2014 | Hairballs & Hissyfits

Thank God Winter is Almost Over!

August 31, 2015April 4, 2014 by Amarula

There are many reasons I don’t like winter—the snow, the ice, being trapped indoors, being forced to endure extra cuddle time with my human, and the slight chill to my morning Friskies pate. But by far the worst part of winter is the time indoors that I am forced to spend with the kittens, Zulu and Biltong. They are relentless in their pursuit of my attention. My hissy fits and tail slaps leave them unfazed.

Biltong has even taken to trying to wash me:

My efforts to hide have been futile:

We even eat together! Underlings should never eat with the Alpha!

They are EVERYWHERE.

They have even begun to steal my sunbeams! Anyone want a couple of so-so kittens?

My Favorite Toy

August 31, 2015March 16, 2014 by Amarula

BILTONG: Normally, sharing and hugs are two of my favorite things. But the one thing I don’t like sharing or exchanging hugs for is my sparkly pom-pom balls! They are all mine!

In fact, when Zulu and Amarula aren’t looking I hide them all in the floor grates throughout the house so they can’t have them (of course, that also means I can’t have them until mom comes and opens the grate and gets them all out!)

My favorite thing of all is when I sit with my sparkly ball in front of the heating vent! Heaven!

Paws off my sparkly balls!

Nemesis of the Month: Racoons

August 31, 2015February 25, 2014 by Amarula

As a stranger in a strange land, I am learning new things everyday about Canadians and their strange culture and habits. Worse yet is the new wildlife species I have to get to know!

Well you can imagine my surprise when I came face-to-face with this ferocious looking creature on our back porch!

At first I thought it was some kind of giant rat! I mean we had rats in South Africa but nothing like this! But then I heard the human describe it as a “Racoon.” I must say I am envious of the way the creature seems able to open any form of garbage containment unit to get to the juicy interior! I am also jealous of his cool black mask that covers his eyes! I wish I had one. But still, despite some cool attributes, I don’t like the way he walks around MY backyard acting like he owns the place! So the racoon is my nemesis of the month!

Feline Deep Thought of the Day

August 31, 2015February 18, 2014 by Amarula

AMARULA: Sometimes when my human disappoints me, like when she pets me three times instead of two and a half like I wanted or she doesn’t check at the door every five minutes to see if I want back inside, I think of killing her. But then I think, if I killed her, who would feed me? So I let her live.

What is this Thing You Call a Litter Box?

August 31, 2015January 5, 2014 by Amarula

AMARULA: You want me to do what in where???

Well, the indignities of life in Canada just keep piling up! The ground is frozen and covered in snow and with it my outdoor commode. So the human says I am now forced to use a litter box. In South Africa a feline could do their business outdoors any time of year! Not in this frozen feline wasteland! But what else could I do but give it a try? And wouldn’t you know it! The undynamic duo decided they too had to go at that exact moment! Is nothing sacred to those two big-eared boondoggles?

Oh how I will miss the soft feel of dirt beneath my paws! I know not if my dignity will survive.