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Category Archives: Pets
The Corona Chronicles – A Small Candle in the Darkness
Albert Schweitzer is reported to have said: “There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: Music and Cats”. I am sure that many of us, forced to live in a bubble largely cut off from meaningful human … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Modern Living, Music, Pets, Uncategorized
Tagged Beethoven, cats, Choral fantasy, Jerusalem Oratorio Chamber Choir, Pianos in Jerusalem
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A New Angel at the Rainbow Bridge
It is with a broken heart that I have to announce the departure of my beloved Possum, my MagnifiCat, for the Rainbow Bridge at 11:50 this morning. I had always imagined that he and I would retire together, but now, … Continue reading
A Candle for Pixie
There is no easy way to say this, but I must. My beautiful, sweet, darling Pixie is gone. All the trips to the vet, the discomfort of the twice-weekly (and latterly, four-times weekly) infusions, the medications I administered by force … Continue reading
Simple Gifts
a) Watching Pixie Eat: On Thursday evening, the moist veterinary diet food arrived. We’d been waiting for it for more than a week. The vet said there was a nationwide shortage. He managed to obtain just one box from the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Pets, Television
Tagged Asher Kravitz, Hawaii Five-O, Hebrew literature, Jack Lord, Jerusalem, rain, Steve McGarrett, Upstairs Downstairs
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Sunday Update on Pixie
I wish I hadn’t let myself get my hopes up. Pixie’s blood tests today showed no improvement on those from last Tuesday and one of the parameters, creatinine, was even slightly higher (though not as high as on Sunday, when … Continue reading
Saturday Update
I am so happy to report that Pixie carried on eating by herself today – including some dry food. She also drank a little (in addition to her infusion) and used her litter box. And she made her toilette, like … Continue reading
Still on the subject of Pixie
Pixie seems to be a little better today, after an apparent downward swing on Wednesday. She came out herself when she saw I was feeding Possum, to claim her share and later this evening, she even went of her own … Continue reading
Update on Pixie
Pixie is home now, after the vet said, yesterday, that there is a slight improvement in her blood test results. He gave me antibiotics for her and a saline drip, both of which are to be administered twice a day, … Continue reading
Posted in Pets, Uncategorized
Tagged antibiotics, Pixie, saline drip, sick pets, sickness, vet
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Update on the Furbabies
Pixie spent the day at the vet’s again. He said she didn’t eat anything all day, even though he opened a tin of Fancy Feast for her. Possum has been refusing his dry foods (though he certainly fell to with … Continue reading
Praying for Pixie
Amid all the earth-shattering events that seem to be happening right now, I don’t suppose most people would think the life of a little cat is of much significance. But Pixie matters to me, she is my baby and has … Continue reading
THE VIEW FROM THE PALACE 