Mini Day Napping
Jolie Day Napping
Jo Sunbeam Napping
Jo Night Napping
Wet Walk
Don’t we look dapper?
Beary Day Napping
Night Napping
It’s Hot Out!
I’m Awake!
Too Sunny
Day Napping Again
Night Napping Again
August came and went. Mom says we slept through August. It seems like we are always napping somewhere. There is a fight for the bed at the top of the stairs. Usually Mini wins, since no one wants to cross a cat. How was your summer?
For Mom it has been endless repairs and replacements since the lightening surge. The stove finally got repaired on Friday, so Mom can start making us chicken again. The fixer guy said he never saw a surge not only take out the electric panel but also the thermostat. Another TV died yesterday (so that brings it to 3 out of 4 that needed to be replaced). Mom said she didn’t realize that the surge could have such a delayed result and take out an HDMI port a month later, but now we know. We keep hearing her say ‘if the thunder don’t get you the lightening will.’
We are just going to hunker down here at the DogDaz Zoo and hope for a calm hurricane season. Wake us up when it is over! – Jolie, Bearnard, Mini Cooper (& Stella)
Stella turns 14 on Labor Day. We can’t believe how well she is doing considering she has GI Lymphoma. It is now almost 2 years since her diagnosis and she is still enjoying her life thanks to lots of love and modern medicine. Happy Birthday, Big Girl!
What kind of mischief did you get into today?
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤ 
Tags: cats, Cats and Dogs, dog, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Mischief Monday, Pet, pets
Gertrude (RIP ’07)
Muffy & Gertrude 2006
Gertrude’s Request
Zack, Cuddles, Kitty, & Noel Winter 2008
Gertrude & Cuddles
Muffy & Zackary in the kitchen window
Zackary (RIP ’10)
Cuddles (RIP ’10)
Kitty, Noel, Muffy
A pride of cats threw the humans out of the bed!
Muffin (RIP ’12)
The Muffin Man (aka Muffy)
Stella & Nine at the screen door
Kitty (RIP ’12)
Nine and baby Mini
Stella and Noel
Mini, Nine, Noel and a bag of Chocolates
Noel, Nine, Mini
Noel and Mini
Nine (rip) & Mini (Jan 2022)
Mr. Nine
Mini and Noel
Nine (RIP ’22)
Noel (RIP ’24)
Mini Cooper
Stella
Celebrating the many cats of the zoo. Only 2 left, Stella and Mini Cooper. They are loved.
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: animals, Cat, Cat People, cats, caturday, DogDaz, lorian lipton, pets
It has been 2 years this June since Louise left us.
And this Friday will be 1 year since Mr. Handsome, aka Charles, left us.
Grief is subjective. We all process loss differently. Having lost so many fur companions over the years, I guess I found my way to deal with the hole they all left in my heart. Don’t think that it is easy just because I can move forward. Look at the Angels Page and you will meet them all. I like to remember all the personalities of my cats, dogs, and guinea pigs. Each one was unique. Some were very serious (Louise, for sure), some had awesome senses of humor (Squash and Kitty), and others were cuddle bugs (Muffy). I feel blessed to have shared moments with these creatures. They are my heart. They heal me in a way that nothing else does. And, when it was their time to walk over the rainbow bridge, whether it was only a few years on the planet or many, I tried to provide them with the most compassionate and humane care possible. Those tough decisions were some of the hardest I ever had to make. I remember them all and can tell you stories about each one. They will always be burned on the memory of my total recall. When my brain no longer functions as it should, I hope I still remember the animals (sorry human family).
In memory of: 2024 Noel (cat), 2023 Charles (dog), 2022 Louise (dog), Sofie (dog), Nine (cat), 2012 Constance Kitty (cat), The Muffin Man (Muffy) (cat), 2010 Cuddles (cat), Georgia (guinea pig), Zachary (cat). Squash E. Bear (dog), 2009 Mr, Moto (guinea pig), S’more (guinea pig), Checkers (guinea pig), 2007 Gertrude (cat), Nikki (dog), 2003 Alice (cat), 2002 Sam (guinea pig), 1994 Rosie (cat), 1991 Baby Doll (cat), 1990 Wussy (cat), Eddie II (cat), Benny (dog), 1978 Barney (cat), Louis Pierre Andrea the 14th of Edgewood Lipton (dog), 1974 Eddie (cat), 1961 Fraya (dog).
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: angels, cats, DogDaz, Dogs, Gratitude, guine pigs, lorian lipton, Memories, Pet, pet blog, rainbow bridge
Back in March we realized that Stella wasn’t eating well, was getting skinny, vomiting often, and having bathroom issues. This was a major worry so we took her to the vet (which she hates). Dr. Sims took X-rays and determined that poor little Stella, who is down to 7 lbs, has Feline Lymphoma.
Feline lymphoma is the most common type of cancer in cats, accounting for almost 33% of cat cancers.
There are several types of lymphoma in cats: Mediastinal, in the chest, Renal, in the kidneys, Multicentric, in multiple lymph nodes, Extranodal, in the lymph nodes and other organs, and Gastrointestinal (GI). Stell has the GI kind. It is the most common form and includes the stomach, liver, and intestines. Then there are 2 types of GI lymphoma: small-cell and large-cell. We believe that Stella has small-cell lymphoma. We have chosen not to do a biopsy or anything invasive to confirm. Small cell GI lymphoma can be treated at home with medications and monitoring. The great news is that many cats can survive for 2 to 4 years after being diagnosed with small-cell lymphoma as long as they get treatment.
Stella is on 2 different meds every day and doing well (though still skinny). She will be 13 years old in September.
Here’s to several more trips around the sun for her. Cancer Sucks!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat health, cats, DogDaz, gastrointestinal lymphoma, GI, Gratitude, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog, Veterinary medicine
Mini and Noel
2022
Mini Cooper
2021
Noel and Mini
2020
Nine and baby Mini
2017
How incredibly lucky we are to spend our life with Mini Cooper. She is such a precocious playful bundle of fluff. Over her 10 years, she has had some really wonderful adventures, especially with her best buddy, Mr. Nine. Mini has become the only cat in the general population with the dogs, Jolie and Bearnard, since Queen Noel, the Christmas cat, passed over in January. As you know Stella, the lone cat, has her own room, but Mini and Stella ‘play’ and hiss at each other through the door occasionally.
Mini Cooper stay as kittenish as you always are. We love you.
Happy 10th birthday, Kitten.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat birthday, cat blog, cats, dilute torte, DogDaz, Gratitude, lorian lipton, Mini, Pet, pet blog
Jolie & Bear April 24
Stella
Mini Cooper 2022
Noel 2014
Pink Snow 2019
Nine 2021
Louise & Sofie 2015
Charles 2018
Sofie 2020
Louise & Sofie 2016
Squash tail 2010
Spring Iris and Azalea are wonderful backdrops to the zoo. And I can’t forget the pink snow.
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Blog, cat blog, cats, dog, Dog People, dog rescue, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets, Spring
Stella is going to be 13 in September. She is a wonderful cat (as long as she isn’t with other cats). She likes the dogs when they come to visit and Bearnard and her seem to have a thing going on lately.
Sadly, we just found out that Stella has Feline lymphoma. It is affecting her gut. The feline lymphatic system is a complex network of components that transport all those life-sustaining substances throughout a cat’s body and help prevent the circulation of harmful agents. Among these components are the spleen, bone marrow, and what veterinarians call “gut-associated” lymphoid tissue, which lines the surfaces of various areas of a cat’s body and prevents its exposure to infectious agents. It mostly shows up in cats around 10-12 years old.
Dr. Sims, Stella’s Vet, said a definitive diagnosis requires a biopsy of the intestinal tract. We are not going to put little Stella through that at her age and weight (7 lbs). We are treating her at home with a steroid (prednisolone) and another drug to assist with peristalsis. The x-ray shows that she has considerable thickening of the intestinal tract. We are hoping with the medication and our love and care she could continue on for many months.
Stella does not know that she has cancer and it does not appear to hurt her much (if you don’t touch her belly).
Lymphoma is the most common cancer in cats. You can learn more about it here. Hug your furbabies a little closer tonight. They are such a gift, each and every one of them.
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cancer, cat blog, cat health, cats, DogDaz, feline lymphoma, lorian lipton, Pet, pet blog
Several months ago I took a dog travel crate out of the attic to take Noel to the vet. I like to use the dog crates, even though I have smaller cat crates for each of the cats (in case we ever have to evacuate), just to give them room. Anyway, the minute I got home with Noel from the vet, Jolie, who loves crates, was not happy that a cat was using her crate and she decided that this crate should stay in the living room all the time so she can keep an eye on it. So it has.
However, when Jolie was getting ready to go in the crate the other day she found a surprise. Mini Cooper, the cat dog, had taken it for her own. Slowly, Jolie backed up and went to sleep on the cat bed.
Yes, now the cat sleeps in the dog crate and the dog sleeps in the cat bed (sort of).
I cannot imagine a life without cats!
Just another CATDogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Cat, cat beds, Cat People, cats, caturday, dog bed, DogDaz, dogs and cats together, lorian lipton, pets
Unexpectedly, on Thursday, January 11, Noel, the Christmas cat, the Queen of the DogDaz_Cats2 zoo, left this earth and passed over the rainbow bridge, to the big cat tree in the sky.
Not that you can say the passing of an almost 17-year-old cat (3/17/2007) is unexpected, but we really thought she was going to be our 20+ feline. It seems that she just started to go downhill healthwise since the summer and she developed diabetes and kidney issues (dropping 4 lbs in the last month). The poor sweet thing was just so unhappy and needed to be at peace.
Noel came to us on death’s door all those many years ago (Christmas 2007), with feline herpes. She was maybe 9 months old and we rescued her with another cat, Constance Kitty, who left us back in 2012. Click here to read Noel’s Story
She started out as this shy little white thing who didn’t know how to play but over her many years, and the many animals, she became the boss; the blogger; and the Queen. If you search Noel on the sidebar you will find years and years of stories and pictures. She saw us through 3 growing children and many many rescues.
Noel & Jolie 2023
Sleep my precious angel and know that you added so much love and happiness to our zoo.
Noel and Mr. Nine 2020
Noel & Muffy 2010
Noel In Charge 2013
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: cat blog, Cat People, cats, DogDaz, lorian lipton, nature, pet blog, rainbow bridge
Noel, the Christmas Cat, here. I know you heard some stories about the stupid dogs during the holidays, but no matter what I put in their path (chocolate, garbage, and other dog-killing things) they seem indestructible.
I, on the other hand, had a wonderful holiday and Mom has started to give me some extra yummy wet food (I am not supposed to know that there is medication hidden in it). V calls me ‘Poodle Paw’ because the fur on my leg, where the IV was when I had my teeth cleaned, is finally growing back in, but really slowly. Since Mom realized that Jolie was sneaking onto the kitchen table and stealing my food, which has been solved, I get my full servings – though I always cry for more.
I hope that you got everything you wanted for the holidays. Even though I can’t get rid of those darn dogs, I will continue to remind them who is Queen.
Have an awesome start to 2024!
Just another DogDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Tags: Blog, cats, Cats and Dogs, DogBlog, DogDaz, Dogs, lorian lipton, Pet, pets, white cat
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