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1. 5 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Basil is interested in pretty much everything that we have (he tried to get Parma Violets and chilli flavoured tortilla chips off me the other night…).

   The best one was when we had a whole group of people round for a party, and Basil was on top of his cat tower, enjoying the fuss being made of him (he is a total tart…). One of my friends asked (whilst I was turned away) whether Basil was allowed prawn crackers. I said ‘no, we’d rather not’, and turned back to see Basil demolishing one and being fed a second one…

   Cue a very fast Google as to whether prawn crackers are poisonous to cats (answer no, but the sodium/oil is not particularly healthy), and I now have to manage Basil begging for prawn crackers every time we have them! Friend did apologise afterwards…

   This year, I did learn how to cook up the turkey gizzards for him, which he loved, so I’ll do that again. (baked, and then cut up small, with only a little bit fed at a time)

2. 5 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Wow – thank you all for your comments and good wishes! It’s scary but so exciting, and I feel like a major weight has lifted from me :-) And there will always be doughnuts :-D

3. 5 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   This is a strip that really spoke to me – I’ve had an “I don’t want to be an ‘X’” feeling for a long time, and after five months of prep work, I launched my own business on Monday; similar field but doing the things I love about my profession, and not doing the elements that really got me down.

   If I ever worry about whether I made the right choice in shifting from a career path that was incredibly stable and secure to one where I still don’t know whether anyone will actually want to pay me, I will remember to always wear the donut!

4. 6 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   {{{{{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}}} It sounds like you have had a horrendous set of highs and lows – keeping everything crossed for Dr. Steve being able to pull a rabbit out of the hat and get the meds to you as soon as possible.

5. 6 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Basil goes nuts for cheese – he used to be fine, and then became lactose intolerant, with exactly the reaction from the cartoon…. Sadly, he doesn’t understand why we don’t give him the leftovers from grating any more. (I became lactose intolerant this year, so now understand his frustration!).

6. 6 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Waves from Upper Hutt (Wellington) I’m so glad that Trouble is eating and purring – hopefully this means that he is more just annoyed about the CoS than stressed by everything else that has happened {{{{{{Hugs}}}}}} to you all and hopefully the answers come soon

7. 6 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Basil had the Ruff of Shame when he had pancreatitis last year. He kept it on for a day and a half before he worked out how to get it off (walk behind the bookshelves, then back out; when we blocked the bookshelves, and the TV, and anything else he could get behind, he then worked out that if he cuddled with us on the sofa, he could use us and the back of the sofa to get the ruff off instead…). Fortunately, he didn’t actually get at his stitches, even when he took the ruff off overnight! Also – fellow Kiwi here :-)

8. 6 months ago on Texts From Mittens

   I think you are right in that Mittens is licking up the water remaining in the bathtub (which may well be like ours in that the shower/bath unit are the same thing) – he is used to drinking it in the morning, so that’s part of his routine. However she had her shower in the evening, and the spare water dried out overnight, so he had nothing to drink.

9. 6 months ago on Breaking Cat News

   Thinking of you and sending gentle head boops to Trouble

10. 8 months ago on Texts From Mittens

    We made the mistake of keeping the treats in the booze cupboard. Now Basil thinks he will get treats every time we have a drink, and can hear the noise of ice falling into a glass from across the garden…