Doug likes me to brush him. It’s quality time for the two of us and his fur is so thick, he can’t effectively get down to the undercoat.
Of course, when Dougy’s getting all the attention, Andy has to be resourceful to get his share. Here he holds a chair up with his teeth. Smart kitty!
That is a smart Andy & super strong teeth, too! Tee hee hee. Brushing does feel nice. I agree with Dougy. Say does Dougy get itchy dry skin & ears a lot like I do?
I’m glad people got the joke, and cats, too! Though this is a dry climate, the kitty boys don’t seems to have problems with dry skin. I suppose there is enough humidity inside because of cooking and showers that they avoid that one problem.
Andy has less undercoat than his brother, so he sometimes resists brushing because it must be less pleasant for him than Dougy. Dougy, on the other hand, love, love, loves it! His hair is so thick, he needs some help to keep it nice.
Oh my fleas ! I have missed those boys!!!😺
Back again, I see! On the good side, you got to catch up and see more than one daily.
Mol! 😹 I agree! Hopefully it won’t be much longer!
You are a kind of cat hair dresser , Doug ! 🙂
In friendship
Michel
I wish! I did, however, learn from the proprietor of the shop that they’ve rescheduled the kitty boys for grooming on Friday.
They are beautiful kitties, Doug. Yes, grooming time here is a happy time here, except old Willow, who does not like being groomed. 🙂
Andy doesn’t like being brushed, but Dougy has such thick fur, it probably feels really good to have his fur brushed. He lets me do it without protest.
Cats can be very jealous sometimes.
I’m learning that!
😀
So Fluffy, and cute!
That’s better! They don’t like being called fat”. LOL!
Fat cats are not so great…
I agree. They suffer stresses and strains on joints and are more likely to develop diabetes with all its complications. A fat cat isn’t a happy cat.
Damn it! I tried to stop my mother from feeding Smoky… But poor Smoky stops eating when he’s full (which is a good thing :))
You are lucky Smokey stops eating when he’s full! Andy and Dougy are the same way. For that reason, I can leave food out for them and not worry about them getting fat. On the other hand, I always ask their veterinarian during routine visits to evaluate their weight in case there is ever a change in eating habits or their metabolism as they get older. At six-years-old, they are middle-aged kitties. I remember how my weight changed after I got older, and not for the better! LOL.
Lol! Old people is always careful about their weight, just like my dad. He didn’t even want to put jam on his bread XD. Also, Andy and Dougy are great kitties!
Andy and Dougy think you are pretty neat, too!
“That Dan is one Kool Kat!” they tell me, and they should know.
Anyway, when you get older, food tastes change. I personally dislike really sweet things (candy, food with sweet sauces, desserts) that I really liked when I was a kid.
Andy is quite strong and talented to hold that chair up. Luv it
He’s a little guy, Joleen, but he is very resourceful! LOL!
Andy is such a clever boy, in a subtle way!
LOL! Yes, he isn’t a whiney kitty boy like his brother, so he has to be more clever.
I thought your variation on scones looked like a very tasty one, and I hope anyone reading this comment will take a look, especially those who have a need for gluten-free baked goods:
https://koolkosherkitchen.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/the-scone-of-stone/
Thank you for your kind words!
Thank you for expanding on a traditional recipe and creating a winner!
You are so nice to this little adventurous funky cat! 😸
One tries!
One could also, perhaps, stop by my party and bring the two adorables! All you need to so is give me a link to one of your posts and answer any four of the eleven questions. Don’t you want kitty boys to socialize and have virtual fun?
Actually, they’ve been interviewed on or have interviewed here other blogster animals. This link is at the top of the page to four that I regard as the most “in depth” and fun of them all.
https://weggieboy.wordpress.com/the-ms-zulu-and-benji-interviews/
That said, I had fun with this one, too:
http://mousebreath.com/smoke-persians-andy-dougy/
Bacon the Vietnamese pot-bellied pig also interviewed the kitty boys, but I was unable to locate the place in the blog since there is no search box. It also was a lot of fun!
https://piglove.wordpress.com
This is great, thank you! Now if you take a moment to answer any four questions of the eleven in my post https://koolkosherkitchen.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/award-party-with-cats-and-coconut-cake/ I’ll be able to introduce you and the adorables to my party guests. You can do it in a comment, if you wish. Take your time; the party is still going!
OK! I’ll follow the link and play along!
Yay!
It’s done, though I haven’t found others playing so far, starting from my extensive comments.
That’s because you are an overachiever! Thank you for great answers!
You are welcome! I tried to leave links to the blog, but your post apparently doesn’t allow them.
How do you mean, leave links? What were you trying to accomplish? Maybe I can help.
I tried to copy the links from two postings on my blog. That’s OK, though. People curious about the kitty boys can get to the blog without the links. It would have been a little faster and easier with the links.
There is a link to your blog in my post which is a reblog of yours with your answers incorporated. If you want to link it to your blog, there are two ways of doing it:
1. As you open my post, click on Reblog button (next to Like), and a small window will open where you can add a few words, if you wish. Then simply press Reblog in that window, and the post will come out on your blog.
2. Open my post, copy its HTML address, and paste it into your own post.
I am not very technical, but I know that both of these methods work.
I think I’ll get it right. The reblog button is how I’ve done it in past, though I’ve sometimes used the second method, too, with my posts.
I am sure you will, and I am sure you are more technical than I am – everybody is! – so who I am to tell you how to do things?
One never knows I’ve learned how to do thing before from readers of this blog, and I appreciate any offered help. I had to learn a lot about computers on my own after I retired. We had excellent Information Technology specialists where I worked. For the first few months after getting a retirement computer for the home, I felt naked, unprepared to “fix” issues that came up. Little by little, I learned a lot my accident, experimentation, being patient following instructions on the screen, and help from people following mhy blog.
I had to learn much earlier, while working on my dissertation. That was years ago, before the invention of Windows and the WorldWideWeb. Fortunately, I had a lot of support both from the university and from my friends and colleagues. Unfortunately, I’ve learned to do only what I had to do, i.e. the bare minimum necessary for my work and my research. I am learning as I go along, and when I get in computer trouble, I ask the younger generation (my sons) for help.
I only have a bunch of people with no computer skills to speak of or computer skills I am unaware of (perhaps!) to draw on.
You are doing pretty well, though; I am impressed! Of course, The Adorables provide inspiration.
I have no choice!
We all have choice, and we tend to choose our choices, to be tautological.
Having no choice is a choice to accept no choice, actually, though it may not be a conscious one.
Unrelated – I tried substituting orange juice for the liquid in scones this morning, and it was surprisingly good, though it would have been better with the zest.
Great idea; I do the same with a combination of orange and lemon juices sometimes.
That sounds even better! I like tangy citrus flavors more than the straight orange, and would even use grapefruit with lemon.
I think it might have a bitter aftertaste, but try, by all means, and please let me know.
The juice part didn’t do more than give them a slight citrus tone, but the fine bits of outer skin of the fruit should be tamed by the sugar. Seems my first effort at making scones (which had that in them) had just a bit stronger citrus taste, which pleased me! As for using tangier fruit juice, I doubt it will be more than stronger than orange juice, but less than with grated outer skin.
All we can do is try, and the process of experimenting is exciting in itself, at least I find it to be so.
Me, too! That’s the fun of cooking and baking for me. I know what I like in terms of spices and herbs, and I probably use more than most people.
Spices and herbs make food interesting.
Absolutely! I keep my salt usage down with them, too.
Very true!
The two are so lovely fluffy! Did you ever consider to start spinning their fur into yarn?
I know it could be done, and the result, I am sure, would be a dense, very warm product suitable for Antarctic wear! (I’m not that clever, though.)
this brushing-moments are great somehow… we enjoy them too ;o)
It’s a good way to let your animal pals know you love them!