Hellllooooooo Out There!

Victor here. 

We has held a Convenshun of Annoyed Tabbys (CAT) an insisted on a new post. We also asked fur a new pictor at the top of the page... the old pictor was actually flipped ofur so you was all seein us in the mirror. Or sumfing like that. Anyway, dis new pictor is more recent an not flipped, so Nina's split-color nose has the colors on the right sides! 

BUT... now our blog title is hidin behind our pictor. Mom said she'd fix it, but ran outa fixin it ideas. We made her stop afore she brakes our bloggie completely.

Dad's been home lots more for awhile now, an then Mom got "laid off" at werk, so it's been up to us to "lay on" her at home. Sumtimes, she gets on the phone wif people an sounds nervous, talkin bout what her is good at. Sumtimes, she gets up early, dresses up an goes out fur a few hours, then comes back excited an tired. We suspect she's tryin to find new werk, but since we want her home, we's arranged for her dress up clothes to haf cat hair droppin off during interviews. I mean, if they don't like cats, why'd she wanna werk there?

Mom's also up to somethin else. She goes out in comfy clothes for awhile and comes back smellin of other kittehs! At first, I was jealous - some ofur kitteh might try to dopt our mom away frum us - but now I's just curious. No new kittehs has comed into our house and the kittehs aren't markin Mom as "theirs", but I gotta sniff her REAL good when she comes home. She says she's helpin kittehs find their furever homes, but if she brings one here, I wanna know about it! This is MY mom we's talkin about, and I won't share her wif just anyone!

Oh, it's me, Nina? 

I understand how busy Mom and Dad can be, but it would be nice to talk to our friends more. I know I look crabby in the new picture up there at the top of our blog, but I wasn't. I just flinch a little because that flash can be so bright! Also, Victor was in my favorite basket, crowding my space. I mean, I like Victor a lot, but when he gets close enough, he usually nibbles and bites me!

I love having Mom and Dad home! I can wander up and purr at them any time I want more skritches and they watch me and Victor wrestle and play. I hop into their laps for petting, but I can't settle there for more than a few seconds. Some of Mom's dress up clothes have danglies that I'm not supposed to play with, so I've been exploring new places, like the top of her dresser, looking for more toys. Exploring is fun when I know Mom and Dad are around to protect me.

I've smelled other cats on Mom's clothes and hands, too. Mostly, I don't mind, but one time, I looked all around for the new cat! I poofed my fur so if I found that new cat, it would think I'm big. But there's no new cat, just me and Victor. I think Mom's helping shelter cats find new homes, and that's good. Victor and I were shelter cats.

All in all, we are happy and healthy, finding the warmest sleeping places and keeping our human "beans" in line. Now, I'm going hunting for the red light bug. Bye!

International Box Day

Oh Victor! It's international box day! Quick, help me dump the Legos from these boxes!

Are they internatural boxes? Hey, dis one's not working!

You silly! Try the Amazon box instead.

Pleas purr fur our good furiend Chase, who spent the night at the vet.He was one of Bonnie's boyfuriend-cats and is like a brofur to me. ~ Victor

Mom's Explanation

Nina, do you believe Mom's explanation?

Oh, Victor, why would she lie?

Wul, yeah, but why didn't she tell us sooner?

Maybe she didn't want you to be jealous.

Me, jealous? Of Mom feeding kitties that aren't us? Of Mom playing with kitties that aren't us? Why would I be jealous? Mom's just sitting those kitties.

Oh, Victor, weren't you worried about the Temptations that disappeared, and the catnip, and the wand toy? And the new toys in her bag that... that... she didn't give to US?? You don't mind her playing with them, petting them, even making a LAP for them?

Nah, I wasn't worried. The Temptations came back, we haf plenty more catnip, and we were tired of that wand toy ::yawn::. She gave us a couple new toys, just not alla them. We'll probably get the others later. Stop worrying.

Victor, I think you should see something. Something on Mom's camera. It's... it's an orange kitty!

And the next picture... she's a floofy buff kitty!

What?!?!! She's takin PICTORS of them? An posting them on Flickr for comments?!? Next she'll put them on our blog! MOM'S CHEATING ON US!!!

Somefing Fishy is Goin On...

Ohai! Amember when I said Mom came home late wif cheezburger an smellin of strange girl kitties?

Wul, it happened AGAIN! Diffrint cheezburger, but same Mom and SAME GIRL KITTIES!!! I don't know what is goin on! Comin in late, smellin of girl kitties, tryin to hide it behind cheezburgers... 

I checked our inventory of Temptations, and, and... THERE'S A BAG MISSING! We're missing a whole bag of Temptations! What does this mean? What's Mom doing?? What am I gonna do???

(dis an old pictor, but you get teh idear. A cat's gotta keep an eye on his treats, right?)

I'm gettin suspicious!

Ohai, furiends! Somefing suspicious is goin on. Maybe u can help me figger out what's up wif Mom (my Mom. MINE).

Sumtimes she hunts at werk til really late. Then she comes home tired an I give her extra lap time. But one nite she camed home tired an eatin a cheezburger! Wul, I asked agin and agin, I can has cheezburger? But her didn't gif me any. She said, "not for kitteh." Ha! Since when is cheezburger no can haz?

Wul, I admit I was distracted, but then, underneeth the smell of cheezburger, I smelled somefing else. It was pretty faint, but I smelled... STRANGE GIRL KITTY!!!

What is goin on? Did Mom meet an pet a strange kitteh? I know she talks to the store kitties at Mad Cat and pets any adoptables she can, but that's on teh weekends, not affer werk. I fink I need to stay alert. No letting cheezburgers distract me from Mom's activities, no sir!

Hippo Birdie Two Meeces!

Where has we been? Don't efun ask. Mom is such a flake. Why do we up-put wif her? 

We gotted an award last month from our friends on the other side of the world, Bronzy and Slash! They gave us the Stylish Blogger Award. Yup, we got style!

We are very thankful and we should share this with our furiends, but... there's something else we should celebrate first...

Guess what today is? ::spin::

It's my purrthday! ::spin::

We gots Temptations fur everyone, includin the new Catnip Temptations! Mmmmm! Catnip... Temptations... together at last!!!

Here's a bideo of me an my treat ball. I figure, if I'm burnin 3 calories fur each treat, an the treats is only 2 calories each, Mom owes me... elebenteen hundred more treats!

BTW, we're doing just fine. It's been a long, cold winter, so I've been snuggling up to Mom. Nina an I has also been sharin some nap time on the bed, but not touchin. It's like she don't trust me to keep my paws to myself!

Two Tabby Tuesday

Best Buddies
Originally uploaded by Tabbymom Jen

Ohai! I is lying between my favorite females, Nina an Mom. I's war m an happy.

Oh Victor, it was nice that you lay there without biting me... this time. ::purr purr purr purr::

(Never mind the human paw in that silly blue sock thing. We all know: Beans is weird.)

Happy Mew Year!!!

HEY, amember us? We's still here. But... wul, let's just say Mom's year-end review was less than stellar, especially in the bloggin departmint.

Oh, but Mom loves us. You know that.

Sure, but what about our blog???

Which would you prefer, Victor, lots of posts but no lap time, or lots of lap time and no posts?

I want bof. I need bof.

At least she found a Blue Tuna Gizzy for you for New Years!

Hmmm. That helps... let's see if she can do a better job frum now on.

Happy Mew Year, Furiends!


Note: Mom gotted a new toy for to annoy us with. All these pics was taken wif her new iPod. At least it's a flashy box wifout any flashy! We's not sure bout it yet.

Anofur Year Already?

Mom says it's my gotchaversary again. I wasn't payin attention - I's too busy racin around hafin fun!
5 years ago, I picked mine mom when she stopped to say Ohai to the doptable kittehs. I said "Hey you, lookit me! Hold me! Listen to me purr! Yeah you! I's been waitin fur you my hole life." Acourse, I was only 8 monfs old, but I thot I was all growed up.

Mom took me home to meet Bonnie an, wul, I tried to be furiends. Affer Bonnie was goned, I was kinda sad an had no one to run affer an chase thru da howse. Then Nina camed, and I couldn't wait to meet her! She purrs amost as much as Bonnie growled. An she tastes good, too. We play chase an groom eachofur an watch birds together. Squirrel!

But Mom's still my favoritest person an I like to cuddle up to her an purr (an sumtimes snore). She's also pretty good bout givin out treats an playin wif us an lettin us play in da sink.Yeah, she was a good choice. I's glad I gotted her.

Feline Hydrology Course Announcement

This fall, Professor Victor E. Tabbycat will be presenting Hydrology 161b: Faucet, Cup and Drain - How a plastic cup changes the dynamics of water in the bathroom sink. This is the second course in the Bathroom Hydrology for Felines series. Lectures and demonstrations will be held in the small bathroom upstairs. Space is limited. Mandatory labs will be led by the T.A. Students will be graded on attendance, participation, and observations. The final exam will be cumulative and worth one-third of your final grade.

Prerequisites include Hydrology 161a: Faucet to Drain - The dynamics of running, dripping and standing water in the bathroom sink, and the Hydrology 160 series, Basic Hydrology for Cats. Note: advanced students may study cups in other types of sinks for extra credit with prior approval from the professor.

Office hours will be Mancat Mondays and Wordless Wednesdays between second breakfast and mid-morning nap, depending on sunshine. Additional study groups can arrange to meet on Furry Fridays and Caturdays at o'dark thirty.

Prof. Tabbycat earned his Masters in Feline Hydrology under the tutelage of the late Bonnie Underfoot, PhD and has more than 5 years experience with water in sinks, bathtubs, bowls and fountains. Nina Torbie will be the T.A. for this course. Ms. Torbie has been studying with Prof. Tabbycat for over 2 years, specializing in fountains and bathroom sinks.

Professor Victor E. Tabbycat

Ninafur Torbie

The following pictures show your hydrology teachers working in the lab.

Weeks 1 & 2: Selecting and positioning your cup:

Weeks 3 & 4: Observations and discussion:

Weeks 5 & 6: Presenting our results:

Enrollment forms are available in the department office.

A Tabby Tail for Tuesday

Oh, hello! Have you noticed the weather getting cooler? What about the sun coming up later? I have! The trees outside are changing colors, too. It's especially nice to snuggle into the blankets between Mom and Dad at night. I've also decided I can be a nicer wake-up call than that noisy alarm clock, so before it gets noisy, I walk all over Mom and Dad, purring my loudest. Mom gives me skritches for being such a good alarm.

Well, the cooler weather hasn't reduced our energy levels, not one bit. In fact, I think Victor has more energy than ever! He races around like a maniac a couple of times a day and still has energy for THOE*.

But Victor can be a bit... clumsy sometimes. He gets excited and goofy and sometimes even loses some dignity! I try to maintain my dignity at all times**. Well, the other day, I was helping Mom relax on the bed. Victor came along, jumped onto the bed next to me, and started teasing me to come play. He nudged me and waved his tail around, so I stood up and started to stretch. I took one step toward Victor, and he leaped up and fell backwards off the bed! I was very surprised. I mean, I didn't even touch him, and there he went, ker-plop onto the floor. Mom laughed and laughed. I never won a game of chase/pounce/wrestling so easily before - I hope he's doesn't hold a grudge.

*THOE: Thundering Herd of Elephants... what Moms and Dads say we sound like when running through the house together at o-dark-thirty.
**Except when there's a red dot to chase, but... but... that's my DOT! It must be chased! I'll do almost anything to catch it!!

A Caturday How To

Jus in case any of yous don't noes how to spend yur Caturday, here's a suggestion:

An don't furget, I love tummy rubs an snorgles an chin rubs an toe tickles (sorry DK) an tummy rubs. I's just sayin.

Meow Like a Pirate Day

Mearrrrr! Tis bin a full four seasons since we last meowed like pirates! Tis high time we set sail agin! Cats all round Madison's lakes will shake wif fear at the names, Villainous Victor Rackofham and Notorious Nina Redclaws!

See here? Me first mate be guardin our treasure! Ai would not cross her if you noes what's good fer ya. Who wants to share a bunk wif this dangerous young lass?

Piratin be bout more than just sailin, bunkin, an guardin treasure! Ai, we won a dangerous fite jes the ofur day. Ai single-pawed took out 3 meese an a bear! Arrrrrr! Nefur turn yur back on them Canadian meese.

Aye, twas quite a brawl, but in the end, ai saved me pirate booty!

Meeearrrrrrr!

Tabby Tuesday

Moooom, can I has dat milk ring?

Moooom, I needs a bag... noooooow!

See? I hides ahind da bag to stalk teh evil milk ring!

Should I go inside da bag, or keep playin wif da milk ring? Decisions, decisions!

Ha! I do bof! Dat milk ring won't nefur see me coming! Rowr!

Two Tabby Tails on Tuesday

Victor: Play?

Nina: Oh, not now.

V: Chase me?

N: Maybe later.

N: Mooom, Victor's tickling me!

V: Nuh-uh. I's not touchin her! - dat's my tail an I's stickin to it!

Food on Friday

Mom, we needs to talk. Is you listenin? 

How bout now?

Tell me, "Mom", what's wrong wif dis pictor?

Dat's an empty FOOD DISH. Dat's MY food dish, an it's EMPTY. 

No, it don't matter dat I can eat Nina's food. MY food is GONED. MY DISH. EMPTY.

Do somefing. NOW.

I's waitin.

Wordless Wednesday

Victor Tabbycat, HCK

I's furry acited! Our newish furiends Sammy & Andy have a section fur Cow Kitties at their place. They's invitin all "cow kitties" to join. Andy is a purrfect exsample of a Cow Kitty. As you may noes, Bonnie Underfoot always called me a "stoopid cowcat," so I asked if I could be a cow kitty. Dey hadded a meeting an acided dat efun tho I has stripes, I can be an Honorary Cow Kitty! ::spin::

Dis is my furry own badge, sayin dat I is reelly an trooly an HCK! Wowza! Fanks, Andy!

Midsummer Update

Oh, Victor, have you noticed anything new?

Ya, what's dis? ::sniff, sniff, SNIFF::

Oh, but Victor, somethings... different.

Lookit dis! What kinda bird is dat from?

Oh, that's an interesting feather! ::sniff, sniff::

I don't fink I's efur seen a bird dat big!

Oh, remember, Victor? Mom saw turkeys in the park!

Nah, I haded a turkey fever afore. Dis smells diffrent!

Oh, I smell water... is it from a duck?
I fink it's too long fur a duck.

Oh, what's that bigger bird... like a duck but tall and noisy? Mom saw them in the park, too. 

You mean goose? Dere mite be a few of dem round here.



So, where's the rest of the bird?

Shelter Cat Adoption Month

Victor here ::spin:: I hope you all hasn't furgotted us!

June is Shelter Cat Doption Monf, so I's makin Mom help me wif dis post. Efurry shelter cat should haf a fightin chance to dopt his or her own human(s). I gotted a 2nd chance when I moofed frum 1 shelter to anofur. 

When yur beans hear dat sumone wants a kitty kat, make sure dey suggest Petfinder an yur local shelters. We also wanna suggest maxed-out kitty homes can help shelter cats by lookin at da shelter's swish list, donatin time or green papers, an if da shelter has a store, wul DUH! Shop der! Anofur idear: if a shelter in yur area don't got furry good pictors on Petfinder an you is a purrty good foto-maker, volunteer to do pictors fur them!