Author: iamthesunking
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It’s autumn, a time of abundance and gratitude, and the biggest gift for which I am thankful right now is Louis Catorze being home. At least, something faintly resembling him is in my house; I can’t be sure that they’ve given us the right animal because this one is skinny, with shaved arms, a shaved…
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Louis Catorze has been very unwell. It’s been the worst few days. Our cleaning lady returned, despite the horror that she suffered at Catorze’s paws, and he greeted her with two piles of puke. This wasn’t unusual, because he is always chewing grass. Also, as you know, Catorze is the master of absolutely terrible timing, so…
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A new species of wild cat has been discovered in the forests of Bolivia. The Tigrino – or Leopardus Tilcayo, if you are ever cross with it and want to shout at it using its full name – is an entirely new species to biological science. Humans have been aware of it for a little…
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I’ve been seeing a homeopathic doctor who recommended that I drink an infusion of fennel seeds every night. I rolled my eyes at first, but I’m actually enjoying it. However, Louis Catorze seems to be enjoying it more because, as the infusion brews, he approaches the mug and nuzzles it. Oui, Mesdames et Messieurs: Catorze…
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Remember when giving Louis Catorze extra food at night made him behave himself? Yeah, well, it doesn’t work anymore. I had a feeling it wouldn’t last forever, but I hadn’t expected it to come to an end so soon. Last night Catorze was an absolute hell-beast. First, he knocked over my water bottle and, because…
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Our cleaning lady has left the UK permanently (and, no, it wasn’t Louis Catorze’s fault, although it would be understandable for you to blame him after that other fateful incident involving her predecessor) so we had a new one start on Thursday. I was at work so Cat Daddy was left to show her around…
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Louis Catorze’s morning dose of thyroid medication is relatively easy. Well, the Maths isn’t, but the application is, since 0.07ml isn’t drastically different from 0.06ml. However, his evening dose is rather more difficult, because 0.11ml is hugely different from 0.06ml. In fact, it’s a surprisingly enormous amount. And, whereas 0.06ml could be blobbed onto his…
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If your pet could talk, what is the first thing he would say? Oh, come on. As if he’d bother speaking to me. For more Catorzian capers, please visit http://louiscatorze.com
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At the risk of sounding like a world-weary elder from a remote forest tribe, what a relief it was when the rains came. I was starting to think it would never rain again. Obviously I couldn’t be more delighted that our poor, parched plants and trees have been watered, and that our filthy streets had…
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What’s the most annoying trope in books or films? It’s only annoying because people don’t heed the warning: if an animal is unduly agitated by someone or something, it’s bad news. Most likely, that person or thing is haunted. RUN. Unless, of course, it’s the animal itself who is haunted. And, if you allowed them…
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What’s the bravest thing you ever did when no one was watching? Erm … gripped a writhing hell-beast of a cat between my knees and shoved sharp metal up their nose? Here’s a throwback from the summer of 2017: Louis Catorze started sneezing and snorting late on Friday evening, and this went on at regular…
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What’s something you do completely differently from how you were raised? When I was growing up, we loved our cats. That goes without saying. But we didn’t pamper them to the same degree that we do now. This is partly due to having fewer resources at the time, but also different attitudes; cats were simply…
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Louis Catorze went to vet visit last week, for a blood test following the increase in his Methimazole dose. I’d originally booked him in for mid-September; however, since he was starting to itch, I decided to bring forward the blood test and give him his steroid injection at the same time. I gave Catorze the…
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This is probably an obvious, entry-level part of cat care (or sanity preservation), but we have started leaving food out for Louis Catorze overnight, in the hope that it will make him less of a pest in the early hours. And, so far, it seems to be working, which is great news because he’d just…
