Cattitude

Hello Dear Readers,

I have been getting incredibly irritated with my ma's irrational attention for the feral outside. That Grigio is taking her attention away from us, and I do not like it at all. He is still just as skittish around her and does not trust her yet. Why she bothers with him, I will never understand.

Here I am ready to scare him away if he approaches. I do not need him to become a family member, however, I know my ma is trying to get him to come inside. 

If she does not feed him in a timely manner, he waits for her, and even scratches at the door to let us know he is there waiting. Can you imagine the nerve of this feral? 

My goodness, and humans think I have a cattitude. I assure you, Grigio is more demanding and moody than I am.

I don't feel like writing much more than this today.

Love your family. Hug them tightly.

Purr & Paw,
-Stivali. 🐾

Attitudes are contagious, is yours worth catching? 😼

Thoughts on taking a feral to a vet

We hope you all enjoyed your week, Readers.

We have been happily greeted by the little grey stray cat we call Grigio twice daily consistently for a while now. We want desperately to get him to a vet to have him checked out but no matter how much food we have given him, he does not yet trust us enough to come inside or let us touch him. He is a huge fan of hissing at us.

Now, he arrived with what appears to be a scratch on his cheek, which is swollen and most likely infected. More than ever, we want to try to trap him and get him to a doctor to be taken care of. 

What do you think?

We have left a message with our Doctor in hopes to getting some advice. Pray for Grigio and us so that we can get him the help he needs.

Thank you.

Purr & Paw,
-Stivali. 🐾

Cats know how to obtain food without labor, shelter without confinement, and love without penalties. - Walter Lionel George.

Happy August

Happy August, Readers,

August is one of our favorite months around here. We celebrate mamma all month long since she was born on the very last day of the month!

Also in August, we celebrate our friends: Jeff, Corinne, Ryan, Lisa Marie, Dan, Elaine, Bob, Peter, and our cousin, Michaella. :) If you were born in August - we also celebrate YOU! 🎂
Happy Birthday, Everyone!

We also honor mamma's orange tabby, Kismet, and her German Shepherd, Zoe, who both passed away in August of 2009. Pasqua and I never met either of them but mamma often speaks about them and shares stories of all the funny things they did when they were with her on earth. ❤

This week, I began waking mamma up before her alarm and would ask for cuddles. This makes her very happy, and I hope it reminds her of Kismet and Stray Cat - her two sweet boys who used to offer morning cuddles often.

Did you know that originally, August was called Sextilis? Before January and February were added to the Roman Calendar, August was the sixth month of the year, hence its original name. But when it became the eighth month of the year, it was later renamed in honor of the first emperor of Rome, Caesar Augustus, to Augustus. Isn't that interesting to know?

Most nights this week our Grigio (grey kitty) has come to the door for food but still won't let mamma approach. We are hopeful he will learn to trust us soon.

Yes, Pasqua named the feral kitten the same name as his favorite toy - the grey mouse. He insisted on naming the kitten "Grey" too.😍

No blog post is complete without pictures of us from this week:

We are very happy kitties indeed, not to mention utterly adorable, too.

Enjoy your week, Everyone!

Purr & Paw,
-Stivali.

August - it's like the Sunday of summer.