Tag Archives: Cat People
3.9.12 Princess and the Pea
I don’t sleep well. I have not slept well since, I don’t know, maybe ever. Come to think of it, my life began with a dog on the bed. And then, it moved to cats and dogs and cats and more cats. Now the dogs are not allowed on the bed, because there is just no room for the humans with all the cats (and the pillows of course). Dogs have to sleep in their kennels at night, and the kittens sleep in the safe room, so that we minimize night time stalking and cat fights. The other night we fell asleep while everyone was still out and when I awoke around midnight I found Sofie fast asleep with her head under the bed next to me. Stella was under the bed (hence why Sofie probably was in that strange position). Louise was asleep in her kennel with the door open (remember this is Lulu, the angel dog), What woke me was Nine scratching my feet (because I am a constant foot mover, even when sleeping, and the cats absolutely love to attack them). Muffin always sleeps next to me between the pillows (so close that when he stretches I wake up with little scratches on my face). Noel sleeps in the hall because she is now the Alpha and has become the night watchman. Kitty is usually under the covers around the foot of the bed (how do they breath down there?) Did I mention that I don’t sleep much?
Just another dogdaz morning at our house. ❤ 
3.7.12 They’ve taken over!
Noel blogging
The cats have taken over my desk. They are taking over the blog.
Stella Blogging
First it was Noel and now it is Stella. What ever am I to do?
They think there is some little person in the idiot box and they try to hit at it. I actually put some moving GIFs on the screen for Stella (pic #3) and she was mesmerized. That is just to funny, but not very productive. “Sorry boss, I can’t get my work done because the cats have taken over my desk” – that will go over really well, don’t you think?
Just another DogCatDaz at the zoo ❤
2.29.12 Let’s play leap cat
Please come out & play Stella
Sofie really wants to play with Nine and Stella (the new kitties).
Come out come out where ever you are!
They are free to roam the house now.
Nine will you play?
So they come back and forth from the safe room to my office. Sofie sits and waits (and whines) until at least one will play.
Here let me show you the water bowl.
You learn well, Nine!
Sofie assumes she is the supervisor when they are in my office. She is teaching them to get into all kinds of trouble. Just another DogDaz at the zoo ❤
Stella
Mufasa: aka The Muffin Man
I reblogged Muffy from my daughter’s blog. Kind of fun when it’s a family thing.
couldeverdreamof: This is my kitty Muffin, or as I call him to make him feel more manly Mufasa!
2.21.12 Visiting Jazmine & Aunt B
Last weekend we went to visit my sister and her cat, Jazmine. So, I figured I would tell you their story.
Jazmine Adoption Photo
In the years post her kids, my sister, Aunt B, has lived by herself. For 17 years she had a little 10 lb. scrappy Cockapoo named ‘Rags.’ She will tell you that she is a dog person. After Rags died (about 5 or 6 years ago), I started trying to talk her into a new pet because I did not like the idea that she was coming home to an empty house. Getting her to consider a cat vs a dog however was the trick. I knew the right cat would make all the difference, but she was not a cat person. Though over the years she liked different cats in my menagerie (especially our Russian Blue, Zackary), she had never considered a cat of her own. And it kind of didn’t help when her son’s cat, Boots, lived with her for a year as a kitten (when he and his wife were getting started) and she figured all cats we independent and frisky, like he was, and that wasn’t terribly appealing to her.
Car ride to new home
Well, it just so happened that in the fall of 2009 someone at V’s office discovered that she was allergic to this little cat that she had rescued for her kids and they needed to give it up. I called my sister and told her that I was bringing her a new friend and that if she found it was not right for her I would come back and take the kitty away. So, we made the kitty transfer in a parking lot in Maryland, and my daughter and I took this terrified tortoise shell tailless kitty on a really long drive (it took 8 hours to get there that day). Welcome, Jazmine. She was a tiny maybe 9 month old kitten. A shy and quiet cat, she was crying so much in the carrier (which she probably never was in before) that we decided to let her out for a while during the drive (of course you know she went to the bathroom immediately under the driver seat and the car smelled for months).
Jazzy 2009
My sister has a pretty quiet life, and she likes it that way. She comes home from work and sits on the couch, has her glass of wine maybe, and reads or watches a little TV. Who know that Jazmine would be the perfect cat for her. Jazzy does not knock things over, she does not get into trouble, and she is very quiet and undemanding. She will sit by you for a little while but does not demand petting, or feeding, or basically anything. My sister is in love. Jazmine has lived with Aunt B for 3 years and they are best friends. Jazzy has changed somewhat though. No longer the demure little kitten, she has become quite the single ladies house cat.
Jazzy 2012
So we visited our cat cousin, Jazzy this weekend and can tell you that she lives the life that every house cat wishes they had. Endless love with a nice lady who plays with her and gives her lots of toy mice and snacks and love,
Queen Jazmine
Just another DogDaz morning on the road visiting Aunt B <3.
2.10.12 The Blogger Noel
Noel likes to sleep next to me all day while I work. She is the office cat. Recently she decided that the thing that Mommy is always looking at (my screen) seems to have some cool moving things on it.
Noel sleeping on my papers
The other night when I posted the rodeo video of the “Corgi Cowboy,” Noel decided that it was time to take over the blog. She loved the moving stuff on the screen and started pawing at it. Please excuse me if I misspell or goof up from now on because I have a
Noel Blogging
cat in front of the screen which means that I am typing blind. Muffin has helped me on the computer by typing on the keyboard and he actually sent an instant message once that looked like “eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.” He also knows the exact combination of keys to walk on to make my screen go sideways. It took me several hours one day to figure out how to undo that. I guess I will have to get a touch screen so that Noel can start to compose her weekly stories to you directly on the screen. I never had an animal actually focus in on moving stuff on the screen before. I think it must be like the laser pointer movement that I play with them sometimes. I shine the laser dot around and they run after it. I asked Noel what she wanted to blog about, but she really did not have any ideas (deep thought is not her strong suit). She said anything as long as it has movement.
Noel Blog 2
There is definitely going to be interesting now that Noel has discovered that things move back and forth across the screen. She is now chasing the pointer. This is kind of fun but not very productive from a productivity stand point. Oh well, it is much more fun to play with the cat than get any real work done. How am I going to explain this to my boss though. “Sorry boss but my cat decided to block the screen so my reports all look like a monkey did them.” Well, I have heard that monkeys are very smart and actually that if you give one a typewriter they will actually end up writing a pretty good book, or something like that. So, when I become unemployed my hope is that Noel will be able to support the family. (She is giving me the evil eye now and she does not think that is very funny. “Mom,” she says, “you know that I just want to sleep and look pretty, don’t make me work for my supper.”) I guess I will have to make her stay in her pretty pink bed next to the warm computer, so that I can keep getting my work done, and she can stay in her diamonds and pearls. Just another DogCATDaz morning at the zoo! ❤
1.20.12 6:46: CATDaz presents Connie’s Day
Remember that the cats of DogCATDaz said they were going to occupy the site on Fridays, so today is Connie’s day.
Constance Clover, aka Miss Kitty, came to live with us at Christmas 2007, along with her now sister, Noel, the Christmas cat. Connie was only a little girl born that September. We met her at PetSmart in December (in the very sad (we should never go in there!) cat adoption area). She was a wild girl and my daughter immediately feel for her.
Miss Constance Kitty
Connie has a spine problem called scoliosis. You actually can see it in her tail; it is really crooked, but it runs down her whole body, so, Connie is wide vs long. She is a tiny ball of non-stop energy and does not realize she is different. She jumps and plays like all the other cats, so I am not sure what, if anything, it keeps her from doing but the vet says we will see as she gets older. The only thing I know is that she doesn’t like to be picked up and she definitely does not like to be upside down.
Connie & Squash's Tail
Connie loves the dogs. When she was a kitten, she thought Squash’s tail was another cat and he would wag it to the right and she’d grab it and then he move it left and carry her across the floor with every movement. Today she likes to play with Sofie (if Sofie isn’t trying to hard to herd her) but she is not so sure of Louise.
Connie on her cat post
A basket of Connie
Noel & Connie watching the birds
Constance is a funny cat. She likes to sit on top of the cat scratching post for hours and watch the fish swim in the tank (we call it fish TV). Lately, she has taken to sleeping on top of the dog kennels because one day she discovered that there were some nice towels up there and they were very comfy. She is a real player and will steal any rubber bands or twist-ties that she finds and play with them for hours.
Miss Constance Kitty is a sweet girl and we are very glad she has come to play at our house. Oh yah, she likes to help make the bed too. Well, just another Dog CATDaz morning at the zoo ❤
Snack tIme at the Zoo
DogDaz Zoo 