Thanks to all of our friends!

Tigger mentioned in his diary that our Dad has found a part time gig to help pay our bills. What he forgot to do is to say Thanks to all of our friends who sent us donations Or Purrs while we were having a hard time. Some of you sent us larger donations of $ or food than we had any right to expect,& they all helped us immensely. While the Depression is by no means over,I just want to say that we would not have made it without our Catster friends & we will never forget you all. Thank you seems mean & inadequate for the gratitude we feel. But Thank you.

We're #3 on the whole site!!!

You guys,& our Facebook friends too,have done it! Our donation widget is #3 on the widget website with 97 views!! #3 out of all of them! Thanks & concats for achieving this!!!

Boxing Day?

I have heard that in some places,the day after Xmas is called Boxing Day. Not sure why,but I was sitting on the end table in the living room,minding my own business when one of those little orange ruffians(Red,I think)came flying up onto the table,face to face with me! He realized his mistake,& pulled back a bit before fleeing from my upraised About-To-Become-Smacky paw! Boxing Day? I'll Box their little ears for them if they don't mind their P's & Q's around me!

UPDATE: MERE MINUTES LATER----

It IS Boxing Day! Fred made the same mistake Red did,but I was able to smack him TWICE upside his head before he ran away! BWA-HA-HA-HA-HA!!! I Boxed 'im GOOD!!!

"A Catsmas Carol" is ready!

OK,this is a test to see if I can link it to my diary. If it works,please watch it & let me know if there are any bugs. It flips thru kind of fast,but if you hover the cursor over the box,it should reveal a pause button. I now present my new production of "A Catsmas Carol".

Bad Cali & Good Cali!

I was DDP today & a couple of days ago,too,& I never thanked everyone for their rosettes & messages! That was Bad Cali. Well,that & not putting up with those kitten's nonsense. But I have been tolerating those wretched kittens,sleeping in the bed with Dad & them. It's been chilly the past few nights,& I figured out that with the body heat from Dad & all those other cats,I can stay toasty warm! That was Good Cali! So maybe Sandy Claws will bring me something for Xmas despite his calling me "naughty" in that video. And how do I know that IS the real Sandy Claws? He's already gotten on Tigger's bad side with that "World Domination Kit" gibberish. You DON'T want none of Cali,Fat Boy! Believe Dat!

But I am trying to be good. So thanks to everyone for their gifts & messages!

Video from Sandy Claws!

We found this site in Samoa's diary,so we tried it out! Here's my video from Sandy Claws! click here

New production!

I'm working on a new production of my annual Xmas play,"A Catsmas Carol". This time it's in a Photobucket slideshow format! I'm hoping that I can link to it in my diary. This will be the third year for my little play here on Catster,& I'm hoping it will be the best ever! I may even add a couple of parts for a couple of those wretched kittens...maybe. "Agent Orange"....Phhhttt!!!!

Dinnertime...in easy steps!

1. Remove half can of cat food(unless a new can is required) from refrigerator,at least 1 hour before dinnertime.

2. Dump 2 scoops of dry food into empty margarine tub,add warm water,cover with lid to keep kittens out while it hydrates.)

3. Shoo kitten from counter.

4. When dry food is hydrated,add to it the half can(or scoop out half of new can) of cat food & 1 small can;mix well. Add mackeral or any other extra treat,mix.

5. Shoo kitten out of food.

6. Take the margarine tub outside & fill the bowls of Bent Ear & Onyx. Their table manners tend to be better than those of the kittens.

7. Fill kitten's bowls with the remaining mixture(or as we affectionately call it,"slop").

8. Shoo kitten out of kitten's bowls.

9. Fill Tigger,Cali,Sobe & Mouse's bowls with 1/2 a can of food each.

10. Shoo kitten out of Grown-up's bowls.

11. Load kitten's bowls onto cafeteria style tray($1.49 at Chef's Warehouse;one of the best investments ever) & carry them,waiter style,into the bedroom. Dole out the food,trying to keep it at 1 kitten per bowl.

12. Bring Mouse's bowl into bedroom,offer it to her. She likely won't eat it,instead,the kitten whose bowl she has invaded will probably go for her bowl.

13. As fast as you possibly can,give Tigger,Cali & Sobe their food. This is to avoid opportunistic kittens who think they'll get a better deal by pirating from the grown-up's bowls. Sobe allows it,as he doesn't usually eat all of his wet food anyway,but Tigger will not,under any circumstances,allow food to leave his bowl excepting that it is immediately transferred down his gullet. Cali is sometimes lax in guarding her bowl.

14. Carry kitten away from Uncle Sobe's bowl back into the bedroom to his bowl. There's always at least one.

15. Wash margarine tub while keeping an eye out for marauding kittens. Oh,& the possum under the trailer probably wants some food,too.

16. Wasn't that easy? Now you have to fix YOUR dinner........

Mackeral is the answer!

Cali here again! I feel better,I even was "frisky" yesterday! I don't do "frisky"! That wretched Sobe Cat took it as a sign that I wanted to play,though. I did not,not with him anyway. So I ran away from him.

My refusal to take my medicine has paid off! Last night,instead of medicine,I got Mackeral water! Just me,no one else! I win!

Dad here. I remembered that I had a can of Jack Mackeral in the pantry,so I mixed Cali's medicine in with a few spoonfuls of the water from the can. Cali likes nothing better than stinky fish water. The mackeral water was stinky enough that she never knew the difference. Cali takes her medicine voluntarily now! I win!

Medicine Madness!

Cali took her medicine fairly well the first time,but last night & this morning have been a nightmare. Last night I got a scratch that bled profusely & barely got the pill down her. Then later last night I heard a cat argument in the living room,& saw Sobe puffed up & an orange kitten puffed beyond recognition as if he'd seen the most horrifying thing ever. Cali was under the coffee table. I assume it was Cali & Sobe fighting. Peace was restored,& we all went to bed. I had Sobe,Tigger,Mo,Mouse,& all 3 Amigos in bed with me. It was kind of chilly,so I guess they were looking for a warm place to sleep.

I awoke with only Sobe & an orangie still with me. In no time,it seemed,it was time for Cali's meds. She threw another fit,screaming as if she were being skinned. I got a towel & tried to make a "purrito',when I felt something at my feet. It was Mouse,puffed up & making feeble attacks at my feet! She jumped up & tried to bite Cali in the butt! All of Cali's histrionics must have set something off in the usually mild-mannered Mouse!

The meds(what I could get in her)are given,Sobe,Mouse & the kittens are playing,& Cali is sulking on the bookcase. I haven't seen any little drops of urine,& I haven't seen her crouching trying to pee unsuccessfully,so I think she's getting better. She certainly feels well enough to throw hissy fits at medicine time.