Carnival of the Cats #302

Oreo:Hello. My name is Oreo. I hope everyone had a great Catmas!

Oreo:I joined the Attack Cat household back in October. My owners, Adam's grandparents, had taken me in after I got into a fight with another cat and got a bad wound. Unfortunately, they couldn't keep me inside any longer because I was always underfoot and they were scared they would get hurt from tripping over me. To keep me from having to go back outside, the crazy cat lady and her husband took me in. It's taken awhile, but I'm finally starting to feel at home. I don't like to be picked up much, but I love skritches and pettins and the nightly supper we all get. The other Meowers seem to be okay with me, except for Scamper. I don't know why she doesn't like me, but if I get too close, she chases me across the house and hisses at me. I just want to be friends, but I guess it's going to take a while for that.


Oreo:They decided to keep calling me Oreo, since I've been named this for so long. It also looks like I have an Oreo cookie on my chest, so the crazy cat lady said it's a good choice.

Anyways, I'm going to host the carnival this week, so let's get started!

Budget-tightening for this holiday season affected even us felines. But thanks to Gizmo's great tip on re-gifting, humans can have gifs for their felines that they will love, thanks to our lack of long-term memory.

While we love getting presents at Christmas, sometimes the most enjoyment comes from the tree itself. It's great to climb, or as in Maddie's case, it's fun to just hang out underneath and play with new toys.

Oooo, what an exciting gift! Nikita's Daddy is giving him a blog all his own for Christmas. We'll definitely have to check it out. Congrats Nikita!

This is a great idea. Over at CatSynth, Luna shows us the cats featured in the Macy's SF/SPCA Holiday Windows, which is a great way to showcase adoptable pets during the holidays.

Meowza shows off the lovely Christmas greetings he received from Maggy and Zoey and discusses the fun he has had during the holidays, even if Mog didn't make him a card.

Mog shows us an example of why she doesn't have more than one cat. When you have more than one curious cat, nothing fragile is safe from us...our Momma definitely knows that.

At House of Chaos, the resident kitties are surrounded by snow and while some venture out on their own, others are unceromoniously subjected to the cold wet stuff. At least they'll remember how good they have it in the nice warm dry house.

Oreo:That's it for this week. It's a small carnival, but with the visits from Santy Claws, I'm sure all the kitties have been busy enjoying their new toys.


Oreo:We got something really neat for Catmas. It's a Kitty TV video that has lots of birds, squirrels, and other kitties on it. I don't think it's all that interesting, but a lot of my brothers and sisters love it and try to "catch" whatever is on TV.

Thanks for letting us host the Carnival! Next week's carnival (the first carnvial of 2010, yay!) is at Mog's.

Hippos on Parade

I really haven't been much in the so-called "Christmas Spirit" so far this year. We haven't put up the tree, and if it wasn't our year to spend Christmas with Spidey, we probably wouldn't even bother. Which is kind of sad for me, really, because the holidays are usually a happy time of year for me, and all the lights and decorations really lift my spirits.

The year leading up to this point has just taken too much of a toll on me, though. I lost my grandfather and I lost Miya. I've been in therapy since April to deal with many issues, some of wish I can't discuss here quite yet, that have been plaguing me for probably 20 years. I was down and out for about half of July due to my appendix. At my job and with my particular client, holidays are THE busiest time of the year and major moneymaker, which equals long stressful hours for me & my team. As with everyone else, there is also the constant threat of layoffs and dire employment news.

I'm just exhausted, burnt out, emotionally raw, and beaten down. Even the holidays can't lift my spirits this time.

But since Spidey is here, I don't want to deny him the enjoyment of a Christmas tree and decorations and good memories. We only get to spend Christmas morning every other year with him. So we will have the tree, and even though money is tight, we will do what we can to keep with some of our fun traditions and have a nice Christmas.

Plus, the cats would sulk if they didn't have the annual Spikey Green Beast to destroy for a few weeks.

Anyways, even though I wasn't much in the spirit of things, I decided to attend the Gallatin Christmas Parade this year. Adam was participating to help out his family with their entry. The parade had over 100 entrants this year, and they were all supposed to have a minute to stop for judging in front of the Gallatin Public Library.

So I found myself smack dab in front of the library, freezing my butt off and waiting for entrant #80, camera in hand. There was plenty to see before then, though.

There were clowns.


And classic cars.


And music.


And cows.


And LOTS of dancing. I believe this was choreographed dance group #376,504.


And Grinches with fake snow.


And safaris, thanks to Safari Studio Adventures, entrant #80...my father-in-law.


And for those of you familiar with "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" we have...a hippo.


Sadly, they took so much time with the earlier entrants that the later ones did not have time to stop, and the hippo didn't get to jump down and dance like he had planned.

After #80, I gave up and left. It was cold, and the parade was just way too long. Next year, they definitely need to coordinate better and limit the entrants. Other than that, it was pretty entertaining.



Have YOU hugged a hippo today?

Carnivale of Ze Cats

The 299th COTC is posted at CatSynth. Way to go Luna!

The Blog Carnival submission form has been having some difficulties the past few weeks, so some entries probably got lost. But submissions overall are down as well. I hope it's just due to the holidays. The COTC has been around for a long time, and while I've been a distracted guest host lately, it's always been fun to participate.

Carnival of the Cats is a weekly roundup of cat-related posts on the Internet. It is the oldest cat-blogging carnival on the web, started up in 2004, and has had a major impact on making the cat-blogging community what it is today. It has been featured in Time magazine and dozens of pet-blogging carnivals have popped up thanks to the COTC. You can read more about it's history here and in the FAQs.

It's open for anyone to participate in who has a cat-related post from their blog they'd like to share, and it's super easy to submit a post. Just shoot an email to carnivalofthecats(at)gmail.com with your entry name & post link. You can even host a carnival if you'd like.


Quixote: I has a sad over the small Carnivals. More kitties please!

Healthy Cats are Overrated

Tiger started sneezing a lot earlier in the week. I gave it a few days, then decided to drop him off at the vet. He was due for vaccinations, and this is the time of year for kitties to develop upper respiratory infections around here.

He didn't have a respiratory infection, but he DID have a urinary tract infection. Which really surprised me. He wasn't straining in the litterbox, he was eating just fine. The only odd thing I noticed was him drinking a LOT of water. So, public service announcement for all the fellow kitty owners out there: if there is any change in the drinking habits of your kitty, it's best to have him or her checked out. It could be a sign of a UTI when no other symptoms are present.


Tiger: The vet lady squeezed me too hard when she picked me up, so she got a big puddled surprise. She wasn't mad though, because I couldn't help it. I didn't feel good at all. I'm on antibiotics now and am feeling a little better.

This was an odd development because Tiger has never had a UTI before. I did switch the cats' dry food from the Hill's C/D to Purina One a few months back for cost reasons (and Miya was the only reason they were all on it). Hopefully it is not the food causing this. If Tiger gets another one, or if another cat pops up with a UTI, it may be back to the C/D food, which was great food (but expensive).

In other vet news, Izumi got her yearly vaccinations today and was pronounced healthy. She does have a slight cough that pops up now and then, but the likely suspect is a mild case of asthma, especially since she has some Siamese in her. There was also some maintenance required on her, um, bottom area, that I won't go into too much detail about. Let's just say she was none too pleased about that.


Izumi: No I am not happy. There was nothing wrong with that area. Why were they messing with it? The cold thermometer thingy was bad enough!

Kal also was checked for sneezing, since he's usually Patient Zero for all upper respiratory infections in this house. He checked out OK, but then he also had some maintenance done with his stinky bottom that involved some shaving...and hissing...and clawing. It wasn't pretty, folks. And he'll have to have this done constantly because his fur is so thick and long.


Kal-el: Apparently my floofy furs, while fun to pet, are not very easy to keep clean. Especially for big kitties like me. I'm not fat, Momma, I'm "fluffy"!

Well, now you're a little bald in some places.

So with sore and shaved behinds, we bid you good day.

Who's Your Daddy, Hostmonster?

So I'm going to rant about all this domain name forwarding, DNS hosting nonsense for a moment.

Hostmonster is on my sh** list. They wanted me to pay double the price I paid 2 years ago for hosting my site, when nothing else had changed.

Unfortunately, we are pretty broke at this point and we're trying to save as much as we can for some big ticket items we need (new car, fixing up the house, etc.). And, of course, with the lovely unemployment figures our state & county has been seeing, there's always the big L word dancing around in the back of our minds.

Plus, I just wasn't updating that often, and I couldn't guarantee myself that I wouldn't wind up doing the same thing if I renewed.

So I decided to keep my domain name (The cats would never have let me give THAT up) and just forward it to a free Blogger account. That way, I wouldn't feel guilty if I didn't update and feel like I was wasting money. The domain name renewal is relatively inexpensive, so no big monetary loss there.

Hostmonster was all on board with this, and I was set to renew my domain with them. Their help site told me specifically how to contact tech support to make Cname and Arecord changes (blah blah technical jargon blah blah) in order to forward my domain to my blogger site. I followed the directions, and at first, it worked like a charm after a minor redirect hiccup.

Then all of a sudden the redirect stopped working. After some back and forth nonsense with Hostmonster, they basically said they could renew my domain name, but they wouldn't host the DNS nameservers or whatever it is that I need for the redirect. (I've dealt with some techy things, but even this mess is over my head, so don't ask me to explain fully just yet). They said I could find DNS hosting for FREE or...I could just renew my hosting packing with them.

Kind of stupid to pay $100 or more for something I can get for free.

I could've done the free DNS host and let Hostmonster keep my domain, but their lack of explanation, plus the misleading help page and constant back and forth with their tech support really pissed me off. So I transferred my domain to Godaddy. So not only did Hostmonster lose my hosting business with their hosting fee jackup, but they lost me entirely as a customer for not providing a basic service that others provide for free.

Godaddy renewed my domain name at a lower price, PLUS they offer DNS hosting services for it. Unfortunately, it'll take a day or two for the DNS to update, so for now, I have to use my blogspot address before the redirect takes effect.

Eventually I'll probably get my own space back. Godaddy has some good rates, and I could get 3 years worth of hosting for $50 less than 2 years with Hostmonster. But in the spirit of saving money, I'm going to wait until we're a little more financially stable. The nice thing about WordPress is that I can export my Blogger entries and reimport them into WordPress, so it won't be an extremely difficult conversion.

So while I haven't been around much, I'm not down and out just yet.

2 blogs or just 1 super-sized one?

I've thought about creating a new blog for non-related cat posts. Often times, I'm reluctant to post about myself because, well, this is "When Cats Attack", not "When Michelle Attacks". Plus, I know some people drop by and just want to see the kitties and really don't want to hear me drone on and on about my personal life.

I don't really want to go this route though, because I know it can be a hassle for people who want to read everything to have to go to 2 separate blogs or have to add an additional feed.

So here is my solution. Over there on the left sidebar, you'll see a little grouping of category links. When you come to this site, it will default to all posts, but if you want to see just the cats, then you can click "Just Cats". If you want to read about just me & my randomness, click "Just Me". If you want to go back to all posts, then you can click on the main link at the top to go back to the main page, or just click "See it all".

For you RSS feed users, you can also subscribe to these different categories, so you only see the posts you want in your Feed Reader. Those can be found below the categories.

Good? Confusing? Crazy? If you have any questions, let me know.

#298 Carnival of the Cats

I want to introduce our guest host for this Carnival. This is Mira. My mom and dad adopted her from a local humane society. She is a snowshoe mix and is about 3-4 years old. She is currently being spoiled with lots of treats and pettins.


Mira: But I am a queen. I am supposed to be spoiled. It's the law. You could get in trouble for not giving me treats or petting me!

Whatever you say, Mira.


Mira: sigh What we have to endure from you poor pitiful humans. Well, it's time for my royal nap. Enjoy the carnival!

Over at the Poor Mouth, Ted enjoys the favorite hobby of all felines..box sitting. Look out, though, his owner may have different plans in mind.

Hakuna at Blog d'Elisson is fascinated by the elusive laser light and acts like a kitten. Keep it up, Hakuna, Mira is confident you'll catch it one of these days!

It's the Friday after Thanksgiving over at This That & The Other Thing, and the kitties say "zzzz..." to Black Friday and decide to nap off Thanksgiving turkey instead.

Oh, no! At iMeowza, Meowza gives Mog a purrfurmance review, and it's not looking too good. So does this mean Mog doesn't get a raise? Shhh, the humans are not to know they're supposed to be getting paid!

If you were sleeping off Thanksgiving dinner all weekend, or out shopping on Black Friday (for gifts for your kitties, of course), and you missed out on kitty pics this weekend, be sure to check out the Caturday roundup of felines at Mind of Mog.

Mira is shocked at the small carnival, but with all the Thanksgiving turkey available, sleepy kitties must not have had time to post.

However, the humans think Blog Carnival had problems losing entries this past week, so if your entry was lost, feel free to post in the comments and we'll add it asap.

Thanks for letting us host. The human running this thing does enjoy hosting, and she apologizes for this being so late. Next week's carnival is at CatSynth.

Carnival of the Cats

So I've gone completely crackers this month and thought I was doing the Carnival next weekend. I apologize for that. Please be sure to check back on Tuesday and there will be a Carnival by 6pm CST.

Thanks!

We're Moving

If you're seeing this message, then that means all is well.

I'm still hanging around, but I can't justify paying for my own web space any more. So When Cats Attack is still here, but we're moving over to Blogger. My domain hosting company is in the process of pointing the web address here, so hopefully you'll be seeing this message in a few days.

Goodbye Miya-moo

It was the summer of 2006. I had just went through a divorce and was trying to survive in a tiny apartment. There was this pretty gray and white cat that greeted me almost every day I came home. It would perch on the sidewalk in front of my car with it’s front paws turned slightly out, looking like it had been waiting all day for me to arrive. I thought it was a very friendly cat, especially when it would trot behind me like a little puppy every time I was outside. I was sure someone in the apartment complex owned the cat. Some days, I would see it on it’s side in the parking lot and panic, thinking someone had hit it. About halfway over to check, I’d see it’s head pop up. It was just napping on the warm pavement. Adam and I would frequently talk about this cat and decided to call it Bob (instead of just saying “that cat”).

We kept trying to find it’s owners, but no one claimed the cat, and I never saw it go to any other door. One night Adam went to take the trash out to the dumpster. When he came back, Bob was in his arms acting like he belonged there. Adam told me that when he was walking back, he saw Bob staring at our apartment building, meowing a very sad-sounding meow. At that moment, Adam knew we would take Bob in and give him a home.

A trip to the vet revealed that Bob was, in fact, a “Bobbi” and we were torn. It was hard NOT to call her “Bob”. We decided to add Miyazaki to her name, and call her “Miya”.

Miya was the matriarch of our ragtag band of cats. Estimated at around 15 years old, she was never short on energy or personality. She would bat toy mice under furniture and make the most godawful sounding warble you’d ever heard. Her meow sounded like she’s been smoking cigarettes for 80 years. We always threatened to put out a Christmas carol CD “to the tune of Miya”. She would perch on the couch beside Adam and closely watch food move from the plate to his mouth. The moment he looked away, out came the Claw of Doom to hook a piece, quick as a flash, whether it was a chicken nugget or a whole pizza slice. She would brrrr a greeting at us whenever we came up to her to say hello. If we weren’t meeting her petting expectations, she would head butt us and lick our foreheads to get our attention. She was happiest when she was perched on our chest while in bed or on the couch. Miya was a rabid chip fan and loved her dry crunchies. She had a “bubble” when it came to the other cats, and as long as they didn’t get in her bubble, life was just peachy. If the other cats forgot or got daring, though, out came the Claw of Doom.

Miya has had constant UTIs and decreased kidney function over the last 2 1/2 years. Through it all, her unique meows and personality have persevered. In late September, she was diagnosed with a bladder tumor. She gave it one last good effort, but it eventually became too much for even her to handle.

This morning, the wonderful people at Scottsville Animal Hospital helped us ease her pain and discomfort, and we all say goodbye as we helped her peacefully pass on.
I’m sure she is happily crunching away at all the chips she could want right now, and knowing that she’s not crouched in the litterbox anymore, exhausted and worn down, is the only comfort to my pain right now.

She was my Miya-moo, my old coot, my Miyaz, with the unique soul and the unique meow to go with it.

I miss you Miya, and always will.

289th Carnival of the Cats

Scamper: "Welcome to the 289th Carnival of the Cats! Momma apologizes for this being so late and not full of pictures like we normally post. She hasn't been feeling so good this week."

But hopefully these kitty posts will help! Let's get the carnival started:

Greg discovers Nathan in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square at goyestoeverything.com.

Check out Merkabah, a beautiful and graceful-looking black feline, over at sannyasa.

Over at Aiych's Axioms of Chance, you can find the story of the amazing Scrubbies, a cat with a love for other animals.

Aloysius amuses us with a misprint over at Catmyology.

Hakuna strikes a queenly pose (is there any other kind of pose for a feline) over at Blog d'Elisson.

Over at Elms in the Yard, Catschka plays Peeping Kittycat behind a tree.


Maggie: "Oh Momma, maybe rubbing my belly will help! I know it always makes me feel better!"

Let's continue, shall we?

Robyn shows his disapproval of clutter over at the Poor Mouth.

Miss Maple proudly shows off her love of shoes at Gus Van Horn.

The Cat Post Intelligencer covers the book release of Cat House, which is a shocking behind-the-scenes look at Cheysuli's political power.

Luna assists in keeping the cables untangled at CatSynth, though she much prefers to play with the cable ties.

Be sure to wish Maddie a Happy Birthday over at StrangeRanger. 9 years young, and she still plays like a kitten!

Over at It's all Good, Lizzie enjoys a quiet moment in the sun. Who needs grass to be comfy?


Tiger: "I'll even give up my dignity and wear this clown wig. Maybe that will cheer Momma up!"

Tiger: "Thanks for letting us host, and we promise to do better next time."

Next week's carnival is at CatSynth.

Carnival of the Cats #285

Kal: "Hi everyone and welcome to the 285th Carnival of the Cats! My name is Kal-el, but Momma and Daddy just call me Kal most of the time. I've been a Meower of Death for a few months now, but Momma's been so busy she hasn't been able to introduce to the Internet. So hello Internet!"


Kal: "Momma's neighbor lady had seen me hanging around and knew I was a tomcat. She was worried about her new kittens she was taking care of and had threatened to catch me and take me to the pound. Momma started leaving food out, and over several months, managed to get me to come up and say hello. I was just really scared, you know. Anyways, she took me to the vet and they vaccinated me and um, did some surgery so I wouldn't be such a tomcat anymore. She brought me home and let me back outside. She said she was sorry, but she couldn't have another indoor cat and that since I had been outside so long, I'd probably be happier outside."

I was strong. I made sure Adam, the vets, and everyone who doubted me knew that this kitty was going back outside, that I could say no to another cat. Before we continue this story, though, let's get started with the Carnival!

Over at Blog d'Elisson, we see a beautifully lit bright-eyed Hakuna that Elisson found when he returned home. With that intent stare, Elisson has to wonder what she's thinking. If it were my cats, I'd be wondering what they were hiding.

Its dinnertime for the cats at This Blog is Full of Crap, and Myst tries her best to play clean-up crew with Brunwyn and Nardo's leftovers. She just wants to be big and strong like her brothers, that's all. And that's the same excuse she'll use when she's twice their size.

Catschka believes that once a human moves, chairs are free game and it's not considered stealing at Elms in the Yard. Besides, humans are just giant chair warmers for the kitties...everyone know that!

It's just a typical day of kitty entertainment over at My Cats and Funny Stories. Rosie uses her furs to clean her family's terrace, Arthur predicts rain with a good ear-washing, and Lisa shows that she's still flexible in her old age. The Meowers of Death agree that weather-kitties are much more accurate than weathemen.


Kal: "I was OK with being outside, though I missed the pettins. Momma then went on vacation, and I got a really bad cold while she was gone. When she got back, she couldn't find me at first. I was sick though, and had a stopped up nose and sneezed lots. Momma finally found me and was worried. Momma had to bring me inside and give me medicine to make me well. Then I had an allergic reaction to a vaccine booster and she had to help me get well from that too. Finally, after a month inside, Momma said that I should just go ahead and stay inside because I kept getting sick outside and it would be cheaper this way (whatever that means). So, yay, I got to stay inside!"


Kal: "I don't miss outside at all. And now that I have a family, I just purr and ask for skritches all the time. I love laying beside Momma and Daddy and getting pettins'. I love to wash Momma and Daddy too because they are so dirty and don't know how to wash themselves like kitties do."

So that resolve got flushed pretty quickly after dealing with Kal being so sick. But I really, really tried. Doesn't that count? And then there were 12...

Samantha and Mr. Tigger (and brother Maverick) say howdy to Friday over at Life From a Cat's Perspective and show their love for Texas. Be sure to stopy by and wish their Momma a Happy Birthday.

Hemi grumbles about the baby playing with his catnip toy and his sister Cosette bullying him over at Hemi'sPhere. Humans, catnip should only be handled by kitty professionals at all times.

Over at CatSynth, Luna enjoys the warm sunshine and the great outdoors. Of course, you can have too much of a good thing, and after baking in the warmth, even kitties have to find a cool spot and beat the heat.

We've all known cats are smart, but now we have, ahem, evidence. Over at Detention Slip, we see the story of Oreo the cat, who earned her "high school diploma" online. It isn't a real diploma, but humans should know real kitty intelligence comes from cat-run schools; felines don't need silly human schools.


Kal: "I love playing with my brother Maggie. I like playing with my other brothers and sisters, but I don't think they like me very much, but I just want to play! It's okay, though, because they let me give them kisses sometimes.


Kal: "Momma says I'm a bit of a pig, but I have no clue where she'd get an idea like that. And that I have something like kitty IBS, which makes for stinky litterboxes. I also have a really fluffy coat. My tail is a little stubby, but Momma likes it because it's funny when I wag it."


Kal: "So I'm really happy Momma adopted me, and I'm glad I got to host the Carnival of the Cats. Thanks for coming by!"

Once again, thanks for letting us host the carnival. Next week's Carnival of the Cats will be at Artsy Catsy.

280th Carnival of the Cats

Momma apologizes for this being so late. The Meowers of Death will be sure to cough up a hairball or two into her shoes as punishment for this vile laziness.


Scamper: "Welcome to the 280th Carnival of the Cats! I'm hosting this week, but I also wanted to make a public service announcement."


Scamper: "As protectors of our humans, we need to keep vigilant, so I'm hear to warn you, fellow kitties, of something I've discovered. It's very scary and very loud, and I'm sure that if I wasn't here to protect the Momma and keep watch, it would come after her too."

What is this scary monster Scamper is talking about? But first, let's get the carnival started!

Hakuna from Blog d'Elisson shows us how cardboard scratchy-pads are multi-functional and are a must for every kitty.

Robyn shares some cuddling time with a special person over at the Poor Mouth.

The dynamic duo Nardo and Bruwyn have fun toying with Laurence's sleep schedule (and his toilet) over at This Blog is Full of Crap.

At Watermark, we find some gorgeous portraits of Boo and Belle. Cats should always be photographed this way instead of catching us in undignified poses, RIGHT Momma?

As you can see though, humans can take a regal pose and definitely make us look undignified. On the bright side, we rather like that crown and wish to have one purchased immediately.

Also at Watermark, we find that humans can write pretty good poetry after all. As long as you make it about us, we definitely approve of our humans doing this.


Scamper: "Oh no! Here it comes now. I hope the vile creature doesn't see me!"


Scamper: !!!!!!


Scamper: "Phew, he didn't see us! Isn't he scary? I was just sitting here watching my birdies when this awful racket started. I was so scared I couldn't move. Then I saw him. So far, he hasn't gotten very close, but I think it's only a matter of time."

While Scamper ponders what to do, let's continue the carnival:

Baby Trouble is really excited over getting some milk at No Deep Thoughts. We think he's a little less Baby Trouble and a little more Baby Adorable.

Even though Ruse may be a big boy, Momma Grace still reigns supreme with her bath-giving skills at Momma Grace & Company.

Over at Elms in the Yard, Her Ladyship shows her human neighbor who has the upper hand when it comes to the cat-human relationship. We agree wholeheartedly at the result.

Cheysuli celebrates in a big way over at The Cat Post Intelligencer. 1,000 posts, wow, that's a lot for a kitty or a human! Be sure to drop by and say congrats.

StrangeRanger and family continue to remember the lovely Ivy, while Maddie knows something is different and tries to figure it out. Let's all keep Maddie and family in our thoughts.

Oh wow, lots of cat-blogging milestones for this carnival! Samantha and Mr. Tigger from Life From A Cat's Perspective celebrate their 1000th post as well. Congrats! Be sure to drop by and leave a comment for a chance to win a prize!


Scamper: "THIS is also why he's so scary. He eats things, then spits them out in a big ball! I mean, I know I do that with my floofy furs, and they don't look nearly as nice when they come back up, but I don't want him doing this to ME! I must be strong and show him that I am keeping an eye on him."


Scamper stares down the beast.


Scamper: "Yay! It worked! Ha ha, look at him run! He knows I'm keeping an eye on him and that he's going to be in big trouble if he tries anything with us and the Momma. See, humans, THIS is why you need kitties around!"

Yes, Scamper, you are a formidable opponent and I'm grateful to have you. Though I'd be happy if you'd let me pet you once in a while, too.

That wraps up this week's Carnival. Thanks for letting us host! Next week's carnival is at Kashim & Othello and Salome