Oscar and friends

Why do Beans like baths?

2010-07-28T09:02:00.002+10:00

I don't understand why beans like baths!

My little bean (who is growing into a big bean very quickly), loves to have a bath.

I don't like him having a bath and i get very upset when he does - I pace along the edge, watching carefully, and making sure he is okay.

Although I don't know what i would do if he needed me to help him - that would mean touching that water.

What do you furry folk think? Am i brave being on the edge of the bath?

oh my tail looks nice in this picture - very fluffy!

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2010-04-15T08:44:00.000+10:00

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New friends

2009-11-20T22:30:00.002+11:00

There are new friends in the blogsphere!

I know this is a woofer, but she is the cutest woofer ever! Yes - Ever! (ok - ONE of the cutest!)

Her Name is Ebony and she really needs your help to make her feel welcome.

Please go say Hello to her - http://ebonylicious-ebonygirl.blogspot.com

Yay New friends!

I am good and so is all my family. It is hot here though - summer is just starting and it is so hot it is at melting point already. Our poor old dog Maddison is suffering already but Mummy and Daddy are making sure she is okay, has plenty of water, shade, cuddles and that her long hair isn't too hot for her.

Molly's afternoon nap

2009-07-05T00:57:00.002+10:00

Hi - Molly here - just using Oscar's blog cause he never seems to have much time to post.

I wanted to tell you about the other day. I was having a little nap, well a cat nap actually and Mum was taking pictures and well..... look at what happened!

There i was totally enjoying my nap.

I relaxed and got comfortable.

Then suddenly the little human bean of the house came over and decided to sit next to me

I hijacked it out of there quick smart. Although the little bean is gentle with me I was not in the mood for his cuddles.
He told Mum that he missed me and was sad I wouldn't go sit with him.

But I think most kitties would do exactly the same thing, if they were in my paws.

it's cold in them there hills

2009-05-01T09:12:00.002+10:00

Hi ev-fur-y-one. It is sure cold here at the moment. I think i like this weather though. I get to snuggle with mum and dad more (and the little man) and it is sure better than the bushfires that ravaged most of the land down here recently. The road to recovery for them is very slow unfortunately.

We didn't get any fires here but we were able to see them from our house which is too close for my comfort. Mum didn't let me go outside for like 2 weeks because she said she didn't want me breathing in the smokey air and she wanted to know where i was at all times. She is such a worry wart!

My uncle and Aunty were right in the middle of the bad fires mum said. And they were very kind. The run the doggy boarding kennels so had 6 of their own dogs plus a few boarders in when the fires first hit and they took them all into their house and refused to evacuate (they would not have been allowed to take all the animals if they had) and they defended their property successfully. They then took in a friend who breeds kitties and she had 55 cats with her and she had refused to leave her kitties behind and evacuate too, so they went and got all 55 kitties and brought them all back to their place (with their friend too of course), and together they defended the property and made sure all the animals were safe.

Their friend's house didn't burn down but was not safe to live in with smoke and water damage, so she and the kitties stayed with them for a couple of months until her house was okay and now they are all back home. It is lovely to know how much she loved her kitties that she wouldn't leave them not even when her own life was in danger. And i gave my aunty lots of headbutts for taken them all into their own home too. That's a lot of love all round.

Still - not every kitty or puppy or udder animal was safe in the fires and lots lost their lives. Others are still trying to get over their injuries. It is very sad.

Mummy is knitting blanket squares to go into making blankets for people who have lost so much. She said it is one way in which we can help. i helped by playing with the wool as she was knitting. You know, just making sure there were no knots in it or anything. I is a big help mummy says.

me and my boy

2009-01-19T16:31:00.002+11:00

The boy is almost 18 months old now and we are getting on a treat.

He shares Daddy with me: And we run and play together:

and if he really annoys me i just scratch him and he runs off to mumma like a little baby! hehe I can be soooo cruel sometimes.

Holidays in Oz

2008-12-25T01:26:00.004+11:00

Meowwwy Christmas everykitty, may snacky bits fall from the sky and may your water bowl always be fresh and just the right temperature. Hope Santakitty comes to you all.

Aren't the graphics great? Maggy and Zoey's Mum from Zoolatry did these for the kitties in Australia - and we love them very much. Thank you Ann.

Here is a group shot of us all.

All the kitties in this group shot are:

Top: Huffle Mawson, Vampy Vic, Mushka, Fui, Suey
Middle: Gypsy, Bangles, Bombay, Charlotte, Diamond
Bottom: Pablo, ME!, Trixie, Pyewacket, Tigger, Momo

Please visit them and wish them a Meowwwy Christmas too.

See if you help you get rewarded!

2008-07-20T11:14:00.002+10:00

The other day mum was having heaps of trouble sorting out Dad's socks. You see all his socks are pretty much the same color but different enough that you still have to take a lot of time trying to match pairs. Guess beans are lucky they only have 2 legs and not 4, and us kitties are very lucky we hardly ever have to worry about wearing socks.

Anywho, I offered my services to help Mum pair up Dad's socks. See how helpful I was?

So when we had finished Mum rewarded me by getting all my fuzzy mice out from under the couch in the loungeroom where I was hiding them (okay - in reality I LOST them under the couch, but don't tell anyone I said that).

It made me one happy little kitty - ohhhhh yeaahhhh!

Drinking from the tap

2008-07-09T19:42:00.002+10:00

When I am really really lucky, my Mum turns the kitchen tap on for me - it is one of my favorite things! She turns it just on a little tiny bit, and i get to drink from the tap - cool, fresh , running water - nothing is nicer.

Here are some pics of me drinking from the kitchen tap:

And that makes a kitty very happy indeed!

(why does Mum say that my tail could be used as a duster?)

Wordless Wednesday

2008-04-09T08:40:00.003+10:00

Is there nowhere I can go to get some peace?

2008-04-07T10:56:00.002+10:00

Even here I got sprung:

I will have to find somewhere else now.

Play time

2008-04-02T09:35:00.003+11:00

Man - this kid is fun! Since I have gotten over my fear of him grabbing my fur (cause Mum and Dad are there all the time and instantly make him release if he does grab me), I have started getting much closer to the little bean. We play all the time.

We sit on the bed when Dad is trying to sleep and the bean even plays fetch with me, which i love). I bring him my favorite toy (crabby seen here in beans hands), and he throws it for me. I fetch it and bring it back, dropping it in front of him again. We did that about 15 times yesterday. He doesn't get bored of it like Mum and Dad do.

And I have finally gotten used to sharing him when cuddling Dad. Sharing is good. Except he does tend to try to push me out of the way.

So all is good in the land of Oscar. I have cuddles from Mum and Dad all the time and now the bean plays with me when they don't. Which is good cause it is yucky outside - windy and rainy. It kinds scares me so I prefer to stay inside on days like these.

Happy Belated Easter

2008-03-31T15:34:00.002+11:00

Finally a post - after being totally offline for yet another month (well almost), my Mum ditched the ADSL connection we had that was always flakey and got a cable internet connection. It is so much better and finally Mum can post the photos she has of me to post. (and I don't feel so isolated either!)

We had a nice easter and I even posed for Easter Pics with the baby boy:

Then Mum said that with my ears up like that I look like one of the bunnies so I made her take the picture again:

I is not a BUNNY!

I got in trouble last night when I tried to bite the baby boy. He was grabbing my fur at the time. Mum and Dad understood but they told me off all the same. Later they cuddled me and told me that they promise to teach him to respect my space, and to pat me nicely like they do.

Molly is good - she has been naughty and stays outside each day much longer than Mum would like. I come in as soon as Mum calls, but Molly stands at the door deciding whether to come in and will turn away again about 5 times before she finally comes in - it is so irritating! All up we are outside less than an hour a day though - there is something about the creature comforts of inside the house, especially when it is raining (yes Rain here in Australia - yay. Although the permanent water restrictions are here to stay by the sound of it.).

ok better go - got more pics to post again soon, but Mum said she needed the computer.

p.s. Mum has updated her recipe website too - you can find it HERE if you are interested (note - doggy dinners in there, but no cat treats. If you know of any cat treats she can cook - please let her know (for my sake! hehe).)

It's MY blog!

2008-03-01T08:12:00.002+11:00

I can't believe Molly posted on my blog. How rude! She could have her own blog, but no - she had to go post on mine. I mean, that cat is crazy. Just check out this picture I took of her when she was rolling around on the floor in the sun like a cat possessed! That is one crazy cat. You can see the crazy in her eyes. Mum- please don't let her near my blog again.

I have been having lots of fun. Here I am playing with my doggie sister "Maddison". She is a pretty good woofer I have to say.

I like to have my beautiful fur brushed every day - it just feels so good on my skin. Noice!

Speaking of brushes - here comes Mum with my brush now. See you all later!

I'm back baby!

2008-02-26T19:52:00.003+11:00

Mum says I have been really really good. My embarrassing little problem has pretty much stopped. After months and months of me doing this my folks finally wised up that it was just that I was feeling a little neglected. So after being checked out and getting the all clear from the Vet they started paying me more attention. Molly and I get to go outside for a brief run every morning, and Mum bought me a new brush and i get lots of brushes every day now. When the baby comes into our bed to see Dad every morning, I go too now, and we all cuddle together. The baby sometimes pulls my fur but Mum and Dad are very quick to gently remove his hand and they praise me for not scratching or biting the bub.

So all is pretty good.

To celebrate Mum said I could post a video of myself. So here I am, pretending to be a stuffed toy. I think i do pretty well - what do you think? (seems I can't do anything by myself - right at the end you can hear the bub gurgling away!)

My turn to blog for a bit.

2008-02-15T14:43:00.004+11:00

Since Oscar is in disgrace for what he has been doing, Mum said he has been banned for blogging for a few days. So - she said I could blog on his blog. Ha Ha suffer Oscar.

For those of you who haven't seen me much, I am Molly, a dark torti. I am Oscar's older sister. I turned 8 at the end of last year.

Mum and Dad have been teaching the baby bean how to pat us gently, as he has recently become very interested in us. They have been showing him how to pat us with an open hand. I think it is going well. Yesterday he did exactly as they showed him and he pat me very gently.

We were both happy with the result - well for about a minute until he grabbed my fur. I cried and Dad gently removed his hand and gave me a tickle behind my ears, where I really like it, but I had had enough, and I walked away and had a sleep on the bed instead.

Oscar is doing better. The Vet said it is probably a result of us bringing the new baby bean home that he is humping things (and people). So Mum has been giving him an extra brush every morning, Dad has been making sure he pays more attention to Oscar than he was and Mum has let both of us go outside every day for a short amount of time. So in the end we are both much happier.

And the best news is that the humping has reduced dramatically since they started paying him more attention. I think we are all happy about that!

Well I am off to go sit on the couch with my back to everyone - they are not worthy of my gaze.

Purrs and headbutts,

Molly

an embarrassing problem

2008-02-10T23:12:00.001+11:00

Hi - Molly here hijacking Oscar's blog.

We have a little bit of an embarrassing problem at the moment. It's Oscar - Since Mum got pregnant with the baby bean he has been ummmm "humping" Mum and Dad. They thought it was some reaction to Mum's pregnancy hormones but the baby bean is 6 months old now and it is still happening.

Every night Mum is woken up by Oscar being on top of the doona humping her leg. She goes to push him off and he growls at her. He bites the doona and it is quite an effort to get him off. Even then, most of the time he comes straight back to try again. Mum is really sick of it. He does it to Dad too but mostly to Mum.

Oscar has been desexed since he was a kitten - he is 3 now. Do you think it might be a hormonal imbalance? He doesn't do it to me but then I never let him get close enough to try.

It appears to be getting worse. I think he might have to go to the V-E-T.

Has anyone ever heard of a kitty with a humping problem?

Hi guys!

2008-02-09T16:41:00.001+11:00

Our internet connection is still being flaky but Mum is doing her best to get it fixed.

I have not been slacking though - the baby and I have been getting "up close and personal" and I have been teaching him how to just hang out on the bed during the day.

Early every morning I have had the job of jumping on Dad and waking him up so he can go to work.

and Mum snapped a picture of these birdies from our back door - you might have to click on the picture to get a closer look at them - aren't they pwetty! She wouldn't let me get close to them though - meany.

better go while I can still post this. Hopefully catch you all soon.

offline

2008-01-25T20:08:00.000+11:00

Just a brief one - I am at my Dad's shop at the moment getting some brief internet time. Just wanted you all to know we have no internet at home at the moment. It died on Tuesday and hasn't been seen again since. Various phone calls to our ISP and our Telephone service provider have progressed our issue somewhat. Even with no phone plugged in at all (we have four phone connections in our house), and without cable tv connected to the line the modem only justs gets a connection and that is really week. So - I am now waiting for our telephone service provider to contact me to let me know when they are going to be coming out to visit.

Our latest theory is that possums have once again chewed the physical cable between the street and the house thus rendering our connection next to useless.

To make life even more fun - I have also received calls from people snail mailing me to let me know their mail is being returned stating "no such address" even though the address is absolutely perfect. We are also receiving mail for a house 2 streets away with a similar street name (sure they are as impressed as we were). So had to call Aussie post to see if we could sort that out too.

is there a conspiracy?

We are all well. Mum has pictures to post when she has connection again.

Catch you all soon - I hope (before I go insane from not having online contact).

Merry Cwistmas!

2007-12-26T10:09:00.001+11:00

Merry Cwistmas to all the furries and fluffies (and all the beans great and small too).

We have been good but Mum has been too busy with the baby bean to post much for us. She and the bean have been at the shop every day before Cwistmas helping Daddy out with all the customers buying things for pressies. They love that so many beans want to buy nice pressies for their fluffies and furries. There sure is a lot of love out there.

We got nice pressies too - lots of nice treats and toys. We is sure spoilt.

Mum and Dad got a new doona too - (cause Molly got upset that Mum and Dad went out for 2 whole days in a row and she pooped on the bed causing Mum to have to send the doona away for dry cleaning and to get a new one as a spare). We love the new doona - it is sooo soft, and has a silky cover. It is just the best for snuggling in. Mum also bought a new doona cover and it has two colors, mint green and chocolate brown. I like laying in the chocolate brown section only. Molly likes laying in the mint green section only. We think both colors show off our beautiful coats. Don't you?

I have been a really good big brudda, and have been looking after the baby bean heaps. I guard him when he is sleeping and I don't let anyone go anywhere near him. Here I is guarding him.

The baby bean has had a lovely Cwistmas too. His first Cwistmas! He is now 4.5 months old and doing great. He is very vocal and has started rolling over. Yesterday he grabbed my tail but let it go again so that was okay. Mum and Dad are showing him that you pat me with an open hand, and pat really gently so as not to hurt my beautiful coat. I hope he learns quick.

I hope you are all having a good Cwistmas too!

Happy Kitties

2007-11-04T10:39:00.000+11:00

Molly: It is sooo nice that Mum is home more with us almost all the time - it means she can give us lots of cuddles. I am still not sure about the baby bean though. He is kinda cute but sure is noisy at times. The other day I escaped from the house for a whole hour after being an inside cat for the last 6 months. I just had to get out. I was good though and came back in so Mum didn't worry too much. She gave me lots of cuddles when I came back in though and told me what good girl I was.

Oscar: Yeah Molly I know what you mean. When Mum is feeding the baby bean, I try to also get on her lap for a cuddle - even it if is 4am. When Dad comes home each day, I try to beat the bean in getting a cuddle. If i don't beat him, I claw Daddy's bum asking for attention - he hollars when I do that but he sure puts the bean down quick and picks me up. So in the end it is worth it and I get exactly what I want. As it should be.

Shhh - I is hiding out.

2007-10-21T19:07:00.000+10:00

I'm Hiding.Baby beans sure is noisy

Pffttt (i is poking my tongue out at Mum)

I gots a blog award!

2007-10-20T17:50:00.000+10:00

The Kitties over at Kitty Limericks gives us a blog award - how cool! Thank you soooo much.

I would like to pass this award onto my friends at And then there were four. I hope you enjoy your award. Please - no long acceptance speeches - it is almost time for my nap.

Is it just me?

2007-10-14T13:41:00.001+10:00

Or is this chair getting smaller?

Fish? What fish?

2007-10-14T13:32:00.000+10:00

Hi everyone,

My little brudda has been growing heaps although he is still little. He is 9 weeks old now and i thought he would finally be leaving us to go to a new home by now so I could get some peace, but Mum told me he isn't going anywhere - that he is going to stay - What the? I had to leave my Mum and I was only 6 weeks old at the time. I suppose he is okay, but he sure can be loud sometimes, and I get a little jealous when Mum and Dad spend heaps of time with him and not with me. But both Mum and Dad do their best to spend as much time as they can with me and I get lots of cuddles and brushes and yummy treats too. Mum bought me some yummy dried fishies the other day and Molly and I love them ('cept she only gives us 2 a day each).

Dad brought these boxes home from the shop and I got all excited 'cept when I got inside them I realised the sticker on the outside is very misleading - I can't find no fish in these boxes. Dad tells me he left them at the shop - Cruel isn't he.

Mum and Dad (and my little brudda) went to a pet retailers expo recently. I was a bit peeved that the baby got to go but I had to stay home but they brought me and Molly home some cool samples - yummy treats, food and a new kinda litter made out of wheat. So we forgave them. This time anyway!

Me and my little Brudda!

2007-09-09T17:12:00.001+10:00

Finally a picture of me with my little brudda Alex. I guess he is okay. I mean, the little fella is starting to grow on me. He is three weeks old in this picture . He smells pretty good too - almost not at good as catnip.

Everyone is doing really well. Dad says my nose is a little put out because when Dad comes home now he wants to hold Alex before I get a cuddle (although I looked in the mirror and my nose looks to be in the same place as always - Dad is strange.).

Molly seems to like Alex a lot - she headbutts him when he is being fed. He seems to take no notice of Molly at all, but I have seen him looking at me - but of course that must be because I am soooooo handsome. Nobody, even him it seems, can resist the charm of a gorgeous ginger like me.

What the hell is that in my house?

2007-08-16T19:36:00.001+10:00

My Mum went missing for a whole week. Sort of like when Molly went missing. But yesterday she came home, and she brought the blurpy thing home with her.

I am not sure I like the blurpy thing. Mum and Dad told me I have to be careful around him. They say I am not allowed in his bed, and that I am not allowed to bat him around (with or without claws). What use is he? All he seems to do is sleep, feed and make little kitten noises.

Mum said I have to give you details -

Alexander Anthony ( A boy blurpy )
Born: 10th August 2007 at 11:54am 3 weeks early
Weight : 2.84kg (6 pound 4 ounces)
length: 48 cm
head circumference: 32.5 cm

Because Mum had gestational diabetes, Alex had some sugar issues when he was first born and spent some time in the special care nursery, and then he had some jaundice so had to be put under UV lights, but now he is home with Mum and they are both doing well.

Here are some pictures:
Mum with Alex:
Dad with Alex:
Notice there are no pictures of me yet with Alex. I do hope that is rectified very soon.

no baby as yet

2007-08-03T13:50:00.001+10:00

My mum said there is 4 more weeks until the baby is due but of course, she might go early. There are lots of changes going on in the house, new furniture appearing and little outfits that for a while I was scared she would make me wear, but Molly and I are slowly getting used to the changes.

Mum goes to the people hospital twice a week for fetal monitoring and so far the baby is happy to stay put. But it won't be long now!

Dad found this heavy roll that used to have paper around it, and gave it to me to play with. We discovered a new game - i would hide in the tube and Dad would come looking for me and then when I knew he was near i would pop up and Dad would yell "Boo!". I love this game and when I see Dad walking by I run to my tube and hop in. Sometimes he keeps walking though which upsets me.

I think Dad likes it when I play with him. Someone has to keep the old man busy huh!

Everything is great

2007-07-02T23:01:00.001+10:00

Hi guys,

Everything is going really well - Mum is sure getting fat (although Daddy said not to tell her that as she is getting a little sensitive about it.) Here are some pics of her and I - she is 29 weeks here, but she is now actually 31.5 weeks

The baby kicked me the other day and I freaked out - Mum's tum has never done that before!

The other good news is that my cousin Lady (who you might remember was the german shephard that was rescued from a bad home from my auntie who made her nice and healthy and gave her a really good life), she had some babies of her own. Being her first litter they were expecting about 8 babies but she had 16 babies! Unfortunately 3 were stillborn, and 2 passed away the first night, but 11 are going strong.

Mum said she will come back soon and post some pickies of the new pups - they are 5 weeks old tomorrow.

Catch you all soon.

I'm a very smart kitty

2007-05-26T08:48:00.000+10:00

We all know kitties are pretty smart. In fact, I have heard it said we are the smartest lifeform on this planet (I mean, check out the lives we lead!).

Well Mum and Dad say I am too smart for my own good. The other day Dad was really tired as he got in at 5am and when Mum went to work she didn't wake him so he could get a little more sleep. She tried calling him a little later to wake him and was perplexed when the phone answered but he didn't say anything. She said all she could hear was bits of like a static noise and like a morse code type of scratching.

She called out - nobody answered. She said "Hello?" a gazillion times and there was no response - and then it dawned on her - and she said "Oscar? is that you? Did you answer the phone?" but there was no response from me either, just more static noises and morse code scratching.

After about 20 minutes Mum hanged up but then of course, couldn't dial back. Knowing Dad would be late opening the shop, and a little worried something was wrong at home and the morse code type of scratching really had been morse code, Mum drove all the way home to check.

When she got home she found Dad fast asleep with the phone in it's cradle beside him. When she went into the lounge room she saw the phone on the ground and Me (Oscar) sitting beside it, pawing it with my paw and giving it headbutts, wondering why Mum's voice wasn't coming out of it anymore. I had answered the phone!

Daddy had a chat to me when he got up - he explained that nobody can see me headbutting the phone and giving love. He said I have to say something - that I need to meow or something so people can hear me. What did he think the morse code tapping was for? Didn't anyone do morse code in school these days?

Anyway, I have forgiven them for being so ungrateful that I was helping out by answering the phone, and later Daddy and I had a look-alike face pulling game. Mum took a picture to show you:
OMG do I look fat in that picture or what? Maybe it is just because Daddy shaved off his beard.

Everyone in the family is doing well. Mummy says the baby is doing great and kicking heaps. I know it is kicking cause it scares the living daylights out of me when I try to sit on Mum's lap and get punched by her tummy. She is 26 weeks now and says she loves every second. Me - I just think things are going to get noisy around here soon.

p.s. Molly is doing brilliantly - she has even started playing with me. She has put on weight and is very cuddly and she couldn't care less about going outside now.

p.s.s. Mum and Dad were considering a third cat! Friends have what mum calls "dice kitten" - two kittens needing homes that are so cute Mum said she fell in love with them both. They are both pure white and one has one spot on his forehead and the other has two spots on his forehead. (hence dice kitties). I think Dad has talked her out of it - with the baby coming soon he thinks we have enough to worry about.

Big news!

2007-05-03T07:52:00.000+10:00

Mum and Dad haven't been home much lately. We sure love it when they do come home though. They had big news to tell us tonight.

Today Dad became the owner of an Aquarium and Pet supply business! Here is the previous owner giving Dad the keys (dad is on the left).:

They have 90 tanks of juicy fishies, and a room full of kitty things (oh and some woofer things too they tell me, amongst other animal stuff). They tell me that they won't be home all the time for us now, as the shop is open 7 days a week, but they promise to bring us home lots of nice things. - our own utopia!

It also has a really cool website www.fishrus.com.au - check it out.

Oh and Mum said if you guys want anything you only have to visit us, or email us and they will do their best to get it in for you. Yay! Our own kitty supply store.

Dad said he would take me there but it is on a main road and he is worried something might happen to me, but he is trying to work out a way of making a kitty enclosure in the shop to give me lots of space to run and play and have people admire me (although I don't think I will ever leave home really).

Very exciting huh. Dad left his stable job of 12 years to follow his dream. That is more years than I have been alive!

In other news we are all well. We still haven't been outside. Molly has stopped asking but I have just started asking again of a morning. Mum still won't let me out though - not sure why - I didn't run away!

Mummy is getting fat (although she says that strangely enough she now weighs 6kgs less than when she got pregnant. She will be 23 weeks pregnant tomorrow (just over 5 months) and she says "wriggles" is moving all the time now (she says that is an awesome feeling!). I can't sit on her belly as easily as I used to. Mum said it won't be long before I am getting kicked off by wriggles. hehe.

Daddy felt wriggles tonight for the first time - he can't wait until he feels the kicks stronger though.

Hope everyone is well.

Lastly here is a pic of my mum's growing belly!

All A-OK

2007-04-08T08:14:00.000+10:00

My sister Molly and I went to the Vet and got our shots - Molly also got checked out after her little adventure. She lost 300 grams but the Vet said she was okay. She now weights 2.9kg. The Vet also said he detected a slight heart murmour but he didn't feel it was anything to worry about at this stage. He said it might have been stress and a bit of dehydration. She is back to her old self now, and bossing me about. She has even asked to go outside 3 times, but Mum and Dad said No - and she went and curled up somewhere and had a nap. It didn't seem to worry her that she didn't get to go outside.

I weigh a healthy 4kgs and the Vet said I had better lay off the extra feeds or I will get fat. Doesn't he know I really need to try to grow into my whiskers?

We picked a good night to visit the Vet - it was puppy school night and it was full of puppies running around. Mum was happy cause she got to cuddle some cute "little furballs" (her words not mine).

On Saturday, Mum took Molly out on her own. She went to the RSPCA and got Molly microchipped. Now we can find her no matter where she goes! hehe Molly thought she was going to get away without being microchipped (the rest of us all are), but Mum knew better.

Mum said Molly is very affectionate now - she likes to cuddle at night now and Mum can't go anywhere without her - even the loo!

We are all very happy that this Easter we are all together as a family. yay.

Happy Easter everyone.

Thank you Efurrrryone!

2007-04-03T18:12:00.000+10:00

Thank you so much for all your comments and your purrrrayyyerrs - they obviously worked cause Molly came home safe! Here she is with Mum:

And here she is with Dad:

She is definately skinnier and obviously dehydrated. We are letting her eat and drink small amounts but more frequently than normal - we don't want her to be sick by doing too much at once. She can't meow - she just squeaks.

A vet check is in order but she seems fine. She is purring when we cuddle her and has settled in her favorite spots on the couch and the bed. I think she is going to be fine.

Thank you so much for bringing my girl home to me. (Oscar and Molly's Mum)

Molly is Home!!!!!

2007-04-03T14:28:00.000+10:00

A very quick one cause I am too excited to stay to chat.

Daddy came home today from work to pick up something and as he opened the front door Molly appeared out of nowhere and ran inside. She ran straight past me and to the dry food Mum leaves out for us, and gobbled some down - she was really hungry. Daddy gave her some mushy cat food and she ate some of that. Now she is asleep on Mum and Dad's bed.

Dad checked her out and she appears healthy. No sign of any illness or problems. She doesn't even appear skinny! He gave her a cuddle and she purred.

Dad rang Mum straight away to let her know - she cried and she wanted to come home from work straight away but she couldn't.

Mum said she will post a picture of Molly later to thank everyone for their purrrrayyerrs. They sure must have helped cause she is home after a 9 day adventure.

I know I pined for her and I wanted her home but I was beginning to think of this as my bed and now she is on it. I wonder if she lets me join her for a cuddle?

A very good ending to a very hard 9 days.

No sign of Molly anywhere

2007-04-02T07:18:00.000+10:00

Mum went to as many shelters as she could on the weekend and Molly wasn't at any of them. The staff there were all lovely. They coped with Mum crying so hard she could hardly tell them why she was there, and they took her through all the quarantined areas where the general public don't get to go. One Shelter got 4 torties last week - 4! But none of them were Molly. Dad said maybe all the torties got together and decided to run away at once. 4 seems an awful lot of torties.

The RSPCA were lovely and gave Mum a list of all the shelters in the area and some guidelines on what to do to try to find your missing pet. It listed some websites in Australia where you can describe your missing pet and vets and shelters look at that list in the hopes of finding a match for pets they find. They gave Mum a lot of hope that Molly would be found soon.

I am still pining for her. Mum left the main solid front door open most of the weekend and there was just the wire security door between me and the world. I sat most of the time just watching for any movement - looking for my sister.

At night I sit at the window, crying, howling, calling her home, but she doesn't come.

Mum and Dad frequently go outside to look. They call her name, again and again. They drive around, walk the streets, eyes peeled on nooks and cranny's where she might be hiding.

Mum told me that she repeatedly dreams Molly comes home safe. They are so real she wakes up happy that Molly is home, only to realise that you can't force dreams to come true.

I hope this dream does come true. I won't forget you Molly. I will sit at the door, waiting for you until you do come home. Please make it soon. Your bowl is empty beside mine (which means I can't pinch all the nice bits out of your bowl like I do).

Something very bad has happened

2007-03-31T09:41:00.000+10:00

My big sister Molly is missing.

Mum let her outside on Sunday 25/3. Around midday Mum and Dad left to go to a wedding and Molly was out the front but didn't want to come in. She was happy sitting on the front porch. She hasn't been spotted since.

Mum and Dad are beside themselves. They have scoured the neighbourhood (repeatedly), Called Molly a million times, asked neighbours, called Vets in the area, called all the shelters, and put up posters.

Mum has cried a million buckets already and is just so sad. I am pining heaps. I spend my time either howling in the window, calling for her, or cuddling up to Mum and Dad trying to get and receive some comfort.

We all just want my sister home safe. (where Mum says she will be an indoor cat from now on!).

Today Mum is going to visit the shelters just in case she is there and nobody recognised her. She is taking the above photos with her.

I hope Mum brings her home. I miss her :-(

Please say your purrrrayers for my sister. Please let her come home safe.

News!

2007-03-25T09:15:00.000+10:00

Hi guys,

Mum hasn't had any time to take photos of me lately, but she did find time to get this photo:

Mum and Dad told me that although I will always be their special boy, there is another baby coming into this house in a few months. This baby won't have nice fur like me, or be as independant when they arrive. Mum and Dad said I am going to have to be very good around this little baby. I am not allowed to play rough or anything.

But I have to wait a long time. That picture was taken 5 weeks ago. Mum and Dad said this baby is growing nicely, but won't be here until sometime in August.

I am sort of excited about this baby coming but also a bit scared. What if i am not a very good big brother? I will try but what if they don't like me? Mum and Dad said that I don't have to worry - everyone loves me, and this baby won't be any different.

I am really happy for my Mum and Dad. They have wanted this for a very long time. I have seen them be excited a few times before but then they got very sad. Mum said they have lost 3 little babies like this before, so this is why they are so very excited that things seem to be going so well this time. Mum said she is 17 weeks at the moment (whatever that means).

I just hope they don't forget me, and don't forget to keep updating my blog.

and Mum? Stop taking pictures of someone who won't even arrive for months and keep taking pictures of me!

Thanks guys

2007-02-11T09:44:00.000+11:00

Hi guys,

Thanks for your comments and concerns. I am okay. As you can see, my sister Molly and I are still here. lol

Last night I got outside for the first time at night. It was around 2am and I made a run for it when my Dad opened the door. They were worried about me but after 5 mins I was totally scared and clawing at the door to get back inside. It is much safer inside I think.

Mum and Dad have been very busy lately. Hopefully soon they should be able to tell you about it, but for the moment I am been told to stay mummycat about it.

Everyone is okay though. I am still being cheeky. Molly is still being stubborn and Mum and Dad are healthier than they have been in a long time. Things are looking up. Dad even says 2007 is the year for our family. I hope so. They have been through a lot over the years - a lot of sadness. I hope this is a happy year for all you kitties too.

take care and thanks for checking on me. I will try not to be a stranger in the future.

it's too hot

2006-12-10T16:01:00.000+11:00

Temperature here today has just hit 43 degrees celcius (109.4 Farenheit). It is sooo hot. My fur has gone all curly and even the tiles are not cool enough for me.

I don't like going outside because the air is full of bushfire smoke. It's scary and it smells bad. It makes me sneeze. Mum said we are safe inside and she is trying to keep it cool for me.

I might even let her give me a bath. yes - it is that hot.

Happy Birthday to me

2006-12-02T20:27:00.000+11:00

It's my birthday today.

I am 3 years old. Mum said I am a big boy now.

They threw me a little party, only just immediate family. Mum said she doesn't know how to invite other kitties to a party, or she would have. Maybe next year she will have it worked out.
I got a cake and a ribbon, and hats and party favors - it was cool. This is me getting ready to blow out the candles.

Afterwards, we played games and I loved the party favors - I couldn't figure out how to blow them but when Mum and Dad did, I loved to attack them. They were really cool. I hope I get to play with them every day.

I just wanted to say "thank you Mum and Dad for giving me a lovely birthday party - even if no other kitties came. I had a lovely time, and although it is difficult, here is a lovely smile for you to say thanks",

What!

2006-11-29T22:15:00.000+11:00

You never seen a kitty knit before?

1 more sleeve to go and I will have a new jumper for Daddy.

Now where was I?

I got a new toy!

2006-11-29T22:08:00.000+11:00

Despite the fact that I have a really good scratching post already, Mum and Dad couldn't resist buying me this one when they saw it on special.

They put it together and showed me, but you can guess what I was more interested in:Don't worry though - eventually I played with my new scratching post and it is really cool. Molly and I love it.

Nana and Uncle Jackson

2006-11-29T22:01:00.000+11:00

This is my Nana holding her kitty Jackson. You might remember that she recently got another kitty Kimba. Well this is her other kitty Jackson who has been with her for about 3 years now.

He is a big kitty - much bigger than I will ever be!

Mum said she is sorry about the low quality pictures. they were taken with her mobile phone camera - at night. (I think she just doesn't know how to use it properly - well that is what Dad said).

Do you think if I eat all my veggies I might grow up as big as my Uncle Jackson?

Molly Seeds

2006-10-22T09:35:00.000+10:00

It's amazing what you can do with a packet of "Molly" seeds and some TLC.

It is too hot to think even.

2006-10-14T14:18:00.000+10:00

I adore it when Daddy comes home from work. I can't wait until he has his motorbike gear off so he can give me a cuddle so I do whatever I can to get close to him, even though he is usually trying to take off his motobike pants and boots at the time. hehe.

Later , when I think nobody is looking, I crawl up on the cabinet where his motorbike gear is, and I snuggle right in, catching any scent I can of my Daddy. I just love him sooooo much.

I don't know if I told you but in Australia we have had drought conditions now for quite a few years. We even have permanent water restrictions so we can't water our garden enough to save a lot of the plants and in recent years only the hardiest of them have survived. Mum tries not to get upset about her garden dying, and has tried to change the plants so they are more drought tolerant. It is pretty sad.

It has also been unseasonably warm here this week. It is supposed to be Spring here, and this week the temps have all been over 30 degrees celcius (86 F) and out hottest day this week was 36 c (96.8 F). So Mum and Dad have only let us out in the very early mornings for a short while and then they make sure we are safely inside in the coolness of our house.

One morning, Mum snapped some pictures of Miss Molly (who daddy calls Miss Molly Prissy Pants), resting on the chair on our front porch and stretching out her long legs. Doesn't she look pretty!

My Daddy isn't very well today. Yesterday he went to his human Vet and the doctor totally removed his toe nail on his big toe! Ouuucchhhh.

He was doing okay until late last night when he put his foot on the floor and it all split open and blood went everywhere. Mum had to look after him and today he went back to the Vet and had it all fixed up. I think he will be okay but he sure scared me. I got very upset when I saw it happen.

Poor daddy. Get better soon!

C'mon Australia - More kitties need forever homes

2006-10-14T12:53:00.000+10:00

Please meet Megs and Harry - they are looking for forever homes. Here are their pictures and their details from the lady who lives next door who is trying to help find them a forever home :

"Megs and Harry are both 8 months old, vaccinated, wormed & desexed looking for a new home. Both are house trained and have lived with dogs before. They are both very friendly cats, Harry is the more curious of the two and has regular visits to my backyard even when my two are outside having a wander."

First picture is of Harry:
And this is Megs:
Preference is to rehome them together because they have grown up together but we all understand that that might just not be possible. Their owners are moving and cannot take them with them. If a forever home can't be found for them, they will have to be taken to the RSPCA.

They are in Melbourne - SE suburbs.

Please contact me should you be interested in possibly taking them in. My mum will pass on the message. thank you.

Happy and Sad

2006-10-03T14:13:00.000+10:00

I am happy today because my new friend Mr. Crumples seems to be settling in well at his new home. He jumped up on his new Dad's lap twice on the weekend - so that is really good news.

But I am very very sad because my penpal Zander was hit by a speeding car on Friday and went to the rainbow bridge. His mummy hasn't stopped crying since. Please go visit her here and send her some love. She really needs it right now. Zander was a gorgeous ginger like me and was thinking about joining our gang. He was a very special little man and will be missed.

You are forever in our hearts Zander.

Some more good news

2006-09-29T20:37:00.000+10:00

This kitty "Kimba" now lives at my grandma's house! Kimba was looking for a new Mum and Dad and Grandma went to have a look at her at the shelter and took her home immediately.

Here she is with my Grandma:
She is very spoilt. She also has another kitty brother called "Jackson" and a woofer brother and sister called "Aussie" and "Silky" who she is a little wary of at the moment.

She will get a brush every day, like Jackson does, and will be very very spoilt.

It is a very good day for kitties.

He's Here, He's Here! Mr Big is Here

2006-09-29T20:23:00.000+10:00

Today at around 11am Mr Big arrived in Melbourne, safe and sound.

Here he is at his new Dad's workplace - at his short stopover between Canberra and his new house. Moments after this was taken he went to his new house for an afternoon of rest.

He is safe, a little stressed but doing okay. He is so much bigger than I am!

Thank you to everyone involved in getting him from Canberra to his new home in Melbourne. We hope in a few weeks we can get some more pictures of him in his new home.

He still looks very handsome doesn't he!

ohh and I forgot to mention - He has a new name to go with his new life in Melbourne

He will now be known as Mr. Crumples.

Live a happy life little man!

Mr Big update

2006-09-23T19:14:00.000+10:00

Thanks to all those who gave their good wishes for Mr Big finding a home. Mum has certainly been able to find him a great home, as long as we can work out a way for him to get from Canberra to Melbourne. We have someone who is willing to bring him back and we should find out early next week if they are able to, and when.

Mr. Big is pretty lucky I reckon. He will have a good home, we will be sure of that, even if it isn't in Melbourne.

Even if I sleep I am keeping one ear open for news. We will keep you posted.

Call for help to my Aussie mates

2006-09-20T07:20:00.000+10:00

There is a kitty here in Australia that needs a good forever home. He sure deserves it looking at his story. (thanks Grr, Midnight and Cocoa for letting me know).

His name is Mr Big - and you can check out his pictures and story here

We only wish we could take him even temporarily, but with me and Molly here and we are already babysitting Bella while her family moves, we just couldn't take him in.

We will be mieowing out to all our aussie friends though.

Hope you find a forever home soon Mr Big - one with lots of cuddles like we get.

We is in Melbourne which is about an 8 hour drive to Canberra but we will be reaching out to all our friends from here to there and beyond.

Let's find Mr Big a forever home!

Thanks evfurbody!

2006-09-10T15:39:00.000+10:00

You are all very kind. Thank you so much for your lovely words. It has been busy - what with all the papparazzi hanging around. Still I found time during the week to snuggle with Dad. In fact, I snuggled so much that I fell asleep in his arms.

I slept so much my head dropped back and everything. Mum laughed at me I heard. I think that is when she took the pictures too.

In the end it all got too much and I had to take refuge hiding in Mum's bag. Apparently that is worthy of a picture too.

Snuggles and headbutts to all.

Oscar and friends

2006-09-06T21:40:00.000+10:00

Did you see? Did you see? I is Kat's Cat of the day ----> Look ----> http://katscatoftheday.blogspot.com/2006/09/oscar.html

We got tagged!

2006-08-27T14:02:00.000+10:00

Riley the dog (yeah I know he is a D O G but he is a nice one) tagged us as did Fat Eric (but we is only doing one post back.)

5 Weird Things about Me and my humans!

The player of this game starts with "5 weird things/habits about yourself." In the end you need to choose 5 furries to be tagged and list their names. The furries who get tagged need to write a blog about their 5 weird things/habits and their humans 5 weird things/habits, as well as state this rule clearly, then tag 5 more victims. Don't forget to leave your victim a comment that says "you're tagged!" in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

Here are the weird things about me:

1. I like to drink from a dripping tap but never lap at the water coming out of the tap - instead I like to stick my head right in and let it run off my head - then I lick that water.
2. I have never had any milk. Mum tried me with kitten milk when I was first adopted but I wouldn't touch it.
3. I love to see what you are doing or eating, but I won't eat from your fingers.
4. When someone rings the doorbell, I growl, then I run and hide.
5. Sometimes i mistake Mum for my girlfriend and try to .... um... have my way with her arm or leg (*total embarrasement telling you that one).

Here are the weird things about my beans:

1. My parents breed tropical fish and love fishing but my Mum is soooo allergic to fish that if she actually eats any, she ends up in hop-ital.
2. Mum and Dad call us fluffies, furries and finnies their kids, probably because they are having so much trouble having their own.
3. My Dad works weird hours, so when he is on nightshift, we can sleep with Mum all night and then sleep with Dad all day. They are home with us a lot, which we love.
4. My Mum does lots of craft things - she is always knitting, sewing or stitching.
5. My Dad rides a Motorbike. He looks really funny with all his protective gear on, but Mum says it is to protect him so that we have Dad with us forever.

I am not going to tag anyone, but if you want to do this on your blog, let me know so I can check out your answers as well.

A post at last

2006-08-27T12:04:00.000+10:00

Hey guys, hope you have all been okay. Mum hasn't felt like posting for me lately so I had to store up all my pictures until she was ready. It is kinda annoying but I am trying to understand like a good kitty.

Mum often says to me "not sure what funny stuff you are made of Oscar, but you sure are crazy at times". So Dad flipped me over and read the ingredients. Who would have known I would have that much sugar in me? Maybe that is what makes me so crazy at times. ??

Everyone is fine. Molly is going through a rebellious stage at the moment. She likes to sit by Dad's bike and pretend she is a bikers chick. She kinda lazes around the bike trying to look mean and waits for the other kitties to notice her. She has even talked about getting a leather jacket - I think she would look pretty silly don't you?

I have been kicking back a lot and just relaxing. Mum caught me snuggled up in bed with Dad yesterday.

It was so warm and cozy. I loved it........

Until Mum started with the camera. Mum! Can you get that camera out of my face!

Mum said she is sorry she didn't get the tagged things done yet - she will do them - better late than never I guess.

Now let me go back to sleep

product reviews

2006-08-01T16:26:00.000+10:00

Thanks guys for your comments about my Mum and Dad. They are feeling a little bit better. Mum still is not well, and has had lots of problems with dizziness. But she will be okay. She is still home re-coop-erating. I like having her home a lot. Unfortunately this is the third time they have been through this; Mum said it gets harder every time. I wish I could help them. She still crys a lot, but Dad has been looking after her and between us we keep Mum busy so her mind isn't on her sadness. Mum said it is just going to take time for her to cope better - when the pain is not so fresh. I hope she gets happier soon. I don't like seeing her sad.

I thought, since the cat was out of the bag (excuse the pun) about Mum and Dad's business, I might start doing a few product reviews.

Here is my first review - it is about Fluroscent plastic balls. They are heaps of fun. They are light so when I bat them, they fly right across the room. They have two little pellets inside them that make the ball rattle and wobble when it moves - cool as. They don't stand up too well when Dad stands on them though. Then he yells at me for leaving my toys in the hallway - sorry Dad. Mum and Dad sell these for just A$0.85 cents each - Cool - that means beans can buy a lot for their fluffies.This is my star pick. It is a Stripey legged dangly! It has both a suction cup that you can suction it to glass or if you want, you can slip the body of the kitty over a door knob. I love the stripey legs - and it has bells on each of the feet. I wanted to play with this one more but Mum said it was a shop item, and not for me. They come in black, Blue and Pink (why would I want a pink one?). Mum and Dad sell these for A$3.50 each and they practically walk out the door by themselves. This is definately my favorite toy at the moment.

Mum - can you get the toys out again so I can play with them? I know they are shop samples that you were photographing, but I hadn't finished reviewing them - and my reviews might take a while, so just leave them here on my couch. Mum? Mum - come back.....

My Mum and Dad are hurting

2006-07-29T08:31:00.000+10:00

My Mum is very sad. Something her and Dad wanted very much isn't going to be anymore. She has cried constantly for the last two days.

Mum had to go to hospital yesterday for an oper-way-shun. She is home now but is still crying. I try to comfort her but she said it hurts for me to sit on her stomach. She lets me sit next to her and she pats me. She cuddles me a lot and says "I love you Oscar" but she still crys.

Mum - I hope you feel better soon. I hope you stop crying soon too. I love you too.

Toys, sleeping places and Lady

2006-07-23T09:32:00.000+10:00

I got a new dangly toy. One of the advantages of my parents owning a pet supply business is that I get to try out all the new toys - and I have a LOT of them. I love the new dangly - it has a fur tickly bit at the top on a long stick and then a green furry boa. Mum played with me for hours and when she finally thought I was sick of it, she put it up here. I decided I still wanted to play with it, so I got up and played with it. Mum watched still because you should never let kitties chew or swallow the feather bits cause it might do us kitties harm.

I have a question for you - Why does my sister Molly sit not on the seat of the chair but curled up on the top of the back cushion? It is really weird. Mum said it is because Molly is considerate and still leaves room for beans to sit down, where as I stretch out on the seat of a chair and attack anyone who may want to sit down. Hmm I think Molly just tries too hard.

I forgot to tell you too - I got another new cousin. This is Lady. Lady wasn't being treated very well by her beans so Bella's mum took her. We don't think Lady would have been able to live much longer if she was left where she was. And she is less than a year old - it is so sad. She was seriously underweight, had fleas, worms, stomach problems (she had the runs all the time), and was so tired she could hardly walk.

The good news is that she has been in her new home for a while now and is a totally different woofer. She now eats well, and has put on a lot of weight. She is bright and attentive and runs around, playing with toys. She has a beautiful nature and is very happy to please everyone. So Bella now has 3 woofer siblings. Poor Bella - no wonder she likes to come round here and beat me up.

To all owners of feathered, furred and finned ones - please please please, if you cannot look after them, please find a home for them and if you can't please take them to a shelter so that they can look after them properly. Please don't hurt them by mistreating them. Please don't leave them in the middle of nowhere. We deserve better.

Lady is one lucky girl to be in a much better forever home now.

Me and my cousin Bella

2006-07-19T21:06:00.000+10:00

Mum says my cousin Bella is coming to visit. Her Mum and Dad have stuff going on at home and to ensure Bella is safe while that is going on, Bella is coming to visit us.

I have been waiting at this window all day.
Somehow I don't think she is ever going to get here. I want to play with Bella. Hurry up Bella. I got my good mice out of my hiding spot just for you.

Oh wait - is that her? Is she here?

Yes! here she is. Hi Bella.

She has grown so much since she was last on my blog. In fact she kind of took over my house. MY house! My toys too. She even growled at me and wouldn't let me in my own kitty litter.

But she is so pretty, I just can't say No to her.

I hope you had a good time at your visit Bella. Mum said next time she would try to get a picture of both of us together.

Me and my Mum

2006-06-25T08:46:00.000+10:00

Dad had the camera out and went to take a photo of my Mum (gawd knows why, she isn't that interesting), so I leapt into her arms so i could be in the picture too. hehe cheeky aren't I.

Calling all Mums (Moms for you overseas people)

2006-05-30T18:46:00.000+10:00

Hello! Oscar calling. I just wanted to have a little chat to you about the meeces.

Yes I know that you have bought them in the past, ........ Yes I know they were chewed up and ripped into bits, but you have to understand. It is like chocolate for us. We need it. We need fresh meeces all the time. Honest we do. That old mousey just won't do.

Please, just listen for a second....... No , don't hang up......

Ok - still there? Good.

Please buy more meeces. Lovely fresh meeces with catnip and a little rattle inside. sweet smelling meeces that taste divine......

ok - um, Thanks for listening. I just need to go find one of my meeces now and get a little fix.

OK ok - I know I have a problem - but I am dealing with it - okay?

Thanks again for listening - and remember, Buy more meeces!

Catch you soon,

Bye

The irresistible "meeces"

2006-05-21T10:36:00.000+10:00

Mum and Dad often go to a pet warehouse to pick up supplies for their fishies business, and while they are there they try to pick out treats for the rest of the gang. This week they came home with 20 "meeces", new collars for Molly and I (required by law in Australia, along with registration tags for kitties), two new kitty brushes and a new tunnel system (yeah I guess we are spoilt).

Mum and Dad never said a thing about any of this when they got home. They kept them in the plastic bag that they brought other things home in, but I smelt them.

During the night I clawed and chewed through the plastic bag, and inside I found two more plastic bags each containing 10 "meeces". I brought those bags out, and chewed through one of them and before Mum could catch me (crinkling at 3am somehow woke Mum), I had pinched three "Meeces" never to be seen again. hehe

Mum had to put them in a cupboard to stop me pinching more.

I can't help it - they are just so irresistible.

Here is me with the remaining "meeces". Mum let me have another one yesterday and by the end of the day I had chewed off it's ears and tail. But it was soooooo good.

p.s. thank you for the lovely comments about my sister Molly. She is not sure as yet whether she wants to join the "coat of many colors" gang, but she will give it some thought. And boys - no - you cannot date my sister!

We found mum's stash

2006-05-17T21:21:00.000+10:00

Molly and I found Mum's stash of catnip (I think she uses it herself - purely medicinal of course). We ate just a little bit, then a little bit more, and before we knew it the whole stash was gone. Mum caught us before the effects had faded off. Here are some pictures that Mum took.

"Oh - look at all the pretty colors! Can anyone else see the mices flying around my head?"
Molly was a lot more sedate than I was - she curled up in the doona and slept it off, although when I saw her pictures I thought "Wow check out the long legs on that chick! Whoo hoo" - then I remembered it was my sister and I felt really sick for feeling like that. I just hope none of the boy cats who read my blog think she is hot or nothing, cause even though we are not close - she is like, still my sister and I will beat up anyone who trys to chat up my sister.

She does have long legs though, doesn't she!

Mum - I am really sorry we ate your stash of catnip. I hope that you will remember we did it for your own good - sort of an "intervention" really! See.... cause... like..... Molly and I wuv you a lot.

Stay off the catnip Mum - you know you can do it.

I got dumped!

2006-05-09T18:16:00.000+10:00

I have been a little down. My girlfriend dumped me and I have called and called her but she is nowhere to be seen. I have been okay though and I am still being my normal terror self.

Mum put some of my toys on the handles of her exercise bike (Like it was being used for anything else - hehe), and I like to sit on the seat and try to get my toys.

Once I have the toy in my mouth I jump off and try to run as far as I possibly can with the toy.

Sometimes it is hard to get the toy I want.

Here I am trying to run off with my toy:

I figure if I can get it into my cube I will have it all to myself.

Unfortunately it doesn't always work that way, and I eventually have to let go and it flings back to the bike.

It's a hard life sometimes.

Fascinated

2006-04-09T12:05:00.000+10:00

Dad bought Mum a minature lava lamp that has glitter in it that moves around. Molly and I are absolutely fascinated with it. We just love it. In other news I have a girlfriend. She is a beautiful grey and white cat (like a tuxedo cat but grey and white). I think she lives next door but we are not sure yet. Mum doesn't think she has been fixed (she doesn't look broken?) because she has been coming around crying outside the door lots. Then I cry lots because I want to be with her. I have started crying to go out from about 6am and I cry until late at night. I just want to be with her. At night I sit in the laundry window and serenade her. She sits on the fence nearby and calls back to me.

Mum said she is glad that I am fixed (I must have been broken sometime too) because otherwise there might be kittens around here. I am glad too because I think Molly and me is enough kittens around here.

Mum thinks my girlfriend is pretty and is trying hard to get close to her. But my girlfriend doesn't seem to want anyone except me getting close to her. Mum is trying hard to get a picture of my girlfriend to she you - then you will see just how pretty she is.

Sleepy town

2006-04-04T07:28:00.000+10:00

Hey Gang - hope everyone has been okay. Mum has been ultra busy at work lately - even working weekends. I don't like that too much. But if it keeps me in stinky goodness then it can't be all that bad.

On Saturday Mum did the washing, and she dumped the "just warm from the dryer" towels on the bed for a bit planning on coming back to sort them, fold them and put them away. They were lovely and warm and I couldn't resist cuddling up right next to them. hehe. I pretended to be asleep when Mum came back - but she said she could tell by my smile that I was really awake.

Molly did her fair share of sleeping too - but as I had the warm towels she had to make do with being tucked up inside the doona. Noice!
She was fine until Mum disturbed her with the camera - But don't worry. Right after Mum took this shot she went right on back to sleep.

We all went to the V-E-T last week for our annual check up and shots. I was so brave, and I smooched and headbutted my lovely Vet. I even purred very loudly - she was most impressed with my purr and my whiskers. Molly was a real scaredy cat (hehe) and pretended she was a rock and never moved a muscle.

Maddison went too (Sandy doesn't need to go until November). It is fun when 3 of us go at once. Dad has to come too.

Maddison spent most of the Vet visit sitting at the door with her lead in her mouth asking to just go home. hehe. But the Vet said she is doing very well, and it isn't long now until her heart worm retest in June to make sure all those nasty worms are gone.

The Vet told us about another nasty thing going on in furry land - Cat HIV. She said we can get immunised yearly for it. But it involves doing a test first to make sure we don't already have it. She said we can get it from fighting other kitties. Mum is a bit scared. She wants us to be protected but she is scared of doing the test. After what happened with Maddison, she is wary of this sort of stuff. I think she thinks that with our luck, one of us would already have the virus.

What do you think? Should we get immunised against this?

Poor little Molly

2006-03-23T20:14:00.000+11:00

"Molly - how come you don't look very happy?"

"Molly - you look really cheesed off - is anything bothering you?"

"Molly - What's the matter? Come on - you can tell me"

"Is it because I am staring at you non stop - for hours and hours, and I never even blink?"

"Come on - you can tell me - I am your brother".

Message from Mum - "Silly blogger hasn't let Oscar post for days - but he is okay - as cheeky as ever. Hopefully blogger will behave now and let him post again."

Oscar!

2006-03-14T20:49:00.000+11:00

Mum - "Oscar - where are you?"

Oscar - "Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow, Meow"

Mum - "Oscar - I can hear you crying but I can't see you. Where are you little man?"

Oscar - "I am up here Mum - In the walk through robe - right up the top of the stuff on the shelf - near the ceiling".

Mum - "Oscar get down here this second"

Oscar - "I would Mum, but I don't know how to........ Mum? Can you get me down please"
(notice the tear in his eye - he got so upset)

Mum - "Ok Oscar. you stay there and I will get the ladder".

Oscar - "Thanks Mum - you are the best. p.s. Please don't blog about me being stuck".

Mum - "Sorry Oscar - too late for that". hehe

A Bella Update

2006-03-13T19:41:00.000+11:00

Bella is doing really well and is becoming friends with her woofie brother Rollie (more time is going to be needed for her to become comfortable with her much larger woofie brother Kye). I have yet to meet her but Mum keeps me up to date via photos and I had to share these ones with you.

Yesterday Mum and Dad went to visit Bella and she was running around crazily. Mum said it was impossible to get pictures, as she just didn't sit still long enough. But being a baby it didn't take long before she flaked out on the carpet. hehe - That is when my Mum started playing with her. She put her toy woofie in her arms so it looks like Bella was cuddling it.

Check out how cute she is:

In this picture Bella's toy mouse joined her and woofie for a nap.

Bella is, of course, extremely spoilt. I am a little worried because Mum has stopped buying me pressies and started buying them for Bella. Hmmm Not sure I am happy with that.

Here is Bella asleep with some of her toys: (Yes I said "some" - told you she was spoilt)

Can you see her in this pic? I had to look for ages before I spotted her. She is kittenflaged.
Bella will be eight weeks old tomorrow.

So when can I meet her Mum? Come on - I wanna meet her!

My cousin Kye thinks he is a lapdog

2006-03-13T19:36:00.000+11:00

This is my little cousin Kye with his Mum (my Auntie). He thinks he is a lapdog. Can you believe the size of the smile on his face?
Kye is a lovely dog. Brother to another pup called Rollie and new brother to little Bella - back with some cute Bella pics soon.

Finally my Gang logo is up!

2006-03-13T10:19:00.000+11:00

I have been struggling to get my gang logo working, and finally, after lots of help from Derby's Mum, I have it working. Go look down the left sidebar!

Thanks Derby's Mum (and Thanks too to Fat Eric's Mum too).

It is so lovely being part of a community. I feel.... sob....... like I have family I never knew I had.

The importance of top quality food

2006-03-12T13:38:00.000+11:00

Dear Mum and Dad,

I know you are economising. I know lately it has been a little tough, what with both cars dying and having to be replaced. I know you have had a lot of stress, and all the bills seem to come at once.

But under no circumstances should my dry food change. Do you know what happens when you try to mix in my premium quality dry food with the much cheaper plain brand variety?

Well I will show you: When you mix my fabulous, mouth watering, succulant, tasty dry food in with that cardboard replica plain brand stuff - I scatter it all over the floor, selectively picking out the good stuff and leaving the crap all over the floor for Mum to pick up later and throw out.

So I will reiterate - NO MORE CRAPPY PLAIN BRAND CARDBOARD TASTING CRAP! Only premium brand for me in the future.

Don't you understand? I have whiskers to maintain!

Yours sincerely (albeit a little peed off),

Oscar.

Are my whiskers too long?

2006-03-11T11:11:00.000+11:00

I got a new cousin!

2006-03-11T11:00:00.000+11:00

Please meet Bella - she is nearly 8 weeks old and is my new cousin.

My Mum and her sister went and picked her up last weekend. She is sooooo cute.

Here she is beating up one of her brothers. hehe A girl has to keep the boys in line!

She is the quietest in her family and is happy to sit quietly sometimes and just contemplate life.
This is Bella's Mum. Isn't she pretty?

I don't think Bella will have a blog but I will pester my Auntie to see if she will create one for her.

Hanging with the Gang

2006-03-03T18:42:00.000+11:00

Sometimes Dad makes it really hard to sit on his knee. But I persevere, and even one knee is better than nothing.

It has been so very hot here, and Mum and Dad have been very stressed. Mum isn't well today, but she promised to blog for me, as I haven't blogged in ages.

p.s. I joined a Gang (well it isn't really a gang, just a group) - check out the lovely gorgeous gingers You will be seeing red, LOL (I am sooooo funny).

Ain't that da truth

2006-02-22T08:50:00.000+11:00

Mum found this cartoon in "Australian Readers Digest" April 2005 and she loved it so much she had to pinch it from the doctors surgery (shhh), and post it here for everyone.

The Bats

2006-02-21T22:08:00.000+11:00

Mum wouldn't let me outside tonight. Sandy was barking a lot, and she was a little worried about why. When she went to investigate, there were some bats in our yard. We live near a big wildlife park, and they have bats roosting in their trees. They come out at night and silently swoop through the night sky, raiding our fruit trees. Mum said they are bigger than me! That's pretty big.

I think she was a little worried that one might swoop down and pick me up, but Hello - they are fruit bats Mum - what do I look like? An orange?

What a week!

2006-02-20T20:01:00.000+11:00

Hi guys,

Sorry if I worried you because I wasn't about much. It has been a very hard week for us. My mum hasn't been too well and she hasn't been able to post for me.

Plus - we had a disaster. The woofer outside "Sandy" grabbed my favorite toy "Crabby" and ran off with him. I was stunned. One minute Crabby and I were playing and the next minute he was in the jaws of the beast. Luckily Mum saw and she immediately rescued Crabby from Sandy's slobbery jaws. Unfortunately Crabby wasn't the best. He had (sob sob) holes in him (sob sob - sorry, I get so emotional about it).

Mum cuddled me and told me she would make Crabby as good as new. And you know what? It was touch and go for a while there, but he came out of his Op-er-way-shun and he was as good as new. I was really careful with him for a while, cause I know how sore I was after my Op-er-way-shun, but Mum said Crabby was okay, and so yesterday we played all day. I think things are going to be okay.

Next time I saw Sandy I stuck my paw up at her. Mum said it was a rude gesture, but I don't care.
I did it for Crabby. Crabby, this one is for you! Take that Sandy.

There is just nothing on TV this weekend

2006-02-12T19:47:00.000+11:00

I flicked around for a while, but there was nothing on.

I saw a program on "the Big Cats" thinking it was a kitty weightloss show, but it was about some huge things that live in Africa that look more like Woofers than Kitties.

Then I got excited when I saw a movie being shown titled "A Knights Tale" and I thought it was about my mate Knightly, and that they had spelt "Tail" wrong (you know how these beans are). But it wasn't anything like it. It was about some silly beans with really weird clothing running around all over the place.

Then I saw a medical program about cat scans, but there wasn't any kitties on that either! It just had more beans and big machinery things!

I did find a program about kitties in the end, but it was so traumatic I had to switch it off. It was about kitty rescues from Beans that didn't look after them as they should be looked after. You know - I think I have it pretty good after all. I Love you Mum and Dad.

But - I tell you, I don't know why my Mum and Dad got this Foxtel thing - there are hardly any kitty programs on it.

And another thing - There are no Foxes on Foxtel either - What is with that?

So what did you do this weekend?

I got tagged!

2006-02-10T20:12:00.000+11:00

Derby the Sassy Cat tagged me:

Here are the rules:

1. Go into your archives.

2. Find your 23rd post.

3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it).

4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions.

5. Tag five other people to do the same thing.

Firstly, put all the clothes (including the socks) into the washing machine.

So I tag Kukka-Maria and Brach, Finnegan and Buddy, Magoo, Smudge, Bella & Dolce , Mia and Ghost, and Knightly, Lizzie and Firenze

Don't you hate it........

2006-02-10T19:50:00.000+11:00

When the bug is on the other side of the glass ?

No more conehead!

2006-02-09T07:46:00.000+11:00

Daddy took me to the Vet this morning and they removed the stitches in my paw (Dad had to put me in a headlock to keep me still enough for the Vet to do his job hehe - Well surely he didn't think I would make this easy for him).

So no more conehead - yay. The incision area hasn't quite closed but the Vet thinks it will be okay. Mum and Dad are not letting me outside though until it has definately closed - they are too worried about infection.

Here is a pic of the deconed me, snuggling up to lamby (mum's knitting bag). He is kinda snuggly and comforting, and I have had a really rough day.

The Paw Portrait contest

2006-02-08T07:25:00.000+11:00

Mum keeps chasing me with the camera - more than usual.

She wants to snap a picture of my paws for Finnegan & Buddy's Paw Portrait Contest.

I know my paws are beautiful, just like the rest of me.

The Family Update

2006-02-07T19:54:00.000+11:00

Molly got sprung on camera with her tongue just pocking out. I told her she looked goofy - She promptly beat me up.

Maddison is doing really well. She has worked up to being outside during the day, as long as nobody throws the ball she stays pretty quiet. Mum takes her for small walks which she loves. Sandy is happy she is outside too (Molly and I am as well!) Look she is even smiling:

This is a christmas picture of my cousins. The little one is Rollie - he is a Maltese\shitzu cross, and the Big fella is Kye - a purebred German Shepherd. They are pretty cute in this picture but if they visit, I hide!

The new fashion statement!

2006-02-07T19:01:00.000+11:00

"Don't you dare say a word!"

I can still curl up on the couch and sleep. Of course, I find the kitchen sink a perfect fit (especially on hot days). Mum found me here, snoring away. It's a hard life.

Dad still gave me lots of cuddles - but I did feel pretty silly. If you enlarge this picture (click on it), you can see the stitches in my paw - in the foot closest to Dad's head.

I found keeping clean has been pretty hard. I spent a lot of time cleaning my fur through the plastic, and then I gave up and just kept licking the plastic. MMMMMmmmm plastic - it tastes great.
Tomorrow my stitches come out and the cone comes off my head (I hope). Then I can go back to totally annoying the crap out of my fur sister Molly. She hasn't been scared of me whilst my cone is on, so that HAS to change!

Some more bandaged pics

2006-02-07T18:57:00.000+11:00

Mum said that the papilloma thingy wasn't so bad - like a wart I guess. Certainly not anything to worry too much about. I am not so worried about it any more.

Mum forgot to show you some more pics of me with the bandage on my paw.

I tried to lick it off - really I did. It wasn't until just before I went to see the Vet that I actually succeeded. I tried real hard to keep it clean.

Hey I found my paw!

2006-02-02T19:54:00.000+11:00

I couldn't wait for tonight - so during the day today I took the bandage off my paw. Mum was a little worried about me doing this, but everything looks okay.

Then we went to the Vet. My Vet is really cool - they have a giraffe out the front! Bet your Vet doesn't have that!

They even have a "P Tree" for the doggies before they go in for their appointments (I think that is because they get scared and have accidents - not like us kitties).

This is my Vet - isn't she lovely! You can see how she likes me. We always have cuddles.

So I am okay - my paw was there still under my bandage and everything. The only thing is I now have to wear a collar (Dad called me bucket-head), for another week so I don't pull out the stitches. Then next Wednesday I have to go back to get the stitches out.

Oh and the Vet said my paw thingy was a kitty papaloma (Mum wasn't sure how to spell that).

My Vet said she might visit my site, so maybe she can tell me how you spell that.

Some special new arrivals

2006-02-01T18:11:00.000+11:00

Here is another "Bunch" of friends. This is Cato Lily. Her Mum works with my Mum's sister. Isn't she the prettiest girl! She is a pedigree Burmese and this photo was taken last Friday. As you can see she is very pregnant in this picture with her second litter of pedigree Burmese kittens. We were all taking bets on how many babies there would be.

We didn't have to wait too long. On Sunday Lily had 8 kittens! Yes 8.

I think they are so cute - and look what a loving Mum she is. I can't wait to see them grow.

Although I am not too impressed with the gazed looks Mum has when she looks at this picture. I don't want her getting the impression that another cat would be welcome in this house. I think we have enough kitties here already.

p.s. If you would like to check out their website it is here.

A new friend I want you to meet

2006-02-01T17:58:00.000+11:00

I want you to meet a new little friend. She is the new baby of a friend of my Mums, who ironically already lives with two cats, called "Molly" and "Oscar". She is only 13 weeks old, and at the moment, her name is Sapphire (but that is still being decided as her new mum gets to know her). Isn't she gorgeous! She is an Australian Tiffanie.

I think she already has her Mum well trained.

I wonder if her Mum is going to create a blog for her? I will have to ask her.

By the way, this is a picture of her Mum "Josie". She is pretty spunky. I asked Mum if I could ask her out for a date, but Mum said they live in Sydney which is like 8-10 hours drive from here, so it would be a little hard to date her. I might just stick a picture of her on the wall of my kitty condo and pretend she is my girlfriend.

Happy belated Australia Day.

2006-02-01T17:48:00.000+11:00

I have been asking Mum to post this for me for a whole week now - she says she has been busy - yeah, busy chasing me around with a camera.

Last Thursday, 26th January was Australia Day. It is a day we celebrate the diversity of this great country of ours. I think that means being happy that there are lots of different types of kitties and other animals.

I celebrated with lots of catnip (to help me forget the pain of my paw which started hurting me a couple of days ago), and Mum said I got a little too high. She found me on the bed, the Australian flag over me, singing "Advance Australia Fair" at the top of my voice.

It was a lovely day. I also got to have my Mum and Dad home with me for the whole day!

As you can see I was pretty happy:

Tomorrow night I go to the Vet and hopefully he will take my bandage off and my paw will be all okay.

I swear.....

2006-01-28T11:04:00.000+11:00

If Mum tries to take any more stupid photos of me with my leg bandaged, I am going to give her a knuckle sandwich!

I am still doing fine. I go back next Thursday to have the bandaged removed. Hope my paw is still under there!

Another friend goes to the rainbow bridge

2006-01-28T10:45:00.000+11:00

I had a bad feeling today, like a part of me was missing. Then I checked here and discovered that beautiful Crystal has gone to the rainbow bridge.

Sleep well little one. You will always be remembered. Saying our Purrays for your family. They will be in our thoughts.

Me thinks that sometimes the rainbow bridge takes our friends far too soon.

Dudes - I am okay!

2006-01-25T18:42:00.000+11:00

Thank you everyone that kept me in your thoughts. I am okay. A bit drowsy but definately okay. I cannot for the life of me work out what happened. All I know is that the Vet patted me and I purred and then they stuck me with the needle thingy and next thing I am waking up and I have a bandage on both legs. What is with this bandage and why can't I get it off?

This is my carry case that Mum brought me home in. I kinda like my carry case, except when I have to go too far from home - then i get scared. You can just make me out inside the case.
I was absolutely starving when I came home, and the Vet said I could eat - so I went straight to the dry food, but it was too hard to get my paw in there to get out the good ones, so I just laid down and dragged them out all over the floor and picked out the bits I wanted - Sorry Mum. (she had to clean up after me). You can see too, that Molly came out of her nap in the bedroom and said "Dude are you okay?". I didn't think she would care that I was gone - but she obviously did. I think Dude is my new word of the day.

Although she said I smelt funny. I don't care - I think I smell beautiful and Mum said I smelt okay. I think Molly is the stinker around here! Look at the mess I made!
Ok So Mum said that the Vet cleaned my teeth, and took the thing off my paw. She said that after they were removing it, they said they think it is probably just a calus or something like that horn thingy that Jasper said it probably was, but the pathology will sort it out. It also appears like I have the beginning of more over nearly all my pads, so they definately wanted pathology to tell us what it is. Maybe I am growing more toes or something.

Mum said my Op-er-way-shun cost A$555.83. I think I am worth it though. Every cent.

I gotta keep this bandage on for a week, and then go back to the Vet to get it checked. I think the bandage is going to be hot tomorrow on me as we are expecting 40C (104F) tomorrow. Mum said the weather is terrible in Australia at the moment, and we have lots of bushfires. The air smells of smoke. I don't like it.

Tomorrow is the day

2006-01-24T18:57:00.000+11:00

Well tomorrow I go back to the vet for my Op-er-way-shun. Mum says I should enjoy being outside today as I am not going to be outside for a while. So I am just laying on the front porch, my paws hanging over the edge, watching the yard and contemplating what tomorrow may bring.

I will try to blog when I can to tell you how I went.

Might go find Mum for a cuddle and then check out how my blogging friends are going.

What does an "op-er-way-shun" mean?

2006-01-20T20:49:00.000+11:00

Mum says that I have to have one of them. I hope it involves catnip because I really like that.

We (Maddison, Mum and I) went to the Vet tonight.

Maddison is doing very very well, and in 1.5 weeks she can start going for very short walks - 5 minutes, building up to 10 minutes. She still has to be confined for about another 2 months, but we can build up her exercise during that time and see how she goes.

Maddison is a bit sad that she can't just go outside and play with Sandy. I am sad too, because that means she is in my house a bit longer - all the time!

Anyway - on to me! (cause that is what you were waiting for).

The Vet said she didn't like the look of my boo-boo at all. She said because it is soft, has grown quickly and because the pad has darkened in color, that I have to have an "op-er-way-shun" to have the boo-boo removed. Then she said it will take a long time to heal and I have to keep it bandaged and stay inside for a long time.

Mum is very sad because she doesn't want to see me go have one of these "op-er-way-shuns" but also because it is going to cost about A$650 for it to happen. I think I am worth it though. They are going to send my boo-boo off to be checked to make sure it isn't anything nasty.

I go in next Wednesday which Mum said is good because Thursday is Australia Day and they can be home to watch me all day. (Maybe they think I am going to do tricks or something - why would they need to watch me?)

Mum said we had better win the lotto (whatever that is), as things have not been so good around here lately.

Mum has been sick with a coughing thing. She is on her third lot of antibiotics and doesn't seem to be getting much better. Dad said she might have to have "ex-rays" to see what is going on in there (don't know why it is "Ex" - maybe it used to just be "Rays" and they got divorced or something) .

Mum's car stopped completely and she needs a new one - that is a very expensive thing to do, Mum said.

Maddison's treatment has been pretty expensive too. I think Mum said it was near A$1000 so far.

Mum and Dad have both had car registations to pay, as well as car insurance and other bills, and Mum said they may have to eat 2 minute noodles for a while. I just hope they don't stop my premium brand stinky goodness or there is really going to be trouble.

Mum is also seeing a specialist about some special treatment, and that costs a lot too. But Dad said this treatment is essential so I guess they have to do it.

Mum also said there were lots of rumours about redundancies at her work, so she may not have a job for much longer. I think that is good news, cause then she can be home brushing me all day long.

I hope they can afford to keep blogging. That is essential.

I'd better go. I have decided that I need to help out a bit, so I am going to go lick the kitchen floor clean (just in case Mum missed a spot when she was cleaning it).

Take care all.

I am Big and Fierce - ROAR!

2006-01-18T07:45:00.000+11:00

Look at me - I am big and fierce. You don't want to mess with the master. Not only do I have big teeth but my whiskers are finely sharpened swords!
Ok so I was actually just yawning really loudly and Mum snapped it. But I look fierce, don't I? Were you scared?

I am really just a cute kitty who is ultra tired though. And Mum keeps shoving this camera in my face!
It's her - the one over there with the camera - Officer - over there. She won't leave me alone!

In other news my VET appointment has been moved to Friday as the VET isn't going to be there on Saturday and Mum doesn't like Maddison and I seeing anyone else.

Thank you to everyone delurking. I love your comments and love learning more about you. You guys Rock!

Gotta go find somewhere cool to sleep for a bit. It is going to be another hot day today (not too bad though - about 28C (82.4F)). That's about the lowest temp forecasted for this week.

Feeling Better

2006-01-17T07:39:00.000+11:00

Ohhh cool, thanks guys. I feel better now. Dad has been teasing me with something called "am-pu-ta-tion" - I hope that isn't a needle, cause I don't like needles.

I am comforting myself by sleeping cuddled up to Mum's magic cushion. She puts it in that thing in the kitchen that goes round and round and when it goes "Beep" she takes it out and it is nice and warm. She puts it on her back (I think she is getting old!), and if she happens to stand up I jump in quick as a flash! Sneaky huh!

It sure is warm.

p.s. Welcome to my new friends. It sure is cool to have friends.

p.s.s. Kukka-Maria - When I snap my fingers you will cluck like a chicken (hehe only kidding You are too prrrruuudy to do that to)

I got a boo-boo

2006-01-16T19:58:00.000+11:00

Can you see my boo-boo? I have had a small growth on the pad of one paw for a little while now, but lately it has grown much longer (it is really dark - nearly black). If you click on the picture you will get a bigger look at it.

This week it has started bothering me, and the whole pad has gone a dark pink rather than it's normal light pink. I have started chewing it which drew Mum's attention.

So now I have an appointment at the V E T on Saturday to get it checked out. I hope it is nothing serious. I am rather fond of that paw.

p.s. Don't you think my eyes are beautiful!

Delurking week

2006-01-15T17:19:00.000+11:00

I am probably a little late doing this, but I just read that it is delurking week.

So - if you are a lurker or even an avid commentor, please comment to this post and let me know a little about yourself.

Things I want to know:
1. Your name or alias.
2. Your blog address if you have one.
3. How long have you been reading my blog?
4. Why do you keep reading? What makes you come back?
5. What do we have in common?
6. How are we different?
7. Something I don't know about you.

So come on everyone - please delurk and tell me about yourself. I would love to hear it.

Thank you. (smooches and headbutts)

Gotta start earning my keep

2006-01-14T16:46:00.000+11:00

I want to go outside. Mum says I can't go out again because I have already been outside twice today, and wanted to come back in 30 seconds later each time, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to go out yet again.
Mum said the picture below is a rare one. My sister Molly decided to be nice and let Mum take a nice picture of her when she is actually smiling. She is posing with her toy kitty called "Whiskers". Mum and Dad got Whiskers for Molly when they were on a fantastic voyage a couple of years ago. You see Molly won a competition with a pet food company - a 10 day A$14,000 holiday around Australia. She stayed in luxury kitty accommodation while Mum, Dad, Auntie C and Gramma went on the holiday. They went to 4 different states, learnt to sail on Sydney Harbour, went hot air ballooning over the Yarra Valley in Victoria (our premium wine making area), went to fantastic restaurants, stayed in the middle of a rainforest in Far north Qld, and sweated it out in Uluru in the middle of Australia.

Molly got spoilt with her luxury accommodation, Whiskers the toy cat, a whole slab of stinky goodness, toys, kitty carrier, and a special litter box that is covered in and allows for complete privacy. After it was all over, Molly was just happy to have Mum and Dad home again.

Mum says that Molly "earned her keep" which I think means I had better start trying to win something myself or I might miss out on my stinky goodness or something.

Have any of you kitties won anything for your Mum and Dads?

p.s. Mum says Maddison is doing very well and thank you for all your good wishes. She keeps getting under my feet, but at least she isn't feeling sick or anything. She has her 4 weeks checkup late next week so we hope she only has another 2-3 weeks confinement and then she can go play with Sandy and I get my house back!