Dahlia Tells All: Exploring the Farm
I know that in the last installment of my story, I went into a realm that’s a bit strange and possibly disconcerting for many humans. Honestly, those things are just an ordinary part of life for us cats. But regardless of all that, I was still a kitten and I still wanted to play and run and bat Siouxsie and Thomas’s tails. I spent many days staring out the window watching all the amazing things happening in the yard and wondering... Read More
My kitten got totally freaked out and now she won’t eat
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: I have a small kitten I got from my friend. I really don’t know her age, but I’d been asking my friend if I could take her for about two months. A month after she got here, I was sleeping beside her when she suddenly jumped and scratched me. I found her standing on the floor and acting weird. I thought that she is going to throw up, so I put her outside my room and she jumped.... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: The Sad Man
I was still purring with the amazing insights I’d gained in my history lesson, when one day I realized that cat spirits weren’t the only non-bodied entities around here. The first time I saw one, it was just a shadow that crossed the very edge of my field of vision. I nearly jumped out of my fur! With a hiss and a fat tail, I whirled to confront whatever was coming after me … and there was nothing there! Thomas padded... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: History Lesson
After the frantic intensity of my recent life and my visit with horrible Doctor Sarah, I was looking forward to finally learning my way around my new home. There were so many tantalizing smells in the air: Mama’s apartment had a pleasant dusty aroma with the overtone of fresh hay. Sometimes she put a fire on the end of a tiny stick and it made smoke that smelled like flowers that I could only recall through my distant ancestral... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: Meeting Doctor Sarah
Life was going along quite nicely now that Mama had figured out my name. I had lots of yummy, tasty food — much better than anything I’d ever eaten at the Shelter, that’s for sure! There were huge sun puddles to bask in, and I’d found a good friend in my new brother Thomas. Then, one evening, Mama brought a portable kitty prison into the house. I didn’t think much of it, because I knew I was never going to... Read More
Why is my cat biting us when we pet her?
Dear Most Esteemed and Knowledgeable Kitties: We just adopted a 9-month-old cat four days ago. She has been quiet and hiding, but yesterday she started to come out and explore a bit more. Today my son held her and she seemed very happy being held in his lap and was purring and drooling. At one point during this petting she licked his face and then bit him. Afterwards, she ran and hid under the bed. We left her there for six hours, and... Read More
Dahlia Tells All: Mama Figures Out My Name
Once I finally worked up the courage to show Mama that I’m a girl kitty, I set to work helping her figure out what my name is. Trust me when I tell you, that task isn’t nearly as straightforward as it might seem. A very wise old possum once said, “The Naming of Cats is a difficult matter.” Now, I don’t know how that possum came to have such insight into the innermost nature of cats, but he definitely nailed... Read More
