Saturday, 3 January 2009

Guest Cats Of The Month For January: Oscar And Molly


Names
Oscar & Molly (brother & sister).

Nicknames
Him & Her.

Age
3 years old last September.

Owners
Phil & Denise think they are!

Catchphrase?
Move over I'm coming through.

Favourite habits?
Molly; hunting anything that moves
Oscar; Watching molly hunt anything that moves!

What constitutes a perfect evening for you?
Oscar: curled up on the comfiest chair in the house
Molly: hunting anything that moves.

Favourite food?
Hill's Science plan, chicken or rabbit, just moved onto the light stuff as the waistline is expanding.

Defining moment of your life?
Moving to rural Oxfordshire where shrew's and voles abound aplenty.

Any enemies?
Nobody big enough. And we are British Blues don't you know.

If you could do one thing to make the world a better place for felines, what would it be?
Rid the world of dogs!

If you could meet a celebrity who would it be and why?
Tom & Dee Cox, 'cos they seem like really nice people with their feet on the ground.

Which one of the cats in Under the Paw would you like to be stuck in a lift with?
Probably Janet, you sound very entertaining.

Biography
British Blues. Oscar is growing into a giant, weighs a ton, Molly is more dainty with very large amber eyes, she is an avid hunter and always brings home the bacon. Oscar lazes about with his big grumpy face and looks at her latest conquest as if to say "What have you been up to now and where is my tea"! We live in a bungalow that backs onto fields 12 miles south of Oxford. They seem to be in cat heaven and aware of their pedigree status, they look at other cats as if to say "Don't you know who I am".

Over the last 38 years we have had a number of cats, our last British Blue (Henry) survived about 16 years, for the first time in our married lives we had a 2 year break but could not stand it any longer and 3 years ago we bought each other Molly & Oscar as a Christmas present to each other. We have 3 sons all grown up now but all have cats, I think men like cats but keep it quiet.


Saturday, 20 December 2008

Jake: The Ultimate Cat Man

I mentioned this video about Jake, the Texan hermit who has adopted over five hundred cats from his local shelter, in my post a week or two back about old cats (Jake owned Creme Puff, the oldest ever cat, and Grandpa, who wasn't far behind him in years), but I thought I should post the vid itself, which is weird, macabre and inspiring at the same time, and almost certainly hasn't yet found its true audience...

Pouncing In The Name Of...

I've mentioned the Panic Mouse - the expensive toy that my cats comprehensively ignored - many times on the blog, and a few people have asked what's become of it. The answer is that about six months ago Dee gave it to Louise, a cat-owning friend at her workplace. "This looks great!" said Louise. "I bet my cats will love it!" It saddened Dee to see such hope in her eyes, knowing what a disappointment she was headed for, upon getting the Panic Mouse home. However, the other day, Louise's other half, Daniel, sent us a video of their cat, Daisy, with the Panic Mouse (and other, less highfalutin toys). As you can see, it's quite a contrast. That said, Daisy still seems more interesting in mauling her non-mechanized toys...

Our Panic Mouse video:



Louise and Daniel's:

Friday, 19 December 2008

UNDER THE PAW IS BACK

Just to let everyone know that Under The Paw is now back in stock at amazon - and not a moment too soon, since today is the last day to order first class before Christmas first class (express delivery can be ordered until the 23rd). As a notorious gossip at my school said when she heard that her former best friend had snogged the least popular boy in the third year, one of whose parents worked part-time at the local refuse centre: "Spread it!".

Friday, 12 December 2008

Slides: For Cats Whose Parents Can't Afford A Treadmil

Cat Boxing Videos: The Top 3

3. Tactical Cruiserweight Bout Between Gingers.


2. White Tabby Matches Himself Blow-For-Blow.


3. Fat Ginger Mobster Decides That He's Not Going To Take The Younger Generation's Nonsense Any More.

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

Broccoli: The Secret Ingredient In All Good Cat Food?

funny pictures of cats with captions

I've already mentioned The Bear's odd fondness for broccoli. I like to think this makes him unique, but perhaps not...