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Sa Majesté Louis Catorze, Le Roi Soleil, supreme ruler of Le Château, sworn enemy of canine foe and scourge of Ocado delivery drivers.

Month: Feb 2019

  • Il n’y a pas que le travail dans la vie

    We are having some major work done in our bathroom this weekend, with the whole floor being replaced. For most households with pets, this would require calming, anti-anxiety measures in the form of Feliway and suchlike. In our case it is the workmen, and not the pets, who will be requiring the calming, anti-anxiety measures,…

  • La brosse infernale

    We are usually only obsessively meticulous about brushing Louis Catorze during the warmer months, when he moults and scratches a lot. But, because his skin and fur are generally much healthier when he is brushed regularly, we decided to step up his grooming régime a few weeks ago, at around the same time that we…

  • De l’eau pour tous

    After a suggestion from one of my lovely blog followers, I have been putting a bowl of hot water in each of the rooms most frequented by Sa Maj in the hope that the extra moisture in the air might help his eyes.  When we first adopted him we were told that he only drank…

  • Toute maladie peut être soignée mais la sottise est incurable

    Louis Catorze’s above-eye fur is thinning, and the skin around his eyes is starting to look a little thick and leathery. Given that these signs often indicate a resurgence of all his old problems, this makes me very anxious indeed. I am also somewhat baffled as he has been well for such a long time,…

  • Où le chat et le loup jouent

    Some time ago I posted about Little Sods’ Law, a black cat charter which dictates, amongst other things, the following:  If you see a black cat misbehaving in public, the chances are that it’s your cat. The likelihood of it being your cat is directly proportional to the embarrassingness of the misbehaviour.  I am shocked…

  • Le Roi est confortable: vive Le Roi!

    I have swivelled Louis Catorze’s winter igloo around by 45 degrees. And, with the weather turning life-threateningly icy this week – London had a massive 5mm of snow on Thursday – he has been spending a fair amount of time in it. Cat Daddy: “Are you serious? You’re writing an entire blog post about the…