Mischief Monday - It is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends,

Guess what? Guess what? My people put a tree in the house. A tree inside, can you believe it?

This tree is not real because Lady is allergic to real trees, but it is a tree and I helped put it up.

First I checked out the tree bag. So did Gris.

Gris

Me

Then I checked out the tree.

An hour or so later, after I helped Lady wrap some gifts, I helped by climbing the tree.

I needed some help getting down.

Lady and Man said this year it is a lights only tree. I can't be trusted with ornaments.

Do you have a tree too?

your pal, the great climber, Styxy

Wordless Wednesday - First Signs of Winter

 

Tuesday's with Tigris - Sharing with Lanie

 Styx did a good enough job catching you up on our lives. 

He did miss saying, the store that supplies my food (which by the way is never enough and this being on a diet thing sucks), sent home a little treat bag to celebrate their 5th anniversary. In it was this ball. I love this ball. It has a little bell in it. Thank you Chico. 

Being the kind cat I am, I thought I would give my day to  Jack-O-Lanie, who had her spay yesterday.

Dear readers - I am a very unhappy cat and I feel a little off. It started when the wardens stuck me in a carrier again. They gave me meds to chill, but I wasn't as chill as they would like.  It took a lot to get me in the carrier (mainly because I refused to leave my window, so I was up high. However, no one was injured this time.

Then there was the vehicle and being put on a scale and put back in the carrier and then I am not sure what happened, but I woke up in a cage. My wardens came and got me and realized I was missing bloodwork, so I went back to the back for more poking before finally being transported home to my cell. The vet people said I did well. 

While I was out the Lady warden took it upon herself to freshen up my cell. She cleaned it and re-arranged it better.  I don't know if I like change, but she is happier with it. 

When she let me out of my crate, I let her pet me for the first time. She nearly cried to get to touch me. 

FYI I am super soft

When she came to check on me an hour after my return, I had removed my cone and she has no idea how she is getting it back on. She just might not.

I need to sleep now.

Lanie, the kidnapped cat

Editor's note:

In her blood panel, everything is within normal. We are waiting for results from feline leukaemia and HIV (they forgot to run those panels).

She goes back in a week for some boosters.

She will be staying on a low dose of gabapentin 

In a few weeks, we will arrange for the cat expert to give us a consult to help her adapt to indoor life. 

Mischief Monday - The Catch Up - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends,

I have missed you so much. I have. We have had so much happen, I don't even know where to begin! Lady said I should keep it short, and I will try!

Lady and Man have been busy, busy, busy. The biggest thing is 2 weekends ago they left us alone for 87 million hours (editor's note - 60 hours) and went and had all the fun. How can they have fun without Styxy? They left the house in the middle of the night (3:30 am) to go to the airport to fly 3000 km/1846mi to Edmonton to go to see bulls. Lady may have mentioned it before, and this is surprising to people, but she loves, loves, loves bull riding. I like watching it with her. Lady and Man went to see the Professional Bulling Riders Canadian Finals. It was 2 nights, she said it was the best weekend of her life. She plans to go next year. So while Lady was living this fun life, we were at home alone, so sad. They made it home Sunday afternoon at 3:30, so 60 hours and 6000 km! 

Lady in her new hat - Man does not look good in a cowboy hat

To show Lady and Man how happy we were to have them home, we caught a mouse. I was so exicted when I caught the mouse downstairs, I ran upstairs to show Lady. She did not like when I gave her a live mouse at 5:15 in the morning. Then I chased the mouse as it ran around the kitchen for a bit before getting bored and eating breakfast. The next day Tigris and I played again with the mouse and in the end Man grabbed it and put it outside. We are good at catching, not so good at killing. Lady and Man make fun of us. 

Me playing with the mouse

The other big news is today is Lanie's spay day. She is about the same. She lives in her room. Lady and Man go and sit with her  a few times a day. She gives them the death stare. She won't eat in front of them, but they can get a little closer to her without her hissing. She has to take some medication before so she will not be too stressed. If every one has a little POTP for her today, our KC (Kidnapped Cat as Uncle Chris calls her) could use it.

I think that is the highlights. I am so glad we are back. I have missed my friends. Missed, missed, missed them!

your pal Styxy

Mischief Monday = Short Paws

 Hi friends, hi friends,

Lady and Man have been super busy with work and life and trying to keep on top of the house and making sure all our needs are meet. 

We are all good. Most of us are living our best lives. Lanie may not be. Lady and Man have a couple more weeks of chaos before winter hibernation.

We will be back soon.

Jack-O-Lanie

Styx

Tigris

New Hobby - By Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends,

I let Lanie have my mischief Monday post. I am nice like that. I don't really care she is in the basement. Sometimes I go to the door and listen, but mostly I don't worry about her. I do like when Lady is preparing a 3rd meal, I will get on the counter and try to eat them all.

Now to what I wanted to write about - I wanted to write about my new hobby. It is sitting on the couch to watch TV with my people. My favourite thing to watch is the bull riding. Lady loves it too. We like to watch together. I think I would be a great cowboy. With my murder mittens, I would never get bucked off. 

Here I am watching Canadian riders. Will Jared Parsonage be Canada's champ November 15, as Dakota Buttar is battling a broken rib? Will Jake Gardner take it all? Time will tell!

Styx - Cowboy in waiting

Wordless Wednesday - Caught Snuggling

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Cooler Weather

 Cooler weather brings out one good thing, fuzzy blankets on laps. I am learning I like this.

Tigris

Mischief Monday - by Lanie

It has been 14 days since my imprisonment. I thought that biting people would help me gain my freedom but it hasn't.

I had the perfect hiding place when those people brought food in.  However,  for "safety" reasons, the people dismantled my hiding space, and now when they bring me gruel 2 times a day, I have to see them. Apparently this will help me learn to like being in captivity. I don't know if I am every going to like being in captivity. My people say I have only been here two weeks and it could take a long time. They also say I have a sanctuary not a prison. I disagree.  Lady is about as impatient as i am about all of this. 

In my windowsill

For now, I sometimes sing my song in the middle of the night. I eat my food. I use my litter.  I count the days until maybe I will be free.

The Lady says I am stuck in here for now and that she loves me, even if I would like to use my murder mittens on her. 

Lanie - please send help

Spooky - FFF and Nature Friday

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

We are grateful Lady misplaced the other set of costumes

Now for our FFF for Aunty-Yam and Nature Friday for Rosy and Sunny.

Gold days soon to pass.

White winter is on the way.

Breathe in the fall air. 

Wordless Wednesday - Lunch is Served - Tigris

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - The Rest of The Story

Readers,

First, Lady says to tell you she is sorry she hasn't been around and won't be around because life is very busy the next few weeks. Even though Lady is very busy, she and Man had the stupid idea to help Lanie.

Me and Lady

Refill your coffee or tea and get ready for the rest of the story.

You would have thought any sane people would have just let Lanie be after the skunk incident. But no. The people planned a way to set the trap where they were more sure a skunk couldn't get in. Tuesday morning around 3 am, the Man woke the house up to say we had a Lanie and carried a hissing cat to the prison they had made in a large dog crate in the guest room. 

Tuesday, Man tried to get a vet appointment for Lanie, but they could only see her Wednesday. So she was held captive in the crate until Wednesday. 

Then the Man, wearing work gloves attempted to get a Lanie in a carrier. Let's say this was very loud, with banging and yelling and ended with Man requiring medical attention. (FYI, one does not need a rabies shot for a cat bite in our area, just tetanus and antibiotics). But before taking care of himself, the Man took Lanie to the vet. There, they would not see her and sent Man home with special food and gaba to help mellow her out.

The only indoor picture Lady has of Lanie - taken when she was a true prisioner..

The next day, after his trip to the ER, Lanie was off to the vet again (the carrier was put in her prison and she happily got in before Man tried). A stoned Lanie cooperated with the exam and the shots and all the things. The cat expert gave the Man some hints to help her (i.e. give her the whole room now, make sure it has some hiding places, spend an hour a day in the room with her, just being waiting for her to come to you etc.). 

If you are curious about this cat - she is about 1.5 years old and weighs in at 7lbs.  Lady and Man don't really see her. She is eating the food, drinking the water, using the litter. She sings the song of her people once or twice in the night, but other than that, we don't hear her. The train cam is now in the room so we will see what she does when the people aren't around. 

You may be wondering what the next steps for this girl are. For now, until her spay November 24, she will live in our guest room. Lady and Man will spent about an hour a day in the room with her. After the spay and her recovery, Lady and Man will see where we are and what the next reasonable steps are. Given how this has all gone, the next reasonable steps will likely not be that reasonable.

The bottom line is at this moment, they don't know if Lanie can ever be a house cat, or if she will need to be re-released. They are not making this decision now. For now, they are giving her a safe, clean place, meeting her where she is at and seeing what happens. She is currently exempt from hat tax.

Everyone needs a hobby. Apparently this can be one. 

Tigris - who has been adopted by crazy people

Mischief Monday - The Wrong Cat - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends,

The most exciting thing happened the other day. So exciting.

It started off not exciting. As mentioned, Lady and Man have wanted to help Lanie. The SPCA would not lend them a trap so they did what any sane person would do, they asked Amazon to bring them one. 

They decided to test it, and guess what, I got to be the one to test it! I did not like it and they didn't keep me in it long and I did not fully cooperate because I didn't set it off.

I did make them think it would work, so they set it up outside. They put it in a place they did not think any creature but a cat and maybe a raccoon could get it.

Sunday night around 8:30, Lady looked out, and said "Man, we have a skunk."

Yep, the skunk was smarter than the people and got itself caught.

I will keep this part short, but I am happy to report the Lady and Man were able to cover the cage, move the cage, open the cage, and the skunk ran away without spraying anyone. 

For the record, Lady would have been happy to keep the skunk if it wasn't smelly. But we know he or shee is happier in the wild.

That was a very big adventure. 

Tomorrow Tigris will continue our story. 

Nature Friday - Nature TV by Styxy

 Hi friends, hi friends,

I had the best episode of Nature TV on the weekend. Let me tell you about it. 

First there were the deer.

Then there was Callie's cat Cinder hunting

Cinder walked away with his prize. 

Now we do love all creatures here - Lady and Man were glad this mouse didn't get into our house. We have had to Uber 3 so far this year, and it hasn't been cold.

I hope you enjoyed this episode of Nature TV, sponsored by Rosy and Sunny.

Your pal and host, Styxy

Wordless Wednesday - Get Back To Work

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Still Not My Thing

 Dear reader,

Styx mentioned some of the new things Lady got recently from an online auction. One of the things she got was a gently used puzzle. This is supposed to be a very easy one. 

I did more than I usually do. I looked at it, I smelt the treats, but nope, I refused to participate. Queens don't work for treats.

Styxy doesn't seem to hate it. 

Tigris 

Mischief Monday - Ooops, Wrong Friend

 Hi friends, hi friends,

My friend Jack-O-Lanie has been around a lot, I have so much to tell you about her. Sometimes she comes and rubs up against the door when I am standing there. Lady and Man have tried to encourage her to come in, but she is not having anything to do with that. Lady was talking to Callie's people, and they call her Simone, and they have been feeding her for like a year. They have not seen her since she started hanging out with me.  So Lady and Man have kind of stolen their outdoor cat. 

It was recently Prime day - look what I got!

Lady looked into a program at the SPCA that let's you borrow a trap, and for a small fee with vet feral cats and you can release them. The SPCA said Lanie doesn't qualify, and wouldn't lend Man a trap so Lady and Man could just do this and take her to our vet. So Lady and Man have ordered a trap. We will keep you posted on how this plays out. Lady and Man have to talk to our vet on Monday about how they may get her in etc. If she can't be an indoor cat, she should at least be spayed and given shots etc.  Then Lady and Man will look at getting her an outdoor enclosure. 

The SPCA also told Lady to not feed outdoor cats, because she could start a colony. Lady laughed because she has no problem being a crazy cat Lady. 

At any rate, they have had to stop feeding her at the door because the wrong friend found the food.  I was the one who told my people we had the wrong visiter. 

We had to let him eat before moving it. 

Don't worry, no one was sprayed and Lady refilled and put Lanie's food up high. 

That is the mischief going on here.

your pal, Styxy, friend to all 

Nature Friday - With Tigris

 Dear reader,

I decided it was my turn to do a nature Friday. Styx acts like he is the only one who cares about nature. I care too. I just am don't go as crazy about it. If we are honest, I am probably going to be a better hunter.

Anyways, it is autumn. The days are getting short, meaning you really have to enjoy the sun puddles while they are out. 

Here are some pictures Lady took on Thanskgiving. 

Lee and Phod's pose tree

The hills north of our house

Golden in the golden hour

The hill across the lake. 

Thanks to some dogs (Rosy and Sunny) for hosting this event.

Tigris

Wordless Wednesday - Outtakes - Why Am I Wearing a Bra?

 

Tuesdays with Tigris - Trespasser

 Hello readers,

The Lady is insisting I start by apologizing on her behalf for not being a good friend. She has been busy with work and life and getting ready for the winter hibernation. Don't worry, Styx and I are getting lots of love and clearly, the Thanksgiving pictures are proof she may not be busy enough. At any rate, she hopes to slow down in November.

The biggest problem we have had and something that has taken up too much of her time, is a trespasser. This starving cat showed up last week. Lady decided she was going to feed it. Lady decided she is going to try and rescue her. Man is ok with this. He is supposed to be the one to stop her from these sorts of silly things.

Styx talking to the new cat

Lady is giving our food to this stranger. I don't think I like it. 

Me checking to make sure my boy is ok

Lady and Man had named her Jack-o-lantern, because they forgot tortoiseshell cats were girls (how dump of them, this is what I am dealing with). So she is now Jack-o-Lanie. If Lady captures her, she may get another name. Lady has posted her on the lost and found page on Facebook. She does done some research into working with the SPCA to get her help. For now, she is feeding her and trying to get her to trust her.  

The real problem with this is she is giving her all the food she wants, while I am on a diet. Also, when she has the door open, we must hang out in the bathroom. While I don't want Lanie to starve, I don't really like this and hope this is a phase and Lanie finds a great home somewhere far, far way.

Tigris