Savannah's Paw Tracks

29 Jan 2017

My Purrsonal Selfie

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

It’s about time I show up again on my own blog post for my Sunday Selfie, don’t ya think?

I have a few enhancements to offer you for your consideration all taken from one single photo of me from last night. The lighting was crappy but Mom L insisted I pose so here is the original photo taken with her non-sophisticated smart phone.

Now here are some other fun effects all created using pho.to online photo editing. Not a lot of change in the first photo, right?

Photo 2— getting some serious artsy stuff going.

Photo 3—even more artsy stuff and, well, missing my ears!!

Please let me know in comments which of the three renditions of the same photo you like best: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3.

I am joining my pals from The Cat On My Head for their infamous Sunday Selfie Blog Hop. Click that badge and transport to view tons of fun animal selfies.

PAW PATS, SAVANNAH

Posted in Savannah's Life Experiences, Uncategorized and tagged Savannah, sunday selfie

27 Jan 2017

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Wobble Bobble? Just Give Me the Treats! #chewyinfluencer

Hey Everybody!! The Kid Sage Here!!!

Ahem! I have an announcement to make. I am now the Official Savannah’s Paw Tracks Product Reviewer (OSPTPR) !!! APAWS!!! Come on, you know you are gonna like this, right?

My first review as the OSPTPR is for this confusing Cat Wobble Treat Dispenser from Kong. Now as you all know, I am not a cat to let much get past me when it comes to getting food from any container. But when Chewy sent me this product I had no idea how tough getting my treats would be.

FTC Disclosure: As members of the Chewy Influencer network we received a Kong Cat Wobble Treat Dispenser free. We were not compensated in any other way. The opinions in this review are our own, no one influenced our experience of this product. Savannah’s Paw Tracks reviews products in which we believe our readers may have interest.

Mom L had to put some of my favorite kibble right near the dispenser to help me learn that there were more where these came from.

I could smell them but it took me some minutes to learn I had to take action to get more out. I am not a patient learner, just sayin’!

I decided I ought to try becoming one with my Kong Cat Wobbler. I dug deep into my kitten learning to try to make this thing cough up some more kibble.

Then it seemed I outta try adding a little muscle to my mental encouragement I sent to the wobble dude.

The Kong Wobbler Cat Treat Dispenser has a black or striped floofy sorta “cat’s tail” hanging from the top. I suppose young kittens or teenagers might find that a ton of fun, but I paid it no attention whatsoever. We adults don’t really need that distraction.

I also could not push or pull or whap that wobble dude over to get to my kibble. The bottom is very heavily weighted and it is FLAT! I couldn’t make it give up my kibble on a rug or even on our laminate flooring.

Bottom line for me is this Kong Cat Wobbler Treat Dispenser became boring pretty fast. Mom L even left it out for me to work on for three days. I never went back to try for my kibble. I think it could be fun, but the bottom needs to be round and without so much weight.

HRH Savannah has not even given it a look and that says a lot cuz it has her most favorite food group—her Royal Canin S/O kibble. We get a little bit of this kibble each day as treats all because HRH Savannah loves it more than even our raw chik-hen.

HEAD BONKS, THE KID SAGE

Official Savannah’s Paw Tracks Product Reviewer (OSPTPR)

Posted in Cat product review and tagged cat product review, The Kid Sage

25 Jan 2017

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My Progress Never Stops

HIYA!! SAVANNAH HERE!!!

In case you are a newer reader for my blog, let me tell you that I arrived in my forever castle as one scared, anxious and shy adult five year old shelter cat. I take kitten paw steps forward almost every week, it has been a slow journey but I am continuously supported by my Mom L and Dad P’s love and patience.

The last big progress I shared was last Fall. I told you all about how I am now asking Dad P for my morning pets and attention.

You may recall that ever since I arrived here, Mom L has been my go to human for feeling safe and confident. I have always slept with her, day or night. Unfortunately my recent progress happened in the early hours of the mornings when all is still in the town house and darkness gives me courage. No actual photos, sorry.

Here are some photos to help you imagine what has happened at night when I am snuggled up tight next to Mom L.

Wherever you see me snuggled against a lump in the bed, that would be Mom L’s legs or tummy.

My safe spot is always next to Mom L

Clearly I am totally relaxed, feeling safe. Lately, the last many months, I am sleeping with her at night snuggled up tight against her chest with my head sort’a next to hers. She says she can sometimes feel my soft warm breath on her hand if she has it resting on my shoulder.

The progress report—I, unlike The Kid Sage, never ever lick my humans. Not even if they are covered in salt from sweating at the gym or in chik-hen! I DO NOT LICK MOM L OR DAD P—until this weekend.

I feel most safe being vulnerable when it is dark. I have never shown this behavior during the daylight.

So I have been allowing Mom L to give me soft scritches UNDER MY CHIN for several months now. I just melt when she does that. I decided to try something different the other night and when she moved her hand to rub my cheek, I turned so I could give myself a nose massage by rubbing her finger! Wonderful! Oh My Cat! I love it! Mom L smiles, I knows she does cuz my whiskers can feel her smiling. I rub my cool wet nose on her finger and then—I LICK HER!! Yes, I do, I really do. Now not a really big ole’ lick like TKS gives, but while her finger is in front of my nose, I reach out the tip end of my tongue to give her a lick or two to let her know how much I appreciate the nose massage. This is becoming almost a normal behavior for me now.

THAT’S MY PROGRESS!!! I am so pleased with myself to have another break through in ways I can enjoy Mom L’s gentle pets and scritches. She is smiling as she types this blog for me. You can see that she and I have many memories of our time in bed together as we have continued to bond over the last few years. We read together, watch TV news in the morning and she always knows just how to find that special spot in the middle of my forehand for a soft scritch—I just swoon!

We really do wish we had some photos of my new behavior, maybe one day I will feel safe enough in the daylight to become vulnerable and give Mom L a little lick.