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Hi there - I'm Kharma - remember me?

Lot's of stuff has happened since we posted for Powder's birthday last April. Some good, some not so much. I thought for those of you who are interested, now's a good time to share.

Rickey Tiki Tavi is both my best buddy and a great guy to wrrrassle with! Even though he can't hear nothin', he's a great playmate. We're both still young and need our kitty crazy time. He's taken after Rudy in the furs department. He came >>>thisclose<<< to a Lion cut. Mommy finally coaxed the tangles out, so he's safe for the time being.

Fletcher celebrated is 3rd Gotcha' day with us on June 1st. He's pretty cool for a dog. He spends his time trying out for the Cubs. He's a first class ball catcher. He's a great nap buddy too!

Powder is 17 and doing very well. She sleeps a lot, but Mommy says that she's reached the age where she can do just about anything her little kitty heart desires. Powder is "Mommy's Heart" - she's kinda' a one human cat...

Rudy Toots turned 16 on May 13th. He's just about the sweetest thing since sugar. Loves laps and naps. He can still chase down a Temptations treat with with the best of them! Everyone loves Rudy -  (even me - he bathes my noggin' and I love it!)

Parker Pie, dear Puff and Diamond Doggie are missed every day - always in our hearts...

So - the really bad - Mommy got pretty sick in June - it was scary.

Told you it was scary!

(I blurred Mommy's face)

She had a big Kidney Stone that made her kidneys shut down. She spent three days in the Eye-See-You, then another 4 days in Step-Down. The doctor wouldn't let her work for a month. Three surgeries, 5 squillion drugs and just as many naps later - she's almost as good as new...

Daddy took very good care of her - so did the doctors and nurses - she was hospitalized where she worked. 

Her kidneys are now working at 100% - YAY! If you haven't seen us on Facebook and Twitter, that's why we've been so quiet - we've been very busy nursing Mommy back to health.

So, we won't miss this summer too much. But I leave you with a pretty picture of Fletcher and with wishes that you are always kind to one another - you never know when ceiling cat might want you to come home...

Pretty cute for a rescue mutt!

Whitey 2 Update

Whitey 2 has no more boogers!

Here's an update on Whitey 2 from the great vet tech at our little shelter - she sent the photo and update to Mommy while she was on vacation. Mommy is home now and brought back a cold from down south. I think she could have picked a better souvenir!

"...Hi Helen aka. Nice lady that founded me,
I am feeling much betters now. Auntie Megan has been giving me yucky medizine but she tells me it will help me out! She also told me I willz be getting fixed this weekend...im not sure what that means?! I didn't think I was broken!! Enjoy your vacation...maybe bring me home a crab to eat!!
<> Whitey..."

As for me, I am holding my own and have gained some weight. The warm weather got me up in the windows and I am still a snuggle bunny. Smoochies to all of you!

Please Help Me Raise Awareness For Diabetes!

While my brother Rudy is recuperating from his horrible ordeal (he's a little better, but still doesn't feel as fine and frisky as the 'rent's would like), I'd like to ask that you put this sidebar up for the month of November. I have posted three sizes for you to choose from. And if you'd link to The American Diabetes Association, I'd be ever so happy! I talked about Mommy's struggle with this awful disease here and helping us find a cure would be a most awesome thing! Diabetes sux.Thank you so very much.
I'd also like to ask that you keep that little orange menace in your thoughts. He might be a pain in my tail, but he's fun to have around.
Smoochies and thanks to all of you rockin' kitties and woofies!

The Rudy Report

Ciao kitties! It's me - RUDY! with your Rudy Report! Tick and Tock are getting busy collecting walnuts for the winter and I enjoy watching them. I wish I could go outside and "help" them...
I think the hots have left O Hi O, we're all happy that they went somewhere else. Some of our leaves are turning colors and in the morning it's nice and cool. Mommy opens the door and wonderful smells come inside. Autumn rocks!
So - what's been going on? Our computer caught a terrible virus and it took a long time for our computer guy to figure it out. But he's very smart and finally got it fixed.
Our sitter was wonderful. As you may remember the 'rents left us to go to Lake Tahoe. When they came home both Mommy and Daddy were sick. Especially Mommy. She got to spend her vacation in their hotel room in bed. Daddy didn't get sick till the morning of the day they left. Good times kitties, good times...
Now they say they have to go back there to make up for the vacation that they took, but didn't have. Mommy says that someday she'll write about the worst. vacation. ever. on her Facebook page.

Some of our pals went to Blogpaws last weekend. We would have sent Mommy but she just got back from the worst. vacation. ever. and wanted to stay home with us. She's a cool 'rent like that. It looks like a good time was had by all! Maybe she can go to the next one and take a flat Parker or a flat Rudy with her.
Have a sweet Monday and take a nap for me, I need to get back to my Tick and Tock watch!

Thankful Thursday

I'm very thankful that it isn't yesterday anymore. Mommy woke up on Tuesday night with an upset tummy and was feeling pretty lousy. So it was nursing duty all day long for me. I'm a lot happier when the 'rents take care of us, not the other way around. Daddy was very nice and helped too - today we seem to be back to normal and I need to catch up on all of the naps I missed.
Stay happy and healthy kitties, and all you 'rents out there - you stay happy and healthy too - we need you!

The Rudy Report

Hey kitties, remember me, your ol' pal Rudy? It's been a while, hasn't it? Well, I am back and this is your official Rudy Report. Let's see, where did I leave off last we spoke??? Oh yeah, I was wondering if my butt looked big - some of you thought I looked like a Tribble! I guess at that angle I do! Since I last reported we had a multitude of "sux" at our house. First of all little Miss Perfectly Parker gave the 'rents a big scare with her hiney issues. She's fine now, but goes back to see Dr. Joe in a week for a check-up. The very next day, Mommy started to feel like "7 miles of bad road". She thought she had a cold - as it turned out she wishes all she had was a cold! This awful "New Mona" moved in to her chest and she had to leave us for 4 days to fight New Mona" in the hospital. No fun kitties, no fun at all. She came home last week but had to rest. Her resting meant that we kitties had to go to work. Nursing duty is a rough job, but we were up to the challenge. We all took shifts, Mommy was never without one of us purring on her. I'm glad she feels better now, she goes back to her hunting place today for the first time in almost 2 weeks. Mommy has never been away from her work for that long! Between me and you, I'm kinda' glad she's going back to work - she was getting a little grumpy.

Remember I told you that Daddy was painting the living room? Well ...he finished! I'm posing for you in the finished product. We like it, it's light and breezy. I'll show you more photos later. Now it's time for me to take a well-deserved nap. You know what kitties? I was a very, very good boy while Mommy was sick. It's true, I never chased any other kitty the whole time! I have a lot of catching up to do! HaHaHaHaHa!

Sayounara kitties!

Thankful Thursday

Hey kitties! Boy I sure miss all of you - the sweet notes you have been leaving for Mommy are great! I have good news! Mommy is home from her big fight with New Mona. She has to stay home with us until Monday, then she can go back to her hunting place.
All of us are on nursing duty, she needs us purring on her to make her recovery complete!
Maybe I can get back to blogging next week, but for right now, Mommy needs me!

I Misses Her Kisses...

First things first kitties...
I am fine! Thank you for your concern. I am sorry that I could not post, and probably won't be able to for a few more days. Mommy had to go to the hospital late Friday night. She had to go to fight New-Mona. From what I hear New-Mona is one tough cookie, but Mommy is getting the best of her and might be back home all victorious and stuff by tomorrow.
If I could figure out how to get to New-Mona's pillow, I would poop on it. Twice.
Daddy says we need to focus on getting Mommy back to feeling 100% better. He says we're great company, but he's lonesome for Mommy.
So are we Daddy, so are we...

Mancat Monday - The Rudy Report

Hi Kitties! It's me, Rudy the Floofmeister with the Rudy Report!

We had a quite a weekend. We all took turns nursing Mommy back to health from her cold from H E Double-Hockey-Sticks. She is still sick but has to go into work today for a while. That's good because we all need a rest from out nursing shifts. Oh, and I chased Parker out of the play box a few times just because I could...
Then it snowed outside here in O Hi O. This seemed to depress everyone. I was cool with it because it made the fireplace come on!

AND I ate some delicious chicken on Sunday! Daddy made it for Mommy and we all got just a little taste. But I yakked some of it back up on the carpet in the living room and did not tell anyone. Later on in the evening Daddy stepped in it with his bare feet.

All in all, watching Daddy hop around and say lots of bad words and making Mommy laugh at the same time really made for a fun Sunday evening!
I hope your weekend was a lot better than ours was. Sick beans and yakky feet make for pretty cranky 'rents!

Sneezy Like Sunday

I'm taking a little play break right now while Puff lays on Mommy and purrs. But soon I will be back on duty. The cold in Mommy's nose is full-force today and she's going through kleenex and liquids like I go through Temptations and 'nip. It's tough being on Nurse-duty, but that's what we cats are here for, right? Through good times and sick times you can count on us!

It's Washday Somewhere...

While Mommy blows her nose and whines about catching ANOTHER cold, I thought I would send you over to see 50 Animals Who Hate Baths. And it may come as no surprise, but cats are in some of these photos.

Peace out, kitties -

Formerly Feral Friday - Putting My Paw Down

Today was the day that I was going to show you my face and how my BooBoo is improving, but Mommy came home from traveling with a wicked bad cold. I have to put my paw down and insist that she rest a bit.
We will be back as soon as she feels a little better. In the meantime, I have to go and purr on her chest. Nurse Parker to the rescue! Formerly Ferals know the importance of resting up and staying warm when you are sick!
Vicks Vapor-Rub Smoochies to all of you!

Medical Monday

I have to "sharpen" my nursing skills today, Mommy woke up in the middle of the night and was sicky. It's couch duty for me today!

Thursday 13 - The Good And Bad of Sick Mommy

Mommy was real sick - so sick that she didn't go to her hunting place. So sick that she had to go to the human V.E.T. hospital. We were all worried and we are so happy that she's back to her old Mommy self. Here are 13 good and bad things about Mommy being sick.
Good - She wore a lot of soft flannel.
Bad - She did not change the soft flannel enough for our taste!
Good - She was easy to find, she never moved.
Bad - Since she never moved, she did not get us treats when we wanted them.
Good - We got to help her finish a lot of broth!
Bad - She could not help us visit our friends on their bloggies very much.
Good - She had 'nip in a bag and would put some on the floor for us - a LOT!
Bad - We may need to go to Detox now.
Good - She had our feather tinsel teaser and would play with us.
Bad - We wrecked it and now it's in the trash.
Good - She let us groom her hairs.
Bad - Her hair looked like an explosion in a bucket of worms!
Good - We were well loved and cuddled for about 96 squillion straight hours!
So, while it's great to have Mommy home and stationary, we think we prefer the well Mommy! Thanks to all of you kitties who sent well wishes and prayers to her...IT WORKED!

Thanks for all of your comments on my new header - the wonderful and fabulous Zoolatry made it for me!

Wordless Wednesday - Snuggle Duty

Happy New Year!

Hi! Puff here. I'm filling in for Parker, she's on Mommy snuggle duty and cannot leave Mommy's side. Mommy still feels poorly and we have to make sure she gets better soon. We are sorry we missed the New Year's Eve parties. Parker was hoping to see Tripper somewhere and maybe get a New Year's Eve smooch. Oops, I'm blabbing too much!
Oh, I also want to let the anonymous kittie(s) who left an email a few weeks ago about getting our Secret Paw soon that it never did arrive - so if you did send it, you might want to check with the beans that you gave it to send it. I think it got lost!

Daddy has been very busy too! He's had to look after Mommy, feed us, start to un-decorate the house and cook! I will miss my favorite tree ornament.
To ease the sting of that, look what he cooked last night!












Needless to say there were four very happy kitties and one happy doggy with a bellies full of HAM!HAM!HAM!HAM!
2008 is going to be great as soon as Mommy gets better! I have to go now, my snuggle shift starts soon!

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

This was supposed to be a very fun long weekend. It really hasn't turned out that way. Here's how 2007 is leaving us - Poor Diamond got sick Saturday and had to go to the V.E.T.! It turned out he had to have his bottom squeezed. Something about glands...I won't go into the details, but he also suffered the indignity of getting his nails trimmed.
Mommy rarely gets sick. But she got reeeeeally sick on Saturday afternoon. She was running a very high temperature and had to go to the human vet place on Saturday night. Daddy took her - she was there a long time and got home with Daddy early Sunday morning. She is going to be fine, but still doesn't feel very good. I am having to work extra hard in the snuggle department. I'm doing shift work with Puff and Powder and Rudy. The overtime is being paid in Temptations from Daddy. Since Mommy is my typist, I don't know how much I can visit you guys. That kind of stinks, but we might be able to get around a little.
All of us here in O HI O want to say thank-you to all of our buddies in the blogosphere - 2007 was my first year of blogging and I have made so many wonderful friends. Me and Puff and Powder and Rudy and Diamond and Mommy and Daddy want to wish all of you a very Happy New Year! We will welcome 2008 with open paws and maybe some 'niptinis and stinky goodness.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!