Ben & Tracy's Cats
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Just checking on Gigio. How did the vet visit go?
Tracy.
One last comment about your vet's consultation for you to consider:
Many vets are sponsored by specific brands of pet food, and there is the great incentive to recommend their own products. Unless your vet is trained in nutrition, more specifical...
Jenny,
Instead of cutting a hole in the door, consider one of the walls adjacent to the stairwell. My husband had no problem cutting through the drywall, and even made a little step for the cats down onto the first step of the stairway down to the...
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- Proud pet parent of:
- Piccolo (Dark Brown Mackeral Tabby Male - 18 tall pounds of attitude)
Xena (Brown Mackeral Tabby w/White Female - 11 pounds of feline feminity)
Bacchus (Med Brown Mackeral Tabby Male - 17 pounds of grumpy sweetness)
Benji (Jumbo Brown Mackeral Tabby Male - in profile photo with me - 21 pounds) passed away December 2005 of HCM (Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy) before he was 3 years old. I included him because his memory is still very much a part of our life.
Friday and Saturday - Female and Male black persians, both passed over the rainbow bridge in 2003 at the ages of 18 and 16, respectively. Saturday was my little fishing buddy and quite a yodeler.
- How we met:
- Piccolo is from a great breeder in Michigan. He's my autistic anti-Maine Coon. Loud, Opinionated, Hated to be touched as a kitten. He had herpes as a kitten and was very sick for many months, but pulled through ok. Still has issues with a runny eye when stressed. Born 2005.
Xena was saved from an abusive environment at a Cat Show down in Peoria. She's also a Maine Coon, was 6 months old, had never been outside a cage, dirty, flea ridden, had tape worms, and did not know how to play or that human touch could be kind. Smallest of the bunch, but rules the roost. Apparently immune to Herpes. Born 2003.
Bacchus is a new addition as of November 2008. He is also a Maine Coon. I found him at a local animal control. He is estimated to be 3-4 years old, front declawed by previous owner.
- Pet likes:
- Anthing done their way. Piccolo now has our Cat Park named after him because he loves to lie down out there when we go out for evening walks.
Xena likes to walk the Koi Pond and climb the waterfall.
Bacchus loves my husband Ben. He adores him and they have been secretly observed talking to one another. He also loves FOOD.
I should probably put in this disclaimer that anytime they are outside for their walks, they are strictly supervised and watched. Any attempt to wander to our neighbors yard results in being put back inside. Privileges are revoked for the day. Or I will walk them separately. Bacchus and Xena prefer to go out together, as they tend to stay together. Piccolo is walked with the other two, but is extremely headstrong and is very, very good at killing.
- Pet dislikes:
- Piccolo and Xena hate surprises, the doorbell, and the smoke alarm.
If you ignore Piccolo too long, he will begin shredding something. Paper, mail, toilet paper, paper towels, the couch.
Bacchus does not like you to touch his belly or feet. He was declawed by his previous owner and is a biter. However, we are working on trust issues and he has come a long way since November. He no longer bites unless you intentionally push his buttons. The belly thing is really a trust issue. I think in a few months he will let me rub it. If not, that's ok too.
- Pet’s favorite spot:
- Window sill. Any window sill. Especially the window where the birdfeeder is.
Xena sleeps on my pillow. Piccolo sleeps on any body part he can find. Bacchus sleeps by his human, Ben. Yeah, it gets crowded, but it's fun being surrounded by snoring furry felines.
- Pet’s favorite toy:
- Anything on a stick with something at the end that flutters.
Piccolo loves to chase and attack kibbles.
Xena watches, annoyed.
Bacchus is a play hound. Anything that moves is a toy.
- Pet’s silliest habit:
- Piccolo walks around with his love bunny in his mouth.
Xena carries her feather toy up and down the stairs meowing, pitiful sound.
Bacchus likes to roll on concrete. Our basement is not finished and when he goes downstairs or in the garage, he immediately starts rolling on the exposed concrete. Weird.
Benji would clean your head if you needed a shower. No kidding. If he determined you needed freshening up, he would try. Move away, and he just scooted forward to finish the job.
- Pet’s sweetest moments:
- Xena likes to cuddle on my chest for rubs.
Piccolo greets me at the door and demands attention - his 3-minute rubs. He waits outside the shower, then demands a 3-minute rub. He waits until the alarm clock goes off, then demands a 3-minute rub. He is a demanding sweetie.
Bacchus sits by Ben when we are eating and looks up with those pitiful I-have-not-been-fed-for-a-week eyes. Continue to ignore him and he will begin verbally begging.
Benji was the sweetest animal I have ever met. He did not have an evil bone in his body. He would come over and lay on you, beside you, groom you, and comfort you. He loved to be carried around and adored humans. We miss him.
- I crack up when my pet:
- Goes nuts over fresh catnip. They get really goofy. Fresh catnip is consumed quickly and then after spurts of rolling and racing about, they will crash and take a nap.
- My pet is unique because:
- Each cat I have had in my life is/was very unique and had very different personalities. I enjoy their differences and independence.
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I just saw this quote in another discussion, and it hit home for me. I'm posting it here on my page, just because. . . .
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France
"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~ Anatole France
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- At 9:11pm on October 22, 2009,
The Castrejon babies said… - well i finally found a costume that my babies will wear, it's just a collar but it looks like the top of a tuxedo, i will take pictures so u see how cute they look. How are your babies doing? Tell Ben i said hi and i hope he's doing great, hope to hear from you.
- At 10:12pm on October 20, 2009,
McKenzie Quest said… - yes i fed it cat food. It went to a GREAT home! :)
- At 5:19am on October 9, 2009,
calico51 said… - It is my pleasure to be your friend. The quote you show is something I attach to many of my emails, it is beautiful and sooo true. Bless you and your fur family.
- At 12:19pm on October 5, 2009,
babina said… - Hi Tracy, just got a new notebook and finally done transferring stuffs. Kittu pie has lost weight she has been eating but as she is on the new renal diet she has lost few lbs, she has to see the vet this week. We have become more closer now, she needs to be with me all the time (cant leave her for a minute also she tries to get her way through the bathroom also) now she loves to sleep on Mike's bed. Hey I cried today morning still thinking why Mike had to die (I was worried as he is slow n shy other cats might bully him) and he used to eat from my hand, I was thinking how is he eating...silly me.
I still find it so hard to believe. We were such a perfect family.
As my notebook is set now I will be regular once again.
Take care.
- At 2:13pm on October 4, 2009,
Katy said… - Will definitely put up pictures of the cat kids. Unfortunately Minnie has not slowed down long enough to get a proper picture but I will keep working on it :)
- At 8:59pm on October 1, 2009,
The Castrejon babies said…
- I cannot see your new pics.
- At 4:12pm on September 30, 2009,
Gypsy & Ant said… - I am sorry about your loss...and I know what u meant when U said u still miss him....:(....I have not had a cat in years but when I see pics of other people 's cats, like yours....I wish I had one again :)
- At 3:55pm on September 30, 2009,
Gypsy & Ant said…
- Not fenced....walled..( just under 5 feet I think )...picture a regular 5 story high NYC apartment block...we r on the fifth floor and the roof is a flight of stairs up ...yep...I've read every word that Bobbi said and intend to do all that she 's suggested :)...
Well, I have lived in different countries and have learned NOT to accumulate too much...I usually have a ' spring clean' every few months or so and leave what I don't want/need in my apartment lobby for whoever wants it ( and they usually go within minutes, except maybe books LOL )....
- At 3:36pm on September 30, 2009,
Gypsy & Ant said…
- Oh by the way...that's a HUGE cat u have there in your main picture....she looks more like a tiger cub ...she on a regular diet of rats, birds, chipmunks, moles or whatever else u forgot to mention ? he he
- At 3:33pm on September 30, 2009,
Gypsy & Ant said…
- To make the bone smell better ? ha ha ha .that's too funny...actually that was the 2nd time she'd killed a rat....of all places, she just had to bring it to my bedroom ....LOL
Wow your cat sounds like something else ...I thought they didn't like just rats...
Yep, can't wait to move...u hv no idea what BS I have had to put up with this past month.....she is dog aggressive and living in NYC, it's been impossible to let her run anywhere off leash ...now we are moving to a new apartment with a roof top, she can finally be off leash and run all she wants ...am so happy for her :))
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