Owww - bladder stone

Hi Furfriends: Sorry haven't been on for awhile, I've been so busy outside that I really haven't a chance to talk..summer up here is so short I have to take advantage of it! I did have a recent illness too - it was a bladder stone and I was really, really sick. I even clawed my Mom, but I had to let her know how much I hurt. She took me to the emergency vet and fortunately they could take care of it. Now I am on special food (which ain't bad stuff!) and am back to my usual opish self. Take care all!

The Ope

I know three things

Hi kittyfriends: My humans just figured out that I know three words. One is my name of course, the other is ''food'' and the last one is ''out''. I'm much smarter than this of course, but at least it gets them to do what I want them to!!

P.S. Keep it under your furrheads. I wouldn't want them to catch on to too much now.

The Ope

Summer is here and the living is easy!!

Hey all - I used to be an inside kitty, but now I get to go outside all the time, it's so exciting! I think it's because my Mom knows that I stay close to home and don't paint the town red like I used to and be gone for days on end. Now I get to lay around the driveway and roll in the dirt and sleep on top of my human brother's Mustang convertible, a nice comfy spot..summer is great. I'm hoping for some catnip that I can pig out on, as I'm getting kinda bored of fresh cut grass. Take care kitties!

The Ope.

Indoor kitty and I don't like it

Hey all: My humans recently decided that I have to stay inside all winter..what's up with that? Could it be because I pushed out the cellar window getting in? I mean, the cellar window thing really needed replacement anyway...now it's stuffed full of wads of this insulation stuff that I can't break through - so when I get out it really stinks trying to get in again. Any kitty advice welcome.

Not Diabetic!!

Hi KittyFriends!

Mom got the good news today - I'm not diabetic! Though the doctor did say a diet was in order..I really hope my people don't do the ''dry round food'' thing again, that stuff was grossss. Dad is really happy too, cause he is diabetic and he says it can be hard keeping track of everything you eat.

Best purrful wishes to all of you!

The Ope

Vet Visit and ...

Mrrups and purrs to all Catster kittyfriends - had my tooth cleaning visit at the vets today..not the greatest thing, I must admit. They sent me home with toothpaste that's supposed to taste like seafood (really!) but coulda fooled me - it didn't exactly grab the old tastebuds by the root for sure! Anyway, they also drew blood for a diabetes test that has my mom worried. Do any of you kitties know anything about this disease?

The Ope

Mom's hint for kitties that run and hide when they see the- cat carrier

Opie hates travelling and esp. the vet. I found that when I'd bring the cat carrier up to put him in it - he'd take one look and ''goodbye'' - he was off in a place that we could not drag him out of! All this 20 minutes before we were due for the vet appointment. What a screeching scratchy mess!

What I do now is bring up the cat carrier the night before and open up the top.
The Ope bolts when he sees it, but eventually gets used to it and starts meandering around as usual. The next day, I can easily pick him up and pop him in! Happy Mom, resentful Ope..but at least no-one risks getting hurt.

C.

Going to the vet SOOON

Purrs all around to everyone tonight!

Well I've just found out I'm going to the vet very sooon and oh - I really, really don't like it! It's so degrading and sometimes even hurts (esp when you get stuck with the needles..why do they DO this stuff??) I used to be feisty around them, you know hisses and lunging with my bare teeth..but that didn't do anything to stop it - I just wound up with this face covering thing on my head, while the vets poked and squeezed me. Now even when I try to stay in my cat carrier - my Mom will pick it up and kinda pour me out of it. And as soon as I see one of those vets come in, I squinch myself up close to the floor and hope they don't see me..ah , but they do! Wish me the best please, my kitty friends..

The Ope

Take a grownup kitty friend home

A pleasant and mrrupful evening to all of you,

I've been seeing a lot of wonderful stories by adult rescue kitties like me, and it makes me think about all those that are still out there waiting.

So I ask all potential kitty Moms and Dads - Please don't bypass us grownups because we aren't tiny, cute furballs (they too grow up!) and please don't be biased by color or breed - but look for who you really get along with, as the saying goes: Don't judge a meal by it's packaging ..or something like that.

Best to you all!

Ope

New Furfriends online and new discoveries

A purringly pleased hello to all - especially my new Catster Furfriends! I'm so happy to get to know all of you and hear about your experiences, likes and dislikes - we kittykind are all so unique and ever changing. It keeps our human Moms / Dads on their toes, or should I say..it keeps us at their toes, esp. at night when they intrude upon our sleepspace, the nerve!

Anyway gotta add some foodie stuff here. I discovered another thing I really like - it's Carl Buddig cello bagged ham. Adult humans think it's gross, but the teenage ones like it cause it's greasy, salty and smokey and doesn't taste at all like ham. (great minds think alike) I also had the pleasure of pigging out on Nicoise style olives last night - mmm!

Hope you see and enjoy my video!

See you!

Ope