Radcliff, February 1993 to December 25, 2008

The Food Source here, with just a brief note.

When I got up and fed the cats Christmas Day, Radcliff was having a bit more trouble with his back legs than normal, but otherwise he seemed OK, or at least no worse than usual. (He had been battling arthritis in his back legs for several years)

After I had washed up and gotten dressed, I went back into the kitchen, and Radcliff was laying dead on the middle of the kitchen floor.

I'll post more information on this later, but I just thought some of you might want to know about this.

Roomba Driver

Radcliff here. We were wondering across the web, and we stumbled onto this video. The Food Source thought you beans (and maybe poodin's) might enjoy it, too.

And of course, there is always some one out there who tries to improve on this original...

A PS from The Food Source For the Pet Museum Curator -- we have the book you sent us. With luck, we'll even post a picture or two of it, someday.

Purrrrring for Auntie Deb

Aunt Deb (of The Taylor Catsssss) is gonna have major, serious, painfull surjery today (Tuesday) for her back problems. Apparently, Aunt Deb's back is soon painfull that a painfull surjery is considered an improbement.

So we're asking all poodins, woofies, buns, beans, and other critters to send some purrrrss, woooffs, snorts, or whatever toward Aunt Deb. We want all the purrrayer force we can get that this surjery goes well, and is the last time those bean V*T's has to cut her open.

ppuurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

PS: Feel free to use this graphic if you want to post about this yourselfs.

International Talk Like A Pirate Day

This Friday, September 19, is International Talk Like A Pirate Day.

We found a couple places where you could make yourself pirate names, if you feel like it.

• What's My Pirate Name (this is a three page quiz, so it might be a bit much if you can't get your beans to help)
  
• Pirate Name Generator
• Your Pirate Name
• What's Your Pirate Name

The last three just use your name. (or any random phrase you type in, probably)

If you have any big parties or fund raisers planned, let the Talk Like A Pirate beans know about it here. A bunch of blogging kitties invading the pirate goings on should fit right in.

Tooth Report -- Another Update

The Food Source here again, with another update on Radcliff, Allie, and their teeth.

First off, they had to go to another vet for their dental work. The one they normally go to doesn't have some of the equipment needed.

Anyway, Radcliff had one tooth extracted. Allie did not have any teeth removed. They are both back home with me, are moving around the house, and generally seem none the worse for wear. Their normal vet was expecting several teeth removed from both, since apparently their teeth looked nasty.

Hopefully we will get some more information from the vet dentist at some point. If so, I'll forward any additional info to the group.

Thanks for the purrrs and purrayers. They helped.

Tooth Report -- An Update

Dan, AKA The Food Source here, with a brief update.

It is about 7:00AM here, and Radcliff and Allie are currently on their way to the dentist/vet with one of the aides. Given the weird hours I'm currently working, I doubt I'll hear any news about them before about 3:00AM Friday morning. I'm expecting to pick them up Friday morning sometime.

FWIW, the aide was confidant everything would go fine.

Requesting Some Purrrrrss

Hi, all. Ozzie here.

I'm gonna take over temporairly as spokescat for Radcliff, since he is not feeling very well.

He and Allie are both having teeth problems, and they (the teeth) are making it hard for them to eat. Plus they (the teeth) likely hurt like poop!

Anyway, they (Radcliff & Allie) are gonna have to go to the V*T Thursday morning to have their teeth worked on. The Food Source (all of us, actually) are just hoping they (Radcliff & Allie) handle Auntie Stedick OK. They (Radcliff & Allie) are both around 14 years old, and apparently Auntie Stedick is kinda hard on older kitties. (We all think that is kinda mean of Auntie, but we haven't found anything we can do about it)

I (all of us, actually) would appreciate any purrrrss or good thoughts you might be able to send our way tomorrow morning.