Here you go - enjoy the soulful, healed eyes of Kalle
120Saturday 27 April 2024
Thursday 25 April 2024
Thursday report
We thank you for your patience Äiti is a bit 'off grid' right now. But we most definitely are not.
Kalle has made excellent progress and his eyes are bright and clear - lovely and round rather than all squinty and gunky.
He is coming downstairs more and seems to be getting on with most of the Felocrats - Otso can be a bit big and scary though.Saturday 23 March 2024
Soulful Saturday
We thank you, Loyal Readers, for your wishes and condolences. We know that grief is shared, and all of you have lost loved kitties in similar ways, and it all feels too much to bear. We kitties perhaps cope better than the humans. Jaava has been very vocal with her displeasure about recent events, and has been making sure Äiti is kept on track with our routines. She is indeed the matriarch of the Felocracy - Jaava that is, not Äiti! She is staff.
I have been pondering the changes in the kingdom. Kalle and I are spending more time out of the bedroom - all fully supervised in case there's a bit of a bitey or so. There are some comfy beddies downstairs, and I appreciate these. Kalle is a bit more shy - he and Otso have perhaps a need to sort out how they will communicate. Whenever the Felcoracy membership changes a little, there are subtle shifts in the dynamic.
Here is the weekend jigsaw - enjoy!
VeikkoWednesday 20 March 2024
Sad, sad Wednesday
We are devastated to report that Sampo has left the Felocracy, and gone to meet Those Who Have Gone Before. He was far too young for this, and he is greatly missed. Äiti is very upset to lose another young mancat before their time.
Recently he had lost some weight - he had been rather, erm muscular - but this loss became rapid about two weeks ago. X-rays showed a mysterious mass and surgery revealed this to be a huge tumor in his stomach (which is rare). Given its size, it was far kinder to not allow him to wake from the surgery. In his last few days Sampo was extremely happy and playful - thanks to ystävämme eläinlääkäri and some good drugs to help his appetite! He did not suffer and for Äiti that is the most important thing. She is so glad that on his last day his breeder and friend came to see him and he played like pikku pentu, and purred loudly.
This was one of the photos taken the day before he left us. Apart from being too thin, it was hard to believe what nastiness was inside him.
And this was the last picture taken of him, washing his Great Uncle Jura's ear in a sunpuddle.
Äiti will never forget the moment you were born - she received a message on her phone and photo of you, 'brown boy'. yes, she was in the middle of teaching a class but some things are more important!
Fly free, Sampo. You were a very, very special mancat.
Saturday 9 March 2024
Saturday Slap Down
'We got him! Now Sampo you keep a look out while I make sure Papu stays still.´'
Well, a little girlcat can dream, can't she! Papu will surely do whatever he wants - when he wakes up.Here's the jigsaw. Enjoy.
Mesi Sampo PapuSaturday 2 March 2024
Thursday 29 February 2024
Thursday Report
We thank you for your support for Kalle. He is recovering from surgery and will hopefully have no more nasty eye ulcers.
He will have his stitches removed next week. The smart blue bandage has already been removed!