Mews by Tina

Helpin' mama work

Mama took another one of those "bonus weekends" she sometimes takes. She's been home with us since Friday! We love helping mama work from home....I help her type, Pedro keeps her lap warm and Paige and Isaac chew her paperwork. We all know she appreciates the assistance.

Isaac has been eating all by himself for the past 3 days!! No hungry pill! He's even been asking to eat, which really makes mama really happy.

We have a new guest on our back patio....an all white kitty with one blue eye and one green. Mama's fussing because the weather is starting to turn cold here and white kitty does not want to be caught. He or she doesn't appear to be feral...just really scared. So....mama is keeping fresh water and food out for white kitty, and has created what she calls our "hillbilly cat shelter" by covering the patio furniture with a tarp. It's enough to keep the food dry, and give white kitty a place to get out of the rain. I hope white kitty trusts mama before it snows so mama can take her to the shelter where it is warm, dry and safe and where she can find a warm, dry and safe fur-ever home!

Well, time to go chatter at some birds in the feeder, and then help mama some more
so,
ciao for now!

Tina-tooter
1st assistant to mama

Happy Sweetest Day!

Wow!! It's been foooorrrrr-ever since I updated my diary! I really need to get with the program, huh?

Well, today was Sweetest Day! I had dinner with my dad! Yep, sure did! We had steak, asparagus, baked potato, and...MILK! It was quite yummy, and we had a picture taken as a memento to post on my page. Dad is just so sweet to share his supper with me, isn't he???

Brother Isaac has been a bit under the weather, but as of now, appears to be on the mend. He went on a hunger strike for a little while there, which of course will win you an all expense paid trip to the V-E-T! Silly boy!! To be fair, I also have to mention that Isaac also had/has, this weird area over the right side of his ribcage that is warmer than the rest of his body. Following blood tests and x-rays, they found nothing wrong with the Queen and speculate that he fell and somehow bruised his ribcage. Then, they put him on the hungry pill.

So, Isaac has now decided to eat. He must be feeling better, because it is getting more and more difficult for mama to give him a pill. In his younger days, I understand that pilling Isaac was like pilling a tiger. Mama is supplementing his cat food with turkey baby food. He LOVES that! And...while mama, spoon feeds the Queen...literally...I make sure I get a few licks out of the jar while mama is looking the other way. Darn yummy I must say! We have to thank OF Scooter for this suggestion...thank you Scootie!

Ciao for now!
Tina-tooter-baby-food-gobbler

We love it when mama's home!

Mama has been home for four, count 'em four, glorious days! We love it when we have her all to ourselves. Plus...when mama is with us all day, she opens the doors and windows so we can hear and smell stuff out there better.... through the screens of course. Mama even put seed in the bird feeder so we could chatter at the birds.

Mama tried to do that "work" thing at the kitchen table on Friday. Through a team effort, I am happy to report that we managed to put an end to that.

First I got up on the table and on top of the pile of files mama had on the table. Then I gave the files a good long sniff, looked at mama and gave her the "stinky cat face." That always cracks her up! Then, I started digging at the files like I was trying to either shread them bury them (mama said either would be a fine idea). While I was seeing to the files, Isaac got on mama's chair behind her back and head-butted her elbows while she was trying to type. Pedro did his share by jumping onto the table, head-butting mama's face and laying on her forearms while she was trying to type. I gotta hand it to Paige though...that girl knows how to get things done! Mama was sitting with her back to the basement stairs. Along with her files, she also had her coffee and cereal with milk on the table. Well....Paige came ripping up out of the basement, leaped over mama's left shoulder, and into mama's cereal and milk!!! MMMMOOOOLLLL!!!!!!!! Mama said this was like trying to work with four pre-schoolers in attendance and that was the end of mama working over her long weekend! Man, are we good or what?

Ciao for now!
Tina-Tooter R&R Enforcement Officer

Wowsers!! I'm a daily diary pick!!

Hi every-fur!!

I'm so excited that 'lil ole me has been selected as a diary pick today! What fun, and what an honor! Thank you and whisker kisses to Catser HQ!!

Well....check out what else is goin' on in Tina's 'lil world today.....OPEN HOUSE. I just learned what that means last weekend. It means me and my bro-furs and sisti-fur get locked in the laundry room! Now tell me, please, how that makes for an "open" house???

Now, me, Pedro and Paige endure this lock down with dignity. Queen Supreme, however, acts like he's been delt a life sentence and yowls his displeasure at the top of his lungs. Mama told him last week that if he wants a new cat-stle with his own dressing room and lighted vanity, he needs to zip-it today cuz prospective buyers don't seem to want to hang around when it sounds like someone is dying in the basement!! That said, I want a cat-stle with a sun porch so I can chatter at the birds in safety and mama says she's gonna find me one. Sooooo.....if the Queen doesn't keep his trap shut today, he's gonna find himself with a mouthful of feather boa!!

Okay every-fur, purr that Isaac will behave and someone will buy this cat-stle so we can have a new cat-stle!

Love you all!
Tina-tooter-sun-porch-dreamin'

A new kitten cat-stle??

Oh boy! Mama's been lookin' for a new house!! She put these sign
thing-a-ma-jigs in the windows in our current cat-stle a while ago and has been getting nibbles here and there. She's getting itchy for someone to buy our place so we ca n have a new one. I sure am hoping we can get a new cat-stle soon too, cuz mama says she's gonna find a place with a sunroom....just for me!! I'm so excited! I will be able to chirp at the birdies and be safe too!!

Of course Queen Supreme wants his own dressing room with a lighted vanity and lots of storage for all his makeup and boas. Oy!
Pedro is hip on the sunroom idea with me...he loves to chirp at critters too. Paige? Hummm...she's kinda clueless. Cute kid, not so bright...she'll be happy as long as her chipping wand toy comes along.

Ciao for now!

Luv.

Tina-tooter-sunbeam-seeker

Oh where, oh where, has my mama gone?

Greetings fellow whisker heads!

Wowsers, it has been a 'lil while since I updated my diary. I'm not getting a whole lot of computer time here lately, cuz mama hasn't been home a whole lot. She says she's busy with briefs again. I don't understand why she's so into underwear...she says she's busy with briefs a lot. *scratches head* The only part about it that I understand is that "briefs" somehow magically morph into cat food, treats and toys for me and the fur-sibs. I suppose that is all I need to understand about my mama's underwear fetish.

Nonetheless, I miss my mama when she is not here. Here lately, sometimes she doesn't even get home until after kitty feeding time! I'm o.k with this, but Isaac acts like he's gonna perish on the spot...even though mama leaves that crunchy stuff out all the time. He is such the drama queen! He is even more full of himself now that the lovely Natasha (534436) has made him a "Star" in her book. You can follow Isaac's, AKA "Armand's," adventures in Natasha's diary. Come to think of it, Isaac is a bit "Armand-ish" huh? Oh, I better not make his head any bigger than it is...he'll fall over!!

Signing off,
Sister to a star,
Tina-twinkle

My Stars!!

Goodness gracious!! I'm seeing blue stars! Everyone in my family received a blue star and a rosie today from the First Lady, The Catster Cat! My pals got 'em too!! Now how cool is that?? What a super sweet cool thing to do! Thanks Caster Cat!!

Luv,
Tina-Tooter-Star-Struck
(and the crew too!)

I love Mousies!!

Mama couldn't figure out why all us kitties (well, everyone except Queen Supreme) were always pawing under the sofa. She's moved it a dozen times to see what we were so interested in and found nothing.

Well, today, she finally got the picture. I think cuz she noticed that we had put a hole in the fabric that covers the bottom side of the sofa....part of it was stickin' out so she could see it. Anyway, she finally tipped the sofa over on its back and ta-daaa! She discovered our secret mousie stash! We kitties had been putting the mousies in the liner! Seemed like a good idea when we came up with it, but them we couldn't get the mousies out again if we wanted 'em! We had 25 or so stuffed in there!! Check out the pic!

Your Mousie Maniac,
Tina-Tooter

I scared my mommy!

Oh goodness...I didn't mean to cause such drama, I was just trying out a new nap spot! Honest!!

It all began this morning. My uncle came over to replace mom's garbage disposal. He was here for a while and noticed that I never showed up to assist him. Now I will admit, this is highly unlike me. I am, after all, the sweetest cat on the planet according to my mom, and a socialite as well. I always go to greet everybody who walks in the house. If I'm not around, all one needs to do is pick up one of my rattlely-shakie-mice things, give it a shake and I always come running cuz I love my mousies! Well, my uncle tried the mousie thing and I still didn't show up. He looked high and low all over the house for me and couldn't find me! Finally, he called mom at work.

In a word, mommy flipped. She thought surely I had somehow escaped the house when she left for work early this morning. She flew home from work at about 85 mph. When she got here, she searched the house herself, did the mousie shake, and couldn't find me. Then she went into overdrive-flip cuz it would be so dangerous for me to be outside. I've never been outside, it was 93 degrees today and we live on a busy road. Mom, dad and my uncle looked for me outside for three hours! Then mom came in and made a flyer to take to the neighbors. She was ready to go take it to make copies when she decided to look in the basement one more time. When she turned the flashlight toward the storage area under the stairs, I decided to come out of hiding and santered right on out.

Mom hasn't stopped hugging and kissing me yet, so I don't think I'm in any trouble. She did say, however, that all her neighbors now likely think she is over-the-rainbow-crazy cuz she was out in the heat, walking around shaking one of my mice, crying, and yelling "TOOTER!!" TINA-TOOTER!!"

Yours Truly,
Tina-tooter-hide-a-kitty

Man it's hot!!

Hi every-kitty!

I wanna start by saying thank you, thank you, thank you to all you beautiful kitties who sent birthday wishes, stars and rosies to me and my brother Pedro. You all made us feel super special, and we love ya all for that!

We have been having some darn hot weather here in northeast Ohio. Per our thermometer in the kitchen, it was 92 degrees here yesterday! It's only supposed to be in the upper 70's here this time of year, so that's smokin' for us Ohio kitties!

I think the heat has gone to my poor litter-mate's head too. Pedro is generally facinated by shadows, and hey, that's cool, whatever, right? But yesterday? Man! I tell ya, that boy was after things that totally were not there!! He was wearing himself out pawing at the kitchen floor and the front of the 'fridge where he usually chases shadows, but yeah, as I already said, the shadows were m-i-s-s-i-n-g!! Spooky!!

Gotta go put a cold compress on my brother's head!

Luv,
Tina

Happy Birthday to Pedro and Me!!

Hello all!

Pedro and I turned terrrible 2 today! Catster gave me a rosie and one 5-paw rating and some treats for my birthday! How outrageously cool is that??Mama promised to whip up some chicken thighs for us this evening for our birthday dinner...weeee! Can't wait, food excites me so much!! Mama got us Pawbreakers too. We just love those things, but we tend to loose them pretty fast 'cuz they roll with the greatest of ease. Mama says that if we ever move, she is going to find a million Pawbreakers and furry mice under, between, and behind things.

Isaac got a present from mama this week too. It's a children's book called "Old Cat." Isaac's gal pal Boomer recomended the book, and mama found it on E-Bay. It really is just a beautiful book. Mama read it to us all and for whatever reason, it made her eyes do that leaky thing again....sometimes I wonder if she has EK too??? Hummm.

Sister Paige is getting, well, HUGE. She is a rather ungainly looking young lady, all legs, tail, and big honkin' feet! Dad thinks she's going to be as big as my Rainbow Bridge brother Dexter. Mama says she sure hopes not since Paige has a little tiny head and would look ridiculous with a body the size of Dexter's (22 lbs of solid cat that one was!). Uh, she's right....for Paige's sake, if she gets bigger, I sure hope the poor girl's cranium grows!!

That's all the mews for now!

Luv-n-cheek-rubs to all,
Tina

There are SIX left! Hooray!

Mom says there are actually six of the feral kitties left at the park! This is still about half their number, but better than when we thought there was just one.

Mom e-mailed the mayor and got what she called a (bad-word) response.
Apparently the mayor expects the ladies who feed the kitties to "place them in homes." This made mom to say more bad words. Mom sent the link for
Alley Cat Allies to the mayor so he could educate himself on feral v. stray. Clearly he didn't. He also said there had been complaints about the cats, specifically individuals who "feared for their children" because the "cats associate with the raccoons" and the "raccoons are carriers of rabies." Now, as I said before, these cats stay to themselves, in an area away from the playground, picnic shelters, etc. They don't like humans and don't want to be around them. This nonsense about women fearing for their children brings to mind a portion of a certain Monty Python movie involving rabbits!!!
How about parents teaching children to respect wildlife and common sense things like never approach an animal you do not know??? I wonder if the mayor would take the same action if someone complained that they feared for the safety of their children because of the ducks/geese/woodchucks/raccoons/oppossom//rabbits/hawks/or blue herons? Highly unlikey don't you think? Why? Because the park is "home" to those creatures. THAT is what the mayor and his staff are missing with these kitties. The park is "home" to them too, and they have about as good a chance to be "placed in a home" as any of the other above names creatures.

So mom's snortin' fire out of her nose again, and gearing up for a response. Oh lawwdy, stay tuned!

Luv,
Tina

Happy birthday week for Pedro and me!

Greetings all!

My litter mate Pedro and I are excited about our upcoming birthdays. We are going to be terrible-tabby-two! And even more exciting, our birthdays fall on Friday this year...the purrfect paw-ty day! We are hoping for extra long Zoom-Groom sessions, Pawbreakers and regular catnip, furry-rattle-mice, and our favorite treat, yogert! I have to confess that we are all pretty well spoiled around here, so I am thinking that Pedro and I will get all of the forgoing and more! Can't wait!

On a more somber note, mom went to the park yesterday and there was only one feral cat left. Originally, there were approximately 15. So over the course of one short week, the city managed to heartlessly exterminate an entire feral colony that was harming no one. *sigh* We will never understand.

I have a new job! I appointed myself official tucker-inner! This means that I tuck mommy in every night. I love to do it! I wait until I know it is time for bed. Then, I run up the steps in front of mom and wait for her to get in bed. Then I jump up there with her, give her 10 or 20 licks on the lips, and then off I go to patrol the house for the rest of the night. I have been the tucker-inner for about a month and a half now. I haven't missed a night and I really enjoy my work!

All you cats enjoy your evenings!

Luv-n-lip-licks,
Tina

Sad news

Mommy was pretty worked up yesterday. I heard her talking to that thing she holds up to her ear sometimes. Seems that the local parks department has a brand new manager. It also seems that his current agenda is to trap all the feral cats that live in the park down the street and take them to the pound to be put to sleep. Mom was really mad because she says this group has been in the park for fifteen years, she doesn't understand why all of the sudden they are public enemy #1.

There are 2 kind hearted ladies who feed them, one of which mom is friends with. Mom's friend has been feeding the kitties everyday for five years, and, is working diligently on TNR with this colony. This week she noticed missing kitties and susequently found out where they were going.

These kitties don't bother anyone, because they don't WANT to be around people. They don't get into garbage cans, because they are fed regularly. They stay in one tiny area of the park, so it's not like they are wandering around everywhere. Mom says this is a big park, situated on the Cuyahoga River. There is all kinds of wildlife there including ducks and geese. Mom said that the ducks and geese are a far bigger problem, as they are everywhere, and thus "poo" everywhere. Mom says she cringes when she sees little kids rolling around in the grass because it is full of goose-n-duck poo! But the kitties, no such problem. Nonetheless, they have been targeted for "extermination" after 15 years of peaceful existence. I know mom is making some phone calls to try to make others aware of this injustice, but she is not particularly optimistic that anyone will really give a hoot. At this point, we are all happy that mom made the spur of the moment decision to bring Paige home from the park when she did.

Sad Purrs,
Tina

SCORE one for the tabbies!!

Well now, it isn't often that mom lets her guard down with us, but let me tell ya, when she does, we are right there to take full advantage of the situation! Yesterday, we did just that! I watched every move mom made yesterday morning....very closely, and took note of a security breach in the kitchen. She made her tea, first removing the bread from the cooking machine. When her tea was done, YES!!!! She forgot to hide the bread in the cooking machine again!! I waited patiently until she left for work to make my move. I enlisted the assistance of the other two tabby terrors, Pedro and Paige...Isaac is too creaky to execute such an operative. As soon as mom's car cleared the driveway, the three of us bounded to the kitchen counter. We liberated a dozen hamburger buns and eight hotdog buns from their plastic bag captivity, threw a few on the floor for Isaac and proceeded to nibble, nibble like four overgrown mice!! Oh but it was a wonderful day!!!!

*Burp*

Tina

Enough with the extra medicine already!!

Oi! I have endured an entire week of mom chasing me around with one kind of eye drop or another! She did finally sound the all clear this morning because she hasn't heard me sneeze since Thursday, and my "bad" eye looks nice and clear...well, clear for me anyway. Now I hope she'll let me go back to just 2x a week on the drops but maybe keep doing 2x a day on my yummy L-Lycine gel??

The windows are open a lot of the time now. Me and the fur sibs just love being able to lounge on a window sill and watch the world go by...especially when that world includes chipmunks and birds! Isaac doen't so much care about them, but he does love the smell of folks cooking outside, and alway goes to the window to take some deep sniffs. And by-the-by?? The boy is still runnin' around with his touchas hangin' out!!

Paige and Pedro have become the best-est of buds. Pedro likes to play kinda rough, and I can only take so much of that nonsense. Paige on the other hand? Well, mom should have called her Zena Princess Warrior or something like that...the girl is tough!! Me, I'll settle for a nice game of fetch with mom or dad. In fact, I think I'll start a game right now!

Ciao for now!!
Luv,
Tina

Holy Mouse-pies!

Meowsers! I'm a diary pick of the day! Thank you, thank you Catster for this wonderful honor! I am soooooo excited!!

I do have some catching up to do here...mom has been busy, busy, busy and has been hogging all of my computer time! She says that unless she gets all the computer time she needs, me and the fur sibs don't get food, toys, meds, or fancy drinking fountains. Since she put it that way, especially the FOOD part, well, I guess she can use the computer. And by the way...what's she talking about with this most cats drink water out of a regular bowl?? Mom sure does come up with some crazy stuff!

Anyway...Isaac is now running around without his pants on. He had his chest hair waxed about a month ago, and that was plenty enough flesh-baring from that old furt for me, but now this! I have no idea why mom hasn't made him put them back on. Matter of fact, I saw them both go into the bathroom together last night, close the door and when they came back out, Isaac was pants-less. So mom must have noticed this lack of modesty, but hasn't done anything about it! Golly! We have a juvenile in the house fer Pete's sake and the old coot's walkin' around al fresco!

Maybe mom was too focused on me to notice Isaac's public indecency. Last night mom said I felt too warm while I was busy licking her lips. Then later last night I started sneezing. Now mom's all worked up about me maybe having and EK/Feline HSV relapse. She made me use both kinds of my eye drops this morning and a double dose of my L-Lycine gel. Don't mind the gel part, but I could do without the drops. I was so happy to be down to just 2 times a weeks with that stuff! Oh well, mom says we have to do what we have to do to keep me healthy and sighted in both eyes. I agree and Iam a good girl about taking stuff to help me.

Well, mom says she has to have the computer back to finish a "brief" which I still don't quite understand....her bum is already covered...Isaac is the one clearly lacking briefs!!

Luv,
Fully clothed Tina

WHO is on cat-nip?????

Alright...that crazy old coot I live with is at it again!! He has now decided to start his own diary because, as he puts it, I am "spreading rumors in my cat-nip induced stupors." Ahem.....if anyone is on drugs around here it is CLEARLY Isaac!! The thing about him peeing on my tail? TRUTH!! Mom is my witness! Not only did she see it, but she had to help me clean myself up!! And, may I add....who in God's name bites human's butts WHILE they are using the toilet, unless they are IMPAIRED??? Talk about bizarre!

Frankly, I think he is just ticked off 'cuz he still hasn't found his make-up or boas that I hid after the pee-pee on the tail incident. But, if he would care to start a literary war, so be it!!! His pen pales in comparison to mine because, as all us girls know, girls rule in the war of words. He just THINKS he's a girl, that doesn't count. MMMOOOLLLLLL!!!!

Ciao for now!
Luv,
Tina

Back To My Old Self!

Greetings all! I am happy to report that I am over my wee lapse of sweetness! I have retained my Sweetest Cat on the Planet tiara and Isaac didn't rip up a single one of my Princess Points!

Pedro and I are having tons of fun playing with Paige now. She smells much better now... MAN did she stink like the vet for awhile! That scared me and made me hiss! I sure hope she didn't take it personally. Mom was a little worried, but the last 2 mornings I reassured her that I was back to my old self by licking her lips to wake her up! She loves that, and I just know she missed it over the last week! Actually, this morning Pedro and I double teamed her...I licked her lips and Pedro licked her hair... I know mom REALLY loves it when Pedro licks her hair! She must have been the happiest cat mom on the planet this morning. Hey, all in a days kitty work!

Ciao for Now!
Luv,
Tina

I'm Purratically Speechless!!

Holy catfish with aspic sauce!!! My humble Mews by Tina has been selected as Diary of the Day!! I don't know how this happens or who makes the decision, but whoever you are, a big thank you, happy loud purrs, and hearty headbutts!! My whisker pads are blushing bright rosy pink!!

This honor might just put me in such a good mood, that I will joyfully play with my new sister Paige. O.K, maybe not, but it's the thought that counts!

Luv-n-Purrs!
Tina

Well, maybe I will consider it...

The madness continues. Pedro is now zipping through the house with Paige and playing with her like they have been best buds forever or something! I love my dear littermate, but he's currently clearly got a screw loose.

Isaac could care less one way or the other. He even let Paige sniff his tail while he was using the litterbox, and didn't even try to relocate her ears for her. NOR did he PEE on her like he PEED on me last week!!!! Humph!

I'm feeling out-numbered here...maybe I'll just take one -tiny-little -sniff....
humm...not sooo bad...
I really DON'T want to lose my tiara and Isaac said if I don't stop hissing he'd tear up my Princess Points (whatever they are...something about To Wong Foo, Patrick Swayze and Julie Newmar, I'm confused). Paige is playing inside my favorite bag as I type...maybe-I'll-just-go-play-just-a-little....

Stay tuned!

Tina

No sir, I still don't like her!

My brothers Pedro and Isaac are traitors! Both of them are acting like this new girl Paige is no big deal. Pedro EVEN PLAYS WITH HER!!! The horror of it all!! Gentle reader, I'm telling you the girl still smells funny! Pedro smelled just like her a few weeks back when he had something done to his teeth. I hissed at him for four days.

Mom says I am going to lose my "Sweetest Cat on the Planet" tiara if I don't knock it off. I have no clue what she is talking about.

Later dudes and dudettes,
Tina

*stalks off to pout in the corner*

There's a new chick in our midst!!

O.K, yesterday was meowmy's day and I wanted to spend some quality time with my mom, right??! Well nooooooo! Mom brought home another cat! Of all the nerve! On top of just being in MY house, she stinks like the vet! Ewwww!! Mom asked where "sweet little Tina went." Oh please! Mom wouldn't be so sweet if some new chick moved in on HER space now would she? Humph! Brother Pedro doesn't see anything wrong with this situation and Isaac could care less one way or the other as long as the newbie doesn't play in his make-up.

I'm tellin' ya...this entire household has gone straight to the dogs!

Until next time,
Tina

Paige it is!!

Howdy all!

Our new girl finally has a name and it ISN"T Yappie!! Mom was thinking about Peaches, but wasn't sold on it. As you can see through my fur family, mom tends toward "human" names for her kitties. Mom mentioned the name Peaches to our uncle and he didn't like it either. He suggested, "something else that starts with a "P"....how about Paige?" Mom likes it! We cats like it! Well...Isaac is grumpy about the whole idea...but he will like it...eventually.

Speaking of Isaac...get this everyone...that old coot PEED on me yesterday!!! Can you believe that?? We were each in a litter box...they are side-by-side. He always aims toward the back of the box, so this is why I know he did it on purpose....he turned his butt toward me and then stood up so he could pee in my box!!! HE PEED ON MY TAIL!!! Then he jumped out right away and ran up the steps...LAUGHING!! OMC!! Mom saw the whole thing and had to help me out with my soiled tail! Honestly that boy has gone off the deep end! Had he not left so fast I would have popped him one in the head! I'm gonna go hide his make-up!

Luv,
Tina

Peaches??

Greetings ev-furry-body!

The Mews today is that "Yappie" went to the vet. She got her shots and was wormed. They didn't screen her for FIV because she is going back on Saturday to be spayed. They will do the blood testing then.

Yappie wailed like her little heart was broken all the way to the vet. Then she wanted to get out and run around once she got there! When the vet took her out of the carrier, he said "My, what an unusual color you are...you're peach!" So, we all think "Peaches" might be a better name than "Yappie" or "Fizz." Mom kinda thinks Peaches sounds like a "stripper" whatever that is. Any thoughts out there? Mom says she's gonna go to our uncles house this week and take some pictures of our girl...ya'll can take a peek soon!

Well, it's sunny and warm here in NE Ohio, so I'm gonna go sit on the window sill and take a nap. It's hard work reporting the Mews.

Ciao!
Luv,
Tina

Yappie

Hi all!

The Mews today is that the poor kitty that mom found dumped in the park is going to the vet tomorrow for shots and bloodwork. This kitty is quite a stitch from what I hear. Seems she is a non-stop talker! Our uncle is referring to her as "yappie." Oh my! Mom went to visit yesterday and sure enough, "yappie" talked the whole time. She also purrs at the same time...quite endearing in my opinion!

Mom thought it best to get the poor girl seen as soon as possible....our uncle might lose humor if we overstay our welcome! Mom volunteers at a shelter and is going to take poor "yappie" in with her when she goes this week. Goodness...we need a better name than "yappie" fur cryin' out loud! Any ideas anyone? This kitty will be adoptable once she gets a clean bill of health, so all you orangie lovers...stay tuned!!

Luv,
Tina

Entertaining Mom

Just when we thought we got mom past that leaky eye phase...there she goes again! Yesterday her, dad and our uncle went to collect our brother Cajen's belongings. That was more than enough to make mom sad all over again. But I have been doing my part, as always, to make mom smile. I played fetch with mom ALL morning! I selected my festive purple sparkley ball hoping that alone would cheer her up.
Mom was supposed to be working on her computer, but it didn't take much to get her to realize that playing fetch with me is MUCH more fun than writing "briefs" whatever those are....I thought briefs were something humans wore on their bums...oh well. Since we played all morning, I am sure I wore her out enough that she will sleep well tonight. All in a days kitty work!

Ciao for now,
Tina

Fizz???

Well, mom went to visit the new baby this morning. She is doing very well. Mom wants to call her "Fizz" because she is champagne and white. Dad says that's juvenile sounding. What does the 'Y' chromosome set know anyway...I purr--sonally think Fizz is a cute name! I understand that Fizz likes talk and she is quite busy. There appears to be some oriental/abyssibian blood in this young lady for sure! She is very sweet. The second you pick her up, she begins to purr! She is a happy girl! We love happy girls! Fizz is going to have to have some blood work done next week before we can meet her face-to-face. Actually it might be more like 30 days before we meet her, I am anxious to meet her...Isaac is still hissing. Whatever!!

C-U soon!!
Tina

Oh boy!

I think we might get a new sibling soon...mama's lost her mind again! She and dad went for their walk tonight and mom came home carrying a kitty! Mom put the kitty in a carrier and then made lots of phone calls. Of course I listened in. Seems that there is a group of feral kitties at the park where mom and dad go to walk. They stop to visit the kitties at the end of every walk. Tonight when they stopped, there was a poor pathetic kitty up in a tree wailing for all she was worth. Clearly she was not a feral and clearly she was scared to death. Mom was mad while she was talking on the phone, wondering how people can be so cruel and/or just plain dumb. Here is a beautiful champagne and white tabby kitty who is just sweet as can be and can't be more than 3 months old...just dumped off like garbage to fend for herself with a group of 15+ ferals. No wonder the poor girl was up a tree!! Well, it seems that dad climbed the tree to get her and she actually reached out for dad to save her. She got on his shoulder and sat there happy as a clam while he climbed back down. She let mom carry her all the way back to our house, about 3/4 of a mile, just purring all the way.

Well, after a few phone calls, mom got our uncle to agree to house our girl until she can be tested for all those bad diseases that could be passed on to us. Our uncle doesn't have any pets right now, so off in the carrier she went. I'm told the lil' girl just settled right in. Used the litter box a.s.a.p, had a drink, some dinner, and went to sleep. Poor baby. What a scary day she had. I sure hope we can make her days ahead better.

Stay tuned!
Luv,
Tina

A place for "tudy tabbies!

Hi all!

Pedro and I decided to get out and find out where the action is on Catster this week. Boy did we ever find a lively bunch! The sign on the door said "Tabbies with 'Tudes. We looked at each other and said, "sounds like us, so why not?" So we went inside. Boy! Everybody was so nice! We met Sagan and Margret and Anne and Tigger and Meshew and lots of others. We were so happy we stopped by! When we got home, some of the kitties we met had even purred us paw mail to say welcome, and some had even decorated our pages. How nice is that?? Pedro and I have decided we definately need to get out more often!

Ciao for now!
Tina

Looks like Pedro has recovered from his vet visit, and I have recovered from my momentary lapse of sweetness! I tell ya, he just stunk like that scary vet place! I couldn't help myself! Isaac didn't seem to care though, which is wierd, cuz everything bothers Isaac! Ah well, I think perhaps I lost my mind and he didn't because I was to the vet more times within my first year of life than Isaac has been in his 16 years of life!
Anyway...all is back to normal around here. Pedro has a new gel that he is supposed to put on his gums everyday to help fight the plaque and tarter problem he has. He's being a big wimp about it. That cry-baby has never had to take 3 medicines in one day like I had to!! Humph, boys aren't as tough as they think they are.

Till next time,
Tina

My brother Pedro had to go to the vet today. His teeth were in pretty bad shape, even though we aren't even 2 years old yet! The vet told him that some cats' gums have a stronger reaction to plaque and tarter. Poor Pedro is apparently one of those cats. Anyway, he's home and still a little bit tipsy. I feel really bad, but I can't go anywhere near him 'cuz he stinks like the vet! It even made me hiss! Me! Sweet-little-kind-to-everyone Tina!! I'm going to have to pull myself together here...I don't want my brother to think I don't love him anymore!
Poor Pedro.

Someone besides me gets to go to the vet!

Hello all! Boy! We finally had a beeeeeuuuutiful weekend here in North East Ohio. We love it when it's nice out 'cuz mom opens the windows and doors and me and my brothers get to sniff all the wonderful scents that come wafting in through the screens. Yep...it's been a good couple of days!

Pedro had to go to the vet last Tuesday. Mom noticed his breath was stinky (I could have told her that!) and when she took a look at his mouth, noticed his gums were red and swollen. Not good! Pedro and I won't even be 2 until June, so this is waaaayy too early for problems like this! I told him to take better care of his teeth! Well, anyway, he has to go in for a cleaning on Wednesday. Mom's wringing her hands about the whole thing 'cuz she doesn't like for us to have to have anesthetic. She says it's not good for us and kinda dangerous. I think it's because she's still tender over losing Cajen and doesn't want to lose one of us. Well, I don't want anything bad to happen to my brother either, but he's gotta have his teeth cleaned...I'm tired of wrestling with butt-breath boy! >^..^<

Isaac is doing pretty good for an Olde Furt (he says that's the name of some group he's in). He's a super picky eater, but the vet said he could have whatever appealed to him. Right now Authority catfish canned food appeals to him which is great 'cuz Pedro and I love it too AND it hasn't appeared on any recall lists! Very scary stuff!

Someone called tonight and tried to get mom to buy another horse. She said no, she's not quite ready. We sure don't mind that answer 'cuz she sure is home a lot more often. Isaac says she's always had horses since he's lived with her and that cats before him told him the same. Well, I guess when she's ready we'll have to share her again, but for now we're gonna hog her to ourselves.

Till next time!

Tina

Good things to report

Well, things are looking better around here since I last wrote. Mom seems to be doing a lot better with that leaky eye thing. Lots of her friends have come by with kind words and cards and pictures of our departed horse brother Cajen. Everybody who knew him seems to be as sad as mom. He was way too young to leave us. Mom says he was a character and didn't know he was a horse...he thought he was a people.

And.....I got good news this week!! I don't have to go back to the vet for my EK for a WHOLE YEAR!! Isn't that awesome?? My eye looks almost normal. I only have to do the eye drops 2 times a week now too. I am soooo darn happy!!!

Happy Easter Everyone!

Tina

Things are looking a 'lil better

Mom's down to just leaking from her eyes a couple times a day instead of like, I dunno, constantly? I think the man friend that hangs around here a lot is tryin' to keep mom busy with projects so she won't think so darn much. I don't know if mom knows that that is what he's up to, but it looks that way to me! They cleaned the WHOLE basement tonight (Pedro and I helped) and they put lots of stuff outside by the street. Well, whatever works to keep mom from bein' sad and doin' that leaky thing, I'm all for it.

Still trying to fix mom

Hummmmm...mom had to go back to work today. She said she didn't want to 'cuz she looked like she had been on a 4-day bender. Well, I don't know what a bender is, but mom's face sure does look funny. That seems to happen when she does that leaky eye thing. She keeps puttin' some kinda goo on her face and then sayin' bad words when it doesn't make her face look right again. Well duhh...I could tell her that she needs to quit that leakin' thing and then her face would look normal again!
*Sigh* She sure is sad about our brother Cajen. Isaac told me and Pedro that mom was like this when his brother Dexter went to the Rainbow Bridge and that she'd be o.k after some time. Gosh I hope he's right cuz I've decided that I don't like it when mom is sad!

What should I do for mom?

Gee....on Saturday the 24th, mom came home smellin' funny. Me and my brothers almost wore our noses out sniffing her all over. She was also leakin' a lot of water from her eyes....she does that when she's sad. She hugged us all and told us that our horse brother Cajen had gone to the Rainbow Bridge. We never saw him cuz we live inside, but we saw pictures and he was a very pretty horse n' he wasn't very old at all. We all understood why mom was sad and we have been doing our very best to make mom feel better since. Isaac is spending lots of time in her lap, I keep bringing her my shakie mice to throw so I can fetch and Pedro and I both are givin' mom lots of kisses right on the lips. We hope to have her back to her old self shortly.

Treats!

Goodness! I took a look at my page today and discovered that lots and lots of kind kitties and their staff have left me treats! Lots of treats! Oh yummy, yummy!!! Thank you !! Do I have to share with my brothers? Ooh! Gotta run, I think I just heard the can opener!