Update

Leia turned 7 on October 2. It coincided with my travelling and I swore she showed me attitude that day - she refused to eat. I am sure now that Leia loves her meat... when i gave her meat, she ate with such joy. She took longer, than Timmy, to the new diet. Lately, she must be handfed by me and not anybody else, before she can be expected to finish her food.

There is definitely competition between Timmy and Leia. Leia will walk away in the face of competition, Timmy will assert himself.

It is wonderful how they respond to my call.

Leia is now with me for more than a year - 16 months to be exact; and Timmy is with me for a little less than a year - 10 months to be exact.

Changing Diet II

I am happy to report... my cats are eating. i am surprised by Leia... she is taking to the new diet better than Timmy. Perhaps because he is recovering....

Changing Diet

I am trying to harden my heart... be a little cruel and change the diet... i leave the food... even if they do not eat... and decide to go hungry... the theory is, when they are hungry enough, they will eat.... I feel bad... but I was told that this will good for them in the long run...

As if he saw a ghost....

I woke up on Friday... and only Leia greeted me in front of my bed room door. I found Timmy in the middle of the living room... ...eyes closed, tensed and still... he had not reaction to my touch... he did not pur.... so i was worried. In fact, when i carried him, he was howling... Words cannot explain...

My first reaction - why was he reacting that way... he was the most affectionate cat i know before I slept... i woke up and there he was, almost a different cat.

He refused to eat....

I observed him for two hours, 6 to 8 a.m. by 7.30 a.m., i had called the vet's emergency line... by 8.50 a.m. i was at the vet's... the Vet came about 5 minutes later...

He found that Timmy had a temperature... he suspected that Timmy was bitten by Leia after hearing how Timmy was reacting. He feared an infection... so he gave Timmy a shot. Timmy is now on anti-biotics.

I was also scolded by the vet for not feeding my cat commercial food... he said that even he could not come up with the recipe to ensure the correct balance for a cat's diet... he said, cats are more complicated than dogs... he said i needed to be cruel... according to him.... cats can live without eating for a fortnight....

So i mixed their meat now with commercial food... one of the cats have been vomitting the past two days... it is getting lesser though....Let's see whether I have enough strength to change their diet now....

Finally collars for them

The vain and unreasonable side of me always wanted to put a collar and tag my cats... but reasons usually prevail - I did not want to cause discomfort.

In NY, I felt the need to spend on my cats... there was an attractive cat in the shop with a cool collar... so I succumbed to temptation... well, there was still reason, as I did not get them the cool collars which would necessarily cause my cat discomfort... I bought them a plain, rather elastic collar... but with a bell.

When I came back and put the collars on them, I realised, except for the bell, the collar was lost within the fir... it did not make any difference... but at least i can here them now when they come to heed my call....

Photos, As promised

Princess Leia, simply known as Leia or Lei, Lei Lei (her Chinese name), Lulu (French), Leia Bidara or Leia Longgok or Leia Lenggok (Malay names)






Timothy, simply known as Timmy. Okay I have not gone international with his name. I have called him Tim-Tim, Timmy Tobbs or Timmy Tubs or Tim Tam!








Both respond to Sayang!

The Cat Owner's Manual

I got this from the New Paper, if you've got a cat, you may be able to identify:

"There is no snooze button on a cat which wants breakfast."

"Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this."

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow."

"In a cat's eyes, all things belong to cats."

"Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later."

"People who hate cats will come back as mice in their next life."