Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged cats, hungry on November 3, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have four cats. Most people consider that a LOT of cats. People react to the information on the size of my furry family in many ways, including comments like:
“You must spend a LOT on litter/cat food!” (Yes, I do.)
“Wow, do they all get along?” (No, they don’t. They’re like kids, [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged grief, Ralph on August 25, 2009 | 10 Comments »
I lost Ralph Friday. It was sudden and unexpected. I came home from work, started the usual routine of grabbing my mail and saying hello to the cats – when I see Ralph wasn’t there to greet me. Stepping into the living room, I see him laying near the bottom of the [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged grief, Louie on June 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My little Louie, Aloysius, lost his battle with cancer Saturday. It’s never easy to let them go. Louie held on longer than I expected, honestly. When he was diagnosed with oral cancer in February, the oncologist gave him three to six months with hospice care. Neither I, nor my regular vet, felt he had that [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Oh my gosh! After correcting someone for the millionth time, that Hump-me is NOT a bear… and having my friend Adrienne note that he LOOKS like a bear… I looked at him… and… he’s NOT a tiger! He has no stripes! He’s a young lion!
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged cats, Louie on February 20, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Louie went to the vet January 24, just for a routine check-up and anal gland expression. The vet noted he could use a dental. I asked if it would be okay to get it done in March or April, and he said that was fine. I scheduled it for March 10.
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged Ralph, Studley on February 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
You may have noticed our friend, Hump-me the Tiger, as the model for my recent crochet projects. There’s a story behind Mr. Hump-me the Tiger, as is probably self-evident from his name.
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Life of the Lintee Bean on February 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
One day last week I brought in the mail, and saw an envelope with my address and the return address hand-written. Those always get opened first, as they might actually be correspondence, not just another bill or offer.
I was perplexed when I looked closer and saw the return address was for Care Credit. Care Credit [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Human nutrition, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged diet, exercise, nutrition, Rumpelmintz on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been disheartened by just how out-of-shape I am. I started exercising Sunday, and I chose my “easiest” exercise video. I used to dislike that one because it was “too easy”. It kicks my butt now. I did it on Sunday and Monday and thought I’d die.
It doesn’t help that dear Rumpelmintz HATES for me [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, tagged cats, Studley on January 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Well, apparently when I reassured Studley about his punk “furcut” after his recent pancreatitis episode, I was TOO reassuring. I thought he looked embarrassed (not to mention COLD), coming home from the hospitals with a shaved belly, shaved sides, and three shaved legs. So, I told him patchwork furcuts like his were ALL the rage [...]
Posted in Chi-Town Fur Gang, Human nutrition, Life of the Lintee Bean, tagged cats, diet, Jellybean, Kitty.com, Louie, Ralph, Rumpelmintz, Studley, vegetarian on January 5, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I have an aversion to the word “resolutions”, for whatever reason, so instead I try to come up with goals for the year ahead – preferably with steps toward achieving them.
