Carolyn Holm

Cher Madame,
The brushing every day is appreciated.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
That’s because you get treats when I brush you.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Toujours le sarcasm. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I’m not being sarcastic! The treats are necessary because you were cursing me every time I tried to brush you.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The treats are delicious. Madame is too kind.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
These aren’t ordinary treats. They are intended to be good for skin and coat. The vet said your coat needed some attention. I’m glad you are letting me brush you.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
There are no ordinary treats.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I’m glad you are pleased with them. Otherwise brushing you would be a blood sport.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Toujours le sarcasm. But one appreciates that Madame does the eye as well.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
Yes, the drippy eye. You have a visit to the vet tomorrow. We’ll ask him about your eye. Meanwhile I’m glad to wipe it for you. So you won’t wipe it on my bed when you are lounging there.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Encore the vet? There have been too many vet visits.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
They’ve been a series of follow-ups. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
C’est simple. We can skip that. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
No, the visits are very important. You have diabetes, and we are making sure your medication is effective.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Enfin, the vet visits, the brushing, the eye wiping – Madame has been very attentive.
Regards, M.Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
There’s been a lot to take care of lately. Getting old isn’t for sissies. But you are still otherwise quite healthy for an old guy! 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
It is not necessary to continually emphasize the getting old.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
It’s not all about getting old. Your claws are quite youthful! I wish I could trim them, but you effectively resist that activity.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The claws they are an inviolable part of this petit cat. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
You are so grouchy about your nails. I’m not going to remove them. I just want to shorten them.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Grouchy? Madame is offended because I have the opinions. 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
You do have strong opinions. 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The opinions are a result of this petit cat’s finely tuned intellectual acuity.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I have to agree, you are sharp as a tack.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
The talk by Madame is now about the tacks? 
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
I’m just saying that you are quite healthy for a grouchy old man of sixteen! 
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Toujours le sarcasm.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
We’ll keep you kicking with the exercise you get every evening with your Game.
Love, Carolyn

Cher Madame,
Now Madame is talking about the kicking.
Regards, M. Le Poufin

Dear Puffin,
It’s just a turn of phrase. 
Love, Carolyn

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