This Box Is Quite Roomy ....

And I like it.

Quilt Spelunking ;)

Lounge-Room Lion ...

Chilling in the lounge room.

I may have my humans book me in for a pedicure soon.

Here I Am!

Where Am I?

Can you see me?

And Now For My Close-Up ...

Blissed out ;)

My Favourite Chair ...

The 'snuggled in' approach

The 'leaning against the cushion' approach

The 'what's up?' approach

They all work well for me.

Lemon Friend ...

The latest lemon fresh off the tree

It smells nice

But honestly I'm not sure what I'm meant to do with it.

A Very Good Friday ...

It's a bit rainy, a bit drizzly today.

So I'm doing one of my favourite things:

Chilling on the couch with my humans.

Cushion time ...

Curled up on the cushion is a good way to go.

But I'm slipping off a bit ..

Saved myself just in time ;)

Play Time !!!

Playing with my purple ribbon is fun!!!

Q: Who's Handsome ... ?

A:  Me !!

Settling In Slowly ...

Well, It's taking some time but I'm slowly settling in.

After thoroughly vetting these new humans I've decided I can trust them after all.

(I think).

I give them 10/10 for giving pats.

There's a bear in there ....

Well, I'm settling in.

If I was a bear, this would be me.

The view is not bad here either.

(More of a city scape though.)

Mine are bigger than yours ... Yawn ...

All the better to ... you with.

Relax.  I'm just resting my vampire fangs.

My First Week ...

Hi there!

It's been a busy first week in my new digs.

My week has been full of:

lots and lots of sniffing things (things here smell different!!)

lots and lots of eating (to fill out my somewhat slender frame)

lots and lots of being patted and brushed

lots and lots of sleeping (as sniffing things, being patted and brushed and eating is exhausting)

and a little bit of playing

Meet Ruben !!

Hi!

My name is Ruben, I chose some new humans to bust me out from the RSPCA today.

I have settled into my new pad very quickly and currently have couch position sewn up.

This is my Mug Shot that inspired the humans to get up before midday on a weekend and cut me loose.

No doubt there will be more glamorous pix to follow in coming days.

Sad News About Floyd ....

Dear 'Ratso Eats Chilli' readers,

This blog was started about 9 months ago to record the life of our amazing cat Floyd J Williams.

At that time of his life he had been diagnosed with hyper thyroid issues for about a year and a half, and had  just added kidney disease to this.  He had managed these issues and continued to be a great joy to us and anyone who met him throughout his ups and downs and various health issues.

We adopted him as a tiny kitten 14 & a half years ago.  He was the runt of a litter.  He lived with a lady who had over 20 cats.  He spent his first months of life fighting his siblings, aunts & uncles for food and lived in a dressing table drawer.  His love of sleeping in and under furniture continued throughout his life.

  

We called him Floyd for a couple of reasons.  My husband was a big fan of Floyd from the Muppets, I was a big fan of Keith Floyd, a British celebrity chef who had become famous in Australia in the early 90's for a cooking show called 'Floyd on Fish'.  So Floyd became Floyd for a couple of reasons.

He also had several nicknames:

Floydy

Short arse,

Booger

Boogie

Boogs

Numb Nuts

Monkey Man

(All given with loving intent - in case those who read this and are not from Australia get the wrong idea)

Floyd's health had been deteriorating pretty fast over the last couple of weeks.  As well as his hyper thyroid issues, his kidneys were failing and he had developed a chronic respiratory issue.  We took him to the vet last weekend and his blood tests came back that he had also become diabetic.  Unfortunately we only found that out on Friday, and he was fading before our eyes.  We took him back in straight away and he was moved to another clinic for emergency overnight care where he could receive constant monitoring.  They did their best to stabilize his glucose levels but he remained off the charts.  We went in to see him on Saturday, gave him our last hugs and pats and then he was put to sleep.  His chance for recovery, given his age and other health issues was extremely slight.  His passing was very quick and painless and he is chasing (or thinking about chasing), birds, mice, cicadas and moths in his dreams now.  We are sure he is happy not to have to take all those pills any more as well.  I think we will continue to find his fur on our clothes for some time to come.

We miss him so much.

If anyone would like to make a donation or help in other ways at the Lort Smith Animal Hospital, (this place and all the staff there did an amazing job helping Floyd in the last few years of his life), the link is here:  http://www.lortsmith.com/types-of-support.html

It is an amazing place, and can use all the help anyone may be willing to offer. 

Heather & Simon

xxoo

Floyd J Williams

01.04.1998 - 03.11.2012

RIP

Groomed ....

Well, as you can see, I'm still spending quality time in the bathroom.

This time to attend to grooming detail.

I like to make sure my paws and face are clean, neat & tidy.

Plus I'm nice and close to my water bowl.

You never know when you will need a drink.

Ablutions ....

I jumped in the bath to finish off my morning ablutions.

It was quite nice relaxing in there.

No water, shampoo or bubble bath involved.

Just some pleasant ambient lighting.

In fact, I have been having a bit of a love affair with the bathroom in general over the last couple of days.

I have practically glued my self to the floor (maybe cooling off on the tiles?).

Also, it holds the water bucket, my normal water bowl as well as my poo/wee tray.