A Hairball By Any Other Name Iz Still Me

Human2 always sez "We haz da technology. We can rebuild him" every time herz uses da furminator on me cause herz gets enuff fur to build a new kitteh.

So dis time herz did rebuild me! Here u can seed ma Mini Me made frum ma very own furs.

I am finkin of puttin it on eBay n sellin it fur charity like William Shatner did hiz kidney stone. MOL..

So all i did use to makes ma Mini Me wuz a Furminator and Human2's paws. Nuffin else. Well of course ma wunnerful shiny furs. MOL

Dis iz ma final inspekshuns of ma fur-self afore we sended da pikshur off to Romeo the Cat. You can see utter hairball critters ovah at PeoplePets.com (go ahed & check dem out).

Today iz National Hairball Awareness day and while our critters iz fun hairballs iz not. Did u knows...

• A cat spends 30% of its life grooming.
• Hairballs are caused when cats ingest hair during grooming. FURminator tools remove the loose hair from cats’ fur, which reduces the hairball problems and minimizes resulting constipation issues.
• Diets rich in fatty acids, like omegas 3 and 6, promote a healthy, shiny coat, which can help your pet shed less overall.
• Shedding is a natural process so you can’t eliminate shedding, but you can reduce it by up to 90% with FURminator deShedding products.

Five Poisonous Easter Plants

Do not nom dem flowers!

Easter iz comin and I wants all ma kitteh (and doggy furrends to be safe). I have made a list of the top 5 easter plants that are poisonous to cats (and dogs too). Please do not keep dem in your house dis Easter or any time)

Easter Lily (ALL Lilies)

Lilies are highly toxic to cats and can cause immediate kidney failure with only one leaf eaten. (Cats are more likely to be poisoned by the Easter Lily than dogs, but dogs and cats are both affected by all other lilies such as the Calla Lily and the Day Lily. It is best to just think of ALL Lilies as bad for animals.) Symptoms include vomiting, lethargy, excessive drinking and urination.

Hyacinth

This flower is part of the lily family and can be highly poisonous. Symptoms include: Intense vomiting, diarrhea (occasionally with blood), depression and tremors.


Daffodil

The bulb of this flower is the most dangerous part, but any part of the plant can cause sever problems. Symptoms of ingestion are vomiting, salvation, and diarrhea. If a large amount is eaten it can cause convulsions, low blood pressure, tremors and cardiac arrhythmias.


Tulip

Again this flower is in the same family as the lily and like the Daffodil the bulb has the highest amounts of toxins. Symptoms to watch for are vomiting, depression, diarrhea, and extreme or hypersalivation.


Easter Rose

This plant is also known as Hellebore, Christmas Rose, or Lenten Rose. It is not a rose at all rather a bushy stalk with pinkish white flowers. Symptoms of ingestion are drooling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, colic, and depression.


For a complete list of toxic plants please  see the ASPCA's list of Plants Toxic to cats, dogs and horses.

Pet Dental Health Month

February is Dental Health Month for pets and dis iz an issue near and dear to me. I hab several friends wot haz crossed da rainbow bridge affer habbing teeth cleanings or teeth problems. Bad teeth can seriously endanger your pets. So it doz be sumfin u need to takes care of on a daily basis. Not all cats or dogs will put up wif habbin der teeth brushed. Dat's where teeth cleaning treats like Greenies come in. Dey still might need a dental cleaning every once in awhile but Greenies will really halp reduce tartar and keep your pets mouth clean.

Here some more information about Greenies and Dental Health.

Veterinary Oral Health Council Distinguishes Pet Dental Products

Pet product peer to American Dental Association seal for humans assures efficacy

NASHVILLE, TN—February 1, 2011—With recent medical data indicating that good oral health can add years to a pet’s healthy lifespan, pet owners are becoming more proactive in caring for their pets’ teeth. February is National Pet Dental Health Month, but dental care is getting due focus year round. Though only one percent of dog owners brush their dogs’ teeth daily, last year 77 percent purchased dental treats, which are regarded as an easier and more enjoyable alternative to brushing. ¹

 

But not all treats have been proven to work. As with the American Dental Association Seal on human toothpastes and toothbrushes, a special Seal of Acceptance by an organization called the Veterinary Oral Health Council (VOHC) provides confirmation of efficacy of the product. The VOHC Seal of Acceptance indicates that the product has met or exceeded the pre-set VOHC standards of efficacy in reducing dental plaque and/or tartar. 

 “There are a variety of pet treats and foods that claim to clean teeth, but not all products provide significant benefit,” says Dr. Jan Bellows, a leading veterinary dentist, diplomate and president-elect of the American Veterinary Dental College, the administrator of the VOHC. The VOHC created a seal of acceptance, which is only awarded to dental products proven effective by stringent clinical testing methodology. 

“The VOHC seal confirms a product is efficacious in reducing buildup of plaque and tartar, the leading cause of oral disease, which can reduce a pet’s healthy lifespan,” Dr. Bellows says. “Walk into any pet store and you will find dozens of treats that claim to clean teeth. While it’s easy to make teeth-cleaning claims, formulating a treat that significantly protects teeth is difficult. The VOHC seal is there to help pet owners and veterinarians recognize which products are proven to work.” 

The VOHC’s product testing protocols are similar to those of human medical trials that use a control and test group. For dental treat trials in dogs, for example, both groups utilize dogs with clean teeth that are fed a dry food diet, while only one group gets a daily dental treat. Plaque and tartar buildup are measured after 30 days and, if the test group shows significantly cleaner teeth, the seal is awarded to that treat.

GREENIES® Canine Dental Chews were the first brand of treats to receive the VOHC seal for both plaque and tartar control. GREENIES® Canine Dental Chews have a chewy texture that allows teeth to sink in for maximum tooth contact for cleaning efficacy.

About The Nutro Company

The Nutro Company is a leading manufacturer of natural* pet food products sold exclusively at pet specialty stores.  The company has been making "The World's Best Pet Food" for more than 80 years and is dedicated to quality, excellence and innovation in dog and cat nutrition, offering healthful formulas for every pet's life stage, activity level and size.  The Nutro Company's family of brands includes MAX^®, NATURAL CHOICE^® dog and cat foods and ULTRA™ food for dogs in addition to the GREENIES^® brands, which include the #1 vet-recommended pet specialty dental chews** and PILL POCKETS^® treats.  For more information, please visit www.thenutrocompany.com and www.greenies.com.

¹ 2009-2010 American Pet Products Association’s Annual Pet Owner Survey; Oral Health Care Study of 766 Dog Owners, January 2011, Conducted by Trone® Research

*Natural fortified with added vitamins and minerals

**Among veterinarians that recommend dental chews/treats for at home oral care

®/™ Trademarks © The Nutro Company 2011. U.S. Pat. No. D587,428

Visit Wif Kiki

Human2 wented to visit dat sweet lil kitty, Kiki wot wuz shot a while back. Herz doin ok but dem doctors not knows iffen dey will hab to remove da leg yet or not.

Herz wuz out of herz cage walkin around a lil bit while human2 wuz der. Herz getz around okie dokie. But boy does herz hab a big owie.

Such a cutie patootie.

Dat iz one heck of an owie.

Human2 did take ovah sum prezzies fur Kiki. We did gets her a comfy bed, blankie, warm cuddle pal, sum toys & most importantly we did gets her a Kritter Kondo. Wif da kondo herz will be able to go outside again and stay close to home safe and sound!

Kiki's mom wuz beary eggsited about gettin a Kondo for Kiki, but I finks Kiki gonna need a lil more time to get used to it away from strange peeple like human2.

Kiki did check out all her prezzies, but human2 did not wanna skeer wif da flashy box too much, but we did gets some pikshurs so u can seed how herz iz doin.

It iz understandable how herz could be a skeered of strangers now dat dis haz happened. I hopes da fun lubbin, kitteh wot acts like a doggy comes back soon.

Feelin good enuff to thwok an ornament off da tree.

Sayin hello to human2

Big stretches.

Kiki we lubs u and hopes u gets betterer & gets to keeps all ur paws!

FURminators Rock

Way back in April we did celebrate Hairball Awareness Day wif ma pal Romeo the Cat.

Telling peeples about da dangers of hairballs fur kittehs iz beary important. Dem hairballs can makes a kitteh beary sick. I fur one gets beary constipated and I can tells u dat IS NO FUN!!!

My humanz brushes me regularly but dat not enuff. I sheds all da time. So when we gotted a FURminator we did gib it a try. BOY DID WE GET DA HAIRS OFF OF ME!!!

I nose, I nose dat doz not looks like a lot of furs, but I did only lets Human2 Furminates my stripey areas and only on dis side. Den I put da bitey on da FURminator. I just no likes too much brushin at one time iz all. So I gets a lil bit of FURminatin every day now.

Fanks u FURminator fur makin such a great furs removin product. Human2 lubs dat FURejector dat dis FURminator comed wif. Makes it ez to keeps goin on a kitteh likes me dat will only lets u brush fur so long.

We gib da FURminator 4 paws up!

How to Give a Cat a Pill

How to Give a Cat a Pill
This is very appropriate wif Abby being sicky...
Dis iz from a viral email so I dun't nose who to credit...sawry whoever u iz.

1.  Pick up cat and cradle it in the crook of your left arm as if holding a baby.
  
Position right forefinger and thumb on either side of cats mouth and gently apply pressure to cheeks while holding pill in right hand.  As cat opens mouth, pop pill into mouth.
 
Allow cat to close mouth and swallow.

 

2.  Retrieve pill from floor and cat from behind sofa.

Cradle cat in left arm and repeat process.
 

3.  Retrieve cat from bedroom, and throw soggy pill away.

 
4.  Take new pill from foil wrap, cradle cat in left arm, holding rear paws tightly with left hand.
  
Force jaws open and push pill to back of mouth with right forefinger.  Hold mouth shut for a count of ten.
 

5.  Retrieve pill from goldfish bowl and cat from top of wardrobe.
 
Call spouse in from the garden.
 

 

6.  Kneel on floor with cat wedged firmly between knees, hold front and rear paws.
 
 
Ignore low growls emitted by cat.  Get spouse to hold head firmly with one hand while forcing wooden ruler into mouth.  Drop pill down ruler and rub cat's throat vigorously.
 

 

7.  Retrieve cat from curtain rail.

 
Get another pill from foil wrap.  Make note to buy new ruler and repair curtains.  Carefully sweep shattered figurines and vases from hearth and set to one side for gluing later.
 

 

8.  Wrap cat in large towel and get spouse to lie on cat with head just visible from below armpit.
 
Put pill in end of drinking straw, force mouth open with pencil and blow down drinking straw
 

 

9.  Check label to make sure pill not harmful to humans and drink one beer to take taste away.  Apply band-aid to spouse's forearm and remove blood from carpet with cold water and soap.

 
 
10.  Retrieve cat from neighbor's shed.
  
Get another pill.  Open another beer.  Place cat in cupboard, and close door onto neck, to leave head showing.  Force mouth open with dessert spoon.  Flick pill down throat with elastic band.
 

11.  Fetch screwdriver from garage and put cupboard door back on hinges.  Drink beer.  Fetch bottle of scotch.  Pour shot, drink.
 
 
Apply cold compress to cheek and check records for date of last tetanus shot.  Apply whiskey compress to cheek to disinfect.  Toss back another shot.  Throw tee-shirt away and fetch new one from bedroom.
 

 
12.  Call fire department to retrieve the damn cat from the top of the tree across the road.  Apologize to neighbor who crashed into fence while swerving to avoid cat.
 
 
Take last pill from foil wrap.
 

13.  Using heavy-duty pruning gloves from shed, tie the little *&#%^'s front paws to rear paws with garden twine and bind tightly to leg of dining table.  Push pill into mouth followed by large piece of filet steak.  Be rough about it.  Hold head vertically and pour two pints of water down throat to wash pill down.

 
14.  Consume remainder of scotch.  Get spouse to drive you to the emergency room.  Sit quietly while doctor stitches fingers and forearm and removes pill remnants from right eye.  Call furniture shop on way home to order new table.

 

 
15.  Arrange for SPCA to collect mutant cat from hell and call local pet shop to see if they have any hamsters.


How To Give A Dog A Pill

1.  Wrap it in bacon.

2.  Toss it in the air.

Abby iz Abscessed

Yesterdays my sisfur Abby did hab to go to da V-E-T. Herz just not acting like herz self lately so da humanz made a disappointment fur her n tooked her in right aways.

Gud fing to when da nurse wuz takin her temperatures herz seed a sore on her backside.

Da doctor sez it wuz an abscess and did lance it right away. Human2 could hears dat poor Abby crying and crying.

Da doctor wanted to make sure dat da sore wuz not cause by diabetes so dey tooked sum of Abby's bloods and did tests on it. Herz not haz problems wif da sugars fank gudness, but herz thyroid is outta whack so herz haz two pills herz haz ta takes now.

We not gonna shows u da hole in herz tail cause it really gross, but will let u nose it az big az a finger nail and deep too. (Dr sez 3 to 4 teaspoons of pus n yuck comed out when herz lanced it...ewwwww....poor Abbles.)

Herz goes back to da V-E-T in 3 weeks for more blood werks n hopefully dat hole will be healed over too.

So while der iz many utter kittehs wot needs ur pwayers plz keeps Abby in ur hearts too...fanks.

Relaxin Wif Sum Nommy Grasses

Wow it haz been a wild ride da last two weekends in a row. First we hads #scifiPAWTY wot almost did ma human2 in. Second we hads #pawpawty last weekend. We plans on takin it eazy dis weekend. So last night human2 comed home frum werk wif sum nommy cat grass wot herz growed in sekret at herz werk place.

I thought herz had black thumbs. Nuffin herz plants ever grows. But home herz comes claimin dat hers planted, watered and halp dis grass grow just fur us kittehs.



I absolutely lub nommin on grasses doz no matter wevver it iz insides or outsides. Altho I doz lub goin outsides da bestest of all....so outsides grasses really are da best to nom. Next up on da listy iz inside home grown (or office growed) grasses. Following up in da rear iz store buyed alreddy growed grasses. But in da middle of winters we will even puts up wif dem just so we gets sum grasses to noms.

I even used ma grasses as a toy last nights! O wot funs I had wif ma noo grasses.

Affer gettin a lil bit crazy wif da grass I hads a hard time decidin play wif grasses or play wif ma spinny toy. Wot iz a cat to do?

Az u can see I iz a lil bit of a lazy kitteh & da toy winned cause I could brings it to me when i could no reach it....wif da grass I hads to get up too many times to play wif it! MOL

Affer I wuz dun playing wif da grasses ma one eye wuz all squinty & weepy.. Human2 wuz askeered I mights be allergic to grass! Dat would no be gud! Ma eye did stop watering but I wuz still all squinty eyed till later into da night. Mehbe sumfin gots in ma eye whilst i did play?



We not nose wot wuz goin on wif ma eye last night but I did wake up dis morning bright eyed and bushy tailed. Both eyes open wides like they supposed to be.

Going to da Vet

First let me tells you dat I dozn't hates seein da V-E-T , just dunt likes da drivin to gets der.

Human2 comed home from werk really early today wif a neat noo fing so when herz putted it down and unzipped it I wented inside to inspect it. Affer I gotted comfy herz zipped me up insides it. Not a problem until i was picked up and we wented to da car.

I did fills up dis carrier (gud fing it wuz only a borrowed carrier....we gonna haz to gets me a bigger doggy one), but I wuz comfy inside.

I did meow and meow da whole way to da vets, but Human2 did no turn da car around. Did herz no understand me or wuz herz ignoring me?

I finks herz wuz ignoring me. Pffffft!

Da doctor did checks me out and sez ma heart sounds good and dat I apparently haz a healthy appetite....wot ever did herz means by dat?

I wuz a real good boy until herz tried to inspekt ma backside. I did NO likes dat no way no how!!! But since I wuz der cause of poppy problems I guess herz hads to check every fing, but man o man. (Herz wuz makin sure I did no haz an expanded colon or pouch dat traps da poopy -- I okai just needs sum meds.)

But even worse den da butt examinashuns wuz da big scale...ut O!

I iz 23.7 pounds. I guess dat wot da doctor meaned by a healthy appetites?!

Dis big pills iz wot da V-E-T did gib me to halp fix ma problem. Fank goodness I doz not haz to eats dem big fings dey gets to be mixed up in ma wet fuds.

I am SO fankful da da doctor lady did no sez i had to go on a diet! Hpefully I will be all betterer in a few days. Keeps dem paws crossed fur me okai?

Hellmanns Mayo Tasty Test

We gotted dis starnge package in da mails 2day. When we opened it it had a tasty test for Hellman's Mayo (we gotted on der mailing list when human2 wroted to dem about all der Mayonnaise habbin poisonous SOY in dem...dey not care dat lots of people iz allergic to it like Human2).


Along wif da tastey test iz a contest online ta wins a year of groceries so we decided to takes da test (Humans wot r allergic still tried just a smidgen so az not to gets sicky.)

So we settled in n really tooks a gud looks at all our choices. We wuz supposed to see iffen we could tells da difference atween da regular mayo n da light mayo.

We did taste bof of dem mayonnaise packs.

We did choose pack A az da lite mayo (all three of us did choose dat one).

B iz da regular mayo. But unfortuantely we alone haz one fing to tells da folks at Hellmann's wot refuse ta makes soy-free mayo n dat iz dis...

......Pfffffft!!!!1!


Update: affer goin online to enter da contesty (hai dey alreddy haz our address so why not rite?) we did lerns we wuz wrong! How can dat be? Pack A wuz da real deal n Pack B wuz da lite. But wot do we nose. We use soy-free mayo made by Spectrum