Archive for the ‘The Brood’ Category
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
So I have a new doctor today. Aimee went with me because I am no good at remembering things on the fly. The only reason I remember anything with preparation is because Aimee gives me lists on 3 by 5 index cards. Anyone who has seen me ...
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Friday, September 14th, 2007
When a tigers get too close to humans, humans tend to shoot them. Here is a rescue attempt to save the tigers from being shot by humans. The guys on the elephant reportedly have dart guns and are trying to sedate the cat so they can move her. ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Aimee tells me that even her mother, the woman who has butterflies land on her finders like Cinderella, had poor luck with baby birds. The folk at the Bruckner Nature Center said the best thing to do would be to release the critter. When I explain that it ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
After weeks of suffering, Piglet died tonight between midnight (last feeding) and this post. He was only two months old and never had a healthy day, but he had some good days. I had expected him to die in Kentucky, brought him there for that purpose. It ...
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Monday, August 13th, 2007
How I killed Pinecone & when love is useless.
Pinecone died last night and I killed her. The kitten count is now down to 3 out of five. The three remaining kittens are on amoxicilin twice a day and now living in a heated box. I just got ...
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Monday, August 6th, 2007
Above - Just after a wee bit of a bath.
They seem to love my lap.
Now that is love. Seriously, it is unconditional love that kittens provide. Of couse then they grow up and there is a host of conditions.... hmmm, just like people. Maybe we aren't all ...
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Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
It’s the thought that Counts?
On Saturday, July 21 2007 one of the brood left us and I got very drunk. I don’t know what time in the AM it was, but I sat rocking with her until she stopped breathing. I remember crying and chanting my favorite tune; ...
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Wednesday, July 11th, 2007
“Boy, just what in the hell are you doing to that cat?”
Did you know that newborn kittens could not pee or poop on their own? I learned this after adopting the Brood, a collection of five motherless kittens. Between instructions from my vet and wife, who was herself ...
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Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Good, Bad, and Evil
Or Five Kittens and a Turtle
I was camping in the wilds of Kentucky during the 13th century of Scottland (www.kyrenfaire.com) when I heard a scratching at my air mattress. Another one of those huge moths thought I, so I rolled over. The scratching became louder. ...
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