Not a Winter Cat

 The heat calls to him!  - LuLu

Goodbye Benny

I wrote that post about the upcoming HOF election while sitting outside an Indian restaurant, waiting on my carryout order.  It was nearing the end of a very light, very easygoing day.  I was looking forward to Christmas Eve the next day. 

A half hour later I was on the phone with an emergency vet, as LuLu's beloved Benny, who had been acting odd all week, was shaking and in obvious pain. 

Originally, Junie and Lu were to drive alone to the vet, but I went along at the last minute. 

The prognosis wasn't good.  He had a blockage in his urinary system, preventing him from emptying his bladder; essentially, his body was poisoning itself with waste.  Just determining what the blockage was and where would require an overnight hospital stay, with surgery to follow. We ran through multiple options, which all ran into four figures, and none of which guaranteed anything but a brief respite from his pain before the problem returned again. 

LuLu made the reluctant decision to end his suffering. 

The staff was kind, both to LuLu and Benny, and allowed them time together. He was also given pain killer to allow his last few minutes to be peaceful. 

The end was quick, as he was held in the loving arms of his chosen Person. I was blubbrering in the corner, and Junie, who had never before seen a pet euthanized, was a little shook. I apologized to Lu for not being able to take her cat back home tonight, and we drove home together. 

Goodbye Benny. You were a good boy, and I thank you for the years of love you gave my daughter. 

RIP.

Today was such a good day until I came home to you so sick. This was so unexpected. I love u forever benny boo. see u on the flip side. 

- LuLu 

When I

when i had a girlfriend everyone assumed she was my friend and when i have friends they assume they are my girlfriend. - Lulu 

Saran Wrap Game (year unknown)

 We played the Saran Wrap ball game for the first time ever. It was fun! - Junie 

Who?

mf just tried complimenting me by saying “you’re so beautiful don’t let anybody tell you you’re not”

WHO tf is saying i’m not - LuLu

The Mine Lady

does anyone else have the lady digging a mine under her suburban home on their tiktok? like the one using the rocks she excavates to build a castle? she’s fascinating - LuLu

They Aren't Worth It

legitimately so sick of these cat toys. i’m so anxious there are mice running around when it’s lyla killing a toy - Lulu

An Update on Frappe

Big mama has really flourished this year! The pics in the bucket are when I first got her and she had layers of unshed schutes from incorrect diet and lighting. Think if you never shed your dead skin and it was stuck to you in layers. The pics in the pool are from today!!! Her true colors have come out!! Next year you will see a post about the progress of the spiked edge of her shell! - LuLu