Blest Sunday Thanksgivning

OMC Can you believe dat Fanksgivin’ is just 4 days away? Me eever. We hav so much to be fankful fur this year me dusn’t even know where to stawt. Me will stawt wiff meez Gotchaday which wuz yesfurday. Weez didn’t make a big deal of it cuz we celebwate Meow/Birffdays all mumff at ow house and meez Meowday wuz on da 1st and it wuz stormin’ like cwazy here yesfurday. OMC da sky kep lightin’ up and da funder boomers kep boomin’ and da tears fwum heaven kep fallin’. Weez never knew those angels kuld cwy so much. But they must not hav won not one game. Fur those of yous hoo not know what meez talkin’ ‘bout, me will giv you a little refwesher. See mommy splains da storms to us as God and da angels bowlin’, in an attempt to help us not be fwaid. Da funder is da ball rollin’ down da lane. Da lightnin’ is a stwike, and da rain? Da rain is da angels tears when they lose.

Anyways, meez gettin’ a little sidetwacked. Me wanted to tell you dat ifin yous unnewstand dat mommy only bwings a new kitty into da house when anudder passes away, then you will unnewstand dat da holidays be a little bittersweet fur mommy and sis Lexi. They hav experienced so much loss wound da holidays, but they’ve also experienced lots of joy. They say dat me bwought a fwesh ray of sunshine into their lives when me came to liv wiff them 5 years ago. Me hopes so, cuz they sure gave me life. And a wunnewful one at dat. Me gets so much luv. Mommy tells me all da time dat meez her special angel. But you know what? Her wuld never hav to say a word and me wuld still know it. Mommy sez it to Lexi too, but more than dat hers shows us each and every day how special we awe. We awe so blest to hav such a pawsum mommy.

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Lexi: We shur arr Dezi. And owr wunderfull furiendz. Der beez soz many weez kuldn’t eeben naym ‘em awl. But youz awl noze hoo youz arr. And OMC jiz da udder day one of doze pawsum furiendz sendid us a “box.” Akshulee it wuz 4 boxez. Weez kuldn’t bulleev it. 

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Dezi: Yeah Lexi mommy kuldn’t believ it so much so hers kep tellin’ us to leav da boxes alone till hers found out whether there wuz a mistake or not. See awnty Ann told us to be spectin’ a Chewy box, so when da UPS man came we saw all those boxes and just figgered one of ow neighbors had learned ‘bout Chewy too. But NOPE, hims bwought all 4 boxes into ow house. And they all had ow names on ‘em, so mommy opened ‘em up, and there she found 2 big ole bags of ow favowit litter, SwheatScoop. Dat wuz a whole 50 pounds of wheat. Yippeeeeee But dat wusn’t all. There wuz 4, count ‘em 4 cases of da wet noms and 2 bags of da little shwimpy tweats too. OMC Wuz all dat fur us? Mommy had da leaky eyes fur hours and fawt there musta been a mistake and we shuld return sum of this. So hers told us to stay away fwum da boxes till hers found out what we needed to send back. Well after talkin’ wiff awnty Ann mommy learned dat there wusn’t a mistake at all. Dat she meant fur us to hav all dat. Yep yous guessed it, da dam bwoke in mommys eyes again. Since awnty Ann just retired fwum hers job and didn’t know when she might be able to send us anyfin’ els, she wanted us to hav a big shipment of goodies. Weez weally wanna Fank You bunches and bunches awnty Ann. Dat wuz so pawsum of yous to do this fur us. We hav been so blest by you dat weez can’t even begin to splain what dat meant to us.   

We hav 1 more material blessing we wanna tell you all ‘bout today. Weez never had any of those I purroducts. Yous know da Apple stuff? But mommy’’s heard gweat fings ‘bout da company and of course like pawently evewypawdy els hers had always wanted one. But they be way outta ow purrice range, so it wuz just wishful finking. Altho’ fur years mommy has entered contests, drawings, you name it ifin they wuz givin’ away an apple anyfin’ mommy wuz enterin’. but alas, she never won. well it’s dat time of year when da folks wound here stawt havin’ there holiday giv aways, and sure nuff, there were sevewal dat wuz givin’ away those iPads. Yep, mommy wuz signin’ up alwight. And as many times as hers kuld too. Guess what? SHE WON!!! Mommy won an iPad Air. Don’t ask us why it’s called an air or what’s diffewent ‘bout it than da wegular iPads, but it seems purretty cool. Looks like now, mommy has no excuse fur not bein’ a little more activ wiff ow instagram account. MOL  Cept she duz keep sayin’ sumfin’ ‘bout da typin’ ain’t easy. It has this keyboard on da scween, and mommy’s a two handed typer, so she sez she’s all fumms. Hmmpht We can’t get any fumms and dat’s all mommy has. Just don’t seem wight. Not wight at all. Anyways, mommy’s gunna be playin’ wound and twyin’ to learn how to use this new toy of ows. 

So don’t yous agwee dat we be blest? Ow biggest blessin’ udder than each udder is you. We luv all ow furiends so much. Sumtimes you hoomans just don’t hav words enuff to expwess sumfin’, so we kitties say: Purrrrrrrrrrrr and many many purrayers.

Yesfurday we lost a pawsum furiend. Sweet Nylablue went to heaven after hers long battle wiff illnesses dat ravaged her little body. Nylablue we will miss you, but we know you awe no longer in pain and hav been restored to yous former selff. Altho’ we fawt you wuz pawsumly gawjus everyday wight up fwu da end. Don’t you worry weez’ll be lookin’ out fur Miss Sherri-Ellen. Weez sendin’ lots and lots of purrayers and hugs. Ifin you haven’ alweady, pop on over and read her touchin’ goodbye to everyone. She wuz a very special kitty girl, and so is hers mommy. And ifin yous wunnewin’ what loss has to do in a Blest Sunday posty then let me tell you. First, death is just anudder pawt of life. But those hoo leav us awe offen fur da first time in a long time, no longer sick or in pain. Isn’t dat a blessin’? Altho’ we might not fink so now, soon we all come to da realization dat while they awe no longer wiff us in da flesh/fur, they will liv furever in ow hearts.  

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Till da nex time……………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

Dezi and Lexi

Purrayers Purrlease

Meowllo and Happy Caturday to you all.  Can you believe it, Fanksgivin’ is just a foo days away now.  Meez gunna stawt by sayin’ dat weez purrticipatin’ today in Athena’s Caturday Art Blog Hop, so after yous check out ow fotos, hop on over and check out all da cool entwies.  

Me also wants to ask you all fur yous purrayers. As you all know me is sweet on fellow Cat Scout Andy. Lookit those eyes in hims foto. Do ya’ blame me? Anyways, hims daddy had a accident and hims twuck hit a twee.  You know they live way up norff where da snow and weally bad colds hav been visitin’.  Don’t panic, hims daddy be okay, but da twuck not so much. And of course Andy’s mommy be worried and she be havin’ sum pawful migwaines.  We know all ’bout these, mommy has them all da time.  So ifin yous kuld spare a purrayer we sure wuld purreciate it.

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Now on wiff da awt. And as you know, mommy isn’t weal technical so these awe all point and click so no need to splain what she did. MOL  And wait’ll yous see ow posty ’bout what da UPS man bwought us. OMC awe we evew Blest!!!  

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Yeah me wuld normally be fwaid of da storms,

but this is a foto. MOL

 

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Dusn’t sis Lexi look cool?

Till da nex time………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses  

Dezi and Lexi

 

 

 

Tinsel, Mistletoe and a Pine, Oh My

It’s finally Furiday again. Hope you all had a great week. We have a furiend who is retiring and today is her last day. We would like to say, Happy retirement awnty Ann, now you have all the time in the world to look after your kitties. Now ifin you’re scratching your head and thinking something’s different, then you would be right. Me is using human speak today. What does that usualy mean? An educational posty. And you would be right. Earlier in the month we wrote a posty ‘bout the human foods that are toxic to cats, and promised a post on plants. well with the holidays that are fast approaching us, we thought we better get that post out, cause no doubt lots of you just might be bringing death thru the front door. 

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So in todays post we’re going to cover some of the plants that are dangerous for your furry family members. Please note this is not in any way a complete list and if you think your kitty has eaten a plant he/she shouldn’t have, go to the VET ASAP as it could mean the difference between life and death. As we researched this subject so that we could give you the best information we realized that if we were to include every plant that is toxic we would have a post that no one would read because of the length. So we decided to list the seasons plants and provide you with a few links so that you could check any plants you were wondering about yourself. So let’s get started.

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At this time of year so many homes are setting the mood by bringing in seasonal plants. Hollies, Amaryllis, Tulips and Poinsettias are among the more popular plants to adorn tables and fireplace mantles. However one bite of any of these plants could cause a major upset to your cat. Causing, vomiting, diarrhea and gas. And while no one of those alone will cause death, there are issues secondary to these symptoms that could lead to death. Dehydration is the biggest threat here. Most cats don’t drink enough as it is.

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The next group damages a cats organs such as the Kidneys,heart, liver, etc.. The beloved Lily is in this group. All parts of the lily are toxic and you should seek medical attention right away. We all know that if a cats organs get damaged they are at an increased risk of having other problems or dying.

In the last group we find Mistletoe. It looks so unassuming hanging over doorways enticing people to give a little kiss. But the plants in this group cause certain death.  You can find photos of those plants that are toxic to cats here. And you can find a printable list here. The first site also includes plants that are toxic to all household pets. 

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Now to the biggest “plant” in your house at Christmas, the tree. Most of you worry about the tree being pulled over, knocked down, and climbed. And yes, all those are possibilities with cats. But there is a greater risk to the health of your furry family member from drinking the water your live tree is standing in. Please cover the tree base/stand so that your cat can’t drink the water. There are all kinds of dangerous deadly toxins in the water. And don’t forget the tinsel and dangly decorations. Tinsel can cause a serious blockage and the dangly decorations usually made so thinly that they will shatter with the least amount of pressure can cut or puncture the intestinal tract if swallowed and cause death. Or at the very least some very expensive damage to your cats insides.  Remember to use a little caution and common sense when planning your holiday festivities and it will be lots of fun for you and your furry family members. And always remember if you suspect your cat has been poisoned got to the VET. Don’t wait and see, a cat’s system can crash in a matter of minutes and cause irreparable damage. Now let’s get ready for Thanksgiving which is only one week away.

Till da next time……………………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

Dezi and Lexi

Buddy, Get Home

Well here we awe, anudder day and me still hasn’t gotten wound to visit evewypawdy yet. Mommy sez sumfin’ ‘bout a road and good intentions. Anyways, meez hopin’ after yous hear why me hasn’t made it by, yous will all furgiv me. And fur all of you hoo wanted to see more santa suit fotos, west assured yous haven’t seen da last of ‘em. Mommy wuz snap, snap, snappin’ away wiff da flashy box, and we haven’t even gotten close to time fur us to go to da nursin’ home. MOL Maybe mommy will member to take a camewa this year. She always furgets sumfin’, so meez not holdin’ meez bweaff, but weez can hope.

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Anyways, back to why me didn’t get wound to visitin’ till pawfully late and so me hasn’t made it by lots of yous bloggys yet. So it all stawted after weez hit post yesfurday. Afur it even finished loadin’ da fone rang and a furiend hoo wuz goin’ fwu sum weally bad times wuz on da udder end. Of course mommy had to help in any way hers kuld. Turns out all hers kuld do wuz lissen, tell hers ow experience and purray. And twust me, weez gunna be purrayin’, fur them big time. After dat, mommy had to get da kitchen cleaned up so we kuld hav dinner when it wuz time. And then UPS came by. OMC wait’ll you see what hims bwought. But all of dat wuz nuffin’ weally, and not da weal weason we didn’t get wound to visitin’.

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It went sumfin’ like this: Mommy gave Lexi and me a foo tweats (those little shwimpies-yummy) and then sat down and pulled up ow email to stawt ow visits, and there wuz a bangin’ on da door. Me jumped outta mommys lap and ran to da door and mommy followed behind me and turned on da porch light as it wuz alweady dark and cold outside. And on da udder side of da door, wuz ow neighbor, Mr. W. Hims eyes wuz all red and hims had water dwops all down hims face even tho’ there wuz no rain in sight. Mommy opened da scween door and hims sed, “Please help me. Buddy has escaped.” Well weez posted fotos of Buddy and told yous stories ‘bout him afur, but just in case you wusn’t wound then, me will give yous a little rundown. Buddy be Mr. W’s kitty. Himms found Buddy hangin’ outside in da cold and snow shortly after me had come to live wiff mommy. Hims wuz a little kitty boy back then just like me, and Mr. W decided to take him in and give him a furever home. Now Mr. W is a bit gruff and not da most hygienic of hoomans, and duz like to twy to take advantage of mommy’s good nature and knowledge ‘bout kitties, but hims duz luv Buddy in hims own way. (he’s never had a cat afur) Well of course mommy sed okay. What, did yous fink mommy wuld say no? Purrlease, mommy wuld help anypawdy find there furry ifin it went missin’.

This is a foto of Buddy in hims home bein' a good boy.
This is a foto of Buddy in hims home bein’ a good boy.

Mommy put on hers shoes and heavy coat and gwabbed hers little flashlight and cane and out da door she went. Lexi and me stood at da door watchin’ her and Mr. W. Hims wuz whirlin’ wound in hims wheelchair lookin’ like a lost puppy hims selff. Mommy hollered and asked which way Buddy went. Mr. W sed hims had gone back towards da woods behind ow pawtments. Now unnewstand, ow woods awe home to at least 2 wild bobcats, skunks, possums, ducks, deer and only God knows what else. So Mommy held onto da rails outside and shown da flashlight back towards da woods and stawted hollerin’. “Buddy, Buddy, where are you? Get you’re hiney bo back up here.” And then she heard sumfin’ rustlin’ in da leaves. All da oaks awe losin’ their leaves here, so da gwound is covered in them. Mommy scanned da awea wiff da flashlight and sed again, “Buddy, Buddy, come here.” And then she caught sight of Buddy runnin’ up fwum da woods. Mr. W stopped whirlin’ and sat still, lookin’ on in amazement. Buddy stopped dead in hims twacks and looked at mommy. Mommy looked back at him and sed, “Buddy, get over here. I’m too old and it’s too cold for any of us to be out here.” Buddy stawted comin’ towards mommy and a caw passed by on da highway and backfired. It skeered hims big time and hims stawted runnin’ back towards da woods. Mommy hollered, “Buddy, get yourself back up here boy. There ain’t nothin’ in this world for you to be afraid of except me ifin you don’t get back here right now.” Meez can tell ya’, we saw Buddy appear outta nowhere and fast. Hims musta believed mommy. MOL Ifin hims only new, mommy’s all bawk and absolutely no bite. Dat wuz nuffin’ mowe than an empty fwet.

This be Buddy sleepin' on da bed.
This be Buddy sleepin’ on da bed.

Anyways, just afur hims reached mommy he turned and headed up towards Mr. W’s pawtment. So Mr. W. went towards home and mommy followed. Buddy stopped short tho’ and looked back at mommy. Mommy told him to get on home now and kep walkin’ towards him. He wuz nibblin’ on a little spwig of gween gwass he had found. Not much of dat wound here wight now. Mommy got wight nex to him and sed, “Honey, quit eatin’ that stuff, you’re daddy will grow you some grass, just get in the house. I’m cold and can’t stay out here much longer.” Well Buddy laid down and rolled over on his back. Mommy kuldn’t bend over so she gave a quick belly rub wiff hers cane and now Buddy wanted to play da gunna getcha’ game mommy plays wiff me. MOL Mommy plays it wiff Buddy sumtimes too. When Mr. W goes away, mommy always looks after Buddy, so hims fawt mommy wuz gunna play. But mommy wuz cold and not amused. So one last time mommy sed in hers stern pay attention now voice, “Buddy get your little hiney bo in that house right now!” And mommy told Mr. W to open the door, and Buddy ran straight in the house and right up into the window and meowed at mommy. 

Well Buddy back home and Mr. W back inside wiff him, mommy stawted back down to ow pawtment. Mind you mommys flashlight isn’t even big as hers hand, so she kuldn’t see much wiff it, and all of a sudden hers cane went down a hole. Mommy weebled and wobbled but she didn’t fall down. Whew Sis Lexi and me wuz sittin’ at da door meowin’ and hissin’ and holdin’ ow bweaff. Okay so we wusn’t holdin’ ow bweaff, but we wuz watchin’ and meowin’ and hissin’. Mommy hollered and told us she wuz fine and wuld be wight home. Well Lexi stood up on hers hind legs and stawted pawin’ at da door handle. Mommy hollered back, “Girls, don’t you dare. Stay in the house, I’ll be right there.” She pulled her cane outta da hole and kep on twudgin’ back to da house. Lexi finally quit pawin’ at da door handle, and when mommy got to da door we backed up and let her come inside. We boff luvved on mommy and then stawted hollewin’ fur ow dinner. Yep, sorry, dinner takes purrecedence over visitin’. Well, dat’s why we didn’t get to visit earlier, so weez awe very sorry and hope you furgiv us. We will be wound as soon as we can. 

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We also wanna remind you dat ifin yous wuld like a Christmas cawd to purrlease send us yous email addwess by visitin’ ow Contact Us page and sendin’ us yous email addwess.

Till da nex time……………Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses 

Dezi and Lexi