Author: Service Cats U.S.

I Audra, am the human behind Service Cats U.S. aka DezizWorld. I am disabled and use cats as service animals instead of dogs. They are just as capable and can perform duties other animals cannot. We started our online journey to bring awareness to the ability of cats and to help others understand the relationship between a service animal and their handler/person. We offer training tips and tricks that I have learned through the years along with other information on all things feline. We began this journey in 2014 with Lexi and Dezi. They have since gone on to heaven, but our journey continues. This blog is about our daily life from the kitty's point of view. I want this blog to be interactive and get to know all of you, so comment and visit often. I will also offer advice, training tips and education when possible. Copyright © 2014 - 2021 {Audra High via Deztinee High and RaenaBelle High} All Rights Reserved All personal content (story's, poetry, etc., videos and music) are the property of the human behind Deziz World, and may not be used, copied or otherwise re-published without prior written permission/consent from the author (A. High-the human behind Deziz World). We have an amazon.com wish list and a PayPal account if you would like to help/donate to us.

Spa Day, Spay Day, Raena’s Growing Up

Published on October 7, 2016 by Service Cats U.S.38 Comments

Hey, is anypawdy out there? It’s me RaenaBelle. It’s so ugly and dark here today. We had some really loud thunder boomers last night. But I’s kept sis Dezi busy playin’ so she wouldn’t notice. Wasn’t dat nice of me?

Playin’? Is dat what you call jumpin’ on me from da top of da chair, da tree, da scratchin’ post, and anywhere else you could find to jump off of from?

Sure sissy, wasn’t it fun?

Uh…Did me’s hisses and growls sound like it was fun Raena?

Hisses? Growls? Hmmmmm I’s didn’t hear any of dat sissy. I’s just thought it was da thunder.

(Dezi shakes her head) Well Raena are you gonna get to your question?

Oh yeah, fanks fur remindin’ me sissy. As ya’ know, mines spa day is tomorrow. Mommy goes to see hers doctor today and then I’s goin’ fur a spay, whatever dat is, tomorrow. Mommy says this is completely routine and dat most all mines furiends have been thru it, but as always there are risks. So, I’s would fur sure purreciate your purrayers dat all goes well and I’s back to bein’ me in no time. Mommy will be stayin’ right by mines side da whole time, and she plans on takin’ fotos, ifin allowed. She used to volunteer with this clinic but doesn’t ‘member their pawlicies. She does ‘member a lot of da folks don’t want their fotos posted, so she might have to do a lot of blurrin’. Anyways, we’ll keep ya’ll posted. We won’t be ‘round a lot this weekend, cuz of these things, but mommy did purromise to try to post at least an update after da deed on facebook. We of course will be here fur our regular Blest Sunday to tell you all ‘bout it. Anypawdy not followin’ us on facebook and wantin’ too, you can click da blue “Like” button on our facebook feed on da left sidebar here.

Me will be purrin’ and purrayin’ fur ya’ sissy. You may be a pain’ in me’s behind, but you’re me’s pain, and me wants you back home soon.

Aaaaaaaaw Fank you sis Dezi.

Besides, it also means extra good treats. Anyways, we’ve gotta go so mommy can get ready fur hers ‘pointment. She could use some purrayers too. Da State mandated dat mommy and her doctor don’t know what’s bestest fur her and it’s been a really tough month fur mommy. So we’re purrayin’ somethin’ can be done to help her today. Anyways, we’re joinin’ Rascal and Rocco and their pawsum co-hosts fur da weekly Pet Parade. Check it out. We’re purrayin’ fur all our furiends, ‘specially those in da path of da storms. Stay safe and have a furtabulous weekend.

Till da next time…………………………………………Be Blest!!!

Dezi: Vibrant Blue

Raena: Navy Blue

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Deztinee and RaenaBelle

What’s Up Wednesday

Published on October 5, 2016 by Service Cats U.S.32 Comments

Meowllo everypawdy, wha’cha’ doin’? It’s been cloudy and overcast here everyday, so we’ve been doin’ a bunch of nuffin’. Well at least we’ve been tryin’ to. Raena’s been a little pistol all week, but dat’s getting’ to be normal fur us.

A pistol? I’s not a pistol sissy. I’s a purretty kitty girly, mommy says so.

Yes Raena dat she does. But she also says you’re a pistol. And fur all our furiends across da pond dat don’t know what dat means, well, it means she’s full of energy and a offen acts without thinkin’. And well, dat’s you to a tee Raena.

Well sissy I’s not wanna miss anythin’. You know, I’s gotta be everywhere all da time just in case somethin’ happens.

Ya’ know what Raena? Not so long ago, me thought dat way too. Know what else? Not too much happens ‘round here, and ifin somethin’ excitin’ does…mommy’s gonna make sure you know ‘bout it. On another note, da a/c repairman showed up Monday and took care of our leaky purroblem and even cleaned up after himself. Yep, he swept da floor and everythin’. Have you ever heard of such? Let me tell ya’ in all da years me’s been ‘round me’s not seen it. Me has seen workers come in and leave a mess fur mommy to clean up tho’. Mommy says she thinks he was so nice cuz Raena was bein’ a shameful flirt. Yep, she sure was.

I’s not a shameful flirt sissy. I’s a Southern Belle.

Oh Raena…(shakes head) Da man was here to work and you kept runnin’ over and stealin’ his tools and meowin’ at him. When he picked up da new pvc pipe you acted like it was some wand toy or somethin’.

Well he didn’t seem to mind playin’ with me now did he sissy?

No Raena, he didn’t. He was very nice considerin’ it took twice as long to get da job done and get outta here than ifin you’d just laid down on da tree and watched liked mommy had told ya’ too.

What fun would dat have been sissy? Anyways, mommy purromissed to play fly fishin’ with us later today. I just luv to play. I’s better ketch a quick nap so I’s’ll be all rested up fur our game later. You better get a nap too ifin ya’ plan on keepin’ up with me.

Oh Raena, you just wait. Me’s been goin’ easy on ya’ since you’re just a kitten. But me’s been thinkin’ it just might be time to turn loose and give you a run fur your money.

Money? I’s don’t have any money sissy.

Well then, how ‘bout your silvervine stick?

Mines stick of da vine? Well… uh… How ‘bout we both just take a nap and have fun when mommy gets da toys out.

Dat’s what me thought sissy. Well, we hope everypawdy has a great day. We’re gonna take a nap now and dream of playin’. We’re sendin’ purrayers fur all our furiends in da paths of da storms. Purrlease be safe.

Till da next time……………………………………Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Deztinee and RaenaBelle

Service Cats: Internal Disputes

Published on October 3, 2016 by Service Cats U.S.41 Comments

Welcome to another Service Cat Monday. We’re comin’ to da end of da questions we‘ve been asked, so ifin you have trainin’ questions, or questions ‘bout Service Cats in general, purrlease let us know. As with all our educational postys da followin’ will be written in human English. And ifin you’ve missed a post you can ketch up by clickin’ da links at da bottom of da posty. We have a busy day ahead, so without further adieu, let’s get to todays question. Shoko and Kali our Canadian Cats furiends asked, “Is there any fighting over who gets to perform a task?”

This question was meant to be specific to us, as there are 2 of us who can perform the same tasks. At least there will be 2 of us. Right now there are still things that Raena can’t do and hasn’t been trained to do. So for the purpose of this post we’ll go back and discuss mes’ recent past. We would also need to clarify the word fighting. Fighting can mean different things to different people. While mommy doesn’t like to see or hear us hiss or growl at each other, she doesn’t consider that fighting. Mommy says she’s been very blest and has never had 2 kitties who fought at any time. So a better question to ask is, “Have there ever been any disputes over who was to perform a task?” To which our answer would be…”Of Course.”

When a kitty begins training they are excited and eager. Me loved the telephone. Every time it rang me would run to answer it; even when it was inconvenient for mommy. Even tho’ me would answer the phone, me wouldn’t meow. Instead me would carry the phone to mommy, where ever she was. Mommy says it took less time to train me to use the phone than it did to train me to leave it alone unless there’s an actual emergency. We’ve been asked to give tips on 911 training, so tune in next week for that post. Anyways, mes point is that a training kitty gets very excited and wants to perform all the time.

Guess who’s callin’ mommy.

Mommy says the only disputes have been over who massages where and who gets to drive and when. Sis Lexi had been mommys’ head, neck and shoulder massager since almost the beginning. So when me came to live here me’s massage duties were to be mommys arms, legs and lower back. That was all well and good when we would lay down to go to sleep at night, but sis Lexi liked to sleep between mommys’ legs and me slept up under her arm. So when we would wake up in the mornings me would naturally start to massage mommys’ shoulders and head. Of course that was sis Lexi’s job and she wanted to do it. So, she would give me the hiss of disapproval and try to push me off the bed. Being the good natured Ragdoll me is, me would gladly climb on mommys chest and stretch out to massage her arms and legs. Dispute over.

So what about driving the wheelchair? Well those disputes weren’t always settled so quickly. Me wasn’t the best driver in the beginning, but only mommy and sis Lexi know what she was like in the beginning. Anyways, when me was first learning, me thought it was a little scary. Me did run into more than one wall, dresser, chest of drawers and even off the sidewalk into that cold white stuff called snow. But mommy was so encouraging and it really was a lot of fun, so every morning, me would try to get into position before sis Lexi could. Oh sissy would often give me the hiss of disapproval, but me didn’t care. Me would put me’s paw on the power button and push before sissy could even get in the chair with mommy and me.

Ifin me didn’t move when sis Lexi hissed, she wouldn’t even bother getting into the chair. Well at least in the beginning. Once me quit running into walls and furniture sissy finally joined me in mommys lap in the chair. And yes, on occasion she would try to push me off the joystick so she could drive. Of course once the novelty wore off, we would just take turns. Whoever got into place first would drive us to the bathroom and often the other would drive us to the kitchen while the other availed themselves of the litter boxes. We were pretty well coordinated when it came to most of our other tasks, and mommy hopes Raena and me will follow that pattern as well.

Now let me get this straight. You want me to put mes mouth on this

stick and push forward, right?

Mommy says based on Raena’s personality and things she’s seeing, she does expect a few hissy fits in the beginning. But, Raena is a quick learner, so mommy expects the novelty will wear off much earlier with her than it did with me. Raena appears to be very versatile and will massage wherever me isn’t, so we have very few disputes in that area. Altho’ she’s still too small to help me push mommy out of the shower after passing out, Raena is trying. She quickly joins me in the tub and gets under mommys arm. She just doesn’t have the strength to actually push, She does watch intently and stays by mommys side till she comes too.

Are ya’ talkin’ ’bout me?

Well, me hopes dat answers your question. Mommy doesn’t really allow fighting, and so long as we can settle our disputes amicably, she lets us try. The only time mommy would take charge of a dispute is if she needed to get to the human potty and we couldn’t agree on who was driving. Anyways, gotta go now and get ready for the a/c repairman. We do want to fank our furiends who donated money to get our bootyful furiend Foxy back home to her daddy. We were goin’ to share the fundraiser today, but they have already raised the money for the pet deposit at their new apartment. It won’t be long now and Foxy and her daddy will be reunited. Don’t furget to leave any questions you might have in da comments below.

Are there disputes in your house?

How are disputes settled in your house?

Till da next time………………………………….Be Blest!!!

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Meowllo and welcome to a brand new Blest Sunday. It seems fall has arrived fur most peeps and cooler tem-purr-atures are arrivin’. Y, It was even cool here one meownin’. Our area doesn’t usually see much fall. It’s hot right up till halloween and suddenly it’s 30°F. So we were happy to have dat cool meownin’. Not dat we were out in it, mind ya’, but we knew ‘bout it. MOL Anyways, this week’s gonna be a busy one fur us. We’ve got dat repairman comin’ tomorrow to fix da a/c pipe and clean da coils. Mommy has her regular monthly doctors ‘pointment on Furiday, and we sure hope somethin’ can be done with her medicines, cuz it’s been a really tough month fur her. And then on Caturday, sis Raena has her special spa day. WooHoo Me sure hopes she calms down some afterwards.

What’s dat sissy? Why would I calm down after mines spa day?

Uh, No reason Raena. Just wishful thinkin’ on me’s pawrt and purrobably mommys’ too.

Oh sissy, you know you luvs me and so does mommy. She even lets me sleep under da covers with her.

Of course we luv you Raena, but we’d luv a calmer you too. As fur sleepin’ under da covers, good fur you. But it gets too hot under there fur me.

Yeah sissy it does get hot, but it sure is fun.

Well Raena enjoy it while it lasts. Someday you’re gonna have so much fur you won’t like it either. Anyways, you know how much we luv all our furiends, and feel so blest to have them right?

Of course sissy. When mommy picked me up, I was so scared I didn’t know where she was takin’ me or what might be there. All I had ever known was bars and burnin’ eyes and a nose from all da amonia. God sure blest me. I got a wonderful luvvin’ mommy, a gawjus sissy, a purretty smellin’ home, lots and lots of toys, and amazin’, wonderful, kind, carin’, supurrb furiends.

This purrch used to be all we had befur we were blest with our

Cat trees. Me used to sit here all da time and look out da door.

This past week we posted da foto below of Raena and

confused a lot of peeps. Mommy says she doesn’t see

da sameness ya’ll see, cuz to her we don’t look anythin’ alike.

But we thought you might enjoy a blast from me’s past to compare.

Yep, this is Raena, not me. MOL

Yes Raena, you got blest alright. Our furiends are amazin’. And last night we got an email from our meezer furiend Nellie and her mommy, awnty Barb. Every year they make a big ole punkin patch and carve names into punkins. We have one dat everypawdy can see on our sidebar. It says Dezi and Lexi, and we luv it. But sis Lexi’s gone now and Nellie, bein’ da sweety she is, made us a new punkin. This one has your name on it too. Lookit, Dezi and RaenaBelle it says. Wasn’t dat nice of them to do dat fur us?

It sure was sissy. I’s luvs our new punkin. Fank you Nellie fur includin’ me in your punkin’ patch. This is mines furst ever, well anythin’, so I’s learnin’ all kinds of things.

Yeah Raena, you are learnin’ all kinds of things alright. Y, you’ve learned to turn all our ‘lectric toys on and da wheelchair too. Mommy said dat after you have your spa day she’s gonna start trainin’ you to drive da wheelchair.

Well it’s ‘bout time sissy. I’s can’t wait. Did you see me drive da chair into da counter da other day?

No Raena me missed dat. But me did hear mommy hollerin’ fur you to stop and to turn da chair back off. Me thinks it’s funny dat you can turn everythin’ on, but when it comes time to turn things off again you purrtend to be clueless.

But sissy, none of those things are any fun when they’re turned off.

Raena, not every minute of every day has to be ‘bout havin’ fun. There’s also nap time, meal time and time fur luvvin’ from mommy.

Yeah Dezi, dat last one’s mines favorite.

Me too Raena, me too. Speakin’ of mommy luvvin’, let’s wrap this up and go get some. We’ll post a selfie or two so we can join da Kitties Blue fur Sunday Selfies and remind everypawdy to take a minute today and every day to give thanks fur da blessings in their lives. We are blest to have a luvvin’ mommy, a home, all our furiends and live in da greatest Country ever, America. We purray you all have a pawsum day.

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Hey, is anypawdy out there? It’s me RaenaBelle. It’s so ugly and dark here today. We had some really loud thunder boomers last night. But I’s kept sis Dezi busy playin’ so she wouldn’t notice. Wasn’t dat nice of me?

Playin’? Is dat what you call jumpin’ on me from da top of da chair, da tree, da scratchin’ post, and anywhere else you could find to jump off of from?

Sure sissy, wasn’t it fun?

Uh…Did me’s hisses and growls sound like it was fun Raena?

Hisses? Growls? Hmmmmm I’s didn’t hear any of dat sissy. I’s just thought it was da thunder.

(Dezi shakes her head) Well Raena are you gonna get to your question?

Me will be purrin’ and purrayin’ fur ya’ sissy. You may be a pain’ in me’s behind, but you’re me’s pain, and me wants you back home soon.

Aaaaaaaaw Fank you sis Dezi.

Till da next time…………………………………………Be Blest!!!

Dezi: Vibrant Blue

Raena: Navy Blue

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

Deztinee and RaenaBelle

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Meowllo everypawdy, wha’cha’ doin’? It’s been cloudy and overcast here everyday, so we’ve been doin’ a bunch of nuffin’. Well at least we’ve been tryin’ to. Raena’s been a little pistol all week, but dat’s getting’ to be normal fur us.

A pistol? I’s not a pistol sissy. I’s a purretty kitty girly, mommy says so.

Yes Raena dat she does. But she also says you’re a pistol. And fur all our furiends across da pond dat don’t know what dat means, well, it means she’s full of energy and a offen acts without thinkin’. And well, dat’s you to a tee Raena.

Well sissy I’s not wanna miss anythin’. You know, I’s gotta be everywhere all da time just in case somethin’ happens.

I’s not a shameful flirt sissy. I’s a Southern Belle.

Oh Raena…(shakes head) Da man was here to work and you kept runnin’ over and stealin’ his tools and meowin’ at him. When he picked up da new pvc pipe you acted like it was some wand toy or somethin’.

Well he didn’t seem to mind playin’ with me now did he sissy?

No Raena, he didn’t. He was very nice considerin’ it took twice as long to get da job done and get outta here than ifin you’d just laid down on da tree and watched liked mommy had told ya’ too.

What fun would dat have been sissy? Anyways, mommy purromissed to play fly fishin’ with us later today. I just luv to play. I’s better ketch a quick nap so I’s’ll be all rested up fur our game later. You better get a nap too ifin ya’ plan on keepin’ up with me.

Oh Raena, you just wait. Me’s been goin’ easy on ya’ since you’re just a kitten. But me’s been thinkin’ it just might be time to turn loose and give you a run fur your money.

Money? I’s don’t have any money sissy.

Well then, how ‘bout your silvervine stick?

Mines stick of da vine? Well… uh… How ‘bout we both just take a nap and have fun when mommy gets da toys out.

Dat’s what me thought sissy. Well, we hope everypawdy has a great day. We’re gonna take a nap now and dream of playin’. We’re sendin’ purrayers fur all our furiends in da paths of da storms. Purrlease be safe.

Till da next time……………………………………Be Blest!!!