Life goes on

Hi everyone. I haven't hassled the Assistant for not helping with blog posting recently. She still misses our Thomas & finds it hard to look at his photos just yet. He seems to have featured in many of the ones taken of me & of Dog Monster. I guess because he was always around - & that is why we are still missing his presence here.

So, to try & cheer her up I am going to do a post with just photos of me & maybe one of Dog Monster as she likes to see that. This is a start.

The Assistant still complains about me catching mice. She dislikes me playing with them outside the window. It's a good game though. I brought a small rat recently & she seemed OK with that, but it was already dead when I showed her, which might have helped.

(That isn't a rat in the picture btw, it's Dog Monster's favourite toy)

In fact, I am spending more time at home than before. I think the Assistant likes me to sit on her & I am doing that a lot more. I also sit on the bed at night with her although I do get up early which sometimes seems to annoy her. 4am isn't so bad is it?

I think the Assistant needs me more than she did before so I am trying to help her. Also, there are two not very nice cats who have showed up recently & they are trying to bully me. My old mate used to have my back & now I have to yowl at them by myself to tell them to keep away. I am naturally a peace lover - though not to mice!

The Dog Monster did come in handy one day when he came across me in a stand off with a bully. The other cat ran away immediately. He didn't know that the Dog Monster is actually quite frightened of cats he doesn't know!! He isn't scared of me, just finds me a bit of a nuisance sometimes. I think he does know the Assistant wants me to cuddle her more as he has made way for me recently.

This is a short post. We are still coming to terms with the loss of Thomas really. We all liked him. Dog Monster bumbles along as usual but the house is quieter & Thomas was a surprisingly big presence. 

Love to you all

Othello / OJ / Jason

xxx

My best mate Thomas has gone away

Hi everyone. I have to tell you that Thomas, who I've known for 18 months, has gone. I don't know why he isn't around, or where he's gone so I will hand over to the Assistant to explain. 

"Sadly I have to report that Thomas was put to sleep on Monday 31st July. He was 15 and a half and had kidney failure & a tumour, possibly on his liver. The vet had been unable to help him so we cared for him extra specially well for the last two weeks of his life. His body had filled with fluid so he seemed uncomfortable at times but not in pain. The last 2 days he did appear to be miserable some of the time although he was seeking out lots of cuddles & spent a lot of time lying on my soft belly for comfort.

Thomas came to us after a spell of four months at Keighley Cat Care where he spent a lot of time lying outside in the sun, as indeed he did here. He met Othello at the same Rescue house & they were mates, so when Othello came here it seemed right to bring Thomas here too. He was the most loving & affectionate cat, very gentle. They went out together quite a lot up onto the railway line & across the tracks into the wilderness area. Othello often brought back his dead mice to show Thomas who was always interested. If it was getting late & dark in the evenings Thomas would set off to find Othello & they would often return together.

Danny, the Dog Monster, got on well with Thomas - they had a similar energy & vibe. They didn't bother each other & were good companions. Danny is missing Thomas especially in the evenings & has been sitting closely with me. Othello misses him seemingly during the day as Thomas was nearly always around for him to jump on, play or sit with. 

He is now buried in the back garden where he often sat. He loved to be outside or sitting by the open door feeling the breeze. His life once he arrived at Keighley Cat Care was comfortable & he was greatly loved, so he lived out his last years contentedly. He was purring for me right up to the last morning."

Love to you all

Othello / OJ / Jason

xxx