miracle kitty

koobi fora had all her blood work and urine test on thursday. the vet just called to say that she is doing so much better than she should be. most kitties with kidney failure continuously decline but koobs is very stable (in terms of all the technical things they measure) and against all expectations is gaining weight (20% of her body weight since august) and is extraordinarily playful all of the sudden.

gummy bracelet master

koobi fora has been so playful lately. usually i have to wake her up in the morning and drag her out of bed but lately she's been waking up before me and wanting to play. she brings a gummy bracelet up on to the bed and drops it right by my face. then she just stares at me with the most precious face.
she has also developed some awesome paw-eye coordination. when i throw the bracelet, she reaches her paw up into the air and catches it or knocks it down. it puts a damper on playing fetch because it doesn't go very far.

i'm watching my stories

tonight there was a marathon of orangutan island and koobs was captivated yet again.

the orange fuzzy party campaign t(r)ail

due to poor voter turn-out in iowa and new hampshire, the orange fuzzy party will be recruiting volunteers all weekend. koobi fora is understandably upset that she has not been asked to participate in any televised debates.

sea otter

sometimes i called isis my "little sea otter" cause she had a large tummy and comparitively short paws. anyway, i am still tortured by the memories of her death and the knowledge that she was alone and miserable for a week before she died. i loved her so much and i am so sad that she's gone. i feel like it won't ever get better.

i totally borrowed that picture from here http://www.hep.man.ac.uk/u/aforti/Images/seaotter.jpg

couch potato

koobi fora really enjoys watching animal planet. no joke. she was enthralled with a special about bears. here she is watching a commercial for our new favorite show, orangutan island.

happy new year