Feline Friday

 

 

We are in the middle of a dining room update! We had the chair rail removed and wainscotting added to the bottom part of the room. It will be painted a cream color and the walls above will be taupe to match our kitchen.

 

While the contractor works, Lily has to be sequestered in the upstairs guest room. She doesn't seem to mind one bit.

 

 If I didn't confine her, she'd be supervising the entire operation!

 

Feline Friday

 

Lily's back legs look loosely attached! 

And look at those front paws!

What would I do without her?

Feline Friday: Sanitized For Your Protection

I recently had to take Lily to the vet have her recurring chin cyst drained. She was not pleased about this outing, even though I knew she'd feel better when it was done!

 

 

 While we hung out in the waiting room, she positioned herself as far back in the carrier as possible, hoping she'd somehow make herself invisible. No such luck.They found her anyway!

 

Lily has to be lightly sedated for this procedure and while she was out, I asked the vet to do two things: 

1. Take a look at her teeth to be sure there was nothing going on in her mouth that would prevent her from chewing her food. Lily is a notorious food gobbler and that almost never ends well.

2. Clip off the mats that had oddly formed on her haunches. I brush her almost daily and was quite suprised to find mats on both sides of her hips. Clearly, she's not grooming those areas.

As it turns out, Lily got the spa treatment! While she was sedated, they fixed her chin, looked at her teeth (A-OK!), and combed out the mats with a flea comb (YIPPEE!), something she wouldn't allow me to do. 

 

Then they gave her a complementary nail AND "SANITARY TRIM"! The tops of her back legs, her entire rear end, AND the lower part of her tummy are shaved! I'll spare you the picture because -- sorry, sweetheart -- it's not especially attractive, but here's a picture of one of her legs. LOL

I later learned that sanitary trims help kitties keep themselves clean, so hopefully Lily will enjoy her new look especially for the summer. She doesn't seem to mind and I'm finding it somewhat amusing. Sweet girl, I'm not laughing AT you...I'm laughing with you!

Here's to no more mats -- or messy bums!

Feline Friday

 

My dear grandma passed away in 2004. She was a master seamstress, having honed her skills in upholstery and fur coat factories. It was hard work but as a single mother she had no other way to support her family.

In addition to making her own dresses, Grandma enjoyed making stuffed animals (with their own wardrobes!) and cat toys. Even though Grandma left us long before Lily was born, Lily loves to play with the stuffed turtle she made for my kitties. Tinsel was partial to Grandma's catnip-filled green satin snake -- which is strangely STILL lost somewhere in this house!

When I cleaned out my parents' house back in 2013, I found this cat bed up in the top of the garage, clearly made by my grandma. I am almost positive I have a picture of her wearing a dress made from the same fabric! It was dusty and dirty from years at the bottom of a basket of odds and ends. But I tossed it in the washer and sure enough, it cleaned up beautifully.

I'm certain the cat bed was made to fit within the confines of a basket, although I'm not positive which one and of course, the basket is long gone.

The cat bed has been at our house for quite some time but Lily has only recently decided that she absolutely loves it. It does my heart good to see my grandma's handiwork making her so happy.

And I know Grandma would be thrilled that her handmade treasures are being loved by a new generation of kitties!

Feline Friday

It's Feline Friday and what better way to celebrate than with SEVEN kitties? 

 

This is the current breakfast scene at my sister-in-law's house. Her two adult kitties are dining in the company of five babies! This is my idea of PURR-fection!

 

These sweeties are the final babies of Mama Cat, a sweet ginger kitty who lives in the garage. Mama will be going for her spay day in a couple of weeks. The kittens will all be adopted into loving homes. 

I'm still trying to figure out how to smuggle one into our house, but I'm not sure Lily would welcome it!