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WCB: The Way We Were....

My tomatoes for this year are growing well, but it's all rather bittersweet.  Each day, when I go out to the garden, I remember how Upsie would sit on the raised box next to the tomatoes, guarding them from tomato worms.  How I miss my beautiful girl! 

Weekend Cat Blogging is being hosted this week by Megan and the Bad Kitty Cats.  Mind Of Mog is hosting The Bad Kitty Cats Festival Of Chaos, our buddies Kashim and Othello are hosting The Carnival of Cats, and last but not least,  The Friday Ark is at The Modulator

WCB: Upsie

My beloved Upsie died on Thursday afternoon.  Her condition suddenly turned downward on Wednesday. Until then she ate with her old gusto and seemed to be handling whatever pain she had with grace. In truth, it wasn't clear that she was in pain, cats can hide that so well.  But, I could feel how her kidneys were growing much larger, bulging out of her sides, and I knew that her cancer was getting much worse.  Then, Wednesday she stopped eating, which was an ominous sign.  That night, she slowly made her way to the living room, where I was reading, sat at my feet, and began to cry.  She couldn't lie in any position without it causing her pain, and she kept looking at me, as if she thought I might be able to do something to make her feel better. 

I got very little sleep that night, staying by her side, petting her, and promising that I would get her pain killers from the Vet.  By Thursday morning she was obviously in horrible pain and couldn't walk, so I made the painful decision that I wouldn't let her suffer and made an appointment for her Vet to come to our house and euthanize her in the evening. I also went to the Vet's office and got some pain killers. 

WCB: Thanks Everyone

I want to thank everyone who left me a message.  It's really cool, and I wish I could give everyone one of my patented head bumps.  Mom has been trying to thank everyone, but it's taking her time (she's so slow).  But, I wanted everyone to know I get all mushy just thinking about it.  And you know how hard it is to make a cat feel sentimental, but you guys did it to me!

I'm doing OK.  I can still eat, and boy, I'm making up for lost time. Now that I can eat as much as I want, I scarf down kitty treats, tuna, and raw shrimp! 

WCB: Seasons Of Life

Last year, it was a surprise to learn Upsie had diabetes.  That seemed like a very big deal at the time.   Then, the last few months, she seemed to take a downturn. Her coat became thin and patchy. Her glamorous tail was just a memory. It was puzzling.  Then I learned on Tuesday that Upsie has cancer in both kidneys, and possibly, her eye.  The prognosis is grim. She may live a few months, if we're lucky.  She doesn't seem to be in pain, but animals hide it well.  The vet prescribed pain killers, so I give them to her. 

WCB: Savage Search Words

I found out from Mom that you can see the search words on Google that people use to lead them to this blog.  She tried to hide some of the words from me, but there they were:  "Ugly, fat, cat."  And those heartless words, typed into Google Images, directed them to my pictures in my flowered hat.  That's way harsh, man. Hissssss!  A pox on your house!  I like my flowered hat and think I look rather fetching in it.  And the other cats displayed under those scurrilous words were pretty too.   I think the picture of "The World's Ugliest Cat" is kind of cute.   That cat has a James Gandolfini vibe going on. 

OK, Mom says I should calm down and develop a thicker skin. And she'll comb me.

WCB: Turkey Meatballs With Catnip

I heard the weather person on TV say that we're going to have a monster storm later today. It will be like the one that blew down the fence last month.  So, I told Mom to make me some turkey tartare (that means raw) meatballs to sooth my anxiety. Actually, I'm not a bit anxious.  She even garnished it with some catnip that she picked. Sweet!

This is a food blog, so I guess I need to give you the recipe. Well, here it is: Tell your Mom, or whatever personal assistant/slave you have, to make you some banging turkey meatballs.   It's their job to know how to make it. I'm not a servant!

WCB: Desperately Seeking Food.

I'll stick my whole head into a bowl, just to get a couple pieces of dry cat food.  As mentioned before, I'm on a starvation diet (not by my choice).  But other people, who control the food, go off their diet all the time.  I saw all the butter that mom put in her Valentine cookies.  And she ate quite a few of them.

WCB: Valentine's Day?

This week Kashim and Othello at The Catboys Realm are hosting Weekend Cat Blogging--and It's a Valentine's Day Theme.  That's a great idea, but no one bought me a box of tuna candy or gave me a bouquet of catnip.  Poor me.  Go over to Kashim and Othello's site this weekend. I bet they have all kinds of neat Valentine's Day stuff. 

Here's a group that also won't get valentines, but they don't care.

 

WCB: Fish Tales

Certain people were told that I didn't want this picture of me to see the light of day.  Clearly, this in no way captures how I normally look.   I had just finished eating a yummy piece of fancy fish mom got in the mail. Isn't that amazing? Fish coming in the mail!  Anyway, the paparazzi caught me at a bad moment.

WCB: We're Hosting

Well, I've been an indoor cat for a couple months, since that woman rescued me after I hurt my foot.  Sometimes I miss rambling around my neighborhood, but then I think how I have my own room and regular meals, which is cool.  Today, the woman combed me real good, cause my winter coat is falling out.  My body must think it's summer, since I'm so warm and toasty living inside.  I like being combed and purred up a storm.  My foot is better, but I can't jump hardly at all, cause something is wrong with it from the injury.  But, I get tuna and chicken a lot.  Dude--life is good!

So, decided to see how this Weekend Cat Blogging works.  We're hosting this week, so if you want to take part, leave your permalink in the comments or e-mail us at upsiefan (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. And link to this site in your post.  I have no idea what that all means, but was told that it's important and that we will be adding the different kitty participants to the end of this post, as we get their links.