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Happy Cat Diary Monday 18th August 2008

Since my last entry summer has deserted us and I think it's too cold to go in the garden to play. This makes me sad and mum and dad keep trying to cheer me up and play with me in the house but it just isn't the same. I like getting dusty and covered in seeds whilst rolling in the earth on a hot day, that's what I do best.

What makes me even more fed up is that there is a boy cat that keeps calling for me outside and I keep telling him he's not my type but I think he is a little slow. He just doesn't give up, so I had to tell him off today and chase him down the path, Somehow I think he might be back. Umm.

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Friday 8th August 2008

Busy busy busy, that's me lately. There seems to be so many things to chase in the garden at the moment that I am finding it hard to keep up.

We have little green hoppy things, multi coloured flappy things and lots of buzzy things and with all this long grass (yes mum and dad are not great gardeners) it is a real adventure finding them all. A little itchy too and I always spend a good 5 minutes afterwards running around the house itching all over and driving my mum crazy.

Well back to work, now where did I see that fly?

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Wednesday 23rd July 2008

Hello every one, I just had to tell you all about my exciting night I had last night.

It was a very warm night so I pestered my mum and dad to let me out when they went to bed. I did what I always do when I go out at night, I walked around my territory making sure everything was in order and that no one was trespassing on my turf.

Then I went back to the house, I am very lucky because where I live there is a tunnel which separates two houses and the front door is in this tunnel. Normal I go and sit on the front door carpet all night and snooze, but last night things were different.

When I got to my tunnel I discovered that there was a fox inside at the far end. Now I'm not scared of foxes and in fact I wanted to go and say hello, but as I walked closer to him he went absolutely berserk. Screaming and jumping up trying to get through a door window. I just sat and watched.

Then my dad came rushing out calling my name, I think he thought I was in trouble but I just sat and looked at him. He picked me up and took me into the house then he proceeded to try and get the fox out who by this time was going completely bonkers. What a commotion and at 2am too, I think it really frightened my mum and dad too as they looked really shocked and worried.

I am only a little cat and not fierce at all, so why this fox was scared of me I don't know. I heard my mum say "that my reputation must have proceeded me and that all the neighbourhood animals knows not to mess with me". It makes me feel very big and brave, so just watch it and don't mess with me. :)

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 17th June 2008

Grey grey grey, what happened to summer? I am so fed up that i have decided to sleep through it all until the sun comes back. Also there is a hugh machine in the house next doors garden that is digging great big holes, which means i can't go in there and cahse all the insects like i used to as mum says i will get squashed if i go in there. this is turning out to be a rotten summer for me this year.

You can tell i am getting older as i seem to be much more grumpy than usual and find fault with everything that my mum and dad do for me. I don't even want to play with my little red lipstick top much now and this is something that i know used to keep my dad happy for ages. Ah well maybe if the sun comes back out i will feel more like my old self. Paws crossed.

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Monday 02nd June 2008

I am so miffed with my dad, i only over heard him talking about how he had another cat on his lap at the local pub. How dare he, doesn't he know i am the only one allowed on his lap. i will have to punish him by pretending that i don't want to sit on his lap any more and i know that drives him crazy.

Apparently this OTHER cat is cute and very freindly and is a little gray tabby female cat, who likes to meet everyone at the pub where she lives. Hmm sounds like a good life, going from lap to lap and getting lots of tickles. Maybe i'll have to get a job there myself.

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 13th May 2008

meow, what a week, it has been soooo hot. One minute i'm crawling under the duvet to sleep all day the next I just don't know where to sit to keep cool. Mum says to enjoy the heat while we can as it is likely that it won't last for too loing and we will be back to cloudy skies again by the weekend.

I do love the sun and always love to find the sunniest spot i can but i must admit these days i am finding the heat a little hard to take. I used to love to be outside exploring on these sunny days but now i find that i have no energy at all and can just about get myself to my feeding bowl for meals. well i do have to keep my strength up you know.

Little Mo

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Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 06th May 2008

Today I can't be bothered to do anything, it's just soooooo comfy and warm here on my very hairy cushion in the sun. My mum is sitting near by working hard on the computer, I can just see her out of the corner of my eye.

this is my famous dead cat look, it scares my mum to death when she comes into the room and sees me like this, she always has to come and poke me to see if I'm still alive. I never get tired of playing this trick on her, as she is always so happy to find me ok that I get lots of extra tickles and fuss. Me naughty and crafty? Never! Tee Hee.

Oh how I love these spring sunshine rays.

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Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 22nd April 2008

Chirp Chirp purrrrrrr Yes I'm happy today. I have overcome my fear of enclosed spaces. My mum and dad have bought me a shiny new litter tray, it is pink and cream and has a top on it, so it is like a little room. Now years ago I had another one of these but I was too scared to get into as, I thought that it looked to much like the cat carrier and I thought they were going to take me to the vets again. So for years now I have used a un-covered litter tray. Luckily I didn't need to use it that often, as I would go outside but now, as I am getting a little older, I go out less and so need indoor facilities. The problem was my mum and dad would get very fed up with me covering the kitchen in cat litter all the time, so they have bought me this new super doper litter tray. And I love it and am not scared of it at all now.

I can tell my mum and dad are so proud of me as they keep patting me every time I use it. I would thoroughly recommend these covered litter trays to my furry friends out there; it really is great to have your very own private little room.

Till next time

Little Mo

Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 15th April 2008

the sunny is finally shining and i can go out and reclaim my territory. I must admit that i have neglected my turf for a while, well it has been cold you know. The trouble is, i have noticed lot of new kitties in the area and they are all much younger than me. I think i will have my work cut out for me, but since my operation i am fighting fit again. I have put all my weight on again i lost and my fur has all grown back, well nearly and now i am ready to take on the world, even though i am 15.

Stand aside , here i come, Little Mo is back.

Little Mo
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Happy Cat Diary Tuesday 25th March 2008

Today I am really happy because spring is springing in the UK at last. The evenings are getting lighter and I feel like going outside and exploring again. Once my fur has grown back completely I'm sure my mum and dad will worry where I am as I plan to go out and make my stake on my territory again and this could take me some time. I have seen a few new cats in the area latterly and I don't want them getting too big for their boots, I may be old but I can still the best cat in this street.

Little Mo
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Happy Cat Diary Sunday 23rd March 2008

Happy Easter everyone and wrap up warm it's snowing in London, so it must be cold. Mum and dad won't let me out today, as they are worried I will catch a chill because I still don't have all my fur back after my operation. That's fine by me, I like nothing more than snuggling up to a warm fire and getting lots of tickles.

Funny thing Easter but every year these deliciously smelling egg shaped things appear in the house and every time I try to get a little nibble they disappear inside a cupboard. Mum says it's because cats shouldn't eat chocolate and that it will make me ill, but it smells sooooo good, it's so not fair.

Little Mo
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Happy Cat Diary Wednesday 27th February 2008

Meow everyone,

I cannot believe it's nearly March already. I just don't know where the time has flown. To be honest it hasn't been a good start to the year so far. My Mum and dad were very sad for a long time because grandma died and they were always away sorting things out, but they never forgot about me, they are so good like that, so I didn't feel too lonely.

Plus I had my thyroid operation yesterday and so today I'm feeling a little sorry for myself. They have shaved all my fur off on my chest (how embarrassing and cold too), and also I have a little bandage on my leg where they game be the injection. So today I will spend the day giving my Mum and Dad big sad eyes and making them feel really sorry for me so that they go out and buy me extra special food (it works every time).

Hopefully I will start to feel better soon and now that spring is just around the corner I will be able to go out and play in the garden again. It will be good to rediscover all my favourite sunbathing spots again and to see all my cat friends.
Well must dash I have a lot of sleeping to catch up on and I have to build all my strength up so that I can pester my people some more later.

Head nudge to you all
Little Mo
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Happy Cat Diary Monday 24th December 2007

I have been sooooooooooo hungry lately!
I’ve been meowing and meowing all the time at my Mum & Dad, and although they do give me lots of food, it’s never enough. I’m still hungry! Even the nice lady next door said how thin I was looking and wondered to herself if my Mum & Dad were feeding me properly. And I have been feeling a bit unusual as well. Poor little me!

To make things even worse, my Dad took me to that horrible place called the ‘vets’. The man there is all very gentle and sounds very nice, but then he goes and does the most horrible things to me. He squeezed all round my throat and belly, then stuck a long, cold thing up my bottom and then a sharp needle in my neck!
“Ow! Meeeow!” I shouted, and then struggled to get straight back into my basket to hide so he couldn’t do any more nasty things to me.
I don’t know why my Mum & Dad take me to that horrible place every now and then, but I wish they’d stop. It feels like I’m being punished, but I don’t know what for!

Anyway, a couple of days later, my Mum & Dad started to give me even more food, as much as I wanted and my very favourite type all the time. Only this time I sometimes noticed there were funny little hard round things hidden in it. I didn’t know what they were, but I was so hungry I just gobbled them down with the food.

I heard Mum & Dad talking to the nice lady next door and they were saying strange things about me; something about my ‘thyroid’, and something else about me needing an ‘operation’ whatever that is.

Oh well, whatever it all means, at least Mum & Dad have been even more attentive to me lately, giving me even more strokes and cuddles, and I must admit I’ve started to feel a little bit better now. I don’t have to meow and meow at them all the time, and I can relax a bit more like normal once my tummy in nice and full with my favourite food.
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Hello! Meow....and brrrrrrr! It's turned really cold lately, and now that November is here the nights are getting longer and the skies are cloudy and grey. And with me being the sun worshipping kitty cat that I am, it means I've been feeling rather depressed! My Mum & Dad have tried to entertain me and keep me warm and well fed, but a lot of the time all I've really wanted to do is to curl up on the duvet and go to sleep. I don't want to go out so much and I'm really grumpy when my Mum and Dad don't have the central heating on. But now I'm happy again! Mum and Dad came home from the shops with a new magic box. They must have bought it just for me because it's exactly what I wanted. It's just like having my very own indoor sun - it's lovely and warm and nice and bright too. I miss the sunshine sooooo much and as soon as they switched the magic box on I was in heaven! Mum and Dad couldn't move me away from it..."Not everything's for you Little Mo" they said, but I'm nothing if not persistent, and before they knew it they had given in and moved my cushion in front of the magic box for me. And even better, Mum's now got one upstairs as well, so when she is working on her computer I can keep her company and keep happy and warm at the same time. Mum and Dad think they buy these things for themselves, but I know its all for me really. (Every kitty should have a happy cat diary)

Variety is the spice of life............. My Mum & Dad have always hated the smell of wet cat food, so when I was younger and they found out that I was healthier with dry food (because when I eat wet food I didn't feel the need to drink & so kept getting cystitis - dry food meant I felt thirsty & so would drink more...and therefore didn't get urinary problems.....I'm just such a contrary Kitty!) they were rather pleased! But us cats do like a bit of variety and I had gotten soooooooo bored with the same old food all the time. So I kept begging for scraps while they were eating their dinners....especially if I could smell cheese on their plates (mmmmmmm.......cheeeeese!!!), and I got a liking for all sorts of food - such as Marmite (that's a yeast spread for those who don't have it where you live), bits of cucumber, cake crumbs - anything I could steal from their plates when they were finished. Dad did start to spoil me with treats and crumbs of cheese & things, but they decided that wasn't really healthy for me and so eventually they got the right idea and got me some new food! Now I have a lovely variety of chunky meaty bits in gravy that my Mom & Dad mash up for me, and they add some of my crunchy food to it as well, so I get a nice healthy mix of vitamins. I still drink my cat-milk regularly and so far I haven't had my old urine problems back. They feed me small meals at a time so I finish all my plate, and that way there's no wet smelly food left over, so that way they are happy too! They still leave me some dry food out if I get peckish between meals........... but if they think I'm going to leave them alone when I know they've got cheese sandwiches for dinner, they've got another think coming!! (Every kitty should have a happy cat diary)

Oh dear - it has been a long time since I wrote in my happy cat diary hasn't it! I am sorry - but once again it's not really my fault. My Mum & Dad had the cheek to go away on something called a 'holiday' whatever that is! They tell me that they would like to take me with them but I HATE car journeys - why any one would want to get into one of those horrible smelly, bumpy, going-too-fast, can't-get-out-of, can't-go-to-the-toilet-in noisy things is beyond me! Especially when every time I get into one, I seem to end up at the vets!! Anyway, when my Mum and Dad go away, they always make sure our nice neighbours come in to look after me. They leave me plenty of litter trays on hand, and plenty of food and water, and the nice lady from next door comes in to make sure everything is nice and fresh. She lets me out if I'm in, and lets me in when I'm out. It's like I've got my very own butler - no wonder they call me Queen Mo sometimes! Speaking of which, when my Mum and Dad came home, just for 'a laugh' as they call it, they put one of Mums new bracelets on me like it was a necklace - they said I looked very 'regal' - and I agree! I think it really suits me, don't you? - I look almost like an ancient Egyptian cat! - Now that would have been a great time & place for a kitty to be alive - in a society where we are rightfully worshipped like we should be! But unfortunately Mum says she wants her bracelet back now.........how dare she........I'm Queen Mo!!

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Great news! Clives’s back!!!! Mum and Dad are so happy today. My Mum got a phone call from her sister who apparently could hardly speak because she was nearly crying she was so happy. Mum had gone on a website where you can list your missing pet, so that if someone has found a lost animal they can check to see if anyone in their area has lost a pet answering the same description. My Mum put in Clive’s details and a man answered saying that he kept seeing a cat that sounded like Clive near where he works – and that was only three miles from where my Mums sister lives and where Clive went missing. So Mums sister and her husband went to this place to look for Clive, and they kept calling for him and shaking his food box. They didn’t see any sign of him…….but then later that same evening, Mums sister was in the kitchen and there outside the kitchen door, she could see through the glass window – Clive! – looking up at her! Nine days after he went missing! My Mum later went back on the same website to write that Clive was home again, and the same man said that since that evening, he hasn’t seen the cat again! So my Mum is wondering if it was Clive there, and perhaps he heard my Mums sister calling for him, and he decided to go home after all. You never know! Anyway, Clive is safe and well, and the family are all very happy and relieved, especially the poor little girl who accidentally let him out. There’s an old saying that says something like….. "If you truly love something beautiful, let it go. If it returns to you, then it is yours." Don’t you just love a happy ending! I will get my mum to take a picture of clive, so that i can put him in my happy cat diary.

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Hello, Little Mo here again. So what have I been up to lately? Well, just the usual bits and bobs really. I'm very happy at the moment because summer has finally come back at last, and I do so love being nice and warm! The other day I made my Mum rather worried and I didn't even do it on purpose, unlike most of my tricks! My Mum and Dad had gone out shopping again, and as it was a nice sunny day, I went out to laze about in our quiet front garden. It gets really sunny there in the mornings and not many cars go by, so it's nice and safe. As usual I made my way into our neighbours garden because it's much neater and tidier than my lazy Dad's jungle. There I found a lovely old window box on the ground which was empty of any flowers. It was the perfect size, the perfect shape and in the perfect place for a little kitty like me to have a gentle snooze. There I was, sound asleep and comfortably adrift in my kitty dream world when I felt myself being gently poked, and I heard..."Oh no!....Mouse......Mouse!" (that's my real name you see, Mo is short for Mouse). As I looked up and meowed, somewhat annoyed at being so rudely woken from my pleasant slumbers, I saw my Mum looking down at me with a very worried expression on her face, and my Dad behind her, now laughing! I heard them saying things like ...."dead?"... and ..."looks like a coffin".... but I don't really know what they were on about. These humans, they do get all worked up about the slightest thing! Anyway, I'm feeling a bit tired now..... so where's a nice comfy place for me to take a nap?..... I know.....

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Meeeoow! Hello there! It's been a while since I wrote in my diary. Sorry if you have missed me, but it's not my fault, honest!...... Let's face it - I don't really write this diary - I'm a cat after all, and my claws would scratch this keyboard to pieces, so instead, I dictate it to my Dad and he types it out for me! He's usually very good at this, but just lately he and my Mom have been out all day and all evening, and they've been so tired when they get in that they just go straight to bed - well, at least after feeding me of course - they'd never get a minutes sleep if they tried to get out of that believe me! For a long time I was wondering where they were going every day - as you know, us cats hate any change to our usual routine - and I'd meow and meow at them both, and try to sit on their laps to make them stay. Anyhow, I've discovered that they were helping my Moms sisters family move house, and they were getting quite excited, and told me that I was going to be able to meet my new cousin called Clive. Clive is a big black and white cat who my Moms sister was rescuing from a friend who was also moving to a different home, but one where they're not allowed to have pets (can you imagine such horrible places? - a home is definitely not a home without us kitty cats around!). Anyway, my Mom and Dad really liked Clive and told me all about him, and I was very excited about meeting my new friend. But now, disaster!! Apparently, this family have a couple of little girls as well, and one of them accidentally let Clive out after he had only been in the new house for a couple of days! My Moms sister had not even got him a collar yet, let alone getting him micro-chipped or anything! So poor cousin Clive hadn't even had the chance to really get to know his new family yet, and now he's gone, and I won't even get the chance to say Meow to him or share a head but or two! Poor cousin Clive is probably trying to find his way back to his original home right at this moment, but that's over 35 miles away! My Mom is really upset, and so is my Dad. But at least I've got them both back with me all the time again (well, apart from Dad going to work everyday, but at least I know what time he'll be home, and I can sit ready and waiting on the front door-mat for him as usual!). I'll let you all know in my diary if they find cousin Clive. Let's purr and hope he's okay. Best Wishes, A slightly sad Little Mo (Every kitty should have a happy cat diary)

Welcome to my latest happy cat diary entry. My friend Pixie came to see me today.

I get a lot of visitors in my garden, especially on a nice sunny day like today! That's one of the things I like about living here; it's a nice quiet little street where a lot of well-looked after kitties live. And a lot of them come to see me! Of course I chase a lot of them away, because I do like to protect my Mom & Dad and my nice home from strangers. But Pixie's my friend. She's much younger than me and very pretty, and sooooooo inquisitive, just like a young kitty should be! Except for the time that I caught her in my home eating my crunchies when my Mom & Dad weren't looking! What a cheek! So I told her off with a hiss and I chased her out. She learnt her lesson and now we're friends again, and she likes to come and sit with me in the long grass and we keep a watch out together for things rustling in the bushes!

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I learnt a new trick today!

Every morning, I like to get my Dad out of bed as early as I can. Sometimes it's around 6.30am, more often than not it's 5.30, and if I think it's going to be a nice sunny day, possibly even 4.30 in the morning!

Anyway, poor old Dad doesn't much care for this, as he doesn't actually have to be up for work until about half past eight. But I turn on the charm until he gives in, and I must admit he never gets angry with me - well, maybe just a little bit grumpy!

Sometimes it can be quite hard work! I'll purr in his ear and tickle his cheek with my whiskers until I know he's stirring, and then I'll give him a couple of my best head-bumps to make sure he really is waking up. Very often he pretends to still be asleep. And I know he's pretending, and he knows that I know he's pretending, but he still tries, even though he knows he's going to have to get up in the end anyway!

If he's being really stubborn, I start to gently tug at the bed clothes with my claws, right by his ear until he opens his eyes. Then I give him that big wide-eyed look and my well-practiced pitiful "mew" that us kitties know humans just can't resist, and that usually does the trick!

Then I'm trotting to my breakfast bowl with Dad following close behind, and he still doesn't get angry even when he sees that I've still got all the kitty crunchies in my bowl that he put there earlier in case I got hungry in the night, and I've still got all my kitty milk in my saucer that he put there earlier in case I got thirsty in the night!

It's just that I do love a bit of company while I'm eating, don't you?

Anyway, this morning I just couldn't wake Dad up. And I don't even think he was pretending - he was faaaast asleep! I tried all my favourite tricks - and nothing - not a blink. So I sat there by his bedside having a think, until I came up with a brilliant plan.

It worked in seconds! "Cac...cac....cac......cassshlurrrrrmmph" I bought up a lovely fur-ball right by his pillow!! He was up like a shot! I've never seen him get out of bed so quick! It was a brilliant plan!

The only trouble was I didn't get any breakfast! - I found myself outdoors in a flash, and I had to wait over two hours until half past eight before I could get back to my crunchies.

So even though I thought it worked well at first, I'm going to have to think twice before I use that particular trick again!

Little Mo, till next time from my happy cat diary (Every kitty should have a happy cat diary)

Im sooooooooo happy today because the sun came out at last. Like a lot of you cute kittens, Im a real sun worshipper, so much so that my mom & dad were thinking of changing my name at one time to 'Isis' - (the sun god!). I don't know how many of you know, but here in England we've been having a terrible summer - rain, rain, rain & more rain, so much so in fact that much of our little country has been terribly flooded. Luckily I live on a small hill in the outskirts of east London, so I'm nice and safe here. I feel so sorry for all the poor people and of course their cats who have had their lives ruined by the flooding!

But today was sunny, and I had a lovely time in my garden, bouncing around trying to catch the butterflies and grasshoppers. My dad put some sun block on my good ear which he always does now, and Im very good because I dont try to lick it off - but I do get dust stuck on it when I enjoy a good roll around in the dust!

I do love being outside - it feels soooo great. Luckily again, I live in a nice quiet road - pretty little Victorian cottages, not many cars going by, and lots of trees, plants and birds - I can almost imagine I'm living in a little English village sometimes. And I love our back garden. My dad was out picking blackberries so I kept him company while I watched out for any froglets or mice hiding in the undergrowth - I enjoy pretending I'm hunting in a jungle - and with my dad being the lazy gardener that he is, it looks just like a jungle too! But it's great for wildlife (well, that's his excuse).

Well, I'm going to meow at him now as it's tea time (crunchy & cat milk time for me!) and if that doesn't work, I'll turn the cute factor up to warp-ten until he can't hold out any longer - it never takes long!

I'll come back and meow to you all again soon.

Keep Happy, Lots of purrrrrrrrrs,

Little Mo happy cat diary (Every kitty should have a happy cat diary)

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