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Violet in 2013. "Deathing" Is a Natural Process. For about 2 and a half weeks, having announced her decision to move back into spirit, Violet refused to eat anything except pureed raw chicken liver. This is a highly nutritious food, filled with fat, protein and...
A visit to the veterinarian brings confirmation. Dr. Josh Atz from Manchester Veterinary Clinic, is a kind, gentle, very grounded person whom my cats and I respect and trust. Yesterday, Violet, Sakhara, and I went for our usual 6-month visit. We go every 6 months...
"It's time to go home to the Spirit Realm." When I got my first horse, I learned the important of observing animals and noticing their behaviors, and particularly any changes in them over time. These can be important signals of shifts in physical and emotional...
Starlight Meets Daisy The indoor world's a bore. The outdoor world is more . . . more stimulating, more exciting, more alive!!! more challenging . . . more dangerous . . . more thrilling!!! A life of safety and comfort is also a dull, boring life. Indoor cats suffer...
Starlight's toy mouse collection. Mouse? Mouse! Where's the Mouse? Starlight and I were playing with a new toy mouse last night. I threw the mouse and Starlight chased it, grabbed it, tossed it, wacked it about, and brought it back to me. Did you know that Siamese...
“Ethical Products, Inc.” – Just how “ethical” are they? Last summer I purchased a very expensive (for me) pet carrier that was light weight, with shoulder strap and several other nifty features. I did this because I was having my usual set of physical issues, and...
Starlight chewing my shirt button. As of now, for all intents and purposes, Starlight has been integrated into our family. There are still some rough spots, but overall, I have 3 happy cats who appreciate and love each other. How did this get accomplished? I'm not...
Starlight and Violet enjoying each other's company. An early English author, Samuel Richardson, wrote a novel called Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded in the late 17th century in the form of a young girl's diary. One of the critiques of this novel was that, if Pamela had...
Starlight and Violet cuddling. The Best Laid Plans Get Rearranged - CONTINUOUSLY! Still in her first week in her new home, Starlight and Violet were already getting acquainted. Starlight was still spending most of her time alone in a room upstairs that I had...
Training the Kitten Begins Violet and Sakhara had been working together energetically and telepathically with Starlight from nearly the first day of her birth. They had been in cahoots, making plans and having conversations that excluded me, which is fine, although I...
