Introducing Cleo Marie!
From BeautifulPlumage:
I’m happy to report that Cleo-Marie* is continuing to get comfortable even with furniture moving in & out and whatnot. The attached pics are recent: Cleo-Marie at play & rest.
She has floofy paws, big for a medium size cat, and she loves belly rubs, and is very, very gentle with her very sharp claws (except when she starts kneading on my leg through the covers in the middle of the night; maybe she was a baker in a previous life?).
I hope to send more photos when I get settled in my new place.
*Her original name was Cleo for Cleopatra (see her kitten pics😸) and I liked the combination (more fun to sing)
Any pet stories that need to be shared?
Totally open thread.
rikyrah
Good Morning, Everyone😊😊😊
Baud
@rikyrah:
Good morning.
Chat Noir
What a nice way to start the day! Kitty pix!
OzarkHillbilly
I brought the dogs with me to work on my buddy’s house Wed. His 2 hounds are guardian dogs for his sheep and poultry so a little protective and territorial. They get along fine with Percy and Billie Jean but Junebug feels the need to reset the ground rules every time I bring the young ‘uns. Percy is fine with it but Billie Jean…
I think it is more than June’s dominance displays, it was more the fact of being on their territory. Everywhere she went she could smell them and it really set off her anxiety. I left the door of my truck open and that is where she spent most of her day, and when I sat down with her she was all over me. Henceforth, short visits only.
WaterGirl
@OzarkHillbilly: Do you think they could smell the Woofmeister after all this time? Was Woofie ever there?
When I took Henry to the vet school for the first time, it was a month after I had taken Tucker there on his last day. There were a bunch of poles connected by a chain, and Henry went right to the pole where Tucker had peed before we went in for the last time, and Henry did not want to leave that spot.
WaterGirl
@OzarkHillbilly: It’s funny, my first big dog was clearly in charge whenever he wanted to be, and he know it, but he never did the dominance thing.
He knew he was the big dog and he didn’t need to prove it to anyone. Dogs and people are so interesting!
OzarkHillbilly
Woof was there several times but I doubt BJ could smell him. This is really a matter of Billie Jean’s separation anxiety. Whenever I bring the GDs home, Billie is all over me and I have to spend the first hour reassuring her that she isn’t being replaced. At my buddy’s, she insisted on staying in the truck because that way I couldn’t leave with out her. Even when I leave her at home alone with Percy it raises it’s ugly head tho it isn’t so overwhelming.
eta:
Neither Junebug nor Ohso are large dogs but Guardian dogs live to protect their flocks from any perceived threats. By now they know they have to accept BJ and Percy, but still feel the need to remind them.
Dorothy A. Winsor
Hi, WaterGirl. I sent you an Authors in Our Midst post, ready for any time on or after May 6. I also submitted some On the Road pics from our South America trip. At least I hope I sent and submitted all that stuff! Please let me know if didn’t come through and I’ll try again.
TaMara
That is one beautiful cat! Does she have some Mainecoon in her? I’m seeing those black ear tuffs and big paws, you say? :-D
We had nail trim day this weekend. Dogs got dremel-ed, cats I just use regular nail clippers. Then the cats got a good dose of hairball treatment since they are shedding their winter coats.
I’m so pleased that Jasper has taken to the dremel – Scout and Trixie were exposed to the dremel before they even came to live here, so easy-peasy. But poor Jasper, his nails were super long when he arrived and they are black, so anyone who trimmed them never trimmed them very far. The dremel has allowed us to get them much shorter and he’s much happier without those ridiculous bear claws. But it was a one-toe-at-a-time process. Toe, treat, toe, treat, take a break. Now he’s an old pro.
OzarkHillbilly
@TaMara: Percy hates it whenever somebody messes with his paws. It would be so much easier to trim the hair there back with trimmers but the buzzing really sets him off. I can’t imagine what he would do if she came at him with a dremel tool for his nails.
Amir Khalid
Cleo-Marie is a lovely name, and she’s a beautiful kitty.
TaMara
@OzarkHillbilly: I get that. At 6, I thought for sure I’d never get Jasper to be okay with it. But luckily for me, he’s very, very, food motivated. Still took us a couple of months to get there.
Now I only have to give him treats after each foot, LOL
Dorothy A. Winsor
@OzarkHillbilly: Our dog, Roxie, usually loved going places with us. But when we went to my brother’s house, with two dogs in residence, she hung out by our car. There must have been a lot going on in dog social interactions
TaMara
@Dorothy A. Winsor: I preordered my copy from Amazon, can’t wait. Really like the opening two chapters.
MagdaInBlack
Ow @ the kneading the leg with those little needle claws. I have my own little failed acupuncturist here 😊
Cleo is beautiful.
rikyrah
Cleo- Marie is a beautiful name🤗🤗
OzarkHillbilly
@Dorothy A. Winsor: When ever I grab the keys, Billie goes spastic with the zoomies. She LOVES going places, running in the woods or at the carnival grounds. But not my buddy’s place.
eta: @TaMara: My wife does the same with Percy but treats only go so far.
Heidi Mom
That’s a lovely kitty!
eclare
Awww, sweet kitty.
WaterGirl
@Dorothy A. Winsor: Your cruise OTR posts are scheduled for Tuesday thru Friday of this week.
Your Authors in Our Midst post is mostly put together – I was just about to write you and ask what time you want it to go up.
May 6 is a Saturday – do you want it on the release date, or before? What time of day? (in Eastern time, please)
WaterGirl
@TaMara:
Jasper, u r doing it wrong! :-)
Dorothy A. Winsor
@WaterGirl: That all sounds great, WG.
The author post would work best for me on May 6, please. 11am eastern time or thereabouts
BeautifulPlumage
Good morning everyone! Big moving day*, I predict Cleo Marie will be under the bed for most of it.
MomSense
The pup had her checkup this week and is, thankfully, healthy. She will be 9 in November!
Her current favorite human seems to be my youngest son’s girlfriend. She goes crazy every time she sees her. Some beings just click.
Cleo Marie is a beauty!
BeautifulPlumage
@TaMara: she was born on my friend’s porch, so no idea what mix of breeds she is. Her fur is very silky.
What do you use for the hairball treatment? I think Cleo Marie will need something like that.
TaMara
@BeautifulPlumage: Honestly, my vet just recommends vaseline – no flavor, but they lick it off their foot just the same. There are expensive liver-flavored ones – basically petroleum jelly with flavor. LOL
I usually do it on nail trim day every couple of weeks.
WaterGirl
@MomSense: My dad was like that with someone I was in a relationship with for 3 years. My quiet, reserved dad turned into “chatty kathy” any time they were in the same room.
WaterGirl
@TaMara: Would coconut oil also work for that?
BeautifulPlumage
@TaMara: I have used that in the past, didn’t realize Vaseline works as well. I’ll try that, thanks!
MomSense
@WaterGirl:
Isn’t it funny how that happens. It’s tough as a parent when you get attached to a kid’s SO and then they are out of your life.
TaMara
@WaterGirl: There seems to be some disagreement there. Vaseline works because they can’t absorb it, so it goes right through their system, taking the fur with it. Because coconut oil can be absorbed, it’s thought to not work as well. YMMV
Miss Bianca
Cleo Marie – pretty kitty! I must have missed some initial posts on her adoption into Beautiful Plumage’s household.
Speaking of pet stories, tho’, TaMara, you would laugh and laugh to see the series of photos my dog trainer took of my pup Susi at her puppy kindergarten “graduation”! She aced her AKC Star Puppy Test and then – try to get her to hold still with her little graduation cap on her head and all her certificates? Unpossible. But hilarious!
Quiltingfool
I have been owned by three cats…and they were/are crazy about potato chips. If Sassy hears a bag crinkling, she comes running. She eats three tiny chip pieces and she’s good. This cat will not eat cat treats, though.
Is a love of chips common for cats? I could understand it with Baby, before I got her I think the people she lived with were not good at feeding her regularly, so she probably had to scavenge (she also loved popcorn). Sassy has always lived in a shelter, so she was only fed cat food and probably no treats.
CaseyL
@BeautifulPlumage:
If you can still find it, nearly all my cats have found the old fashioned Petromalt irresistible (can’t remember if it’s Harts Mountain or Sargents brand; it is very hard to find, though).
It’s definitely malted and quite sweet. I tried some once, to convince my cat-at-the-time the stuff was tasty. And it is, in fact, very tasty!
Miss Bianca
@Quiltingfool: I’m thinking a love of chips might be common to all mammals. At least, judging from my dogs’ reaction to them. :)
dc
I think chip loving animals are into the salt.
mrmoshpotato
@Quiltingfool: It might be the salt on the chips. A cat of one of my friends loved licking Pringles originals. She didn’t eat them, but apparently loved the saltiness.
eclare
@Quiltingfool:
One of my cats loves Reddi-wip whipped cream. I keep it on hand to put on fruit, and when Jacy hears that “whoosh” sound the can makes when I press the nozzle, she comes running!
How is your knee?
Quiltingfool
@eclare: Oh, the new knee is coming along nicely, thanks for asking! I actually walked down the stairs into the garage this morning. You are supposed to lead off with the new knee, but mine was saying, “Nope, not going first.” so I gave in and did what I call “Toddler Stair Gait” (how young children walk down steps). Going up the stairs is much easier, and I can go up like an adult! This week I see the doc and probably get released to drive. Whoo hoo!
I’m now a big fan of knee replacement. The tiny bit of pain from training muscles and ligaments is nothing compared to the pain of bone grinding on bone. I am having to be very conscious of how I walk, as I spent years limping and that is a habit that must be broken. So looking forward to doing all the things I avoided because of unrelenting knee pain!
WaterGirl
@Miss Bianca: If you can send them now, I can add them to this post.
WaterGirl
@Quiltingfool: Maybe she likes the salt?
edit: I see that I am not alone!
eclare
@Quiltingfool:
Yay! Great news!
TaMara
@Quiltingfool: OMG, that brings a bit of a tear because we used to say my calico Emma required a potato chip toll – and it darn well better be regular, not wavy! She loved them her entire 19 years.
Miss Bianca
@WaterGirl: sent – tho’ maybe a dead thread by now!
JaneE
I love the winter when the comforter is too thick to allow claws through. My Sophie does not like being clipped, but she can go through multiple layers of bedding and still have enough point left to leave pinprick spots on whatever is underneath. I keep telling myself she doesn’t mean to hurt.
Yutsano
@Quiltingfool: Are you working with a physiotherapist? If not, get an order for some treatments. They can help a lot in helping to correct the “old habits” your muscles got into when your knee was sore. Plus they can detect deficits you probably don’t even know you have right now. But don’t be afraid to ask to work with someone else if you’re not sparking with the first person you interact with. That relationship is important to your healing.
Quiltingfool
@Yutsano: I did physical therapy, and they were very good to help me correct my gait, and most important for me, explain that mind fear can impede progress. They stressed that my knee joint was just fine, the pain was muscles, tendons and ligaments having to learn new things. They are the reason I’ve done well in recovery.
At the beginning, when exercises really hurt, I was close to tears…and I told the PT guy, “There is no crying in physical therapy!” We had a good laugh, which is better than sobbing!
Odie Hugh Manatee
Floofy kitty! What a doll of a kitty! Cat news out of the Manatee home is that our vagabond garage cat, Gigi has gone to her forever home. From out in the cold and wet with moss growing between her toes to being the very spoiled cat of a young man who just lost his girl kitty he grew up with. He is single and works, so he wanted a young but mature cat, preferably female. The two of them hit it right off and he knows and loves cats so it’s a match made in heaven. He wanted to buy us gifts for giving him the cat and we politely declined, telling him that knowing Gigi is going to a safe place where she will be loved and cared for is all we want. We sent her off with 5 lbs. of weight control food (she be a bit chonky), an extra month of Revolution flea med, a bag of treats and her blanket my wife knitted for her.
He told us that he set up her bed and at bedtime she hopped into his bed and called it good…lol. Now to convince another vagabond girl, Kiki to move into the garage!
beckya57
She’s beautiful! Looks a lot like my Rocky. He’s half Maine Coon, is she?
No One You Know
I daydream of a pair of kittens. Still mourning the passing of my second kitty. The Three are now One. Not sure if Herself feels any need for additional feline company. As a senior cat, she’d probably do better with youngsters. I miss the Ever-Present FuzzyBuddy state: someone always wants a lap.