I thought I would do a bit of self-promoting today and mention that I added two calendars to my Zazzle store. The first is a Bad Cat Chris calendar featuring, you guessed it, Chris.
What do you think of them? If you are interested in these or anything on Zazzle they have a special this weekend if you use code CRAZYWEEKEND. That gives you various discounts including 30% off calendars and 50% off cards.
Today we had the pleasure of putting up our Christmas tree… with help from the cats, of course.
Chris managed to get into the bag before I got tree tree out.
Frankie was there helping me put the pieces together while Puck supervised. Unfortunately, Puck’s pictures did not come out well.
The tree looked great after Rose decorated it,
It definitely met with Chris’s approval.
I put up lights around the windows after the tree was done and Frankie was there to help every step of the way. I asked Rose to take a picture of us but when she did she called Frankie to look her way but he jumped down and went to her instead.
Cats are so cute when they sleep and sometimes, the way they sleep just adds to their cuteness. Here is a picture of Frankie who just seemed to suddenly crash.
This post was from early 2013 when Chris was going through a naughtier than usual phase. He is not as bad now but still gets into moods when he wants to bite.
This is the story of Bad Cat Chris. The name implies that this cat is bad so if I would say to you that Chris had been bad lately, you would probably say, “Duh!” From your point of view, you would be right to say that but when you live with a bad cat every day you tend to become immune to the behavior. So, the fact that I think Chris has been bad lately must mean that he has been really bad.
Perhaps Tigger’s death has affected him, I don’t know, but he seems like he doesn’t know what to do with himself lately. It is like he is a kitten again with all this built up energy. My wife and I like to read at night but lately he has been going back and forth between us, first interfering with her book and then, two minutes later, interfering with…
I don’t know what I was thinking but Chris’s sixth Gotcha Day came and went on Saturday and I just forgot about it. I knew it was coming up but sometimes time just gets away from me.
Here are some pictures of Chris at the shelter and the first few days at home. You can read about his adoption here.
Chris meets Rose
Chris getting comfortable on his second full day at home.
Everythig is okay here. Now you can put up the Christmas decorations.
I thought this would be a funny picture to caption but I struggled with finding just the right words. I thought of “We’re out of cyan again” and “No! I said print the stats!” I did eventually decide on one that you can see here, but I’m sure this picture has potential for many funny captions.
Chris does nap with Puck more now than when this post was written and even Frankie lets him be close now, but he is still the most needy cat of human attention that I have ever seen. I also predicted that a new cat (think Frankie) probably wouldn’t like Chris.
As I write this, Chris is napping on my lap. Oops… I disturbed him reaching for my phone to photograph him. I was able to get one bad picture before he disappeared.
There is a point to mentioning this. Chris has sought more attention from Rose and I since Tigger passed away. That is not to say he didn’t want attention before, it just seems like he has become even more needy lately.
Chris has always sought attention from other cats and received it. Usually he would lie down on top of or between two other cats, who would at first be annoyed with him but then would settle into washing his ears or something. This happened often with Tigger and Abbey who would be sleeping together and then would be suddenly awakened by Mr. Rudeness himself.
For over a month now a tabby cat that I have called “My Little Buddy” has been waiting for me almost every morning when I get to work. I don’t feel that name fits that cat anymore because I get the feeling that she is female. I’m not sure why I think that, perhaps it is because she reminds me of my cat Abbey, shy but not fearful. I feel like I need to name them all but without knowing their sex, it is difficult.
Until a few weeks ago, three cats would come around to eat but only the one tabby would be there waiting for me. A fourth cat joined the group a few weeks ago (See There’s a New Feral in Town) and about two weeks ago the white and gold (ginger) cat joined the regular breakfast crew.
Do you see the second cat in the grass?
Sometimes now the gold cat is close and the tabby is in the distance and doesn’t come closer until I put the food out. I am not sure what the dynamics of their relationship is yet. I do know that the gold cat is the least fearful of humans, or at least me, and lets me get pretty close before backing away.
A week ago the new Tabby was there waiting for breakfast when I got to work and I have seen him once or twice more while I was putting food out.
The pictures above are screen shots from a video that was too shaky to show here. I noticed the other three cats are ear-tipped but I did not see it on this one until I looked at the video. I did manage to put together another video that is not too shaky, although it could be better.
