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 Stygia: Did you know that I turned 18 in August? I have had 16 wonderful years with Ms. C and Mr. R.I love this warm sunlight. I have stage 3 renal failure, and was going to the vet every week for hydration treatments, but I am doing so well that the vet says I only have to go every other week for now. Yay! I hate going into my carrier and the car.We hope you are having as lovely a day as

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 We are still here, enjoying our lives. In fact, Ms. C commissioned a painting from a Serbian artist, and Gozer is a doppelganger! We hope you are doing well, too!

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Stygia will be 17 this summer and she is still a supermodel. If you think she is too slim, please observe the primordial puff on the left side. She is perfection. She is sleeker than a Jag.Katie is full of love!We are very sad to note that the originator of this blog inspiration, Abby Normal, died in May of 2019. As many cats do, she hid her symptoms until it was too late. I've never had a bond

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Abby: Yes, it has been a very long time since we have written. TOO long. That is why I have such a grumpy face: Abby Normal is grumpy. However, we are very happy to report that all is well, here in the home of Abby Normal, Stygia, and Sticks! Everyone is healthy, warm, and very lazy. Okay, well, we don't LET Ms. C and Mr. R be too lazy, because we need to be fed on a very&

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Stygia: Ms. C says it is cold outside, but I can't tell from here. From here, it seems like the perfect place to bake. That's what Ms. C calls it anyway. She says I'm a sunpig. I am not any kind of pig, I am a beautiful cat. YOU can see that. Little do the other cats know this will be fuel for me... to stalk them... hehehe!

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Abby: I don't know how I let this happen. I was sleeping between Ms. C's knees, and right before the camera flashed, I noticed that Sticks was sleeping right next to me with her head on Ms. C's foot. In fact, our back feet were touching!! HOW could that be? I was, however, very comfortable and too lazy to move. Naps are very important.Sticks: Mr. R wants all of you to know that my name is Sticks

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Stygia: Today is a very special day for me, because it is both my Gotcha Day and my seventh Birthday! As you can see, I am here putting my paw down early in the morning so that Ms. C will be sure to commemorate this day as she ought! When I first came to my forever home in August of 2008, I was 2 years old, and so skinny that Ms. C and Mr. R thought they were adopting an oriental style

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Stygia: This is the BEST time of year because Mum opens the window, and I reap all of the warm benefits! In case you were wondering, I have fully recovered from my UTI problem. I am a much happier cat! Interestingly, it started to come back when my people were feeding me Temptations "Blissful Catnip Flavor" treats. Mr. R speculates that the bright green dye in it aggravates me.  Ahhhh.

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Ms. C: Stygia went to the vet on Friday morning. She was not very happy about this! She meowed mournfully the whole mile-and-a-half to the vet's office. As you can see, being at the vet is a scary experience! Stygia burrowed into my elbow/armpit area and remained there for the entire visit. Unlike Styx, she does not get mad and try to fight having her temperature taken or other indignities,

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Styx:  As you can see, I have been making great progress! I actually managed to sleep right next to Stygia the other day. I don't think she was exactly excited about it, but she was very tired, didn't hiss, and didn't move away. I, myself, was very happy about this occasion. I hope for more. As you can see, I also rest near Abby (I'm on the blanket on top of the couch). She also did not

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Stygia: Exciting news today, friends! We have been featured on Mousebreath! We really enjoyed talking to Cyndi, Percy, Cameron, Rusty, and Micah (the intrepid felines of Jan's Funny Farm) and answering all of their questions. You can read all about it by hopping over to Mousebreath by clicking on the graphic below: Percy is their lead spokescat. Hey! How come we don't have a lead

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Ms. C: I am happy to report that Styx is still doing wonderfully well after her spaying. Last night she played for over an hour with a favorite rattly ball toy, and this morning I woke up to the sounds of some kind of furry flopping in the bathtub, which I imagined (and confirmed by sneaky ways later on) was her chasing her tail in the bathtub. It's not one of those plastic bathtubs, so it is a

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Styx: It was a cold and snowy morning. That was Tuesday, when I was rudely awoken (ok, so I woke the humans up, but I am going for sympathy here!). I was hungry, because the thoughtless humans didn't offer any food after 6pm the night before. Then, I was placed into my carrier and taken out, across town, back to the VET! Where they LEFT me! Overnight!! After that, it all becomes a bit of a blur.

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Styx: Ms. C says I must be ready for my Big Day tomorrow. I have heard so much about how I'm going to be "so much happier" afterwards, but already I am not sure. She put the food bowls away at 6pm. What could this mean? Styx: Don't I look like a good cat? I don't know what is going to happen. But I'm not going to let that stop the fun! I have found new places to hide that confuse the

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Abby: I am a very good helper. My Mum, Ms. C, has a lot of writing to do for work, so she needs companionship. Inspiration. Motivation. Help. All of these things I can offer. I do a great job, I know it, she tells me this all the time. If I sat behind your screen like this, you'd have written a bestseller already, wouldn't you? I don't know why she hasn't. Maybe I need to stop falling

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Styx: If you have read my story so far, you know that around Thanksgiving, some anonymous bad people (ABP) dropped me off at a dairy farm. I did get some sympathy because I was so small and had just had kittens. But if I was going to stay on the farm, I was going to have to become a farm cat, and it was obvious that I'd enjoyed being a house cat, probably until I had kittens and the ABPs decided

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Ms. C: Do you know how difficult it is to get a picture of a cat that is constantly on the move? These days, it's practically impossible to get a picture of ANY of them. With Styx in heat, they are all on the move. Here is a rare one of Styx: She does not act like a statue at all Styx: Mrrrr? mmmrrrrr? (various sounds like a creaky door, and does "the pose" for Stygia) Stygia: (

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Stygia (Worm): There is a disturbance in the force. I mean, there is something really quite wrong in our home. It smells weird. I try to rest, but it is difficult. My rest is constantly disrupted. There is a howling, a yowling, a crying and a-begging. I think it is all because of THIS creature: The Creature Known As Styx Yes. It is the one they call Styx. It's not that she is from the

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Stygia (Worm): I didn't do this, although if I did, I would be very proud of my work: I was a prime suspect, because I am known as a biter of things, but to be honest, I most often prefer biting fabrics. Chewing the handles off of Ms. C's re-usable grocery bags is a favorite pastime for me. Don't tell her I said that. I think Styx did this. She is the most active cat right now. Poor Abby is

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Ms. C: A couple of days ago, I had the distinct feeling that Styx was going through a change of attitude. Being so comfy and safe-feeling in her home, well-fed and loved, it was bound to happen. Yes, she is in full-blown estrus. I think I know what inspired Lionel Ritchie's song "All Night Long." Probably his cat. Styx: Rrrrrow? Rrrrrrrooow? Oooohhhhh.....! Wooahooh. Roww. Oooh.   &

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Styx: Most of you know my story. I was dumped at a farm, and I really campaigned hard to find a family -- and I did! When those anonymous bad people dropped me off at the farm around Thanksgiving (what a holiday for me), I'd just had kittens. I don't even know what happened to them, I am sad to say. My Mum says it is time for me to be spayed. She put a ChipIn widgit on right side of the

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Abby Normal: On Christmas day, something extraordinary happened. When Ms. C and Mr. R returned from visiting family, someone else came with them. Someone with four legs. Someone with fur. Someone who meowed and smelled funny!We could not believe it. Even though she weighs a lot less than we do, we were a little bit scared! Her name is Styx. Ms. C took her to the vet this week (ha ha!!).

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Abby: Let me tell you a secret . . .  Stygia: Ha HA! I know your secret! Arrrrooww! rrr-rrr-rr! Moww, rrrr-rrr rrowr rrr-rr-rr!! Yeah, I know all of your secrets!

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Ms. C: Today, Stygia is 6 years old. In case you are not familiar with the story of Stygia, we adopted her from the SPCA animal shelter on the day after her 2nd birthday. We thought she was an exotic oriental cat because she was so slender.... but it turns out she was starving. As you can see, she is a typical shorthair house panther: Here is Stygia peeking out from the window! Abby's in

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Abby: Today is a day for me only. Every cat needs a day like that, right? So here I am, as you can see I am going to tell you all about what's going on here.  Some of you will be VERY interested in seeing what's happening in our back yard these days! It seems we have a new family living here. How many do you see? Should we GET them? It's warm out. Being flat helps. I am

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