Posted in General

The cats were not pleased that they spent most of the evening cooped up instead of roaming the back of the house behind a baby gate. I rushed in, fed the at home animals, and then ran off to the AHS ZooToo event. By the time I got home, I needed dinner, and the boys didn't get roaming time until nearly 9 PM. No, I don't think I'm in their good g… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

One of the most difficult things in the annual vet visits for my pets is the request to bring in a fresh fecal sample. When you have five dogs and three cats, you have to SEE the poop come from the source to be sure which animal it's from. It's relatively easy for me to get fecal samples from the dogs, provided I remember the little sample contai… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Miki ended up tagging along for Akane's vet visit, mainly because I couldn't get her out from underneath my bed until I put a leash on him. Unfortunately, Miki decided to wig out a little once we got to the vet clinic, which didn't help Akane's state of mind at all. Amazingly, she didn't snap at the clinic cat who dared to saunter by as we checke… read more

Posted in Health & Wellness

Once again I have hit one of my least favourite times of the year, Akane's annuals. My feisty little dog is a total pill at the vet's office because we have to maneuver past other clients' pets and the clinic cats to get to the exam room. Then I have to remind the nice techs that Akane snapped at one of them several years ago during a blood draw … read more

Posted in Entertainment

It's not obvious in my profile photo, but I have extremely long hair. When it's loose, it falls down past my waist and generally whips around a little. Yesterday morning I decided to try to do my weight training stuff while I was spending time with the cats, which should have been mostly okay. Namir tends to scatter when I do anything really odd… read more