May 15, 2016 / Nathaniel Christopher

Remembering my diabetic cat Khan (14 Feb 2005 – 15 May 2015)

In February 2008 I adopted a three-year-old grey cat named Khan. “My neighbour Pat is looking for a new home for her cat Khan,” my sister tells me. “I think he would be perfect for you. He’s cal...

May 18, 2015 / Nathaniel Christopher / 1 Comment

My cat Khan has died

My cat Khan died at home on Friday, May 15, 2015. He was 10-years-old. He had been very ill for the past six weeks and couldn’t hold on any longer. At around 11:30 a.m. Housemate found him curled up i...

March 10, 2015 / Nathaniel Christopher

Man and cat eat breakfast

January 15, 2013 / Nathaniel Christopher / 5 Comments

CBC News interviews me about Khan!

So tonight CBC featured a story about Khan and I on the news! You can watch the story at the bottom of this post. Back in December a producer from CBC TV and Radio emailed me out of the blue to let me...

December 24, 2012 / Nathaniel Christopher / 1 Comment

I got a free office chair!

I recently got a free office chair from Craigslist. Merry Christmas, Nathaniel! “Free office chair,” read the advert. “Comfortable, but has hole in cushion as you can see in the photo. Need to free up...

December 21, 2012 / Nathaniel Christopher / 5 Comments

Khan has to wear a cone!

For the next two days my cat will play the part of a walking lampshade. No, he won’ after my vet put one of those plastic cones on his neck. This afternoon I was petting him when I noticed blood comin...

My three computers loaded with my customized Google homepage

November 3, 2012 / Nathaniel Christopher / 5 Comments

Google to eliminate background images

I recently learned that Google will be eliminating the ability for users to add a custom background image to their Google homepage. When I opened my browser this morning a little information balloon p...

April 9, 2012 / Nathaniel Christopher / 8 Comments

A drug addict’s dream come true!

For those of you who don’t know my cat is diabetic. I have to supply him with diabetic cat food, blood-glucose tests, insulin and insulin needles. After I inject him with his insulin I deposit the ne...

March 1, 2012 / Nathaniel Christopher

My cat is an extreme couponer!

Whenever I’m eating something like fish, chicken, ice cream, or a pastry I can be sure that Khan will plonk himself as close to me as he can get to let me know that he wants what I’m eatin...

June 24, 2011 / Nathaniel Christopher / 9 Comments

My cat has diabetes

Over the last few weeks my cat Khan has exhibited some unusual behaviour. He’s been drinking tons of water and going to the litter box all the time. Normally I change his water dish every two days but...