Monday, April 13, 2015

J is for Jumping

Every kitty loves to jump, but I think that my little Bob cat loves it more than the others. All of my cats jump up trees, jump to catch insects, and jump while play-fighting each other. But only Bob jumps just to jump. In the following gif, he is jumping up on the patio table for a bite to eat before I even have a chance to put the food in the bowl.



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Here are some #jumping cats on Twitter:
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Saturday, April 11, 2015

I is for Insects

Insects are a delicacy for discerning kitties. It's one of their favorite hors d'oeuvres. I have seen the kitties some incredible twists and turns and jumps to catch their favorite insects. Unfortunately, I've never gotten a good video of any of them. I was at least able to capture the gif below, of Booty catching something in the brush, scaring off Tippy and Bob in the process. I'm not sure whether it was an insect, but he was definitely after something.


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Here are a few tweets of other cats with #insects:
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Friday, April 10, 2015

H is for Hiding

Kitties love to hide. It doesn't even matter how comfortable they are with you or other kitties. When they aren't curled up in a lap, they love curling up in a good hiding place. It seems to me that they just need some alone time... from people and other cats. It's the best way to get some real rest, and you know how kitties love to sleep!

Below, Gracie is grabbing one of her favorite outdoor hiding spots in the shade of a nice bush. The kitties love hiding under trees and bushes. That's their favorite!

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Here are some tweets about other #hiding cats:
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Thursday, April 9, 2015

G is for Grooming

One thing every kitty loves is a good grooming. They love being groomed, and they also love to groom other kitties. Booty is the only kitty I have who tries to groom me as well. When I scratch his little chin, he begins licking my fingers and drooling.

In the gif below, Booty is grooming Tippy. When I went to bed at night, Miss Kitty was the only kitty in bed with me. When I woke up, they were almost all in be with me. That is very rare, but it was also very cute. Consider clicking the link to the full video under the gif if you want to see everyone but Bob and Gracie.

I just can't wait to leave the food out all night. Right now, I have to lock it in at night to keep out the stray cats. When all the tunnels I'm installing are finished, I'll be able to leave it all out on the patio.

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And here are some tweets about #grooming cats:
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

F is for Flowers

One thing I love about the kitties is how much they enjoy being in nature. One of their favorite things to do is sniff flowers. Whenever the flowers come out in Spring, I can always count on adorable images of the kitties sniffing them. It's one of the cutest things that they do, but I don't often catch it with my camera. I got lucky this morning when Bob sniffed one of the orange weed flowers right when I needed a video for F day!


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And here are a few other cats and #flowers in tweets:
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Monday, April 6, 2015

E is for Eating

Sorry I'm a day late on A to Z -- I put my back out, and it's been difficult to get things done. Hopefully, I'll be able to do "F" today as well. Anyway, one of the kitties' favorite things in the world is EATING! Each kitty has different taste buds. Miss Kitty loves raw food more than anything else. I buy her a kit called Wild Kitty Cat Food that I mix with a pound of raw organic turkey. Everyone else likes a bit of raw supplemented with two flavors of Wilderness kibble... except Bob, who prefers everything EXCEPT raw food.

Here, Tippy enjoys a bit of Wilderness after eating his raw food hors d'oeuvres:


Here are some other eating kitties:
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Sunday, April 5, 2015

D is Dirt Bath

One thing kitties love more than anything in the world is a good old fashioned dirt bath. I have found that nothing quite substitutes for a dirt bath, especially in the high desert. There are few if any parasites in the dirt here (and none in my yard, according to the periodic exams the kitties receive at the animal hospital).

Best of all, the desert dirt cleans much better than any bath. I think it must be the dryness of the dirt. Organisms usually prefer to live in moist places, so a good dirt bath and some cleansing sunlight (they also enjoy sun baths) keeps them much more clean than I could ever manage with a water bath.

Unfortunately, it was too windy for Booty to take a full dirt bath today, but he did take a partial one:

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And here are a few other animals taking a #DirtBath:
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Friday, April 3, 2015

C is for Curtains and Couches and Catchers

For my theme, "what kitties love, with animated gifs and quoted tweets," the letter C brings us multiple items... Curtains, Couches, and Catchers. Luckily, I don't have any new video of the cats climbing up curtains or scratching couches, but I have created a new video of Bob playing with a broken "catcher" (at least that's what I call it).

The catcher is called the Cat's Meow, and it's broken. The other cats don't seem to care about it anymore, but Bob still loves it, as you can see below:

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Thursday, April 2, 2015

B is for the Birds

As part of my theme, "what kitties love, with animated gifs and quoted tweets," B is for BIRDS. Now, I've taken the time to buy quite a few toys for my kids. Most of the cats don't care for catnip toys, but I still buy it because Bob loves it. Since Bob is the most rambunctious kitty of the group, that keeps him busy, and also keeps him from annoying the other kitties too much. But Bob's favorite toy is this bird with crinkly wings on a stick. He loves it, as you can see:

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A is for Affection

I've entered two blogs into the A to Z Challenge for the first time, with my original blog and this blog. This one is brand new, all about kitty tips and tricks I've learned after rescuing some cats, as well as random cuteness exhibited by my kitties. If you've ever read my other blog, you know that I love to create animated gifs and quote tweets. So I'm applying that here as well. I also have a theme: things my kitties love!

Well, one thing Miss Kitty loves more than anything is AFFECTION! Watch and learn:
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