It really wasn't hard, they quickly figured out that we wanted them to get up on their hind paws to reach the treats/ The tough part was teaching them to NOT swipe at our hands with their claws!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Trick for your treat
This has been an ongoing project since March, and I just now finally got the videos together. We've taught the babies to stand up in order to earn their daily treats!
It really wasn't hard, they quickly figured out that we wanted them to get up on their hind paws to reach the treats/ The tough part was teaching them to NOT swipe at our hands with their claws!
It really wasn't hard, they quickly figured out that we wanted them to get up on their hind paws to reach the treats/ The tough part was teaching them to NOT swipe at our hands with their claws!
Attacking our feet
The kitties have been playing this game since we brought them home; they jump on the bed with us, then attack our feet through the comforter when we move. :-)
Back of chair
Simon loves climbing the backs of our kitchen chairs (his claws let him be "velcro kitty" on the upholstery). Here he is hoping that Sarah will share her lunch with him...
Slew of photos
So my sister got me an iPad for my graduation, which means there is yet ANOTHER device that holds kitty photos and videos! I finally figured out how to get the photos off the iPad, so here are some from the last few weeks:
Love Simon's little pink tongue!!
River sitting like a queen...
Simon perched my lap (with auntie Rosie in the background)
River sleeping in the window on her cushion
Simon enjoying the comforter that was on the futon while we had guests
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Simon ate WHAT?!
Is it motherhood when you simultaneously love your baby and want to strangle them?!
So two weeks ago Tuesday morning (May 22nd), my dad and sister were heading home so we were all getting ready to drive to the airport. I noticed this white, string-looking thing on the floor of the hallway:
Upon closer inspection, I notice it's made of plastic and has silver and copper wires in it. Wires? This looks like part of an iPod earphone cord...
OH NO.
I go to the den, where the day before I had emptied my purse onto the floor. The pile of stuff includes my earphones, except now they look like this:
GAAAAAAAAAH!!
Simon ATE the left earphone, plus about six inches of the cord (some of which was the remnant I found in the hallway). I couldn't believe it!!
I called the vet, and they recommended getting an x-ray just to be sure nothing was blocking his gut (and to be sure it was really him!). So we hauled both cats in, and $300 later we got confirmation that yes, Simon was the culprit, and the wires had already moved through his intestines pretty well. The vet said to just watch him, don't feed him dinner that night, and "if you see wires sticking out of his butt, don't pull them." !!!!!!
He didn't show any signs of feeling strange, both cats were playing and doing their usual thing. For the next few days, I kept an extra-close eye on the litter box to be sure everything passed through (which it eventually did).
The other fun new thing I discovered, while inspecting the litter box, was that Simon has also been eating our hair elastics (and apparently passing them without issue).
GAH. Nothing in this apartment is safe from the Jaws of Simon!
So two weeks ago Tuesday morning (May 22nd), my dad and sister were heading home so we were all getting ready to drive to the airport. I noticed this white, string-looking thing on the floor of the hallway:
Upon closer inspection, I notice it's made of plastic and has silver and copper wires in it. Wires? This looks like part of an iPod earphone cord...
OH NO.
I go to the den, where the day before I had emptied my purse onto the floor. The pile of stuff includes my earphones, except now they look like this:
GAAAAAAAAAH!!
Simon ATE the left earphone, plus about six inches of the cord (some of which was the remnant I found in the hallway). I couldn't believe it!!
I called the vet, and they recommended getting an x-ray just to be sure nothing was blocking his gut (and to be sure it was really him!). So we hauled both cats in, and $300 later we got confirmation that yes, Simon was the culprit, and the wires had already moved through his intestines pretty well. The vet said to just watch him, don't feed him dinner that night, and "if you see wires sticking out of his butt, don't pull them." !!!!!!
He didn't show any signs of feeling strange, both cats were playing and doing their usual thing. For the next few days, I kept an extra-close eye on the litter box to be sure everything passed through (which it eventually did).
The other fun new thing I discovered, while inspecting the litter box, was that Simon has also been eating our hair elastics (and apparently passing them without issue).
GAH. Nothing in this apartment is safe from the Jaws of Simon!
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