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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: Dec 2021

  • Il était une fois dans l’ouest de Londres

    Something is going wrong with WordPress: not only are notifications not coming through, but I have been liking comments made by followers and the likes haven’t saved. Please be assured that we hugely appreciate it every time someone comments, even if it’s only to say “Your cat’s not normal.” (We already know this, obviously, but…

  • Les chat-parents sont de retour

    Cat Daddy and I are back from our trip to the south coast. We had a marvellous time despite the fact that not a drop of alcohol passed my lips due to the antibiotics, and it was lovely to catch up with family and old friends. Barney and Bandit (below) were the surprise hit of…

  • Apprivoiser la faune sauvage

    Joyeux Lendemain de Noël à tous! Cat Daddy and I were lucky enough to make it to Christmas-by-the-sea, but hasn’t quite turned out quite as planned. I fell ill the day my last post went live, and I’m on monster antibiotics which are knocking me dead. (Mum, if you’re reading this, don’t worry; everything is…

  • Les vacances de Noël

    Last week Louis Catorze’s vet practice had to close suddenly due to staff shortages as a result of self-isolating, and they won’t be open again until the New Year. Thank goodness we organised the little sod’s medication and vaccinations beforehand, and thank goodness he is doing well at the moment, otherwise we would be well…

  • Il y a plus de bonheur à donner qu’à recevoir

    The best thing about the school holidays is turning off the weekday alarm. Regretfully, Louis Catorze has not adjusted his. He still bounces around on top of me from 5am onwards, whining, wanting attention/food/a friendly chat/whatever. And, if I ignore him, he pushes things off the bedside table, one by one. In much better news,…

  • La poudre à cheveux

    I have bought some dry shampoo powder for Louis Catorze, since his bath in our neighbours’ building dust had such a lovely effect on his fur. So, just like the proper French aristocracy back in the day, the little sod will be strutting around his Château with powdered hair. Because Catorze is so sensitive, I…

  • Un sapin de Noël digne d’un Roi

    Our Yule tree has arrived, and I couldn’t be happier. There is something about decorating a festive tree that’s wonderful for the soul. This year we decided to try out a tree rental service (the kind of thing that we had hoped to do last year, but it all went wrong). It’s exactly as it…

  • Le plateau à fromages

    Cat Daddy and I placed an order for our festive cheese board this week. When making our selection, I was dangerously close to choosing some Comté because Louis Catorze likes it, but then I slapped myself around the chops and told myself not to be so stupid. I then recalled the wearisome time when we…

  • Ce n’est pas seulement un lit

    After coming back from Louis Catorze’s vet appointment on Tuesday, Cat Daddy and I debated how and when to Gabapentin him. Cat Daddy: “You could do it in the morning.” Me: “But that’s when he and I have our morning cuddles. Plus it means my day starts with a stress.” Him: “How about when you…

  • Un imbécile et son argent

    I am the worst person in the world. Not only did I forget to Broadline Louis Catorze this month but, when I finally remembered and went to his cupboard to take out a vial, I discovered that we were all out. Never in all my cats have I let this happen; I am usually meticulously…

  • Le jouet du moment

    Louis Catorze is overflowing with energy at the moment. My friend: “It’s probably because of the steroid shot. He’ll calm down.” Me: “He hasn’t had his shot yet. He’s having it on Tuesday.” [Silence, tumbleweed, crickets.] He is also obsessed with his new toy. We play with him every night for about twenty minutes, in…

  • Les liens qui nous unissent

    Louis Catorze has just tangled himself up in his new toy. (See photo below – and, yes, I did deliberately choose pink.) Obviously we would have untangled him had he been in distress, but he wasn’t. In fact, he didn’t seem to notice that the cord was wrapped around him. Cat Daddy and I watched…

  • Le dernier mois

    It’s December and, whilst we haven’t had any snow in London, it’s cold. Louis Catorze is firmly back in his autumn-winter igloo. He has been known to spend all day in there, even foregoing food and drink (I am not overjoyed about this) and eventually crawling out at 9pm, all dishevelled and blinking at the…