Twofur Tuesday

TBT:   OK, the first is just Loki...

But he moved over and Binq joined him for some "together" time.  It is nice to see that.

BTW:  While all 4 are "The Mews" (and "The Mews" is whatever the current household is), I have begun to think of Marley, Loki, and Binq as "The 3" because they get along and are easy together, and Loki and Binq as "The 2" because they are very close and both came from the Shelter together.  

The Shelter staff said they didn't have any connection in their previous lives or any noticeable one in the Community Room.  But they have certainly bonded here, and I am grateful for that!

And Happy Shelter Cat Day!

Mancat Monday

 LOKI:  Sometimes, it is just nice ta sit on the deck.  Ya know, just listen, sniff, and watch...

TBT:  BTW,  sometimes I find a whisker that could only have come from one cat. Like when a cat gets off the bed after a nap and there is one there when there wasn't one before.   When I add such whiskers to my little green vase...

I notice that Loki's are the longest.  And he has a very long tongue, too.  But that's another post...

Easy Like Sunday

Eating together is allus Easy!  Well, at least when when Lori is hungry enough ta join us...

 

Caturday Saturday

MARLEY:   Binq and I were just enjoying some quiet time together in The Mews Room...

Flashback Friday

TBT:   Here we are back in this week 2013...

Marley and Ayla were enjoying the new tunnel.

Iza was enjoying her favorite pose.

But also tried out the tunnel.

Marley was enjoying the backyard.

All 3 enjoyed some together time on the bed.

Ayla really adopted the tunnel.

Marley enjoyed the shoe rack towels.

And so did Ayla.

Iza always looked so sweet napping.

Thankful Thursday

TBT:   This is turning into "Binq Week"!  I've mentioned before that it took months for Binq to enter the bedroom.  Then she joined me there in daytime when I was sorting laundry, etc, and then finally walked around me briefly on the bed at night and enjoyed some scritchies.

Well, she finally sat next to me there a couple of nights ago and purred.  And then, she curled up against me and fell asleep!  Sadly, with my still-injured hip I can't very easily twist around to grab the camera, turn on the bed light, and take a picture.

But I was very thankful...

Womancat Wensday

BINQ:   I had my first 2 experiences with birds close up recently!  First, there was one that landed on the deck just 4' away.  I jumped at it, but I forgot the door was closed and I hit my head on it.  And then the evil little thing hopped right up ta the door and looked at me.  GRRR!

The second time, I was out on the deck and one landed on the plant pot near me.  So I jumped again.  Wow, those things are fast.

Marley saw me try.  He told me afterwards that you cant catch them that way.  Ya have ta be hidden, like under a shrub where they land.  But that means I would have ta go out in the yard an I'm not really ready ta do that yet.

Both were too sudden fer TBT ta take a picture, so here is a regular pic of me out on the deck just so there is a pic.

Collar Surprise

TBT:  So Binq went to the vet last week because she has always seemed sensitive on her belly.  I thought maybe she had an injury or inflammation there.  She hates being picked up.  Apparently, she is fine, just hates being picked up.  OK...

But while she was there, I asked the technician to help me get the Seresto flea collar on her (I couldn't by myself).  She did.  And I learned a new trick.  Make the collar a loop first and then slip it over her head.  Then adjust it loose but "enough".

That worked fine for several days.  But then Binq ate a cherry stem and I couldn't get it out of her mouth.  Then she started makes choking gags, chewing, and pawing at her mouth.  When I finally grabbed her, I discovered she had gotten the front part of her collar into her mouth like a horse's bit.  And she couldn't get it out!

How she managed that is beyond me, but I did get her between my legs and pulled it off her head from the back. Problem solved, though I was "rewarded" with a pool of "angry pee".  That seems to be her standard reaction to being held.  

OK, first, I'm sure glad I saw the problem.   I was about to go to bed and it was good she didn't suffer through that all night.  Second, I'm not sure about putting the collar back on her.  I hate tight collars on the cats.  I want to put 3 fingers between collar and neck.  The others don't mind the loose ones at all.  And don't try to pull them off.  

But Binq seems to have a problem with even loose ones.  

Happy Earth Day

We didn't do a special graphic this year.   TBT was busy and it snuck up on him.  So forgive us for "borrowing" an image we found.  It seemed generic enough...

But our message is true.  The Earth is where we all live.  We need it to stay alive.  We need to act to protect it for ourselves to live in.  Earth would go on without us, but we wouldn't go on without it!

Easy Like Sunday

The Mews By Marley:   We all enjoyed going out yesserday.  

I know I can go right out safely.

Loki used to, but he has been waiting.  Maybe for Binq to join him.

Meanwhile, I was off the deck...

Lori enjoys the deck, but her place under the birdfeeder.

And its a good place ta watch fer mousies.

Caturday Saturday

TBT:   I mentioned I found the old camera a few days ago.  It and the battery are sitting around to dry.  But I tested the memory card in the new camera and it had some pictures on it that uploaded.  Might as well use them today.  So here they are...

Flashback Friday

 OK, this week was 2015.  Sort of modern, but why not once in a while?

Marley and Ayla were sharing space on the deck.  They liked each other.

Iza was doing her "on her back" pose...

And Ayla loved the dresser drawer whenever I left it ops.

Thankful Thursday

 Binq is finally adjusting to the house.  It was kind of weird for months.  She stayed in The Mews Room for a long time, seldom came out to the rest of the house.  She did, eventually.

Even when I finally brought Loki to the outside (and he was delighted about it and learned the borders of the yard quickly, I couldn't get Binq to go out on the deck.  

She has changed about that the past couple weeks.  She likes the deck.  And there were a couple rare times when she went down the steps to the lawn.  But she prefers the deck.  

Actually, she mostly wants to sniff the outside world from the slightly open deck door.  I'll allow that until the hornets get active.  After that, the doors stay closed.

But she has been willing to go out on the deck more often recently.  Especially when I am out there, but she follows Loki out more often lately and that is good.  She still gets concerned if I close the deck door, but not in a panic like she used to.  She is calmer about being out on the deck.  

And she never went into the bedroom until recently.  I have no idea why.  Maybe it was forbidden in her original home.  But recently she as been more willing to go there when I am in there.

And the best news?  I decided to take a mid-day nap.  Just laying on the bed for 30 minutes to relieve some back pressure.  And she joined me there!  Walked all around me.  Sat next to me and purred.  And I don't think I actually ever heard her purr before.

I mean, she really does like me.  She gets excited if she is at eye level and we are visually engaged.  She loves me tossing toys.  She is around me constantly.  

But her joining me in the bedroom was a completely new thing.  OK, she didn't exactly curl up next to me as Lori does at night.  But she stayed on the bed, purred near me a few times, and stayed in the room.

So "progress"!  Not that she was ever anti-social, but she was kind of neutral  for months.  And she hasn't attacked my hands (as if they were toys) all week.

Binq is a really good kitty.  She eats anything I offer, she is good about the litter boxes, she never starts a fuss with Lori, and she is happy to be near me in the main part of the house.

But this new thing about sharing time on the bed is good.  Not that I can see a black cat on the bed at night. but it's a waterbed.  I can feel a cat walking on it.  And all cats walk slightly differently, so I am learning Binq's walk.  I know Marley's, Lori's and Loki's walks.  Binq's is slightly different.

And I'm enjoying her occasional presence on the bed now.  I expect more of that in the future as she adjusts to her home.  Yeah, slowly, but that's OK too.  I'm patient...  :)

So I am thankful for her.

Binq on the deck, feeling brave.

Womancat Wensday

 BINQ:  I'm on the top of the TV chair.  It's a good spot.  TBT passes by often and I am up near his eye level.  So we are equals then.  And I get rubs and scritchies too.  

But I was doing grooming this time.  We all love doing that of course...

This pic is of me planning my grooming.

And then I started.  See the little pink tongue!  It is about the only part of me that isn't black, MOL!

Then I realized he was piccing me.  I hate the camera light.  But it did show my lovely eyes, so OK...

Some ear rubbing...

And cheek rubbing.  TBT gets a kick out of all the work we have ta do, but doesnt have fur, so he barely understands.

But I felt both smoothed and presentable for another day, and that's what counts...  I am happy when I look my best!

Vet Visit

I brought Binq to the vet yesterday.  She seemed unusually sensitive to being picked up with one hand under her belly and the other on her chest.  She squirms like a large snake and struggles to be let down.  I've never had a cat who reacted quite that way.

Just to get her into the carrier, I had to chase her into The Mews Room and set the carrier next to her (top open).  Then scoop her up and quickly push her in and lock the top.  And she reacted badly even though a sprayed Felliway int the carrier.

On arriving at the vet, we discovered she had pooped and peed it was quite a mess.  The technician was good about wiping it clean, but I still need to hose it down outside.  The good thing was that we actually had a still sample known to be hers.  And the results were "no problems".  Yay!

The head vet examined her (because he hadn't personally seen her before).  Naturally, she was very subdued in the vet office.  The vet could pick her up.  I could pick her up.  It was like when you bring a car to a repair shop because of disturbing noises and they never happen then.  LOL!

He even palpitated her belly, examined her mammary glands, even tried to get her annoyed a bit.  She didn't react much.  If I did that, there would be bandages involved.  Home and vet office are 2 very different things I guess.

He asked a lot of questions about her habits.   But other than fighting being picked up, she is perfect!  Apparently, she is just a "4 on the floor" cat.  

But the relief of knowing she didn't have any physical problems was well worth the visit.  As the vet said "Well, just don't pick her up, some carts are like that".  

The odd thing is that she loves being up near my eye level.  And she literally dances around in pleasure when I stroke/scratch the top of her.  But not her belly.

I have almost no information about her life before I adopted her.  Apparently some guy just brought her to the shelter, left a couple of documents, said "I can't take care of her", and walked out.  

So, I can't pick her up, she is enthusiastic about attention, plays with toys fanatically, and eats anything I offer.  Whatever her earlier life was like, I'll never know.   But she is friendly and healthy, and that is really all that matters...

Mancat Monday

The Mews:  Since we missed posting on Flashback Friday (one of our favrit days) and used up all our pics yesserday, we present Flashback Friday On Monday!  But in keeping with the day, it is all of mancats.  The womancats among us will get their turn soon...

 So it is this week in 2013...

Ya wanna see "relaxed"?  See these 2 pics.  TBT says it is like when some famous ancient actress told her maid "Peel me a grape"! 

 

And he ate that way twice.  Never before and never since... 

 

But eating relaxedly also means some exercise is needed too.  So he went out hunting.

 

 

Aha!  A rustle in the ivy...

 

 

But then it was gone!

 Oh well, there is more food in the house...

Easy Like Sunday

 After all the tacks TBT had ta do, sudden rains, and the winds yesserday, were doin the Easy today.

MOL!  Just a week an we almost forgot how ta do the pics.  Fortunately, TBT was near an helped...

The new camera was funny.  It came without a memory card.  TBT found an old small-brained one (like a grasshopper) an it could only hold like 6 thoughts at once.  But then he stumbled on one that was more like a mousie-brain one an can hold dozens.  He says he needs ta go hunting next week for a cat-sized brain one.  That would hold 100s.

Of course, we all unnerstand that's really a Bein-size memory card.  One our size-brain could hold 1,000 of course.  But we don't want that.  He clicks us enough as it is!