cat mom

  • Life with a hypochondriac cat

    So Purrburger isn’t a true hypochondriac, but she is rather sickly. In the first three months we had her, she had a double ear infection and a bout of worms. Because of this, we decided to buy Burger a health insurance policy at Banfield. She was due for a rabies shot and her bi-annual checkup,…

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  • Cat mom fail

    Yesterday afternoon, I realized that this was around the time we adopted Purrburger. A quick check of my saved photos showed that I completely missed her “gotcha” day. She was about a year old when we adopted her, so we also celebrate it as her birthday. We love you, Purrburger. Thank you for making our…

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  • Life as an Army brat cat

    Hey, there. Purrburger here again. I’m writing to you from my new home, though I’m not totally certain where we are. They keep calling it Colorado, but I’m a cat and I don’t know what that means. All I know is that I spent 3 days trapped in the Terror Dome before I could finally…

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  • Who needs kids when you have a cat?

    This cat is a never-ending source of activity. Her monthly date at the groomer’s dawned, so I retrieved her kennel from the basement. She saw it and quickly wandered away. Normally, I set it out early, so she doesn’t run away and hide right when we need to leave. Ten minutes or so before we…

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  • Kittie

    Yesterday, my parents made the difficult decision to put down Kittie two weeks shy of her 19th birthday. The past few months weren’t too kind to my baby girl, and her time had finally come. I am beyond devastated and seriously spent most of yesterday crying. I’m eternally grateful to my parents who quickly acted…

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  • Life as a grandcat

    It’s Purrburger here today. I’m hijacking Mommy’s blog, so I can share my adventures in our new house. These days, life is pretty good. I miss Daddy, but I have two new humans to cater to my every whim. And they’re much more willing to feed me than Mommy.   5:30 am. Time for my…

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