Wordy Wednesday

 

Sherbet was finally neutered several days ago, but you would never be able to tell that he recently had surgery just by looking at him. We thought that once he was neutered he would not act as crazy and try to attack play with people so much, but that theory died immediately when my brother brought him to our house yesterday (which was our first time seeing him after his surgery). I've already received a few bite marks on my hands and arms, but none that have broken skin- YET.

 

Despite his sometimes psychotic behavior we did miss him terribly while he was gone, though, as he brings a lot of laughter and fun to our home. In the pictures below, he is being his usual entertaining little self and demonstrating how to play with a toy mouse in a step-by-step fashion.

 

 

 

 

 

Step one: Find a toy.

 

 

 

Step two: Focus on the toy and reach out for it.

 

 

 

Step three: Grab the toy and look around to make sure no one is going to steal it from you.

 

 

 

Step four: Kill it!

Buddies- Muffin and Stray

I let Muffin roam around out of her cage today and captured a cute shot of her and Stray on my bed. Stray always just looks at her like she doesn't know what to make of this furry little creature, but she never tries to go after her.

The sun was shining through the window so the photo is a bit bright and is not exactly the clearest shot, but I think it's still cute.

I also recorded a short video of Muffin in the bathroom. It's so short because I had to stop Sookie from trying to play with her; I was actually more worried about the dog than the guinea pig as I was afraid Muffin was going to bite her snout (and she has a hard bite, I know from experience!)

 

P.S. Thank you everyone for the well wishes towards my brother. My family has been talking to him, and I think he may also be going to the doctor for extra help in dealing with his issues.

Baby

I just returned from a 2-day trip to Wildwood, New Jersey, and I've been sleeping for basically the entire day. My boyfriend, Bryan had to go to work so we had to wake up at 7:30 this morning (and I am NOT the best morning person).

Right now I am in bed watching TV with Baby the cat. Well, actually I WAS, but then Sookie chased her off the bed. Really she is just being playful, but Baby (along with pretty much all the other cats) gets very annoyed with her and tries to find escape under the bed. She actually stays under the bed quite a lot throughout the day because she is still very nervous of animals (especially our cat, Miracle who for some reason really doesn't like her) as well as people she doesn't know. Well, that's not very surprising considering the fact that she had been living outside as a stray in a neighbor's yard for years. At first, we had just been feeding her as we were reluctant about taking in another cat after having three already. Then Hurricane Sandy hit, and there was no was no way we could keep her outside in such harsh and dangerous weather, so she has been living with us ever since.

Anyhow, here is a video that I shot of her about a month ago. It's not much, just her lying on her back and looking cute. :)

Sherbet's up to no good again...

Sherbet the kitten has been misbehaving yet again. This morning I picked him up, and he bit and clawed my hands, arms, and face! I know that he is really playing and he's not actually being aggressive, probably thinking that I'm just another cat, but he definitely needs to learn that, that behavior is unacceptable. Of course, it would also be helpful if my brother got his claws trimmed every other week (I don't think he has had them trimmed for a few weeks now).

This is how my face looked right after he scratched it up:

I also captured him a few days ago once again being his usual mischievous self. He is trying to play with Muffin the Guinea Pig, who is in her cage. Muffin doesn't fear him, though she probably also knows that he can't get to her while the cage bars are separating them. I also apologize for the poor quality, I was using my crappy phone camera (BTW: The black cat curled up on the chair is Cedric).


Getting ready...

 

Almost...

 

LEAP!



 

 

 

 

It's funny because in the last picture it looks like Muffin is trying to get to Sherbet just as much as he is trying to get to her!

 

I'll finish this post off with a demonic-looking pic of all three animals. :)

 



Some cute pictures

Here are some cute pictures of the furbabies that I found on my sister's Facebook page...


Sookie lookin' pretty after just being groomed (she looks nothing like this now and is way overdue for another grooming).

 



What happened to your ears, Sookie??

 

Sookie and the cats gathering for food.

 

Sookie being a meanie and stealing food from Stray the cat. Stray certainly doesn't seem happy about it...

 

Stray must have had a hard day when this was taken.
 

Baby on her Scooby Doo pillow.
 

Sherbet curiously looking at the camera.
 

Sookie's chunky belly! It might be about time to put her on a diet.

Sherbet- continued

In my previous post, I had mentioned that I had not captured a recent video of Sherbet. So I had decided on that very day- well, yesterday- that I would create one. In the video, he is curiously looking at my hairless Chinese Crested, Sookie while hiding behind a vacuum.

Often when Sookie approaches him and tries to play with him, he gets a bit nervous and hisses with his back arched up and tries to hit her with his paw, then hides. However, when she walks away he will attempt to bravely sneak up on her. It's weird, I know.

Cicadas & Kittens

As a dog walker and pet sitter, I have seen a few creepy creatures while on the job. I came upon a snake hiding in the grass while I was walking one dog near the woods (luckily it didn't bite either of us). However, today when I was about to enter the apartment of the same client, I came upon something much creepier near the door: a gigantic cicada (at least that's what I assume it is). As much as it freaked me out, it also caught my interest and I managed to get a picture of it (although it wasn't that difficult, as it wasn't moving around much- either it was sleeping or dying):

EEEK!


While still on the subject of the said client, I also wanted to include a picture of an adorable kitten she is fostering. She found her in a park, along with her momma and a kitten from a different litter. She appears to be a beautiful little silver tabby (as is her momma). I wish that I could take her, but there is enough chaos already in our home with our current menagerie of animals.