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My diary, by Mr D.

Meowwwww... THANK YOU EVERY FUR

Meow... thank you so much for voting for me. I'm in shock that I'm there in the finals. There were some pawsome photos. I kind of feel a little guilty too. As we can't win any prizes I hope we haven't taken that opportunity away from some other deserving kitty.

We have entered before in the last two years but never ever got into the finals. It was always fun just to show off our photos. So to have two in this years finals is such a shock.

So I just wanted to say a huge thank you and big whisker kisses from me purrs Mr D. I'm jumping around telling everyone here. I'm top I'm top, top of the family. Hee hee.

One thing I noticed for this year. There wasn't that much advertising and we didn't get cats entering that just joined Catster just to enter the competition then never post again. Also previous years we would have to be aware of fake cats (stolen photos). I noticed there wasn't really any of that this year. Which was great, BUT the numbers were down in the entries. The human almost managed to vote for every cat, I think there were almost 2900 entries. It was a bummer she had a lot of work and spent most of that time out of the country (unable to get to a catputer). We are just going to have to be a little more prepared for next year.

My family and I, would to take the opportunity to conCATulate all the finalist.

There were some amazing photos there and we have enjoyed looking over them all and voting. I would like to congratulate those that entered too. As you all had pawsome shots which all equalled precious memories. Each having a story to tell. We totally enjoyed looking over them all and reading all the stories. Laughing at many of the captions, they were precious and really added to the photos. That’s maybe why it took us days and days to get through the votes we did do.

I wish every the best and good luck to all the finalist.

Meow .... I just learnt something.

I just read an article on trying to stop cats spraying around the house.

In that article it had a list of things to have in your kits for when things like that happen.

If you are like us, occasionally the humans goes around on her hands and knees smelling the room (this is if she thinks she gets a hint of a pee smell)
Furmum Raza has been known to put her sent around the place especially at this time of the year (it's spring here and the Toms are roaming)

Anyway one of the things in the kit is........

A BLACK LIGHT

Well I never. The human said she should have known that, as she has seen it on TV a few times. Apparently the black light will show up urine (even old ones)

Well the humans off today to buy one, she said it may be handy just to have in the house. It'll save all those hours on the floor sniffing everywhere.
Or she follows us around to see if WE sniff any area, as we are pretty good at spotting things like that.
It doesn't happen that often, but it does happen at least once a year. Hee hee this year Raza got the humans trousers that were hanging on the door. Long story on that one, your have to see Sam's diary for that story. Hee hee.

Wow!!! the human has started packing for our holiday.

The human has started packing for our holiday. Mind you I wouldn't call it a holiday, I don't want to go anywhere.

Boy!!! the cattery is going to wonder what they got themselves in for.

The cages are out, mainly because we have all been going to the vet clinic a few times in the last month.

But there is now a list of things we get to take. Raza will get to take her favourite toy, the large cat tube. There are lots and lots of small toys especially Sam's favourite bunch. Hee hee, she has lots.

I don't really have any favourite toys. I have taken to a wooden cat house, so that will go with me. It's suppose to be big enough for 2 cats but the humans put a large bed in it and it just fits me purrrrfectly.

Sam has a soft cat house, and we all take turns on the deck chair with the boogie mat on it. So they will go with us too.

Balty has to have his heated bed (they have a plug in the cage to plug it in) and the humans would like our drinking fountain to go too, but they didn't seem to be too keen on that. We'll see paws crossed we get to have that too.

About Balty's bed they did say they will need to turn it off at night, but they will crank up the heating for him as we are in the heated area of the Cattery. We have a door in our cage with a cat door so we can go out to our own little wire enclosed deck, so we can still get fresh air.

The humans are trying to tell us we'll have fun ...... Hummm I don't think so..... who’s she kidding.

You should see the humans list...
The cat gym
maybe a wooden ramp (so Balty can at least get up to the first large wide shelf ( it runs the length to the cage))
5x cat beds (one each and one spare to rotate to)
2 cat houses
Maybe a small cat tree
Cat tube (probably the large one (we have 2))
small toys
Felliway diffuser
rescue remedy (the feline one)
the Catit drinking fountain
4 x Cats
cages
Food as they will all get Hills S/D and they will also get Canin urinary S/O so they have variety.
Maybe Marmite if Sam's not drinking enough.
Fresh catnip, maybe take a hanging plant for the outdoor enclosure. For fresh catnip.

How can we tell her she doesn’t need all of this stuff, she just needs to stay home and have another staycation. You wouldn’t believe it, I think the cattery stay will cost more than the humans trip itself.

BUT…. us cats do come first, and that’s the way it should be…... Us first.