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Cabinets are a Gateway Drug
You may remember a post from last month when Frankie leaped from the counter to the top of the bathroom door. Before that he had figured out how to stand on the toilet and open the cabinet where our linens are kept. Once the door was open, he was able to jump into the cabinet, despite the awkward angle. I guess the thrill of getting into the cabinet was short-lived and he needed to set his sights higher.
The other day Frankie had let himself into the cabinet and our kitten Floki was going crazy with jealousy. Just to see what would happen (and to get him to stop crying) I put Flokie on the shelf above Frankie. That got Chris’s attention and he jumped on the shelf with Frankie. I decided it was time to grab my camera but Frankie had enough and jumped down before I returned.
Because nothing attracts a crowd like a crowd, Puck had to join in to see what was going on.
After giving Puck a whack or two, Floki redirected his attention to bigger and better things.
Getting into a cabinet might be the goal of some cats but others need more. Floki had much higher aspirations.
To stand on top of two doors is quite an accomplishment but Frankie did one door and Floki was not going to be beat.
“Ta-Da!” Mission accomplished! Now Dad had to get him down. Of course, he wasn’t happy about that and had to start over from the bottom.
Puck was content to be a bystander.
Since he started on the second shelf last time, he had a bit of trouble figuring out how to get back there. This is when mean ol’ Dad decided to pull funding for the expedition and cut the adventure short. What is a cat parent to do?
We are in the Cat Blogosphere Calendar of Cats
The new Cat Blogosphere Calendar of Cats came out a few weeks ago and, since we are in it this year, I couldn’t not order it. It arrived just before we went on vacation so I didn’t have a chance to look at it until this weekend.
I’m not a very organised person, which isn’t good for a blogger. I don’t write too many things down and some of my ideas for post get forgotten. I even forgot to post about Chris’s Gotcha Day last month. My original thought was that this Calendar would be a novelty and it would end up lost in a drawer but I think that I could actually find a use for it.
My first thought was that I could write down all the national cat days that seem to pass me by unnoticed until it’s too late. As I flipped through the calendar however, I noticed many of those days are already in there. I just have to write down things like Chris’s Gotcha Day.
This calendar was designed by Paula Gregg of Sweet Purrfections and Debbie Glovatsky of Glogirly desiged the cover. It is set up like a weekly planner and we are located at the end of June.
There are many of my blogging friends in this calendar as well but the list is long and I don’t want to mention some while leaving others out. There are also some blogs I have not heard of but need to check out.
If you want to order your own Cat Blogosphere Calendar, you can get it here. If you prefer monthly calendars, check out my post here. Hopefully 2017 will be a great year for all of us.
Photo Friday: Three Out of Four Ain’t Bad
It is rare to get a photo of three of our cats playing nice. Photographing all four together like that would be like capturing a flying unicorn alongside his pet dragon.
Puck, Chris and Floki
Catit Senses Treat Maze for Cats – Part 2
I recently posted about the Catit Senses Treat Maze for Cats but did not have time to edit the remaining video that I had, so here it is. Enjoy.
It’s Cat Calendar Time
I am doing a little self promoting here and want to mention the cat calendars I have in my Zazzle store, since they are on sale today. Just look for the discount code near the top of the page. A new year is starting soon and most of you reading this are cat lovers, this would be a great Christmas gift for yourself or another cat lover that you care about.
First, of course, there is the Bad Cat Chris calendar.
This calendar has some of the best photos of Chris from the Bad Cat Chris blog.
Second, there is a calendar from another blog of mine called Just Fur Laughs.
This is filled with funny, captioned animal pictures (memes) that any animal lover would get a kick out of.
Then there is one called “Cats and Kittens.”
This one has some of the cutest pictures of my sister-in-laws cats (with some of our cats thrown in).
The best part is, these are completely customizeable, meaning you can replace some, or all, of the pictures with your own. I did that for my sister-in-law last year and gave her a calendar with 14 photos of just her cats. I thought it was a great way to personalize a gift. You can also check out my Zazzle store here to see all my products, many of them cat-related.
Okay, commercial is over, I now return you to my regular blog.
Photo Friday: Three’s a Crowd
I was sitting at the computer the other day when I felt a cat jump on my chair behind me. I was busy writing so I didn’t bother to look to see who it was, I just scooted up a bit and continued writing. A short time later I felt like I was being pushed off my chair, so I got up to see what was going on and this is what I saw.
In case you can’t tell by the backside, that’s Chris with his face in the sunbeam and, of course, that is Floki behind him. Does anyone else have pets that take over their chairs?
Catit Senses Treat Maze for Cats
Recently, I had to purchase something on Amazon and wanted to add something to my order so the total would be over $49 and qualify for free shipping. I decided to try the Catit Design Senses Treat Maze. It was relatively cheap, not much more than I would have paid for shipping. It is also part of a system of cat toys that all link together, but I just bought the one piece.
It is designed to stimulate your cats while slowing down their ability to eat treats too quickly. I had another toy that did the same thing, but through a different method. It was called Friskies Wobbert Cat Toy Pull and Play. Our cats liked it, and I wrote a post about it here, but it worked best with the Friskies Party Mix. After putting in a healthier treat, like Nature’s Variety Instinct Raw, they mostly ignored it, even though they love the freeze-dried treat by itself. I don’t know. Perhaps that treat has a more subtle smell.
When it arrived, everybody was interested in it before I even opened the box, especially Frankie.
It needed some assembly, but it was designed with men in mind. It was easy enough to figure out without reading the directions.
I had a bag of Instinct Raw Boost Mixers that I put in the top. Not surprisingly, our smartest cat, Chris, was the first one to figure out how it worked, but Floki, our resident kitten pig, was the one most determined to get the treats out. Below is the first video I took after putting it together and adding treats. think it was pretty successful, even though it didn’t capture the full attention of all our cats. In later videos, which I haven’t processed yet, Puck becomes interested in it. Frankie showed interest at first, but gave up after a minute or two. He has not shown much interest after that, but I ran out of treats before giving him a chance to figure it out, so maybe he will like it in the future.
What do you think? Does anybody have this or something like it? How do your cats like it?
Our Cats Have a New Favorite Spot
Last weekend we bought a kitchen utility cart and now it is the favorite spot for all our cat’s. Once the novelty wears off the appeal of it will probably die down, but now, even after a week, it is still popular. I just peeked around the corner to see Frankie sleeping on it.
Ok Puck,we have to defend our newly acquired territory from would-be invaders.
Here’s one now. Just pretend you don’t see him.
And take up as much space as possible.
Puck! I meant space up here!
Sorry Floki. This spot is for adults only.
Ok, you can stay, but first you must go through an initiation.
Floki! Who did you tell about this?
If you want to be up here, Frankie, you have to go through an initiation too.
Whack! Now you are in the club.
Defending my space is exhausting.
One week later…
And the Winners are… The Shelter Cats
A couple of weeks ago I got an email from Ellen of the blog 15 and Meowing. She said we won the prize in their Halloween giveaway, The prizes were supposed to be a catnip mat, a catnip ghost, a magnet and a button skull but when I asked that she send the prize to Chris’s old shelter, Sav-R-Cats, in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, Ellen decided to make more catnip toys, 20 in all, so the cats at the shelter could enjoy them. Isn’t she wonderful?
I got the following pictures from Shirley, the shelter manager at Sav-R-Cats, and it looks like the prizes were a hit.
I’m grateful to Ellen and her crew and happy that these homeless cats have something to brighten their days a little. I know that they are well taken care of there, but I still hope all will find a loving home soon.
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