Last summer when Lilly first showed up on our doorstep a lot of people commented that Hershey sent her (For the newcomers, Hershey was my husband’s cat who passed on last winter at the age of 18 1/2 and the poster child for this post). Originally I laughed that off. Even if I did believe that a dearly departed cat… Read more »
This past week was a rough one for me, even though it saw a plan come to a completely successful completion. This past week all 3 of our surprise kittens went to wonderful forever homes. To say I got emotional would be an understatement. I knew it would be better for all involved parties if I was not at home… Read more »
Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day. Yes, I mark this one every year because this one is that important to me. As you know, for the past 15 years I have shared my home with a number of black beauties. We currently have 2 adult black cats, Pumpkin and Boots, and one of Lilly’s kittens is black as well. In… Read more »
Just a couple weeks ago I introduced you to our newest cat, Lilly. We were 90% sure she was pregnant by then. I held off on saying anything about it because she was going to the vet on July 26th for a prenatal check and I wanted to make sure everything was OK before “going public”. Well. 2 things happened last… Read more »
As many of you already know, in December we lost our oldest cat, Hershey, to multiple organ failure at the age of 18 1/2. He had lived in this house longer than I have and it was a major loss to us. We had thought we had decided a few years ago we were going to be a 2 cat… Read more »
Within the span of a few months my two black beauties had to deal with 2 major changes. #1 was losing Hershey in December, and #2 was my actually leaving the house for most of the day 5 days a week when I went back to working in the office in March. I’ve had quite a few people ask me… Read more »
Granted, most of the polls on Facebook are garbage, but one recently caught my eye. The question was “Do you let you pets on the furniture?”. I know this was mostly aimed at dog owners, but the troubling thing for me was that more than zero people said “no”. What exactly is the point of having a pet if you… Read more »
As you all know, I share my home with my husband and our 3 cats. Our elder statesman is Hershey, has famously hated me for 15ish years now. Hershey is 18 years old. Up until a few months ago he really wasn’t showing his age. But recently that has changed. His coat isn’t as shiny. He moves slower. He sleeps… Read more »
Today is Black Cat Appreciation Day. Yes, I have shared this celebration in past years. But, the stigma against black cats has not gone away. Once again, animal welfare organizations have issued warnings to owners of black cats to make sure to keep them indoors in the days leading up to Halloween. Once again, black cats are the least likely… Read more »
I mention my cats a lot in passing, but how well do you really know my critters? Not very well you say? Then you are in luck, because today you’re going to up close and personal with the cats of Casa Palmer. First up is our elder statesman- Hershey. Age: 17 Nicknames: Big Boy, Captain Crabby Pants Likes: my husband… Read more »