Merry Christmas

I have Christmas mostly done.  I have to clean the house and make the dinner for tomorrow night and then It's over.  All the gifts are wrapped and cards have been sent.  I still need to send my friend in Hawaii her fingerless gloves but I ran out of money so that will have to wait until after Christmas.

I couldn't find anything good for the cats this year so after Christmas I'm going to by them a huge cat tree.  That should bring Tanner and Lamont out of the back room.  I think the one I'm looking at should be big enough for all six cats at one time.

I was one of the people who shopped at Target (not once but three times) during the credit and debit card hacking period.  I went to the bank and cancelled my debit card and got a temporary one until after Christmas.  I think it's a good thing to change your card number once in-a-while anyway.  I know with my past luck that I would probably be one of the people who's card is plucked off the Internet and used to the max.  Now I don't have to worry about it.

I can't wait to see what I don't get this year.  I don't see how he can top my grabber from last year.  *sigh*  It's sad...but I'm not expecting much of anything again.

Better go and get some much needed sleep.  Tomorrow is a busy day for me.

Merry Christmas From Muttzncatz's Place

There's A Reason

There's a reason why Homer is so upset and chews his hair off.  A friend and neighbor happened to be watching animal planet and they were doing a program on Chantilly cats.  She called me and said, "tune into the program", and I was astounded by all the similarities between the Chantilly and Homer.  This explains a bunch about our little Homer.  Chantilly's are highly nervous and have high anxiety.  They over-groom because of their problems.

When you rescue an animal you never quit know what to expect for behavior.  You have no idea what breed they are from (usually) unless it's obvious like the Siamese or Burmese.  The Chantilly also has a weird meow.  It's not a real meow it's sort of a trill.  They need more love and attention than most breeds and also need grooming more.  That is...when they haven't chewed all their hair off.
Now at least...I don't feel guilty for taking out a plastic garbage bag and swishing it through the air to open it, only to find Homer running away like I'm going to bag HIM and throw him in the trash.

We had a incident a couple of months ago.  Homer was asleep on the carpet close to the front door.  There was a solar tube almost over his head. (This lets in more light in an otherwise dark corner of the room) The cover decided to fall to the floor right next to him and he almost ended up on the ceiling where the cover had been.  He certainly is a good jumper.  He jumps higher than any of the other cats ever have.

Now we need to learn to live with our part Chantilly cat.

Good Night From Muttzncatz's Place