Photo-a-day, 20th June

[azziria]

Piffle has reached that age where, whenever I find her curled up somewhere unexpected, I have to take a quick look to check she's still breathing.

She spent the entire day fast asleep on the patio, blissfully oblivious of the presence of any passing rival cats. (Actually, I have a sneaky suspicion that she's perfectly aware they're there, but pretends to be asleep because she can't be bothered to stir herself to deal with them but doesnt' want to lose her street cred...)

Comments

[lj_stowaway]

N'awwww! She's so adorable.

Cleo's at that age, too. And he's somewhat deaf, so he often doesn't come to greet me when I get home after work and I go looking - holding my breath - afraid of what I'll find. He always wakes with a startled, "Mrrrrrt?" when I touch him and then immediately stretches and yawns all casual-like, pretending he knew I was there all along. *g*

[azziria.livejournal.com]

I'm trying to gently get the kids used to the idea that one day Piffle won't be there any longer. At least I can remember life without her - she's older than both of them, so has been a fixture their entire lives. They do love her so - they often invite her in when they're watching TV and tuck her up in the quilt on the sofa with them - Piffle loves it, and so do they.

[lilyson.livejournal.com]

My dog's at that age too. I have a friend she's usually absolutely thrilled to see- we were freaked when this friend came over and she didn't get up, even after we were calling her for a few minutes. I finally went over and touched her gently. She started, then lay back down, with this little sigh as we gave her a tummy rub that said oh so clearly- "Oh, I knew you were there, I'm just too comfy to move. You'll have to come to me."

Poor old pets!

[azziria.livejournal.com]

Poor old Piffle is very creaky these days, even with the daily doses of anti-inflammatories. When she was young she could jump from the ground to the top of a door easy as anything, but now she struggles to jump onto a chair. However she's still into every cupboard we open, so we figure as long as she has her insatiable curiousity she still has quality of life.

[lilyson.livejournal.com]

That's what we figure about my pup and her insatiable desire to steal food! I jokingly told my mom last night that the day our pup stops stealing food is the day we should really start worrying about her. It's so sad when pets get old, for me especially so because my pup can't talk to me about it. She just always has such a sad look in her eyes!