Hi everykitty, it's me, Rudy with the Rudy Report! I have to tell you - when Mommy goes away for the day to spend some time with her girlfriends and Daddy decides to take a nap in the afternoon, it's A LOT of fun to leap in his unprotected lap! I even learned some new words that I cannot repeat here.
We even left her a message on the window!
Here's what she saw when she came home from work!
Happy Saturday kitties!
We won't miss the hots, but just as the 'rents are going to miss the fresh taste of tomatoes, we will miss the sweet, sweet smell of fresh homegrown 'nip.
I just don't know why, but treat always taste better when served straight from Mommy's fingers! May I have another???
It was a wonderful weather weekend in O Hi O, the hots went away and we got mucho time on the deck. I have to say that Monday really has come too soon. Now Mommy has to go back to her crazy busy hunting place. Next week I heard the 'rents talking about her leaving us for another country! I know some of you kitties live in Canada, so you are going to need to keep an eye on her when she is there, OK?
Mommy is going out to the rescue next week to give them the money and she will take pictures so you can see what these great people are all about.
Wanna' help me with my candles?
Now on to a very special request...
And you can see she is not sharing...
With anyone...
She has smooth, floofy moves...
It's good to be Puff.
Kitties - I will be back tomorrow. It is my big special day! Please come back and visit me - I have some great fun planned!
He has sprouted stripes!
He has Zebra Butt! HaHaHaHaHa!
Diamond: Call me names if you must, but I have yummy noms!
I sort of like this photo of me, it shows off my floofy tail. No one has a better tail in this home - NO ONE! And she who goes by the name of Mommy had better keep her ideas of grooming me to herself!
Meet BooBoo.
See how happy she is?
BooBoo is a little puppy. Not much bigger than Powder!
And he likes to visit on our porch! What's next? Our food? Our toys? Our 'rents?!?
And lookie here!
The sweet gals at Marks Mews gave this award to me!
Even if he is giving me the hairy eyeball some things just aren't up for debate...
Rudy: Sigh...
I asked my siblings and they said I could be the featured kitty to wish our Mommy a Happy Birthday today. I love Mommy more than anything in the world. So Mommy, Happy Birthday, we love you very much! xoxoxoxoxox
Smoochies!
When you are in the grip of the hots the best thing to do is lay around the living room by the air conditioner. So that's what I did kitties...I napped and purred and practiced my cute looks. The photo is a little demonstration of the "love-eyes, wouldn't you like to snuggle me" look. This has taken me a decade to perfect and I must say it comes in handy if I have been less-than-a-good-boy by chasing Puff or stealing Parker's 'Nip Cigar!
Yesterday was such a nice day in O Hi O. Mommy took me out on the deck and she furminated a little Mini-Me off of me. It's a good thing that she did it yesterday 'cause the Hots came back and we won't get any deck time. I feel a lot lighter!
Here are some interesting kitty facts to celebrate and learn about US!
From "The Encyclopedia Britannica"; All cats are members of the family Felidea. Interestingly enough, the cat family split from the other mammals at least 40,000,000 years ago, making them one of the oldest mammalian families. All cats share certain characteristics that are unique to the cat family. Cats are pure carnivores. They need a high level of protein in their diets - around 30% - and lack the digestive equipment to do well on a diet of grains, fruits or vegetables. In fact, if you were to design a creature to live from hunting mammals you would have trouble doing better than the design of the cat. If you know cats at all, you know that they have powerful jaws, long, sharp teeth, and claws that draw back into their paws when not in use. Cats hear extremely well. Their eyes are adapted for vision in dim light for hunting just before dawn and just after dusk, the prime hunting periods.
Don't be alarmed when your cats bring you gifts of birds, mice or other wild critters. This is a natural part of their gift ritual, and they do it to please you.
Cats purr to communicate.
Cats have five toes on each front paw, but only four toes on each back paw.
Cats have true fur, in that they have both an undercoat and an outer coat.
Contrary to popular belief, the cat is a social animal. A pet cat will respond and answer to speech , and seems to enjoy human companionship.
If left to her own devices, a female cat may have three to seven kittens every four months. This is why population control using neutering and spaying is so important.
Kittens are born with both eyes and ears closed. When the eyes open, they are always blue at first. They change color over a period of months to the final eye color.
When well treated, a cat can live twenty or more years.
Cats beat dogs for the #1 spot as the most popular pet in the United States.
Dogs and cats are color-blind.
If you sneeze whenever you're around cats, chances are it's not the cat hair that sets you off, but the saliva that remains on their fur.
Aspirin is poisonous to cats.
A smooth, shiny coat is the sign of a healthy cat.
Cat saliva contains a detergent that keeps their fur clean.
A cat cannot see directly under its nose. This is why the cat cannot seem to find tidbits on the floor.
The gene in cats that causes the orange coat color is sexed linked, and is on the X sex chromosome. This gene may display orange or black. Thus, as female cat with two X chromosomes may have orange and black colors in its coat. A male, with only one X chromosome, can have only orange or black, not both.
If a male cat is both orange and black it is ( besides being extremely rare ) sterile. To have both the orange and the black coat colors, the male cat must have all or part of both female X chromosomes. This unusual sex chromosome combination will render the male cat sterile.
Cats have AB blood groups just like people.
A happy cat carries its tail upright, while a nervous one holds it down low. When a cat fluffs out its tail, it is to appear larger and scare off whatever is frightening it.
If your cat hides and then runs out and pounces on you, she is acting out her instinctive hunting ritual.
Cats act reserved because their ancestors hunted and lived alone. They did not live in packs and therefore depend less on others.
Cats' eyes don't glow in the dark; they only reflect light.
In relation to body size, a cat's eyes are bigger than most mammals.
Though rare, cats can contract canine heart worms.
People who are allergic to cats are actually allergic to cat saliva or to cat dander. If the resident cat is bathed regularly the allergic people tolerate it better.
Studies now show that the allergen in cats is related to their scent glands. Cats have scent glands on their faces and at the base of their tails. Entire male cats generate the most scent. If this secretion from the scent glands is the allergen, allergic people should tolerate spayed female cats the best.
Cats lick people as a sign of affection.
Cats do not think that they are little people. They think that we are big cats. This influences their behavior in many ways.
Cats are subject to gum disease and to dental caries. They should have their teeth cleaned by the vet or the cat dentist once a year.
Cats, especially older cats, do get cancer. Many times this disease can be treated successfully.
Most cats have no eyelashes.
Many cats cannot properly digest cow's milk. Milk and milk products can give them diarrhea.
Cats lack a true collarbone. Because of this lack, cats can generally squeeze their bodies through any space they can get their heads through. You may have seen a cat testing the size of an opening by careful measurement with the head.
Cats with white fur and skin on their ears are very prone to sunburn. Frequent sunburns can lead to skin cancer. Preventive measures include sunscreen, or better, keeping the cat indoors.
Cats can get tapeworms from eating fleas. These worms live inside the cat forever, or until they are removed with medication. They reproduce by shedding a link from the end of their long bodies. This link crawls out the cat's anus, and sheds hundreds of eggs. These eggs are injested by flea larvae, and the cycles continues. Humans may get these tapeworms too, but only if they eat infected fleas. Cats with tapeworms should be dewormed by a veterinarian.
Cats can get tapeworms from eating mice. If your cat catches a mouse it is best to take the prize away from it.
Many people fear catching a protozoan disease, Toxoplasmosis, from cats. This disease can cause illness in the human, but more seriously, can cause birth defects in the unborn. Toxoplasmosis is a common disease, sometimes spread through the feces of cats. It is caused most often from eating raw or rare beef. Pregnant women and people with a depressed immune system should not touch the cat litter box. Other than that, there is no reason that these people have to avoid cats.
Cats have a full inner-eyelid, or nictitating membrane. This inner-eyelid serves to help protect the eyes from dryness and damage. When the cat is ill, the inner-eyelid will frequently close partially, making it visible to the observer.
You can tell a cat's mood by looking into its eyes. A frightened or excited cat will have large, round pupils. An angry cat will have narrow pupils. The pupil size is related as much to the cat's emotions as to the degree of light.
A cat is pregnant for about 58-65 days. This is roughly two months.
Purring: To purr, cats use extra tissue in the larynx (voice box). This tissue vibrates when they purr.
In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.
In ancient Egypt, mummies were made of cats, and embalmed mice were placed with them in their tombs. In one ancient city, over 300,000 cat mummies were found.
The first cat show was in 1871 at the Crystal Palace in London.
Today there are about 100 distinct breeds of the domestic cat.
Genetic mutation created the domestic cat which is tame from birth.
Like birds, cats have a homing ability that uses its biological clock, the angle of the sun, and the Earth's magnetic field. A cat taken far from its home can return to it. But if a cat's owners move far from its home, the cat can't find them.
Hunting is not instinctive for cats. Kittens born to non-hunting mothers may never learn to hunt.
Cats bury their feces to cover their trails from predators.
Mother cats teach their kittens to use the litter box.
Among other tasks, cats can be taught to use a toilet, come, sit, beg, eat with their paws, heel, jump through a hoop, play a piano, play dead, roll over, open a door, hide food in boxes, shake, and fetch.
Cats sleep 16 to 18 hours per day. When cats are asleep, they are still alert to incoming stimuli. If you poke the tail of a sleeping cat, it will respond accordingly.
In Great Britain, black cats are thought to bring good luck.
Besides smelling with their nose, cats can smell with an additional organ called the Jacobson's organ, located in the upper surface of the mouth.
Cats can't taste sweets.
The chlorine in fresh tap water can irritate sensitive parts of the cat's nose. Let tap water sit for 24 hours before giving it to a cat.
The catgut formerly used as strings in tennis rackets and musical instruments does not come from cats.
A large majority of white cats with blue eyes are deaf. White cats with only one blue eye are deaf only in the ear closest to the blue eye. White cats with orange eyes do not seem to have this disability.
Neutering a cat extends its life span by two or three years.
Ten human years translate to about 60 cat years. A one year old cat is similar in age to an 18 year old human.
A cat's night vision is six times better a human's.
A cat retracts its claws by flexing its toes. This protects their sharpness and lets him walk quietly when stalking prey.
Cats have a vomeronasal organ behind their front teeth that heightens their sense of smell.
Cats born without tails genetically have a shorter spine and longer rear legs than other cats.
Most deaf cats do not meow.
Although milk is okay for kittens, it is not easy for an adult cat to digest. Cottage cheese and yoghurt can be more easily digested.
Cats eat grass to keep their digestive systems clean. The regurgitation brings up hair and other irritants.
A healthy cat's nose is cool.
Cats don't scratch furniture to get attention, they scratch to groom their claws.
When a cat swishes its tail back and forth, she's concentrating on somthing; if her tail starts moving faster, she has become annoyed.
Cats rub to mark ownership. They have glands on their lips as well as at the base of the tail just so they can mark their territory.
Only a mother cat should pick a cat up by the scruff of the neck.
Brushing your cat daily will cut down on hairballs.
A cat is but a small lion who socializes with humans.
Multi-colored male cats are very rare. For every 3,000 tortoiseshell or calico cats born, only one will be male.
Most cats do not like to be held by the shoulders with their hind legs swinging loose.
A cat's whiskers are actually sensory organs that provide feedback on how near objects are.
In England, the government owns thousands of cats. Their job is to help keep the buildings free of rodents.
Cats knead you lap because they're happy.
If you do not respond when your cat talks to you, it will soon lose the urge to communicate with you.
Some cats, males in particular, develop health problems if fed dry food exclusively.
A little vegetable oil daily will help to prevent fur-balls and bring a shine to your cat's coat.
Cats can rotate each ear independently, so they can hear noises from two directions at once.
Cuddle your cat.
The Cat family includes about 39 species of cat, ranging from the tiger to the domestic cat. Agile, athletic predators, all of them are excellent hunters. They combine speed and strength with a highly developed sense of sight and hearing.
Australia and Antarctica are the only continents which have no native cat species. It is believed cats were living in parts of Australia before European settlement, possibly escapees from shipwrecks or traders' boats where they had been employed to catch rats.
Cats have the best vision and in the dark their eyes become more like "Ears", the reason being that their pupils can pick up acoustic vibrations.
Cats are able to hear sounds that move faster than 45,000 hertz. They could hear the sound of a bat.
Kittens when they are born have closed ear canals that don't begin to open for nine to ten days.
When a kitten is born they are unable to hunt as this must be taught to them by their mothers.
The average cat food meal is equivalent to five medium-size mice.
Cats are unable to eat many things such as Chocolate, Tylenol, avocado, poinsettia, lily-of-the-valley, and morning glory are all poisonous and sometimes deadly to cats.
A can't will not eat its food if is unable to smell it. The cat has 17 million nerve cells in its nose, which are used to trace smells around its environment.
The indoor cat has a longer life span than an outdoor cat.
We are impressed!
Wayside Waifs is one of the greatest shelters in the United States. Mommy volunteered there for many years when we lived in Kansas City. Many, many kitties and doggies and buns and feathers have found their forever homes because of this place.
I'd like to ask your help. The only thing Mommy wants for her birthday is for people to help Wayside. She's started a goal on her facebook page to raise some money for them. Please click here to see it. Or you can click on the photo at the right on my sidebar. Just a dollar or two would be great. Every little bit really does make a big difference to Wayside!
...and just seconds earlier she was doin' the Q. Mommy has to be faster with the camera!
Hey there kitties! Here I am with the Rudy Report! As you can see naps played a big part this weekend in O Hi O. Mommy did not try and disturb my glorious floof and Daddy made his lap available for some wicked-good snoozes. Mommy had to do some work stuff and she was a little crabilated. I purred and looked cute and then she was fine.
And you could win it!
All you have to do is enter a photo of yourself doing a version of the "Q" at Monty's awesome "Do The Q Contest"! We have chosen "Silliest Q" as a category and we can't wait to see the entries.Nothing is more entertaining to us than watching our little buddy Tick enjoy a fresh walnut with more "news" of Michael Jackson blaring in the backgound.
