A truce

There has been a "truce" in our house. Cats and dog are now equal :) (Well, we'll continue to let Ruby think that, but it is obvious WE CATS are the superior "breed"!)

At first we fought like, well, cats and dogs.

Now we get along quite well. Although I'm not ready to say we are "friends," we tolerate each other. Since I was the oldest and smartest, I was the one who made friends first! I would sneak upstairs at night when Ruby and humans were sleeping. I was able to enjoy my favorite perches, sniff in the dog's bowl, etc. Then when Ruby went for her surgery, I really took the upstairs back as my own. Saffi was not as brave as me. I would stare Ruby right in the eye without fear. We'd stare and stare and stare, then I'd hiss and Ruby would bark and I'd run off. This was repeated a few times until I was able to stand my ground. Ruby sniffed my nose and my hind end and then she pretty much left me alone! Now we ignore each other.

Mom hopes that someday we can actually play and be friends. But for now, not chasing each other will suffice!

Love, Miss Maya

Oh my catness. . .

A DOG has entered the house. Noooooooooo!

Dad loves dogs and he had been asking mom for one. Finally mom decided to get one as long as human brother can help care for it. (They aren't self-cleaning like us smart cats are!) Well, this new dog is named Ruby and I don't like her one bit. She sits there and barks at me and I HISSSSSSSSSSSSSS to let her know this is MY house!!!

Yeah that's pretty much what we do. We have daily barking/hissing sessions until dad takes Ruby back upstairs. Us cats are staying in the lower level of the house (family room, office and storage area) until we get along better. Mom bought us a "window shelf" to sit on but we are still too scared to be that close to the evil doggie! Mom says we will be friends soon, but I am not so sure.

Love, Miss Maya

Queen of the house for one week!

A lot has happened since I last wrote in my diary! My little bro. Stipey passed on to Rainbow Bridge. The first night they took him to the vet, I was ecstatic to have the house to myself! Then the next day he came back home but he just kind of layed around and slept most of the time. Even though we were sort of enemies, I did feel sorry for the little guy. I licked his ear a few times to tell him it would be OK.

The humans were really sad and stressed out about it but I knew Rainbow Bridge is actually a very nice place to go to! With lots of birds to chase, pools of fish to pounce at, and lots of warm sunbeams. When Stipey passed over to the Bridge it was a bit of a relief for all of us.

Then, I was QUEEN OF THE HOUSE! Mama was depressed so she paid a lot of attention to me! No more Stipey to chase me off my comfortable perches. It was heavenly until. . . .

IN CAME SAPPHIRE! A little fluffball to capture all of the humans' attention! :( I was angry for awhile but then I realized that Sapphire seemed to be a very sweet and harmless thing. Not vicious at all like Stipey had been! Sure, she chases my tail and annoys me sometimes but she is pretty harmless. I miss being the center of attention but mom is sure to brush me and pay me some attention of my own quite often. I know pretty soon Saffi will be old and boring to the humans and then maybe I WILL RULE AGAIN! Muahahaha!

- Love, Miss Maya

I no likey the vet - but- feeling better!

Mom took me to the vet last week – I was not a happy camper. They put me to sleep, gave me shots and took out an abcessed tooth! Then, they cleaned all my teeth. When I woke up, my mouth hurt and I meowed and meowed and meowed for mom to come take me home!!

When mom finally took me home I meowed in the car because I do not like G-FORCES!

Finally I got home and I found that my legs were all wobbly. I was so scared. . .I couldn't walk right and I felt like the room was spinning! Also I was really hungry but I couldn't get myself to eat. I wobbled to the food bowl, stared at it and wobbled away because my tummy hurt too much. Finally I wobbled into the bathroom and wedged myself between the wall and the clothes dryer. At least, I had some stability that way! Mom found me and fished me out from between the wall.

Then I slept for about 2 days straight! On the second day I finally ate some of my soft food and suddenly I came back to life! No more sneezing, no more ouchy tooth. I was back to my old self!!! Then, I shared my cold with Stipey and now HE is sneezing. The best part is he won't chase me because he feels too yucky!

I have to go back for my checkup tomorrrow - hisssss

Love, Maya

Bad tooths!

Well mom took me to this horrible place, spelled V-E-T! I voiced my displeasure continuously; however she insisted on taking me to this horrible place. They looked in my mouth and said I had two bad tooths!!! They are infected. Mom didn't tell me that she got some nasty antibiotic to give me, and also I have to go back later and have the bad tooths removed!!!

When we got home I was trying to recover from my ordeal. Than, dad picked me up and mom put some GROSS liquid in my mouth! Now, I try to bite mom's hands when she aims the liquid into my mouth. Dad got liquid all over himself. Finally mom figured out she could mix the antibiotic with my food and I would be none the wiser! I am feeling a bit better from the medicine, but Thursday I will go in and get fixed up all better. To be continued. . .

ACHOOOOO

Mom is worried about me, because I've been sneezing non-stop for the past 3 days. I don't seem sick otherwise. Mom is not sure what is causing this so I am going to the V-E-T tomorrow. It will not be my idea of fun but hopefully they can figure out if I have a feather stuck up my nose or what!

I had a kitty cold when mom and dad adopted me. Mom wonders if it is the same thing coming back. That was over 8 years ago!

Love, Miss Maya

Christmas tree!

I have a new place to sleep and it is AWESOME!!! It's called the Christmas tree! Oh crap. . . here comes my little bro. Stipey. He always chases me away from wherever I am! Grrrr hisssssssss

I know Santa Claws is watching right now, and Stipey will get a big stinky lump of cat litter in his stocking! MOL

FROG TV

Mom's tree froggies Giz and Gim are getting more brave. *snicker snicker* This has created a great pasttime for ME. Around suppertime the froggies know it is time for them to get their crickets so they come out of their sleeping "cave". Then since their terrarium is right next to the windowsill, I have a perfect opportunity for FROG TV. I perch on the windowsill and have a great view of the frogs hopping and jumping! I lick my chops and dream of the day one of them hops right outta that glass box. Can you say DINNER?! Oh no, mom is giving me a stern look now. *licks fur and gazes at mom innocently*

Mom was also mad at me for jumping into the baby's crib. Dad said I was keeping the crib warm for the new baby. Mom said she didn't want orange fur all over the crib so I am not allowed in that room anymore. It was nice and toasty in that crib, I must admit. That baby will be one lucky critter!

- Miss Maya

My room going bye bye?

I am a bit sad. You see, there is something going on with my blue room. I like to sleep in there. First, the humans removed the extra bed that was there. Then, they started bringing baby stuff into the room. Now it's all full of baby stuff and I have nowhere to sleep :'( They said it is because of the adoption-we will have a human baby in there soon. I wish they would use another room for the baby. That is MY ROOM. Mom said I could sleep in her office instead. It's not quite the same. . .

Love, Miss Maya

Fireworks, Pffffft

The past few nights have been stressful for Stipey and me. I think the frogs were stressed out too. You see there have been loud BANGS and BOOMS going on outside until all hours of the night. I peeked outside and could see bright things flashing in the sky, but it wasn't raining. My humans said they were fireworks. Stipey and I hid in the basement because they hurt our ears!!!

>:(

- Miffed Miss Maya