Blackie is alone...again

Now that Fatty Blackie is gone, Blackie (original) is alone, yet again. Both have been buddies since they moved to this particular part of the block.


Blackie (Mar '04 photo): Goodbye, my friend, wherever you are.


Fatty Blackie (RIP 2006)


Blackie used to hang out nearer to my block with his other friends, Ginger and Tabby1 (probably siblings), both of whom died one after another in 2004 and 2005.


Tabby (RIP 2004) and Ginger (RIP 2005)


Since then, Blackie didn't really have any close friends (she can't get along with some cats), until she finally settled down cozily with Fatty Blackie. Now, Blackie is all alone again.

Putting things in perspective

I have often thought that in the whole scheme of things, whatever problems that come into our lives, no matter how severe and difficult they seemed at the time -- they are so minicule compared to the problems that are happening in the world. I use this line of thinking as a sort of consolation to myself, especially during frustrating / trying times.

So, as a further reminder to myself, I'm posting this which I'd got from san, who got it from wildrun who got it via nio's blog!


Click on the website's video link (on page 1) to view the astounding video.

In other news, the past few days at work had been very tense. I've had to report early to work, work late and hardly had a moment to relax. Then worse things happened: I found out that an uncle has liver cancer and given about 6 months to live, and slightly more shockingly, Fatty Blackie had been put to sleep a couple of weeks' ago.

A week before my neighbour went on vacation, she'd asked me to look in on Fatty Blackie during her vacation period, and I said ok. This is the dedicated neighbour who had been taking care of the community cats way before I'd moved into the estate. One day before she went away, she'd called me to remind me to look out for Yoda as well, but at that point, she did not tell me that Fatty Blackie had been put to sleep at the vet. So for the past 1.5 weeks, I had been looking for Fatty Blackie to no avail. I'd only found out about it recently from another very upset cat-feeder. Apparently, it was my neighbour who made the decision to euthanise Fatty Blackie.

You know what? All these things and discoveries - I found out on my birthday. After all that discovery, my mind which was almost brain-dead from work, turned totally blank. So you can say that I had an unforgettable birthday, in a way. :-/

I guess... my neighbour must have her own reasons for making that difficult decision...

Community cat update

YODA



Yoda's potential adoption did not go through. According to Ms A, the potential adopter finally decided against it. As he's quite young and already has a cat, perhaps it's best for him not to take on too much. So Yoda the Siamese-cross kitty remains a community cat.



Yoda, for adoption: "Will you please take me home?"

















FATTY BLACKIE

Sadly, since I came back from vacation, I haven't seen Fatty Blackie (FB), the cat which has tumour(s).

Last week, Ms A mentioned that FB didn't look too good lately. I've been to FB's usual hideout several times, but all I see is FB's regular pal (another blackie gal) all alone, with no sign of FB. This does not look good.

Except for Fatty Blackie, all the regulars in the vicinity have been accounted for.

However, Newbie Boy who was not a regular (and suspected abandonee) seemed to have gone away.

Feline capers

Newbie on the block

A newbie cat has been spotted in the neighbourhood for the past few days. I first discovered this newbie when I spotted Notti-Boy trying to chase the newbie boy away.

Notti-Boy was also a newbie cat that came to the neighbourhood a few months ago. A very loud and whiney cat, he is quite picky about his food and usually reject the dry food that I sometimes give him. He remains untouchable till today and therefore is still spotting his "ding-dongs".

I am Notti-Boy, and you still can't catch me! Neh nehny neh neh!!

I first encountered Newbie Boy on Saturday night, on my usual round to feed Timmy (aka Coco). To my surprise, Newbie Boy, although very greedy, is friendly to humans, and has also chosen to stick to Timmy, to her chagrin and annoyance....heheh! Newbie Boy is smart to stick to Timmy because regular meals do come her way. Sadly, I suspect Newbie-Boy to be another abandonee...and not yet neutered.

For some unknown reason, poor Timmy seems to be a magnet for these newly-arrived cats, who are usually males (which makes sense since males tend to roam). Timmy can't stand these noisy boy cats that quarrels and which stick to her like glue, and would sometimes be so unsettled that she refused to eat. When it gets too much for her, the dimunitive Timmy would give these newbie boys a smack with her paw.

*Piaakk!!*

Thank goodness she's spayed already!

Timmy: Haiz...boys will be boys! *roll eyes*

Last night, the tables were turned. It was Newbie boy who turned on and tried to chase Notti-Boy away. I guess Notti-Boy didn't do a good job of protecting his territory and ex-gal (the unwilling Timmy) ;) .

Sugar, the Fatboy?

Newbie-Boy had better not cross path with Sugar, or else fur will surely fly! Sugar, although getting fat now, is still capable of chasing foreign cats up the trees.

Sugar was at my home yesterday, and ate so much of the Royal Canine which I'd bought for Jon-Jon to improve his skin condition. The SO and I were thinking of calling Sugar Fei-Bai instead of Xiao Bai (meaning Fat White instead of Small White in Mandarin).

(Archive photo) Jon-Jon: Sugar ain't heavy lah, he's my god-brother!

Fatty Blackie

All along, we'd all thought that Fatty Blackie (who looks pregnant and was spayed) is fat. It turns out that all that "fat" around her tummy is actually one big tumour. :-(

Ms A (my kind neighbour) has took her to the vet and is feeding her medication, which seems to have helped in reducing the tumour somewhat. I can only hope and pray that the tumour is not cancerous and that she's not in any pain, and that she gets better with the medication.

On a Saturday morning (Part 2)

Kiddy aka Baby



Found abandoned as a shy kitten, he's grown to become quite affectionate




Gal-Gal



A graceful & dignified cat who didn't accept any cat other than Kiddy



Fatty Blackie (to differentiate from another Blackie)




See the round protruding tummy (no, she's not pregnant as she's been spayed)



In a manja mood