Pet Spa My Ass!

Watch this video. It is a "pet spa" allegedly. I don't know about you but when I go to the spa no one traps me in a washing machine without my knowledge and tries to drown me. I am exaggerating of course but this is not the machine to put your cat in. Please visit the website and protest this thing. What ever pet supplies store has this in it is in need of a little protest as well.

The video shows a cat being placed in the "spa" and then washed while it jumps and begs to be free from the whole event. The cat survives uninjured but I believe the machine is cruel. If you are too lazy to wash your animal then pay for a professional to do it please either that or deal with your animal the way he/she is stinky and all.

By the way cats don't need baths they wash themselves. Dogs are a different story all together-with them you have to pay attention to the breed or you'll cause all sorts of skin problems. For example Airdale Terriers should not be washed as often as some other dogs and so on.

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Check Out My First You Tube Post

Hello All Check out my first You Tube Post. I finally figured out how to make videos on my computer and then I figured out how to post them on You Tube and now on my blog. I'm moving right along.

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It's Time To Check Out Fuzzy Family Central

Hello All. It is official. I now have a blog called Fuzzy Family Central where you can go if you'd like to know about your pet while you're gone.

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Coming Soon To A Blog Near You!!

New announcement!! I am starting another blog soon. I have decided it would be best to make separate sites for the average crap I say and the pet sitting crap. So look forward to a new blog just for the fuzzy family.

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Rocky and Buddy Checking in

All is great on the fuzzy home front. Rocky is sleeping on one side of my white chair and Buddy on the other. Samson is in a little cubby on the couch that I created when I moved the cushions around. Delila is on the top of the pile of cushions I made and all are sleeping just fine. Buddy is getting feistier with the cats. It's almost as if he's taking up for Rocky now. It's the cutest thing. Any way all is fine accept for the occasional stir of the barking at my goofball neighbors.

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Kitty Care Check in

All the cats in Atlanta are doing just fine as long as I am the one taking care of them. Winnie and Mary Lou are doing great. Nothing special or weird to report there. Tiger Lily and Skye are doing great as well. Goo in the eyes is doing just fine. Both are eating. Tiger Lily is running around like it's nobody's business trying to get me to play so I'm gonna stop and play with her.

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The Buddy and Rocky Challenge

Today I am watching TBLJ's dogs Buddy and Rocky. It's a crazy situation. My cats Samson and Delila are just about 3 months old which makes them just big enough to think they're tuff and just small enough to be curious about things still. Samson is as curious as he can be about both of the dogs and each time they hold still he sneaks up on them to get a good whiff of them. He reaches out and touches Buddy's paw-nose,tail. When Buddy passes by Samson reaches out for him with his nose. The dogs are sniffing the cats and the cats are sniffing the dogs. Poor Rocky the min pin has been getting stalked the entire evening and now he's hiding under Buddy's blanket. He tried to hide in his own little bed and the cats kept sneaking up to sniff his butt because it was sticking out so I had to squirt them and ended up getting a little on him. He and Buddy are already afraid of the squirt bottle because the cats are getting punished with it and they think it is something I would use to punish them too. Now that the cats are more comfortable with the dogs I have to figure out how to get the dogs comfortable with the cats. Samson thinks Buddy's ears are a great toy and keeps trying to flip them and Buddy is doing pretty well at keeping himself calm. It has been 2 and a half hours and things are just now beginning to calm down. The cats are playing and the dogs are laying around nibbling on their chew sticks. We'll see how long it lasts.

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Check in Again

Hello all. Life sucks because I have been stuck home sick with a cold for the last two days. It's great cause I need the rest but it sucks cause I need the money. Hugo and Bea kicked me out last night cause they knew their mom was coming home. Winnie and Mary Lou are skinny and quacky just like always. Tiger Lily and Skye are the same. Tiger Lily was so cute earlier this eve when I was there cause she kept coming to me as if she wanted to be pet but then when I would try to pet her she would run off. It's a little game she likes to play with me. Eventually I figure out that it's a game and I play back with her so she can try to catch a string or something. She has fun with it and so do I. Skye just kinda sits in the living room window watching us both with a look on her face that says that she thinks Tiger Lily and I are a couple of goofball adolescents. We don't care though cause we are at least having fun. Not a bad job for just $14 per visit. Who else gets to snuggle and play with little fuzzy creatures for a living? Lots of people of course but none as good as me. Sorry the ego bounced out for a second there. LOL

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Samson and Delila's Big Day

Today Samson and Delila met their first dog in person. They are still pretty small. I think they are probably about 3 months old now. They've never been out of the house accept the day I brought them home in a little box with holes in it. Today TBLJ brought Buddy the dog over to test him and the cats out on how it would go. I'll be taking care of Buddy for the weekend along with his little friend Rocky the min pin who I know will chase the cats through the house. I think Delila will give him a run for his money though. Delila saw Buddy and immediately raised the hair on her back to make herself look scarier. As soon as the initial sight of him calmed down they came closer to him and tried to get a whif of what he smells like. I don't know what they learned about him from the sniff over but power to them. Eventually they got within a foot of him and then Delila sat herself up on her back paws and tried to reach out and touch him but she would pull back like she was scared each time she came close. I don't know what she would have done to him if she had touched him because I couldn't tell whether or not she was trying to play or trying to figure out how to smack him and get away with it. I need to find the squirt bottle so I can protect poor Buddy from Delila.

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Skye and Tiger Lily check in

Hello everyone. Tiger Lily and Skye are hanging with me for a bit this evening. They met me at the top of the stairs and waited patiently for their food. Skye is still a bit nervous about me even though she has much improved over the time I have been taking care of them. When I feed them Skye hangs back until I am no longer near the food bowl before eating. They both come in and weave at my feet at first and then they are off and away to hide from me until I put the bowls down. They both ate all their food and all is well now. I will be leaving in a little while and heading to take care of my own little fuzzies Samson and Delila.

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Hugo and Bea Check in

All is well on the Hugo and Bea front this evening. They have eaten and had their pills and shots and now Hugo is waiting for his last shot of the night. Their mom isn't sure if she will be getting home tonight so I may have to stay an extra night who knows. They are of course snuggly when I tell them. Who knows whether or not they even comprehend human. I know I comprehend kitty speak which actually makes me wonder about my self. Today Hugo and I layed around and took naps together since I have a pretty bad cold. When you're sick it sure is great to be taking care of cats instead of dogs. They just want to lay around with you as opposed to playing or going for a walk or a trip to the park.

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Winnie and Mary Lou check in

Hello to all who care what I am doing with the kitty world these days. I am taking care of multiple sets of fuzzy creatures. Winnie and Mary Lou are an old couple of kitties. Winnie is black and white and skinnier than ever. She loves it when I pet her and talk to her at the same time. I will pet her for long periods of time and the entire way through it she's howling and yowling with happiness. Mary lou is grey and white and she is geriatric. She has kidney issues, blood pressure issues, gingivitis, frequent UTI's and the list goes on and on. She sounds more like a duck when she meows at me. When I'm on the phone with people and they hear her they are convinced that there is a baby in the background. Any way all is well with Loodle doodle and skinny winnie.

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Hugo and Bea Check in

I have been busy with Hugo and Bea this week. They are great to hang out with. Hugo gets his insulin shot 2x daily and then he's good to go for the rest of the time. He is great when I give him his shots I bring him to the bed with me and we lay down for a nice snuggly nap. Tonight though we were laying in the bed just chilling when we heard all sorts of rustling from the other room. Hugo thought it was an intruder but I swear I was calm the whole time. LOL When I walked to the back of the house to check it out it was Bea digging around in a bag that was in the bathroom. that little scoundrel almost made Hugo and I pee the bed. It's a good thing that didn't happen since I have the computer with me. I'd hate to fry and have Bea's mom come home to a pilfered bag in the bathroom and a fried fuzzlover on the bed. Anyway all is good here on the fuzzlover homefront. Wish me luck at my own house tomorrow as it will be samson and delila's first encounter with a dog. We'll see how they end up doing.

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Hangin' With Skye and Tiger Lily Today

Hello all of you who care about whatever pet I'm sitting for. I am hanging with Sky and Tiger Lily today. This is my last out of 4 visits with the little scoudrels. I love them. Sky just comes and sits in the living room with me and takes turns staring out the window and then at me. I've only had my hands on Sky 2 or 3 times. I get a couple of good pets in and Sky is off and running. Tiger Lily is another story. I get to hold Tiger Lily in my lap. Of course this is only because I have to put ointment in her eyes. She squints at me and jumps off as soon as the whole thing is over. The rest of the time we play bat the hand as I dangle my hand under the chair that I sit in while I'm here. I always put the mail beside the stairs near the intake vent for the heat/air system so that their mommie can find it when she gets home. And the rest is just hangin with the fuzz butts. This is my life mostly. Hangin out with little fuzzy butted cats and dogs. It helps me to get my daily rationings of snuggles. Of course no one I've ever dated is as snuggly as I am so the petsitting compensates for the lack and it all works out fine in the end because my relationships usually compensate for the conversation lack with the furry ones. Isn't life grand!!

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Daily Check-In

I am sitting right now with Hugo and Bea while I type some of my first blog entries. Hugo is a big black diabetic cat. Bea is a cute chubby little arthritic calico with cute little chirp of a meow. Hugo is more of a howler of late due to his diabetes issues. He is snoring in the chair next to where I am sitting. This is the exciting life of a petsitter. Awake into the night watching cable TV with someone fuzzy. It is the greatest life ever. And most fun of all is watching my little pet clients roam around and do their thing. I've discovered that the little fuzzies tend to take on the personalities of their owners. I wonder now that I think of it if Hugo's owner has any issues with snoring or howling after using the bathroom? It may be weird if i ask her I suppose.

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