We have eight cats. Often, in tight spaces like the kitchen, it can feel like a lot more more. Sometimes it seems there are cats everywhere, since they have a knack for getting around and into your way, weaving themselves around your legs to slow you down and direct you towards their food.

But somehow this morning I find myself, once again, short of new cat photos. I honestly thought there were more to work with, but the well is dry. It’s a symptom of my mind being elsewhere over this past week. I usually arrange my schedule to stay home with cats and camera one day of the week in order to capture enough pictures to be able to offer a good selection on Friday. This week that just didn’t work out.

So, with profuse apologies, please click on this photo to see this week’s somewhat truncated Feline Friday. I promise to do better next week!

By the way, this photo shows Duke, Ms. Wally, and Mr. Romeo rushing to show me that their dishes definitely lack food and desperately need to be replenished.

Duke is going to the vet to have his teeth cleaned and get another glucose test. He needed to dental work at the beginning of the year, back when he weighed in at just about 20 pounds, but I was concerned about his extra weight being dangerous under anesthesia. Our vet agreed, and that’s when he was put on the diet that dropped him down to 15 pounds. He’s still a big cat, but no longer obese.

Even Mr. Romeo has benefited from a bit of a diet. He’s now down around 18 pounds after losing 1-1/2 pounds over several months.

And so it goes in our little cat world.