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A solid 100% of the times that I pick Newt up, she bites me. When she sits on my desk – and I dare to type – she bites me. If she’s on the kitchen counter or on the table and I reach out to, say, answer my phone, she bites me. She does not …
7 things made much more difficult with a cat: Tying your shoes Making the bed Packing Cooking Typing Sleeping Putting laundry away But… then there’s this: And this: And – swoon – this: Oh, and this: But best of all: Who knew I was a cat lady… 🙂
On Memorial Day (so, I guess, not technically June…), John was driving to work and saw a little lump on the highway. A truck was coming. He pulled over, ran out and grabbed her, and that’s how we ended up with a kitten in our bathroom. She’s smaller than my shoe. So, I started thinking …
Send help. OK. So, yesterday John was on his way to work (they don’t get Memorial Day off because they get Mardi Gras off… only here). A short while after he left, I get a text that says: “Call me!” And has this pic attached: Whoo, boy. He was driving along the highway …
So, I have this issue. From what I understand, this is pretty typical. Newt wants to be in the middle of my workspace, no matter what I’m doing. I love her company. I really do. My problem comes in when she settles in, and then decides that me doing my work is …
If you’ve been following along, you may remember last summer when I moved down to Louisiana with the boys and had to introduce them to Newt. Emmett ignored her immediately. Cooper thought we got him the best toy ever. And Lucas? Well, Lucas wanted to eat her. So, over the course of nearly six months, …
Newt’s been getting neglected around here. She’s up to a lot of shenanigans, and I’ve been working on some cat-centric projects, but I never think to post about it. Poor, Newt. Anyway, I’m stating publicly: If I can get my act together Newt will get a “Caturday” post from now on! Starting with her most …
For the past six months or so, Newt has been attempting to scoot out the door that goes into the garage and leads to the backyard. We’ve had to catch her on many occasions in the garage. Not good. Not safe. For one thing, there’s a hole in the wall (of course.) that leads to …
Mental exercise is crucial to our dogs’ overall wellness. The same thing applies to cats, but there seem to be fewer products designed to get them thinking. (At least that I’ve found! If you know of any, do share!) So, I decided to whip one up: a DIY cat puzzle! This is the easiest DIY …
No, Teddy isn’t another feline addition to the household. Instead, Teddy belongs to the feline member of the household. Back when John and Newt first became roomies, the pet sitters brought Newt this little teddy bear. She loves him. It’s the funniest thing because he’s almost as big as she is, but she drags him …
If you follow along on Facebook, you know that Newt started wearing a collar camera on occasion in conjunction with the Nature’s Recipe for Moments campaign. It’s my fault we haven’t kept our scrapbook more up-to-date, but I’m working to remedy that situation. In the meantime, check out Newt’s pictures here! (Please don’t judge the orange-toned house …
At this exact moment, all four of my fur-balls are asleep, mere inches away from each other. And, late Sunday morning, we found this: Yep. That’s Newt snuggled behind a dozing Lucas. Pretty amazing since six months ago, all he wanted to do was eat her. Of course, it’s taken that entire six months to …
We’ve been training the dogs to get along with the cat for nearly five months. If you’re just joining or you’re looking for a cat-meets-dog training plan, here’s what’s happened so far: We started with a thorough plan, which suited Emmett and Cooper perfectly. But not Lucas. Then, we tweaked the plan to deal with …
I’ve done a little internet searching for this situation, but… you guys are the most knowledgeable, tapped-in animal folks around, so I was hoping to toss this out for a little expert input. We have this pond. Well, it’s not really a pond. It’s this big plasticy-type material that our landlord had as a decorative …
Have I mentioned that we’re renting a haunted mansion? We found one landlord with one house willing to rent to 3 dogs and a cat. The house is humongous, but it’s in terrible shape. It creaks. It leaks, so drips echo across the wood floors. Many of the windows aren’t sealed, so when it storms, …
Greetings from the bayou! A few months ago, Maggie did a post about a stray cat that I found. I had come back from happy hour and was sitting on balcony enjoying the night. I don’t live in the nicest part of Houma, LA (go ahead and look it up, chances are you’ve never heard …
Before I can get to the main point, a little back story: For the past seven months, John has been working in Louisiana. Long story short, when he finished up at the university here, I was starting cancer treatments. Since I’m a freelancer, I’ve always been on his health insurance. He needed to line up …
