Friday, July 23, 2010

The Cat Days of Summer

Mrrrrr Friends,

I know some of you were worried about my absence. I'm fine.
It's been hot, but don't sweat it, the D is cool. I have multiple strategies. During my morning perambulations, I spend time in the ferns and cool grasses. Boo and me take a dip in my brook on especially warm days. He keeps muttering about salt, but I just relax on a rock with my paws in the very chilly water. I did slip on a boulder the other day and did some full body immersion. Wet cat is not necessarily cool cat.

I've also had some heavy responsibilities: keeping an eye on my pal Alex as she recovers. Cats will do almost anything to stay cool. You remember how we told her to not go skiing in Gstaad anymore without telling anybody? Well, you need to be specific with cats...and you can't tell Alex "no." She slipped out for a cat ski-party, hit the slopes near Wengen - not the best time of year for humans, but for a ski-cat, pretty primo. She was coming down the Jungfrau at high speed, and wham, she did it again. ACL injury. You should have heard Oom explaining to the new vet how it happened...he hasn't quite come to grips with his new reality.

The good news is, she's much better already. And there's the fact that she only has two hind legs, so she can't do it again. I think it's time for a shift to the snowboard.

Hope you're having fun this summer.