De-meowing

Okay, I know it's a horrible surgery but they debark dogs. Can I de-meow a cat?! Chey is driving me nuts!!!

Waking up with Cats

So I took a brief nap and found myself surrounded by fur. Chey was on my leg, Georgia at my feet and Gemini curled next to my chest. I felt them walking on me as I dozed and it was nice to wake and find that everyone was snoozing and enjoying themselves. I'm sure we get better rest when we are all pig piled together!

Now, I'm up and about and Chey is talking and talking. She is certain she is not fed enough. Gemini however likes to just lay by my feet and enjoys watching me work on my computer. Well, she's probably dreaming of fun cat toys and a place where Chey isn't keeping her awake from her nap!

Cat New Year's Resolutions

I doubt cats ever think they need to improve enough to make New Year's resolutions so I have made them for them. We have gotten some vibration sensors to put on the counters to help keep Chey off of them. We are also going to work harder on keeping Gemini from scratching on the sofa!

So I guess these are my resolutions to have better behaved cats but you know what? I kinda like having cats that have resolutions!

Gemini is Talking

Chey has taught Gemini to talk--or rather complain. Chey howls at me for food whenever I am in the kitchen and I am noticing that Gemini is starting to pick that up. She's still got her sweet little mew, but it does have tones. She is becoming increasingly less patient with me about the whole food issue as I try and wean them (Chey in particular) off of canned cat food.

Ah well, all children learn the bad habits of the adults around them. Why should Gemini be any different!

Siamese Cats are Insane

My Siamese is a weird cat. Simone was strange too but Chey is beyond strange. Siamese, however probably prefer to think of themselves as eccentric and I'm not sure how anyone can resist them.

Gemini has her quarks too. She tends to sharpen claws on the sofa. Georgia can get a bit bitchy with the other cats. They all do various things I'd rather not have them do. Papers on the desk end up on the floor. They always want attention at the worst possible moments.

But I love them all. It's hard for me to pass up a cat and not think how wonderful they are simply because they are a cat.

A woman I konw was lamenting the other day that she tries really hard but she keeps failing at being a person. She feels alone and unloved. So much of her judgements are her judgements about herself rather than anything most people would notice. I think sometimes we expect so much of ourselves and forget that no one needs to be anything other than what they are to be loved.

Cats know this. I think Siamese may use this to their advantage. I'm sure that's why there are so many fans.

What the Cat Got

One of Gemini's gifts was a toy with a bunch of feathers on it. Fortunately the packet contained three. We gave one to Gemini and Chey came over, swatted her, took it away and started growling and spitting as if she had a real live bird or something. Gemini moved back and sort of watched her, curious. Georgia too was curious. We finally gave another toy to Gemini but she continued to be more interested in Chey who continued to make a fuss.

After awhile, Chey got tired of killing the cat toy and moved on. They played with other things. Later on Chey stole the toy again and ran around the house meowing as if she had a real kill. The other cats were not impressed or fooled.

Today I came down and found feathers all over the house. The little ball that the feathers were attached to is bald. I guess Chey finally tore apart the cat toy enough.

Gemini, fortunately, also enjoyed the holiday colored catnip mice we got and has been happily batting them around. She's far less intense in her play time.

Happy Holidays

Okay, Gemini is celebrating Christmas. Georgia has always been a Winter Solstice sort a cat and Chey... well we're still not sure about her.

I'm glad that so many people enjoyed the photo of Gemini in her little hat! I can't believe I got that many comments on it!

Whatever flavor your holiday is, I hope it brings you warmth, love and peace.