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I’m Grateful For . . . History

    This week I’m grateful for history. 17 years of history to be exact. As I stare down the barrel of having to put Morgan down on Monday I’m trying to look beyond the wall of grief to 17 years of time. When she was a kitten and used to snuggle up next to [...]

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Friends are For Keeps

When Riley was born I was continually worried that Morgan (the cat) would smother her. It didn’t help that Morgan likes to sleep on or near peoples heads. She’s weird like that. It was very helpful then, that when Riley was a newborn blob, Morgan failed to identify her as an actual person. Although she [...]

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I Have Serious Questions About Her Genetics

My cat has failed. Fair enough – she may be pretty old. 112 in cat years, she’s no Posey, but still she’s getting up there. And this is no ordinary failure – not some life unlived failure – but an actual failure to fulfill her genetic potential as a cat. She is scared of birds, [...]

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