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Livin' It Up with Sammy

Pee Yew!

Tully and I were chilling in the backyard on Saturday while Mom watered some potted plants. It was a beautiful day; the skies were blue, and the weather warm.

Mom spotted a little skunk in our backyard digging in back of the shed. She didn’t spray him directly with the hose, but tried to spray near him so she could steer him towards the gate and out towards the front yard. Well, it worked out as planned but she didn’t realize that he would suddenly make a run directly towards me and Tully who were sitting on the lawn. He came within inches of us but then ran quickly to the gate and out towards the front yard. All of a sudden Mom smelled that telltale sign of a skunk, and unfortunately he skunked me on his way out!

Pee yew! Mom has been using waterless shampoo on me every day to get rid of the smell. She went to the Pet Store and found some special shampoo she could have used for de-skunking, but the directions said it had to be left on for at least 5 minutes and then a regular shampoo applied, so she knew that wouldn’t work. I hate baths and get really upset if my fur is soaked with water, so she tried the waterless shampoo instead. It does seem to be working and the smell is almost gone.

Beware of skunks – they stink!

Love, Sammy

My Great Escape

Last Sunday my sisfur Natasha and I celebrated our third birthday. Let me tell ya, it was a very exciting day! We got some special chicken treats in the morning with our breakfast and got to spend a little time outside in the backyard with Mom while she raked the leaves. Afterwards Mom decided to run some errands and grocery shop while Dad took his motorcycle out for a ride.

When Mom came home and was unloading bags from the car, she saw an orange cat that looked a lot like me sitting on our next door neighbor’s driveway. We know for a fact that those neighbors don’t own a cat, and we’re not even sure they like cats, so Mom got suspicious and walked over to get a closer look. That’s when I took off and ran and she could identify fur sure that it was me - MOL. The tip of my tail is almost all white, so when she saw me run off she was pretty certain that it was me. She chased me around the front yard for a couple of minutes until she finally herded me over towards our front porch. Once she got me on the porch, she opened the front door and chased me inside – I love being chased, it’s so much fun! It’s good for Mommy, too, she needs the exercise, hehehe!

Mom thinks that when Dad got his motorcycle out of the garage earlier that morning I must have snuck out under the garage door. Dad is usually pretty careful when he opens the garage and makes sure that we don’t get out accidentally, but this time I was too sneaky and he didn’t see me escape. The best part is that I didn’t even get in any trouble with Mom – but Dad did. It was his fault for opening the door and letting me out and Mom let him know this when he got home – hehehe.

It was the best birthday ever. Natasha and I appurrciate all the birthday wishes, gifts, and birthday pictures – thank you everybuddy!

Love, Sammy

Lazy Days of Summer

It’s been such a long time since I pawed anything in my diary. I have to get on Mom to be timelier with my diary entries, sheesh. Summer is almost half over, if you can believe it.

We’ve been spending a lot of time outdoors in our backyard. Mom has it cat-proofed so we can’t escape. At least us boys can’t escape. Natasha is still able to climb up the bushes and hop over the fence, so she is not allowed to go outside anymore. Mom made her a nice sunny spot in one of the front windows, so she has been hanging out there a lot. We're kind of sad that Natasha can’t play outside with us, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. Mom tried to harness train her so she could still go outside, but Natasha will have nothing to do with it. She runs away whenever she sees the harness. She seems to enjoy her quiet time in front of the window and she can still watch birds and squirrels in our front yard.

Tully and I have become very good pals. Mom says we are both such mellow, laid back kitty dudes that we get along with almost everyone. We like to hang out together on the patio or lawn and watch Mom tend to her garden. She planted catnip, cat grass, and catmint this summer so we are enjoying having a little fresh nip and cat grass to chew on. The rest of the time we watch birds and squirrels up in the big oak tree and enjoy these long lazy summer days.

Here’s a picture of Tully and I chillaxing in the backyard.

That’s about it for now. Hope everyfur is having a great summer and staying cool!

Love, Sammy