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We're back!
Completely fuzzed-brain from minimal sleep in the last 24-ish hours, but home safely.
And the cat food made it through biosecurity! Though we seem to have been mostly forgiven already - though more scritches will no doubt be required shortly...

#PurrincessNami

A floofy tuxedo cat lies snoozing on a tiger-striped duvet cover. She is in a kind of kangaroo pose, with her front pawsies tucked up by her chin and her back pawsies stretched out in a crescent. (If that doesn't make much sense, apologies. I am very much sleep deprived)

Just processing the medical mystery that is Her Impurrial Highness Purrincess Nami...

Took her to the vet for a round of drainage today. They drained between 1 and 1.5L of fluid from her abdomen. 😱

(Yes, you read that correctly)

No wonder the poor dear has been looking so swollen and uncomfy.

She is now looking slim and streamlined.

Our fingers are very firmly crossed that she doesn't rush to refill herself.

And we still don't know why her body is doing this...

#PurrincessNami

You are looking at a floofy tuxedo cat loafing on beige carpet. She is angled away from the camera, with her impressive tail stretched out towards the canera person. Only black fur is visible. Her whites are tidily tucked out of view. So the photo comes out looking a bit monochromatic, though with a sepia tinge.

If you're stuck instead with terrible weather and/or power cuts, Nami has some ideas about how to pass this time...
#PurrincessNami #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat lies snoozing in a curl with one arm over her face in the do not disturb position.

Busily training for her new career in traffic management...

I kinda want to get her a lil hi-vis vest!

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat (only black fur visible) loafs on beige carpet with her tail stretched out behind her. She is precisely positioned between two egress points out of the room she is in so that neither is easily accessed by humans. We call this playing roundabouts. At least it's not at the top of the stairs this time.

Tonight, we are long...

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat lies stretched diagonally across a couch cushion. Only black fur is shoeing. She looks very long.

It is very hard to achieve anything under these conditions...

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A floofy tuxedo cat lies in an exceedingly adorable curl on a blue couch. Her front paws are all curly. She has done the head tilt thing and has some tum showing.

We have curly paws!!

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A floofy tuxedo cat loafs on a blue couch beside a blue and white cushion. She looks exceedingly comfy and a it smug. Her lil white front paws are all curled up and tucked in by her white chest.

For any species, entering a bean bag is much easier than exiting...

Still, it's #Caturday - why resist? Just nap!

#PurrincessNami

P.S. Her Impurrial Highness is doing much better after having her cyst drained. We know that's only a temporary fix, but it is a repeatable one.

A floofy tuxedo cat snoozes in a relaxed curl on a black bean bag. She looks incredibly comfy and relaxed.

Sometimes you've just gotta think outside the box...

#PurrincessNami

A floofy tuxedo cat loafs on beige carpet beside a small yet cat-size cardboard box.

Her Impurrial Highness Purrincess Nami is back from the vet and determined to let me know she is NOT HAPPY about it!

(After all, there's no point sulking where folks can't see you!)

They drained 150ml from her biggest liver cyst, so hopefully she will be comfier (and narrower) for awhile.
We know it will refill and that this is only a temporary aid, but it is worth it to keep her happy and comfy for longer - even if that means vet trips (sorry, sweetheart!)

#PurrincessNami

A floofy tuxedo cat loafs with her butt towards the camera, half under a wooden coffee table with fancy turned legs. Only black fur is visible. The aura of unimpressed-ness is nearly as solid as the cat.

It's #Caturday - nap hard!!

Though I have some sad news about our beloved Purrincess:
She's been sick all year and we've been working with the vet to get her better. Unfortunately, we've run out of benign and treatable options, and it seems likely* that she has a form of liver cancer.
So, we're moving into palliative care mode and doing everything we can to look after her quality of life.
No idea how much longer she has, but we're treasuring every bit of it.
😞

*we can't know for sure without an op, and there's no point putting her through that when they can't treat it

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A floofy tuxedo cat lies snoozing in a relaxed curl on a blue sofa. One paw is across her face. Her other paws are sort of gathered in the middle of the curl.

It's a chilly #Caturday here, so Her Impurrial Highness is staying tightly curled...

(I have since turned the heating up, so she's been able to unfurl a bit)

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat curled asleep in a tight circle on a navy fleece blanket.

The face of someone extremely affronted by both the very wet weather and her humans' insistence on eating foods that she doesn't fancy...

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

An affronted floofy tuxedo loaf with wide eyes and a 'how dare they' expression.

It's Caturday. Have some toe beans to keep you going...

#PurrincessNami #Caturday #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat snnozes on a brown blanket. One forepaw is wrapped over her face to keep the lights at bay. The other stretches out over her back paws. It is white and floofy with black toe beans.

Please pause a moment to admire this adorable goofball...

#PurrincessNami #catstodon #TimelineCleanser

A tuxedo cat lies on her back on a blue couch. Her white back feetsies are slightly curled as they point straight up. Her front pawsies are curled up by her chest. Her head is turned away from the camera. Much floofy tum is visible. Behind her is a blue cushion with white sloths on it.

Her Impurrial Highness Purrincess Nami is kindly helping me out with a spot of mending on a church banner...

Very kind of her to go to all this effort on a Caturday!

#PurrincessNami #catstodon #Caturday

A floofy tuxedo cat lies snoozing on a blue couch with their head gently pillowed on a colour fabric banner in tones of green, purple and peach.

Some simple pleasures and small joys...
🐱 Pawsies (especially toe beans)
🐱 Planting something in the garden (fingers in the soil, hopes for thriving, blackbirds standing by to mess up the soil)
🐱 The colours and light shifting as day turns to evening
🐱 Sitting down with a cuppa (snacks optional, but recommended!)
🐱 Fluffing up the pillows before getting into bed

#SimplePleasures #OrdinaryJoys #PurrincessNami

the back pawsies of Her Impurrial Highness, Purrincess Nami (white and fluffy with black toe beans)

Oopsie... The cat's flat out on gin again...

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

A white cardboard box with green writing saying "Tanqueray London Dry Gin" lies on its side on beige carpet. The back feet and tail of a floofy tuxedo cat are sticking out of it, with presumably the rest of the cat lying inside the box.

Nap hard! It's Caturday!!

#PurrincessNami #Caturday #catstodon

A floofy tuxedo cat lies curled in a sort of comma shape on a brightly coloured floor cushion. Her arm is over her face to block out all light and disturbances. Her back paw and tail are attempting to escape off the cushion.

Adorability levels have reached dangerous levels. Please take appropriate precautions.

#PurrincessNami #catstodon

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