Once again Suki has joined our household for a few days. Dad has gone to Florida for a week or so and Mom is at work full-time, so I volunteered to dog-sit while Dad was away, so Mom didn't have to worry about the dog while she was at work.
I went to Baraboo yesterday to pick up Suki. I was greeted with pleasure by Jenny and Darwin, and Fermi made an appearance as well. Suki heard me coming and scratched at the porch door, and when I let her in she squeaked and twirled and pranced for a little while in greeting. Mom had left some dog treats by the door for Suki snacking. Since this visit is only going to be for three days, there is no real point in sending dog food since Suki always fasts for 4 or 5 days when going on a visit.
Suki was greeted at the door by Rowena, who rubbed up against her legs and they nosed each other and licked faces. Rowena is a very licky cat and tends to lick everything, so that's not a real surprise. Ned retreated to the upper level of the couch and then upstairs for several hours. He is not a big Suki fan.
Mail call for the day was one e-bay check for $10.
I made a large hamburger for lunch in hopes that I would be able to share it with Suki. Mom said that Suki had declined breakfast in the morning. She's been eating once every 2 or 3 days lately, so I figured I'd just try to get her to nibble on something so she has some kind of nourishment. Suki liked that idea, and ate almost a 1/4# hamburger (cooked). Rowena was jealous and so I fed her a few tidbits of raw hamburger. I gave Suki a biscuit, which she took to eat on the Persian carpet in front of the fireplace, as usual.
Later in the afternoon, I planted the vegetable seeds I had purchased for the garden in seedling trays I put in front of the South windows in the TV room. I was a bit dismayed that Ned showed great interest in these trays, and since I know that in the past he has become a small lawnmower as soon as the seedlings sprout I exiled him from the room until I could get the trays covered up. He also seemed to think the trays could perhaps be a large cat box of some type, which I certainly didn't want to encourage.
Ned snuck into the room later in the afternoon, and I pulled him out from his hidey-hole behind the couch by one foot. He protested this treatment vehemently, and Suki and Rowena came to find out what all the kerfufle was. Ned is normally such a silent cat that it is a great event when he has something to say. Ned became noisier when he saw those two, since he doesn't like either one, so I tossed him out into the sunroom to regain some karma points in the cold. That experience normally makes him very mellow after three or four minutes. Meanwhile, Rowena had become concerned that Suki must be the one bothering Ned, and she growled and took a swipe at Suki. Suki was quite taken aback by this treasonous act by one of her old friends, and she ended up with a bleeding sore on her ear. I yelled at the cat and swatted her on the rear, and she retreated upstairs with a big tail. (Pictured above is the miniature terrorist in her "sleeper cell").
I then took Suki for a walk to help her forget this inhospitable treatment. Suki is very forgiving and when we came back in Rowena and Suki enjoyed their normal friendly interaction. However, I am still miffed at Rowena for such offensive behavior towards a guest.
I made some soup for supper. Suki was smacking her lips and showing interest in food again, and I offered her some seasoned ground beef crumbles from the freezer. She ate a couple of tablespoonfuls of that before losing interest in food entirely.
We took another walk to the library in the evening before bed. With Suki in the house, my library books get returned twice a day!
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