Friday, January 30, 2009

Snoopy waiting on food


Snoopy waiting on food
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

She spends a lot ot time in this spot right outside the kitchen. She has a regular routine where she appears here to wait...and to wait...and to wait.

This old girl has come a long way in a year's time. She's figured out that she is still the boss around here and the young upstart is just a pain in the butt, not a real threat to her safety.

She really likes the fact that Sakaura is such a picky eater. She loves to scavenge over her leftovers!

Sakaura on Ice


Sakaura on Ice
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

I don't think she would make a very good outdoor cat. I wonder if she ever did wander around outside in her "other life". If she did, she's forgotten all about that now that she is a Princess who must be waited on hand and foot!

Saturday, January 24, 2009

Who is this and what is she doing here?


365-23
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

Snoopy is not so sure she likes sharing space with another princess!

She gets braver and braver. Lots of hissing and growling going on as Snoopy steps out into the space that Sakaura has claimed as her own. Snoopy is not giving ground, which is good.

I think maybe in year two we will see the two cats figure out that they both belong here and maybe they need to get along a bit better.

Monday, January 19, 2009

Office Assistant


Office Assistant
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

"So where do I file this?" LOL

Don makes the biggest mess. He says he is "organizing" these files - all over the living room floor. He was not around when I found Miss Sakaura sitting on top of a stack of his files.

I did hear him yelling at her last night because she was messing with some of his papers.

Men!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Begging at the back door


Begging at the back door
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

Why do these two yellow cats want to roam around the neighborhood when it's below zero outside?

This is the less attractive of the pair. He looks like he has some sort of eye infection or else he lost a fight. I fed him, and he even ate the Serengeti Cat Food that all the other cats reject. At least he has good taste LOL!

Sakaura shows no interest in this one. But his brother will bring her out to the door to "flirt".

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Wishful thinking


Wishful thinking
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

Sakaura is so fascinated by all the action at the bird feeder and on our porch where the birds scavenge for seeds that have dropped from the feeder.

I don't know what she'd do if she actually could catch a bird. Probably tuck tail and run. She's a lot of bark and little bite.

Friday, January 9, 2009

Phoey!


Phoey!
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

I've never seen a cat that has her tongue out of her mouth so far and so much! Don says it is a sign that she feels at ease - I think she is sending a raspberry to the world.

We've had big changes here in the way the cats interact. Snoopy has realized that Sakaura is a picky eater and, like Rusty, leaves food in her dish uneaten and ready to be cleaned up. So she lingers in the hallway waiting for Sakaura to abandon her food and when she feels it's safe she goes and quickly gobbles down the leftovers. We feed Sakaura tiny amounts of food, so we need to continue to do this. We do not want Snoopy to start putting on the pounds again.

Last night for the first time in almost a year Snoopy came into the living room and jumped up on the sofa where Don has been carrying her to "visit". Sakaura was sleeping on Snoopy's purr pad. Uh oh - but no hissing or growling. I moved Sakaura and, after a lot of sniffing at the very unpleasant smell that Sakaura had left on the pad, Snoopy relaxed and napped.

Snoopy has become much more independent and open. I think she's past a lot of her fear of Sakaura who has proven to have a loud bark but little bite!

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

I'm BAD!


I'm BAD!
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

This cat has such CATtitude! I often wonder if she ever recalls her days digging in the dumpster. Of course, we know little of her background and how she came to be a shelter cat. But sometimes I imagine her as Cinderella who lived with the evil step-sister cats until we rescued her and brought her here to her palace, where she truly feels she is royalty. Takes little to amuse me, eh? Smiley from millan.net

Friday, January 2, 2009

Dinner?


Dinner?
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

Sakaura's entertainment is watching the wildlife outside the back door. I wonder if she is dreaming of dinner? I sort of doubt it since she is the most picky eater in this household.

Her world is a bit shaken. Yesterday, Snoopy roamed all over the house freely - like she did before Sakaura arrived. She even went into Sakaura's playhouse. When Sakaura decided to attack the invader, she ran up and Snoopy let out a loud growl, and Miss Aggressor stalked away with her tail between her legs.

It could get quite interesting around here in days to come!

Thursday, January 1, 2009

Snoopy comes out!


Snoopy comes out!
Originally uploaded by fbruehl

This is not the best picture in the world - taken with my cell phone - but I had to capture the moment.

Don and I were sitting here watching the football game and all of a sudden Snoopy walked right up to Sakarua's scratching pad and started sniffing around it.

She has NEVER been in this room on her own in almost a year.

Maybe she has made a New Year's resolution to be more social. LOL!