1 post from 2009

The realization that I hadn't blogged publicly in a while is almost annoying.  It's not hat I haven't had the urge to, but between work being hectic and the fact that every time I read my last blog so I could continue I wound up thinking about Mika then I couldn't remember what I was going to write about in the first place.  So, here it is January 1st 2009 and I haven't written publicly in over five months.   There is so much that has gone on.  So get ready, because this is probably gonna be another epic Brad Blog.  Maybe I'll put in subheadings so you can decide what of it you want to read.  Yeah, that's an idea.

The Little Ones

September was a rough month for all of us here in the house.  Mogwai and Mogley couldn't seem to comprehend where Mika had gone and unfortunately neither one of us speak feline so we didn't have the vocabulary to allow them to comprehend what actually happened.  It was obvious Mogley was searching the house and calling her with every sound he could muster.  Meanwhile our clowter was a cat short.  Sebastian went missing for about two weeks.  We knew something happened when she didn't show up on our kitchen windwo sill to self pet her self on the screen and talk gossip with Mogley. 

She finally showed up on the deck with her family one morning.  There was a problem though, she had no equilibrium.  Here was this amazing graceful cat that could just a couple weeks prior bound and run not to mention climb the tree on the side of the house as easy as I could walk, now she could not keep her back end standing.  It was very sad and frustrating for her and us.  What could we do, we grabbed her and allowed our vet to figure it out.  Seven-hundred dollars, two nights at the vet, two weeks of isolation and oral medication later, we decided to see if she wold be compatible with our family.  No such luck.  She just didn't like Mogwai.  All he wanted to do was play and for some reason she almost didn't know how to play.  He scared her so much a few times she lost all control of her bowels.  Yech, what a mess.  She seemed only happy when I would carry her around or was put next to me on the couch or the bed, otherwise she would find a spot, usually under something, and she wouldn't move for hours.

After a month of this, I decided that she was not happy here with us.  One day while her family was eating on the porch I put her outside and left the door open for her.  She had a choice, come back in or return to her life outside.  She waited there for about half an hour when she finally realized that the choice was hers.  She then bounded off the deck and didn't return even to eat for about a week.  Only difference is now she still knows we will spend time petting her if she wants.

I didn't realize how much I missed having a girl around.  I know, I know some of you are thinking what is the differnce?  Well, after having boys and girls, there is a big difference.  Can I explain it?  Not really, it's an aura that surrounds a female.  It's lighter and brighter then a males.  The males are more playful and seem to be a little more independednt.  Not to mention, they are more into wrestling and pouncing then my girls were.

I don't think it was 20 minutes after Sebastien left that Kim said that if I wanted a girl then we should look for one.  I took that as permission and immediately used my favorite tool, the internet and 3 weeks letter Mikali had entered our lives and our family.

Mikali (Mi-Kah-lee) has been a ray of bright light into our lives.  No kitten or cat can ever take the place of Mali or Mika, just different, and she is very different.  Mogwai had taken the role of Alpha since Mali had left us even though Mogely was older, but when Mikali entered the home, she took control immediately even at 10 weeks.  After a period of adjustment now they all play and lay together like they were born from the same litter.  I almost do not need TV anymore because they are all the entertainment I need.