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Je crie, donc je suis
Author: iamthesunking
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I don’t know whether collecting Louis Catorze’s medication from the vet is something that most would class as an “essential journey” but, yesterday – BEFORE the announcement from our esteemed leader, I might add – it was essential to us. The little sod’s next steroid shot is due in the first week of April and,…
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We can’t believe that today marks four weeks of Louis Catorze being Côned, when it was only supposed to be a day or two. Nor can we believe how much life has changed because of Le Cône and its limitations. Our usual Catorzian tasks, which used to take seconds, now take considerably longer, or require…
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You’ve got to admire Louis Catorze’s positivity: even in Le Cône and with all the doors and windows shut, when he saw me coming with the Flamazine* the other day he still thought he could outrun me. We had been granting him very limited and controlled Cône-free time behind closed (and locked) doors, to allow…
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It’s rather ironic that, after panicking that Louis Catorze’s skin flare-up might be an allergic reaction to The Special One (my merino wool scarf), and after shutting myself away and panic-speed-knitting like an absolute demon to finish the darned thing quickly, there is now no football due to the Covid 19 virus. I finished the…
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Although the healing process doesn’t look very attractive, Louis Catorze’s recovery is progressing as it should. Cat Daddy: “Ugh. I wish we could send him away somewhere until he starts to look decent. Mind you, his “decent” still isn’t really decent, is it?” In other news, it had to happen sooner or later, Mesdames et…
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Louis Catorze has been Côned for almost three weeks – far longer than any of us expected or wanted – in which time he has managed to do the following: – Escape over the fence into That Neighbour’s garden during supervised outdoor time, Cône and all, and get stuck coming back – Escape over the…
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Louis Catorze’s biopsy results are in. And it seems that, whilst he appears to have ninety-nine problems, an autoimmune disease ain’t one. Although the test can’t pinpoint the exact cause, it’s looking likely that he is triggered by one or more external allergens rather than by having something intrinsically wrong with his body. So, after…
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Good news: Louis Catorze has something new to take his mind off his health woes. Bad news: WE HAVE A MOUSE IN OUR LIVING ROOM. The phrases “This is the last thing we need” and “You couldn’t make this shit up” were INVENTED for this household. And this is probably my punishment for laughing at…
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Whilst the rest of the world is worrying about other things, our greatest concern is the fact that Louis Catorze cannot be trusted with Le Cône in half-mode (i.e. with the detachable front part removed). Everything can be fine for a while, with Catorze appearing to heal well. Then we stupidly let our guard down…
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Louis Catorze’s fancy new facial brush arrived during the week. And, although everyone is laughing at me for buying it, it’s been a big hit with Sa Maj. My first choice was a sustainable brush with olive wood handle and pony hair bristles, but the reviewers said they “couldn’t get past the smell of horse”…
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Louis Catorze returned on Wednesday afternoon from his jolly day out at the vet’s TW3 branch. And he was rather more annoyed with Cat Daddy (as he’s the one who dropped him off and collected him) than with me, so I made the most of the very rare opportunity to be the favourite human, for…
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Louis Catorze went back to see the vet yesterday evening, but they decided against the month-long steroid shot as the previous ones haven’t been quite as effective as they’d hoped. So the next step is the skin biopsy plus a couple of other things that can’t be done when he’s conscious because of his bad…
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Attention all units: there is a new black French cat on the block! Such cheering news indeed after all the recent drama at Le Château. This is Chanel, who is Cocoa the babysit cat’s new sister. And Cocoa has been a fantastic big brother, welcoming her and patiently tolerating her zany kitten behaviour. Here she…
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It’s been almost 5 days since we declared a Code Rouge state of emergency and deployed Le Cône to save Louis Catorze from his worst enemy: himself. So much has happened but here’s a brief synopsis: Monday: The vet suggests that we Cône Catorze for a day or so. Tuesday: We take off Cône for…
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