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.

Fresh & New 2012

Happy 2012 to all of our devoted Kitteh fans out there! We hope your transcendence into the new year came with lots of family nearby and plenty of NOMMIES!
Like most hardy Kittehs... we overindulged waaaaay too much, and are now on a strict ROBOFEEDER REGIMEN.  Gone are the sardine snackies, salmon treats, chicken tenders, and our fave... heaping licks of Chobani.
Madame Fang gave us some of her Kitteh herb tea called 'SlimCats' which she hopes will assist in our effurrt to cleanse our evfur bulging tummies.  Mom's been workin some major overtime at our Zen Garden Litterbox as a direct result.
Our new AmarKat Kitteh climbing tree has been so much fun since we now OWN the top of the armoire.  From this vantage point, we can RULE over all who enter our KINGDOM.  That being said... Mom and Papa cannot reach us when we've been BAD KITTEHS!  A very good place to be!
After so much OVERindulgence we thought it's time to CENTER our KITTEH CHI' with a furesh start of mindful body and spirit... taking paws to work a daily PURRLATES routine... and think healthful KITTEH thoughts.  "ooohhmm....YOU GONNA EAT DAT?"

Take time fur some Purrlates.

Busy Kittehs

Seasons Greetings Furiends.
It was brought to our attention, that we hadn't posted anything in a furry long time.  The truth be known is that we were up to our Paws in paper, glue, glitter and clay, creating gifts fur this Holiday Season.
There is something so furry special about a sweet PAW CREATED GIFT made with tender loving care.
We've been known to leave many "GIFTS" fur Mom and Papa... usually on the carpet or trailing out of our  Zen Garden Glitter Box, but fur some reason, they don't seem to appurreciate the "HOME MADE" qualities of our creations.  Let it be known that a really GOOD FUR BALL is quite challenging to COUGH UP!  We're guessing that our nice "GIFTS" can be somewhat subjective to the recipient.  So it's no wonder that Mom frowns at our spontaneously generous KITTEH GESTURES.
It's the 'THOUGHT' that counts... so say's the wise MADAME FANG... So we 'THINK' we'll just leave a nice THOUGHTFUL REGURGITATED GIFT on the fureshly cleaned carpet, following our hearty SNACK'A'ROO on MOM'S PRIZE POINSETTIA!

Wishing you all a very
MEOWY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HANUKKAH!

Rockefeller Center Kitteh Christmas

Pawsing fur the Hanukkah Lights

Kitteh's 9-9-9 Agenda

It occurred to us as we awoke from a refureshingly long nap that our lives as we know it already qualify fur a 9-9-9 solution.  Since our daily average nap time hovers around 9 hours per session... that furfills the first qualification.  Then there is, of course our designated standard '9 lives' upon which we rely on daily to survive the infinite perils of Kitteh antagonizers... Such imminent threats as the neighbors dog, or a toppled vase, can quickly expend one of our 9 lives... but then there's the dreaded VACUUM CLEANER which has been known to suck several lives from an unprepared Kitteh's soul.  Fortunately... with time... new lives can be recouped and reserved fur later use.
The final '9', in our case, is our designated 24 hour DISPENSATION of KIBBLE as programmed by our nemesis... the abominable ROBOFEEDER, which dispenses our 9 measly portions a day.
Never mind that it has been known many times to dispense an EMPTY portion... which is a flagrant VIOLATION OF OUR KIBBLE RIGHTS!  Despite this occurrence we've decided that a 9-9-9 solution fur us Kittehs is doing our part to bring NEUTRALITY to an already volatile situation.  Until then... it's time fur another 9 hour nap session.

Another 9 Hour Nap Session

IMMORTALIZED IN FUR

(Tony) I am such an AWESOME KITTEH that Mom made a 'soft sculpture' of me using the FUR that she collected from my latest grooming.  Now one could say that my Mom has waaaaay too much time on her hands that could be better spent on helping to SAVE THE WORLD or something like that... but I think she cannot help herself.  When the need to 'create' takes hold she gets into a furrenzy and voila!... INSTANT KITTEH ART!  What better subject than MOI!

Awesome KITTEH Portrait!

Tony VS Puff The Magic Dragon

After a long stint in Kitteh Jail, I (Tony) was finally given a furlough fur a few days to build up my self confidence.  I did the usual patrols around the available spaces which I am allotted.  Three of the available rooms were deemed 'OFF LIMITS' as noted by their closed doors.  Since I had made my purresence known earlier in those three rooms with a Tail Shakin 'SPRITZ' or two... freedom to roam with impunity has put the purrverbial 'damper' on my Kitteh Style.
As I roamed the corners of my favorite haunt... the 'dining room'... I came upon a mysterious APPARATUS which BECKONED my curiosity.  It appeared somewhat DRACONIAN.  That purrticular corner was my favorite place to 'TAG', so I strutted right up to it... ready to Fire a healthy SPRITZ, and OH MY COD!... I got the furight of my FELINE FUR!  I hit the ground runnin, knowing all too well that today was not my day to Slay any Dragons.
Mom is still hoping that 'ole' Puff the Magic Dragon will cure me of my incessant need to 'TAG' in the recessed corners of our home... furankly... I'm not quite sure why I do it either.  All the experts say that I'm an 'insecure' Kitteh... but I believe that I'm just trying to DOMINATE the SITUATION.  Today it was Puff The Magic Dragon (1)... Tony (0)... 'Tomorrow'... however... may be the day for me to EVEN THE SCORE.

Puff The Magic Dragon Scores A Win!

Grateful Kittehs

A quick Meow-out Thank You to: nitecruzr and remoonline from the Blogger forum help.  We're grateful for all the help we can meowuster.  We Kittehs can be rather 'dim' when it comes to all this technical know how... or in our case... 'Not much' know how.
Aside from our lack of 'thumbs', our paws can get in our own way... along with our Furry brains.
We'll get to the bottom of our Blogger issues, once we've had our 16 hours of napping in the south sunpuddle, or when we've mowed down the fresh CatNip in the east window.  Our nine lives are fur too short to furett about technical difficulties.  We'll shake it off with some relaxing Kitteh Tai Chi.

Tai Chi for Kitteh stress relief.

Kitteh Discovery!

Now that we've CLAWED THE EYES OUT of every plush toy in our basket... we've come to the realization that our Blogger DID create a 'link'... DUH!   Only that 'link' can only be accessed by clicking on the 'CAPTION' underneath our picture.  Why this has happened... only the Blogger Gods can understand... because WE sure don't!  Okay... so we're NOT the most TECH SAVVY Kittehs... but at least we're still AWESOME, PROUD KITTEHS!!!

Kitteh FURustration

Hello all you Kitteh fans!  It's been a week since we last posted any purrsonal Meows, but we've been rather FURustrated with Blogger lately. Fur some odd reason it refuses to 'link' our pictures to our prefurred locations... so if you get the 'NOT FOUND ERROR 404' message when you click on our picture, it's because Blogger is behaving very badly fur us.  We've tried the Blogger forum fur some help in this matter, but thus far, have not attained any assistance... Must be all those 'DOG' people jumping the 'help line'!  Needless to say, until this purroblem gets sorted out, we won't be able to share our latest activities with 'purrtinent' visual links.   That being said... our Mom still insists on posting our activities... but as you can see... things are a bit 'slow' around here...  We've resorted to the 'self-indulgence' of CatNip tea, Salmon muffins, and the ultimate KITTEH THERAPY... 'Word Puzzles'.

Doing Word Puzzles while waiting for BLOGGER HELP!

Spirit Orbs With Whiskers

As the days grow shorter and the nights cool to bone chilling temperatures, our Furry undercoat begins to take root, and we prepare fur the season of Cats, Bats and Slithering Rats.  This past weekend, our Mom came home from a celebratory family event with lots of photos to share with us.  Upon furrther inspection, we spied a series of anomalies which sent shivers down our arched backs and furry tails.  These anomalies of 'Ghostly Spirit Orbs'... gave us great 'Paws' making their effervescence visible.  There were large bright white Orbs, and smaller brilliant blue Orbs which seemed to surround their subjects.  Although we are normally quite the 'Scaredy Cats', we felt only Benevolent Energy by their presence.  As two very 'Sensitive' Kittehs, we consulted our Reverend Madame Fang fur her interpretation of the photographs.  Her Wise Catclusion was that these 'Orbs' were the 'Spirit Energy' of dearly beloved relatives who have passed on Over The Rainbow Bridge, and were drawing upon the Purrsitive Energy of the happy event.  Even though our Whiskers quivered, and our Ears were twitching by the sight of these Ghostly Orbs... We felt relieved and protected... Since Halloween is just around the bend, we wanted to be prepurred to face the goblins who might terrorize us... lest Mom gives them Treats to stave off any Trickery.
Prepurr yourselves all EarthCats... for October..... is the Month of Bewitching!

By: Doreen Erhardt

By: Robert Eberz

By: H.D. Rinehart

By: Betty Matsumoto-Schuch

The Art Of Tinkering

This is the time of year where we ready our Catmobile for the coming inclement weather patterns.  We start by climbing onto the hood and NAPPING since it's usually warm and toasty after a quick lap on the fureeway.  When the engine has cooled, we raise the hood and extract any remaining heat with our paws by Kneading the engine block and radiator... Any oils or grease we pick up help to moisturize and keep our Paw Pads supple and smooth.  It's always enjoyable to listen to our favorite Catmobile Show on Purrblic TV,  'CAR TALK' with KIT & KAT... They provide humor and 'questionably sound' advice while we 'TINKER' with our Ride.  There's something very meaningful about enjoying the art of 'doing it ourself'... Where else can a CAT feel such an accomplished sense of PURRIDE aside from just being a Cat?

Tinkering under the hood of our Catmobile.

Enjoy The Great Outdoors

Now that the lazy days of Summer are almost over, we decided to gather our walking poles and head out to the Great Outdoors.  The morning air is crisp and we love the sounds of chirping birds and squirrels... which always triggers our healthy Kitteh appetites.  Our Veterinarian has always told us that staying active is good fur our physical and emotional well being... Not that we don't enjoy our 16 hour Naps, and batting around a toy mouse or two.  The outdoors just offers a more stimulating challenge, but we always have our ears and whiskers perked, just in case the local Hawk or Mockingbird decides to dive bomb us from their towering perches.  Ah yes... such is the life of an indoor Kitteh... a chance to go on PATROL... even if it is only within the confines of our back yard.

Nordic Walking in the Great Outdoors.

Be Prepared

We've had our Kitteh noses square on the national mews lately since there has been so much that Mother Nature has delivered lately.  First there was the very unusual Earthquake in Virginia, which it appears that many a Kitteh felt the P-Waves prior to the shaking. We are indeed super sensitive to these natural occurrences as are our fellow quadrupeds.  Now comes hurricane Irene, making her way up the Eastern coast like a ginormous flushing bidet, swirling and hurling.  Our natural Kitteh instinct is to head fur dry ground and stock up on extra Kibbles, bottles of Tuna water, and Kitty Litter.  One could then ride out the brunt of the storm knowing that they are well prepared Kittehs!

Stay safe all you fellow feline furriends.

Stocking up on Kibbles & Tuna Water.
Kitteh disaster preparedness.

On Being KIND KITTEHS

Be KIND to your fellow KITTEHS... Doing so begets POSITIVE CHI', and GOOD KARMA.  We have but only NINE LIVES to merge with the universe... make them matter.  And have plenty of NOMS to share too.