Easy Sunday, Interrupted

Stinky : Would you believe the Lady gave me a bath after feeding me my breakfast this morning? And it involved some wierd smelling stuff and water? Something about me having fleas, she said. AS IF! But she said I was a good boy and didn't try to kill her
I found some flea dirt on my desk Saturday night and went flea hunting. I found and killed several on Tutu. Beings she has close contact with Cosmo, Ling and Boomer, it meant ALL of them needed to be treated for fleas. Meow-Me, Coco and Felix were spared as they stay in a separate area. I assumed she must have gotten it from Stinky as he likes to sit by the main door

Tutu was the first to get a bath after Stinky. I chose her because I knew she would be quiet and not raise the alarm. And yup, she was quiet and cooperative  :)

Cosmo was next. He started off quiet then the crying began, followed by some determined maneuvers to get out of the shower. Sadly for him, Mommy has had lots of practice showering cats

Tutu : Gosh Cosmo, you look awful!

Then we had Boomer. Quite some bit of crying and very determined but unsuccessful moves to escape

Tutu : What's up with you boys? You look like something the cat dragged in. Oh wait. Something Mommy dragged in. Hahaha

I kept Ling for last because I knew the racket she would make (she didn't disappoint!). The neighbors must have thought I was trying to murder her!

Every cat got busy putting their furs back in order

And while they were busy grooming themselves, I started to think about the source of the fleas. True, I had initially assumed it was Stinky, beings he's an outdoor kitty (our TNR) but it was strange that only Tutu seemed to have the most fleas. Stinky only had 3 on him

After more thought on this, I believe the fleas came from the environment, possible an unhatched egg from the odd flea Whisky brought home that escaped our frequent vacuuming. It made sense because Tutu was sleeping where Whisky used to

We have treated the areas with Diatomaceous Earth (food grade) in addition to a more thorough vacuuming of the entire house. We hope this will be the last time we ever face a flea problem in the house

Boomer : Yeah, I hope so too. This shampoo smells YUCK

And now, Easy Sunday begins...

Boomer : Go away, Mommy

Ling : I can't even look at you, Mommy

I apologized to Stinky and gave him a lovely chicken jerky treat for wrongly accusing him. I think he's forgiven me  :) 

Stinky : You can accuse me again if you like but only if I get jerky treats after!

I will be following up with the flea bath with the Spot On treatment just to be sure. The kitties have all forgiven me and all is good in the House of Whisppy once again.

We hope your Sunday was a much better one for all of you!

Whisky Wednesday

Whisky : Look at this beautiful necklace and pendant with a picture of me! It was a gift from the very talented Mommy of Angel, Isabella and Angel Sadie. Isn't it lovely?

Whisky : See the pretty angel wings? That came with a lovely card and was from Allie, Maxwell, Faraday and their Mom Lisa! Mommy is going to find a way to incorporate it with my pawprints!

And do you see that little figurine? That was MY gift to Mommy - It is called "Best Spuds" and I thought it was good for Mommy to remember the good and fun times we had together  :)

Whisky : We have lots of lovely sunshine at the Bridge

Whisky : And an endless supply of anything we want to eat (and we don't have to worry about getting fat or sick from eating too much!)

Whisky : I am pleased to see how well Tutu is looking after Mommy (she is always by her side just like how I used to be). I'm so proud of her!

Whisky : I do miss hanging out with my furblings but we will all be together again some day...just not anytime soon!

Whisky : It meant a lot to both Mommy and me that you were there to help her through her grief. THANK YOU! Now I'm off to check on the fresh batch of angel jerky treats! 

Mancat Monday With Boomer

Boomer! This package is addressed to you
Tutu : To Boomer? Where does it say that?

Boomer : Oooooh! It's a Silvervine P-Low!
Auntie Bin knows how sad you were that the boarding cats had drooled all over your previous pillows so she decided to send you a brand new one stuffed full with fresh dried silvervine leaves. Isn't that kind of her?
Boomer : This new 'vine P-Low smells DIVINE!

Tutu : The package.DID.NOT.SAY.TO.BOOMER!
Boomer : Whhhhaaaaat?

Boomer : You little brat! It is a present for ME! Gosh. Do you see the fur you ripped off my back? 

Boomer : Watch closely to see how I keep Tutu from MY P-Low!

*drool drool drool*

*bite drool bite*

:: takes a break ::

*kick kick drool drool kick*

Tutu : *sniff sniff* Ewwwwww. It's soaking in drool!

Auntie Bin sent a packet of silvervine powder as well!

Boomer : YUMMY!

*whap whap whap*
Sorry Boomer, I am going to have to keep that in the drawer. You're getting a little too 'vine crazy!

THANK YOU, Auntie Bin for sending me that gift! I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Kitties! If you want a 'vine fix, you need to head on over to Auntie Bin's Silvervine Store immediately! It is really pawsome stuff!

Tubby Thursday

See something yummy, Meow-Me?

Oh! It's Da Bird!

Meow-Me : I'll get ya!

Meow-Me : Hey! Come back!

Meow-Me : I'll....get.....ya!

Meow-Me : Just you wait....

*huff huff huff*

Meow-Me : Mnggggggg

*HUFF HUFF HUFF*

Meow-Me : Arrrrrghhhhhhh!

Meow-Me : Are you laughing at me?

Meow-Me : I'll show you!

<< G R A B >>

Meow-Me : See! GOT YA!

Meow-Me is probably classified under "obese" and Mommy knows obesity is no laughing matter. Meow-Me doesn't eat a lot and despite what the pictures show, she can be pretty agile when she chooses to. Her "roundness" is pretty much confined to her tummy area and I can't help but wonder if it has something to do with her having had babies before (I caught her as a pregnant stray so I don't know how many litters she has had before I had her spayed after the births of Coco and Felix)? Is this possible?

All the cats follow a strict mealtime so there's no grazing between meals. Treats are given out once a day. I have tried to up her exercise regime but nothing seem to work in reducing her tummy size. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Tutu Tuesday

Tutu : Look what came in the mail for ME! It was from Auntie Nurul and she thought of me even when she was on holiday in South Korea! Do you see the 2 Angel Kitties on the postcard? She said it was to remind Mommy of Angel Whisky and Angel Pok who left for the Rainbow Bridge. THANK YOU, Auntie Nurul!

Tutu : I know what I am supposed to do when wearing this *uniform* because Mommy told me all about her wearing a uniform from South Korea when she was a kid

Tutu : Wearing that uniform made her do lots of shouting...

...punching.....

....running......

Tutu : Sometimes she had to get on the ground and kick

Tutu : But no matter what, she had to always stay focused 

Tutu : It was also necessary to do lots of blocking with her hands too

Tutu : She wasn't allowed to bite though

Tutu : What? What did you say, Mommy?
Mommy : Err...you are right about me wearing a uniform as a kid but it was white and for the Korean martial art of Tae-Kwon-Do. You aren't wearing a uniform though...

Tutu : Hmmmm. So WHAT is it that I am wearing? And what am I supposed to do in it?
Mommy : It's called a Hanbok, a traditional Korean dress. And you're supposed to look pretty and demure when wearing one

Tutu : !!!!!

Tutu : Like this?
Mommy : Yes, exactly like that  :)

We are sorry for having "disappeared" for so long but we are finally back. Have you missed us?   :)

We'll be coming round to visit all our furriends very soon!