I thought Betty was dead

I came into the room to be greeted with the sight of Betty's back legs sticking out from under a chair, she was motionless, I went rushing over, thinking the worst, but luckily it was Betty deciding to sleep in a really odd position, thank goodness, she was fast asleep, but alive!

A strange way to sleep

Bob has decided that he once again doesn't want to follow the behaviour plan set for him by the leading cat behaviourists in the country and is once again peeing anywhere and ever where. I am tired of cleaning up cat urine, but I can never stay cross at him, he only has to show me his gorgeous face and I can forgive him anything.

How could I stay mad at this face?

Vomit on the floor

I woke up to a lovely pile of vomit on the floor this morning, I have no idea who did it, neither of them are off their food, or appear to be ill, so I am guessing it is just one of them things, well I hope any ways!

One of Bobs boxes has broken, so his box city is decreasing, so maybe soon I will have my floor back.

My little brother stayed over last night, he got the joy of Bob and Betty climbing over him all night, I am so used to it that I sleep through it these days, but for my brother it was an unwelcome experience!

Beautiful Betty

Bob and Betty are not happy with me as this morning I went to the cats home I volunteer at when I am well, I went  to do a bit of cat cuddling, which I always enjoy, but to Bob and Betty it is like I have cheated on them. When I got back they were sniffing all over me, climbing up my legs, investigating what I have been doing. Then comes the punishment for stroking other cats, they ignore me, they act like I have committed a crime, they sit at a distance staring at me like I am evil. How dare I stroke other cats!

Bob has more boxes

Bob now has three boxes, his collection is growing rapidly, it is like box city in here!

One of Bobs new boxes

I woke up in the middle of the night to feel Bob 'digging' on my legs on top of the duvet, this is what he does when he is about to go to the toilet on me, so I gave him a little shove off the bed, I started to nod off only to be woken up a few minutes later to him doing the same thing, so again I gave him a little shove, only to be awaken again a few minutes later, by surprise surprise the same thing. So this time I dragged myself of bed and carried him to the litter tray for him to do his business, the things I do for that cat!

There was a fight in the street outside my flat last night, Betty was like a nosey old lady, she went straight over to the window and spent a good 10 minutes watching the fight through a gap in the curtains, she should be a member of the  neighbour hood watch!

Naughty Bob

Bob is once again in my bad books, he has just done a wee in a cat bed on the floor, that is bad enough, but to make it worse it soaked through onto the carpet, my flat is starting to smell like a public toilet.

Betty as usual has been as good as gold, she hasn't sent any more emails today, thank goodness. My Dad stopped by earlier, he used my loo, so of course Bob had to go and check what my Dad had been doing in 'his' bathroom. It is getting embarrassing having to explain to guests about our strange bathroom rules!

That's about all for today guys!

The hunt is on!

The hunt is on, I haven't mentioned this before, but as Bob and Betty are house cats, I have always had to be very inventive to find ways to keep them occupied, so every evening they have a hunt. I shut them out of the lounge and hide treats around the room, then I let them back in and watch as they hunt around the room for the treats. It is stimulating for them and helps them to use their natural instincts and it is fun for me watching them trying to find the treats. I would recommend any cat owner give it ago!

How cute

This is a cute photo of Betty when she was about 4 weeks old, it is really annoying as I lost a load of photos of Bob as a kitten and only have a few left of Betty as a kitten, but every now and again one turns up, this one turned up on my Dads computer! She looks so gorgeous, I have still got the basket she is in, so at some point I will take a picture of her by it, so you can see the difference now she is 2 years old.

Bob has started waking me up at 6am every morning, he stands on my chest purring away, that sounds cute, but what he does next isn't, he will gently tap my face, but if I don't wake up to that, he will stick out one claw and use it to poke my eye lids and pull on my lip, I try to ignore him for as long as possible, as obviously 6am is not a good time to wake up, but the longer I ignore him, the harder he pokes, eventually I get so fed up. I guess he has found something that works and is sticking to it!

Betty sent her very first email

I always new Betty was bright, but today just showed me how bright! Get ready for this, she sent her very first email!!!

I will explain how it really happened, I was half way through writing an email, I popped to the loo, Bob followed me as usual, so I no it wasn't him, but when I went back to finish the email, it had been sent, so I looked in my sent box and I couldn't believe what I saw, along with my half written email, was a whole load of letters and lines, Betty had only gone of finished the email for my and then took the initiative and sent it for me as well. I am sure not many cat owners have a cat that would be willing to do that for them!!!She really is a genius.

On another note, Bob is still in love with his cardboard box, it is a box for goodness sake!

Betty got stuck

I left my pyjamas on the floor, Betty of course decided to investigate, but curiosity kills the cat, as the old saying goes! She got stuck in the trouser leg of my pyjama bottoms, she tried reversing out, she tried wiggling out, she then gave up. I decided at that point that it was time to release her from her new prison! I think she was really relieved to be free, but I bet she will end up doing it again at some point, as that is just what she is like!

Help!!!

Bob is still spending most of his time in 'his' box, poor Betty decided to jump in when Bob did finally get out, but Bob soon chased her out and regained his guard over his box.

Its my box

I woke up in the early hours of the morning to find I was asleep on my tummy and guess who was fast asleep on my back? Bob, he was weighing me down, he is so heavy now, at least he was comfy, because I definitely wasn't!!!

Betty snores like a man!

Betty has always been a snorer, but recently it is like sleeping with a man in my bed. She also has this creepy habit for sleeping with her eyes open, it is very scary to see as when she is dreaming her eyes flick around really fast. She was asleep with her eyes open on top of the wardrobe earlier, see what you think.

Creepy or cute?

Bob has barley left his box all day, it is a cardboard box for goodness sake!

Bob has always had a bit of an obsession with my toilet, if some body uses it, he always has to check to see what they have done after words, guests tend to find in a bit unnerving, but I have got used to it. He just likes to no what you have been up to in 'his' toilet!

Another poo in the right place for Bob, his behaviour plan seems to be going well, how ironic is it that my cat seems to have more therapy than his owner!

Bob and his new box

Bob has had a very exciting day, he has got a new box. Any time any thing arrives in a box, Bob gets first dibs on the box, I can buy a posh expensive cat bed, but Bob will always pick a cardboard box, so he was over the moon when a big one arrived today.

Bobs new box

I heard back from the FAB cats people and apparently there is a chance that he could be a giant, they have suggested that we monitor his growth for a while, before putting him through invasive tests, so it is all down to if he keeps growing, so stay tuned to see if he really is going to end up the size of a lion!

I came home earlier to find Bob and Betty asleep on the bit of duvet that Bob is meant to poo on, they looked so cute curled up together, but that is not meant to be the idea of the behaviour plan!

Too cute!

Betty on the other hand has discovered that she can get up onto a really high cabinet in the lounge, so she sits up there teasing Bob as he can't get up there, due his size.

"No one can get me up here!!!"

  

No more wee on my legs!

The duvet protector arrived today, so sorry Bob, there is going to be no more wee on my legs no matter how hard he tries!

A lovely hair ball has appeared on the carpet over night from Betty, so she is hopefully feeling a lot better.

Betty has pica disorder, that is why she keeps eating my hair and plastic, I read a really interesting article on it, I new there had to be a reason for her strange eating obsessions.

They have both been fairly boring today, so not a interesting blog today I am afraid!

Bob plays fetch

Bob used to play fetch when he was a kitten, but hasn't for ages, but this evening he has started to play it again, maybe he thinks he is a dog!

Betty was asleep on the back of the sofa behind me earlier, she stretched out and rested her front poor on my shoulder, it was so cute, she slept like that forages, just relaxing with her arm on my shoulder.

Just to show you how big Bob is,
his head is almost as big as mine

This is my favourite pic of them,
it was taken about a year ago

Fed up of buying duvets

I am fed up of buying duvets because Bob has wrecked them by peeing on them, so I discovered an internet website that sales duvet protectors, so one is on its way in the post, lets see if Bob can manage to ruin that!

A few minutes old

Still waiting to hear back if Bob could be a giant, well if he could have a problem with his pituitary gland any ways, but giant seems a little more dramatic!

Not had a hair ball from Betty yet and she is still off her food, I am sure there will be one on the floor soon. I just hope that her tummy feels better soon.

I found some photos of Betty from when she was born and her first week of life, enjoy!

A few days old, just opened her eyes

A week old

Bob is in my bad books

Bob is in my bad books, why you might ask, what on earth could lovely Bob have done, well I will tell you what he has done, Bob did a poo and a wee on my legs in the night, again!!! I don't no whether to laugh or cry!

But as you all no, no matter what Bob does I can't stay mad at him for long, he just has to show me his cute little face and all is forgiven.

Betty has been a bit off her food today, so I am expecting a hair ball on the carpet at some point over the next few days, as that is normally the only thing that puts her off her food. I expect the hair ball will contain more of my hair than her own hair judging by the amount of my hair she has been eating.

Bob and Betty were playing with a huge spider in the bath yesterday, but they always get very confused when the poor thing dies, they can't seem to understand why it isn't playing their game any more. I wish I could explain to them that the reason it is no longer moving is because they have tortured it to death. RIP spider.

Wrote to FAB cats

I have written to FAB cats, which are the Feline Advisory Bureau, to ask if Bob really could be a giant, I am convinced he is, before long he will be the size of a lion!!


Bob has been acting really cute this evening, wanting lots of tummy rubs, Betty on the other hand has decided that I don't exist this evening.


Bob has done his daily poo on the bed, so the plan is going well, it seems odd encouraging your cat to toilet on your bed, but if it sorts him out in the long run then that is what I have to do.


Betty hasn't tried to eat my hair today, so hopefully she has lost the taste for it, well I hope anyways!

Clipping of claws

I clipped Bob and Betty's claws this evening, normally an easy task, but with my arm in plaster it was a nightmare and Bob and Betty decided they were not going to make it easy.

I was shredding some documents with an electric shredder, Bob and Betty were hilarious, they were really interested in it, but petrified of it at the same time, so they kept edging closer, then running away.

I fell asleep on the sofa earlier, it got near tea time, so Bob decided to wake me up in a not so gentle way, by jumping on my chest from the back of the sofa, bearing in mind he is a massive cat! 

Is Bob a giant?

Well I have been doing some research into all of Bobs medical problems and I may have come across a possible cause, he is a giant! I am not lying, apparently a lot of his problems point to a problem with his pituitary gland, which is the gland that can cause you to turn into a giant. You never no, in a few years he might be the size of a lion, that would be interesting!

I popped to the loo half way through unpacking a few carrier bags, next thing I new poor Bob came into the bathroom followed by Betty, both of them looking very confused, Bob had managed to get his head through the handle of an empty bag and couldn't understand why the bag was following him around like a cape, poor thing, the look of confusion was very funny, but obviously I freed him and they both walked away as if nothing had happened.

Betty has only tried to eat my hair once today, which is an improvement, as the look of short stumpy bits of hair wasn't really what I wanted to go for!

Betty loves hair

Betty has on three separate occasions today tried to eat my hair, why? what on earth could be so tasty about my hair?!

Bob has done his business on the plastic covering my bed rather than the piece of duvet, but I guess that is close enough for now.

I got a new arm chair a little while ago, I was determined  that Bob and Betty were not going to ruin it, as they have ruined practicably every other piece of furniture I own, even though they have a huge scratch post. But of course they think my new chair is the most amazing thing in the world to scratch, much to my horror. The thing is I don't have the heart to tell them off, as long as they are happy that is all that matters to me!

Another poo in the right place!

I cannot believe my eyes, Bob has done a poo in the correct place again this evening, maybe he really is getting the hang of this. Maybe I will get my bed back soon with out constantly living in fear of Bob!

Betty spent ages this evening trying so hard to catch a really huge moth, unfortunately for Betty it was on the outside the window. That didn't stop her from trying really hard to catch it.

I made a trip to the big pet shop earlier, so Bob and Betty now have a new place matt each, but more excitingly for them, packets and packets and treats, although Betty was more interested in eating the plastic her new place matt was wrapped in!!!

Betty is currently fast asleep behind me on the sofa and Bob is busy licking his privates, charming!

Bobs behaviour plan

Success, a poo in the right place!

Well even though Bob is only a cat, he has behaviour problems, these mainly consist of him having an obsession with using my bed as his own personal toilet, even when I am in it! He is currently seeing a behaviour team, who have set him a behaviour plan, the aim, to have him toileting in his litter tray like a good boy. But my naughty Bob has other ideas.

The first stage of the plan was to cover my bed in a plastic sheet, and have a large piece of duvet on it, that he is allowed to toilet on. Then the aim is to slowly turn this piece of duvet into a litter tray, then we can work on moving it slowly to the bathroom. This was always going to be a slow process, but I was willing to give anything a try.

Bob didn't take to the piece of duvet and would insist on toileting else were, but finally he has started to use it, it has only taken about nine weeks!!!

So stage one is under way, at this rate he will be an OAP by the time he is using the toilet!

Betty as usual has been as good as gold, she is a star!

Introducing Betty

Well Betty is a funny one, as a tiny kitten she was such a dare devil, often doing things that would make me hold my breath, she has calmed slightly as she has got older, but still has that wild side in her. She loves tormenting flies and spiders, when they finally give in and die she gets very confused and can't understand why they are not playing here game any more!

Betty always seems to look 'evil' in photos, but she is not, she is lovely. At night time she is very affectionate and will climb all over me if I attempt to read a book in bed.

Betty is a very dainty cat, but eats a lot. She can be very suspicious of new foods or treats, but as soon as she realises they are fine, she will snap them out of your hands.

Betty has a strange habit for eating plastic, I don't no where this habit came from, but she will chew plastic bags, selotape  etc if you leave it in her path. She also loves grooming my ears and eyebrows for me, which is a strange thing to wake up to!

Betty adores her brother Bob and finds it really difficult when Bob is away at the vets, so when that happens, she loves a bit of extra attention.

Betty will often sleep in very non cat like positions, I will often find her stretched out on her back, with her arms and legs stretched out. She is also a terrible snorer and will often sleep with her eyes open.

She is a wonderful cat and I wouldn't have her any other way!

Introducing Bob

Bob is a fantastic cat, he is very knowing and in tune with me. He hasn't had an easy life though, he has been very very poorly. He is only two years and three months old, but he has already spent more time at the vets than an elderly cat. He has urinary tract disease, so has a prescription diet and takes daily medication to try and keep it under control, but he still has flair ups every now and again.

I was once told to have him put to sleep, as after a flair up of his UTI problems, he was fitted with a catheter, but he didn't do well with this and started haemorrhaging blood. But we gave him the weekend with intense treatment and he pulled through.

He has behaviour problems, we think brought on by the stress of all the invasive treatments he has had to endure. So he is currently on a behaviour plan set by the leading behaviour team in the UK, although Bob normally has other ideas!

Bob is definitely full of character and has a very strong mind, which makes him the special cat that he is.

If you follow this blog, you will see the extreme lengths Bob will go to to get his own way, but at the end of the day, I will forgive him anything, even if he does pee on me in the night!