Feed the Kitty!

Your friend,
Fisher

New email from a friend who loves dogs…
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb?


1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?



2. Border Collie: Just one. And then I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to code.



3. Dachshund: You know I can’t reach that stupid lamp!



4. Rottweiler: Make me.



5. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.




6. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!



7. German Shepherd: I’ll change it as soon as I’ve led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven’t missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation.



8. Jack Russell Terrier: I’ll just pop it in while I’m bouncing off the walls and furniture.



9.. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I’m sorry, but I don’t see a light bulb!



10. Poodle: I’ll just blow in the Border Collie’s ear and he’ll do it. By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

How many cats does it take to change a light bulb???
Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. tee hee

In the interest of fair play, you are invited to send your favorite cat joke. Poking a little fun is OK when done with love.

Your friend,
Fisher

Valentine’s Day.
We all have our opinions.
Celebrate yours.

Dear Fisher,

I am Bella and my house mate is named Dante. Dante is an 18 lb gigantic sweet retard. I am a 9lb aggressive Tortie. We have been good friends for five years, but then I had a serious bout of redirected aggression the week before Thanksgiving and our people are very upset. I turned a scary situation around on Dante and now I’m the one afraid of him. He loves me but if I do anything to act out at him again, he will happily finish it.

Our humans have separated us and are slowly reintroducing us to each other. All is going slow, but well, and they think we will be OK together before they leave for Valentine’s weekend, but I can tell they are still scared to death to leave us alone. We do have a cat sitter coming in but our people don’t want us to get hurt if we backslide while they are gone. What should we do?

Bella

Dear Bella,

I have to surmise that your little bout of redirected aggression was an outright catastrophe (no pun intended). Your people are going to great lengths to keep such a display from happening again and they obviously want Dante and you to resolve your issues as soon as possible. I cannot help but wonder if injuries affected egos only or if bloodshed was involved. Either way, you must now help your humans regain their confidence in you.

The one thing to know about redirected aggression is that there is an underlying cause. Sometimes it is the result of just being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The “scary situation” caused your adrenalin pump to turn on and you acted out. The concern is not so much what you did, but what caused you to do it. Paying attention to the original underlying source and working to change it, will help solve the problem.
Some suggestions for your people to prepare for Valentine’s weekend:

1. Desensitizing your fear of Dante by leaving the two of you alone in the house for varying periods of time. If the house is intact and there are no injuries, reward with treat or new toy.
2. Give individual attention to each in the presence of the other. Then give pets to both at the same time.
3. If cats are not “getting it”, put both in time out, possibly through mealtime. If cats rush to food bowls in unison without confrontation, problem is close to solved.
4. If confrontation takes precedence over late lunch, contact pet sitter and extend getaway weekend.

I highly recommend your people take a look at Pet Wave. And for you two, remember Valentine’s is a celebration of love and friendship. Go ahead. Give peace a chance.

Your friend,
Fisher

I am so honored to receive The Scribbler Award from Marg’s Pets!
Marg, a wonderful and dedicated animal rescuer, shares her stories with us. Some days you laugh, some days you cry – but you always know a lost animal has a true chance of a better life when Marg is in the picture. Thanks for passing this award along to me!!!

This award has been going around since 2008. If you wish to read more about this award, please visit Scholastic Scribe.

Here are the rules of this award:
1. Each Superior Scribbler (S.S.) must pass the Award onto 5 most deserving blogger friends.
2. Each S.S. must link the author and name of the blog from whom he/she received the award.
3. Each S.S. must display the award on his/her blog and link to this post, which explains the award.*
4. Each S.S. who wins is asked to visit this post and add his/her name to the Mr. Linky List (I am still working on this) so they can keep up-to-date on everyone who receives The Prestigious Honor.
5. Each S.S. must post these rules on his/her blog.

My staff and I have chosen to pass this award along to:

I Have Cat, Holy tuna! You are going to love this one.

Mr Hey U, a very smart cat who works tirelessly to inform us of animals with disabilities.

Sugar the Golden Retriever, a very feisty, fashionable, funny and fabulous Retriever!

Sparkle, the award winning author and super model cat with a great sense of humor.

Pet Care Education, for all pets, wonderful information direct from Sly, the Cat Care Guru

Please stop by and say hello to our fellow critter!

That’s the directive I have been given, anyway. Ran across one small foxpaw. Oops.
Your friend,
Fisher