Nigella …

You thought I’d just wandered away didn’t you M Kaz but someone should have been yelling “She’s behind you, she’s behind you” – and that way you wouldn’t have almost rolled on to me when you got back into bed this morning. What’s that? I should have been on my blanket and out of the way? Well, you could have taken a little more care when you were building my bus!

Yes, of course I’m grateful that you bought it for me but if any of my friends see it I’m going to be a laughing stock. What? Then I shouldn’t have posted it on FaceBook. You know my friends aren’t on Facebook and I only posted it so your friends would see what a job you’d done. Afterall, you are supposed to be the conscientious one – not the one who turns in projects looking like a dog’s breakfast! All right, maybe it is okay but compared to the one Elly built, it is a bit sad – even you have to admit that. Thank goodness for Elly otherwise we really wouldn’t have believed it could look like the picture on the box.

So who’s this Elly you had build my bus? You’ve never mentioned her before. Where did you meet her? What’s the story? (Pauses for long-winded explanation from M Kaz.) So you’re telling me you found Elly in the cat toy aisle at KMart and she was trying to decide what to buy her 8-year-old lives-inside cat (whose name you neglected to ask or remember) and when you said you were getting me the bus she thought she would too and (very very long story short) you said if her cat didn’t like it once it was assembled, you would buy it off her. What a cunning and devious way to have Elly build it. I hope you at least offered to pay her for her time. No? Well some flowers or something might be the go M Kaz – or a lotto ticket! Or maybe a little treat for our newest friend No-Name!

Is it really so hard to warm a stethoscope before they pop it onto your chest? Those things are really cold and even though I have fur, it’s no fun. Yes, you guessed it, I was at the V-E-T this morning (yes, Mummies, I can spell that) – it was all a bit of a surprise really. One minute I was asleep on the bed and the next M Sooz was patting me and then M Kaz was scooping me up … and then they were putting me in my carry cage. I didn’t even have time to get my extra legs out before they had me in there – you know how I like to make it as difficult for them as I can!

Even though I had one of the first appointments this morning, there were about 5 other furries who did as well – and, you know, I don’t think they had six vets on so M Kaz and I had a little wait before we were seen. I wasn’t there for my nails this time … it was so they could give me an injection the size of a … well, it was pretty big. The V-E-T said I would probably be a bit quieter and sleep a bit over the next 24-48 hours, so I will do what I can to make sure she’s right.

I showed M Kaz a new trick today. When it was time to leave the V-E-T, I was on the consulting table – and yes, they did weigh me – 5.4 kg, and yes, my teeth are good, and yes I still have my heart murmur – and the V-E-T just put my cage to the edge of the table, and I just stepped into it – no fuss, no bother. I’d like to see the Mummies try to get me to do that at home – and don’t think they won’t give it a try next time.

No Mummies that’s just silly … of course I can’t see China at the bottom of my litter tray. It may sound like I’m digging a lot in there but I’m just doing my very best to make sure everything is “nice” when you come into the bathroom after I’ve been in there. It’s a pity that people at public toilets can’t be as thoughtful. But this is me … Nigey … considerate through and through. Hmmmm that could even be my middle name.

It is raining again which means I haven’t been able to go outside for a while … and I don’t like that at all. When the Mummies came home from Brunch today (no, they didn’t go to breakfast even though it is Saturday!), it was wet and I didn’t even try to go out even though they were a bit slow in getting the front door closed. I could easily have run out there. And I would have except I really didn’t want to get wet … because it’s cold as well, and I would have been miserable if I had been wet and cold … and roused (Mummies, how do you spell that?) on!

Yum … why have you never given me this before? It is so lovely Mummies – I could eat it all the time – well at least until you bought a few more tins of it! I like it because it’s not fishy – you always get me fish food. This one is souffle with beef and spring vegetables and as soon as I saw you reading the label before you opened it, I could tell you were sure you’d made a mistake M Kaz – which is why it’s a good idea to read the label not just pick a can based on the colour of the label. Yes, I know M Kaz that you pick the red, yellow and green cans because they’re the seafood ones – but it didn’t quite work this time. I could tell you were worried I’d take one sniff … and walk away. I didn’t though … and I’ve been back to it a few times since. It might be time to give Stringey Thing and our other friends a taste too, just to see what they think. I’m sure they’ll all love it too.

It’s been a bit colder here the last couple of days which is why it’s so mean that M Kaz evicted me again last night. I try to be good, really I do but … well … I’m Nigey and I love to run and play just as much as the next cat – and you know we cats are duty-bound to do at least part of that running and playing early in the morning! You know you knew that when you brought me home with you!