Rest in Purrs, Emerald Sage

I said goodbye to my Emerald Sage on Tuesday.  She was the Queen of Finding Comfortable Spaces, and squawking at us.  That was her way of telling me to go to bed, or give her some wet food.  Her beautiful green eyes gave her the name Emerald, and Sage was her pound name.  She wasn't quite ten years old, but the kidney failure didn't care at all.  She was the sweetest cat I have had in my life and I will miss her every day.  Just like Dacya and TJ.  We never get them as long as we want, but they give us so much in return.  I wouldn't trade her for anything.

378. Advent Calendar Part 2! Cats and Dinosaurs!

              In which we stitch together the last 12 days of Christmas, which no one gets a beer... in a tree.

371. Advent Calendar part One: Cats and Dinosaurs!

             Oh yeah, this is part one.  The second part will be out in in a few days.  The cats are not nearly as impressed with the dinosaurs as I am!

Emi's 9th Gotha Day

 

Today is Emerald's ninth anniversary with us today.  How about that?  Bringing her home was a decision I wasn't sure about until I met her, and it was also a late birthday present. to her.

Happy 9th Birthday, Emerald Sage!

 

Today is Emerald's ninth birthday- she has been with us now for six years, and is finally become internet famous via YouTube and an Advent Calendar.  She thinks that my dinosaur toys are also cat toys to play with.

Happy Halloween- Rex fears Emi!

Happy Halloween!  Since we talk about monsters year 'round, we thought a picture of the only creature a Tyrannosaurus rex fears would be appropriate.  Here is Emerald Sage letting Rex know who the boss is around these parts.  She was actually giving him a chomp on the head with her leg in the air like she just don't care, but the obstinate tortie in her decided to ruin that shot.  So we get this one, which is still pretty darn cute.  Of course, every shot of her is pretty darn cute, I must say.

Happy 8th Birthday, Emerald Sage!

 

Today is Emi's 8th birthday.  She's been with us for five years now and is the Queen of the house.  She has slowed down a bit now, but does get a lot of exercise chasing (and being chased) by Kaida.  She is still quite the love and has the loudest purr of any cat that has been in my life.  She is in the tree ring for the Yule Tree.

Emi, the ball popper!

 

Emerald Sage is gentle loving cat.  She purrs easily and loudly when she's happy, which is most all the time.  She's still active, even though she is over seven years old now.  That is a senior cat.  Kaida is the cause of most of her exercise.  She doesn't like to be picked up and held, but loves to be petted.  She is a rare gem and I love her.

So I got an exercise ball chair for a Yuletide present.  It has been great, and it keeps my core muscles exercising, since you have to be careful about sitting properly.  Else one might fall OFF the ball.  Now I knew having two cats and an inflated rubber ball in the house might be dangerous to the ball.  But for over two months, the cats generally ignored it.  Until yesterday.

Emerald's "gotcha" Day

I have already reviewed Creature with the Atom Brain here, about eleven years ago.   My views haven't changed.  So let's talk about Emi again!

It was actually yesterday that I brought Emerald home.  She's been here four years now and has really come out of her shell.  She plays with Kaida all the time.  They do have their disagreements, but mostly get along.  Kaida has even tried to clean Emi on occasion, though Emi isn't that receptive.  She arrived at nine pounds and now weighs just under twelve pounds.  She lost a bit of weight do to the "getaway-chase" game the girls play.  A two year old cat has a LOT of energy.  I love you, Emi!

Happy 7th Birthday, Emerald Sage!

 

Emerald Sage turns seven years old today.  She's been with us for almost five years now.  She is the senior cat now, and sort of tries to rule the roost.  Her ruling of the roost tends to be sleeping in her various spots and bossing us around in the evening before bed time.  She is a creature of habit overall.  She doesn't like being held too much.  Her toleration of being picked up is about 36 seconds, then she becomes a wiggle butt and wants to be set down.  She is very sweet, but a little shy around new people, or even sometimes people she knows well.  I'm so happy to have her in my life.  She has the loudest purr of any cat I have ever had in my life.

Happy Birthday, Kaida Trillian

 

She turns two years old today.  She is still a small girl, a hair over  eight and a half pounds.  She seems to weigh more when she is sitting on your chest at 3 AM.  It is easier when she lays down and starts purring.  I got her last May, and she has really started being happy about being here.  She and Emerald chase each other a lot, especially at night.  They do sleep near each other as well, which I am happy about.  The middle name does come from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but it is because she is very vocal and part of that is a trill.  She also sounds a bit like a tribble on occasion.

Happy 6th Birthday, Emeral Sage

 

This beautiful girl turns six years old today.  She's been part of the family for almost 3 years now.  She arrived weighing about 9 pounds and had a broken upper right fang, which has since been removed due to infection.  She's been such a love and purrs almost immediately when petted. 

The Blep

 

Today I said goodbye to my beloved 13 1/2 year old ginger cat, Thuvia Jane.  She had metastatic cancer in her lungs and I had to make that quality of life decision for her.  It's been a hard two weeks, but I know it was the right thing to do for her.  I am holding on to all the wonderful memories of her at this point.  She was with me for over 12 years, even longer than Dacya.  I know at some point Emerald will get a new friend, but it's gonna be a minute.  I know when it's time.

Thuvia Jane

Love your cats.  TJ is slightly over 13 years old now.  Due to my lapse of writing here for the past three years, I haven't mentioned my cats much. Dacya crossed the Rainbow  Bridge two years ago, and Emerald Sage, Emi for short, joined our family.  TJ is an unusual cat among cats, as she doesn't really want to share me with anyone else.  This includes people as well as other cats.  Oddly enough, she does tolerate boy cats.

Emerald Sage

Emerald Sage- the torbie cat in front of Thuvia Jane- entered our lives on 12-10-2018.  It took a little while, but the cats at least tolerate each other now.  She was born 12-04-2018 and will be five years old soon.  She's a very sweet and very vocal girl, and has her own individual personality.  She's not quite a tortie, so her tortitude is somewhat muted, but she does have a bit of sass to her when she needs it.