cat tales: stories about ordinary cats in singapore
A frenzied, noisy life is not for us.
This morning feels like one of the last quiet ones with san. Tomorrow, 2026 arrives, and Friday follows close behind. So we sit here a little longer, quietly, breathing deeply
and the drilling goes on and on. Thankfully, it’s happening outside our house, though the sudden starts and stops still unnerve us. . San closed the doors and windows, which helped a bit and made the house quiet again.
San is doing a quiet little countdown for the last week of 2025. It helps her keep school stress at bay, and she’s very relieved that school doesn’t start until the 2nd of January. We think this is very good planning.
This morning, after breakfast and our omega-3s, San took our pictures while we were still warm and sleepy. She says the omega-3s help with inflammation. We gently suggested that it would be even better if they helped us stay calm during the sudden horrors of construction noises too but we are glad we live indoors where the life is gentle .
San said she was a little tired after cleaning all our bins, so she asked us to help with the laundry since it was Saturday. We were glad she’d found her bearings again, but we reminded her that we do not do chores. Our official job is to offer moral support from a safe distance.
We could tell she was thinking up something else for us to do, so we quickly announced that it was time to catch the morning breeze while it was still fresh. Luckily, she almost never disturbs us when we’re posted by the windows, so we spend a lot of time there.
As usual, San is trying to keep our end-of-year promise of posting once a day so we can finish the year on a good note. She tried to put the tree away, but we convinced her to leave it up until Chinese New Year because it makes the house feel more festive.
Our only wish for 2026 is good health. That feels like the right wish, especially since San keeps telling us to do the laundry because she thinks it’s Saturday—when it’s actually only Friday. Hopefully, she gets the hang of things soon
We’re celebrating a nice, quiet Christmas. San and her buddies already had a party earlier in the week. She bought us brand-new collars and a tiny tree, and we were very excited about everything.
Our neighbour is on vacation, so there’s no music this year—but that’s okay, because San sang me a special song with my name in it when I sat on her this morning. That was the best Christmas present of all.
We wish everyone a day full of joy and love.
San says we should treasure the very last days of 2025, so naturally we began with health checks. The good news is that, even though our sister Momo has a few hiccups, she remains her usual wonderfully strange self. She zooms around the house, meowing at absolutely nothing. She still meows in her sleep, and san has to call her name before she remembers to stop.
Her ultrasound showed some inflammation in her kidneys and GI tract. The vet wondered if it might be IBD, but after more checks and a long question session for san, he decided that SubQ fluids can wait and will only be started if needed later. Momo has also managed to put on a little weight without any appetite stimulant at all. She’s now 3.5 kg, up from 3.4 kg, which we consider excellent work on her part.
Manju is doing very well at a solid 5.4 kg, with strict instructions from the vet to stay exactly as he is. I’m hovering around 4.3 kg. I may have fewer teeth now, but they are impressively clean after my dental.
Today san is heading out to lunch with some buddies, leaving us mostly in charge. We’re perfectly fine with this arrangement, especially since she’s spent most of the December break keeping us company. We hope you are all well also. ❤️
