Deer of DOOM!
They are all majestic during the day however at night they become the creepiest thing ever. Look at this one – just standing in my driveway, staring at my house.
And these two in the backyard. I think I am gonna have nightmares…
Best gift exchange ever
I participate in the RedditGifts Gift Exchange periodically. This time around I got matched with the most amazing “secret santa” who not only scoured this very blog for inspiration but then hand drew me a wonderful picture of all 5 of my cats!!
I think she did a great job of capturing their personalities, even including Brutus’ blep! They are surrounded by a purple blanket which happens to be my favorite color. It came all framed and matted so I could hang it right away!
She really went above and beyond to make this a great exchange and I am proud to display this work of art in my family room. If you want to check out more of her stuff, please check out her website!!
Luna
A couple weeks ago Luna spent a wonderful Sunday out on the screen porch on a pillow with a heated cat bed on it in the sun. It was 94 degrees out. The next day Luna was very lethargic and spent most of the day inside on a heated pad. The day after that she stopped eating so we went to the vet. Turns out she had Heat Stroke.
Yes you heard that correctly – my cat spent too much time on a heated pad in the sun and didn’t get up or move all day so she got heat stroke. In my 36 years of living with and owning cats I have never heard of this happening before. The vet told us that she would just get better but that we should unplug all heated beds in the house so she wouldn’t be tempted to continue to lay on them. (we have a lot)
The other cats were not happy with this decision and Luna wasn’t a fan either – so enemy lines were crossed and Winzig agreed to snuggle with Luna. If only to keep warm in the frigid 80 degree weather.
Luna didn’t make the recovery we expected so she had to go back to the vet. This time she had a liver infection. The Vet speculates that the heat stroke lowered her immune system which allowed the infection to take hold so then she was on Clavamox. She wasn’t as terrible to dose as I had expected, better than most of the other cats. She finished her last dose a little over a week ago and since they has been back to her normal mischievous self.
Uh, Hey guys…what’s up?
Walked into the Ace Hardware and saw this. It might be a great cause, but the advertising is a little overwhelming.
Taking my bathroom game to the next level.
Am I ready to join the big leagues?
Cup of Life
I keep a glass for water in the bathroom and I usually keep it filled because the cats like to drink from it. Normally I empty and refill it before I use it but sometimes I lazy or just need a small sip so I drink after the cats.
The Other finds this disgusting. I told him it gives me power, and if he truly wanted to be part of the family he would drink from it too. Drink from the cup of life and become one of us! one of us! one of us!
The one thing they agree on
After about a month, Luna (almost 100% sure this is her final name) is fitting in nicely and has become a snuggly member of the household. She and Brutus are still working on their relationship but they are getting along much better. Especially around feeding time. I have never had a cat in my life who enjoy cat food as much as these two babies.
Surprisingly, Luna may actually be more of a food baby than Brutus. For being such a tiny cat (about 6 lbs) she is constantly hungry, eats super fast, and then proceeds to eat any food in the vicinity.
Luna also loves cat treats – to the point that she tried to run off with my pinky finger the other day. Right now her favorite is “anything” but she seems especially partial to “everything” as well.
Its not all bliss though. Luna is still a bit nervous in her new house and Brutus doesn’t understand playing nice which leads to much screaming and fighting. During structured playtimes (such as with “da bird”) its pretty good and everyone gets along. Luna even tries to snuggle Brutus by rubbing her head on his face to which he responds by biting her neck. We are working to better social Brutus but right now he has two modes – sleeping and BRUTUS! We are also teaching Luna to be more confident in her environment so she feels more comfortable playing.
The Burmese breed also seems to be a possessive breed so if one has a toy or bed, the other MUST have it. This also extends to people which has lead to some of the fights. Luna is not a total slouch in this area and I have seen her run up to and chase Brutus away from me. She has also completely taken over his bed, which lead to us having to buy more beds.
At least everyone is happy now:
Well as happy as cats can be anyway…
Now that man is a professional!
Check out the awesome gold bib on the guy in the background. That’s a man who is serious about his meals!!
I like bread butts and I cannot lie
Here it is in slightly more inappropriate form with the French loaf…
Enjoying the weather
The weather is finally getting nice and the kitties are getting spring fever. Magritte has been especially bad begging at the front door even though she has a wonderful outside kitty playland and screened in porch. But in the end I guess she knows I will give in an let her out – I just wish she wouldn’t immediately run and eat grass. Grass barf is the worst!
We also ordered some Pineapples from Hawaii a couple weeks back. These are Kauai SugarLoaf Pineapples and they are amazing! They are less acidic (almost none) compared to regular pineapples and much sweeter. We orignally had them when we travelled to Kauai in 2009 and have been trying ever since to get them shipped to the mainland. Finally they were available and just as good as I remember. Now if only I can find a way to ship Coco Puffs.
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