I predict a diet

Off to the vet's yesterday morning to check out a rather sore eye on Shin. Shock! Not only does she have conjunctivitis, which requires me to squirt viscous grey eye "drops" onto her eyeball twice a day, but he said she was overweight! Not by much; she's not dangerously obese, but definitely too big for her size. We've always known that she eats more than her sister, but it was a bit of a surprise.


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So, being responsible pet owners, we've started to restrict Little Miss Porky's food intake and to encourage plenty of exercise -- rather than her more typical climb up the stairs after a feed, leaping onto the bed, and snoozing there for most of the day. First up, it's the Krypton Factor for cats. She's not so hot on the IQ tests, but she's going great guns on the "Climb the bit of decking propped up against the tree" contest.



Nin didn't want to be left out, so we decided to play boules; she very graciously agreed to act as the jack.



Next week, we'll hang some ropes from the trees and see how they get on with those. Should be entertaining (for us), at least.