15 posts tagged “fur babies”

I love my fur babies. They are like my children. I ESPECIALLY love Fatso. We've had this big furball of a cat since he was born and he is just so sweet and loving, he has a very special place in my heart reserved JUST for him.Although he can be very sweet and loving, he also commands a certain amount of respect. Fatso does not tolerate things such as being restrained or even being held or fooled with for too long. He ESPECIALLY doesn't like anyone venturing into areas such as his haunches or his tail when brushing him. I'll openly admit it: I'm afraid of Fatso! Although fat, his reaction time is akin to a Jaguar and I'm NOT kidding! He has hurt me many times over the years so I have learned to be respectful and careful! Fatso is a Maine Coon aka FURBALL! He has long, long hair and it is EVERYWHERE in my house. I try to brush him regularly, but he doesn't tolerate it well and he absolutely will not allow me to brush the areas that REALLY need it! This has resulted in some knots on Fatso's chest and down in his 'neutered but still somewhat manly area'.

Michael is much braver and stronger than me (and tolerates pain much better also)! So I told him last week I couldn't take cleaning up the hair any longer and I was concerned about the knots and I wanted him to buy a shaver and come shave the knots off of Fatso and give him a bath.

Well Michael and Alyssa arrived last night with a brand new trimmer and a whole bunch of good intentions! Alyssa, being the intelectual girl that she is wants to follow the instructions that come with the trimmer and some other techniques that she's heard of from pet groomers. She's even brought him a special treat to give him after the procedure is over so he will 'associate the shaver with a treat'. Yeah right! She doesn't realize that there is no instruction booklet written on how to deal with Fatso! She soon learns this though....

So they spread a blanket out on the couch and Alyssa starts shaving his sides while Michael holds him. So far, so good. Then about 10 seconds later Fatso begins to buck and resist like a Red Bull!

 

After a couple of minutes Fatso is spitting everywhere, Michael can't even hold him. So they let him go. Fatso is MADDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!  After a couple more attempts Michael is about ready to give up as he is bleeding from several nice cuts on his arms. Alyssa has more ideas though: She says we should try putting something over his head to keep him calm and to put socks on his legs so he can't claw Michael. She went out to her car and got the bag from a bottle of Crown Royal and I went and got 2 old pairs of socks. She put the bag over Fatso's head and pulled the drawstring just a bit to keep it on. Then, with Michael holding him, tried to put the little booties on all four of his feet. I was laughing so hard I forgot to take a picture but it was quite hilarious! Fatso must have worked with Houdini in another life because before they could even get 2 of the booties on him he somehow removed that bag from his head, removed the booties from his feet, spit, scratched and clawed and catapulted his entire body out of Michael's grip! He was all bowed up looking at all of us like "WHAT THE HELL ARE Y'ALL TRYING TO DO TO ME?" Bob is freaking out because he doesn't understand what is going on. Heidi doesn't care because she's rekindled her relationship with Hailey.

 

So, the saga continues....

Although they have removed a sizeable amount of hair with the trimmer, they have still only touched the tip of the iceburg and haven't even ventured to his underbelly (I can already see that that is NOT going to happen, Fatso is just NOT going to have it and all the brute force Michael has cannot even restrain him). Finally they decide to try cutting off some hair with scissors. Fatso is a little bit more agreeable to this but still it's not very long before he rebels.

Finally, Michael is ready to concede defeat and asks me to call a groomer and get a price. He takes Fatso upstairs to give him a much needed bath.

 

 

 

Poor Baby! So now he has a haircut that looks like he did it himself, but at least he's clean.

I'm calling a groomer tomorrow.

I haven't been blogging very much lately. Just been busy with work and school (I'm so behind it's ridiculous). Hailey has been working and finishing up the school year. I have taken some pics over the last couple of week so I thought I'd just dump them into a post. These are just some pics of some pretty flowers and greenery that's been popping up, just different stuff outside, my new tomato plant (which has one little tomato growing on it right now), a 'gully-washer' of a rain storm we had last week and a little squirrel who I met. Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are both super cute sites and a lot of fun. They are really more for the owners than for the animals but a great way to meet other people who love their pets!

Check them out!

 

MY CAT SPACE

 

MY DOG SPACE

Have you ever been in a situation where you found a great new guy/girl and things were going great...except for one little problem. You/he/she doesn't like his/her cat/dog/fish/bird/hamster/iguana...etc?

What's a girl/guy to do?

Nine times out of 10 the pet wins out easily and the new guy/girl is kicked to the curb.

Back a couple of years ago (when I still believed that money could be made on the internet) I thought I had finally come up with a brilliant idea: an online dating site that featured people AND their beloved pets! Bingo!

I was so excited and even started looking for some cheap web space...until I found out that someone else had beat me to the punch!

Intrigued? Just check it out!

 

DATE MY PET

Saving Shelter Pets has been on my friends list at My Space for a long time. They specialize in rescuing animals from high-kill shelters and moving then to low- or no-kill shelters. Please check out their website for more information.

 

SAVING SHELTER PETS

I'll feature a new pet pic on the group profile every week.

Currently featured is my beloved miniature daschund, Heidi. I took this picture during a recent sunny day she and I spent outside.

I was looking for a group to join about animals and pets but I only found one for Dog lovers, horse lovers and hamster lovers.

So I decided to start one that includes all animals and pets.

Please join if you want to.

http://furbabies.groups.vox.com/

Thanks!

Yesterday, I saw Rachael Ray making treats for her doggie Isaboo. Do you make any homemade goodies or food for your pets?

If so please post any recipes and/or experiences you have had with making your animals treats or food.

Yesterday the weather was beautiful with a capital B! It was warm, probably around 65 degrees and sunny with a slight breeze. I hung outside with my dog for quite a while. It was nice! I took some good pictures of my dog Heidi.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Somebody sent me this in my e-mail the other day. All of us in the office had a big laugh over it!