As the day for the Big Road Trip approaches (early morning Caturday), I have less time to post in view of the preparations. Do not expect much! Like the short guy in the doctor’s waiting room, you’ll have to be a little patient. Meanwhile in Dobrzyn, it looks like it rained yesterday, and Andrzej was forced to carry a sopping Hili inside in his arms. (As you know, Hili won’t come in under her own steam.)
Hili: What are you staring at? Haven’t you ever seen a wet cat before?
A: I have, but I would prefer it to walk inside on its own four paws.
I asked Malgorzata if Hili, when wet, licked herself dry. She responded that the cat uses Cyrus as a FUR DRYER:
Hili doesn’t lick herself dry. She goes to Cyrus, lies down by his side and falls asleep. The fur is drying while she sleeps in the warmth that emanates from this big dog.
In Polish:
Hili: Co się tak patrzysz? Mokrego kota nie widziałeś?
Ja: Widziałem, ale wolałbym, żeby chodził na własnych łapach.
A bit off topic but as it concerns a lucky cat, have you seen this snippet from the BBC?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-33227974
Er… Just spotted Coel’s comment in the squirrel post so I assume I’ve been ninja’d, if that’s the expression.
Disd anyone mention the Autralian/Irish cat? http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/06/18/cats-protection-cat-travelled-australia-northern-ireland_n_7613904.html?utm_hp_ref=uk&ir=UK
How did I get the ‘s’ from Australian into ‘did’?! Anyway, it was a cat that has been found as a stray in Ireland that was chipped in Australia & is 25 (!) years old…
Yes, this is a record: more than two dozen readers sent it to me!
I was thinking of sending it but figured two dozen readers had already sent it.
I have sad cat news from a cat I visit regularly… poor Tilly, died at home in her sleep yesterday. I had a call from my tearful 12yo friend… she was a rescue cat & I think had a happy last few cat years, & at least she was not ill. 🙁
It’s always so sad when a furry friend leaves us forever. 🙁
Aw, how sad. It’s good that kind people will take in strays and make their relatively short lives better.
Thank you both 🙂
If I had a cat that was a ledge-waiter, I’d try to recondition her (for my own sake!). I’d lift her down to the ground and gently ‘walk’ her all the way to the door, using a harness is necessary.
… and any other protective equipment suggested by experience and emergency room technicians.
LOL. You’ve got a point there.
The cat has a lot more than one point.
Once it cools off at least a little bit, such that it’s not already 95°F / 35°C before we’d even get to the park, I’ll start taking Baihu for walks again…and one of the first things that’ll happen is he’ll get wet with ice water so he’ll keep cool.
He actually looks good wet…sort of a punkish spiky look.
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