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...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 18 May 2015 / 2 Comments

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...

Nathaniel Christopher / 10 March 2015

Man and cat eat breakfast

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Nathaniel Christopher / 15 February 2013 / 1 Comment

Khan’s “birthday” is on Valentine’s Day!

I was always indifferent to Valentine ’s Day until 14 Feb 2008 when I became a cat owner. I now celebrate the day as a kind of birthday for my cat and an excuse to give him sushi. It’s great to have h...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 15 January 2013 / 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 here: Back in December a producer from CBC TV and Radio emailed me out of the blue to let me know that they were d...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 24 December 2012 / 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...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 21 December 2012 / 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...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 2 December 2012 / 8 Comments

Cheap insulin for Khan at Costco!

The other day I realized that my cat’s insulin bottle was almost empty so I phoned my vet who kindly faxed a prescription over to the pharmacy so that I could buy another vial. Normally she’d just sen...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 9 April 2012 / 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...

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Nathaniel Christopher / 1 March 2012

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...