Cat Updates

Audrey turns 8 this month. The cat rescue people didn't know the exact date of her birth, but it must be before the 21st, as she is clearly a Capricorn and not an Aquarius. She continues to be real sweat heart. As Neilson said this morning, "Can any creature be more adorable?"



Elvis and I had an anxious week, but it has turned out to be ok. I found a lump on his abdomen, so we went to the vet Monday. When the vet aspirated it, the syringe filled with blood, to which the vet replied, "That was unexpected." Not really comforting words. The test results were supposed to be in yesterday, but the lab didn't have them back yet. But this morning I learned that the lump was the result of an injury, not the scary things you might associate with lumps, and Elvis should heal just fine on this own. Other good news--I learned Elvis had lost even more weight that I thought after going on the catkins diet recommended by Kristen last winter. (The catkins diet just involves eating wet cat foot without grains). He was over 21 pounds when I got him, he settled in to around 19 for years, and now he is 15.8.



On other cat fronts, Neilson's cats Mao and Josephine are getting along better and better. They both sleep on the bed most nights and they were briefly both on Neilson's lap the other day. If you are Neilson's friend on Facebook, you can see a whole album of the kitties.