Whisker Update

Kitties!

Rupert here.

I am pleased to report that the One White Whisker that I am growing (on each side) is (are?) coming along nicely.

See?  Here's my other side.

Oh, and pay no mind to that long white strand of fur on my nose--earlier I may (or may not) have had my cold wet snooter all up in Sweet Pea's...erm...business.

ha ha ha ha ha!!!!

Happy Thursday!

XX  Rupert*  XX

*Rhymes with "poopert".  For obvious reasons.

Curb Feelers

Kitties!

Sylvester here.

Mommy says she loves all my vibrissae, but she is especially fond of the the ones that sprout out of my cheeks.  She calls 'em Curb Feelers, like the whiskers people put on cars!

why do cars need whiskers?

I get lots of human cooties kisses on my curb feelers--I don't quite know what to think about that, so I usually yodel a little and act annoyed.  But secretly, I love it.

Happy Sunday!

XX  Sylvester  XX

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The Many Monikers of Maui

Kitties!

Maui here.

One of my new nicknames is Mister Shag--I haven't a clue why.  On an unrelated note, I heard Daddy asking Mommy when the shavermobile will be here.  

(soon--ed.)

Last year when I got my summer fur-do some of my whiskers got accidentally shortened and I hope it doesn't happen this time.  I've finally got 'em long and luxurious again; which leads to another nickname: The Walrus!

And check this out...I've got some bodacious eyebrows happening, too--but only one set is white!  The other side is just as long but they are black and impossible to photograph, or see for that matter.  So this set provides me with yet another nickname: Eyebrow Boy!

It's a good thing I'm mancat enough for all my many many names--as long as you don't call me late for dinner I'm satisfied.

Happy Thursday!

XX  Maui-Man  XX

Finally!

Kitties!

Rupert here.

After four months of strenuous effort--and suffering the tragic loss of a White Whisker on not just one but BOTH sides--I've finally got a matched set:

taa daa!!!!

Whew.

Now I can nap.

Happy Thursday!

XX  Rupert  XX

Two-fer Tux-Day

Kitties!

(overheard last week)

Salem:  Pardon me, Auntie Barbara?  You wanna see my WHAT?!?!?!?

ohhhhhh...my WHISKER rack!

That's OK then...

Happy Tux-Day!

XX  Sultry Salem  XX

Whisker Mystery, Part Deux

Kitties!

Maui here.

Not that you can tell, but I *am* missing a whisker!

Yesterday's Mystery Whisker belonged to me...Mommy snagged it from out of my favorite nest, deep in the linen closet.  (Bottom shelf, all the way in the back, behind a nice fuzzy blanket on top of a cozy towel.  I set it up just for him, he loves to burrow.--ed)

I hope you enjoyed my little mystery!

Happy Thursday!

XX  Manly Maui  XX

Mister Whisker

Kitties!

Mister Whisker here.

The Mommy found me in one of the kitties' favorite beddies.  Stretched out, I'm a whopping

 FIVE INCHES 

long!  

Pretty impressive, huh?

I've been tucked away in the special Whisker Tin for posterity, along with a few hundred* other cast-off vibrissae.  

Any guesses to whom I belonged?

Hint: It's not one of the Daddy's...MOL.

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Mister Mystery Whisker  XX

* at least.  it's packed in here.

Maudlin Monday

Kitties!

Rupert here, in mourning.

Do you remember me telling you a few weeks back about my second white whisker project?

Well, disaster has struck!

Mommy was giving my Daily Love and Pettings (in the bathroom where they are always administered, like clockwork) when my curly white whisker fell OUT!  Just like that.  Mommy saw it all happen.  She saved the whisker, but what about my dignity?  How will that be repaired?

Woe is me!

I'm lop-sided now.

Back to the whisker drawing board...

Happy Monday!

XX  Rupert  XX

CaturGray

EDIT:  We were just informed it's FRIDAY, not Caturday.

Phooey.

Lets's start early, shall we?

Kitties!

Rupert, a.k.a. Mommy's Handsome Man here.

I've been working on a new project, which Mommy has been trying to document for ages.

Naturally I do everything I can to foil her plans...but she's nothing if not PURRsistant and she finally captured it:

My matching set of One White Whiskers! (on each side)

For the longest time I only had a One White Whisker on my left-hand side, and a Funny Curly Gray Whisker opposite.  The Funny Curly one fell out around Catmas (Mommy found and saved it) so this time I decided to go all out and grow a Funny Curly WHITE Whisker as a replacement!

It's a work in progress, so far I've only got it about one-third of how long I plan to grow it...I figure a couple more months and it'll be done.

I'll keep you posted--if I decide to allow Mommy any more close ups!

Happy CaturGray!

XX  Rupert  XX

Whisker Jewelry

Kitties!

The Baby here.

I'm sporting the very latest trend in feline fashion today:

Pine needles!

In fact, this trend is SO new I only *just* invented it on my morning walk outside.

I cleverly attached the needles to one of my whiskers using some spider silk.  

My accoutrement was quite durable and lasted for almost ten minutes in which time Mommy desperately tried to get some decent photos before it fell off.  What do you think, kitties--could this be the next new "thing"--and what else might work?

Happy Monday!

XX  Be-Baubled Bibbles  XX

Whisker Trauma!

Kitties!

Salem here, with a funny story and a Terrible Fact.

Humor first!

Mommy hauled the Big Camera out to the Catio last weekend to photograph torment us.  Noting that she didn't have the dratted zoom lens on the instrument of torture, I scuttled to the Upper Reaches of the skyway--where I (wrongly, as it turns out) thought I'd be safe--but nooooooo--that crazypants woman puts the camera in auto and starts LEAPING AND CLICKING.  The nerve!  Thank Cod I was too busy laughing my fur suit off to be bothered by her effrontery.  Or the sight of a wizened gnome attempting to levitate.

This is the best of the batch; I was rather pleased with it.  Sometimes Mommy gets lucky!

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Now for the Terrible Fact: 

It appears that one of my whiskers has undergone a Trauma of some sort, it's bent!  Do you see it over on the left?  Mommy forcibly restrained me examined it and it's not frayed or anything, just not straight. 

Mommy was all for dragging out the ironing board to press my whiskers. 

Like that's gonna happen...

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Salem  XX

Walrus Whisker Washing Wednesday

Kitties!

Maui here, taking care of business.

Whisker Washing business.

I have the looooongest whiskers of all the Cats here, the Peeps always know when they find a really ginormous whisker that it used to be mine. 

 Mommy saves all our whiskers in a special tin.  She has over a hundred!

When I'm really interested in something I perk my ears up and bring my whiskers forward--the tips actually touch!  Mommy calls this a "Whisker Cup".

 I like to have clean and shiny whiskers to make the best-looking whisker cup possible.

Of course, my whiskers have earned me another, less flattering nickname.  Perhaps you already know what it is:

"The Walrus"

*sigh*

I ask you, do I look like a Walrus?

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Maui  XX

Whisker Wednesday

Kitties!

Maui here.

No bats in the caves...

...I'm ready for my Whisker shot!

Happy Wednesday!

XX  Maui  XX

Pee Ess:  Mommy says "Thanks" for all the sympathy for actually having to work her bumscrubbly day--and we want to give props to Daisy the Curly Cat, who coined the term "bumscrubbly".  

What a fantastic word!

Oh, and we gave her an extra quarter inch of room in the bed, pretty generous, huh?

One Word, One Whisker Wednesday

CONDITIONER

Whisker Wednesday

Kitties!

Our Mommy has a Dirty Little Secret.

Do you want to know what it is?

Of course you do!

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LOOK!

Mommy collects our whiskers!

And she sorts them by type.

These whiskers are from KonaKitty. 

And these are from Rupert, Grayce, Salem, Felix, (his freckle whiskers are dark brown)

and the top two are from May Ling.  Her whiskers are variegated along their length! 

Mommy has never seen "ticked" whiskers before.

Mommy harvests our whiskers from all over the house and catio.  She's noticed we tend to lose them the most in Spring, when we shed our Winter coats.

Look at how long this one is!

This is a Maui whisker...his are incredibly looong!

He looks like a Walrus.

The rest of us are responsible for alla the white ones.

Does your Mommy or Daddy collect your whiskers?

XX  Lounge Kats