[Cinderhills]

He looks a little miffed, but quite chilled out.  I bet he can't wait for things to be back to normal. 

[Buffy the eggs layer]

Just to let you know that Toby now gets to play out a couple of times a day and seems to be doing well. He still limps a little ( but I limped for about a year when I tore my ligaments )

He can run, jump, climb and hunt but he is being very sensible. And often takes himself off to the workshop where he is developing plans to modify one of the engines to run on the remaind of small dead animals. Unfortunatly this is tiring work and often results in him falling asleep instead.

He is happy to come back in the house after an hour or so of playing out. And sitting on the window sill or watching the newly hatched chicks have developed into popular pastimes.

Fighting with his mum, snoozing in the chair and being terrified of visiting strangers seem to fill the remaining hours.

Thank you all for your interest in his progress,

Buffy 

[Rosemary]

I'm so glad he's getting back into a proper feline routine 

[little blue]

the limp just adds to his character & I'm sure he'll be tellling tales of the perils he went through to acquire it!

[Buffy the eggs layer]

Hi,

  I just thought that I would let you know that Toby is now back to leading a normal life. He is enjoying his freedom and takes the responsibility of of menacing small animals and birds ( including the chicks) very seriously.

He devotes a disproportionate amount of time to persecuting pigeons and this involves a great deal of tree climbing and dangling precariously from weak branches. As a result he limps a little sometimes

The vet recons that there may be some inflammation around his hip joint and that if necessary he can be medicated with anti inflammatory and pain relief.

There is however no treatment available for his latest bout of Jubolimpic fever Convinced that he is of a royal blood line and inspired by the achievements of local paralimpic athletes he is keen to play a key role in the 2012 events.

He is adamant that a recent phone call from a heavy breather was actually an out of breath Seb Coe (Lord Coe that is) who was calling to invite him to be part of the opening ceremony in London but who ran out of breath ( and phone credit) before he could issue the invitation.

As a result he has been practicing his inspirational speech, drawing on his own experience of overcoming adversity and using the bird bath as a podium.

As usual I am trying my best to manage his expectations without bursting his bubble. Though how I will convince him that the invitation from the queen that he thinks has got lost in the post has never actually been sent....

Buffy



 

[Bionic]

Glad he is doing well.
I think he has a bit of Narcisus about him, looking loveingly (is that how you spell it?) at his own reflection in the water 

[SallyintNorth]

Glad he is doing well.
I think he has a bit of Narcisus about him, looking loveingly (is that how you spell it?) at his own reflection in the water 

That's an appealing idea, but I think that actually he is using the mirror effect to spy on pigeons which, since he is not looking at them, cannot see him.    

(I used to have a wee black kitten who, like a child hiding just its head behind the curtains, was convinced he was hidden from danger if his head was buried in my hair.  )