Two Additions To the Cat Herd

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 14, 2024Cat LifestyleTags Cats, Morrigan, SylfyrLeave a comment

This week we welcomed two new kittens to the herd, Sylfyr and Morrigan. They're cute little critters, and total sweethearts. They're a lot tinier than they look in the pictures; they're maybe 8" long, not including their tails, and Morrigan is the smaller of the two. Morrigan Sylfyr Morrigan is named for the ancient Celt… Read More »

Hostibule 2024 Part Two

By Patrick MurphyPosted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Cat LifestyleTags Hostibule 2024, World of PainLeave a comment

My second hostibulization in six weeks! I got up to go to the bathroom at 3:19AM, 14 June. Got back to bed to catch another half hour resting and curl up under the blankest because I was freezing. Asked Stacie if she was cold, and she said "no, but why is the bed shaking." Because… Read More »

Hostibule 2024 Part One

By Patrick MurphyPosted on July 9, 2024July 9, 2024Cat LifestyleTags Hostibule 2024, World of PainLeave a comment

Another year, another batch of hospitalizations. It was supposed to be a good weekend. It really was. I had gone to Wound Care on Friday and the doctor said I looked healthy (except for the gaping open wounds on my legs, of course). Hell yeah. We had dinner at Esmeralda's (It's in Coon Rapids --… Read More »

So I’m Officially Disabled Now

By Patrick MurphyPosted on June 7, 2024July 9, 2024Cat LifestyleTags Captain Obvious, Stroke, World of PainLeave a comment

Stacie has been suggesting I get a disabled parking pass for a while now. I can't blame her, considering my leg issues. There are days I can barely walk, and I use my cane a lot more than I used to. So yeah, it's a fair request. Her rheumatoid arthritis gives her a parking pass… Read More »

Torgo Bowls

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 14, 2024April 13, 2024Cat Food, LifestyleTags Diabetic, Easy, MexicanLeave a comment

Taco meat, 1 lb. I use the little pre-made chubbies from the grocery store or gas station. Chorizo, 1 package. I use the really greasy soft stuff that comes in a chubby and has all the structural integrity of an overripe banana. Assorted peppers – I use a couple of serrano and a jalapeno or… Read More »

Shakshuka

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 13, 2024April 13, 2024Cat Food, LifestyleTags Breakfast, Diabetic, Easy, MediterraneanLeave a comment

I had shakshuka for breakfast today. The recipe was a modified version of The Mediterranean Dish's recipe. Suzy has a pile of good recipes, and the ones I’ve tried have never been bad. I highly recommend her site and her YouTube channel. The main difference between her recipe and my attempt is I added some… Read More »

Stacie’s Out of Town…

By Patrick MurphyPosted on April 13, 2024April 13, 2024Cat Food, LifestyleTags Breakfast, Easy, Italian, MeatLeave a comment

You know what that means. I’ll give in to my base instincts! Which, as we’ve discussed before, involve robots, space monsters, monkeys, spaceships, rayguns, and the food to feed my Mighty Brain. Some of those are Monkey Business, so I cover them on Devil Monkey (Planning a relaunch in July), but some of it you… Read More »

RIP Baby

By Patrick MurphyPosted on March 17, 2024July 9, 2024Cat Story TimeTags BabyLeave a comment

She had been sick for about a week and a half. When Stacie originally took her in they diagnosed her with a UTI. No big deal, cats get them sometime. By Friday she wasn't eating (a little canned tuna, but not much, and this was a cat who would wake me up when Stacie was… Read More »

RIP Finnegan

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 24, 2024July 9, 2024Cat Story TimeTags FinnLeave a comment

His health issues had reached the point where keeping him alive was only prolonging his suffering, and there was no getting better at that point. Among other things, Finn was functionally blind, was having trouble controlling his bladder, couldn’t get on the bed or the couch anymore, couldn’t climb up the stairs anymore, could barely… Read More »

Stroke, Part 5. “Update”

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 7, 2024April 13, 2024Cat LifestyleTags Hostibule 2024, StrokeLeave a comment

So as a result of my many medical problems I have what can only be described as a medical team. As of the beginning of this year, it consisted of a GP, Infectious Disease doctor, Wound Care doctor, Dietician, Speech Therapist, Neurologist, Pharmacist Clinician, and a host of people at the Heart Hostibule. Plus the… Read More »