The days are drawing in and the Abyssinians are all finding it as hard as The Housekeeper to wake up and get out of bed each morning as it is so grey outside. Indeed, on a number of occasions recently, The Housekeeper has come in from the workshop, mid morning to find all four cats back in bed after breakfast.
The summer sun basking has been replaced with curled up balls of fur in all the radiator hammocks and, if allowed, in the bottom of the linen basket during the day, with everyone barr Amber cuddling up under the duvet at night. This leads to happy, contented, purring Abyssinians but does not always lead to a good night's sleep for the humans. The housekeeper often wonders why she bothered buying any cat beds.
The onset of winter has also seen a new toy in the Aby House. The Housekeeper has started knitting again and the Abyssinians cannot resist the moving wool. This does not prove a very relaxing break from work for The Housekeeper but it has meant that a usually aloof Dino has been very happy to sit on The Housekeeper's lap and has earned the new nickname of "craft cat"
Friday, 26 October 2012
Wednesday, 5 September 2012
Crystalpaws Cosmicstar - Tara
Today we have the saddest news...
We have heard that Tara, the beautiful fawn Abyssinian girl who gave birth to our gorgeous princess, Crystal is desperately ill and going on her journey to the bridge today.
Test results have confirmed that she has a tumour in her brain as well as first stage kidney failure. For a few months now her personality has been changing. She started causing fights, and going to the toilet wherever she chose. Both of which have been getting worse, but now she starts a fight, then stops defending herself, she is incontinent, frightened all the time, and has started attacking the lovely lady who gave her a forever home at the time she ceased to be a breeding queen
The Housekeeper can well understand the torment that Tara's owner has gone through since she became unwell, having lived with a brain-damaged Abyssinian for 9 years.
The Housekeeper was able to cuddle Tara back in 2008 when she went to collect Crystal from the breeders at 13 weeks old and thanked her at the time for her beautiful baby with such a relaxed temperament.
Tara will not be forgotten, for as long as The Housekeeper has Crystal as they look SO alike
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