Change Happens & Life Moves On

Tony: August 2000- January 26, 2017

There have been many days, weeks, months and even years that have passed since our last posting. Since then I, Tony have crossed over the Rainbow Bridge on January 26, 2017, joining my brofur Bud.  Mom & Dad were devastated, but didn't want me to suffer the ravages of chronic kidney failure any longer.  I gave them cuddles and kitty kisses for taking care of me all these 17 years, with the last 2 years composed of daily subcutaneous fluid administration to keep my kidneys going.
We all knew it was my time to cross, but it was still hard to say goodbye.  Mom stayed by my side with the Dr. while I crossed, but Dad was just too sad to be in the room.  I felt Mom kiss my head and I went peacefully to sleep, but when my soul left my body I rubbed my cheek on Mom & Dad as I had always done when they held me.  I felt their love and gratitude for all the years we shared, and as I crossed the bridge, I lit two stars for them to find peace in my passing.
They say that time heals all wounds, and although there is some truth to this adage, I believe that sometimes change and renewal can be a savior to those suffering great loss.

On February 12, 2017, I got Mom & Dad to head on down to the the Nine Lives Foundation No-Kill Cat shelter, http://www.ninelivesfoundation.org and view the many Kittehs up for adoption.  Mom was still grieving and very emotional upon seeing all the kittehs in need, but with my help from the beautiful cloud of Kitteh Heaven, I lit up those two bright stars down upon a bonded pair of five month old kitten brothers.  Mom was immediately drawn to the two boys, and Dad was just along for the ride... that is until a volunteer placed them, one each on their laps to cuddle.  Those two stars that I lit from Kitteh Heaven were sealed with immediate love, and that was that.  Paperwork was signed, and thus began the healing of Mom and Dad, and the beginning of a new chapter in their Kitteh loving lives.

BJ & TJ 6 Months old

The two rambunctious boys were named BJ, short for Bud Jr. and TJ, short for Tony Jr.  You don't think I would send them Kittehs that weren't a constant reminder of Bud & Me would you?
BJ is white with a black mask, black tail, and black markings, while TJ is white with... of course, Ginger/orange markings, and a total Ginger tail!
Once these boys came onto my old stomping grounds, I knew they would take over the place, but I was okay with that.  Mom and Dad, on the other hand, were completely unprepared for two wild and crazy Kittehs tearing up the place figuratively and litterally... pun intended.
It took some work, but BJ & TJ have rooted themselves into their forever home, and I am glad that I sent these silly boys to keep Mom & Dad on their toes.
From time to time, I feel Mom & Dad feeling my absence while admiring pictures of me hanging in their offices, and I send them sweet brushes of love with my cheek.  They will always know that my love for them was unconditional and my devotion forever pure and true.

CRAZY KITTEHS HAVE RETURNED!

Okay, so we know it's been a very long time since we last posted. It seems that our primary staff has been on a 'writer's strike' and refused to manage any of our blogging effurts. Perhaps some of our antics and episodes have swayed her decision to 'gag' our meows. So what if we pissed her off by peeing and pooping inappropriately. She's not purrfect either! We've been under the bed covers when she or her mate have generated enough methane to gas an adult elephant, but we furgive them evfurry time. We Kittehs always have chosen our besties unconditionally, so now that we're back in the Bloggisphere...it's time to re-boot our Kitteh Mojo and be the amazeballs that we were always meant to be.

At least we've been able to keep our minds intellectually occupied with socially redeeming excursions. Nothing that an occasional visit to the GlitterBox wouldn't cure.

Right now our lives are good... all 18 of em!

Keeping busy with socially redeeming activities

Orange & Black Are Back!

Hello again to all our kitteh loving fans!  We've been hibernating since May since our 'staff' has been having so called 'writer's block', which we find very suspicious.  She blames it on the yappy dog next door... spoiling her creative sensibilities.  We say NONSENSE! We're taking over this gig once and fur all!
We've been learning to type despite the absence of 'opposable' thumbs, and have become quite adept at both 'hunting & pawing' the keybird as well as 'texting'.  Learning something new is our latest game, and we say just in time fur this month where Orange (Tony) my purrsonal favorite color and Black rule the season.  Even the San Francisco Giants are 'on board'! ... Okay so they were here first ... Whatever...
This Halloween season has inspired us to take on a 'stealthy' more mysterious ideology.  Expanding our spiritual connections to meditation and martial arts, our traditional Shinobi Shozoko (Ninja Uniform) has become like our second Fur.  We're purrparing to take on any enemy in the darkness of night, and that 'yappy' dog next door may be our furst conquest!  Purrhaps the marauding, fig nabbing, hole digging squirrels should be next!
In the mean time, we'll continue to hone our keybird skills and covert methods of combat.  As mercenaries we shall observe strict rules of honor and if need be ... high tail it to safety under the bed.
We may be Stealth Ninja Warriors by night ... but by day ... we're still a couple of Scaredy Cats!

Kittehs Texting & Tweeting!

Shhhhhh ...Ninja Kittehs... Ninja-ing...

SUMMER OF 'CAT DADDY'

Ahhh, it seems that Summer is finally upon us Kittehs.  Streaming through the windows are enormous glowing sun puddles where we can bask in their glorious warmth and healing energy.  Time to shake out our furry bedding and opt for the 'nubby' berber carpet to drag our itchy bellies across.  A Kitteh's life doesn't get any better than this!
We feel refureshed, and enlightened evfur since Mom read the new book by our hero 'Cat Daddy', Jackson Galaxy.  Inspired by his teachings, Mom has made great strides in helping us Kittehs to gain self confidence by ramping up our Kitteh Mojo.  We've risen to great heights... litterally, thanks to our Armarkat tree which extends our patrols higher than we could imagine.  No longer does our nemesis... the dreaded vacuum cleaner furreak us out.  The 'Cat Daddy' has great tips in his book fur all sorts of Kitteh 'Issues', and believe us... we've experienced just about evfury one. 
With our new found Mojo, we Kittehs have found tranquility in the Zen Zone...
Strike a yoga pose and harmonious Chi' will envelope us with the essence of soothing jowel scritches and dreams of Fancy Feast.  NAMASTE KITTEHS

The Zen Zone

Jackson Galaxy Our Purrsonal Hero!

FILLING IN FUR PETE'S SAKE

It took us a while to recover from our SPAM LITE bender, but WE'RE BACK!

We've been asked to 'Fill-in' fur our old crony PETE COTTONTAIL.  Turns out he's come down with a serious case of the 'hoptrotts'... we won't elaborate, that would be T.M.I.
Ole Pete gave us a lengthy list of Easter treats and tricked out hiding places along with a wheel barrel full of colored eggs. With the assistance of our associate, Uggi Duckling, we managed to hide all of our egg allotment in record time. They don't call us 'THE KITTEH EGGSPRESS' for nothing!
Somehow I (Tony) drew the short straw, and was anointed with 'BUNNY EARDOM'.  I found that if I cocked my ears just right, I could actually get NPR over the airwaves.
Even though Pete was supervising from his grassy perch, we could tell that he was grateful for our help. Hidden amongst the tulips and daffodils we found a hefty 'stash' of our fave Salmon & Tuna Noms and some 'street grade' quality Catnip. Ole Pete ultimately knows how to deliver!
After our momentous delivery stint, we came across some eggcellent examples of 'Easter BunnyDom'.  What better way to say Happy Easter than with an awesome card and some sweet treats.
HOPPY EASTER KITTEHS!

'FILLING IN FUR PETE'
By Betty Matsumoto-Schuch

By Nikki Cutro

By Olivia

By Tamara Dawn Adams

Secret Indulgences

SSSSHHHHHH! Don't tell any kitteh... but we have a big secret that we've been hidin.  We've been breaking into the pantry and sneakin some SPAM LITE.  First we lap up the juice, then we nosh on the meaty parts all around the edges.  In the wee hours of the morning... we fire up the RICE COOKER when Mom and Papa are in the REM ZONE and make our selves some SPAM MUSUBI.  A little 'seaweed', rice, and furesh SPAM... furied up and we're quickly transported into the Carnifurous Kitteh Zone!  Oh how "We love the smell of SPAM in the morning!" Throw in some furesh Catnip, Kitteh greens, and we got a breakfast that would make a Kitteh's tail spin.
Mom knows about our big secret... but purrtends not to.  She even leaves the furying pan out fur our convenience.
Evfurry Kitteh has a secret... some of which linger in the recesses of their territory.  It's what makes a Kitteh so inscrutably mysterious.

MMM...

Heart Your Kittehs

Next week is one of our favorite holidays of the year. We find that we get loads of extra hugs and nommies on Valentine's Day... as should be the case evfuryday. As Cupid's day draws near, we kittehs have noticed more salmon and tuna tidbits making their way to our tummies via Mom's 'weak pushover' streak.  We've learned how to BEG with DIGNITY... but if you believe that... then we've got some KITTEH SWAMPLAND to sell you.  There is no shame in 'yowling' for noms, just as there is no shame in a 16 hour nap!  We kittehs earn evfury treat that hits the floor.  We live by the '2 Second Rule'... who ever gets the treat in 2 seconds... RULES.
There are many ways in which to earn 'Mousy Points' during this month of Hummingbird Hearts, Chocolate Mice, and those special Meowtinis.  Start with lots of head butts, shin rubs and shoe worshiping... and not to be furgotten... be extra neat and tidy in your Zen garden litter box... that is be sure to 'disengage your load fully' before exiting. Tootsie rolls are NEVER a big favorite gift to leave.  That is considered 'cheap' and 'unsophisticated'.   We also always offur up plenty of Kitteh massages using the heel of our paws to give maximum deep tissue relief.  Extra points can be earned when focusing on the uppurr back and neck areas.
All of this Kitteh butt kissing should result in a steady stream of spectacular treats, high tech Kitteh toys, and a new crop of Catnip spiked with salmon oil essence.

Happy Valentine's Day!  Love Your Kittehs!

For those who believe Valentine's Day is only for humans... just remember... your Kitteh has already put in a web order of Chicken liver treats and fresh Catnip Kiss balls.... You just don't know it yet.