Looking Both Forward and Back, It's All Good

Destroying the lamp switch in 3, 2, 1,...

Hi guys! Ricky Tiki Tavi here. Life is fun in our little corner of O Hi O! So much to do, so much to learn! I learned what a window is. You cannot jump through it. It's impossible to do no matter how many times I try. But you can have a blast with the lamp cord. It's my new favorite toy. I think I have been given a new name. "No No Ricky". I hope I get to keep my other name. Ricky Tiki Tavi is a lot nicer...

So, what's been going on you ask? Wrestling with Rudy, exploring what's inside the trash cans in the bathrooms and why, oh why I can't get through glass windows? Daddy discovered that he can't fly when he took a 20 foot spill from a ladder a month ago and he's been recovering ever since. Once Mommy got over her heart attack after witnessing Daddy's failed flying attempt, she has been taking care of him. He's a lot better now, but for the first couple of weeks she had to help him with his chores. He sprained his ankle pretty bad and now I have another game - Daddy calls it "let's try and kill Daddy". I call it "I just want to walk where Daddy is walking." Fun times kitties.

Mommy has been working a lot of hours and she was gone all of last week hunting for green papers away from our little corner in O Hi O. She got back on Friday and everyone was pretty happy to see her return.

While she was away, a great thing happened...

 



Bob and his new Mom

Bob was our little shelter's longest resident. Mommy wrote about him 5 years ago here. He came >>>this close<<< to living at our house, but four cats had always been the limit here. So on Thursday a wonderful thing happened. This wonderful lady had lost her kitty and she and her husband wanted a kitty to help heal their heart. Bob was their guy. We are happy to report that he's settled in nicely and loves sleeping with her and his new Daddy. YAY BOB!!! If you check out our little shelter's facebook page you will see what an awesome week it has been.

I have been told by my sibs that there is a very good day coming this week and it involves Turkey! And it means that I get to meet my Mommy's very best pal. Auntie Lois is flying in to meet me and help me celebrate my very first Thanksgiving! I can't wait to meet her and let her spoil me even more than I have already been spoiled. My sibs tell me that she is awesome!

So, I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday and you get lots of treats.

Mommy and Daddy are thinking of sweet Parker Pie and will acknowledge her six month anniversary of going to the Bridge on Saturday. Thanksgiving was one of her favorite days. There will be a special prayer said for her at the Thanksgiving table. She's what our little family was grateful for. I have such big paws to fill.

Anyhow kitties, I love my life here and I am grateful for my family and for all of you that have welcomed me into the cat blogosphere. You rock!

Happy Thanksgiving and remember, the window aways wins...

 

Super Bowl Snackies

It's been over 3 months since I got the terrible news about my terrible cancer. It's taken my sight, but it hasn't taken my spirit or will to live. I have adjusted well to not seeing things and I have my memory of where things are. I'm still pain-free and actually quite happy. Today I plan on hanging with the 'rents and getting some good Super Bowl snackies. I hope you all get to do the same.
Smoochies to all of you! I love you.

Diamond and the Cookies

Um, no he did not get one...

Happy Thanksgiving

From all of us here in O Hi O - we wish you a happy, healthy and peaceful Thanksgiving. Oh - and lots and lots of turkey noms!
Smoochies from Perfectly Parker.

The Rudy Report

Hola kitties! It's ME - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Summer has not made my appetite smaller and I am enjoying the first hint of autumn breezes. My report will be om Parker Pie, I am happy to report that she's about 85% back to her old, ornery self. She even bapped my on the nose while we were out on the deck! That's the sister I know and love! Parker goes to see Dr. Joe next week and I hope he agrees that she's better. Daddy has been slipping her extra stinky goodness while the rest of us pretend to nap. We know he's doing it - we're just nice that way! She wants all of her weight back on before she'll allow any pictures. So in the meantime you'll just need to feast your eyes on my handsomeness!
Keep those tails high kitties!

Wordless Wednesday

At The Ol' Watering Hole

From Left - Puff, Powder, Rudy the Lion and Parker Pie.

The Rudy Report

Heyello kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Nomming on nip was the thing to do this weekend! We were all liberally dosed with the home-grown stuff and we went to town! (Well, not literally to town, that would have not have been fun), but you get the idea! The hots were on the mild side and that's a good thing.
I seem to have sprouted a squillion mats on my back and butt, so I have to go and see Tiffany soon. She is a busy and popular groomer, so my date with her isn't for a few weeks. In the meantime mommy is unceremoniously hacking away at the mats with scissors when I am eating (I don't mind as much when I am eating). Let's just say that mommy should keep her day job and never aspire to become a stylist...my back looks like I ran under a mower!
Anyhow kitties, have an awesome week - keep those tails high and remember to lay on the love to your 'rents. Where would we be without them?

New and Improved 'Nip!

As the Rudester reported on Monday, when the 'rents went on vacation our 'nip plant bought the farm. It was pitiful and I know that this photo is hard to look at. But that's what no water and 90+ degrees will do to a plant. We were very, very sad.

Now, I have to give credit to the 'rents. They felt bad that there would be no 'nip crop to enjoy on those long summer evenings, so Mommy went out and found what was sure to be the last living 'nip plant for sale in our little corner of O Hi O. Daddy was a hero and planted the new nip so we can have party-time on the deck again!

...Extra added value - when the plant is watered, Rudy gets a little sippy. It's all good kitties!

The Rudy Report

Just waiting on dinner...hurry up!

Sanibonani kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! What a week it was here! Puff and Powder are now officially teenagers and we had a great weekend celebrating their birthday. The actual day of their birthday was on Friday and we want to thank all of you who came over to help them celebrate. On that particular day, I did not feel as though I had a lot to celebrate. It started with the PTU making an appearance and from there things just went downhill for moi. Mommy stuffed me in the PTU and we headed down the road to visit Dr. Joe and Dr. Wendy. Now don't get me wrong, I love them both but I have seen enough of them to last a long, long time. I was overdue for my Rabies shot and my FeLV shot. I could not get them when they were due because I was still recovering from that awful, horrid, no good Hemobart. So into the room I went and I was treated like a rock star. Lots of the staff peeked their heads in to see me and they all remarked on how handsome and wonderful I looked. Both Dr. Joe and Dr. Wendy came in to check me out. You see, Dr. Joe is the guy who does the day-to-day Vet stuff and Dr. Wendy is the gal who does the surgery and critical care Vet stuff. Dr. Wendy wanted to see for herself how I had progressed. Let's check my weight first, shall we?

Crappy phone shot courtesy of Mommy

Holy Cod! 12.2 pounds! When I was sick, I was down to 7 pounds. My normal weight was about 11 pounds. So, I guess I showed that Hemobart where to go! Everyone was very pleased with that number. After the great weigh in, I was poked and prodded and they looked in every opening I had (geez!). My toofies are good, my ears are pretty clean, my ticker is fine and apparently my butt is pretty nice as well. Time for the shots. Dr. Joe first gave me a shot of cortisone behind my head so I would not be as sore. Then in one flank I had the Rabies shot and in the other flank I had my FeLV. Dr. Joe said that since I am an indoor-only kitty that I never have to have another FeLV shot again. Yay! I took my shots like a good mancat and never even flinched. After that I was more than ready to hop back into the PTU and head on home...

Open the door, will ya'?

So kitties, that was that. I hope I don't have to go back to see Dr. Joe and Dr. Wendy for a long, long time. I spent the rest of the weekend in laps and inhaling some 'nip leftover from the Calico's party. Not a bad way to recover from a trip to the Vet's.

Oh, one more thing. Lobster is good. Very, very good. You should try it if you get a chance. Where has it been all of my life?

The Rudy Report

HiDeHo HiDeHay kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Seeing me chow down really makes the 'rents happy. I was supposed to go and see Dr. Wendy today for my final Hemobartinollis check, but the appointment got moved to this Friday. Yay! Mommy is sure I have gained back all of the weight that I lost and I really seem to be back to my ol' orange menace self. Do you know what I did this weekend (besides eat)? I jumped up on the dining room table and almost made a big mess. The 'rents put a red tablecloth on the table and I forgot about that. When I jumped the tablecloth slid and I almost made everything on the table come crashing down, including a Pepe LaPew cookie jar that my Mommy is pretty fond of. oops... it was a good thing that Mommy was sitting there to grab it or I would have been in a bit of a pickle.
Here in God's deep freeze we are supposed to get about a foot or two of snow tonight. This is the time of year when the 'rents get a little cabin fever and start talking about how nice it would be to see a little springtime in the air. I know I'd like to see a little deck time and some fresh catnip. But, I am afraid that's a few months off. So in the meantime, I'll keep chowing down. One last thing kitties -

'Scuse me!

A Rudy Update

Blankie and Daddy = good!

I think that I have a little of my appetite back. I nommed some stinky goodness with gusto last night. That's the first time I nommed with gusto in weeks. I am still a little tired but I manage to give the 'rents a run for their money when it's medicine time! 13 more days of that icky stuff.

Your good thoughts are helping me! Thank you!

Happy Thanksgiving!

All of us wish all of you a wonderful Thanksgiving. We are thankful for many things - your friendship is one of them. Thanks for being our friends!

Smoochies!

TockTober For Derby!

Just for you Derby, from all of us! Smoochies!

The Rudy Report

Why, yes, that is 'nip in my furs...what of it?

Kumusta ka? kitties! It's me! RUDY! with your Rudy Report! What a glorious fun-filled weekend it was here in O Hi O. We had deck time, TV time (which usually is great, but football + Daddy = LOUD!), and we helped Mommy clean out her closets for winter-time. Good times, kitties, good times...
But the very best part? HAMLOAF!
Daddy made HAMLOAF! HAM!HAM!HAM!HAM!
oh...sorry...I get a little excited about HAMLOAF! And we got a little taste! Mommy would not eat it 'cause he put green peppers on it, which, according to Mommy is the devil's vegetable. Daddy picked the onions and peppers off of it for us.

Behold the awesomeness -

Yum.

Tattle-Tail Tuesday

So kitties, I like to snoopervise in the kitchen. What am I staring at? What has my full attention? Why am I honed in on the stove?

There's bacon going in that frying pan! The 'rents are all excited about the fresh tomatoes from Daddy's garden, but me? It's all about the bacon! I hope I get some!

Tattle Tail Tuesday

Sometimes when Mommy is working on the computer I like to practice my Vulcan Mind Meld and let her know how much she needs to get up and get me some treats...

Thankful Thursday

Powder: Can you believe this? Mommy and Daddy go on vacation and the only thing that they bring back for us is them! Not one toy, no Kansas City BBQ, not even a morsel -  nothing!!! This is wrong!
Rudy: At least they came back Powder, and don't forget, they missed us so much that I think you've been given half your weight in Temptations the last few days...
Powder: Oh, yeah...you're right. I'm glad they're home.
Rudy: Me too Powder... me too.

Wordless Wednesday

Temptation Tuesday

There's a Temptation coming in for a landing...right toward my mouth!