The kitty boys are fine, but I’m getting over a viral infection (?) attacking my throat. This will probably serve for today’s and tomorrow’s blog post, though I am feeling better. “Better” meaning I’m coughing less, though I am physically exhausted.
Dougy likes to be brushed, but he hates this comb! The tail tells the tale.
“He said ‘sxxx’!” Dougy is sensitive to naughty language. Ruins his movie!
“I did like the car chase and the bloody shootouts.”
My laptop usually rests upright by the end table when I’m not using it. Today, it’d fallen over. That was just enough difference from the usual that Dougy had to check it out.
OK. The laptop makes a lousy sleeping platform, curiosity satisfied, so Dougy hops up on his ottoman, a proven favorite!.
Dougy minds his business, then he remembers there is something he needs to do…smear cat pheromones on Doug’s (the human’s) leg so Andy knows Doug is Dougy’s territory. Bug off!
(Doug the human thinks to himself, “Oh! How sweet! Dougy’s loving me with his tail!”)
Andy’s thinking, “I will kill when I get out of this towel!!!” Yes, it’s kitty medicine time for Andy. Doug (the human) also uses it as time to brush Andy’s fur.
Andy’s brother is very co-operative at the groomers because I brush him regularly. He likes it! Andy gets less brushing because he hates it. With luck, more frequent brushing will help Andy be a better kitty boy at the groomer’s.
Andy cleans up well. That’s the groomed Andy on the left, and the slovenly, ruffled Andy on the right. Dougy wouldn’t co-operate as much, but he looks pretty, well, pretty, too!
Andy was a bit naughty, though. He gave his groomer a scratch on her arm. (I left a $20 tip. Yeah….) Dougy was much better behaved since he likes me to brush him more than Andy does.
Dougy after his trip to the groomer’s on the left, and before on the right. It isn’t that easy to see the difference, but there is a lot of difference when I brush the kitty boys!
As for that naughty behavior (Andy), I’m using Andy’s medicine time to brush him as well. So far, so good…. (No scratches, at least!)
Talk about taking over the recliner footrest! Andy totally owns it.
Andy is fast asleep…
When he hears me make a noise, he wakes up. (See his “horns” in the left hand photo? That shows he is interested in something.)
He looks so cute I can’t resist his floofy face! He likes it too!
Dougy’s feeling a bit floofy today. What to do? What to do?
A nice nap…? Naw! Floofy is best when there’s something fun to do.
This is fun…
…for a a little time.
Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Floofy doesn’t get any better than this!
Andy and Dougy have their next grooming appointment Wednesday, November 14th. I recently talked with Athena, their groomer, and we decided to try a different look. Namely, “Persian cat”! You know, long hair, with hygienic trim on their cute little butts, underarm trims to deal with mat formation in those difficult places, a bath, hair conditioner, a blow dry, and a comb-out.
They are such pretty cats when their hair grows out, it seems a shame to trim them down, even though the teddy bear cut I have been getting for them is pretty cute. It should be healthier for them this winter to have hair, too. Come summer, I’ll talk with Athena again to plan for what’s best for the kitty boys.
In the photos above, Dougy in artificial light, above right, looks more like Andy (below does in the bottom right photo taken in natural light.