Neo loved following me to the pool, he is a video of him taken on my phone of him trotting behind me…

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Whilst I was looking up some video footage from the latest monster truck shows, I found this video of a baby sea otter.

This is an orphaned male sea otter called “Capers” who was rescued and rehabilitated in Alaska and made his media debut at Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium– Thursday, July 13.

Capers will be brought to his permanent home at the Minnesota Zoo later this year, but will not be on exhibit until 2008.

Oscar, this resident cat in Providence in Rhode Island USA, has been reported to have the ability to predict when a patient is about to pass away. Oscar has been accurate for about 25 passing away by snuggling up next to them within a couple of hours of them passing. So accurate that the nursing staff will call the family of the client to let them know that death is imminent.

I wonder if after the first couple of instances, when people see him snuggle up next to them that they just assume they are due to die and just switch off… or maybe he can sense changes in the body either by smell, heat or by some metaphysical way.. eg.. via sms.. i kid i kid, but yeah, is this the meanest cat ever, or is he just there to snuggle up and to make sure they don’t die alone.
Source: CNN

As I was waiting for the real estate agent to arrive to my place this morning, to do a regular house inspection, I saw a report on TV about the new Sumatran Tiger Cubs at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast.

There are only 400 Sumatran Tigers left in the wild and only 600 in captivity! Dreamworld have a competition going on at the moment for naming the tiger cubs, apparently they are looking towards names that have reference to their native region, ie. Sumatra in Indonesia.

Dreamworld are having cub experiences from mid may, and i’m sure to be keeping an eye on this to see if I can go pat the cubs.

Check out the Dreamworld Tiger Island site to find out some interesting facts about the Sumatran Tigers Cubs.

If you happen to be a Sumatran Tiger, email me I’d love to pat you.

Neo has been in hospital all weekend after being poisoned by a Paralysis Tick. I noticed he was a bit funny friday afternoon when he didn’t meow at my return home, nor did he want to go outside, or eat food. I sat with him for about 30mins just seeing what was wrong, I asked him numerous questions, but he wasn’t able to answer them succinctly enough. His breathing pattern was different and it was obvious that something was wrong.

I thought maybe he had reacted to some anti-biotics he was prescribed with earlier during the week for a couple of punture wounds from a fight he was in, I was hoping he would sleep it off. In the morning, his condition got worse and I decided to take him to the Creek Rd Cat hospital (yes a dedicated cat hospital). After a quick inspection, they found a fat tick in the middle of his back. It all made sense. His larynx had been paralysed, his hind legs and his upper respiratory tract all affected by this tick. They put him on a drip and prepared him for some Tick anti-serum.

Neo made a speedy recovery, after seeing him the next day in the visiting room at the hospital, he was up and about and alert like normal. However he still had a gag which meant he couldn’t eat or drink, so he had to stay on a drip.

I picked up Neo early this evening, it was great to hear his loud meowing and see his fiesty demeanor again. Mum helped me pay for his bills today which was lucky as it was bad timing with cashflow. So from Neo and myself, thanks Mum!

FYI: This photo was taken last year (2006) on a Canon 20D with a 50mm 1.8 Lens. 1/60sec f2 ISO-100

50% grey cat (head & tummy and feet)

20% possum (eyes & nightvision)

20% feather duster (tail)

10% pantaloons (hind legs)