First up, the random cats. :)
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Life here has been crazier than usual thanks to two trips and a bunch of job stuff on my part. Now that things are shifting back into normal, I’m working on catching up on some of the fun things that one has to do, such as laundry and eating like a normal person and cleaning parrot cages.

As part of the latter, I took the camera downstairs and ( Read more... )

I know I’ve used that title a thousand times before, but what you get here is exactly that. Some cats, some dogs, some birds. :)

It was quite hot a few days ago, and all the pets drooped around looking hot despite the A/C being on.
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This is probably going to be the final ‘Official Cat Introduction’ update because Y is simply too easy. We’ve had her eight days, and she’s handled everything we’ve thrown at her and then some. She ignores the parrots, she’s met the Hater, she’s over the dogs.

I know, I know, pics or it didn’t happen.
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The last time I brought home an adult cat, it was Gus in 2006. Since then, all the cats that we’ve brought home have been kittens or adolescents (generally four to six months old). Kittens are super easy to integrate with other cats, generally pretty okay with dogs, and extremely challenging with parrots. This is because kittens play with ( Read more... )

Joining our household comes with a whole slew of new experiences for a cat, and requires the right cat. Youngsmile completely is the right cat. It’s been an exciting second day for her, and it’s only 2 pm!

I will intersperse my giant amounts of text with some pictures. :)
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We attended our first cat show in August of 2012, and have been going off and on ever since. One of the cats who was doing phenomenally well at the shows back then was a gorgeous chocolate lynx point female imported from Germany that belonged to the same cattery that Nemo (and Skimble) came from.

She was shown for two years and attained the title ( Read more... )

Hi all! Sorry for falling down on the posting of zoo pictures for the past bit. I will make up for it with tons and tons and tons of pictures now, and undoubtedly more soon.

This weekend, Mac and Jelly are off to prove their wonder and gloriously prettiness at a cat show wayyyyyyy east of here, so there will undoubtedly be updates from that. And ( Read more... )

I’m separating out goals posts into their own category so that they can be easily referenced later.

To find the previous updates on goals, click here, or on the category Training goals to the right.
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As part of my in-depth investigation of her past, I discovered the pet store chain that sold her originally, and through that, her birthday.

So I can tell you, for certain, that on April 30th, 2008, a greenwing macaw was born in Ontario.
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