Caturday Saturday & National Squirrel Appreciation Day & We Gots an Awardie, too!

We appurrciate Squirrels every day, but some human designated January 21st as National Squirrel Appreciation Day!

So to recognize how much we like Squirrels, here's a few pix of Squirrels who we have admired from afar, hahameow!

And we are happurry to announce that one of our 'baddest' cat friends gave us an Award last week! We got the LIEF award from Nellie, The Cat from Hell (we don't think she is as bad as the name of her blog leads one to believe!)

Lief means Sweet in Dutch and Nellie says we are sweet and she loves visiting our blog! We is sweet, most of the time...Ask Teri, and she will say we sure add sweetness to her life!

In accepting this tasty Sweet Award, we are supposed to pass this award on to three blogs that we find Sweetie's, too! We thought and thought and it was hard to narrow the choices to only three...but here's our picks!

The Poupounette

CATachresis

Miss Peach's Cozy Cottage

We hope that if you don't already know these sweet kitties, that you will visit their blogs and we think you will think they are just as sweet as we do!

Oh, and don't forget to Blog Hop today and share the love!

The Pet Bloggers Pet Blog Hop is co-hosted by Two Little Cavaliers, Life with Dogs, and Confessions of the Plume. Blog Hops help us meet other pet bloggers and are the best way to easily connect with blogs you might have never found otherwise! We used to find new blogs by visiting commenters or checking out others blogrolls, but that was not as 'efficient' as Hopping!

Of course, there are rules to follow...you can read all about the rules Baby Patches blog, since she's one of the hosts of the Saturday Blog Hop. 

Fashion Friday & a Coco Update!

We missed posting last 'Fashion Friday' and boy, did people notice! We had furrends emailing us asking if Coco was doing ok cuz they thought maybe things weren't so good since we missed our weekly post!

Coco is recovering from her Patellar Luxation surgery fantastically! While she has a little 'cabin fever', she continues to be a good patient and enduring her confinement without a hiss or a swat!

She got her stitches out last Tuesday and her incision looks great. Once her fur grows in,  you won't even be able to see her scar... she is happurry about that as she wouldn't want that to cramp her fashion style!

Her next appointment with the surgeon will be on February 3rd, and she's Teri's already picking out an outfit for Coco to wear. One of the staff at VOMC said maybe she should wear something with a Valentine's Day look to it.

So Teri dug through the cat's closet Rough Tote storage box and picked out this cute frock! What do you think? Pink, Hearts and Ruffles! Purrfect!

As you can see, these photos are taken in the bathroom cuz Coco isn't supposed to be walking around except in the tent, so Teri had to make sure she didn't run off during the photo session!

Coco was kinda walkin' funny in her frock, so here's a lil' 'nekkid' video to show you how well she is using her left hind leg since her surgery on 1-3-12...

Not-So-Wordless Wednesday--Late Edition...

We stayed off the computer today from 8am - 8pm in support of No SOPA! Well, it really wasn't that hard cuz Teri was at work and the MacBook was turned off, hahameow! And we were nappin, of course!


So here it is 10pm and before we followed Teri up to 'her' bed, we wanted to tell you that she is going to be on BlogTalk Radio tomorrow! 


Yep, last week Teri was letting us visit a few furrends and we read on The Conscious Cat that anyone could have a reading from an Animal Communicator, Dr Monica Diedrich.


Dr Diedrich is going to be on Sandy Robins radio show, Pawsitively Pets, and people were been invited to call in and as questions about their pets, living or dearly departed. 


Sandy Robins is a pet lifestyle expert, a contributor at MSNBC.com and TodayShow.com, author, and columnist on several pet-centric websites and magazines. We had never listened to her show before, but you can be sure we will have to tune in tomorrow and watch for future shows that interest us!

Dr. Monica Dietrich has been featured on many radio and television shows connecting animals and their humans, through these psychic interactions. We had not heard of her before, but she has written many books and Teri said she will have to visit her website and learn more about her, too! 


Maybe that Doctor Lady will be able to tell Teri how to understand us better and that would help us get more lap time, more treats and more laser light shows...do ya think? 


Teri is intrigued, especially after being at BlogPaws and talking with some attendees who had sessions with Sonya Fitzpatrick and came away with knowledge about their pets that they didn't know how to 'see' before. 


She knows since our Dad died, that her heart has kinda been closed up and she'd like to know how to help us help her...we know we do!

Sandy asked what questions she would like Dr Diedrich to address to us. Teri said she would like to know what her 'heart cat' Bo would say about his life with her and what he advice he would give her about us...how to keep us happy and then we can keep her happy, too.

Teri said she would truly love to be able to be at home, sitting on her bed where she kissed Bo goodbye, but she will be at work, so she can't do that. So she will bring a photo of him, his urn and his favorite bed to work with her and try to find a quiet place where she can focus on him.

We've only listened to a couple of talk shows on BlogTalk Radio, from Pets Teach Us So Much and we wish we had more time to tune in to shows like that! 


But, if any of our followers want to check out Sandy Robin's show tomorrow, Dr Diedrich will be doing live interviews between 1 - 2pm EST. Here's the link to get there:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pawspets

Mancat Monday--Disco's Diet

You might have noticed we skipped, missed, ran out of time...to do a Disco Diet post last Monday. It really isn't because we are embarrassed that well, the diet is heading in the ummm, wrong direction...

Here's the weigh-in photo from last week... 15# 6 ounces

and the weigh-in for today... 15# 9 ounces

Teri is trying to be positive and stick with this new food, Young Again, and follow the company's recommendations and feed it free choice. For the first month she fed it, she was actually giving Disco some Hill's t/d as a treat (5-10 kibbles a day) and letting him have a kibble or two of TomTom's food but she stopped doing that about 2 weeks ago and had hoped for some ounces to drop...Sigh.

This is what it says on Young Again's website about Obesity in cats and feeding their 50/22 food:

The beauty of Young Again Cat Food is that you can offer your feline this pelleted food in a bowl and just leave it out for her to eat free choice. Within two weeks of consuming Young Again, your cat will naturally adjust the amount of food that she needs to fuel her metabolism. Since proteins are digested more slowly, she won't be hungry all the time, as she would if she was consuming a carbohydrate-laden diet. So, she will gradually adjust the volume of Young Again that she wants and needs to approximately one tablespoon per day for every 5 pounds of healthy body weight. An eight pound bag of Young Again Cat Food will last the average 8 pound cat about 100-120 days depending on activity level and weather you supply treats. Of course, provide her with fresh, clean water at all times.

On Young Again Cat Food, your cat will begin losing excess body fat, and will in turn, begin developing better muscling..., as well as a softer, more kitten-like coat. She will have more energy and this will also help her lose excess body fat. Cats that were couch-potatoes will begin playing, exploring and even jumping and climbing! Shy cats may become more outgoing and friendly. And an added benefit will be found in the kitty-litter box, with smaller, more compact fecal components, due to the high-digestibility of the food. Young Again guarantees these results in as little as 8 weeks.

Disco does look more slender in the second photo, but it's just his positioning we think...cuz he's the outtake photo taken at the same time...

At his heaviest, Disco weighed 16# and Teri doesn't want him to get there again...so she will stick with this for a couple more weeks and make a decision then. Young Again does make a zero carb food and she may try that...but right now, she's kinda frustrated. 

Disco does seem happy and content and not begging for food like he was when she was feeding him the other kibble as a treat, and that's good...but she keeps remembering that Disco weighed 11# at his 'show' weight and she would really like him to get down to 12# to consider his 'diet' a success!

And just for the ladycats out there who purr every time they see Disco...Here's a smoochable photo!

Blog the Change for Animals 1/15/12

While it is easy to become overwhelmed at the sheer number of animals in need out there...don't let that stall you with indecision and hesitation. Just remember theses words... 

'Saving one animal may not change the world, but for that one animal the world will change forever'.

Teri knows in her job as a vet tech, that she helps kitties every day...

But then she forgets to do the easy task of clicking on Free Kibble and The Animal Rescue sites every day, and that is something so simple, free and easy to do...

She donates a few green papers to organizations that help animals, but then doesn't write letters to elected officials when an animal related cause needs help...

And she had hoped to be ready to be a foster home for Cornish Rex Rescue by now, too...and because we aren't sure if we can stay in our house without finding a room mate to help with expenses...that is on hold right now, too.

And our followers heard us tell about Cinnabar and Clement, how we are trying to make a difference in their lives, too. After all, Teri brought them into this world and they are her offspring as much as they are the momcats, as far as her love and connection for them.

You will be happy to know that Cinnabar went off to his new home yesterday, with a young man who knows and loves Cornish Rex, as his sister has one. He knew all the right questions to ask and had a lot of knowledge about the special care that they need. Cinni will be an only cat and will get lots of one-on-one attention. And Cinnibar had perfect litter box habits for the 2 weeks he was in foster care, so we hope he will continue to be a happy and well-adjusted kitty in his hew furever home!

And Clement...well, he has been here with us for a week now and is doing great, too! He seems calm and relaxed and not stressed by being isolated or caged. He is being neat and tidy, too (oh, except at first he knocked over the food bowls and paddled around in the water bowl til Teri put heavier ones in with him).

He is using the litter box 100%, too and had a 'spa day' yesterday and was good about that (other than yelling his head off--he was easy to bathe and clean ears and toes on). So we are thinking of those words and 'helping one animal' and are so grateful that we can help Clement and that Purebred Specialty Cat Rescue could help us with Cinnabar, too!

If you can't foster or rescue, there are things that you can do that will help 'widen the net' of people out there, not just dedicated pet bloggers and advocates, but that friend or relative you send a birthday card to, or a Christmas card or even... a Mother's Day card.

Did you know Alley Cat Allies has e-cards for most of the holidays and for as little as a $5 donation, you can send an e-card that will spread love AND education about feral cats, TNR. Here's a couple of links to their e-cards and their very informative and educational website:


Become an Ally / Spread the Word / Send an eCard 


Share an eCard Hug with Your Mom this Mother's Day!


So, on this first Blog the Change Day of 2012, we are glad to be helping make a difference...even a little one.

Wordless Whisker Hump Wednesday

Gotta catch those winter rays when you can! This is Helix, who is one of our extended family and he lives in Washington state, who is tanning his 'humps', hahameow!

Oh, and some more gratuitous Whisker Humps...for you know who! Smooches ♥