Homeless Cat -- Now Spotacus' Legacy

Wow.  DIdn't realize I hadn't posted in so long.  Ian and Gym are doing very well as indoor only kitties.  A neighbor has three--a gray tabby, a ginger, and a solid black--who like to visit our pool and deck.  When Ian and/or Gym notice them, they come to the door and talk.  Ian and Gym just look back.

Ian has gotten terribly fat, Gym's still a kitten, so finding the right food for both has been an issue.  Just ordered some freeze-dried raw cat food that will work, if they eat it.  Last cat I had on a raw food diet thrived for nearly 23 years.  She refused all foods except the raw food, and needed no vet care other than annual shots, so she was actually a pretty inexpensive cat.  Hope these guys do as well on the freeze-dried version.

Spousal Unit had his right hip replaced last month, spent two weeks in a rehab hospital, then came home last week.  He's supposed to not use the wheelchair, but at times it's the only speedy way to get him into the bathroom before things just let loose.  He's starting twice a week outpatient therapy next week, and he'd better improve!  I've warned him that if he doesn't do the therapy and just sits around like Tall Friend did, then he's going to assisted living.  He has incentives to get better; we'll see if he actually does the work.

Mom turns 100 next month, so we're in the middle of party planning.  I collected names and addressed, verified who's still alive, and will check on bakeries who can make Mom's favorite cake.  That's the extent of my planning involvement, since I'll be hauling SU to/from therapy until who knows when.

Our barn swallows have arrived and rumor has it the hummingbirds are around, so I'd best get to making nectar and putting out feeders.

Hope you all are having a far more pleasant 2025 than was 2024.