Crouching Floorca, Hidden Felines

Kitties!

Mommy got a coupon for the local home improvement store and decided we needed she wanted some new things; to wit: a clean un-barfed-upon area rug and new cat-warmer (table lamp).  Pals, we she scored--both items for only a hundred bucks--and the old be-barfed blue rug is outside on the Catio now, available for warmer winter lounging.

Later in the evening we gave the new items a test run.

Now, here's the fun part...can you spot all six of us in this picture?  There's Miss Pea, The Baby, Maui, Tiny Johnson, May Ling, and Salem.

We'll give you a hint to get started: 

Here's Salem!

Happy Friday!

XX  Happy Kats  XX

Muncha Muncha Monday!

Kitties!

We got a package in the mail...

...from Chewy.com!

They sent us a package of treats to review.

(OMC, we love doing taste tests.)

We got a free bag of Instinct Raw Boost Minis to try!

We chose the duck flavor.

mmmmmmmm, duck.

Mommy whistled us all up with her "Treats" tune out on the Catio and we stampeded formed an orderly mob queue for our treats.

There was mild pandemonium.  CC went wild.  Heads may have been cut off in the melee.

Maui voted YES.

So did John, and The Baby!

Once again, food is the Great Equalizer between these two...they can always put aside their differences for a tasty morsel.

Sylvester voted Nay.  He's picky.

Scouty chowed his down!  

He totally ignored Mommy getting close, he enjoyed the minis that much.

Felix, true to form, was Deeply Suspicious.

He voted NAY, also.

The Baby said:  Good.  More for me!

May Ling is watching her girlish figure (expand) and turned her nose up.

KonaKitty didn't eat them either but she is the fussiest eater on the planet so Mommy wasn't surprised.

Rupert was enamoured with the box--

--and the contents!

Salem said:  Hand over all those minis, Mommy, and no one gets hurt.

Grayce liked 'em too, but she ate hers later.

So, the final vote was nine YEAS, and four NAYS for the Instinct Raw Boost Minis (Duck Flavor).  We liked the smaller size, we've had freeze-dried treats before that were too big and had to be crumbled for us to eat.  These were just the right size, and only two calories each!

(The link at the top of the post will take you to all the nutritional data.)

These treats were a success, and Mommy will be ordering them for us from Chewy.com in the future; we have a standing monthly order that's delivered for free since it's over $49!

Thank you for letting us do a review--all the opinions are our own.

Happy Monday!

XX  The Katnip Lounge  XX

Payback's a Finch

Kitties!

WARNING!!

Graphic photos below!

(No bluds, though)

There was Great Excitement Sunday morning!

Birdy revenge was had.

Mommy had just gotten out of the shower, getting ready for work, when she heard the "clickety-click-click-click" of a herd o'cats barreling through the cat flap, followed by lots and lots of low growling.  Nothing new.  But then, she thought "I don't recognize that growl", so she glanced into the bedroom, where Maui had a birdy clamped firmly between his jaws, and nearly all of us trying to take it away from him, or, at the very least, get a good sniff.

Maui didn't have any intention of sharing, and was trotting in circles--across the Catio, into the bedroom and through the house, out onto the Catio, etc etc in an effort to avoid us and consume his catch in peace. 

And by this time "us" included Mommy.

Did we mention that Mommy was nekkid and dripping?

She was!

But that didn't deter her from chasing after the bloodthirsty kitty conga line.  Whipping a knot in her towel, she sprinted to the head of the line while screeching at Maui to drop the birdy.  Of course her caterwauling scared the bejeezus out of him and he broke into a gallop, heading for the bedroom--the doorway of which Daddy suddenly appeared and muzzily inquired what the $@!! was going on.

Bringing the action to a dead stop.

Daddy scooped up the birdy (which Maui finally dropped) and deposited him in the morgue* after a quick briefing from Mommy.

Total bummer.

However, since Mommy is every bit as sanguine as we are she decided to shoot a few "re-enactment" photos when she got home, giving us a second crack.

We are pleased to report that flash-freezing retains all the tasty qualities one expects in a birdy!

Scouty was particularly enamored.

Mommy had to shout and chase him all over the Catio to get him to drop it!

We bet the neighbors find us vastly entertaining.

Happy Monday!

XX  The Lounge Kats  XX

*upright freezer.  lizards also repose here.  and mice.

Totally Random Tuesday

Kitties!

We thought we'd better post some photos of us, just in case you've forgotten what we look like!  Also, Mommy has a ton pictures on her memory card from learning how to use her new camera; Daddy bought her a Sony Cybershot point-n-shoot for her birthday.  She loves it!  It doesn't shoot like her Canon DSLR does, but it's just the ticket to take along on walks and rides.

Kona, using an artsy-fartsy effect.

Grayce was her very first subject!

Sweet Pea helps test the zoom function. 

The Baby helps with depth of field. 

Scouty is another zoom subject!  Mommy was trying out natural lighting on the Catio.

Apparently she should have used the flash on Rupert.

CC poses nicely on the "pet" setting.

Group shot, fooling around with shutter speed.

L to R:  Salem, May Ling, Grayce, Felix, and CC

Tiny Johnson, with the cute setting on 10!

Over-exposed Salem.

Sylvester is perfect. 

 Mommy was very pleased with this one. 

Um.  There are so many things wrong here...starting with the fact that Felix LIKES wearing his fancy silk rainbow tie! 

Holy Cod is Mommy a flasher!  Maui is all washed out.

At least May Ling's baby blues always shine through.

Happy Tuesday!

XX  The Katnip Lounge XX

Sunday with Mommy, er, Sheebie!

Friends & Kitties!

Sheebie here, and I'm just gonna take it easy today, with the Kats.

We had an incredible rainstorm here last Wednesday, and even though the humidity hasn't let up a lot--the ground is saturated--it's been ten degrees cooler outside.  Which translates to many happy kitties, eager to hang out on the Catio!  All these photos were taken Thursday evening, it was a pleasant 95 degrees outside with a nice breeze.

After Scott and I moved the Apartment Complex to the other side of the Catio he took the sides off the condos and the Horde likes them much better.  Kona has dibs on Unit B, she uses it exclusively, and woe betide any other kitty who tries to occupy it...she's got sharp old lady claws, and a cattitude to back 'em up.

Miss Pea is guarding the rake we use for the litterpool cat boxes.   She and May Ling are still having Cat Wars, but thankfully she has stopped spraying.  There's still a Mystery Puddler in the house--I suspect the little meezer--she may have a vet trip in the future to rule out any physical issues, and then we'll go from there.  I am so happy our floors are tile.

Felix and Rupert.  Felix is Daddy's boy right down to his paw pads, and Rupert is mine.  I love this boy so much.  He's a quiet, unassuming guy, except for when I get out of the shower whereupon he transforms into a chittering attention-demanding boy, dribbling rivers of happiness.  It's our special time that he picked out all by himself.

Sylvester, always on the fringes.  I don't think he was raised with any other cats.  His body language and demeanor is very dog-like, and he stares, a lot, which is rude Cat Manners.  I think he simply doesn't know any differently.  He's taken up residence in the laundry room, close to any kitchen action and his personal favorite pastime, licking plastic bags.

Miss Bitey Bite Bite Grayce!  She's a terrible lap fungus.  She feels that no lap is ready to be settled into until she has pummeled and pricked it to death with her pile-driving paws.  Seriously, If we lay on our sides, she'll perch on our hips and make biskits on our hipbones.  What a pest.  But she's got a motor on her, there's no better kitty to have a little sofa snooze with.

Do you see CC on the lower right?  He's another happy dribbler.  That boy needs a bib.

Mister Maui is such a funny guy, I think he has pogo sticks hidden in his furry paws, the way he springs up in the air...he's like Tigger in the Pooh stories, only crazier.  And more spastic.

This one is getting very comfortable around his Daddy!  Scouty Stew Pot loves the shrimps he gets every evening and he will actually go solicit Scott for his treat; sitting just a couple of feet away, and even meowing.  Progress.  In another five years we'll be able to touch him.  Maybe.

  It's so nice to get outdoors again.

Happy Sunday, and have a good week!

XX  Sheebie  XX

Monday Munchies

Kitties!

The worst has happened.

Mommy has put us all on a D-I-E-T!

She has some hi-falutin' idea that we should be able to clean our own nethers, at least most of the time.  Because some of us *kof kof Salem May Ling Grayce kof kof* cannot properly play the cello anymore owing to fat round tummies!  Of course this ultimately is Mommy's fault--she put out too much tasty kibble for us to nibble, which we did, all day long.  In fact, the only reason we get kibble is because KonaKitty is our savior holds out for nothing else, practically.  Otherwise it would be wet food for us all the time, as we are all slimmer, have less dandruff, and are perkier on a canned food diet.

So, we now get only canned food to eat, twice daily, with a paltry serving of kibble at bedtime to appease Miss Kona enough to allow Mommy to sleep.  (She is an highly talented pesterer.)  We are not too fond of change so Mommy has been on the receiving end of some serious Stink Eyes and Screams of Displeasure.

Our Hero.

Fortunately, we got a package in the mail from Mr. Chewy!  It was a healthy treat for us to try, Nature's Variety Instinct Raw Boost Bites.  In the Chicken flavor--we love us some chicken.  Mommy couldn't deny us these treats, cos they are good for us, heh heh.

We ganged up on her for some.

They are pretty tasty!

Johnny loved 'em.  He was done in about 3 seconds!

Sylvester was intrigued...but no go. 

The Baby ate TWO entire pucks! 

Grayce gave then two (theoretical) thumbs up.

Sweet Pea ate her serving on the Counter Perch Towel.

May Ling chowed down her serving and went off to barge in on the others'!

Maui was not about to share.

Neither was Salem.

Kitties, in all nine out of thirteen of us enjoyed the Boost Bites, which is pretty good, considering that we are cantankerous contrary Cats.  Mr Chewy carries a venison variety, and also beef, which we are going to try next--Sylvester and Felix are beefeaters (not the kind guarding the Queen!) so Mommy thinks they will enjoy them more.

Thank you, Mr. Chewy, for asking us to review these delicious and nutritious treats!

Our dieting won't be quite as bad, knowing we'll have a yummy snack every afternoon.

Happy Monday!

XX  The Lounge Kats  XX

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