Tag: Animals
Posted on September 6, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Glimpses through windows and sniffs under doors. The suspense builds as the promised meeting of the two kitties remains on hold. Our new Benji is living in quarantine while recovering from an upper respiratory infection. The highly contagious virus (to cats not humans) was… Continue Reading “A Tale of Two Kitties ~ the waiting continues”
Posted on August 29, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Allow me to introduce myself to you. This is little Ben and I am new around here. What a long week I have had in my short life! Where shall I begin? First of all I got captured. Captured! (“Rescued,” if you prefer.) I… Continue Reading “From the desks of little Ben and the Tiger”
Posted on August 26, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Day 1 – Sue here. As I sit in my office on the third floor of our home, Tiger is relaxing nearby. After a final deep cleaning behind the ears (who can sleep with dirty ears?) he’s ready to call it a day and… Continue Reading “Introducing little Ben – the Tiger Cub”
Posted on July 29, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Hey there. It’s me. Tiger, the handsome tabby and therapy cat. What’s that, you say? Therapy Cat?? Okay, so maybe I’m not officially “certified” (yes there is such a thing.) I don’t visit nursing homes like some of my cousins. Or hospitals. Or prisons. … Continue Reading “Tiger the therapy cat”
Posted on July 6, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Tiger here. With a tale about the jail. And my dramatic escape. Okay, just kidding. There was no dramatic escape. But there was a rather harrowing experience with the jail box today. Now that I have settled down I will tell you about it. … Continue Reading “Tiger – from the Jail!”
Posted on June 30, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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I saw this little plaque in a shop recently and was reminded of all the wonderful kitties who have shared their lives with me. There have been many so I will only mention a few. There was Benjamin the long haired Himalayan (originally named… Continue Reading “Cat Memories”
Posted on June 22, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Hello everyone. Tiger here. I realize I may have sounded a bit grumpy in my last post Not the Same Species where it was clear that Sue and I do not agree on hunting. But I don’t want to seem ungrateful, especially after all… Continue Reading “Tiger ~ a day in the life”
Posted on June 19, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Okay, everyone this is Tiger and I have something to say. As you know, I have it pretty good here, indoors and out. The food, the sleeping arrangements, the toys … all very good. The humans that live here are great too and I… Continue Reading “Not the same species..”
Posted on May 27, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Good Morning all. Tiger again. The first light of day has begun to dawn through the closed blinds and I must needs go out to hunt the small ones who reside in the bush. I hear them through the walls. I sense them in… Continue Reading “Tiger – a new day”
Posted on May 22, 2016
by Susanne Swanson
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Okay, so I like to sleep. It’s one of my favorite things. In fact, I don’t know what I like best, batting around the small rodents who dare to enter my kingdom; or stretching out on Sue’s bed with the room heated up to… Continue Reading “Never wake a sleeping Tiger”
Cats and Trails and Garden Tales 