Mischief Monday - Traitors! Traitors! Traitors! by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I am very mad, mad, mad this week. My people have been the big bad traitors and i don't know if I am going to forgive them. 

A picture from before I was so, so, so mad

I got a little mad, because Lady took another day off to drive cats to get spayed and neutered. This time she took 11. Here is one of the cats she took, who sang most of the ride. 

Archie

I understand this is very important. While we cats are the most awesome, awesome, awesome, we do need to curb unnecessary reproduction. Allowing people access to affordable spay and neuter services is important! But I am still a little mad that she was gone from me all day. She could have just been with me, me, me. 

I might be able to forgive this, but Lady and Man were away for 87 million years and while they don't deserve it, they will probably tell you more about it here, I found these pictures on Lady's phone. This shows she has a pattern of loving other cats and not just me, me, me. They went to a cat cafe and played with kittens. They left us alone for 87 million years to play with kittens in another province. This is completely unacceptable. I am mad, mad, mad.

Tommy and Dakota

Tommy

Dakota

Tommy

Tommy

Part of me can't blame them from wanting to play with cats, because we are so great, great, great. These kittens are cute, cute, cute. But if I can't go, they should not be able to go.

Styx - the mad, mad, mad cat

Mischief Monday - Nothing Caught but a Catch Up

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

It has been busy, busy, busy here. Things have been happening and I have been too tired to catch up.

First last weekend, our cousin Troy came. He was a nice boy, although Lanie thought stranger danger, strange danger, stranger danger, and hid a lot. Troy didn't get to see her much. 

Troy gave lots and lots and lots of treats

Then Lady was gone for 1, 2, 3, THREE, whole nights. She had to go away for work. Man was in charge and it was good but not the same. We like our routine.

Then Lady came back tired and had to keep working, working, working, so when the weekend hit, she was done, done, done. 

Like my new sitting place?

She says she has a quiet week this week. While you are reading this, she is likely driving cats to get spayed and neutered again. 

We are all well, and busy, busy, busy so we are tired, tired, tired. 

A very busy and tired Styxy

Mischief Monday - My Nemesis By Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

You all know I love almost everyone. I have a heart that is too big, too big, too big! I am the anti-Grinch. However, there are two things I don't love. There are two things I want to hunt, hunt, hunt.

The first is the crow. They stay far from my house, far, far, far. They know I would get them.

The second is the black squirrel. He or She does not stay far, far, far. He or She teases me and stands right at the window, thanks to the feeder Uncle Chris got me.

Sometimes He or She even knocks on the window. I do not want to be his or her friend. I want to hunt him or her. Hunt, hunt, hunt.

Lady says it is very distracting when she is trying to work.

you pal Styxy, the squirrel fighter

Mischief Monday - I thought She Had Forgotten - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends, 

Wednesday was Canada Day. I was so, so, so excited that Lady had forgotten that she had purchased a Canada t-shirt for me, so I thought I was lucky, lucky, lucky and was going to escape the hat tax. No, no, no, she remembered and I had to wear it and have my picture displayed on surveillance capitalism sites (aka social media).

 

I do look very, very, handsome. Lady had the audacity to say I had to pay the tax while the girls did not because I just cost her $87 million at the cardiologist. To that, I said . . . .

a very handsome Styx

Mischief Monday - Squirrel Watch

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I feel like my dreams have come true. Squirrel TV has really, really improved here.

Smiling in my sleep, as I am living my best life

Uncle Chris got Lady stick on bird feeders for her birthday. So far she has put one up and it has worked, it has brought us squirrels, squirrels, squirrel!

Me on guard when Lady first put it up.

Gris tuned in - I am there, just out of frame 

The mischief is the squirrels knocked the feeder and have at least once knocked on the window looking for more food.

I can't wait to see what is on the squirrel TV channel this week. It is the best, best, best channel!

your pal Styx 

Mischief Monday - Weather

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

Thank you from the bottom of my future too big heart for all the POTP and kind thoughts sent my way. I really am doing well and I love, love, love my pill. I jump up on the counter to get it. I think the girls are jealous that I get a special treat. 

Lanie and I love to look out the window together

It has been a quiet week here, except we were alone way, way, way too long Saturday. Lady and Man went out for dinner and to a movie and then 10 minutes from home, they hit a road block. We had a bad, bad, bad thunderstorm while they were in the city and the low road (the highway) and the only other reasonable detour (the mountain road) had flooded. The firefighter said they had no idea when they may be able to open again, so a tired Lady and Man had to take a detour that took about 1.5 hours. 1.5 hours! They drove so, so, so long without a break, Lady's car gave Man a reminder that he should take a break (they were almost home then so he was not, not, not, going to stop).

We saw this the next morning and thought this could sum up our life

At the time of this writing on Sunday, the detour was open but the highway was still closed and may be closed for several days. 

Your pal, the great watcher and waiter, Styxy

Mischief Monday - Is My Heart Too Big - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

Last Tuesday was a horrible, horrible, horrible day for your friend Styxy. First my people gave me medication that made me feel very funny. I felt sooooo funny. I could eat and everything, but man, the world was different. 

Then they shoved me in a crate and drove for 87 years (about 1.5 hours) and took me to a very scary, scary, scary place. Then I go to be in a room but they wouldn't let me climb. Then they took me from my people and shaved my fur. 

I have a hole on each side!

Then after the test, I got to wait in the room with my people, and I hid behind my Lady. Hid, hid, hid. Dr. Whipp may be a very nice person, but I am not a fan.

Look at all the fur I put on her

So the short story is I have a grade 3 heart murmur. I had something called an echo to look at my heart.  Dr. Whipp said the findings were a bit inclusive. My heart is not pumping blood the right way, but it could be something called HCM or it could be I have a very, very special valve. In the end, it doesn't matter for treatment, because in both cases I have to take something called a Beta Blocker for the rest of my life. I also have to see Dr. Whipp again in 3 months and then about once a year. Maybe with time, we will understand more about my "prognosis" whatever that means. In the end, the concern is my heart will get too big. I already thought I had a very big heart., the biggest heart. I can't imagine it could get bigger and if it could, would that really be a problem?

On the way home, in my feeling funny state, Lady took me to the pet store. We needed more food and I needed something called a pill pocket. The ladies at the pet store loved me, and I got lots of good attention. The first pill pockets Lady bought, none of us will eat. They are yucky, yucky, yucky. Lady has since gotten better ones, so I can easily take my pill. 

For now I feel good and we will see.

Thank you all for your POTP. It meant a lot.

your friend Styxy, who may have a too big heart

From the Lady: When people ask me how Styx is my answer is he is both ok (because he is not showing symptoms) and not ok (because he does have a heart problem). We are prepared for wherever this journey takes us.  A friend said, I have bad luck with pets (immune disorder, brain injury, neurological issues etc.) and I said I look at it as the animals who find their way to use have very good luck because we can support them with their journeys. 

Mischief Monday - Styx Alarm

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

Lady has gotten really too good at ignoring us climbing on her to wake her up. She says she likes the snuggles. She will pet up but she won't get up. On the weekend, this makes my breakfast late, late, late!

With a full belly I am able to have my morning nap

So I am finding new things to do to wake her up. I call it the Styxy alarm.

Last week, I got under the covers and bit her right in the middle of her back. Bite, bite, bite.

This week, I tried biting her feet through the blankets (as she has moved to the thinner summer blanket. When that did not work, she kept sleeping and sleeping and sleeping, I crawled under the covers and bit her feet. She did not like that she said "don't bite".  Cause, while I want breakfast but don't want an angry Lady, then I climbed on her and snuggled for a few minutes before she got up and fed us.

Lady says she does not need a 6:30 Styxy alarm on the weekend. I disagree.

The alarm cat, Styxy

PS If you have some spare POTP I see my cardiologist tomorrow. Lady will try and update you all later this week.

Mischief Monday - Rough Play - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I love to play rough sometimes. Lanie and I wrestle. I like it when I start it and like it less when she jumps me. I do not like to be jumped. It is not fair, not fair, not fair!

While I don't like being jumped, I love, love, love, jumping Grissie. She does not love, love, love this. She maybe loves it less then I do.

Lady captured a recent match. It started with Gris asleep on the settee. 

It ended on the floor. Gris was mad, mad, mad.

I had a great time.

Styx - world class wrestler

Mischief Monday - i don't See the Problem - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends!

The people have been a little less busy and been home, home, home. I love when they are home the best. 

As you may or may not know, Lady and Man have put a mat for me (well, sometimes the girls use it too, but it is mine, mine, mine) on the dining room table. I like to sit there when they are eating. I know I am lucky, lucky, lucky, because so many cats aren't allowed to do fun things like this. Lady and Man don't mind if I am not trying to steal their food (I love, love, love chicken and hamburgers!)

The other day, I thought dinner time was a great time for a little bath. I needed to be doing something while waiting for my chicken. Lady caught this pose and said it was not very table friendly. 

I don't see anything wrong with it. Is this body shaming? 

your pal, letting it all hang out, Styxy

Mischief Monday - A Belated Thank You - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I am delayed in giving this thanks because the Lady, who is the controller of the purse was a bit delayed in her part of this. I hope this post makes up for the delay!

Cecilia won my "When will the Snow be Gone" contest and was generous and donated her prize to the charity of our choice in memory of Hailey and Zaphod. We love, so, so, so many charities that help animals, but in the end, Lady made a donation to the Ottawa Paw Pantry. Thank you Cecilia for letting us help feed animals in need.

Now, to make up for this delay, Lady thought we could say sorry by share us wearing some costumes she found in the Paw Pantry storage unit when cleaning it out. She bought them in the "pre-sale" for an upcoming garage sale. These are dog costumes. Lady laughed so hard she cried. 

We hope this makes up for the delay.

Thanks again Cecilia for your generosity. 

Styx, who is now hiding with the girls

Mischief Monday - Traitor

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

First thank you so much for your POTP for my heart murmur.  Man picked up the meds to make me feel sleepy before my appointment in June, and he asked for meds for Cinder. Long, long, long,  time readers may remember that Cinder was one of the Lady and Man's cats a long, long, long time ago.  I can't believe the Man caused mischief by using the wrong name. We are supposed to be best, best, best, buddies!

Me and my best buddy Lady, oh I mean Man (I can say the wrong, wrong, wrong name too)

The real mischief goes to Lady. She spent time with other cats, traitor, traitor, traitor! She went to Aunt C's and saw cousins Loopy and Uber.  Fortunately, she didn't take many pictures, which suggests she does care about us more. She did snap this one of Loopy.

So poor Styxy is feeling left out and forgotten this week. It was a hard, hard, hard week.

you friend, Styxy the forgettable 

Mischief Monday - May the 4th Be With You and Not Fun - by Styx

May the 4th Be With You

I guess I should be grateful she doesn't have the gold bikini

Stupid look do I 

 

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I had the worst day ever last week. It was bad, bad, bad. Ok, maybe it was not the worst day ever, I did live in a shelter, but it was one of the worst days I have had since coming to live with my people. It started normal with breakfast and love and then I was being shoved into a crate and Gris was also being shoved into her crate and we then had to sing, and sing and sing for a very long drive and we ended at the vet. I sang the ride there (25 minutes), most of the time in the clinic (45 minutes) and the ride home (another 25 minutes). Gris only joined me on the ride there. 

They had a great window at the vet where we got to see so many cars, more cars then we see in a month at our house. It was very exciting. 

The people at the vet are nice and tried to give me treats, but I was not falling for their tricks.  Gris totally was bought with this.

In good news, other than needing to lose some weight as she is close to 17 lbs, Gris is healthy. 

In not good news, first they suggested I had weight to lose (too many treats with Lanie). I am about 13.5 lbs. In bad, bad, maybe bad, we aren't sure yet, but maybe bad news, I have a grade 2-3 heart murmur.  In June, I will be going to a cardiologist because no one can tell how serious or not serious this is right now.  I don't have any symptoms. Lady and Man have never had a cat need a specialist before, so I am super, super, specials. I think my problem is my heart is too, too, too big! I love, love, love everyone and everything. My heart wants to sing, sing, sing too! 

Hanging up high while the Lady and vet chatted. We match the wall! 

I was happy to be home and unlike Gris, who did not seem bothered in any way by her ordeal, I was a bit tired and not hungry the rest of the day. I was back to my busy, loving self the next day.

I promise, promise, promise, to share my journey as we go through it. Lady said it is an adventure!

your pal, with a whispering heart, Styx

Mischief Monday - Do We Have Snow?

Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

I hope you had a weekend that was fun, fun, fun, Our weekend was lots of fun and the people were around more than usual, so that was nice. Grissie is going to tell you about something fun, fun, fun that happened, because today I must host. 

Making my serious host face while I help Lady

Today is April 27. Do we still have snow?

This was the yard at almost 2 pm yesterday. This is what is left. 

Can you believe it, there is still a little snow! It is almost May!

Sorry Sunny and Aunty-Yam - you are so close, so, so, so close, but there is still snow in the yard! 

Friday will be my last day as contest host! Will this be the first year we don't have a winner?

your pal, Styx, contest host with the most

Mischief Monday - Contest Update - by Styx

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

It is I, your host Styxy hear to talk about snow. The weather is getting the most mischief points in our world as spring flooding has started. Our house is always ok, but some of the roads around us are not. It can be dangerous, so dangerous. I hope it isn't too bad this year. 

Now, without further adieu, what you have all be waiting for, an update. 

This was our yard on the 15th.

April 15 - still snow out front

This was our yard on the 18th.

In the front

In the side

In the back

The main front yard

While most of the snow is finally gone, it is not all gone. Sorry friends, sorry, you were close but did not win. 

I, your host Styxy will do my best to update about today and tomorrow this week. Lady says they are calling for a little snow this week, but it doesn't look like it will stay long. 

a very excited host, Styx

Mischief Monday - Outtakes and Other Complaints - by Styxy

 Hi friends, hi friends, hi friends,

The mischief this week was really people caused. People make a lot of mischief, more than us animals I think. So much more!

The first mischief of the weekend is on Friday the people left us at 9:30 am and only came back at 1 am. We were alone forever and ever and ever and we didn't think they were ever coming back. Bad, bad people. Dinner was very, very late. Bad people.  Out doing things! First apparently they had family Easter lunch, then they went and saw cousin Emma and Uncle Chris, who they had just seen at family Easter, and hung out before going to hear live music. I am not a dog fan, but I am thinking if the people got a dog, they would not do bad things like this. 

Emma getting love from Lady - she is 15 now

Next on Sunday, for no reason, our power was out. The lights disappear. It seems in April we have an outage Lady says. This was a weird one because no extreme weather and only 59 places affected. So weird, so mischiefy. Lanie really didn't like the generator sound and she hid. Gris and I went about our business.  I tried calling to Lanie, but she didn't want to come out. 

The last mischief for today, is the hat tax outtakes. Lady and her love of hat tax is not good, not good, not good. Lady says it brings joy to others. It does not bring joy to us. We hate it! Lanie is the most cooperative, then Gris, she is pretty cooperative, and I Styxy, do my best to resist. Lady says CRA (Canada IRS) will come after me if I don't cooperate. I don't think the treats are enough of a balance.

Lanie

Gris

Me

                    

I hope your week had less mischief.

your friend, the tax evader, Styxy