them from the vet, so I was suspicious at first, but they're really yummy...and for some reason make me really want to eat...weird. Anyway, she seems to have stopped giving me a pill every night, so that's good.

It's been really cold here. My heated bed has been soooo nice, but now it's warmer, so I've been on Mummy's bed more than in mine. I don't think she minds.

Another visitor!!

2006-11-17T00:59:00.000-08:00

Another nice lady came to visit Mummy. I got lots more scritches. This lady has stuck me with a needle before, but I forgave her because she gave me lots of scritches. Scritches are good. She did pick me up once...I don't really like being picked up, but it was okay.

Not again!!

2006-11-05T00:41:00.000-08:00

Mummy did it to me again!! Again!!! First, she didn't let me eat all night, then she took me to the bad place again!! I got stuck in the neck again!!

I did get lots of scritches, though. Too bad I was too mad to appreciate it.

Could I BE any more humiliated??

2006-10-18T01:27:00.000-07:00

Today I went to the bad place. I don't quite understand why the nice girl from the place I stayed last week is also at the bad place. I like her, but I don't like going there at all. I don't understand the blonde lady, either. She seems like someone I would like...someone I would allow scritches from...but then she shaves my neck and sticks me with a needle!!

Oh well. She did give me treats afterwards.

I didn't eat them, of course, but she did give them to me.

I came home and ate some food. Mummy hadn't let me eat all night!! I made sure I let her know I was hungry. I sat by her head all night and made sure she knew I was hungry. She kept trying to get me to sleep...but I was hungry!!

I think I'll go and eat some more.

So much to tell...

2006-10-12T22:54:00.000-07:00

I have had a very eventful few weeks - for me, anyway. Mummy had the nerve...THE NERVE...to go away and leave me for a few days! She dropped me off at some nice girl's apartment. The girl was very nice, as previously stated, but I would have preferred to be at home. I was there for 5 days. When I finally got home, I was pretty happy.

Then some people came to visit Mummy. One of them got mad at me for getting on her stuff. I wanted her to know how nice my fur was, so I made sure I got on her stuff more. It was very comfortable stuff. I think Mummy found this amusing.

The other lady petted me a bit. I liked the scritches around my ears.

Neither lady bothered me when I didn't want to be bothered, which is what I like. It was nice to have people stay who didn't want to pet me and bug me all the time, so I was happy. I like people. I'll hang around and be social if they don't bug me.

One day I ended up back at the nice girl's apartment. I don't know why, but it was only for one night. I think it had something to do with the fact that I'm not supposed to be living in my Mummy's apartment...I had to be hidden for a day. I actually enjoyed this visit, but I pretended to be really mad when Mummy came to pick me up!!

One lady left before the other. The second lady had a nice computer. I enjoyed sitting on it.

Everyone's gone home now - it's just Mummy and me again.

Don't look at me!! I'm hideous!!

2006-09-19T23:01:00.000-07:00

Mummy took me to the vet today. It was horrible! They strapped me up and shaved my fur! My beautiful fur!! The least they could have done is let me keep the fur to rebuild my nest. I was actually stuck in the neck, too! How dare they??!?

I'm going to go and sulk now.

My nest!! My beautiful nest!

2006-09-17T03:01:00.000-07:00

I'm annoyed with Mummy tonight.

I like to sleep in a nest of my own fur. It's nice and soft and comfy. Every time my nest gets good, though, Mummy goes and puts new sheets on the bed! Now the bed smells yucky, too - all flowery and new smelling. I don't know why she does this, but she does it every week, much to my annoyance.

I used to be able to make really good nests under the bed. They'd stay there for awhile before Mummy found them, but now we have no carpet, so it's not really that cosy under the bed. I like it under there when it's hot in here, though.

*sigh* I'm off to start a new nest.

I got a new litter box!!

2006-09-11T00:45:00.000-07:00

Mummy came home with it the other day. I like it, even though she's got the cover on. She was letting me use my old one without the cover...but I sometimes miss...oops. This new one is a nice gold colour with a mat in front. The mat has a kitty on it! I've already left a puddle on the mat...oops again...I guess my bum was hanging out the door. Oh well.

9th place!

2006-09-07T23:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I suppose it's a pretty good showing. I got 129 votes and a few very nice cheers! Not so bad, eh? Here is a picture of the guy who won. What does he have that I don't have?? Well, for starters, a mummy who does more than just pile a bunch of stuff on the bed!! Maybe next time she'll be a little more creative!! I have to admit, though, I'm pretty proud to have stayed in the top 10. There were some great entries...but if any of them ever come here, I'll have to bite them.

So maybe not so famous...

2006-09-06T16:16:00.000-07:00

Okay, right now I only have 3% of the vote. Some dude from Las Vegas is kicking everyone's asses. Oh well. It was fun to be in the running! So far I have 110 votes. Yay! Go Canada!

I'm gonna be famous!

2006-09-05T15:09:00.000-07:00

I finally made it to Stuff on My Cat. I was wondering why Mummy was piling all that stuff around me the other night. I didn't mind, though, because I like maps and I got to sit on one. I'm a little behind in the polls, though, so I'm hoping more people will vote for me! If you go here: http://www.stuffonmycat.com/index.php?itemid=2123#more you can vote for me!

I finally get my own blog!

2006-09-03T23:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I only have a few minutes at the computer before Mummy discovers me, so I have to be quick. My name is Alaidh, I'm 17 and pretty used to getting my own way. I live in BC right now, but I've also lived in Ontario and New Brunswick. I have also made a couple of brief visits to Quebec. I like to travel, but I'm much happier when I get home to my heated bed and Mummy's computer.

I used to have a sister named Sammie. She died a few years ago. She was a bit of a pain, but I tolerated her, and now that she's gone, I kinda miss her. She was a Maine Coon kitty that Mummy brought home one day. She used to bite me sometimes. That's okay, cuz I used to bite her back sometimes. She had lots of fur, though, so it was hard to get a good bite in. She was about 16 years old when she died 3 years ago. Mummy let me sniff her so I knew what happened. I didn't like that, but at least I knew she didn't just disappear. Anyway, I'm getting depressed talking about Sammie, so I'll stop now, but I might mention her from time to time.

In case anyone is interested, my favourite foods are ice cream and tuna water. I also like milk, cheese and icing...maple syrup's pretty yummy, too.

Anyway, I think I'll commence yelling at Mummy to get to bed. She gave me a good scritch earlier and I want more!

Meow!!