Meowllo evewypawdy hope yous all havin’ a gweat weekend. It’s too quickly comin’ to an end. It’s been stowmin’ here fur days. There wuz no stwoller time, hawdly any time fur da Pawis twip wiff Andy and da cat scouts and vewy little play time wiff mommy. Now da last one wuz meez fawlt cuz me wuz hidin’ fwum da funder boomers and lightnin’. But da west is cuz mommy won’t let us play on da puter ifin weez havin’ wedder like dat cuz herz dusn’t want it too cwash. Da stowm got bad on Furiday so me didn’t even get to post yesfurday. And as you know me joined da Bloggin’ A to Z blog hop so da letter wuz P. But dat’s okay, cuz me will just use dat letter today an talk ‘bout Purrs and Purrayers on this Blest Sunday. Cuz stowms or not we awe vewy blest.
Lookit sis Dezi minez Meowday/Birffday beez heer in 10 dayz. Yep sissy da 29ff’ll be here afur ya’ know it.
Sis Lexi be duin’ okay considewin’ and mommy ordered sum baby food fur sissy to take hers medicine wiff. Mommy kuld do dat cuz ow facebook awnty Jennifer and grand awnty Peggy sent us a gift cawd to Walmart. And meez gotta tell ya’ me tasted sum of da baby food noms and it wuz purretty yummy. Mommy sez it’s not a well balanced meal so we have to eat ow udder food too. And fur da most pawt sissy’s been eatin’ good. She gave us a scawe Furiday night when she didn’t seem to be able to move, but me purred and mommy purrayed and she seemed all better Caturday meownin’. She seemed better than fine when she wuz scawfiin’ down dat ham baby food let me tell ya’.
This be Charles, Andy and me in da airplane headin’ to Pawis.
We did get a couple small bweaks fwum da stowm when mommy let us on da puter and we saw an email ‘bout fwum da CKD/CRF suppowt gwoup dat we joined. Seems one of da kitties wuz allowed to go outside aftew bwekky and nevew came home. We have all kinds of feelins ‘bout this cuz as you know weez not believe any kitty belongs outside; but we also know da guilt and panic hims owners must be feelin’. So weez askin’ fur all ow pawsum furiends and fwaminly to send up sum Purrs and Purrayers dat this sweet kitty make it home. We awe so vewy blest dat mommy keeps us inside and safe. And weez be dubbly blest cuz we know ifin we ask you all to purray, you do. We awe so glad to have so many wunnewful furiends and fwamilly.
And here be Andy and me hang glidin’ and havin’ fun.
Me did get a chance to go by cat scouts fur a little bit yesfurday. And check it out…Andy and me went hanglidin’. It’s taken all Caturday and sum of Synday to wight this much in tween da stowms, so meez better go afur anudder funder boomer comes cwashin’ down.
Meowllo evewypawdy we hope you had a good week cuz da weekend’s finally here. Now as you know weez joined up wiff da Bloggin’ A to Z Challenge fur Apwil and today’s letter is O. As you can see fwum ow title weez chose to talk ‘bout what be Off Limits. Me knows what yous finkin’. Yous didn’t fink anyfin’ wuz off limits wound here since mommy dusn’t tell us NO, wight?. Well even tho’ weez not hear da word no dat offen, there awe a foo places dat be off limits. Weez not allowed on da kitchen counter. Nope, not at all. Sis Lexi sez there wuz a time when she wusn’t allowed on da table. But dat all changed da furst time mommy had surgewy and kuldn’t bend over to feed her. And weez not allowed on any of da shelves dat mommy has her stuff on. But ifin she happens to clear one to say dust…well we declare open season on dat shelf. MOL Well those be a foo of da off limits wound ow house. But not zactly da off limits ow posty be dealin’ wiff today.
Me will take care of you sissy.
As you all know mommy luvs us mowe than anyfin’, and we luv her wight back. And as you all know we purray ovew evewyfin’ and mommy purrays fur us all da time. And as you also know weez be Service cats and dwive mommy to da pawdee box woom evewy meownin’. While we be in there, sis Lexi usually gets up on da vanity beside da sink and hooman pawdee box. Well just yesfurday meownin’ mommy wuz lookin’ at Lexi layin’ there lookin’ all purretty and watchin’ mommy bwush hers teefies and then she looked ovew and saw me sittin’ on da hooman pawdee box lookin’ purretty and watchin’ her and she told us how much she luvved us. Well of course we boff stawted to purr. We do this evewy meownin’ actually. Mommy sez it gets weally loud in da there cuz it just bounces off da walls and ceilin’.
Me luvs you sissy. I’z lubz youz too Dezi.
After we finished up we headed to da kitchen to get ow bwekky. And not 5 minutes after sis Lexi stawted eatin’ she went and fwu evewyfin’ up. And me ain’t talkin’ ‘bout a little puddle of fwo up eevew. Meez talkin’ ‘bout da oceans of fwo up scattered fwum da livin’ room, down da hall, in da bedroom and endin’ in da pawdee box room on da litter mat. Soon as mommy had legs hers wuz cleanin’ it up and cwyin’. Mommys do cwy ovew sum of da stwangest fings. Anyways when she finally got it all cleaned up she wuz sweatin’ (side effect fwum hers medicine) and still cwyin’. Sis Lexi had jumped up on da vanity and me wuz layin’ in da shower chair in fwunt of da tub. Mommy sat down on da hooman pawdee box and stawted pettin’ us and tellin’ us how much she luvs us and needs us.
And then she stawted purrayin’ fur God to make sissy feel all better. And then she told God, “They’re my babies God. I am so grateful you gave them to me to take care of, but I’m not finished. I need my Lexi and so does Dezi and she needs us. So just back off and heal her cuz she’s OFF LIMITS!!! You can’t have her. You gave them to me and I’m not ready to give them back. So just alter Your course and make them both healthy and whole because Lexi and Dezi are OFF LIMITS YOU HEAR ME!!?” Well tween mommys wisin’ voice and ow wumblin’ purrs it wuz almost like da room wuz movin’. Well we continued ow luv fest fur a while longer and then we went back up to da fwunt so mommy kuld fix her anudder cup of coffee and get sissy sumfin’ else to eat. And ya’ know what? Sissy ate and kep it all down, and then she had a yummy nummy big dinner too. Weez bet lots of yous feel dat way ‘bout yous furry babies too.
Weez also joinin’ Rascal and Rocco’s Pet Pawade Blog Hop and da Create Wiff Joy Furiendship Furiday Blog Hop. And me will be goin’ wiff da Cat Scouts and meez Andy on anudder virtual twip to Pawis this weekend. Do yous hoomans purray ovew you a lot? Ifin yous da hooman do yous purray fur yous furries? And have you evew told God dat Hims kuldn’t take one of them?
Meowllo evewypawdy awe you weady fur da weekend? It’s almost here. Anyways today’s anudder day in da Bloggin’ A to Z challenge. And todays letter is N. Hmmmmm We hear da word No stawts wiff an N, but since mommy rarely ifin ever tells us No, then maybe me better not talk ‘bout dat. So me fawt fur a long time and finally ‘cided to talk ‘bout Needs. You know fings peeps and anipals must have to survive. There be da obvious fings like food and water altho’ mommy sez dat hoomans can go wiffout faw longer than is fawt. But we hope nun of ow furiends evew have to find out how long. And then there’s da comfurts of a home wiff heat and air conditionin’. A bed and somewhere to sit. Altho’ mommy has lived in hers caw afur, she sez she be way to old fur dat kind of life anymowe. And then there be LOVE. We wish nopawdy/kitty evew had to go fwu life wiffout luv.
Lexi and me awe so blest to have such a wunnewful mommy and all of you. But there’s lots of animals in da world hoo have never known luv. And sum dat did and lost it, and found themselves in shelters or on da stweets all by themselves. We told you da udder day ‘bout ow towns city council making sum weally stupid statements ‘bout da law and how they like to solve da purrawlem of those unwanted kitty cats dat roam ow stweets, and how mommy wuz on a mission to set fings stwaight. You know those kitties didn’t choose to be outside scwimpin’ fur food and shelter. All they evew wanted wuz a home and luv. To survive tho they must hunt or search fur homes dat will meet their basic needs fur food and water and shelter. And now a community wants to take those fings fwum them as well.
Mommy finally spoke wiff one of da council members and hims admitted they didn’t know da laws and spoke outta turn and wuld be cowwectin’ dat. And then him went on to say dat anudder of da council members stated he had twapped one of sed cats and wuz fined $20,000.00 cuz it wuz feral. Just when mommy fawt she had heard evewyfin’. OMC Hoo comes up wiff this stuff. Anyways, mommy wesponded wiff, “that’s not a penalty nor is there any such law.” To which she got, “well we’ll have to do some research because we’re a small town and can’t afford a $20,000.00 fine.” Mommy proceeded to splain dat they kuld hoomanely twap those kitties and hoomanely twansport them to da nearest local shelter to be held fur adoption or hoomanely eufanized. And then you wanna hear what ‘scuses they made? They told mommy dat da shelter chawges them $25.00 fur each animal they turn in. Yep, dat’s mowe than a bullet, but guess what? Accordin’ to state law a bullet dusn’t qualify as hoomane euffanasia. Oh and dat killin’ must be dun by a twained and qualified purrfessional tech or Vet so as not to cause undue stwess on sed animal. So we conclude ow town NEEDs to gwo up and join this centuwy.
So da last fing weez gunna leave ya’ wiff today is this. Ifin yous feel da need to add a furry to yous household, purrlease ADOPT. Save a life and in turn save yous own. We all have needs and fur us da most purrtant one is luv.
Meowllo evewypawdy hope yous havin’ a gweat week. Well da Bloggin’ A to Z challenge modewators wuz here yesfurday and weez not been kicked out. Whew (runs paw across forehead) So we covewed 2 letters in one day, K fur Kittens and L fur Law. So today’s letter be M. Well lately there seems to be gweat discussion amung ow bloggin’ counterpawts on Facebook ‘bout whedder or not cats have a hierarchy; or as da doggy peeps call it…an alpha. So we fawt dat we wuld tackle dat subject today. Hmmmm this bloggin’ challenge sure has us duin’ a lot educational stuffs, huh?. Anyways, anypawdy hoo has evew owned a doggy knows da hooman needs to assert themselves as da alpha or there’s gunna be lots of purrawllems at their house. So duz da same hold twue wiff cats?
As you know there’s just Lexi and me. But before me mommy had sis Lexi and her 2 bwofurs. And mommy also fostered and always had a house full of kitties, so she can tell ya’ ‘bout whether or not cats have a hierarchy. But first lets take a look at the history of cats, both large and small. Even as late as the 1970’s scientists thought that the only social cat was the lion pride. Held together by it’s close matriarchal leadership where all the females share the duties of raising the young, hunting and feeding the pride and even fighting off intruders when their male is away. The only standard used to determine the results were those of the dog pack. But as anyone who has ever owned both cats and dogs know they are completely different and one can’t study cat behavior based on that of a dog.
I’z da Top Cat heer. I’z took oweber frum minez brofur Lucky when himz went too hebben.
More recent studies have shown that like lion prides the feral cat colony has a similar matriarchal hierarchy. So now we move into the house and look at the altered cats living under your roof. When all cats in the house have been spayed or neutered less attention is placed on the sex of the cats in determining who will be in charge. The humans in the house can also play a role in determining who gets to be Top Cat; we’ll tell ya’ more about that later. More often than not the top cat in the household is the one that’s been there the longest. In our house mommy makes sure that sissy remains in the top spot as she has been here longest. Cats living together will divide up territory within their house. That’s not to say that one cat won’t go into the territory of another such as pawdee boxes, water bowls, cat trees, beds, etc.. However these things are typically surrendered quickly when the top cat wants to claim them.
Typically the top cat is given a wide berth. Play time is a great time for watching the behavior of your cats and observing who is the head cat in your house. The lower cats look to the top cat for approval. The top cat usually is deferred to in every thing. All subordinates recognize the authority and experience of the top cat. Sometimes these behaviors are subtle. So subtle you might not even see them. When the top cat walks by a subordinate might flatten their ears, divert their gaze downward or drop on their side or belly to show submission. Subtle changes in the household can affect the fragile hierarchy of your little pride of house lions such as an illness in the cats (top cat especially) or a family member, a move, a new cat or kitten, or any number of other changes. You humans can help to keep the hierarchy in tact. How you ask? Well let me tell ya’.
It’s something mommy’s been doin’ for years to keep order in our house and make sure we get along. Mommy says it makes for introducing new furries and changes a whole lot easier. First recognize there is a hierarchy in your feline family and determine who is top cat. It’s not always the meanest or biggest. Mommy says she likes it to be the kitty who has been ‘round the longest cause subordinates will learn appropriate behaviors from them. Always refer to the top cat first in everything. Top cat gets fed first, petted first, greeted first, talked to first, and so on. We think you get the idea. And first does not mean that subordinates have to wait till the top cat is finished, it just means their plate is filled first, or set down first, they get the first treats and so on. Mommy says it’s sometimes hard especially if a subordinate is friendlier or more outgoing than the top cat because we’ll be the ones meeting you at the door. But mommy says ignore that and go straight to the top cat to greet and then everybody else. If you have a large feline family it helps to identify the rank of all cats and do the above in that order. It’ll for sure help keep the peace in your house. So we may not be called Alphas but we do have a hierarchy. It’s a fragile one but it exists.
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