Category Pets

Wilbur Is Showing His Age

Wilbur seems to have aged quickly over the last few weeks. Well, perhaps longer, but it’s become more apparent. He is 12, which is a good age for his size and rough start in life. He’s having trouble with his…

Cat Barometer

For a very quiet and reserved cat, Roland can be quite extreme about some things. He sometimes has a very strange way of drinking from the water bowl (which entails him balancing on the rim of the bowl), but he…

Carrot Tops

The lovebirds seem to quite like carrots so I’ve been popping a whole one into their cage which they then shred into tiny pieces. I’m not sure if they are treating it as food or as a toy! But I…

Horace the Food Scatterer

I took this photo of Horace scattering his food three years ago – and he still does it! I took the photo below yesterday. But now we’ve learned to put a tray under his food, but when he’s in full-on…

Poor Wilbur

I’m not sure how this happened other than Daisy going in stealth mode over the top of the sofa and landing on poor Wilbs. They both refused to move – dog in a manger style – so as not to…

We Say Goodbye to Bobbins

Bobbins was put to sleep yesterday. For well over a year she’s been suffering with diarrhea, which no vet has been able to diagnose. On the very first day of lockdown last year, she had a lump removed from her…