We've taken on a new cat - Tigger

Life continues with Tigger. I was walking down the hall, with snow boots on as it is considered to be a blizzard here in Denver (having been born in Alaska I don't think it's that bad) when I round the corner into the kitchen. Just I round the corner, a certain marmalade master POUNCES on one of my dangling show laces. Totally unexpected. I stop walking. Tigger is now on his back and batting at the show lace. Hmm great fun

I tell Tigger he is a silly kitty whereupon he tells me that it is normal attack behavior so that he may capture his prey. Hmmm ok

Shortly thereafter, I go walking down the hall and find that Tigger is drinking at the guest bathroom sink. Shadow Ram and Charlie are in line awaiting their turn to drink. Darling wife is quietly approaching with the camera.

AH HAh! We got the photo. I need to find a site to post the pictures.

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Life continues with Tigger. I was walking down the hall, with snow boots on as it is considered to be a blizzard here in Denver (having been born in Alaska I don't think it's that bad) when I round the corner into the kitchen. Just I round the corner, a certain marmalade master POUNCES on one of my dangling show laces. Totally unexpected. I stop walking. Tigger is now on his back and batting at the show lace. Hmm great fun

I tell Tigger he is a silly kitty whereupon he tells me that it is normal attack behavior so that he may capture his prey. Hmmm ok

Shortly thereafter, I go walking down the hall and find that Tigger is drinking at the guest bathroom sink. Shadow Ram and Charlie are in line awaiting their turn to drink. Darling wife is quietly approaching with the camera.

AH HAh! We got the photo. I need to find a site to post the pictures.

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Oh Oh post it in Fur pics!!! I'd love to see Tigger!

Thanks for the link to the pics - what gorgeous kitties Tigger is definitely "Supreme Cat" at the waterhole And Charlie is absolutely adorable in the pan - he must be a professional model

I have to dig up the one where he's taken over the sink

I had to go outside (we had a blizzard of late) when Tigger decided to go outside. He placed one foot out the door and than turned around and went inside. Hmm I don't think he likes snow.

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I had to go outside (we had a blizzard of late) when Tigger decided to go outside. He placed one foot out the door and than turned around and went inside. Hmm I don't think he likes snow.

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8-Bit discovered "the snow monster" last year. He isn't a fan of it either.

I normally don't let my masters outside, but Tigger was so insistant/vocal I decided to let him find out for himself that the "white stuff" was something he would not like.

Tigger has discovered that he has a nice view of the world from the window of my home office. I cleared the desk beside the window and put a footstool beside the desk for easy access (Tigger being the oldest cat I make concessions) Heat from the computer warms the desk area right in front of the window also as does the monitor. He will lay upon the monitor if I'm in the room (darling wife and son do not let him when they are around) but he mostly uses the area where the exhaust from the comuter and floor vent heat. His eyes will glaze over and he start working. Hard worker he is.

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Tigger has discovered that he has a nice view of the world from the window of my home office. I cleared the desk beside the window and put a footstool beside the desk for easy access (Tigger being the oldest cat I make concessions) Heat from the computer warms the desk area right in front of the window also as does the monitor. He will lay upon the monitor if I'm in the room (darling wife and son do not let him when they are around) but he mostly uses the area where the exhaust from the comuter and floor vent heat. His eyes will glaze over and he start working. Hard worker he is.

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It sounds like you should maybe get him a blanket. He'll snuggle right in.

Tigger has a heating pad in the living room and he uses my down blanket in the bedroom when I'm not in bed. He will also use any lap, especially when I'm laying on the couch. He likes Kitty TV though; watching for intruder cats who walk across our deck or front.

Awww! He sounds like such a sweet cat!

Have you posted pictures of him? I'd love to see him.

He's posted here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/556548094AhFwBa

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He's posted here:

http://community.webshots.com/album/556548094AhFwBa

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All of your kitties are beautiful!!!

I particularly love this picture of Charlie in the toilet, it made me laugh!

He is a character.

I've also posted a couple of more pictures of Tigger. He wanted some attention so I picked him up and he climbed to my shoulder to look around. I think he wanted to get on top of the refridgerator like he was used to doing at mother in law/father in laws house. Nancy was quick with the camera so we got pictures.

Tigger and Charlie have discovered that my footstool (located in my home office) is a nice place to "work". They also like my office chair. Quasi soft fabric backed chair. I believe that the stool and chair provide just enough softness and insulation from the cold that wood chairs do not. I find that both of them will "rush" to the office to see who gets the footstool. Not like the all out run for the sink but similar. %^)

Life with my masters is always interesting.

Today is "change the sheets" day and we had THREE, count them, THREE helper kitties. Tigger was the first to help. Thus he wound up under the fitted sheet and bedmaking went downhill from there. Fit one corner and BOOM Tigger would dive under the sheet to help catch any unawares "something". Second corner and Charlie decides to LEAP onto the bed and help. Charlie bats at the lump under the sheet and the lump "reacts" Thus ensued about 45 seconds of bat the lump and react to the "bat". Several "meows" from both. This attracks Shadow Ram and he "Must" join the fun. Bat the lump, pounce upon Charlie and pounce on the lump. Tigger finally decides that he's getting attacked to much while under the sheet so he crawls out. A little "World Cat Wrestling" goes on and we decide to put the top sheet on. OOPS - Charlie gets caught under the sheet. Hmmm that lump is moving. Tigger thereupon pounces. Shadow Ram decides that is beneath him and he decides to bath himself. 10 seconds later he pounces the unaware "lump".

We put the blanket on and Charlie decides he's had enough. Jumps out from under the sheet/blanket. ZOOM.... and off he goes. Tigger and Shadow Ram in hot pursuit.

We finish the bed when three helper kitties launch themselves onto the bed and "plot" it's "bath" time.

Yawn.... what are you looking at foolish slave. We're bathing so stop bothering us.

Yawn... it's time to go to work.

Ah... life with help kitties is so much fun.

I've been a bit house bound since I had shoulder surgery last week. I spent some time at the computer and Tigger discovered he likes me in the computer room. He'll jump up on the desk and look out the window, walk around the desk and the keyboard. I guess he likes the clack of the keys. He'll lounge on my lap and saunter away. He will also lounge under the desk by the heat vent. I've put some computer bags and a UPS under the desk which results in a tunnel at the back of the desk so he'll RUN into the room, dart into the tunnel and than decide which direction to go after he's in the tunnel. He'll be chashed by one of the other cats so he may or maynot startle the chasing cat by changing direction. There has only been one period of nasty behavior so its been all fun time chases. Charlie will make the chase and than a flying leap to the top of the chair I'm sitting upon. Quite the leap for a three legged cat.

Oh.... I don't know if I've mentioned something that Charlie does. We have a fleece blanket on the bed (all the masters love the blanket) and a couple large ladybugs (almost fleece) and they will knead the blanket or ladybugs. Charlie will drool out of his nose and mouth if he's really getting into the kneading. We have to wipe his nose and mouth (which he does not like) and most times he'll leave, but he may stay to continue the kneading. Kinda humourous.

Tigger just works on the large ladybugs, as do most of the others. First come first work.

Masters at work

Tigger has been somewhat flaky today. Running around hunting and pursuit of his straw. LOUD MEEOOORRRRWWWs of a special sound tell us he's gone into "The Great Straw Hunter" mode. Runing around with his straw and he will sometimes deposit the straw at the feet of his favorite slave of the moment.

Charlie, on the other hand, was giving Annie a back massage. Annie is a large plush ladybug and all of the masters like it feel of the fleece. One difference between Charlie (besides his having only three legs) is that he will drool and have mucus drip out of his nose when he is really "getting into" the massage.
Charlie had decided that he had deposited enough drool on Annie, when Tigger comes running into the bedroom. He starts trotting across the bed when he smells the drool. Fast braking action and he spends about 15 seconds catching up on the drool mail.

Without notice he ZOOMS off into another part of the house.

SUch is life with my masters

I've been out for a bit. Shoulder surgery and a throat infection. Tigger has gotten into a habit of waking up at 4AM (or thereabouts) wanting a drink of water from the guest bathroom sink. He will wake us both up. Drink and than come back to bed. Sometimes he's spoiled rotten. %^)