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This journal is written by Kuma (Felis catus) and Kuma's owner Y (homo sapiens). We have moved from Japan to Australia in 2011.

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2016-06-04 05:20   The last day of medication

Y (Kuma's owner)

Our oldest cat, Moko-Nyan had been having a nose problem for a long time. The vet took his nasal mucus for examination and found out that there were two kinds of bacterias in his nasal cavity. I have written about this detailed story on my blog dated 23rd May.

Moko-Nyan

He has been taking a tablet a day for over one month and today is the last day of medication. In fact, his nasal mucus stopped about two weeks ago, but we have been giving him an antibiotic tablet as the vet advised otherwise antibiotic-resistant bacteria might occur.

Since his nasal mucus has stopped, he seems to be in good health. I saw him playing with toys! I haven't seen him playing with toys for long time. It was really surprising!

Now, he has a kidney issue. His kidneys are not perfect but not so serious yet. I give him some kidney diet food everyday and he seems to like it.

His age is nearly 70 years of age in human age. It is not surprising if he has got some health issues. Moko-Nyan, please live long. Let's live long together!

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2016-06-02 12:06   Everybody loves peas

Y (Kuma's owner)

Things haven't gone as I planned, especially nature-related things.

I sowed peas last month and most of them were eaten by mice, but it was not only the mice, the Crested Pigeon also ate the peas in the backyard. I can imagine how peas look delicious to their eyes. The peas' soft and thick leaves look really yummy, and they are good as pigeon's salad.

Crested pigeon

Mice are more troublesome. Wherever I plant peas, they would come at night. I found a cylinder shape of holes in the box where I sowed peas. The diameter of the holes was really small. It looked like a hole that was made by a pencil stuck into the soil. They are very clever with their hands. The holes directly reached the peas as if mice knew where the peas were. How did they know where the peas were? They are provokingly clever.

It is quite difficult to grow peas. In the daytime, pigeons aim at peas and at night, mice come out. What should I do?

So, I thought it through and decided to grow peas in a veggie patch which is covered by a net. No mice have appeared inside of the veggie patch, so it seems like that is the best place to grow peas. This is the third time I'm sowing peas. I hope the mice don't notice my secret place.

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2016-06-01 10:32   My beloved Kemeko

Y (Kuma's owner)

I've written about the three cats that I have now, but I haven't written about two cats that already passed away. I think I'm going write about a cat named Kemeko that passed away from cancer in 2012.

Kemeko was a female cat. I called her Kemekeme. She was a stray cat. When she was weak and fell down on a street, a high school student found her and took her to the vet. I heard that Kemekeme was almost skeletal. After she was rescued, she put on weight and became a healthy cat. A high school student saved her life.

Kemeko

One of her characteristics was a deep attachment to food. I think that that is because she was starved for a long time.

She was a very friendly and amiable cat. Every time someone visited our house, she rushed to the front door. She was talkative and loved to meet new people.

Kemeko

Her hobbies were licking humans and other cats. Honestly, it was a bit annoying to be licked for a long time. She used to lick other cats' heads too long, and she made them look as if they had set their heads with a pomade. My friend's husband liked her and always put her on his knees. He didn't care about being licked, so she could lick him as much as she wanted.

When we moved from Japan to Australia, we had to send our cats to the quarantine shelter. They stayed there for one month to check their condition.

One day, my husband and I went to the quarantine office in Sydney to meet our cats. It was a big facility and we were looking for our cats. Then I heard a familiar meow. It was Kemekeme. She found us before we found her. We both cried for joy. Kemekeme and the other three cats looked fine. After two or three weeks after the meeting, they came to our house.

Kemeko

Kemekeme looked happy in our house. She got along well with the other cats. As usual, she licked the other cats' heads and ate a lot of Aussie cat food. She liked to watch colourful Aussie birds from the balcony. Maybe she wanted to catch them.

Unfortunately, the happy days didn't last long. One day, she stopped eating. That was unbelievable. The cat that loved eating lost her passion to eat. I had a bad feeling. We took her to the local vet and the vet recommended that we take her to the specialist. She passed away when she was in the specialist hospital on 22nd of September, 2012.

I became lonely as there was nobody here to annoy me. Nobody came to the front door when I got home. She was an ordinary cat but a special one to me. Even if I have chance to have a new female cat, I wouldn't use the name Kemeko. This name is only for her.

Kemeko

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