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"Mews Nooz" with "The
Boys" and
Karen McGreevey
Published
Weekly for Cats, Cat
Lovers and More
Vol
2,
Issue #12 Week 12 - March 26, 2011
"The Boys" say,
Wednesday,
March
23,
was
Bowie's
13th
birthday!
His
brothers
decide d to
call a
truce that day and everyone let him have first dibs when it came to
snack time.
Then, he spent his afternoon taking a nap in his favorite spot...on the
toilet seat lid! After his morning was taken up "lounging"
on the big
bed!
Bowie also wanted me to "thank"
all of you for stopping by Kittens
'n Things and for wishing him a happy birthday.
Now he says "bring
on 14"!
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Last
week,
we asked, "Anyone
want to take a guess as to who this laid back "little helper"
is?" No one ventured a guess,
so I'll
tell you.
It's none other than Ginger
Jasper!
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We're signed up at Facebook.
So if you're there, too, drop by
sometime and say "hi" or something. We have a long way to go before we
get the fan page
set up
the way we want it, but we're getting there.
Also along that line, we've managed to get some more of the past
issues of Mews Nooz
uploaded
to
the Mews Nooz
section
of Kittens
'n
Things. As you look around, you will
see that in the beginning our ezine was called "Cat's Meow"!
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We hope you have a terrific weekend, and we'll see you next time!
Yours
in
furriendship,
 and
"The
Boys"
Karen
McGreevey
Publisher/Editor
Mew's
Nooz
 Email
Karen
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In
this
Issue
- Days
of
Our
Meows: Jonny
and
the
Bed
- Taking
Care
of
Kitty:
It's
the
Same
Old,
Same
Old
- What's
New
Pussy
Cat? Purina
Cat
Chow
Correspondent
- It's
Your
Turn: We Want
You!
- Who
Meow
Are:
"The
Boys"
- Manage
Your
Subscription:
You
Coming
Or
Going?
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Days
of Our Meows
Jonny
and the Bed
If
you
read
Mews
Nooz often
or follow our words at Kittens
'n Things, you
know I've often said "The Boys" are sort of "lazy bums". And their aw ard
last
year
in
the
"Cat-O-Lympics"
for
"their
sleeping" expertise sort of
"sealed the deal" in their minds, apparently.
'cause
Jonny
has
taken
it
to
heart!
So
much
so,
that
now
there's
"no
bed
blanket
that
goes unturned!" In fact,
no matter how many times you make the bed, as quickly as 5 minutes
later (or when you leave the room, actually) you'll find the covers in
complete disarray and a "Jonny
lump" in one area of the bed.
Either
with
his
head
sticking
out
of
one
of
the
blankets or as a still,
log-like bulge.
Photo
source: Unknown
Taking
Care
of
Kitty
It's
the
Same
Old,
Same
Old
I
think
I've
finally
figured
out
why
Mikey
takes
it
upon
himself
t o
jump
on
me
at
odd
hours
of
the
early
morning--like
between 4 and 5 a.m.
Or
Billy
will
climb
onto
my
lap
shortly
after
he
eats.
And
Bowie will make it a point
to come downstairs every night around 9 p.m. or so and sit by the
kitchen
door--waiting for a bed snack.
And,
unless
we
call
him,
Jonny
will
come
to
eat
after
all
of the others have
cleaned their plates!
These
activities
were
even
apparent
when
Snowflake
was
still
with
us. She'd
sit in the south window, waiting for "the car" to pull into the
driveway. She'd then jump down from the window and make a bee-line for
the front door to meet us as we walked in the door.
These
guys
like routine!
And
over
the
years,
we've
helped
them
develop
"their
routines,"
while
they manage
ours as
well.
So while it might seem to you like your kitty is bored or otherwise
disengaged in what
you want him
or her to do, chances are it's really your kitty trying to
engage you in what he or she wants to do.
I've also noticed that if I go to bed later at night than I usually do,
Billy will either already be upstairs waiting for me...or, he will come
down to get me. He may also even sit at the foot of the steps "hoping,
most likely" that I will hurry up and go upstairs so he can go to bed.
And when I say, "come on, let's go to bed", it's like the "cows are
coming home", or I'm the Pied Piper, as they all slowly get in line and
follow me upstairs!
I love
it!
So, since it's apparent your kitty needs a routine as much as you do
(although you can deviate from yours occasionally) it's good to feed
your kitty at the same time -- or to keep to as reasonable a schedule
as possible for her. This includes your "comings and goings" from your
home, what you play for music or TV while you're gone, and your thought
to what your kitty will eat and when!
Photo: "The
Tiny Tots"; Jonny,
left; Mikey, middle; Daniel, right
from when we first got "The Boys"
What's
New
Pussy
Cat?
Purina
Cat
Chow
Correspondent
Note: I am running the
information
below again for good measure, in case you didn't see it the first time,
as the closing date for applying for the position is March 28.
"The
Boys," our "Cat
Seen Investigators" (CSI), like nosing around the Internet
for really cool
toys
and all kinds of
stuff that might catch
the
eye
of
any
discerning
kitty.
This
time,
a
really
neat
opportunity
came
to
us
in
the
form
of
an emai l,
which
I want
to
share with
you
as
this
might
just
be
something
you
want
to
do. So
I'm breaking
a
bit
from
"my
tradition"
here,
to include the email from Purina
Cat
Chow. It's
a terrific opportunity for a Cat
Lover and his or her cat!
Here's
what Katherine from Purina
Cat Chow wrote:
"Purina
Cat Chow, is in the middle of a nationwide search for the
first-ever “Purina
Cat Chow
Correspondent. ”This person will travel
the country on behalf
of Purina Cat
Chow connecting with fellow cat owners. The Purina Cat Chow
Correspondent is a
one-year position and will offer a $50,000 salary – and the selected
person can
even keep their day job.
I posted this at Kittens
'n
Things
this week; in case you missed it,
here are the details:
Calling
All
Cat
Lovers!
Purina
Cat Chow has kicked off a nationwide search to find the
first-ever Purina
Cat Chow Correspondent, an individual who will travel the
country and
connect with fellow cat owners. The
Purina Cat Chow
Correspondent will
earn a
one-year, $50,000 compensation and will share his or her experiences on
catchow.com and Purina Cat Chow’s social media channels.
The Purina Cat Chow
Correspondent should be a passionate and
knowledgeable cat
owner with a vibrant personality and interest in learning and sharing
about the
cat-owner relationship. No formal training or expertise is required to
apply!
From now until March
28, 2011, consumers can apply for the Purina
Cat
Chow Correspondent position on catchow.com.
Consumers must complete a brief
application and upload a photo of themselves with their cat to be
considered
for the position. The selected Purina
Cat
Chow
Correspondent will be
announced
by May 15, 2011,
and the position will run from May 15, 2011 to May 15,
2012.
"The
Boys" are "thrilled"
with
this
announcement
from
Purina
Cat
Chow,
and
give it
paws
up!
We're
looking forward to hearing that one of you applied and got accepted!
It's
Your
Turn
We want You
"The
Boys"
and I love to "travel
around the net", meeting new furrbies, seeing old
furriends and
loo at all of the really neat kitty
blogs. We hope to feature you and them all here in "It's Your Turn."
Then
we tell our other furriends who tell their furriends, and so
on!
So
here
in this spot each week we're talking about your, our kitty readers and
your mommy, daddy, sister or maybe even the whole family.
That's
your invitation.
If
you
want us to talk about you in this spot, please send your information to
me at karen@kittensandmittensandthings.com
by any given Friday noon,
eastern time.
You
could include your photo (cat photo) and/or your mom and dad bean's
photo, too. Your blog address or web site address. And tell us a little
bit about you in 2 or 3 paragraphs.
And
I'll include you in the next issue of Mews Nooz. If
you have
questions
about this, please don't hesitate to contact me.
I
look
forward to hearing from you.
Who
Meow
Are
The
McGreeveys
I'm
Karen
McGreevey, "keeper of the kids." "The
Boys"
at
our house
include:
Jonny
Cat, II -
named for Jonny Cat, who was in our "first
family," and for a sack of
cat litter. I'll have to tell you that story one of these days.
Michael Anthony
(Mikey or Mikki - depending upon whether I spell his name or Chuck, my
husband, spells it). Mikey is named after an expensive line of
jewelry--because he's "mighty fine"!
Daniel
Boone -
Although Daniel's no longer with us. We called him "Daniel" for short.
And he and Mikey were "true brothers" as they were from the same
litter.
Wild
"Bill" Hickok -
Who is really just "Billy".
Buffalo
Bill "Cody" -
Unfortunately, is also "gone". He left us way too young.
Jim
"Bowie" -
We call him "Bowie" (Booie), although as the "baby" he could easily be
called the "brat" but that wouldn't be nice!
Chuck
- The
daddy of "The Boys", and husband of Karen.
All
six
were/are Purebred Persians, with babydoll faces. (Their faces are
sprinkled throughout this ezine, on the left-side of each topic
section.) They do not have the really smashed nose, which is a
characteristic of some Persians.
Except
Jonny;
he's close - "by a nose"!
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