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05 Dec 2014

Do Cats Change Their Mind?

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

My guess is that lots of us cats, lady cats or man cats, change our minds about lots of things and we do it lots of times…even in a short amount of time…na’mean???

Personally, I find that I can keep Mom L dancing around on her toes trying to keep up with me IF I change my mind frequently. This works especially well when she is trying to make sure I have my fitness time aka ‘play time’.

Upper body power grab; claws engaged!

Next move…

Wait a minute, I wasn’t ready yet

Sometimes a distraction comes along and as a certified cat, I must give it some attention.

Did you see that over there??

Then the quandary is “Do I inspect the new element?” or “Do I continue to play?”

Yup Mom, I’m watching you out of the corner of my eye, but let me see what that is…

Well, what are you waiting for? I have been like this for the last at least 10 nanoseconds…

Heellloo up there! Let’s get this game going

Then you all know how it goes; there is that tickle that tells you something on your body needs attention…and you simply can’t wait.

Ah yes, I knew this paw was just filthy and in need of a few good slurps and chomps

By now, Mom L is sure I am ready to get into a full on hard playing work out. Guess again Mom L.

I’m all done now. Got some squirrel TV to watch

If we don’t change our minds often, in a split second, how ever will we keep our humans entertained? They are so needy and it is our duty to see to it that their smaller brains are kept in top working order so that they can meet our every need and whim.

And that, my pals, is all I am going to say on the topic of “Do Cats Change Their Minds?”

Paw Pats, Savannah

We are joining the Pet Parade over at Rascal and Rocco’s…click the badge and bring your own toy…let’s PLAY!

As If They Care: An Update

I am stranded here with The Kid Sage and the human cat sitter who cares not one whit about getting my second breakfast to me, in bed, slightly warmed…*deep sigh with a sniffle*

Posted in Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged CAT PLAY, cat recovery, savannah progress

26 Nov 2014

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Give Thanks…

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

As you who live in the USA with us already know, tomorrow is our Thanksgiving Holiday. It is a time to join with friends and family and give thanks for all that we have. The bounty we have because we are former adult shelter cats who were rescued is our wish for all animals still living in limbo without their own home or guardians to care for them and all their needs.

The Kid Sage and I know we have it really, really good. So today we are giving thanks for the love and care we have here in our forever home; we know many animals never feel the gentle touch of a human hand.

ahhhh…thanks Mom L…now it’s your turn

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We will not be posting on Thanksgiving Day. We have very special guests joining Mom L and Dad P for dinner. They are all going out to a restaurant and we are certain that there will be leftovers brought home for four grateful cats…me, Sage, Spitty and Cuzin Leo. Yes, Mom L and Dad P are sharing the Thanksgiving meal with Dad Dave and Spitty’s Human, Miss Mary.

Hope you enjoy our special Thanksgiving Day Card…we made it special for all of you.

Paw Pats, Savannah

Head Bonks, The Kid Sage

Posted in Sage's Life Experiences, Savannah's Life Experiences and tagged adopt adult cat, shelter rescue cat

24 Nov 2014

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Beware the iPhone Light

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

I have something kind of fun and also scary to share today. First, I am sure everybody already knows about the things to beware if they use the light iPhones offer for flash and for videos, but Mom L was clearly not a recipient of that email.

The fun part is getting to watch me in action using my our newest cat tower, It really and truly is just my size. I don’t go up high and the top of this one is right at the windowsill level. Heck, I haven’t even climbed up to the top yet!

But I totally have a blast jumping into the tunnel part and then playing with anything that comes near where my paws and claws are!

I’m waiting patiently…

You can see that I like to appear as though I am not interested in whatever Mom L is bringing over. But then I get a bit curious and so have to take a better peek.

Eyes openning wider for a better assessment of play potential

Finally, I get a good full on look at whatever she is about to use to entice me to play. Notice my whonky eye color? Yeah, we tried to photo edit them to make them look better, but we are pretty poor at that kind of photo editing. Just notice the size of my pupils in this next photo. We were doing this photo shoot in a darkened living room at night, so the flashy thing was in use.

What’cha have there Mom L? Are we going to play?

And play we did. I was a crazepants cat for sure! I can even whip around inside the tunnel to get the feather if it shows up behind me…I am very fast. But, Mom L couldn’t get a good video because it was to dark in the living room. So she used the iPhone light for this video.

Mom L noticed after just a few seconds that I stopped playing and just sat really still.

I don’t feel very well

Then she noticed I retreated inside the tunnel and would not come out. So she put the peacock feather up to my face and I could not see it! I was blind!!!

She yelled for Dad P, he came running. Mom L is a basket case when we cats are hurt and she was already holding back sobs trying not to frighten me. Dad P got close to me and also saw that I was bobbing my head, and not able to see. When he or Mom held their fingers close to me I could smell them, but I didn’t know what that was so I recoiled back into the safety of the dark tunnel.

Dad checked my pupils and he could almost see NO color in my eyes. Mom L called our friend, my retired cat DVM, before grabbing me to rush to emergency. Mom L just knew she had blinded me, her precious Savannah.

By the time Mom L got Dr Josie, I was starting to look around a bit as though I could see some things. While they talked, I finally jumped down from the tower and walked slowly toward the kitchen. I was fine after that.

Dr. Josie said my pupils were already dilated a lot to be able to see in the darkened living room. And the iPhone light, while NOT a laser, it is terrifically bright…too bright for my already dilated pupils and when I looked toward the peacock feather, I looked straight into that blazing light and it temporarily blinded me.

I am sure most of you already knew to be careful with use of an iPhone light around an animal at night or in a darkened room. But, Mom L did not. I am just fine, we even played a lot today, Sunday, in my new tower.

But Mom L won’t ever forget! So beware of the iPhone light when you want to video your animals in a darkened room…just sayin’…