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It’s Caturday at Our House Too

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Yes, mommy it’s Caturday here too. Sum of ya’ may read dat sentence and fink meez bein’ a smawrty pants, but dat just ain’t so. Let me splain. See me told ya’ Fursday dat mommy passes out everyday. And when she comes back wound she’s a little disoriented and dusn’t weally know fings like da day of da week or da time of day, or even sumtimes where she is. And then she has twubble sleepin’ which makes her weally tired and run down and offen confused. Mommy calls it “losin’ days”. She dusn’t weally lose any days, she just get confused ‘bout what day it is cuz they all run togevver. When yous not leave yous house very offen and yous only sleep a few hours a day, then those days stawrt to run into each udder. And here lately mommy hasn’t been getting’ to sleep till 5 – 6 a.m., and hers back up by 8 a.m..

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And last night/today be no diffewent. It was 6 a.m. this meownin’ when mommy finally cwashed and went to sleep. And then she was awakened at 7:30 a.m. by sis Lexi horkin’ and standin’ on hers steps chuckin’ up a hairball. So mommy got up today finkin’ it was Fursday. She kuldn’t figger out why certain purrogwams wasn’t on da teevee. (offen how she will reorient is the guide on the teevee dat lists da day, date and time). When she finally wealized it was Caturday she had a little panic attack and pawlogized to Lexi and me cuz she hadn’t helped us post any Caturday Awt. Weez boff meowed unanimously dat it was okay, there’s still purrlenty of time to post us sum awtsy fotos. So here we awe, joinin’ Athena and Marie’s Caturday Awrt Blog Hop. Go by and check out all da udder pawsum awt and stay cool. It’s purrawlly Caturday at yous house too.

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Till da next time…………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Dezi and Lexi

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Weekend Happenings And Fun

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(Dezi jumps in mommys lap singing meowing at the top of her lungs) Mommy, it’s finally Furiday awen’t you glad?

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Yes dear of course I am, but why are you so happy about it?

 

Cuz mommy most of meez Cat Scouts activities happen on da weekend and this weekend be no ‘ception.

 

You’re right about that sweetheart. Y’all do stay busy don’t ya’?

 

And we have fun too mommy. So me was finkin’ since our weekends be so busy wiff fings like Cat Scouts dat maybe we shuld tell Service animal stories durin’ da week and take a bit of a bweak on da weekends. You know we still have a kupple more give aways this mumff too. And even tho a lot of our twainin’ stowries be a little on da amusin’ side, they can also be a little heavy in content. And of course we luv writin’ our Blest Sunday posty.

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Well dear I think that sounds like a great plan. So you’ll tell another training story in the series on Monday?

 

Dat’s wight mommy. Me needs sum time to write ‘bout udder stuffs too. Cat Scouts wecently stawrted a badge wound “Flat Scouts”. It’s where us Scouts make a mini flat us and then go and visit udder scouts. Boff da twavelin’ scout and da host scout earn points fur their purrticipation. And those points go towards our purrmotions. And mommy, me put out a open invitation to all da scouts to come and stay wiff us. Me knew you and sissy wuldn’t mind. And, meez alweady had a few dat sed they wuld be contactin’ me soon to make awangements to come and visit. Me fawt we kuld hang on da Fandango Liberty Cat Twee, go fur a few stwolls and me kuld even give ‘em a lesson in wheelchair basics. What do yous fink mommy?

 

Well honey I think that sounds like a plan but some of your friends might be afraid of the wheelchair, so you need to check with them before assuming they would want to be anywhere near it.

 

Me will mommy. Don’t worry, it’s gunna be gweat fun.

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Hey,, did anypawdy feenk bowt azkin’ me what I’z fawt bowt awl diz?

 

Well sissy me fawt it wuld be okay wiff you too. Yous be da bestest big sisfur anykitty kuld ask fur. And you be so luvvin’ and acceptin’ dat me was sure you wuldn’t mind.

 

Awl-rite Dezi, sloe up on da sweet tawk or youz gunna git kabiteez. I’z doent mind youz fellow scoutz kummin’ too bizit, it’ll beez fun.

 

Fanks sissy. You know most of them luv you too. So they wuld be comin’ to see you as much as me.

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I’z lubz dem too Dezi. Deyz awlwayz bin soz nize too me too. Soz who beez kummin’ furzt?

 

Me dusn’t know sissy, but hopefully sumkitty scout will be awrivin’ soon. And fur all yous scouts out there dat read meez bloggy, ifin yous missed meez invite, then purrlease accept this one. Yous all welkum fur a visit to our house. Weez’ll have so much fun. And sissy and me share weally good, so yous not have to worry ‘bout havin’ toys to play wiff, tweats to eat and a place on da big bed lessen yous purrfur da kitty beds. This is just one more of da pawsum fings we do at Cat Scouts. So ifin yous been wantin’ to join, now wuld be a gweat time. Click here to get stawrted.

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And as always, We be joinin’ Rascal and Rocco fur da Pet Pawade Blog Hop. And don’t furget to go on over and check out all da udder pawsum blogs. And check out Rascal and Roccos new design. Is dat not cool or what?

 

Dezi = Blue

Lexi = Green

Mommy = Black

 

Till da next time…………………..Be Blest!!!

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Dezi and Lexi

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What’s That Smell…

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A Service Cat is Born pt. 5

 

Me always enjoys hearin’ da stowries of da Service cats dat came afur me. They awe all an inspurration. Meez furst ever act as mommy’s latest Service kitty happened when me was ‘bout 3 1/2-4 weeks old. Mommy discovered just how smawrt and tuned in me was. Isn’t dat wight mommy?

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That’s right Dezi, I sure did. You were so tiny and cute as a button and still so sick with worms, but there you were already trying to take care of me.

 

Oh mommy me luvved you so much and was so fankful dat you had saved me. Me knows dat’s what da nice peeps who took me away fwum dat dirty house was twyin’ to do, but they didn’t weally know what they was duin’ and just shoved me and me udder 10 littermates in a little box and put us in a bigger box wiff bars. They put down bowls wiff sumfin’ smelly in ’em but we didn’t know how to eat on our own, we still needed our cat mom. And meez tummy hurt so bad, and me was so tired fwum bein’ overdosed on dat over da counter wormer dat me fur sure fawt we was all dead. But then there you were, smellin’ so sweet and yous lap was so soft and yous voice so weassurin’ dat me just knew everyfin’ was gunna be alwight.

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So when yous sweet smell changed me just knew sumfin’ bad was gunna happen. And there you was actin’ like everyfin’ was normal. Me stawrted squeaking meowin’ at ya’ like cwazy. And you reached down and picked me up and hugged me tight and gave me a kiss and then set me back down. Me just kept on meowin’. Me weally liked da luvvin’ but dat’s not what me was twyin’ to tell ya’. Me was twyin’ to tell ya’ sumfin’ bad was ‘bout to happen. So when you stawrted to reach down fur me again, me ‘cided dat me needed to do sumfin’ diffewent cuz you just wasn’t unnewstandin’ me at all. And here me fawt you spoke squeak meow. So me stawrted pawin’ yous ankle. Me kuldn’t weach anywhere else. So me pawed at yous ankle and squeaked meowed even louder and stawrted turnin’ wound and wound. Finally you asked ifin me was twyin’ to tell ya sumfin’. It’s ’bout time me fawt, but by then it was too late and you went fallin’ to da floor. KaBoom!!!

 

Now what? You wasn’t movin’ and yous eyes was closed. But me knew you didn’t sleep on da floor like dat so me hurried to get sis Lexi, squeakin’ meowin’ all da way down da hall. Sis Lexi came wunnin’ up da hall towards me and went into da kitchen where you was and laid down ‘side you. Well me didn’t. Me crawled up on yous chest and began to kiss yous face. Me was so happy when yous eyes finally opened dat meez purr kulda rumbled da whole house. Yous eyes had been closed FUREVER (not more than a few minutes). You was so supurrized to see me there in yous face lookin’ at ya’ when you came back wound dat you smiled at me and petted me and told me how special me was. Me stawrted squeakin’ meowin’ dat you shulda lissened to me earlier.

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You sure did Dezi. And I was so proud of you. I still am, and always will be. And you’re right, I should have listened to you from the start. I learned my lesson tho’ didn’t I sweety?

 

Yeah mommy you did. Da next time me told you sumfin’ bad was gunna happen you went and sat down. No more cwashin’ to da floor fur you. Least not dat way anymore. Me better splain to everypawdy what was happenin’ zactly. See mommy passes out daily. It’s called Syncope. Dat means a short loss of consciousness and muscle stwength. It’s due to a lack of blood flow to da bwain. And there awe a few fings dat will make mommy pass out, includin’ da blood clot on hers bwain It can be scary, but so long as mommy dusn’t hit anyfin’ shawrp or conk hers head on anyfin’, it’s usually over in a few minutes time and there’s no need fur worry or external help (ie: ambulances, emergency purrsonnel, etc.) Well dat was meez furst ever task purrfurmed fur mommy, but it wuldn’t be da last. Stay tuned fur more stowries ‘bout da way we help mommy live a full and independent life.

 

Ifin yous missed any posty in this ongoing series, you can read them here.

The Chair Moves

Shad, The First Service Kitty

What’s The Big Deal pt. 2

What’s The Big Deal pt. 1

 

Till da next time………………Be Blest!!!

 

Dezi = Blue

Mommy = Black

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Dezi and Lexi

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That Chair Moves…

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Hey Dezi since we are going to run a series about the training we received to become Service cats for mommy, I was thinking maybe we should tell the story of when mommy got her first wheelchair. Even tho’ that story would really be about Lucky. what do you think?

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Me thinks that’s a great idea sissy. Me never gets tired of hearing your stories ‘bout Lucky. And mommy thought it was a good idea fur her to type out our dictation in mostly human speak so that if somebody needs it translated to a different language they can. And those that have a little trouble reading our regular posts can understand everything. These training stories are impurrtant and serious. That’s not to mean that they aren’t sometimes funny cuz we can be characters, but they’re serious cuz what we learned is real and is meant to help our mommy live an independent life.

 

Yep Dezi you’re right. And I’ve gotta tell ya’ your training was probably the most fun of all mommys service cats. But we’ll get to those stories soon. Today I’ll tell ya’ ‘bout mommys first ever wheelchair and my then Meezer brofur Lucky.

 

It was a really really long time ago. I was still practically a kitten at 3 years old. My brofur Lucky was a whole 28 days older than me so we were both still big kittens. That seems like a lifetime ago now but it’s still clear in this old girls mind. Anyways one morning a man came to our apartment and brought mommy a new chair. This wasn’t like any other chair she had, it moved. Mommy could put this chair anywhere she wanted in the house including the kitchen all without lifting a finger or breaking a sweat. It sure did look scary cuz mommy wasn’t vey good at steering it and she kept running into walls and doors and tables and well generally anything that was in her way. Lucky and I had to watch our tails or she might have run over them too. (she would have never done that)

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Lucky and I meowed ‘bout it a little and thought that this new chair was going to be a great help for mommy except…If her driving was this bad while she was mobile then just what was it gonna be like in the mornings when she couldn’t actually move?, Oh kittens were we ever in for a surprise. Lucky seemed to be really interested in the workings of this chair and would hop up in it when it was still and when mommy was just sittin’ in it. We both loved mommy so much and our favorite place was (and still is) in her lap. Well Lucky would get in mommys lap and then rub his face on the joystick and put his mouth on it and push at it. So a light bulb went off in mommys head and she put Luckys paw on a button on the arm of that moving chair and pushed it down. It beeped at him and he turned and looked at mommy fur reassurance but he didn’t jump down. So mommy did it again and again until Lucky was pushing the button on his own. We found out that button was the power and turned that moving chair on and off.

 

It wasn’t long before Lucky would push that button all on his own even without mommy askin’ him too. And then he went and pushed the button and put his mouth on the joy stick and bit it. When he did that, it pushed the joystick forward and the chair moved. Well he quickly pulled his mouth away from the joystick and looked up. Mommy said his face said it all. He wasn’t sure whether to be proud or terrified.

 

Me remembers that feelin’ sissy. OMC The first time the chair moved meez heart nearly jumped outta meez chest. MOL

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Yeah Dezi I magine that’s exactly what happened to Lucky. But he was so happy to be in mommys lap that he didn’t move. Mommy took full advantage of his love and gently put Luckys mouth back on the joystick and gently pushed so the chaiir moved a little more. He got scared and wanted down. So mommy gave him a big hug and kiss and told him how pawsum he was and put him down. He scampered off to hide. He didn’t go far tho’ and he kept his eye on mommy when she went looking for me. This whole thing had scared da bajeebuzz outta me and I had hid under the covers on the bed. I thought fur sure there was no way mommy would be able to find me. Somehow she seemed to know the bump in the bed was me, and she grabbed me up and loved all over me while taking me to the chair.

 

First thing we did was go fur a ride. Hey, this isn’t as scary as I thought it was gonna be. It’s actually kind of fun. I could even see the countertop from mommys lap in the kitchen where she prepared our meals. I got to thinking this might not be so bad after all. So when mommy repeated the steps she took with Lucky on me, I soaked it all in. I was driving in no time at all. I wasn’t any better than mommy, but I was driving. MOL Okay, really I was kinda scared and wanted down right away. And it did take a week fur me to get used to the chair being around. But once I got used to it, I learned really fast. Mommy said so. She also said she was very proud of Lucky and me. Back then we didn’t have a working camera much less a video camera. There was a whole year mommy didn’t get to take photos of any kind of Lucky and me. She hates that, but there’s nothing she can do ’bout it now. Except to tell you to take as many photos as you can and don’t delete anything. Buy those little thumb drives or external hard drives or whatever you must to store them on, but you will regret throwing photos away. (mommys PSA fur the day)

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Y’all were so brave sissy. The chair sure scared me at first. Meez so glad y’all were able to learn to drive the chair and help mommy.

 

Me too Dezi. And I’m glad that even tho’ it scared you, you were able to overcome that fear and help mommy too.

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Yeah Lexi it’s really not that scary and knowing that me is helping mommy is the best feeling ever. We’ll be telling more training stories ‘bout Lexi and me. These stories altho’ true are not meant to be a training handbook or guide. Countless hours, weeks, and months of repetition went into our training and we couldn’t possibly cover every minute. If you have specific questions you can email us via our contact page and mommy will try to help you. The ADA just published a question and answer document about the Service Animal act that you can read here. It may answer some additional questions that you have that we didn’t cover.

 

Till the next time……………………Be Blest!!!

 

 

Dezi = Blue

Lexi = Green

 

Luv and Hugs and Kitty Kisses

 

Dezi and Lexi

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