Gonzo for Cats

The Three Amigos

2011-10-06T14:55:00.000-06:00

Harold's New Trick

2011-07-29T14:53:00.000-06:00

Harold watching a squirrel.

Harold "helping" make the bed

2011-05-19T12:11:00.000-06:00

Simon's Cat in 'Hop It'

2011-04-22T13:58:00.007-06:00

How To Put The Spark Back Into Your Relationship With Your Cat

2010-12-30T14:21:00.003-07:00

How To Put The Spark Back Into Your Relationship With Your Cat
From the onion.com - too funny!

Simon's Cat in 'Santa Claws'

2010-12-17T10:52:00.000-07:00

Dexter, the second twin

2010-12-06T14:57:00.011-07:00

Dexter. I'll fatten him up, just you wait.

Twin and Dexter

We feed a few stray cats. Our conditions are 1) they must be neutered and 2) we don't name them so we don't get "attached." Of course, when there are more than one stray around, you've got to some how be able to tell them apart when you talk about them. We used to have "Friendly Cat" "Whiny Cat" and "Twin." All three are from the same feral colony and Twin is called that because she looks just like our "official" cat Hana, also from the same colony. Friendly and Whiny are no longer around. Twin used to not come near us, but now can't get enough of us. She even lets me pick her up and hold her, something neither Hana nor Harold let me do. Hana and Twin also share bad teeth and it came to my attention a few months ago that Twin had lost all her teeth. We had been feeding her dry food and she had lost some weight. We started feeding her canned food and that was when a new crop of strays appeared. Canned food is stinky and the outdoor cats (we don't even call them stray) love it. Now we have a black male cat who I've named Dexter after Dexter Gorden who I share a birth date. He's Gonzo's twin. There's also a third cat that we are going to try and catch and get him neutered. Now we have to stay around when we feed Twin and Dexter because #3 will try and eat their food. I've broken down and given him dry in hopes of distracting him but it doesn't work. Even hungry strays will snub dry cat food.

Harold's Tail

2010-10-22T10:43:00.000-06:00

Apparently Harold sprained his tail. Who knew cats could do that? I've had cats all my life and this is a first. Thank goodness it's not broken. I noticed Sunday he was holding his tail oddly and wouldn't raise it straight up like he always does when greeting me. I felt it and it seemed OK and he didn't seem to be in any pain. I took him to the vet Monday morning just to be sure. They asked how he did it. Frankly I'm not really sure. I suspect maybe when we were playing. We were playing with his fav toy - the stick with the feather at the end. He was jumping up in the air and he can jump really high, but he doesn't pay attention to where he is landing and fell on me once and into the dresser. But he also goes racing through the house at top speed, usually running into a wall or something. He is such a little boy! Racing around, so curious and loves to play and jump on his sisters. I haven't been able to get a photo of the injured tail. But it seems to be doing better. Every day he can raise it higher. It still seems to have a small kink in it. There's not a lot the vet can do—can you imagine a cat's tail in a cast? They did give me some anti-inflammatory medicine for him. He has his annual check up and shots next week so that will be a follow up. The vet was so surprised how big he is now. Not quite 13 pounds but soon he will be, mark my words.

Sunny Sunday in the window

2010-10-05T13:21:00.001-06:00

Cats and Camera

2010-09-17T14:08:00.001-06:00

A New Simon's Cat "The Box"

2010-08-20T11:55:00.001-06:00

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2010-08-12T11:51:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Harold!

2010-07-29T09:53:00.001-06:00

Our little kitten is now a year old. My how he has grown!

Sunday Crossword

2010-06-29T14:03:00.000-06:00

A topic near and dear to Gonzo's heart, er stomach.

Rrrrrowr!

2010-06-28T14:05:00.001-06:00

Harold giving you sexy bedroom eyes.

He's now just over 12 pounds. That's a big boy!

Annoyed

2010-05-03T12:53:00.000-06:00

Gonzo

Looking In

2010-05-02T12:54:00.000-06:00

Our unofficial outdoor cat, Twin, sits on the stair rail. I took this from inside our kitchen.

Sunning the Belly

2010-05-01T12:52:00.000-06:00

So Distinguished Looking

2010-04-30T12:52:00.000-06:00

How cute is this?

2010-04-30T12:44:00.000-06:00

Gonzo Turns 4

2010-04-16T06:19:00.000-06:00

Harold explores the dryer - part two

2010-03-31T15:11:00.000-06:00

Exploring may not be the right word.

February

2010-03-29T15:08:00.002-06:00

Got too wrapped up in Saints Superbowl and Mardi Gras and haven't posted in a while. Here's some pics of Harold from Feb.

He likes to help... recycle the newspaper.

And load the dish washer.

Harold explores the dryer

2010-01-25T15:40:00.000-07:00

Curled up

2010-01-23T15:39:00.000-07:00

You can never tell...

2010-01-22T15:38:00.000-07:00

Are they snuggling?

Or fighting?

6 month check up

2010-01-21T15:42:00.002-07:00

Harold had his 6 month check up a couple of weeks ago. Remember back in October her was 4 lbs. 10 oz.? He's just shy of 9 pounds now. Once again, almost double in weight. I swear some days I come home from work and he's grown since I left in the morning. He's a growing boy!

Annoyed

2010-01-21T15:37:00.001-07:00

BBBBRRRRRR

2010-01-21T15:36:00.000-07:00

2009-12-17T13:11:00.002-07:00

A nice day spent in the open window.

Harold has discovered toilet paper and can destroy a roll in less than 3 minutes.

As Harold get bigger he invades Gonzo's person spaces, like her ladder.

"MY ladder!" SWIPE!

Those paws! That belly!

It fun watching a kitten discover the amazing abilities they have for jumping.

Thankfully, pulling down the curtains was a short lived phase.

He's so angelic when he's snoozing.

Beautiful Gonzo sitting on the bar.

17 Things Worth Knowing about Your Cat by the Oatmeal.

2009-12-07T14:11:00.001-07:00

Funny stuff! Click here

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-30T16:19:00.001-06:00

Harold's Stats

2009-10-13T15:20:00.000-06:00

Harold had his second vet visit. He weighed in at 4lbs. 10oz, almost double his weight a month ago. I swear he's doubled in size. He still hasn't caught up with his ears though.

Keep Feeling Fascination

2009-10-12T15:17:00.000-06:00

Gonzo has a new fascination with the shower. She sits for almost an hour after someone has taken a shower, just starin at the shower head. Here Harold plays with her tail, one of his fav toys.

Sun bathing

2009-10-11T09:30:00.001-06:00

We finally had a day nice enough to open the windows.
Harold got his first taste of window sitting.

Unfortunatly, we haven't had such a day since.

Nap time

2009-10-10T15:06:00.002-06:00

Hana, keeping one eye open on me and Harold.

Harold's paws look extra huge in this pic.

Cat-a-Day Friday

2009-09-18T08:00:00.000-06:00

Cat-a-Day Thursday

2009-09-17T08:00:00.000-06:00

Cat-a-Day Wednesday

2009-09-16T08:00:00.003-06:00

Hump Day Cat Boxing

2009-09-16T08:00:00.001-06:00

Cat-a-Day Tuesday

2009-09-15T08:00:00.000-06:00

Cat-a-Day Monday

2009-09-14T08:00:00.001-06:00

I'm going to take advantage of the automatic posting abilities. One new Harold pic a day plus special video Wed. The girls seem to have accepted him. Especially Gonzo; they play like nuts.

Harold Swipe Swipe

2009-09-13T17:18:00.001-06:00

Harold in Action 2

2009-09-10T11:49:00.001-06:00

Lazy Sunday afternoon

2009-09-06T14:22:00.001-06:00

Harold does "cute" - I think he's used to a camera in his face all the time now.

"Another photo? Seriously?"

The belly! Those paws!

Yawn!

Warning! Extreme cute close-up!

2009-09-05T13:15:00.004-06:00

Starting to get sleepy.

zzzzzzzz. Let's get closer.

Closer!

That's it.

Busy day at work

2009-09-05T13:09:00.002-06:00

He helps with the bookkeeping and filing.

Takes a quick nap.

Then we take a visit to one of our clients, Katy Beh Contemporary Jewelry.

Harold offers some display suggestions.

To be fair

2009-09-04T09:55:00.000-06:00

But wait, more Harold!

2009-09-04T09:40:00.004-06:00

This are starting to mellow at home. Gonzo is no longer hiding in the attic, but follows Harold around watching him. She still hisses if he gets too close. Hana's calmer too but not really engaging with him yet.

Harold also had his first vet visit yesterday. He IS a he, probably around 8 weeks and 2lbs. 8oz. He got a clean bill of health and was well behaved.

Harold love the basket o' cat toys. Gonzo did too when she was small.

Nomming his foot.

Harold also shares Gonzo's passion for feather toys.

Maybe she's miffed he's taking over her stuff?

A rare still moment. He's watching Gonzo watch him.

Brought him to work today since just working half day. If you can call it working.

He's quite the distraction.

He was introduced to his first paper bag!

Harold in Action 1

2009-09-03T12:14:00.010-06:00

More Harold

2009-09-03T09:23:00.005-06:00

More pics of Harold. It's really REALLY hard to get a good picture of a kitten. He is in perpetual motion. The girls still hiss and pout but not as much, so I think it's only a matter of a few more day until they all become buddies. Harold has his first vet appointment this afternoon. We'll find out from the experts if he is a he. Stay tuned!

Check out that belly.

Two of his favorite toys.

Mini tennis balls is also a fav toy. Heck, everything is a toy.

He fell asleep on my business partner's back!

Introducing Harold!

2009-09-02T12:24:00.003-06:00

My business partner's husband walks in with a kitten in a carrier. He says Michelle from Zeus' Place wanted me to meet him. She knew we were considering adopting a third cat.

Her daughter had named him Harold, if he is a he, after the book "Harold and the Purple Crayon."

I'm not crazy about the name and he doesn't answer to it so we could change it. G did say that was one of his favorite children books and that a lot of Vikings were named Harold. Really?

Harold stayed at the office with us for the day. He was very curious and playful but also took a few naps.

I'll have to take some better photos with my real camera.

Tail tuck

2009-08-12T14:42:00.000-06:00

Black and White

2009-08-08T14:40:00.000-06:00

Simon's Cat "Fly Guy"

2009-08-04T17:26:00.001-06:00

zzzzzzzzz

2009-06-28T16:25:00.002-06:00

Cats, everywhere

2009-06-21T14:02:00.003-06:00

Hana hanging out in my spot of the bed with G as he reads.

Gonzo watching me water the plants. Too hot to open the windows any more.

gato en una ventana

2009-06-05T12:00:00.000-06:00

chat dans une fenêtre

2009-06-04T12:00:00.000-06:00

Hana the Sphinx

2009-06-03T12:00:00.000-06:00

Gonzo's favorite toy

2009-06-02T12:00:00.000-06:00

Sliver of sun

2009-06-01T12:00:00.000-06:00

Cat Contortionist

2009-05-31T13:20:00.000-06:00

More window

2009-05-30T12:53:00.000-06:00

The Engineer's Guide to Cats is back

2009-05-25T14:10:00.002-06:00

More Sunday Snoozing

2009-05-04T15:07:00.005-06:00

The weather this month has been wonderful and the kitties have enjoyed the opened windows.

Hana takes her afternoon snooze on the couch when the afternoon temperatures force us to close the windows until the evening. The fur on her belly is still growing in (it was shaved for her surgery).

Sunday Snoozing

2009-04-20T08:25:00.000-06:00

Home again

2009-03-28T15:29:00.003-06:00

Twin lurking around while I garden. She's supicious of the camera.

Hana snoozing. She came home today after surgery. She went in to have a bladder stone removed. The doctor x-rayed and did sonograms two different times to confirm the stone. When she opened Hana's bladder up, no stone! She did have an unusually shaped bladder and a cyst they removed. Poor kitty's belly's shaved.

Gonzo "helping" me fold laundry.

Cat Café

2009-03-17T12:00:00.000-06:00

What a great concept.

One hour of heavy petting
I went to a cat cafe in Osaka yesterday. Although, describing it as a "cafe" is somewhat misleading. It's more of a cat brothel than a cat cafe.

Click on article title to read the whole thing.

Henrí, the haunted cat.

2009-03-13T08:37:00.001-06:00

C'est magnifique!

Belated Happy New Years and Mardi Gras.

2009-03-06T15:46:00.004-07:00

Here's the latest from our feline household. They were not happy about all the noise that goes along with either New Years Eve nor Mardi Gras. NYE the never ending barrage of fireworks upset them. Mardi Gras is noisy, especially with police car sirens going as the police escourt krewes and "royalty" to parades and balls.

Gonzo maintains the status quo. Still equal part sweetie and stinker. Though her claws have gotten very long and she's not very cooperative about letting me cut them. I get one or two a day if I'm lucky.

Good news: Hana has lost a pound. Bad news: last time at the vet they discovered she has a bladder stone that requires surgery and $$$. We had to put it off. She has shown no signs of discomfort and it was a fluke they even discovered the stone. G took her in last week and the stone is still there and she had a mild bladder infection. She is on antibiotics for 2 weeks and then goes in for surgery. Poor kitty. Thankfully we can grind the pills up and put in canned cat food.

2009-02-28T17:29:00.002-07:00

This is freaky and totally funny. How did people video this stuff and not laugh the whole time?

Happy Halloween (late)

2008-11-04T08:24:00.002-07:00

New napping spots

2008-09-21T11:23:00.003-06:00

For cats, variety is the spice of life when it come to napping. We've all noticed how our cats cycle through favorite napping spots.

Hana now gets into G's spot on the bed when he gets up in the morning.

And Gonzo has taken to sleeping on top of his monitor.

Cat Update

2008-09-08T17:24:00.007-06:00

I was looking over my old posts and came across one that had a photo of the three stray cats we feed. Unfortunately, we only have one now. Ballsie McBalls took off when we were having a new roof put on the house, and never returned. Mr. Whiney has been looking rough that last month and we haven’t seen him in over 2 weeks. That leaves Twin, Hana’s nemesis and, well, twin.

Twin

Hana

Evacuation with a cat who HATES getting into her carrier is a nightmare. No cat likes getting into a carrier, but I have never seen one put up a fight like Hana. I have a scar on my wrist from one time. Greg managed to get her in by himself to evacuate for Gustav, but it took both of us to get her back in to come home. She managed to draw blood from both of us. Nothing super major but painful still. If any one has some suggestions… or a cat lasso or tranquilizer gun, I’m all ears. One thing we discovered, if we managed to scoot her in backwards, butt first, she puts up less of a fuss.

Gonzo "helping" pay bills

The printer Gonzo is sleeping on has stopped working (it's under the bills and towel). But she loves to sleep on it so and it keeps her off our key boards so it stays.

Simon's Cat "TV Dinner"

2008-07-27T14:56:00.004-06:00

See you in the funny pages

2008-07-22T20:14:00.002-06:00

"We are not amused."

Urban kitty sprawl

2008-06-06T08:08:00.002-06:00

Yep, it's summer alright.

Bath time with Gonzo

2008-05-31T16:38:00.004-06:00

After my shower I put on my terry cloth robe and Gonzo MUST be picked up! I'll be trying to put a towel on my head and she's practically jump on my shoulder from the floor. Not sure what it is with her and the robe. One friend said it's because I've washed her scent off and she's trying to put it back on. Now I have a camera again(!!!) here's some self portraits with the Gonzo one.

How to recognize a Persian cat

2008-05-01T13:51:00.001-06:00

This came in my inbox. So bad, but so funny.

Engineer's Guide to Cats

2008-04-18T12:19:00.001-06:00

Fun-ny.

Hat tip to Adrastos.

What are we going to do

2008-04-08T10:21:00.002-06:00

when we no longer keep the ladder out? Gonzo loves it so.

The Zen of Hana

2008-03-24T16:03:00.004-06:00

Hana was sleeping in the chair and Gonza decided she wanted to sleep in the chair with her. Nice leg on the neck.

Let me in!

2008-03-08T14:13:00.003-07:00

We are all too familiar with this....

Nice day

2008-02-24T14:27:00.002-07:00

New Bed

2008-02-17T11:46:00.003-07:00

We got a new mattress, and the kitties were a little confused. But they tested the bed out and seem to approve. Hana slept half the night on the new bed with us and half on the old one. Gonzo's never known this room to be the bedroom. It's been the cat room since Greg finished he renovation. You can see the accumulated toys I stuck in the condo to get them out of the way.

Happy 2008

2008-01-06T16:21:00.000-07:00

Hana's pelt is as colorful as the blanket.

I got a Gonzo for Christmas!

Afternoon snuggle. First Gonzo washes Hana...

...then Hana washed Gonzo.

Who are the kitties in your neighborhood?

2007-12-08T17:00:00.001-07:00

We have Gonzo, checking out the wall Greg just painted blue.

Hoda, the office cat.

Nola the office dog - who acts like a cat.

The outdoor kitties - from top to bottom:
Ballsie McBalls, the newest stray of the pack, Whiny and Twin.

And Hana and Gonzo snoozing on the bed.

Remembering Cleo

2007-12-08T16:54:00.000-07:00

Friday was the one-year anniversary of Cleo's death.

I'm posting this photo of her to honor her memory.
Here she is with a 3 month old Gonzo.

Random Catness

2007-11-07T19:07:00.000-07:00

The colder weather has the girls cuddling for warmth.

Hana taking break from gazing out the window.

Peak-a-boo! Gonzo hiding under the covers.

Stretch...Gonzo, her ladder and the window.

Happy Halloween!!!!

2007-10-27T17:27:00.000-06:00

Greg's mother brought us two Halloween spider "hats" for our cats. We won't even think of attempting to put one on Hana. I managed it get it on Gonzo when she was half asleep.

Porch Sitting

2007-10-17T20:02:00.000-06:00

We finally had a weekend cool and dry enough to open the house up.

The kitties enjoyed hanging out on the side porch. After her Big Night Out, Gonzo was strangely cautious and jumpy and didn't venture off the porch. In the past she would have been all over the place.

Gonzo's Big Adventure

2007-10-06T16:17:00.000-06:00

When I got up this morning, I asked Greg "Is coffee ready?" He replied "I can't find Gonzo." That woke me up! The last time he remembers seeing her was last night and she didn't appear for breakfast. First I looked all over the house, opening closets and calling her name. No luck. She's an indoor cat, we don't usually let her out because she refuses to come in and we have to chase her all over trying to get her back in the house. She might have escaped last night when I came home. She does that sometimes, you open the front door and she zips past you. We walked around the outside of the house calling her name. No Gonzo. It was 7:30 in the morning, way too early to be walking around the neighborhood calling out her name and "here kitty kitty." I was concerned but also didn't want to piss off the neighbors. It was too early to panic. We drank our coffee while reading the paper like we do every morning. It was too quiet without the "dingle dingle" of Gonzo's collar and there was no cat plopping down in the middle of the article you were reading.

After breakfast I walked around the block calling her, peering into the neighbors' yards. I saw one neighbor working in his yard and asked him to let me know if he sees her. I get back to our yard and Greg is turning the compost. We can see the neighbors across the street had come outside, working in their yard. Greg tells me to go talk to them. As I'm talking to them, I hear Greg calling my name "I found her!" He said he heard a mew and she was under our house. She was a little freaked out but ran into the house when Greg opened the door. After eating and a good wash, she holed up and slept all day. Usually she'll come "help" us with what ever chore we are doing but not today.

Here the little darlings are, all zonked out.

Ladder Gazing

2007-09-23T16:14:00.000-06:00

Gonzo is perched on her ladder. She gets annoyed when Greg needs to use it for something. She climbs up and down and will sit on top looking out the window. Hana got top billing today on my regular blog, modeling the new rugs.
And it's official - my printer is now a cat bed. Good thing there's a by-pass so I can still print when Gonzo is napping. I put a towel on top to keep cat hair out.

Return of the fang

2007-09-15T16:34:00.001-06:00

Just another lazy Saturday afternoon - lazy if you are cat that is.

Here Hana's lounging next to Greg on the bed.
She doesn't really like it when I take her picture.

I was trying to get her to look at the camera when she let rip a huge yawn.

Gonzo squished herself between these two bookcase for her afternoon nap.

A new one for Gonzo... The other morning I was on the couch when I hear a noise. Sounded like Gonzo pushing something (she has broken a number of thing by pushing them off the counter). The cats have one of those fountain watering dishes and she was pushing it across the floor with her head. I scold her, put the fountain back and return to the couch. I hear her doing it again, so this time I squirt her then put the fountain back. I wander off to do something. When I return to the kitchen, the fountain has been pushed as far as the cord would allow. I pick it up and I notice it is dirty and in need of a good scrub. I clean up up, fill with fresh water and it hasn't moved since. Cats have a funny way of telling us stuff.

Cat Map

2007-09-01T16:31:00.001-06:00

New and Improved

2007-08-05T16:26:00.001-06:00

Hana lounges on our new rug. She likes roll around and will pick a square and hang out on it.

Gonzo shows off her newest spot, the brother HL-12 combination cat bed and laser printer.

the Cats are back!

2007-07-31T19:58:00.001-06:00

I have a camera again! It also takes video and of course I've tested it out on the kitties. But I have to figure how to compress it and upload it.
Gonzo has her annual check up tomorrow. She's gotten heavier. Let's see how well she behaves...

Hana "hiding" behind the curtain.

Poor Hana never gets any peace.

I was waiting for Gonzo to attack Hana to video it, but she didn't!

A tisket, a tasket, a kitten and a basket

2007-06-17T13:56:00.001-06:00

Still no new camera, but here's a few cute one from April. (But aren't all cat photos cute?)

Here's Gonzo on her toy basket playing with what I call the "dingle" toy. I call it that because it has a jingle bell on it and it the sound it makes is more dingle than jingle. Gonzo's collar also has a bell so I call her "dingle brain" sometimes. You can compare this photo to the ones I took last August to see how she has grown.

This shot shows off Miss Hana's glorious pelt.

And here's an artsy one of them lounging by the window. I love how Gonzo disappears into the shadows. Poor dears won't be able to lounge by an open window until fall when things cool down again.

One Gonzo Year

2007-05-28T15:47:00.000-06:00

Not only is today Memorial Day, it also marks ONE YEAR since Gonzo came into our lives.
She weighs in today at an even 9 pounds.

Then.........and.........now.
Same cat, same kitty condo.

Never before published photo! She was sooo little!