For whatever reason Brownie LOVES used pizza boxes. She doesn't much care for Pizza Hut's red box but she likes Papa John's white box and really likes Hungry Howie's yellow box. Go figure!
As if anyone needs another excuse to order pizza. lol
She plays with them, rubs against them, and uses them for a bed. She's laying on one right now in the kitchen.
The way I see it the only downside is around my waistline.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Brownie Loves To Wash
I have noticed more and more that Brownie washes more frequently and now almost every time I pet her. I'm not sure why that is. My guess is it's more of a sign of affection.
As fleas are starting to hatch I gave her an external liquid treatment to keep the bugs off. You may remember that last year I had no success with putting a flea collar on her and the flea powder was equally as unwelcome. But this treatment seems to have worked out well.
Now I am trying to keep up frequent bushings to help her shed her winter coat. When I'm outside with her every time I pet her there's quite viable fur flying everywhere! I'm half tempted to take her to a groomer.
These past few months I have noticed her attitude changing as she becomes more content to just sleep when she's in the house. But when she's outside hiding under the fuel oil drum (she uses it sorta like a duck blind) she quite actively watches the birds and other animals. When she's in front she likes watching cars pass by and kids play. And when nothing's happening to tweak her interests she just lightly naps. I worry about that napping in front because in back she has the fence to keep out dogs and I still remember how I lost my Hairy. Besides it's gator mating season and they do pop up around here every once in a while. I wouldn't want her to be someone's tasty treat!
As fleas are starting to hatch I gave her an external liquid treatment to keep the bugs off. You may remember that last year I had no success with putting a flea collar on her and the flea powder was equally as unwelcome. But this treatment seems to have worked out well.
Now I am trying to keep up frequent bushings to help her shed her winter coat. When I'm outside with her every time I pet her there's quite viable fur flying everywhere! I'm half tempted to take her to a groomer.
These past few months I have noticed her attitude changing as she becomes more content to just sleep when she's in the house. But when she's outside hiding under the fuel oil drum (she uses it sorta like a duck blind) she quite actively watches the birds and other animals. When she's in front she likes watching cars pass by and kids play. And when nothing's happening to tweak her interests she just lightly naps. I worry about that napping in front because in back she has the fence to keep out dogs and I still remember how I lost my Hairy. Besides it's gator mating season and they do pop up around here every once in a while. I wouldn't want her to be someone's tasty treat!
Monday, January 4, 2010
New Year, New Times
It is a cold day today in Florida and part of a cold week. I can't think of the last time it's been this cold here all in a stretch.
Well it's been some time since the passing of Blackie & Hairy. I suppose the time has come to rename my blog and move forward. I'm not sure what to call it yet though.
Sadly the irony is that I began this blog thinking that Blackie would not last long due to natural causes, which of course was not how he came to his end. And I had thought my dear Hairy would be with me for a long time to come, but she was murdered only a few days later in my carport by 2 often let loose pit pulls. I have to wonder if she would have ran to safety instead of trying to be friendly had Blackie still been around to sound the alarm.
How odd that hardly an hour goes by that I still don't think of Hairykins, and then of Blackie. Perhaps it's that I so miss the fact that they 3 were like a complementary unit as each filled a facet of needs. Regardless what's most sad is that Brownie seems to need a playmate and I have no idea what kind of pet to look for. All I know is I'm told that at best an adult cat will only tolerate other cats they didn't grow up with and that even Blackie & Hairy didn't much like how Brownie like to practice fighting. She's mostly a defender BTW. Hairy (having no claws) was a total pacifist and Blackie only liked to fight to protect or to eat.
Well it's been some time since the passing of Blackie & Hairy. I suppose the time has come to rename my blog and move forward. I'm not sure what to call it yet though.
Sadly the irony is that I began this blog thinking that Blackie would not last long due to natural causes, which of course was not how he came to his end. And I had thought my dear Hairy would be with me for a long time to come, but she was murdered only a few days later in my carport by 2 often let loose pit pulls. I have to wonder if she would have ran to safety instead of trying to be friendly had Blackie still been around to sound the alarm.
How odd that hardly an hour goes by that I still don't think of Hairykins, and then of Blackie. Perhaps it's that I so miss the fact that they 3 were like a complementary unit as each filled a facet of needs. Regardless what's most sad is that Brownie seems to need a playmate and I have no idea what kind of pet to look for. All I know is I'm told that at best an adult cat will only tolerate other cats they didn't grow up with and that even Blackie & Hairy didn't much like how Brownie like to practice fighting. She's mostly a defender BTW. Hairy (having no claws) was a total pacifist and Blackie only liked to fight to protect or to eat.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
It's October
Not much to talk about. Brown is becoming more & more accustomed to indoor life just as I debate getting her more used to the outdoors again. I'm thinking of heading up to mom's before it gets bitterly cold.
I still worry about her safety but I guess Brownie is able to take care of herself. Still, when there were 3 kitties there was some safety in numbers. The irony is that when we lost the other 2 they were isolated from the others at the time of their demise.
One thing that irritates me to no end is my neighbors and their friends having a lack of concern for my yard. They and their kids continue to trample through and to ride bikes through the grass I am trying to grow. And of course the adults parking in my drive has gotten to the point that I've had to call the police just to get them to move so I could go to work. Last time they had a vehicle & boat completely blocking the length of my yard that is accessible to the car. The garden prevents my cutting through to the other side of the big tree in front.
This bad behavior does not make me feel better about leaving Brownie outside, especially since I have photographic proof of the kids throwing rocks at the cats & my vehicles as recent as this Spring. You would hope that kids would outgrow such behavior but some of the adults aren't too much better.
I still worry about her safety but I guess Brownie is able to take care of herself. Still, when there were 3 kitties there was some safety in numbers. The irony is that when we lost the other 2 they were isolated from the others at the time of their demise.
One thing that irritates me to no end is my neighbors and their friends having a lack of concern for my yard. They and their kids continue to trample through and to ride bikes through the grass I am trying to grow. And of course the adults parking in my drive has gotten to the point that I've had to call the police just to get them to move so I could go to work. Last time they had a vehicle & boat completely blocking the length of my yard that is accessible to the car. The garden prevents my cutting through to the other side of the big tree in front.
This bad behavior does not make me feel better about leaving Brownie outside, especially since I have photographic proof of the kids throwing rocks at the cats & my vehicles as recent as this Spring. You would hope that kids would outgrow such behavior but some of the adults aren't too much better.
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Sleepy Brown
Lately about all Brownie wants to do is sleep. As I awake she's either there by my bedroom door or on top a file cabinet near the door. By afternoon she's asleep in the kitchen. And at other times she'll choose one of her many other spots including 2 or 3 where she thinks I can't find her.
I don't know what has brought this sleepiness on all of a sudden. Bored I guess. Sometimes she comes up to me looking for something to do and I pull out her toy which is like a fishing pole with 3 soft fishies on it attacked by a felt line. Well it takes her no time to capture the prize. After that there's not much to do because after she gets a good hold of them and I can't shake them loose and she just chews down on them until she gets tired.
She's still picky as ever about her food. And sometimes when I'm in the kitchen she lets me know she wants a taste of can food, except she'll never eat a whole can even if I put a lid on it and save it for later. It never all gets eaten.
Lately I have been giving her about a table spoon of real tuna and making use of the rest myself. So that works fine because it's getting used. Never had this problem before my other 2 darlings were taken but life must go on.
I'm tempted to get Brown a kitty playmate except I'm afraid they wouldn't get along. Also, since Brown always had been an outdoor cat and is quite capable of defending herself the neighbor & I could leave her food and water outside should I ever have to leave town. Still, when there were 3 kitties they had safety in numbers. I think some of the reason Brown likes the house now is that she feels safe. She was always a bit nervous until she started spending nearly all of her time indoors. Sometimes she wants to go out but 5 or 10 minutes later she's ready to come back in.
I'm still a bit afraid to leave her outside for any amount of time because...well you know from my earlier posts why. Still, now that the weather is beginning to cool off a little maybe she should go out more to keep from being bored to tears. We'll see.
I don't know what has brought this sleepiness on all of a sudden. Bored I guess. Sometimes she comes up to me looking for something to do and I pull out her toy which is like a fishing pole with 3 soft fishies on it attacked by a felt line. Well it takes her no time to capture the prize. After that there's not much to do because after she gets a good hold of them and I can't shake them loose and she just chews down on them until she gets tired.
She's still picky as ever about her food. And sometimes when I'm in the kitchen she lets me know she wants a taste of can food, except she'll never eat a whole can even if I put a lid on it and save it for later. It never all gets eaten.
Lately I have been giving her about a table spoon of real tuna and making use of the rest myself. So that works fine because it's getting used. Never had this problem before my other 2 darlings were taken but life must go on.
I'm tempted to get Brown a kitty playmate except I'm afraid they wouldn't get along. Also, since Brown always had been an outdoor cat and is quite capable of defending herself the neighbor & I could leave her food and water outside should I ever have to leave town. Still, when there were 3 kitties they had safety in numbers. I think some of the reason Brown likes the house now is that she feels safe. She was always a bit nervous until she started spending nearly all of her time indoors. Sometimes she wants to go out but 5 or 10 minutes later she's ready to come back in.
I'm still a bit afraid to leave her outside for any amount of time because...well you know from my earlier posts why. Still, now that the weather is beginning to cool off a little maybe she should go out more to keep from being bored to tears. We'll see.
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Brownie's Diet
As noted before Brown is not much on can food. I'm lucky if she'll eat half the can even when I dole it out a little at a time. I guess it goes stale even if I put a lid on the unused portions.
That said on a recent visit mom gave her a tub of the new Fancy Feast, which is different from the meal that come in a can apparently. Brown will eat about half of it immediately and most of the rest later. And if it drys out before I send out the remainder to the trash she'll even eat that too if she see it. In fact I think she prefers the hard & crunchy.
My conclusion is she likes things that go crunch, but on occasion likes a little liquid like gravy too. And because the fancy Feast is so soft it's almost like a gravy to her but she's really not much into meats.
The ultimately irony here is not lost on me that 1 tub of the Fancy Feast costs more than I pay for 3 cans of what I would normally get when her 2 pals were alive - and it would ALL be eaten up in 5 minutes or less! LOL
That said on a recent visit mom gave her a tub of the new Fancy Feast, which is different from the meal that come in a can apparently. Brown will eat about half of it immediately and most of the rest later. And if it drys out before I send out the remainder to the trash she'll even eat that too if she see it. In fact I think she prefers the hard & crunchy.
My conclusion is she likes things that go crunch, but on occasion likes a little liquid like gravy too. And because the fancy Feast is so soft it's almost like a gravy to her but she's really not much into meats.
The ultimately irony here is not lost on me that 1 tub of the Fancy Feast costs more than I pay for 3 cans of what I would normally get when her 2 pals were alive - and it would ALL be eaten up in 5 minutes or less! LOL
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Slow July
Just a few words here. Not a lot to say.
Brownie, who has always been an outdoor cat, seems to have no desire to to go outside. And who could blame her? It's stinkin' hot! The temp only cools down to about 80 at night. How anybody ever lived in Florida before air conditioning is just beyond me.
Brown has finally taken to the litter box. I just had to put one behind the TV where poor Blackie kept going, which caused me to make him stay in more than he had wanted. The 2nd time she used the box for whatever reason she kicked all the litter to one side and half of it wound up on my carpet. Fortunately that was a 1 time thing and now she will even use the liter box in the kitchen that Hairy always used to use.
Speaking of Hairy no I'm still not over losing her. Not a half hour goes by that I don't think of her. And my anger towards the idiot pit bull owner has not let up 1 little bit. I'm hearing from more and more animal lovers about the insane problem of pit bulls. Not all dogs, mine you, but pit pulls specifically. I'm thinking it's not unjustified to demand of the government very tight regulation of the ownership of these known killers. My opinion may indeed be biased but clearly I am not alone in my disdain for this breed.
On a lighter note summer here is now in full bloom and Fall will be here all to soon. So go out and enjoy life outdoors while you can still soak up the warmth. Spend some quality time with your friends & family. You'll be glad you did come next December! lol
Brownie, who has always been an outdoor cat, seems to have no desire to to go outside. And who could blame her? It's stinkin' hot! The temp only cools down to about 80 at night. How anybody ever lived in Florida before air conditioning is just beyond me.
Brown has finally taken to the litter box. I just had to put one behind the TV where poor Blackie kept going, which caused me to make him stay in more than he had wanted. The 2nd time she used the box for whatever reason she kicked all the litter to one side and half of it wound up on my carpet. Fortunately that was a 1 time thing and now she will even use the liter box in the kitchen that Hairy always used to use.
Speaking of Hairy no I'm still not over losing her. Not a half hour goes by that I don't think of her. And my anger towards the idiot pit bull owner has not let up 1 little bit. I'm hearing from more and more animal lovers about the insane problem of pit bulls. Not all dogs, mine you, but pit pulls specifically. I'm thinking it's not unjustified to demand of the government very tight regulation of the ownership of these known killers. My opinion may indeed be biased but clearly I am not alone in my disdain for this breed.
On a lighter note summer here is now in full bloom and Fall will be here all to soon. So go out and enjoy life outdoors while you can still soak up the warmth. Spend some quality time with your friends & family. You'll be glad you did come next December! lol
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