Here’s an update on Mr. Toby.

The tests eventually showed his urinary infection was caused by the E. coli bacteria, and he’s been on some kind of heavy antibiotic as a result.

We picked him up on the way home from the airport yesterday. He’s doing so much better, although he obviously didn’t enjoy his stay at VCA.

The rest of the cats did their regular thing. No obvious signs of being happy to see us, but then all of them wanted to climb in bed when we collapsed for the night, which is very unusual. And even now, early Friday morning, Romeo is already asleep in my lap, Duke’s at my feet, and Toby is next to me on the table.

And then there’s this.

I was surprised recently to be checking some ancient cd’s and find a folder with these little cat video segments dating from 1999.

The original video files are just 320 x 240 pixels, tiny by today’s standards, but they have survived pretty well.

I quickly threw a few together into this 3 minute video and didn’t have time to edit. So ignore the blank blue section that goes on for several seconds…you haven’t seen the last of the cats until “The End” is announced.

Kili and Wally, our current senior generation of cats, are seen here as youngsters, about a year old. There’s Buster, the white cat who moved in with us soon after we arrived in Kaaawa. Lindsey, one of a pair rescued as kittens from the Laie McDonalds by our friends’ daughters. And Ms. Hiwa, who we adopted after her people moved away and left her to fend for herself. Cat home movies. Bring on the popcorn.