貓鎮的小公寓
Where Hui & Little Cat Dwell

海倫的喵喵不見了. 在新竹的朋友看到了可以幫忙注意一下嘛?

http://www.supervr.net/catbbs/topic.cgi?forum=7&topic=2430&show=0

沒有貓貓狗狗陪伴的人們可能很難理解這樣的心情吧? 對像我這種, 連小貓住院不在家都覺得家裡很淒涼的貓奴來說, 找不到貓咪真的是很恐怖的一件事情. 發現貓咪不見了血液直衝上腦杓頭皮發麻完全沒辦法思考, 手上拿著貓碗貓玩具敲敲打打的在家附近像個遊魂似的反反覆覆走來走去, 除了叫著 “小貓, 小貓” 之外只要一講話就會哭出來, 找了好久還是找不到貓咪不知道怎麼辦蹲在地上發呆…

想到都覺得心揪在一起了.

這或許是我為什麼從來不想寫找貓咪的經驗的原因吧…

海倫說她睡不著. 是啊… 我也會睡不著吧…

不知道是希望喵喵被抱走了還是在外面遊蕩. 總覺得, 會把貓咪抱走的人也一定會再遺棄他們的… 因為他們完全不能體會丟掉貓咪的貓奴的心情啊! 那他們也不會那麼愛, 那麼好好照顧貓咪吧?

海倫你要加油啊~ 不要放棄希望喔!!! 喵喵就靠你找回來啦~

舊書老貓好風情

橫批: 愜意

我們家的陽台周圍是不是特別的好睡呢? 繼親愛的小貓在窄窄的窗台上睡著以後, 連鄰居的貓 Samantha 都跑來睡了~

啊? 沒看到嘛? 就那個, 在照片中間, 躺在 ht 的 Japanese Maple 跟我的梔子花之間, 米色米色咖啡色咖啡色的, 那一條嘛… =^.^=

I guess the image of a kitty sleeping underneath a Japanese maple is quite, lovely? ;)

Don’t come any closer!

You probably can’t see the gray tabby very clearly in the picture, but that’s ’cause I never actually managed to be close enough to him/her.

In fact, this is the first time I am able to take a good look at Ding-dong cat, after “hearing” him/her for a few months. :)

She (hum, I think it’s a she) visits us around 10, 11 pm almost everynight these days, and will just dash away if we open the door.

I think our LC is quite popular in this neighborhood. Every kitty wants to visit her. ;)

鈴鐺貓又出現了!

鈴鐺貓似乎很怕生, 我從來沒能好好的把他/她看清楚. 可能她觀察的夠久了 (嗯, 我覺得應該是個 “她” 吧), 前幾天下午終於讓我湊近到可以拍到不清楚但看出來是隻灰色虎斑貓的照片了… :P

鄰居的貓咪們似乎都很喜歡到我們家的陽台上來拜訪呢. 小貓有這麼受歡迎嘛?

隔壁店養的咪咪

My brother said he always saw her when he comes to Puro the Italian coffee shop. I happened to saw her “owner” yesterday while I was petting her. He said he’s taking care of this and another boy kitty. I guess they’re strays, and this guy’s feeding them or something.

Her patterns look a bit like LC, and she LOVES to be petted. In fact, when I went there by myself today, I heard the meow meow sound before I saw her. It’s almost as if she’s calling people in the coffee shop to go out and pet her. Cute! =^.^=

Well ht spotted this new kitty some time last week. Since our complex is Samantha’s territory, the new kitty was, of course, hissed away by our diligent mixed-Siamese.

I didn’t get the chance to see her (I think it’s a her) until this afternoon when we’re working on our deck. She walked into our garage while it’s open like it’s the most natural thing for her to do! (I wonder how such a careless kitty get to survive outdoor.) She had a tag with her when ht first saw her, but today, nothing.

the gray tux

Samantha’s probably at home most of the time today since her human companion’s there, and this new kid got to explore our complex freely. Well almost freely. We scared her off of our deck when she harassed our kitty too much from the window.

Why did she wonder around here on such a cold night? Why didn’t she have her tag with her? I’ve never seen any outdoor kitty as friendly as she is, not even Samantha. She was literally running around and following us like a dog! I hope she does have a family somewhere…

I think I’ll call her Kid for now.

Our upstair neighbors have left for their Christmas vacation, so THEIR KITTIES ARE ALL MINE! >:)

(Err… I mean, I offered to take care of their kitties while they’re gone… anyways… ;)

Their names are Lani and Kai, which, when combined, is the name of a Hawaiian beach. (How come I can never come up with posh kitty names like that? Guess visiting Hawaii at some point will help!) Kai’s the 8-year-old big guy, and Lani’s his new companion who’s only 4-month-old. They’re both of the breed Tonkinese. V. exotic.

Lani and Kai the Tonkineses

They have cream fur and blue eyes (which don’t show in the picture)… V. V. soft. Actually the big guy’s very soft; the little girl, we never get to touch her. Well, we never get to go near her within 1 foot. Maybe should bring objects like octopus, laser pointer and alike to make them like us more… Hum… will try that tomorrow! :D

I’ve been reading some books about cats. Not practical books like “Cats for Dummies” or “Cat Owner’s Home Veterinary Handbook”, which I have been unfortunate enough to have to consult with quite often lately, (They’re good books, by the way. They kept me sane during vet hospital’s closing hours.) but books about human-kitty relationships written by people owned by their kitties.

Normally I wouldn’t buy these books. But I guess I needed some relief while browsing all the information I can find about FLUTD a few weeks ago in the bookstores when LC was going thru the bladder infection/crystal crisis.

I really really like this book! It has stories told by a vet who has practiced ’till he’s 80 something. Each chapter has a main theme, like where the cats usually hide when he visits, cat owners strange behaviors, etc. It’s also educational to some extent, touches briefly on issues like declawing, spaying/neutering, and all those stuff.

I haven’t decided about my feelings towards this book yet. It seems interesting enough, and yet I find myself jumping one paragraph after another trying to find the point of the story. Also, it contains conversations between the author and this kitty he rescued and adopted. I think the kitty spoke with his tail and eyes and ears and all, and the author did the translation. Hum, and I thought I am humanizing my kitty a bit too much.

It’s more like the author’s autobiography than cat stories. Besides, he doesn’t really have a cat. He has a human-like creature disguised as a Scottish Fold, who, no matter where they are (including, of course, Paris), is allowed to go outdoor, always answers when the author calls his name, who doesn’t jump out while sitting in a car with it’s windows opened, and all that. Riiiiiight. The kitty’s cute, though.

Maybe I’ve read too much of these books. While I was trying to figure out whether LC got the fever or not this morning, I suddenly have this feeling that, LC seems to be ill whenever I’m really stressful. I was all stressed out yesterday and this morning, and look what happened! She had diarrhea! I was feeling very tired before my brother and I left for LA a few weeks ago, and she had this sudden “incident” of going to her litter box 4 times in 20 minutes, delayed our trip and earned herself another visit to the vet. Now, what happened during the onset of her first occurance of bladder infection??? I think it was the 4th of July weekend… What happened at that time? …… I can’t remember.

and THIS is why I’m not a writer.

Samantha is a mixed-Siamese cat. She never wears a collar. Her owner said that Samantha always manages to get rid of the collar within an hour of wearing it. Samantha’s territory is of course our complex, and also the lot next door. Sometimes I saw her in a complex that’s further down the road, too. She’s very friendly towards people. Our next door neighbor claimed that she’ll knock on their door during cold days asking to come in.

Our neighbor Samantha

I think she tried to claim my deck as her territorry, but so far I seem to be able to secure it. The picture is taken right below my deck. She usually rests there during warm days like today.

P.S. Obviouly my strategy of “blogging to distract me-self from work” is not working. I wrote horribly today.