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My Sunday Photo 11th February 2018

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We had four cats, now we only have one. I’m dedicating my Sunday photo to Salem who past away on Friday. I’m sorry there is more than one photo, but I’ve decided to celebrate all our cats.

grey cat sitting on my lap

Suzie was my cat, we had her for fourteen years before she passed away in 2015

 

tabby cat curled up on the stairs

We had Scribbles the same time as Suzie and she also passed away in 2015. She loved to sleep on the stairs and was a scruffy fur ball.

 

two little kittens curled up together on an orange blanket in a cardboard box.

In 2009 we welcomed Salem and Sabrina. Salem was a hunter and he was loved by all the family but especially my eldest daughter. Sabrina was tiny and never really grew very big. Salem is the one with the white nose.

 

two photos of my little boy fast asleep with a blacck and white cat.

Salem was very caring and the Little Man love to cuddle up with him.

 

Three cats, two of them black and one of them grey, looking out of the window where it is raining outside on the path.

I’m going to miss scenes like this, my cats waiting for the rain to stop so they could go out and chase the birds away. Only one of them survives now.

 

black and white cat sitting on a cardboard suitcase.

Here is Salem, I took this photo late last year and joked that he’d packed his bags. Well, he’s left us for good now. Good Night sweet boy. We will all miss you so much.

 

Photalife

 

Sunday Snap

 

Word of the Week – Salem

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This is one of my cats, we have two, brother and sister, Salem and Sabrina.
Last weekend Salem got sick. We don’t know what happened he just started being very poorly and the weight dropped off him incredibly quick. We decided we’d take him to the vet on Monday, but ended up going in as an emergency on Sunday. They checked his bloods which came back okay and then gave him anti-biotic and anti-sickness injections. We had to take him back on Monday.
He was given more injections but they really didn’t know why he was so sick. We had some pills to give him from Wednesday and he has to go back to the vets today.
All week our focus has been on Salem. We lost two cats just two years ago, Suzie and Scribbles. They were both really old but it was still hard to let go. In comparison, Salem is quite a youngster at just seven years old. We really didn’t want to lose him but it looked so likely at the beginning of this week, he was skinny and listless and did nothing but flop on a cardboard box. We tried cushions and blankets but he just wanted a cardboard box. 
After his vet visit on Monday he started to perk up a little and we managed to get him to eat a little cooked chicken. As the week as wore on he has eaten a little more each day and is now getting up off his box to walk to his food rather than having it shoved under his nose. It’s progress, and he’s even looking like he’s starting to put on weight again. Fingers crossed he is on the mend and will continue to get better. It’s been a tough week.
In other news, we missed the Little Man’s parents evening because of being at the vets. We are waiting to hear when his teacher can fit us in for a chat.

On Wednesday we managed to go for lunch at my friends house, the lunch we had to cancel last week because of sickness. It made me realise that I’d not been to her home since before I got sick (I have seen her many times though.) Then I realised that there are so many places that I haven’t been since I got sick. We had a lovely lunch and catch up though, I really must get out more.

Yesterday Star managed to fall up the stairs at school and has sprained her wrist. Thankfully it was a fall up and not down and that she didn’t do more damage. With her condition she could have easily dislocated something. She came home with an ice-pack and a sling! 
Today is Children in Need day and the younger two have gone to school as last minute made up super heros. We were told we could be as imaginative as we wished, we just hope that they understand that the costumes were very last minute..eek…Boo has gone as Super Silver Cat, and the Little Man as Sonic the Hedgehog Super Fan. 
I’m hoping for a nice peaceful weekend. 
The Reading Residence

What Happened When I Decided to Send my Cats to Cat College

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I have two cats and although they are getting on a bit I wondered whether you could teach an old cat new tricks.

Salem and Sabrina came to join us nearly 10 years ago as kittens, and we got them from an old lady. Their mum was a ginger cat and their dad was black. So although both cats are black and white, when the sun shines you can see a ginger tinge in their fur. The very first thing they learned was how to gobble up their favourite kitten food. Then they soon learned many other tricks, like escaping from the garden and climbing up the curtains.

They both have very different characters so I wondered how they would get on in Cat College. What is Cat college? I hear you ask (go on ask!) Well, it’s just something I set up for a bit of fun and wanted to share with you.

The first class was;

Construction

We gave the cats a box and asked them to build something. Pretty easy task don’t you think? The kids would have turned it into a fantastic castle, or dolls house. But the cats? Well, lets see how they got on.
First up is Sabrina who decided that the box made a perfect podium. Who needs to construct something when you can just sit on it? Or maybe she’s learning how to address her followers, we could have a future catminister on our hands.
Then there was Salem, who constructed….a bed!

Board Games

Board games are important for interaction and learning. They are also fun, and cats like fun don’t they?
Well, Salem seemed to think the board games were lots of fun.
But on closer inspection we can see……
That he’s actually sleeping in the box. Is he ever going to change?

Obedience

Dogs can learn to obey commands but can cats? Well, I’ve been teaching Sabrina to fetch my slippers for me.
Well done girl! (what do you mean, the photo is staged, I can’t help it if she decided to sit next to my slippers!) 

Homework

After all that work you would think that I’d let them off with homework, but no, they need to keep notes of everything they have learnt and Sabrina was keen to get started.
Look how attentive she is!
I give them both an E, for Effort of course!

Well, that’s how my cats got on at Cat College, but I wonder how these adorable Kittens will get on at Kitten Kollege?

Warning! cute video coming up!

This post is a collaboration with
WHISKAS®, but all thoughts are my own. Check out their website for more information on their cat food and their YouTube channel for fantastic Kitten Kollege videos.

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