A Powder Update

Here we are enjoying some Stinky Goodness. This is about the only time Powder will come downstairs and interact with us. She still prefers her under the bed world to anywhere else. She does come out for Mommy and she is slowly getting better. Mommy says she'll probably get back to herself the day before we have guests arriving for Thanksgiving weekend.
Then she'll be back under the bed again...sigh...
I hope you have a fun and fabulous Friday!
Smoochies!

Powder's Autumn Funk

Our little sister Powder has been in her Autumn Funk for a few weeks now. If you don't know about this please go here and read about it.

Powder enjoying the Summer

It started right around the first day of Autumn. Mommy and Daddy wondered if they bring it on by anticipating it, but that seems like a bit of a stretch.

We miss our "Summer Powder"

We still think that DKM, Diva Kitty's Mom may be right. Last year she commented
..."It could just be the change in the earth's rotation and the shifting to fall that could be affecting her. Cats are more sensitive to the seasons than we are. Or it could be that the time of year reminds her of something that happened long ago and she is still impacted by it. I know that Sophia will hide in my closest anytime someone BBQs near my condo. Not sure why, but the smell of the BBQ sends her hiding." ...
Powder had a rough go with her spay 11 years ago, you can read about that here. Since she is otherwise very healthy, we think that this time of year she remembers that ~ or ~ she has Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Mommy read an article about it here.
Whatever it is, it's no fun for Powder and no fun for the 'rents. If the past years are an indication of how things will turn out, in a few weeks she'll be back to normal and Mommy can stop stressing about her tiny little girl under the bed.

Courtesy of Our Sitter

Powder watches and waits...

The 'rents had a great time. They had such a great time that they even spent the night away from us. Our sitter rocked. We wanted for nothing and even made appearances every once in a while. The above photo is the littlest member of the family staring out of the window waiting for her Mommy. It had to be taken with a zoom lens since sitters are not allowed to get close to the Princess!
I, too, am thrilled to have the 'rents back. I have noticed that without thumbs, it's very hard to blog, or open a can, or the treat canister. The bed is not as warm.
I missed all of you!
Smoochies!

Our Tiny Girl Does A Meme

While the ittiest, bittiest member of our family came out of her Autumn funk, she has gone back into another one. She's back under the bed and will only come out for meals, to use the box, take a drink out of the bathroom faucet and to lay on Mommy at night. When it's very, very still and quiet. We are stumped. She is physically healthy, but she's acting a couple of sammiches short of a picnic.

"I'm just mysterious, that's all..."

Frankly, we'd rather have frisky than mysterious...

The cutest kittens in Maryland, Cloud and Niko tagged us for a meme, so we all gathered around the bed and peeked underneath and had a little interview with Powder. It's a great little piece of fun called The 8 Random Things Meme - Abby started it!

Ready Powder? Ok then, let's play!

1. I only weigh in at about 6 to 6 1/2 pounds.

2. I only have 1/2 of a tail and it's crooked at the tip!

3. Of the 4 of us kitties, I am by far, the hardest to get into a PTU (Mommy has the scars to prove it!)

4. Puff and I are true blood sisters!

5. That makes Rudy my true blood nephew!

6. Mommy says that I am her "heart." I like that. She's mine too!

7. I love Daddy, but I am what you call a "one person kitty."

8. I have the loudest meow of all my sibs!

So there you have it, Powder in 8 random facts.

She's tagging Toulouse!

We just wish she'd come out a little more!

Saturday Caturday - Powder's Autumn Funk

Every Autumn since Powder was a little kitty, she takes to hiding under the bed. Only in Autumn and only for a few weeks. She comes out to eat and use the box and to get some loving from Mommy. She will have nothing to do with Daddy and she avoids all of us.
Mommy has taken her to the VET for this and the VET says that there is nothing physically wrong with our little kitty girl. One year they even tried anti-anxiety medications.
Last Monday, Powder started her Autumn ritual again. Last Monday was also the autumnal equinox. There is nothing Mommy and Daddy can do except to wait for Powder to decide that her Autumn "funk" is finished. Even though we all know that she is physically OK, it's sad to see her seem anxious and depressed. In a week or so, she'll pop out from under the bed and be herself again. Mommy and I wanted to know if any of you have had experience with this weird phenomenon. Powder has been to three VET's for this and they all wind up just scratching their heads. So in the meantime Mommy waits for this to be over and frets about out tiny girl under the bed...

Formerly Feral Friday

So, here I am taking a bit of a bath after dinner. It is no secret that I like to keep a very clean machine! Little do I know that as I am cleaning up, that little squirt Powder EATS THE LAST TEMPTATION OUT OF THE TREAT TIN!

I want some dessert! Darn it Powder, you really ate the last one?

"Yeah, I ate it, you got a problem with that?"

Sooooo, I decided that it was O.K. that she ate it, she kinda' scared me with that tough look - so unlike her! That and the fact that Mommy had another bag ready to empty into the tin! I gotta' watch out for Powder now, ever since Mommy got the new camera Powder has gotten big and bad and hard to diaper! Have a wonderful Formerly Feral Friday everykitty and watch out for the petite kitties - they're the ones that will surprise you!

pee-ess, Mao, if you are reading this - Go Home NOW!

I'm Not Shy, I'm Sleepy and Selective!

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What? What do you want?
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What?! What Mommy?! Napping is my passion! And No! I will not raise my paw!

ps- Hi Beau-Beau!

Raise A Paw Contest

Gaius the Cat is having a wonderful contest. It is called Raise A Paw and when we read about it we decided that we all wanted to give it a try and enter. Well... three of us decided to enter. Powder refused to raise her paw no matter what we tried . She couldn't be coaxed, bribed or shamed into doing it. It isn't that she doesn't want to support a worthy cause, she's very shy. We love her anyway and we'll just try extra hard with our paws to make up for her refusal to perform for the camera. We chose Wayside Waifs for our special cause. Wayside Waifs is Kansas City's largest Humane Society and it helps thousands of homeless animals every year. Mommy was a volunteer there for a very long time and even though we live in O Hi O now, she still stays in touch with a lot of the wonderful people there. You can read about some of her experiences with Wayside Waifs here and here.

First we have Puff limbering up.

A 4-paw raise! Very impressive sis!
Here's her classic one-paw entry.
Rudy is confused about which paw to raise!
Oh! The front paw, OK.
Now...Gimme treat!
My photographer cuts my head out of the first shot.
Too much feather, not enough face!
Um, Mom, get your hand out of the shot!
Purrfect!