Post 1271: pussyfooting…

There is a subtle ballet we play here. No one wants to upset the other – except when we do – so we do a lot of pussyfooting around to avoid conflict.

Today it was me yielding the footrest on the recliner to Andy. Then Dougy showed up but let Andy stay on the footrest. After staring at each other for a bit, Andy left for the guest bedroom rather than “force” Dougy to shoo him off the footrest. (And Dougy was just about to that point, even though he was comfortable on his ottoman…. It’s that cattitude thing.)

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Andy arrives at the recliner and gives me the “Move it, buster” stare. He wants the footrest! Yep! That’s my legs he’s stepping over! I move my legs.

“That’s better. And don’t you forget it!” Andy lets me know the footrest is HIS! I’m crosswise in the recliner, my legs over the arm.

Uh oh! Dougy arrives, and it would be like him to kick kitty butt! Andy’s, to be specific. Andy’s on the alert.

The silent stare down commences…

Andy knows his brother. His brother knows him. Today, though, Andy decides not to risk Dougy chasing him off the footrest.

Andy hops down and runs into the guest bedroom. Dougy simply rolls over and takes a snooze on the ottoman. Victory is his! He can take the footrest later. Maybe.

Uh oh! Now Dougy’s giving me the stare down!

Which common house and garden plants are poisonous for your cat?

Excellent information in this post for anyone with pets that might sample the houseplants. I’ve seen lists like this before, but this goes into detail about what is toxic to your pet and how your pet is affected by each plant. I personally don’t keep plants around that I know might cause problems. Dougy isn’t much of a problem, but Andy is notorious for mouthing things.

Post 1270: …in which the kitty boys settle into their post kitty food routines

The big event of the morning is kitty food time. Yum! How the kitty boys like that!

After scarfing down their wet kitty food, they settle into their morning routines. (Known as “doing nothing”.)

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Andy settles onto a print out that landed on the floor by the printer…

“Hmm. How to make cusdtard pie.”

“I’m a kitty. No need for this silliness, but the paper is just right for a rest!”

That’s what Andy did.

Dougy sees an opportunity.

The recliner is empty!

“Woo hoo! MINE!”

“No Andy. Good!”

“Yeah, I see you looking at me. It’s MINE!”

Dougy was very pleased the recliner wasn’t claimed by man nor beast.

It was all HIS!

Post 1269: Dougy’s up to something….

If you’ve been here awhile, you know places Andy and Dougy claim exclusively. That is the theme of this post. Or is it? What is Dougy up to??

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Where is Dougy?

Look familiar?

Yes! He’s on Andy’s favorite perch. Bad kitty!

Later, Andy chased Dougy into the guest bedroom.

Post 1268: Dougy, Lord of the Recliner!

I moved from the recliner to the glider next to it so I could “work” on my laptop. I like to use it with the power cord plugged in.

It took seconds from Dougy to hop from his ottoman onto the recliner. He knows a good opportunity when he sees it!

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Yeah, Dougy had a leisurely bath, then surveyed his realm!

Post 1267: let it snow…!

I heard on the news this morning than Florida was the only state of the fifty US states not to have snow. I haven’t looked out the window yet this morning to see if we had any locally – I don’t think any was predicted – though we’ve had some in the past week,

It reminds me that Andy and Dougy are intrigued by the phenomenon of snow. Andy likes to eat it. Dougy wants to go out in it and explore. I offer videos from earlier times as proof! (Older followers of this blog may have seen these before, but there have been many new followers in recent months who haven’t. Regardless, I hope all enjoy seeing the kitty boys in action!)

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Post 1266: Andy recycles the newspaper….

You know cats. Any flat surface anywhere turns into a sanctuary. So it is with the newspaper.

While Andy feels secure there, truth is that’s the easiest place to find him when it’s time for his medicine! And catching him is especially easy then because he feels secure for far too long before I snatch him up.

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Post 1265: Caturday with Andy…

Andy had his medicine right away this morning because I caught him asleep on the dresser in my bedroom. He protested, of course, but took it down like the good kitty he is. Then he ran off and hid from me.

Later, though, he came over to the recliner, which I managed to claim before either kitty got in it, and couldn’t get enough loving from me!

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Better pull your tail under the bed, too, Andy! LOL! I see you!

Andy does this all the time. He runs under the bed to get away from me, but leaves his tail hanging out in the open!

Of course, Andy is a sweet-natured kitty who loves loving, too. When I managed to get to use the recliner before either Andy or Dougy claimed it first, Andy hopped up on the recliner arm for a major “scritching”, nestled in the crook of my arm.

After all that attention, he was satisfied to roost on the back of the recliner!

Happy Caturday, everyone!

Post 1264: decisions, decisions…!

Poor Dougy! He can’t decide which toy to play with.

Of course, the multi-colored string thingy requires meowing at Andy to get him to come in from the guest bedroom. It is a little game the two invented years ago, a chase game they enjoy a lot!

The other requires the human to cooperate, and we know how that goes. Poor kitty!

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“To call Andy in to play…”

"...or whine at the human and meow him into playing with me?"

“…or ‘meow’ till the human gives in and plays with me?”

Dougy just doesn’t know what he wants to do!

Post 1263: it was chaos this morning…

It was time for Andy’s medicine. That is to say, I managed to snag him when he had his guard down, and I hadn’t given him his medicine yet. Yeah, “medicine time”!

I thought it would be a good time to get some photos for today’s blog, too. What I hadn’t counted on was Dougy. Dougy! I’m wrestling his unhappy brother, and Dougy got up on the counter, not an approved kitty activity!

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Gad! Andy got his medicine, but Dougy made it a challenge beyond the usual challenge. Bad kitty! He knows he’s not supposed to hop on the counter!