Month: June 2026

I cannot believe M Kaz locked me in the cupboard! What did I do (besides hissing at Dr Donna yesterday)? She had about another minute before I started screaming Jannie down if she didn’t let me out of there. It was pretty cramped moving around all the stuff they keep in the cupboard under the bench in the kitchen – no, I’m not going to go into details. And in retrospect, I shouldn’t have gone into the cupboard either. How was I to know M Kaz didn’t see me go in there? I know I’m not always where the Mummies expect to find me but I’m always somewhere – and I have to think M Kaz wasn’t even looking for me after she’d cleared out and stacked the dishwasher. I know she always checks in the dishwasher before she starts it – and then to be (neurotically) sure she always makes sure she “sights” me before closing the door and pushing START. Pity she didn’t check the cupboard where I actually was. But it’s okay. I’m out now – and planning my rev … wait, forget that bit.
Poor M Sooz hasn’t fared well in her first week of her double-dose chemotherapy. She was in enough pain to have a Telehealth consultation with her GP so she could get some heavy-duty pain relief. Who knew the 3-times-a-day Panadol Osteo regime wouldn’t even come close to easing the pain. The ‘big’ painkillers are helping but she is not her best self at the moment. The good news is that the bruises from where she took the tumble the other night are fading.

I did not hiss at Dr Donna at the V-E-Ts today. Okay, that might be a bit of a fib but it was totally justified. Oops, that might be a fib too. I just didn’t want to be there. I had been relaxing in one of my tubs, Outback, enjoying the day and keeping an eye of M Sooz when M Kaz appeared out of nowhere, scooped me up and threw me into my cage. M Sooz betrayed me by closing the lid on me. Did I say “no”? Yes – the Mummies heard me loud and clear. I know because M Sooz said so to M Kaz – with quite a bit of surprise in her voice – as though I’ve never said anything before. Did they take any notice of me? No. And can you believe Aunty M and Mimi weren’t even there yet? That – seeing Mimi for the very first time – was the only reason I’d even considered going when Aunty M mentioned her appointment for Mimi to those Mothers the other day. I might have imagined the words “double date”. So, and alas, Dr Donna bore the brunt of my considerable rage! Dr Donna still did a lovely job on my nails though – that’s the sign of a true professional.  No, I’m not showing them to anyone.

I don’t often get the chance to play Spotto except when there’s a yellow can on television – so how lucky was I today to see a yellow car in our driveway? Okay, it was “in uniform” and some people (am I looking at you Aunty M?) would say that under the international Spotto rules, “uniforms” aren’t allowed. I’m not playing by those “rules”.

So why was there a yellow car in our driveway? And good on those people who drove by in the red car and waved and called out “Spotto”. Andy, the RACQ guy, laughed. M Kaz laughed. I laughed.

I was surprised M Kaz didn’t mind that the 12V battery in Ravi had gone completely flat. She found out when she went to go off to do some errands – looking at the specials at Aldi, getting some fresh bread, and getting some heavy-duty painkillers from the pharmacy for M Sooz who is experiencing “bone aches” from the medication she is taking to promote growth of her white blood cells after her chemotherapy.   It happens in the bone marrow – hence the “bone ache”. Hopefully it settles down for her. In the meantime, I am being careful to not go near M Sooz’s legs while she’s in bed just in case she wants to move them around.

I do want to sleep with the Mummies though because it is getting quite cool at night – and during the day. We had the coldest morning so far this year the other day.

But back to Ravi. Luckily Andy had a suitable replacement battery on board and he had it swapped out in a few minutes. M Kaz was ecstatic – because it wasn’t the hybrid battery that was kaput – and that the 12V battery had gone kaput in Jannie’s driveway and not in an underground car park or when they were stopped at the  Hastings Point lookout on their way to Lismore last week.

M Kaz has been taking lots of photos of me this week – but none of me eating the cookies that Aunty M brought over the other day. I guess it’s okay that M Sooz had the lion’s share of them because she isn’t well.

The sun shines nicely into the Outback but I think the Mummies are going to have to arrange my sleeping places a bit better – my legs were hanging over today.  At least I am able to stay upright on my legs – not like M Sooz who had a fall the other night. M Kaz and Aunty Wendy were both here at the time and were able to make sure she wasn’t seriously hurt – no broken or fractured bones – although she was a little dented and bleeding on the face. She’s had some pain since then (she really cannot take a trick at the moment) but the bruises aren’t quite as vivid now. Hopefully I won’t come home with any bruises after M Kaz takes me to the vet tomorrow. Hmmm .. I wonder if she will be able to find me in time for the appointment (bwa ha ha – stay tuned).

Oops, almost forgot.  Happy Anniversary to the Mummies!

The Mummies were gone there for a minute but they are back now. I was in good hands while they were off gallivanting though because Aunty W came to stay with me – and with them because she is still here – sharing my bed and making sure I do not escape. (Darn!)

So where did those Mummies go? It seems it is on a need-to-know basis and I don’t really need to know but judging from M Kaz’s social medias there were whales, cup cakes, birds, bees and trees. Just your usual Wednesday and Thursday. They went to Lismore to see Aunty Janet and while they were originally planning to have a couple of nights away while M Sooz was between treatments, they decided just the one night away would be better. Of course, that decision may or may not have been influenced by how many of her delicious cookies Aunty M dropped in to them on Tuesday afternoon to make sure they had sustenance for the trip. No-one was more surprised than M Sooz that some did make it home with them although – not that there are many left now. They have been feasting on them since they arrived home on Thursday – and Aunty W has been enjoying them too. No-one has thought to offer me one though. That’s okay. I’ll keep making do with the second-tier cat food M Kaz is insisting on feeding me at the moment. She knows I prefer Applaws but that isn’t making an appearance in my bowl of late.

It is still cold here and getting colder. Thank goodness for being able to share the beds with the Mummies and Aunty Wendy. Aunty Wendy has a lovely blue puffy vest that she loves me sleeping in and on. I love it too.

It will be interesting to see if M Sooz decides to have her head shaved tomorrow or later in the week. She starts her chemotherapy on Monday and there’s a very good chance that she will lose her hair. Rather than waking up one morning and finding her hair on the pillow (rather than mine), it’s been suggested she have it zhigged off before that happens. She looks good without hair. Not like those cats Aunty M was showing them at breakfast this morning. They were bald too but they don’t wear it as well as M Sooz does.