Paws 4 Moment

My Cats Need Help

So some days I like to put human conditions on my cats.  I suffer from mental illness so I don’t take offense to labeling my cats with some disorders.   More people need to be aware of mental illness and how it affects people’s daily lives.  It really shouldn’t be such a touchy touchy subject, but I digress. Dac: My psychopath.  She also has ADHD and OCD.  She loves tipping everything over.  She…

The Crazy Cat Lady

My neighbors must think I’m strange (which is totally ok with me).  I’m not sure if they know if I have cats and I hope they know I don’t have kids.   My walls are paper thin, now you can’t actually hear conversations, but you can hear voices. Some of my screechings: Not my bladder.  Off the bladder. I’m not a blood donor (as I run to the bathroom dripping blood). DAIQUIRI DAIQUIRI (They must…

A Typical Morning with a CAT!!!!!

So I’m a night owl and usually go to bed at 1 or 2 am  and sleep for 10 hours.  That’s how I function and makes me happy.  Dac thinks that is WAY to long to wait to be fed so she insists on being fed between 7 am and 10 am.  Here’s her routine: Scratch at the blanket so the human lets me in. Climb all over the human and poke her with my nails. Lick her hands or start to make biscuits. Climb out…

I Need Love and Attention!!

One Cat, Two Cats, or Three Cats

Daciquiri aka Dac is the baby of the family.  She was born in fall of 2013.  I had two cats already and didn’t really want another one, but I fell in love with her.  She also had a stump of a tail and I have always loved unique cats.  In October I smuggled her home so nobody would know I had acquired my third cat.  It took a while, but eventually my other cats started “tolerating” her (I can’t…

Java was the second one to enter the family.  She was born in spring of 2012.  I decided to get her because Eddie was home alone a lot and I thought he needed a playmate.  Java and Eddie are brother and sister.  They were born to a wild cat my parents have on their yard.  She was named Java because I love coffee.  The other name I considered was Bella, but Edward and Bella, didn’t sound right.…

Swimming in the Toilet

Dac has a fascination with the toilet and she loves watching when I flush the toilet.  Normally I wait til she jumps off and close the lid, other times I leave the lid open. I went into the bathroom to wash my hands and Dac jumped onto the toilet and I heard a kerplunk and a splash.  Yup the lid was open.  I chased after her with a towel and tried to dry her off the best I could and contain my…

Edward aka Eddie aka Edward the Turd (Edward the Third) aka Edturd.   He was my first cat.  I decided to adopt him in a split second.  I didn’t put much thought into it.  He belonged to one of my parent’s wild cats and I thought she might move the kittens so I snatched him.  I wanted him so badly because he looked like a Siamese cat.  I took him at around three weeks (not recommended) and bottle…

Cat Yoga Part 2

Yoga Part 2.  Again not for the faint of heart.  Try the poses at your own risk.    To see part one: https://paws4moment.wordpress.com/2015/02/02/693/ The Hang.  Lie on a bed or table and let your head hang over the side. Will relieve tension in your neck. The Hang Pro. Feeling good with The Hang, try the Hang Pro. Lie on a bed or table and slowly slide off of the bed head first.  Make sure no is…

It annoys me to no end when I see on TV or a movie giving a cat milk.  Cats and kittens can’t digest/break down lactose.  So therefore they shouldn’t be given milk.  If you find an orphan kitten that needs “milk” please give them KMR powder (www.drugs.com/vet/kmr-powder.html). Other dangerous foods include: Chocolate Onions Garlic Caffeine Grapes and Raisins Yeast Dough Alcohol Avocado Bones…