Day 310 — Feeding Time
I’ve had to start feeding Felix in the cage (or hang around to watch him eat), because if I leave him unattended, the kitties — mostly Jack — move in and snarf up all his food. Because, you know, I...
View ArticleSnip-snip update
Just got a call from the vet — kudos to them, by the way, for calling with an update — that the kitties are now spayed (nine-minute surgery) and neutered (thirty-second surgery) and hopped up on kitty...
View ArticleMemory Monday
I swear, I make it through my digital clutter at an even slower pace than my physical clutter. Here’s a (silent) video I found of Felix and Gonzo playing back in the spring of 2005. Gonzo’s been gone...
View ArticleJoint custody sucks
I miss Felix. I have no idea how people do this with actual human children.
View ArticleSo close
Felix, in his old age, sleeps a lot. He likes his food mixed with warm water to make it softer on his old teeth. He’s skinny and frail and sometimes he trips while scuttling across the hardwood...
View ArticleFelix’s comeback
Last week was hell on steroids. Phil and I went back and forth and back and forth about Felix’s health. He’s old — seven and a half (that’s geriatric for Marshall Farms ferrets, sadly) — and he’s been...
View ArticleDay 74: Burial
I knew I was going to have to write this post eventually, and for many months now, I knew the time was creeping closer and closer. I just didn’t know how close. And then Sunday things just sort of...
View ArticleDay 116: Published!
A publishing company found this pic of Felix on my Flickr, sent me a note asking permission to use it, and sent me a copy of the book when it printed. So cool! Here’s the book. I miss Felix a lot, but...
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