Simply Sunday Evening

As you can tell from the subject line of this post...It's Sunday evening! Somehow Teri missed getting up a Fashion Friday~BlogPaws Part 2 post.

And she missed a Caturday Saturday post about Carlos and Zeus...

and she almost skipped out on Sunday, too, til we put our paw down!

She was supposed to clean up our Rumpus Room (aka the downstairs den) so it would be ready for Kely and Bebe to move down there...but that didn't happen.

She was supposed to finish unpacking from BlogPaws and well, she only made a dent in that...throwing out some moldy, leftover sardine cookies! We noticed there wasn't any swag for us from BlogPaws, too, but Teri said she donated it to some needy kitties that could enjoy it, since we are all on a special diet cuz of Disco's IBD...

Oh, it cooled off a bit today, so she did do some yard work and well, she is busy taking care of 2 guests at our B and B, one a sweet diabetic kitty named Domino who is staying with us for the first time, while her family is on vacation, and the other kitty, a silly Bengal who has stayed with us numerous times before.

The Beautiful Domino!

So we guess she has been busy, but like she said, some of it is kinda like opening the fridge and looking inside when you are even hungry, but you look around anyway...

We told her that she ought to tell everyone about Kely and Bebe and Carlos and Zeus, so that is what she will do for our Simply Sunday post...

We think we told you all about Al, one of our extended family who came back home to us in March, when his little boy developed allergies to everything, including cats. Al has acclimated back in quite well, considering he was an only cat for 10 of his 12 years.

But Brighton and Al kept coming to fisticuffs (fighting with fists), so Teri started both on anxiety meds and it's helping. For a while, she was having to keep them separated while she wasn't home. Brighton was the baddest boy, ambushing Al when he was sleeping!

Al has a family waiting for him, and they are coming to meet him on June 15th and if the husband doesn't break out in hives (he has allergies) then they will adopt Al! They contacted Teri when they lost their rescue Cornish Rex to intestinal lymphoma. Their kitty was 6 years old when they adopted her and she had been in 3 homes before them. None of them were the right home, but she was happy with them (and they with her) for 6 wonderful years.  

So here they are, wanting to adopt Al, who is 12 years old and we all say that if he can have at least 6 years of happiness with them, then it will be 6 years that will not be wasted...

And then there's Kely and Bebe. Here they are finally snuggling together, so they also have settled in here very well. We haven't met them yet cuz, well they are girls and well, sometimes girls can be divas and hiss a lot. 

They came back to us because of family problems, a new baby and an overwhelmed new mom and allergic in-laws. Teri welcomed them back with open arms and she got a little teary-eyed when she saw them again.

Kely is Coco's mom and Bebe is one of Kely's babies! Kely is 12 years old now and Bebe is 8. They have had all their vet care and their teeth cleaned since they came back to us (their family sent Teri money to cover all that) and pretty soon, Teri is going to let us meet them and see how they do in a 'multi-cat' family. That way she will know the best home to seek for them, too. 

And just when Teri thought our house was full...she got an email asking her if she could board (and rehabilitate) two more of our 'extended family'. That's Carlos and Zeus...

Every cat has it's story about why they do 'inappropriate' behaviors, but poor Carlos and Zeus were sent to live with in-laws who didn't like them to begin with (while their family was having a house built). Besides having to be around humans who didn't like them, there were other cats in the family, too.

So they began spraying and the family didn't call Teri for advice to try and help them. They just wrote Teri said they needed to be out of the house ASAP. As you can imagine, Teri was very sad for them and said she would take them back and see if she could help them.

They have been here for a week and they are making headway, relaxing and wanting to be petted and seeking out attention. At first, they were hissing and swatting if Teri got too close. So Teri put a Feliway Plug In in, and started feeding them Royal Canin Calm  kibble and they are much more relaxed now. 

And they have not shown any of the 'inappropriate' behaviors yet, and are covering their eliminations, something they never did in their previous home. So Teri says they must like the open litter box compared to the (not so) Clever Cat they had before. Teri says she calls those 'Porta-Potties' cuz they are smelly and feel like a trap, too. 

Teri has her 'Rehab Protocol' posted on our Facebook page, if any one is interested in seeing how she works with kitties with inappropriate elimination issues. For those of you not on FB, she would be more than happy to email the info to you.

Carlos and Zeus are brothers, but right now, because they are scared, they aren't cuddling up together, and Zeus is keeping Carlos at arms length. That must make Carlos very sad, but Teri said she doesn't know how there were getting along before, but hopes that soon they will curl up together again.

It took Kely and Bebe a few weeks to do that, and their previous owners said they were very bonded...they were just to anxious to show it at first. Like we say, one paw in front of the other, until it gets easier... 

Well, it's almost Monday, so we told Teri she can end this Sunday post now and we promise to keep you updated on Carlos, Zeus, Kely and Bebe soon!

Thankful Thursday

One of our extended family, Xerxes.

He shares his home, and chair, with his buddies,

 in Knob Noster (say that 3 x fast, hahameow)...

And don't forget to Hop today, too!

Wordless Wednesday

Here is the photo from our very first Wordless Wednesday post, way back in December 2008. It a photo of Kely Bray, one of our catfamily that came back to us due to family problems. This photo was taken when Kely was still a youngster, and now she is 12 years old. But she still acts very kittenish and you can see in her eyes she has a lot of life left to enjoy!

Purr for her today, cuz she is having her teeth cleaned and a couple may have to come out. And she has 2 small masses on her face that need to come off and be biopsied...Keep your paws crossed for her today, ok...

Update: Kely's in recovery and did fine during the procedure. No extractions needs and the 2 lumps came off, and will be biopsied just to be sure. Here is a cute photo of Kely in her recovery cage. She took the bedding and made a tent out of it and is sitting right on top of the Snuggle Safe (a microwavable heating pad)...

Oh, and it's Wednesday...so don't forget to Hop!

Our BlogPaws 2013 Tails (& Tales), Part 1

Where to begin? 

There's so much going on in our lives right now...

Big changes in Teri's day hunting place, and she's both excited and anxious...

And we are having to adjust to some new kitties in the house! Five of our extended catfamily have come back home because of family problems, and while most are behind closed doors...we still know they are here!

But we'll tell you all about all that some other day, cuz right now...We gotta tell you all about the BlogPaws 2013 Conference we got to go to last week!

This time the conference was in our vicinity, so all 3 of us got to go! Last year, it was in Salt Lake City, so only Coco got to attend as Teri had to fly there.

And so we could all mix and mingle to the max, we stayed at the conference hotel instead of coming back home each night!

Yep, that's Brighton and Teri on the poster!

Because it was so close, Teri took everything but the kitchen sink and actually had to make 2 trips to get everything to the hotel!

Which one of these is not like the others?

She was hosting a little party in her room the night before the conference started, so there were party supplies, and the Mini Swag Bags we made for our friends, with yummy sardine cookies inside for the kitties and doggies.

And of course, us boys wouldn't be caught showing up in the Pink Catillac again, we made Teri bring both the Ladycat and the Mancat strollers.

And then there were all our outfits! We had more clothes hanging in the closet than Teri did, hahameow! But MeWowZa, we sure wow'd the crowd with our cat couture!

Photo by Robin Olson of Covered in Cat Hair

This time, Teri said she felt like she was Cat Juggling, trying to give us all equal time with our adoring fans! We were having so much fun that Teri actually missed a few of the sessions she had wanted to go to! 

She remembered one attendee saying that having your pets along was fun, but a bit distracting when it came to absorbing the educational seminars, because (as it should be) we are the priority and our needs come first!

Fortunately, all the sessions were being recorded and will be available online for attendees sometime in the future. Teri said she's glad to hear that cuz she kinda took less-than-stellar notes, too. Heck, she hasn't even gone through the notes she took at the veterinary conference she went to this month, so maybe she should just write off this BlogPaws as a social event and leave it at that!

Photo by Bernadette Kazmarski of The Creative Cat

Oh, it was social! We got to see some of our old friends again... and make some new ones, too! Amy, of Sebastian, the Sensitive Soul, had to smother Disco with hugs and kisses. 

And then there's our 4-Legger friends that were there! Here's two of them, Snotface and Papua Piig!

And we met some doggies we had only read about in blogs, like Carma Poodale and Sophia Loren! As you can see, we weren't the only fashionistas at BlogPaws this year! We should have gotten a group photo!!

We got to listen to Steve Dale, the world famous animal behaviorist (Teri says he's her idol and if you click on that his name, you can hear his presentation, which was inspiring!) and hear  David Frei, the world famous dog show emcee, talk about his life with dogs and Angels on a Leash. Click Closing Ceremonies to hear David's presentation and the awards ceremony. It was very uplifting being around true friends of animals for 4 days! 

Disco and Teri even got interviewed by Pete, The Vet, the Blogging Vet from Ireland! (Warning, you can watch the video but if you read some of the comments...just let it slide over you like water off a duck's back...that's what he told Teri to do...)



And then Disco and Brighton had their sketches done by the talented Bernadette Kazmarski of The Creative Cat  (who Teri met at the very first BlogPaws in 2010). Teri said it was one of the highlights of the conference to watch Bernadette get to know us kitties and then put pencil to paper! Here they are sitting in a sun puddle, unaware that they are being sketched. And here's the link to Bernadette's sketches, Daily Sketches at BlogPaws.

And then there were all the sessions to choose from! Over 35 of them in 3 days! Teri made some wrong choices, which is kinda sad as she only made it to 4 of them! She is going to hope that some of the speakers get asked back next year...and she will try and get to listen to the good ones she missed this year!

She said she was so busy with us that she didn't get to take advantage of the Pet360 Pavillion to get help with her blogging questions, or listen to her friend Robin's presentation on her 'Be the Change for Pets' in the wake of the Sandy Hook tragedy. 

And, you can probably guess who got to walk down the Red Carpet with Teri...Coco, of course! She had a splendiferous gown on from the designer Pinxie and Teri had a lovely outfit, too (courtesy of Etsy.com finds!). Teri found this wonderful photo of the both of them on the Red Carpet, on the blog, Pugs and Pics!

Here's the link to Kim's post about us!

Cat Lady

Teri and Coco attended the Nose-to-Nose Awards ceremony (and she kicked off her high heels under the table!). Somehow, she didn't get a CatBell to help cheer on her Cat Lady friends in the running for an award, but everyone said that the Cat Contingent was huge!! The cats made a sweep, winning Best Video, Best Facebook Design, Best Twitter Design, Best Humor Blog and Best Blog Writing! Here's links to all the Winners Blogs and pages...we sure you will think they are all winners!

Dogs for the Paws (Best Blog Design)

Kol's Notes (Best Bark Blog)

Mousebreath (Best Meow Blog)

Catladyland (Best Humor Blog)

My Mini Pet Pig (Best Wiggle Blog)

Fire Safety Rocks!  (Best Cause Blog)

Oscar Ate My Muffin  (Best New Blog)

Nerissa's Life (Best Blog Writing)

Tales and Tails "Bunny" (Best Blog Photo)

Mousebreath Ferris Wheel for Cat Poop  (Best Blog Video)

The Tiniest Tiger (Best Facebook Design)

Waffles Too Kitty  (Best Twitter Design)

Well, here it is Monday night, 10:15pm and Teri still has a pile of photos to go through...we we think we will chase her off to bed (with us, hahameow) and save the rest of the photos til 'Fashion Friday', ok?!

We hope our BlogPaws post makes you want to join in next year and you should...it's in Las Vegas!

BlogPaws 2014

Tasty Tabby Tuesday!

No, No - - - The Tabbies aren't tasty...but the Stinky Sardine Cookies will be!

Look what Teri make up for our furriends who are going to be at BlogPaws! We aren't sure we will even get a bite, but maybe the broken ones, hahameow!

And here's Coco, the prettiest tabby ever, in one of the many frocks she will be wearing at Blogpaws this week!

And not to be outdone by Coco this year, the boys will be sporting brocade vests with lace cravats!

Oh yeah, Teri will be learning a thing or two about blogging too, so we hope that gets her butt in gear to get back to helping us blog again!

Besides learning a thing or two, she will be wining and dining with friends and meeting some of our blogging buddies for the first time!

So, the fun begins tomorrow and we will be sure to post updates and photos every day, promise!