Oh my goodness, it's been a long time since our cats have blogged about their lives! I decided to take over this time, it's me, Mrs. Dolittle....
My husband Doug and I are truly entertained on a daily basis by Thomas and Jesse James. It's hard not to compare them to humans and human traits. One thing we've really noticed over time is that little Thomas seems to have some underlying need to get into the fridge. We think he's actually a frustrated chef at heart and longs for thumbs so he can open jars and cans and whip together a meal from time to time. It's a world he longs to be a part of...."tonight ladies and gentlemen we'd like to present to you......Gordon Ramsey and his special guest....
Thomas Walker!" Thomas would then say " tonight I'm preparing a black truffle cat food pate on a bed of crushed Tempations with a milky cream sauce.....Meow!" And so it would be....Thomas would be living the life he dreams about everyday while we plunk the same food in front of him over and over and over again.
Now as far as Thomas's hobbies go he may also long to be a super hero of some kind....one that wears a cape for sure. The reason we know this is that every single time Thomas comes across a large plastic bag (and I mean the big blue ones we use for recycling) he manages to get his head through the handle and then he proceeds to charge around the house ricocheting off everything in his path with Jesse hot on his tail waiting to see what carnage awaits at the end of the road. How he fits his head through these handles to start with is a bit of a mystery because trying to get his head out of the handle is quite a chore! Maybe Jesse helps....and snickers while he does....
Well that's about it for now.....until we meet again....
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Strays and Holidays.....
So much has gone on in the neighbourhood since Jesse James and I last blogged...Mom and Dad just cut our nails so it's easier to use the keyboard right now....
So for those of you who don't know me I'm Thomas...aka....Baby Thomas...I'm Jesse's little brother. We take turns blogging...So last month a lovely fluffy white and grey girl showed up on our street prancing around looking all lovely and happy....little did we know that she was actually a stray kitty who had shown up on our street and was living on the roof of a carport amongest some trees. A neighbour told us she was a stray so Mom headed right over to the carport, called the little girl who jumped in Mom's arms and came home with her. Mom made her a bed out front of the house under cover and gave her food and water.....Wow....and I thought I was a pig at dinnertime....you should have seen this little lady eat. It was like she was rehearsing for a hot dog eating contest.
Ads were put on the internet and the search began for her owner....that person was never found but a nice young woman on the street adopted her so her other kitten would have a playmate....thank goodness for nice people. Little Orphan Annie as we called her was taken to the vet and pronounced in good shape. She had been spayed too so at some point someone cared enough to do that for her...Her new name is Callie and she now lives happily ever after with a new family.....She was making a habit of coming to our sliding glass door on our sundeck and taunting Jesse and I with wicked swiping movements and hissing....for such a dainty little thing she had a big attitude....that's what living on the street will do to ya! So it was a happy ending.....
A couple weeks ago we got back from a week of camping in our travel trailer...as usual it was an adventure.
I'm afraid I've become quite obessed with eating grass....I may need rehab.....on my leash infused walks with Dad at the lake front campsite I managed to eat a long stiff piece of grass that got caught in my throat....It was scary. Dad knew something was wrong when I headed back to the travel trailer on my own.....that never happens. Of course it was a Sunday and we were 20 kms in the woods on a logging road as Mom was getting ready to rush me to Campbell River to find a vet as they couldn't see the grass in my throat or get it out by hand.Lucky for me I had a hairball and the grass came up too....there was much rejoicing!!!! Jesse was disappointed this year as no little mice came into the trailer at night for him to catch....he looks forward to that all year. It gave him far more time to launch himself on and off Mom and Dad while they were sleeping. This year he even added a new twist....stepping on their faces like they were sidewalks...good times!
We got to do something new this trip and that was go to the ocean....our noses were working overtime. What a place. We loved our walks by the beach, keeping our eye on the sky as we had a family of bald eagles nearby. What yummy little appies we'd make eh.....We met up with other friends on this trip and they had dogs.
Jesse was super duper brave and got within a foot of something they called a "rotty".....he soon discovered that rotty's jump up and down and make alot of noise when kitties get close to them.....I think I heard him screaming something like "BAD IDEA....BAD IDEA!!!!!" Anyway, camping was fun and we slept for two days when we got home.....Have a happy and safe summer everyone...
So for those of you who don't know me I'm Thomas...aka....Baby Thomas...I'm Jesse's little brother. We take turns blogging...So last month a lovely fluffy white and grey girl showed up on our street prancing around looking all lovely and happy....little did we know that she was actually a stray kitty who had shown up on our street and was living on the roof of a carport amongest some trees. A neighbour told us she was a stray so Mom headed right over to the carport, called the little girl who jumped in Mom's arms and came home with her. Mom made her a bed out front of the house under cover and gave her food and water.....Wow....and I thought I was a pig at dinnertime....you should have seen this little lady eat. It was like she was rehearsing for a hot dog eating contest.
Ads were put on the internet and the search began for her owner....that person was never found but a nice young woman on the street adopted her so her other kitten would have a playmate....thank goodness for nice people. Little Orphan Annie as we called her was taken to the vet and pronounced in good shape. She had been spayed too so at some point someone cared enough to do that for her...Her new name is Callie and she now lives happily ever after with a new family.....She was making a habit of coming to our sliding glass door on our sundeck and taunting Jesse and I with wicked swiping movements and hissing....for such a dainty little thing she had a big attitude....that's what living on the street will do to ya! So it was a happy ending.....
A couple weeks ago we got back from a week of camping in our travel trailer...as usual it was an adventure.
I'm afraid I've become quite obessed with eating grass....I may need rehab.....on my leash infused walks with Dad at the lake front campsite I managed to eat a long stiff piece of grass that got caught in my throat....It was scary. Dad knew something was wrong when I headed back to the travel trailer on my own.....that never happens. Of course it was a Sunday and we were 20 kms in the woods on a logging road as Mom was getting ready to rush me to Campbell River to find a vet as they couldn't see the grass in my throat or get it out by hand.Lucky for me I had a hairball and the grass came up too....there was much rejoicing!!!! Jesse was disappointed this year as no little mice came into the trailer at night for him to catch....he looks forward to that all year. It gave him far more time to launch himself on and off Mom and Dad while they were sleeping. This year he even added a new twist....stepping on their faces like they were sidewalks...good times!
We got to do something new this trip and that was go to the ocean....our noses were working overtime. What a place. We loved our walks by the beach, keeping our eye on the sky as we had a family of bald eagles nearby. What yummy little appies we'd make eh.....We met up with other friends on this trip and they had dogs.
Jesse was super duper brave and got within a foot of something they called a "rotty".....he soon discovered that rotty's jump up and down and make alot of noise when kitties get close to them.....I think I heard him screaming something like "BAD IDEA....BAD IDEA!!!!!" Anyway, camping was fun and we slept for two days when we got home.....Have a happy and safe summer everyone...
Sunday, May 1, 2011
To the vet....AGAIN.....
Hi, Jesse James here....holy catnip!....it's been awhile since Thomas or I posted anything....so here goes....
After that last trip to the vet and a round of deworming medication Mom and Dad soon realized that my problem was more than that. I had been coughing and wheezing and they feared I had asthma...So off to the vet we went again for xrays and blood work. This time Mom had to leave me for a few hours and go home. Apparently the look on Thomas's face when she got home empty handed was priceless. His face said something like "you lost him didn't you....way to go.....now I have no brother.....guess who's ass I'm going to have to bite now when I'm in the mood to play....ya......yours.....". So after a good long cuddle to calm Thomas down Mom and Dad headed back to get Jesse. They found out that yes, it is asthma. After a shot and some medication we headed home. What happened next is not for the faint of heart....I Jesse James Walker started a sneezing festival that was of epic porportions. As "sneeze-a-palouza" ended I shook my head one last time and let go with the largest most nasty bogger any living being has ever manufactured. After a couple more coughs over two days my asthma was gone. What I gained was a whole new lease on life. Mom and Dad thought my energy level was just fine during my sickness but I showed them otherwise. I think my antibiotics contained a wee bit of "smart ass". I now run like the wind for no apparent reason and have become a serial face kisser in the middle of the night. I love the look on Mom's face when she opens her eyes at 4 am and see's my sweet face 2 inches from hers....then I just kiss her entire face while she dives under her pillow to protect herself. I haven't really enjoyed the "pilling" part of my day though that has now ended and we're waiting to see if the asthma comes back or if it's gone for good!!! Mom and Dad had to work together to pick me up, hold me, shove this yucky pill in the back of my mouth then tell me how great I was. I learned quickly that I can shut my throat off completely and work that foreign object into my mouth and out the side. Bingo....no more pill....I rock!!! They were relentless though and in the end I kind of liked all the attention. Does that make me a bad person? (fur person)? Anyway, other than that life is great. We went out in the yard on our leashes recently which was cool. Thomas headed straight for our large cedar tree in the back yard where the bird feeder is. He's been watching those birds for so long dreaming of the day he could get out there and chase them in person. He didn't waste anytime getting into the zone. He struck out but he had fun trying. Well, that's it for now...thanks for taking time to read about our life....
After that last trip to the vet and a round of deworming medication Mom and Dad soon realized that my problem was more than that. I had been coughing and wheezing and they feared I had asthma...So off to the vet we went again for xrays and blood work. This time Mom had to leave me for a few hours and go home. Apparently the look on Thomas's face when she got home empty handed was priceless. His face said something like "you lost him didn't you....way to go.....now I have no brother.....guess who's ass I'm going to have to bite now when I'm in the mood to play....ya......yours.....". So after a good long cuddle to calm Thomas down Mom and Dad headed back to get Jesse. They found out that yes, it is asthma. After a shot and some medication we headed home. What happened next is not for the faint of heart....I Jesse James Walker started a sneezing festival that was of epic porportions. As "sneeze-a-palouza" ended I shook my head one last time and let go with the largest most nasty bogger any living being has ever manufactured. After a couple more coughs over two days my asthma was gone. What I gained was a whole new lease on life. Mom and Dad thought my energy level was just fine during my sickness but I showed them otherwise. I think my antibiotics contained a wee bit of "smart ass". I now run like the wind for no apparent reason and have become a serial face kisser in the middle of the night. I love the look on Mom's face when she opens her eyes at 4 am and see's my sweet face 2 inches from hers....then I just kiss her entire face while she dives under her pillow to protect herself. I haven't really enjoyed the "pilling" part of my day though that has now ended and we're waiting to see if the asthma comes back or if it's gone for good!!! Mom and Dad had to work together to pick me up, hold me, shove this yucky pill in the back of my mouth then tell me how great I was. I learned quickly that I can shut my throat off completely and work that foreign object into my mouth and out the side. Bingo....no more pill....I rock!!! They were relentless though and in the end I kind of liked all the attention. Does that make me a bad person? (fur person)? Anyway, other than that life is great. We went out in the yard on our leashes recently which was cool. Thomas headed straight for our large cedar tree in the back yard where the bird feeder is. He's been watching those birds for so long dreaming of the day he could get out there and chase them in person. He didn't waste anytime getting into the zone. He struck out but he had fun trying. Well, that's it for now...thanks for taking time to read about our life....
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Car rides suck!!!
Hello pet people, Baby Thomas Walker here....we've had a couple crazy weeks around here as far as our "cat world" goes....recently whilst I slept upstairs Jesse James was lured into the laundry room and whisked away in mom's Dolittle-Mobile...Upon waking needless to say I got very distressed not being able to find my brother....
Where could he be? We are NEVER seperated! Doing the family math I soon realized that Mom and Dad were also missing in action....I recalled hearing the garage door go up and down and Mom's car leaving.....OMG!!! Say it isn't so....Jesse got to go on a car ride without me!!!!Double Hiss!!! What seemed like hours ticked by when finally I heard the garage door again and like magic, there was Jesse with Mom and Dad. And didn't Jesse think he was "all that" strutting up the stairs then sprawling out like a playgirl centrefold at the top of the landing...I really hate to think it but I bet I know where they went......Dairy Queen.....and they didn't invite me...I spent that entire evening throwing little eye daggers at Mom and Dad after doing a complete sniff test of Jesse for any clues as to where he was....I'm not a boy that holds a grudge so I let the whole incident pass....This past Friday afternoon Jesse and I were as usual, asleep on Mom and Dad's bed when Mom started calling me....just me....not him.....My little voice said "somethings up"...why is she calling me....I came very cautiously downstairs and peeked around the corner only to have Mom scoop me up like some kind of poacher and stuff me in the cat carrier.....I was scared....and they don't call me "Pissy Pants" for nothin". Mom planned ahead and they were pee pads duct taped in the carrier and she had towels over top of it....Fort Knox of pee!!!! As her and I drove away from the house I hoped in the back of my mind that I was going to Dairy Queen.....couldn't have been more wrong! Big surprise....went to the VET! Guy put a cold device in my bum...what have I ever done to him!!
He really did seem like a nice man but he was all hands....the whole time saying what great shape I was in and look at those lovely teeth...blah blah blah....At the very end he stuck a needle in my neck.....ya....in my neck!!!
It was the Leukemia vaccine...apparently it was for my own good...guess that's where Jesse had been before me....boy....do I feel dumb.....came home and by the evening I was a sad little sack. Both Jesse and I get hit hard by that vaccine and it slows us right down for at least a day....oh well I think Mom and Dad know what they're doing so I'll try not to be so suspicious anymore!!! Good health to one and all!!!! Love Thomas...
Where could he be? We are NEVER seperated! Doing the family math I soon realized that Mom and Dad were also missing in action....I recalled hearing the garage door go up and down and Mom's car leaving.....OMG!!! Say it isn't so....Jesse got to go on a car ride without me!!!!Double Hiss!!! What seemed like hours ticked by when finally I heard the garage door again and like magic, there was Jesse with Mom and Dad. And didn't Jesse think he was "all that" strutting up the stairs then sprawling out like a playgirl centrefold at the top of the landing...I really hate to think it but I bet I know where they went......Dairy Queen.....and they didn't invite me...I spent that entire evening throwing little eye daggers at Mom and Dad after doing a complete sniff test of Jesse for any clues as to where he was....I'm not a boy that holds a grudge so I let the whole incident pass....This past Friday afternoon Jesse and I were as usual, asleep on Mom and Dad's bed when Mom started calling me....just me....not him.....My little voice said "somethings up"...why is she calling me....I came very cautiously downstairs and peeked around the corner only to have Mom scoop me up like some kind of poacher and stuff me in the cat carrier.....I was scared....and they don't call me "Pissy Pants" for nothin". Mom planned ahead and they were pee pads duct taped in the carrier and she had towels over top of it....Fort Knox of pee!!!! As her and I drove away from the house I hoped in the back of my mind that I was going to Dairy Queen.....couldn't have been more wrong! Big surprise....went to the VET! Guy put a cold device in my bum...what have I ever done to him!!
He really did seem like a nice man but he was all hands....the whole time saying what great shape I was in and look at those lovely teeth...blah blah blah....At the very end he stuck a needle in my neck.....ya....in my neck!!!
It was the Leukemia vaccine...apparently it was for my own good...guess that's where Jesse had been before me....boy....do I feel dumb.....came home and by the evening I was a sad little sack. Both Jesse and I get hit hard by that vaccine and it slows us right down for at least a day....oh well I think Mom and Dad know what they're doing so I'll try not to be so suspicious anymore!!! Good health to one and all!!!! Love Thomas...
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Happy New Year!!!
Wow, Baby Thomas and I haven't written anything since last year!!! That whole "Christmas" thing was crazy!!!Thomas and I are still trying to figure out exactly what Christmas is and we do miss the big real tree Mom and Dad brought into the house. The thing that drove us crazy was the little train they had going around the bottom of it.....man oh man......do we attack it or just stare at it.....decisions....decisions.....We became obbessed with all the crinkle paper and bows....and finally one morning they let us have our way with gift bags full of cat nip infused toys and a little cat nip crinkle blanket.....there were even toys sent to us from Quesnel where out gramma lives......WE LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!! Lot's of people came to house which I (Jesse James) love and Thomas tolerates. Mom worked alot but Dad took a week off so we got used to him being around more. We even managed to train Mom and Dad to leave us a big drinking glass in the living room full of water. We both decided that if they can drink water in the living room we should be able to also....you know what they say...." the family that drinks together..umh....oh..what is it they say....." anyhow.....we all drink together now! Thomas has a little story he'd like to tell now.....Hi everyone.....Thomas here......so last Monday around dinnertime Mom and Dad were downstairs in the laundry room....I was napping and minding my own business. Without my knowledge they took Jesse through the laundry room into the car and left the house......I WAS ALONE!!!!! I'm never alone!!!!! They said they took him to the vet.....I think they went to Dairy Queen but it just a hunch....I didn't notice Jesse was gone right away but boy was I ever scared when I couldn't find him. Jesse has had a cough lately so they're working on it now....I hope he'll be okay.....apparently the vet said he was "handsome"....great.....feed his inflated ego......he just eats that stuff up!!!! Anyway once they all got home I did a detailed DNA swipe of Jesse's whole body and then spend the better part of two days sending daggers with my eyes at Mom and Dad.....just because I pee before we pull out of the driveway doesn't mean I can't go for a car ride now and then.....geez!!!! Anyway we wish you all a wonderful 2011....more to come....the boys...
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