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The cats
21 January 2000
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| OK, OK, I'll write something about the cats! This page contains some
pictures of my cats and were taken about April 1999. This was their first day at
their new home. These cats are Abyssinian. They are known for being sleek, slim,
cougar-like, and very intelligent and loving. They are very affectionate and like
being with people. Any people.
Set is the male and is the smaller one in these
pictures. He's a ruddy. The larger cat is the female, Bast, and she's a
chocolate. At the time of these photos, she was about three months old and he was
two months old. |
| cat-on-a-box |
Set is on the left, Bast is on the right. |
| cat-reads |
Set, on my desk, watching the screen. He used to do
that quite a bit, chasing the mouse cursor around. |
| cat-tower |
This is the cat tower I built for about US$5. It's
covered in carpet and they have to climb it several times a day. Their food is on
the third level. |
| close-up |
Bast |
| eye-that-tail |
Set ready to pounce |
| female |
At the time these photos were taken, I hadn't yet named
them. But this is Bast just after crawling out of the box (on the second level of
the cat tower). |
| fleece |
I *think* this is Bast. |
| knee-sit |
This is Set, sitting on my knee in front of the computer
desk. He's *so* cute here. |
| looking-up |
Set and Bast |
| monitor |
During the winter months, Bast spends a lot of time on top
of my monitor. |
| red-eye |
You think red eye is bad in people, here's a death cat. |
| sitting-cute |
Set, sitting on the desk. |
swipe |
Set takes a swipe at me while Bast looks on. |
| two-tier |
Bast and Set looking down from the third level of the tower. |
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| I need to take some new photos to show how how much they've grown. And I don't want
to forget Gus. He's about thirteen or fifteen according to
the vet. I inherited him and Wocker when I bought the house. They originally
belonged to Jenny and Alan, who once lived in the house next door. They moved to
Auckland and the cats didn't like the weather so they were moved back down to live with
Karen and Alistar, who owned my house at that time. When I bought the house, I
recognized the cats, as I used to work with Jenny, and took over as their feeder.
Sadly, Wocker disappeared about September 1998 and Gus started to get very lonely.
He's been much better since Set and Bast arrived. Tonight, it's quite cold
here, and all three cats are on my bed. Gus and Set usually snuggle up together and
Bast lays nearby.
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More cat pics!
24 September 2000
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| I've put some more cat pics on this page. |
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Bast's new home
26 July 2001
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| Careful readers will have seen that Bast has gone to
a new home.
This is mainly because of a new job. And sadly,
Gus died just before I took the new job.
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