The Mean Kitty Song

The Room of Eternal Stench

I haven't posted in a while, so today I decided I will just go with my most recent annoyance (but I will refrain from adding any photos of said annoyance, as I am sure no one will care to have a visual). For those of you who would rather not know about my cats' despicable bathroom habits, I advise that you read no further. As a disclaimer, I must warn you that, although my cats are terribly uncivilized, I am going to share everything about them anyways, despite the fact that they are disgusting creatures. But I digress. At the risk of embarrassing my darling cats, may I just say...they stink. I have had nearly enough of it, but what do I do?? It would be bearable if only my dear sweet Bella would just be a little more careful about using the litter box. Kitty Litter is one thing my husband and I are willing to spend a little extra cash on in order to save our noses from the all to potent smell. BUT it doesn't matter how amazing the litter is if your cat misses the box! Yes, it is true. She hits the floor (or the edge of the box, at best) every time. Disgusting, right? It is always Bella that does it..I know because I have caught her in the act. She spends a few minutes digging a nice, big, deep hole in the very center of the box (good) and then she plants her front paws right in the center of the large hole (bad). Needless to say, with her front paws in the center of the box, she rarely ever clears the edge of the box. What I think she needs is a bigger box..which is stupid because none of the other cats seem to have a problem with the ones we have! The boxes are not abnormally small, nor is she abnormally large...she is just abnormally stupid. And the worst thing is: it smells! The upstairs litter boxes are in the room off of the bathroom that we call "The Mystery Room" (which it was dubbed because the room doesn't have any apparent purpose, so when we first moved in, it was a mystery as to what we would do with it). The bathroom is right across the hall to our bedroom so, at best, we are about 10 feet from the room of eternal stench. Yuck! We are planning on putting up a door between the bathroom and the mystery room, and then installing a small cat door, so they can go in and out (well, maybe just in ;). That will hopefully help a little with the stink issue, as well as the tracking on litter all over my house! When we get around to it, I will be sure to post some pictures. Let's just hope that my unintelligent cats will be able to figure out how to use the door!

Adventures in the Night

Last night while watching a show in bed, we heard the front porch door slam. After convincing Beau Bear that it was just the wind, we directed our attention back to the movie and though nothing of it.

We should have known better.

Our front door doesn't always latch when you pull it closed, so if you don't pull hard, it can be opened again without turning the handle. The cats are clever creatures, and always find a way to do exactly what I don't want them to...so despite the fact that I checked the door and locked it before I went to bed last night, they knew I didn't check very closely and managed to pull the door open as soon as we were settled in bed....

And then they ventured out into the snow...

We usually keep our house pretty cold to save on heating costs and just put a space heater in our bedroom, so of course we didn't notice it being any colder during the night. We could have brought the temperature up to about 85 for a week for the amount it probably cost to heat the outdoors for one night! So much for trying to keep the energy bill down...

This isn't the first time it's happened, either. They escaped one or two times during the summer, but gave themselves away before we even noticed the open door...they were absolutely filthy!

Amazingly enough, they are always back by morning, as if they really think they are sly enough to keep it a secret. If they would just close the door behind them, I would likely never notice and never care (as long as they came back in one piece!)

At least in the summer time, the only problem is a pretty serious lack of security. But in middle of winter, not only could any stranger walk in off the street in the dead of night while we are fast asleep, but it is also below freezing and snowing outside!

Why must they torture me so?

Cat vs. Internet

My husband just sent me this extremely funny comic from "The Oatmeal"
This is exactly what every one of my cats do when we are on the computer!
Check it out here :)

Aaaaand, we're back...

Oh! How time flies...It has been almost a month since my last post! I just can't seem to find the time for blogging, lately, but the Crispies are urging me to continue. So here is a quick look at some things you may have missed over the last couple of weeks........

The Crispies got a new catnip pillow, which they promptly tore to pieces. I stuffed it all back in and re-enforced the stitching :)

Numbers' 2 and 3 have still been cuddling...it is so strange to see them together that I ALWAYS take a picture!

My darling pets were without me a lot last week...I am sure they were devastated.

We put plastic on some windows to help insulate. It was shredded within the first hour.

Bella had and "accident" in a waste basket. I thought she was cute curling up in it at first (hence the picture)..but she is habitually naughty.

The cats double as fashionable outer-wear in the winter. Here, we see my handsome husband modeling the new line of fur scarves. They are all the rage this season.

I pulled this out of Brisa's forehead. Yes, it is an entire claw.

It belonged to Number 2...he didn't even try to hide the evidence of a fight. The large scratch on his nose gave him away immediately.

I tried throwing away an old nasty toy of Beau Bear's. He never, EVER used to touch it..but he still dug it out of the trash, and now constantly tries to convince me that he loves it. 

And, of course, not a week passes when the demon cats don't break something.  This week, Bella beheaded Saint Joseph. Truly evil.

Do cats really get STUCK in trees?

Cat trapped for days pulled from tree; feline celebrates rescue by bolting up another tree

Published: Wednesday, November 17, 2010, 3:10 PM     Updated: Thursday, November 18, 2010, 6:41 AM

Katie Rausch | Jackson Citizen Patriot

Katie Rausch | Jackson Citizen Patriot

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"An orange tabby stuck in a tree for five days was rescued Wednesday at Loomis Park in Jackson — and celebrated its rescue by bolting up another tree.
Adam Brooker, a maintenance worker at Loomis Park, noticed the cat climb a 60-foot-tall tree at the park Friday. It had been hiding near a trash container behind the Charles A. Boos Recreation Center.

The cat was startled by the trash being emptied Friday.
“It hit off (the Dumpster) and went right up the tree,” Brooker said.
Figuring the tabby would find its own way down the tree, Brooker let it be. He noticed the cat in the same tree Tuesday and reported it to Tom Steiger, the superintendent of Cemetery and Forestry for Jackson.

Steiger called Cameron Smith, president of Johnny’s Tree Service, and Smith volunteered his time and the use of his company’s bucket truck to help retrieve the frightened cat.
It took about an hour for Smith to coax the cat toward the bucket with food before Smith was able to nab the feline about 11 a.m. The cat struggled and attempted to flee the bucket as Smith headed for the ground. He held the cat in the bucket most of the way before it managed to escape and head for the nearest tree.
The orange tabby wasted no time in scurrying up a short distance. Steiger said later Wednesday afternoon the cat remained in the second tree."


Crispies would LOVE to climb trees....but I doubt they would actually get stuck. I've never actually seen a cat get stuck...they just climb down! 

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