Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr Yes, it’s another one of those Saturdays where it’s all go-go-go!! First off, me over to Peterborough for a hair-cut, then back to pick up the 5 ton of holiday dry cleaning! Ann and Lee then headed over to Waitrose, shopping complete with the cats who are going …
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Category:Cats
Cats in/Holiday Prep
Image by Steve Palmer (UK) via Flickr This is our final weekend before the holiday, so there is plenty to do – not least the packing! We had a productive morning, mostly cleaning and generally tidying-up. Additionally, we took the cats to the Vet for their final injections. We decided to get to there slightly …
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The Party Season Begins…
We drove over the Leicester to pick-up Ann’s 25th Anniversary present – jewellery!! However on impulse, we decided not to go back to Goldsmith’s where we’d seen some nice stuff last week – instead we dropped into George Tarratt just down the road from Ann’s office as they had a much better range (with some …
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Cats in…
I took the pussies over to Patsy‘s this morning for their routine ‘service’. Actually, it was slightly ahead of schedule (they were due to go this Saturday) primarily because Bon-Bon’s winter coat has now arrived – she’s now five times as fluffy and difficult to groom (what’s new!) – and Biscuit’s ‘exploding bottom’ incident last …
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Search for a Cattery
We’ve decided to put the cats in a Cattery this year, whilst we’re away. Given how long we’re away and the dates, it’s not really fair on the neighbours to have to be looking in every day. After searching on the Internet, I found one based in Ringstead – Denbank Boarding Cattery – only about …
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Biscuit escapes…
Well, that’s a first! Biscuit was let into the back garden as normal, on Friday morning, and that was the last we saw of her! Frantic searching by us on Friday afternoon proved a waste of time, so we resorted to a hand-delivered mail-shot around the local area. No phone calls that evening, so we …
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Ready…Steady…Go
Ahhh, weekends, a time to relax, put your feet up and generally chill-out! I must look-out for a weekend like that sometime!!! 🙂 So, here we go then: 7.15am: Dry Cleaners – drop off ironing and dry cleaning and pick-up the stuff we put-in last week 8.20am: Drop off Biscuit and Bon-Bon at Patsy‘s for …
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Origin of the Species – Bon-Bon attacks!
Image by Stevey P via Flickr Ahh, the domestic cat – aka ‘Felis Catus’ whose hunting skills have been honed to perfection after years of evolution. It’s still possible to see this basic instinct in today’s cats that was so evident in their distant relation – the sabre tooth tiger and today’s lions and tigers. …
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Biscuit and Bon-Bon get a ‘wash and brush-up’
The cats went in for their six-weekly ‘service’ today by Patsy. It’s always a challenge to get them in the basket to take them there – all claws, teeth and blind panic – they know you know! This time, strangely, they were pretty well-behaved and we got them both in without any personal wounds. They …
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Cats in… Mum out…Jo & Janet up
Biscuit and Bon-Bon went in for their six-weekly service with Patsy today. We popped into Waitrose on the way back for a few bits for the picnic tomorrow. We took Mum down to The Star at Geddington for lunch. Once again the portions were massive and none of us could manage dessert nor coffee! The …
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Biscuit and Bon-Bon – Four years on…
We’ve now had the cats for four years. Biscuit now sleeps on the chair in our bedroom and Bon-Bon who used to sleep at the foot of the bed on Ann’s side, now sleeps on the floor. The initially amusing habit of Bon-Bon jumping on the bed at 3.30am and tapping me on the head …
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Cats in for their ‘six-weekly service’
We took Biscuit and Bon-Bon over to Patsy‘s today for their routine ‘wash-and-brush-up’. Bon-Bon went and hid as soon as I retrieved the cat-carrier from the loft! Smart cat! As always, Patsy did great job – Bon-Bon is now ‘whiter-than-white and Biscuit is, well…more biscuit coloured. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, …
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The Great escape (again!)
I discovered Biscuit outside the FRONT door looking confused. ….me too! I guess she must have decided to venture into Karen’s garden from her fave spot on the fence and then got slightly dis-oriented. Just like the first time she did this, on approaching her, she ran back into Karen’s garden, rather than simply return …
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Cats in, Clock up
We took the cats over to Patsy‘s for their normal ‘six-weekly bath-and-brush-up’. Bon-Bon (being white) was certainly in need of a wash – it looked like she’s been head-butting piles of mud (she probably had!) At last, the conditions were right (a lovely warm day) to put up our new garden clock. Our previous attempt …
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Cor!! What a Scorcher!
Well, maybe not a scorcher – but certainly a very nice day… 19 degrees C or thereabouts. We spent all morning and a little of the afternoon in the garden; I even got around to mowing the lawn for the first time this season. The cats loved it too. It’s probably the longest they’ve been …
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The Cats are four years old today
Bon-Bon and Biscuit are four today! Compared to their previous Birthday, both are now equally affectionate to us – Bon-Bon had always been a little ‘stand-offish’, but she’s now much more chilled. Biscuit has even strayed onto my lap VERY occasionally! No chance with Bon-Bon though!!! Since discovering Patsy the cat-groomer over in Rushden, their …
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Biscuit and Bon-Bon for a bath!
We took the cats over to see Patsy of Rushden Persian Rescue for their six-weekly ‘bath-and-brush-up’. This is only their second visit there. Their first, back in January was because the previous groomer had been arrested for cruelty to animals after an RSPCA raid late last year!!! We made good use of time today, popping …
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New Groomer for the Cats
7.00am. Well, today is the day when we take Biscuit and Bon-Bon over to Rushden Persian Rescue to meet Patsy who is going to attempt to groom them. From the conversation I had with her and our various emails, she sounds like a real cat lover – and Persians in particular! I really hope …
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New Cat Groomers
Well, today, we’re trying out a new cat-groomers in Kettering. That’s because the other place seems to have gone tits-up! They’re going in at 12 and hopefully will be back by 3 this afternoon. we really hope they do a good job, as there are no others to use round here. The cats are well …
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Cat Groomers – Mystery solved?
A while ago, I commented on our frustration at arriving at Brigstock to find the cat-groomers all locked up. They had also failed to return any of my calls leading up to the date. Ann and I both thought that something strange was going on, but we couldn’t work it out. Fast-forward to tonight and …
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Trouble comes in 3s!!
Today’s the day when the cats get a haircut and a bath. Take cover! 🙂 They’re well overdue for both and I reckon it’ll be difficult for the Pussy Parlour to get rid of all their knots (without shaving them)given that it’s been so long since their previous visit in August. This is the longest …
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Bon-Bon’s OK!
I took Bon-Bon to the Vet this morning after yesterday’s incident. The did a quick ‘shave-and-trim’ job around her private parts and she’s now a very happy pussy! At least they didn’t have to sedate her. Phew!!! I think I was more stressed-out than Bon-Bon Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not …
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Poor Bon-Bon
What a stressful day! Bon-Bon has got a terrible stomach upset and as a result has managed soil the whole of her rear-end and back legs. All attempts to try and clean her up failed miserably as it’s a two-person job and Bon-Bon turns ultra aggressive when we get near her rear-end (I think I …
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Cats in for a Brushing
We took the Biscuit and Bon-Bon in for their normal ‘service’ today. It’s been three-months since we last took them, but their coats seem to be in pretty good condition considering the fact they’ve been in the garden a lot and got wet quite a few times. According to conventional wisdom ‘Persian Cat + Rain …
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Biscuit and Bon-Bon – Three years on…
We’ve now had the cats for three years. When we compare their behaviour with say, a year ago, it’s interesting to note that they haven’t changed that much, behaviourally, in the last 12 months. They’ve identified their fave sleeping place at night. Biscuit sleeps on the corner of the bed ‘my side’ and Bon-Bon does …
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Cats for a Brush/Gardening
We took Biscuit and Bon-Bon in for their normal six-weekly brush and then spent the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon in the back-garden tidying up. On our way to pick up the cats we dropped into Waitrose to pick-up the food for tomorrow’s family get-together. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite …
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Curry and Cats…
I took the cats in for their six-weekly wash and brushup. Actually, it’s been longer than six and their coats were getting quite knotty. Ann picked them up in the afternoon – they looked great! Jo and Janet came up to us tonight for a curry evening. We had a great time catching-up on this-and-that. …
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Birthday Blog – The Cats Three Years Old
Biscuit and Bon-Bon celebrated their third Birthday today. Whereas this time last year, we were saying that Biscuit is the more sociable-one, Bon-Bon is turning into a real ‘cutie’ and is becoming almost the same.. They still hate being bathed and now when we take them to the local beauty parlour for their six-weekly ‘service’, …
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Cats in for grooming
It’s that time again! They both put up a fight when trying to get them into the cat-carrier – what fun!!! As I was so busy with work, Ann took them in and then went into town with Lee and Bertie. Steve PalmerI got into blogging quite late in life, not publishing my first post …
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Biscuit escapes!
We’re both getting a bit concerned about Biscuit. I popped out the front to go the garage only to find Biscuit sitting on the driveway. The back gate was closed, so we’re not sure how she got there! Soon as she saw me, she hurtled into next door’s garden..and disappeared. It was dark so I …
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