Friday, September 30, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
Friday, September 23, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Archived Pussy Edition
Another week from hell bites the dust. Nothing but problems and they don't go away just because I'm done working. The battery in the camera is dead! So you get pussy from the archives.
The Tot in October 2005 which was the month he showed up here. We let him in the house to stay on December 30, 2005. I can hardly believe it's been six years.
It's just as well. I'm too tired and frustrated to deal with photography and resizing tonight.
The Tot in October 2005 which was the month he showed up here. We let him in the house to stay on December 30, 2005. I can hardly believe it's been six years.
It's just as well. I'm too tired and frustrated to deal with photography and resizing tonight.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Happy 50th Sheldon!
My man's long-awaited 50th birthday is today. The bastard took his sweet time about it. I've been waiting nearly a year and a half on him to join this club.
I could not let such a special occasion go unrewarded.
I few weeks ago we were at a local Italian restaurant (real Italian. The owners speak Italian!) and admiring some of the art on the walls. I decided right then Sheldon was getting the "barn cat" painting for his birthday.
And I may have gone over the top. He also got the goat and the chief!
Now, meet the artist:
I could not let such a special occasion go unrewarded.
I few weeks ago we were at a local Italian restaurant (real Italian. The owners speak Italian!) and admiring some of the art on the walls. I decided right then Sheldon was getting the "barn cat" painting for his birthday.
And I may have gone over the top. He also got the goat and the chief!
Now, meet the artist:
Friday, September 16, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Face Time Edition
Another Friday! WOOOT!
Sweet Pea rarely gets blogged. Today is his lucky day!
Tater Tot always gets blogged. But because he will not stand still at feeding time, he gets blurred.
Sissy is always well-behaved.
And Jessie Lee is just a squishy bundle of lovey cat joy!
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
Friday, September 09, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Tres Gatos Edition
The scream of joy you heard at 5:20 was me logging off from work for the week.
All three kittehs waiting to be fed!
Sissy prefers to be above the fray.
The Tot got some unexpected and spontaneous lovin.'
Jessie Lee having what appears to be a calm moment. Only took 8 photos to catch it.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Friday, September 02, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Short Day of Labor Edition
Sissy has been shedding an unbelievable amount of fur this summer. I guess 70+ days of triple digits will take a toll. She got a thorough combing with the Furrminator this afternoon. Now there is a pile of hair on the bedroom floor I need to go vacuum up. Her hair is so weightless and downy-soft it just seems to drift in the air.
Anyone sneezing yet at the mere thought of that?
Tater Tot got his comb-through yesterday but that didn't stop him from demanding a little more today after seeing Sissy get it. Jessie Lee got combed upon arrival a few weeks ago and so far so good with her. Not too much shedding there yet.
Happy Friday!! Happy Long Weekend!
Friday, August 26, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Hurricane Pussy Edition
Friday. Bah. Exhausting week. Oblivious to what day of the week it happens to be. Spent much of the day thinking it was THURSDAY! Hence, the late post.
Jessie Lee knows not the day of the week, nor should I concern myself with such trivial matters. What matters is not the day of the week, but that the next two are off work.
And I shall spend my days reading a book and watching the Weather Channel and hoping my friends in the northeast will weather the storm just fine.
Jessie Lee knows not the day of the week, nor should I concern myself with such trivial matters. What matters is not the day of the week, but that the next two are off work.
And I shall spend my days reading a book and watching the Weather Channel and hoping my friends in the northeast will weather the storm just fine.
Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Siamese Curling Edition
Ahhh yes, another Friday is upon us.
Jessie Lee likes my rock!
Jessie Lee and Tater Tot waiting on dinner to be served.
Happy Friday!
Happy Friday!
Friday, August 12, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Hungry & Cranky Edition
Shitfuck, what a week!
It's seafood Friday and everybody is ready!
It's seafood Friday and everybody is ready!
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Sissy waiting patiently.
Tot and Jessie Lee waiting not so patiently.
By the time you are reading this, everyone is happy.
By the time you are reading this, everyone is happy.
Friday, August 05, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog
I had a week from hell and didn't finish work until 6:30. So don't give me any shit about "only two photos" or "being late" because I don't fcking give a damn.
Sheldon HCWI (herding cats while intoxicated).
Jessie Lee loves how her daddy looks upside down.
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
HAPPY FRIDAY!!!
Friday, July 29, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Eat & Sprawl Edition
Eat and Sprawl... and throw up..
I have a hunch who did that.
His name is Tater Tot. The same boy who ripped the sofa the shreds.
Sissy has had her own problems this week.
(Sorry, no photos of the dried diarrhea I had to clean up in the kitchen this morning!)
(Sorry, no photos of the dried diarrhea I had to clean up in the kitchen this morning!)
Jessie Lee has been a good girl!
(Aside from the stanky sardine dump in the litter box this week!)
(Aside from the stanky sardine dump in the litter box this week!)
I loves my Siamese baby!!
Happy Friday everyone! I've had 12 straight days of work and I plan to kick off a real weekend tonight! Woot!
Happy Friday everyone! I've had 12 straight days of work and I plan to kick off a real weekend tonight! Woot!
Friday, July 22, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: The Jessie Lee Show
It's The Jessie Lee Show! Starring the incomparable Jessie Lee!!
We now have the Cat Loaf position perfected!
She likes to stretch that arm out!
She thinks she wants a career in advertising because we .. um... sleep at our desks?
She's my big spoiled heavy girl!
Happy fuckin' Friday! Don't get me started on how insanely busy this week was!
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Siamese Action Edition
It was one week ago yesterday that Jessie Lee arrived here. We kept her in a bedroom for the first 3 nights or so, and gradually began letting her out for a bit in order to get some exposure to Sissy and Tater Tot.
Things are going pretty well this week. She now stays out all day but hasn't yet had a full night with free reign over the house. Now that the weekend is here maybe we'll break that trend.
It's actually been a fairly mellow week. Jessie Lee will still growl and hiss occasionally if another cat gets too close, but I think it's just her way of playing a game. A second later she has no problem with taking a swat at Tater Tot when his back is turned to her!
She's also quite adept with those cute little hands and will open cabinet doors with them!
We've always had good luck with new cats coming together and I think this new addition will be no exception.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Things are going pretty well this week. She now stays out all day but hasn't yet had a full night with free reign over the house. Now that the weekend is here maybe we'll break that trend.
All 3 cats in one room!! Well, it is getting close to feeding time!
The Tot has been behaving himself for the most part. Hard to believe.
Sissy is handling the situation OK as well.
Jessie Lee is an in-your-face kind of gal! Definitely not shy!
The "Tit Eye" cracks me up.
Sheldon has to do cat removal from his office chair several times daily.
Watching Sheldon work in the kitchen.
It's actually been a fairly mellow week. Jessie Lee will still growl and hiss occasionally if another cat gets too close, but I think it's just her way of playing a game. A second later she has no problem with taking a swat at Tater Tot when his back is turned to her!
She's also quite adept with those cute little hands and will open cabinet doors with them!
We've always had good luck with new cats coming together and I think this new addition will be no exception.
HAPPY FRIDAY!
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Friday, July 08, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Jessie Lee Intro Edition
Sissy and the Tot know something is going on in the back bedroom behind the closed door.
Jessie Lee was adopted from the Austin Siamese Rescue and arrived at her new home yesterday afternoon.
She's about 2 years old and very much still a playful kitten. I think she is trying to make up for lost time since she didn't really get a lot of loving in her first home. She was taken away from it because they were burning her with cigarettes.
She then spent close to a year with her foster mom who works for the Siamese Rescue. It was too many trips back and forth to be put on display at various pet stores and she's ready for some relaxing time in her permanent home.
I love how she's so chatty and likes to use her hands to touch me, poke at me, etc. I'm so glad we got this girl even though it took close to 2 months after I first met her before I could get all the arrangements made!
Happy Friday!!
Yes! We have a new cat!
Her name is Jessie Lee and apparently she's another shoe-sniffer!
Look at those whiskers!
The Siamese girl loves her daddies already. Especially me.
Sweet girl!
Slut!
Jessie Lee was adopted from the Austin Siamese Rescue and arrived at her new home yesterday afternoon.
She's about 2 years old and very much still a playful kitten. I think she is trying to make up for lost time since she didn't really get a lot of loving in her first home. She was taken away from it because they were burning her with cigarettes.
She then spent close to a year with her foster mom who works for the Siamese Rescue. It was too many trips back and forth to be put on display at various pet stores and she's ready for some relaxing time in her permanent home.
I love how she's so chatty and likes to use her hands to touch me, poke at me, etc. I'm so glad we got this girl even though it took close to 2 months after I first met her before I could get all the arrangements made!
Happy Friday!!
Friday, July 01, 2011
Friday Pussy Blog: Human Trauma Edition
Those who follow me on Facebook know that I've had my eye on a sweet Siamese kitty for a couple of months. She's been living with her foster mom who works for Austin Siamese Rescue.
In order to adopt, there are a number of strict requirements. Current kitties need to be updated on all their vaccinations and daddy has to fill out a questionnaire and submit to a phone interview, and three friends were kind enough to write a few words on my behalf as a purrrfect cat daddy.
Trips to the vet have always been a huge ordeal for me. Samantha, my first cat (and partial Siamese), was probably the easiest cat to transport. She never put up much of a fuss about anything and enjoyed the company of strangers. Tater Tot is probably next in line in terms of ease, although he is on higher alert mode when strangers are in the house.
That brings us to the brother and sister: Sweet Pea and Sissy.
Sweet Pea isn't that difficult to coax into a situation. It was quite easy to just go outside, pick him up, and bring him into a bathroom until the vet arrived. He struggled only a bit. But once the bathroom door was closed, he howled like a banshee.
Sissy was enough to make me feel like I needed a valium. She was fiercely resisting as soon as I picked her up and headed for the master bath. The instant I placed her on the floor she was bolting for the door at lightning speed. I decided I might need to go ahead and put her in the pet carrier until the vet arrived.
I called out for Sheldon to bring it to the bathroom. When he arrived with the device, Sissy immediately knew this was going to be some kind of trouble. Her legs were flailing as I tried to ease her into the carrier. In a split second she can go from the sweetest kitty to something incredibly wild when any kind of uncertainty is on the horizon! Anything out of the ordinary just freaks her out!
Sheldon says the correct method for placing a kitty into a carrier is to set the carrier on the end with the door facing up, and lower the cat into it. Next time I may let him try this as I prefer to avoid scratches and puncture wounds. I think it's easier to set the carrier on the floor, open the door, grab the cat and poke her in and then close the door. Lowering the cat from above into an upward facing opening sounds good as long as the cat remains flaccid. Sissy was not flaccid. Anyone reading this have any preferred method?
Anyhow, I survived this trauma and so did the cats. Sissy has forgiven me and joined me on the bed for a nap. Sweet Pea subconsciously wishes he had just stayed inside where the air is cool rather than howling to get back out. And Tater Tot acts as if nothing at all happened.
Sweet Pea has a heart murmur we learned. He also has a little bit of gingivitis. The vet thinks before we take him for treatment, he should have an ultrasound performed on him to assess his heart condition. Mercy.
Tater Tot has a pretty severe case of gingivitis and one of his front fangs is longer than the other. The vet thinks it may be an infected abscess and might even need to be removed. Good heavens! We weren't expecting this!
What wasn't a surprise is that the Tot is obese. He weighs almost 17 pounds and his ideal weight is around 10 pounds. The vet seemed to think we'd be doing well to get him down to around 12 or 13. She approved of the cat food we're buying; he just needs less of it.
Ironically, Sissy also has gingivitis (apparently that's very common in cats!) and a possible abscess around the same tooth as the Tot! We also learned it's very important to treat these conditions because dental issues are the ones which can eventually lead to kidney failure.
So, it seems as if my mobile vet solution was only a temporary convenience and doesn't get me off the hook from having to poke a cat into a carrier and hauling it off to the vet. Oh, joy.
Happy Friday. Happy long 4th of July weekend!
In order to adopt, there are a number of strict requirements. Current kitties need to be updated on all their vaccinations and daddy has to fill out a questionnaire and submit to a phone interview, and three friends were kind enough to write a few words on my behalf as a purrrfect cat daddy.
Trips to the vet have always been a huge ordeal for me. Samantha, my first cat (and partial Siamese), was probably the easiest cat to transport. She never put up much of a fuss about anything and enjoyed the company of strangers. Tater Tot is probably next in line in terms of ease, although he is on higher alert mode when strangers are in the house.
That brings us to the brother and sister: Sweet Pea and Sissy.
Sweet Pea isn't that difficult to coax into a situation. It was quite easy to just go outside, pick him up, and bring him into a bathroom until the vet arrived. He struggled only a bit. But once the bathroom door was closed, he howled like a banshee.
Sissy was enough to make me feel like I needed a valium. She was fiercely resisting as soon as I picked her up and headed for the master bath. The instant I placed her on the floor she was bolting for the door at lightning speed. I decided I might need to go ahead and put her in the pet carrier until the vet arrived.
I called out for Sheldon to bring it to the bathroom. When he arrived with the device, Sissy immediately knew this was going to be some kind of trouble. Her legs were flailing as I tried to ease her into the carrier. In a split second she can go from the sweetest kitty to something incredibly wild when any kind of uncertainty is on the horizon! Anything out of the ordinary just freaks her out!
Sheldon says the correct method for placing a kitty into a carrier is to set the carrier on the end with the door facing up, and lower the cat into it. Next time I may let him try this as I prefer to avoid scratches and puncture wounds. I think it's easier to set the carrier on the floor, open the door, grab the cat and poke her in and then close the door. Lowering the cat from above into an upward facing opening sounds good as long as the cat remains flaccid. Sissy was not flaccid. Anyone reading this have any preferred method?
Anyhow, I survived this trauma and so did the cats. Sissy has forgiven me and joined me on the bed for a nap. Sweet Pea subconsciously wishes he had just stayed inside where the air is cool rather than howling to get back out. And Tater Tot acts as if nothing at all happened.
Sweet Pea has a heart murmur we learned. He also has a little bit of gingivitis. The vet thinks before we take him for treatment, he should have an ultrasound performed on him to assess his heart condition. Mercy.
Tater Tot has a pretty severe case of gingivitis and one of his front fangs is longer than the other. The vet thinks it may be an infected abscess and might even need to be removed. Good heavens! We weren't expecting this!
What wasn't a surprise is that the Tot is obese. He weighs almost 17 pounds and his ideal weight is around 10 pounds. The vet seemed to think we'd be doing well to get him down to around 12 or 13. She approved of the cat food we're buying; he just needs less of it.
Ironically, Sissy also has gingivitis (apparently that's very common in cats!) and a possible abscess around the same tooth as the Tot! We also learned it's very important to treat these conditions because dental issues are the ones which can eventually lead to kidney failure.
So, it seems as if my mobile vet solution was only a temporary convenience and doesn't get me off the hook from having to poke a cat into a carrier and hauling it off to the vet. Oh, joy.
Happy Friday. Happy long 4th of July weekend!
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