08/06/2018 – ManCat Monday

Quint Toes - © Colehauscats.com

Quint Toes – © Colehauscats.com

Quint. Quint. Oh, Quint.

Sharp Quint Toes - © Colehauscats.com

Sharp Quint Toes – © Colehauscats.com

Oh, Quinty.

argh . . . mmmmm . . . I’m sleeping here . . . go away!

Quint, it’s Monday. Do you want a ManCat blog post today?

Was sleeping - © Colehauscats.com

Was sleeping – © Colehauscats.com

Not really. Do I have to? I was sleeping.

Well, you can’t sleep all day, can you?

Big Yawn Quint - © Colehauscats.com

Big Yawn Quint – © Colehauscats.com

YAWN . . .

Sleepy Quint - © Colehauscats.com

Sleepy Quint – © Colehauscats.com

Actually, yeah, I can sleep all day. I’m a cat that way.

Don’t you want to let everyone know how you’re doing? It’s been a while since you had an update.

Sleepy Quint - © Colehauscats.com

Sleepy Quint – © Colehauscats.com

I’m not going to talk about my pooping, if that’s what you’re referring to, Mom.

No, I just thought you might want to check in, let everyone know you’re doing exceptionally well at eating canned food now, how much of a very sweet bed cat you’ve become. You know, the important stuff.

Things on Quint - © Colehauscats.com

Things on Quint – © Colehauscats.com

Ah, yes. The important stuff. Stuff like this, perhaps?

More things on Quint - © Colehauscats.com

More things on Quint – © Colehauscats.com

Yeah, like this is important stuff.

Little Prince Quint - © Colehauscats.com

Little Prince Quint – © Colehauscats.com

Or maybe you meant this important thing?

Yes, Quint, that important thing. You’ll always be our little prince.

Quint has been doing pretty well. When he’s not on a hunger strike, he’s on canned food every day with a sprinkle of special Fiber Response kibble diet food on the side that he really, really likes. But sometimes, he just doesn’t feel like eating his canned food and so, some weeks are hit or miss despite all our tricks to make the food more appealing. We expect this will be a lifelong thing with him.

We’ve taken walks with him outside but his main interest is in the abundance of bumblebees we have this year instead of his usual interest in flowers. When we’ve set up his paint studio afterward, he sits there and looks at us like we’re crazy people. “You want me to what?” he seems to be saying.

We tried to integrate him back out in the main house with everyone else like he used to be, before he was ill back in February, but he cried at the bedroom door to be let back in, and then, he’d go on his hunger strike. This is one boy who loves the bed and sleeping tucked under the covers day and night! As of Friday night, he suddenly decided he wanted to stay out of our bedroom overnight, but wanted back in to sleep the next morning. And that’s where it all sits as of today. Orange and white ManCats. Who can figure them out?

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2017 – No post
2016 – No post
2015 – No post
2014Tessa TV
2013Ruby Tuesday
2012Whadaya mean, “We can’t get Mars?

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08/03/2018 – Friday Facts or Fibs

Today, we’re listing five items that may or may not be true. Three are absolute truths and two are wild statements without any truth whatsoever. Can you spot the fibs?

Sunny listens - © Colehauscats.com

Sunny listens – © Colehauscats.com

1. Angel Sunny’s favorite reading book was Raymond Chandler’s Short Cuts, though she thought he was a bit longwinded here and there.

Fur nibbler Olivia - © Colehauscats.com

Fur nibbler Olivia – © Colehauscats.com

2. When Quint spent the night at the emergency vet (back in February), Olivia pulled out most of her fur on her legs and belly in protest. Only recently has she allowed it to grow back.

Grumpy Miss Newton - © Colehauscats.com

Grumpy Miss Newton – © Colehauscats.com

3. Miss Newton despises Mom’s singing and lets the world know her displeasure by howling in the echo chamber we call our foyer.

Attentive Viola - © Colehauscats.com

Attentive Viola – © Colehauscats.com

4. Cashiers in the checkout line of our local pet food store regularly give visiting Viola dog biscuits, which she enjoys licking.

Innocent Tessa - © Colehauscats.com

Innocent Tessa – © Colehauscats.com

5. Mom once tried to get a gallon of interior house paint in the exact color of Tessa’s eyes.

Think you know these Colehaus Cats? How’d you do?

Answers: Numbers 2, 3, and 5 are truths. Olivia has most of her fur back, Miss Newton loves the foyer for her daily howling sessions, especially when Mom really gets fired up, and yes, Mom loves the color of Tessa’s eyes that much. What she didn’t take into account was the different shades of green Tessa’s eyes show depending on how much trouble Tessa is determined to get into every day.

Numbers 1 and 4 are complete fibs. Anyone who knew Angel Sunny knew she was a Ray Bradbury fan and would leave the room whenever a Raymond Chandler book was opened. As for dog biscuits, while we think Viola might sniff one, we have serious doubts she would lick one. Neither has she ever visited our local pet food store though Mom wishes she could take her someday.

So what are some of your facts or fibs?

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Here’s an 80-piece online jigsaw puzzle of attentive Viola’s photo above. Have fun!

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2017 – No post
2016Wondering Wednesday
2015Pretty Pia Ponders
2014 – No post
2013 – No post
2012Pia Bean – Growing up fast!

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08/01/2018 – Wordless Wednesday

Ruby's toy - © Colehauscats.com

Ruby’s toy – © Colehauscats.com

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A Colehaus Cats flashback:

2017 – No post
2016The ManCat’s Summer Art
2015 – No post
2014Shine On!
2013 – No post
2012Looking for a fast escape (key)

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