Photo Finish Friday: Farewell

Sibu with Kai and brother Rikk.

I found you at a time in my life when I needed you the most. You were the only Himi in with two Siamese brothers and so much cuter than either of them. They were ignoring you and me, but you came right up to the window to see me. I wasn't sure if my allergies would let me have you so I had to snuggle you right up to my face, staring a lifelong habit in you, then I made arrangements with the staff to hold you for an hour. When I got back some smelly woman was cuddling you and when you saw me you would have jumped right into my arms if she hadn't been holding you so tightly. We had to give you a bath to get rid of her perfume from your coat, it was that strong.

It was a match made in heaven and we have been through so much together Sibu, I am sorry it was for such a short time. Everyone tells me that 14 years is old for a cat, but I still wish it could have been longer.  I'm still convinced that you were trying to give me CPR the morning I didn't want to wake up when you wanted me to.

You brought me great joy and I will miss you.

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The top Polaroid is one of the first photos of Sibu, and the bottom photo is one of the last photos.

With no Sibu, I think I will stop using this blog and try to put my photo blog to more use, so this will be the last post on this blog.

Thank you all for reading about my life here. I have enjoyed making so many friends here and hope to continue our friendship through the other blog (icon on the top right - RLU Photos) or on Facebook (Reb Utas).

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the brainchild of my brilliant cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Visiting

My neighbour has a new rug on her patio and Sibu feels it is his duty to lie on anything that is on another surface. He lays on plastic bags or newspapers if they are on the floor.

Have a nice long weekend all.

PFF is the bwainchild of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday: Sibu

Sibu out enjoying the spring grass.

I have had to take his harness in about an inch on both straps, he has lost that much weight. I don't think he will be with me for very much longer as he feels like nothing so much as fur and bone. So far, he still seems to be happy though so, it will be another few days, maybe weeks before we go to the vet again.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is the creation of Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Sibu

Well, the vet didn't really have a lot of good news. She thinks it could be one of a few things, but, without blood work (Minimum of $120.00 that I don't have) she can't really be sure. It could be kidney problems, thyroid problems, diabetes or cancer. There is no guarantee that the labs would give us an answer and no cure for any of the conditions...they can be managed with medications that I can't afford though. We are going to leave well enough alone for the time being and I will just have to keep a close eye on him and make sure he eats and drinks. In the meantime hopefully I will get a job that will allow me to afford the blood work and whatever medications.  She said that his kidneys are small and there is a mass in his abdomen that could be a kidney, but it has a strange shape to it.  So, I am just going to enjoy his company as long as he is happy and comfortable and take each day as it comes. Which means checking to see if his chest moves 3 or 4 times a day.

Have a good day all.

Photo Finish Friday: Bright!

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The flash went off - Sibu was not very happy! We go to the vet on Monday afternoon to see what's going on. He has lost between 2-4 lbs, too much for a ten lb cat and he is still being finicky about whether he will eat or not. I wish I could drop 20 - 40% of my body weight in as short a period of time.

Have a good weekend all.

PFF is brought to us by Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Startled me, it did!

There is a small building across the school yard from where I live and it houses a gas line pressure release valve. I know this now, because it decided to release last night and startled me. I had just turned on my toaster oven and turned when the first venting occurred and my first thought was: what did I do? My second thought was: what are the tenants up to now? It sounded like it was right outside my patio door.

Being the brave (or foolish) person that I am, I put on a sweater and ventured outside and at first I couldn't see anything, but, it was so much louder! I was thinking: invasion? The air was vibrating, so maybe the air force was playing around, but they would have to have been really, really low and have figured out how to do it rhythmically. Then I noticed something between the branches of the trees (and the poor scared rabbit that didn't know where to go) so I walked along the grass and sure enough there is a jet of (what I thought was) steam shooting into the air every few seconds. I tried to get a video, but alas I had not yet used the movie feature on my camera and it was on the default setting of won't work on your computer AVCHD, which is for viewing on your HD TV (which I don't have) or making Blue Ray discs (which I also don't have).

One of the other tenants in the building got a pretty good video though and posted it to YouTube.

After listening to that for about 20 minutes, the knock came on the door telling us to evacuate, that it is a gas leak.... by the time I was dressed and stuffed Sibu into his carrier, got my cane and drugs etc. people were coming back in. It smelled worse outside and we were told to wait inside, they would knock again if we needed to go.

Another 30 minutes later.....it finally stopped! Five minutes later, doors were knocked on and we were told to get out, 10 minutes later we were told to go back in again.

Good thing we didn't have to go out again, I am pretty sure I would not have caught Sibu a third time. I am surprised I got him the second time.

I am pleased with the tenants in the building, there was no panic and I am pretty sure everyone left as they were asked to do. I am also glad to live in this wing as I believe the other wing got a bit of the odour, which I did not.

Have a good day all.

Photo Finish Friday: First taste of...

...grass!

This season's anyway ;)

Have a good weekend all!

PFF is the creation of my cousin Leah over at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Photo Finish Friday

Helping me make the bed! Yeah, that's it!

PFF is the brainchild of my cousin Leah at The Goat's Lunch Pail.

Have a good long weekend all.

Food!

I have been experimenting in making an oatmeal square that could substitute for breakfast when I run out of money, cereal & milk. As I am on a yeast free diet, (which means no sugar or wheat) this is the result. It might even be healthy!

1/4 C oats
1/2 C ground flax
1/4 C pumpkin seeds ( or nuts or fruit of your choice)
1 C spelt flour
3-4 tsp of powdered milk (not sure it makes any difference though)

1/2 C melted butter (haven't tried oil yet)
1/4 C Agave Nectar
1/2 C water (or milk & eliminate the powdered milk above)
1/2 tsp Mapeline (Maple extract for those not in Canada - or vanilla)

Mix dry ingredients, thoroughly mix in the melted butter, then mix in the remaining liquids (which you mixed together in the measuring cup).

Bake at 375 F for about 20 minutes, cut, cool and enjoy!

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As for Sibu, I still don't know where the chip is, my friend with the car has been sick. However, I either moved the chip and then the spot where it was just decided it was a pimple, or it was just a  pimple to start with. The end result is the lump is gone and so is the redness.

I will have him scanned in the fall when he goes for his shots to see where the chip is though.

Have a good day all.

Micro chips

Many years ago, when Sibu was but a wee little tyke, I had him Micro-chipped for easy identification, should he ever be lost...

 ...in a pair of jeans or something.

Like Kai's mouth. Although Kai was also chipped, so maybe that wouldn't have worked.

The usual practice is to place the chip between the shoulder blades, which worked very well. For a few years. I think it was about four years or so later, that I noticed the chip didn't seem to be there! I guess brushing him regularly will move the chip along... the vet found it near his tail, said not to worry, it's not unusual for them to move, but, (I love that) keep an eye on it.

The fact that he only scanned in the area it should be in before doubting I had had him chipped at all didn't inspire a lot of confidence. He was all set to chip Sibu again! I told him to keep looking!

I wonder how many places the chip has travelled under the skin of my cat? Right now it appears to be on the point of his chin, there is a red spot and a tiny lump. I am taking him tomorrow to the vet to have him scanned. I won't take him on the bus though, so that means I have to wait for my friend to give me a lift.  When I was calling around today to see where I could take him, one vet clinic said they would charge me the $75.00 clinic fee.... just to run a scanner over him. I will be taking him to the other one - the one that won't charge me.

All this makes me wonder how many pets, when taken to the pound are NOT reunited with their owners because the chip has moved to an unlikely location?


The photos above are scans of Polaroids, so they probably won't enlarge much, the male in the photos is of one of my brothers. (My legs aren't that hairy - usually)

Have a good day all.

All cleaned out

Got rid of the dust and the cobwebs. Did a bit of rearranging and decorating. Now lets see if I can blog somewhat regularly shall we?

I have a little video I cobbed together from the other day, I hope you all enjoy it ;)

Well, I guess I can't load videos now...so, here are the stills I took.

 Sibu walking away just as I came back out with the camera.

Baby snuggled up between the foundation and a rock.

Sibu came back, then sneezed and spooked the bunny. That was, sadly, before I had the camera set to video.

Sibu kept pacing back and forth, trying to get a good view of the bunny from both sides of the tree trunk. I am sure he was a bit frustrated about being on the leash too.

Sadly, I didn't see this little guy hiding behind my plants until I had already gotten him wet - good thing I use a shower setting on my watering wand. I am sure it was cold, but it didn't hurt at least.

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So, is it me, or has the load video icon disappeared from blogger? and is anyone else having trouble, trying to get a new line using the enter key...mine pops back to the beginning of the line I just typed, or doesn't move at all!


That's all for now, hope you enjoyed.

Have a good day.

Movie time!

Well, I tried to go back after I saved last nights work, to fix the sound and maybe add some music, but MSWMM (microslobwiddlemoviemaker) wouldn't let me. I think because I saved it as a completed project? But then it doesn't recognize shit that it has made? WTF?? So, here it is, my never to be completed movie.




I cut together three little clips and took out some even more boring bits. I can't believe how noisy my neighbours are. When that woman answered her phone, I though she was trying to get my attention.

Have a good weekend all.