Category Archives: Cats

When the going gets tough, the tough get—cat pictures. Nothin’ but Tig for now. This one is from yesterday. Sarah and I gave Tig 100 ml of sub-q a day after he got 200 ml of sub-q fluids. He seems … Continue reading →

You know, that last photo makes it look like Tig’s at death’s door. Not quite. It was a bad angle. Here he is in his usual spot of late: Lying on the cat carrier, about four feet away from me. … Continue reading →

I caught a major Tig goofball moment by sheer accident the other day. He jumped on my chair, which is currently covered in a fleece blanket with pictures of cats that I picked up somewhere for like, ten bucks. He … Continue reading →

I think it is time for my readers to tell me elephant jokes. I love elephant jokes. I never get tired of them. I can hear the same ones over and over again and still laugh at them. I could … Continue reading →

One of the things that’s causing Tig’s quick downslide is that he’s not eating much. So the vet had me try him on a quarter-pill of pepcid. I managed to get one down him this morning. And I think it’s … Continue reading →

A missing cat, a stowaway, the wrong suitcase, and a happy ending. PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Some kitty math: How many lives did little tabby Gracie Mae use up when she crawled into her owner’s suitcase, went through an … Continue reading →

I’ve been giving Tig sub-q fluids at home, but I was worried about him the last couple of days. He seemed to be doing poorly again. So I brought him to the vet today. The vet did more bloodwork. Tig’s … Continue reading →

The last few days have been warm and sunny, and Tig has taken advantage of the weather to snooze and sit in the sun. Presented, for your amusement: The Independent Republic of Tiggerstan has suffered some border shrinkage, but the … Continue reading →

Lair Simon lost Frisky. My condolences, Lair.

The vet wanted another bunch of bloodwork from Tig this week. In spite of the fact that Tig looks better than he has since he was first diagnosed with renal failure, and in spite of the fact that Tig is … Continue reading →

For a cat whose kidneys are shutting down, Tig had an awfully normal day. He went in and out in the rain, as he usually does, causing extreme fluffiness in the coat after being rubbed down with a towel several … Continue reading →

Well, yesterday Tig had blood drawn. Today he was imprisoned at the vet’s and they got a urine sample from him. I’m going to guess that they took it the hard way, because the vet told me that at one … Continue reading →