Today is a busy one, so I only have time to leave you with a quick post and a visual representation of the sight I saw when I woke up this morning – a horrible creature that used to be a gorgeous, fluffy, black-and-white tuxedo cat, who had managed to magically transform himself into a filthy, dirty, disreputable mess.
Just for comparison purposes, this is what he normally looks like:
Isn’t he angelic? NO, NO, HE IS NOT. Don’t let that sweet sleeping face fool you for a moment.
DEAR Felix – yes, he of the (formerly) fluffy hindquarters – squeezed himself into the small opening under the attic steps and went digging. He hasn’t done that since we first brought the cats home, as we quickly blocked the hole after we discovered that THEY had discovered it… but somehow he figured out how to UNblock it. I have no idea how he got himself to fit, as it’s a very small hole and he’s grown considerably since his early kittenhood… but, persistent cat that he is, he found a way.
Oscar and Grisabella aren’t completely innocent, either. Gris has a dirty bib and paws, and may only really be saved by the fact that she’s mostly dark and therefore the dirt doesn’t show as much. Oscar is fairly grimy as well, but isn’t exhibiting anywhere near the level of filth that Felix managed to acquire on his fluffy self.
All I can say is, it’s a good thing they’re cute.
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October 26, 2013
Our big ol’ fat cat (13 years & 13 pounds) managed to find a way into our APARTMENT walls. He found the access under the sink. He paws open the cabinet doors to get to the passage. We’re going to have to install child-proof locks. (My youngest child is 17.) Sigh.
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October 27, 2013
Oh, my! Too funny! My husband’s cat Zeke used to do that too, in an apartment they used to live in – Peter was in the bath one night and heard Zeke meowing from inside the wall beside him! Cats are odd creatures.
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October 27, 2013
Reminds me of our gray & white cat, Tiger, I had growing up. He was an outdoor cat, and frequently came home with dark stains on his white fur and smelling of motor oil.
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October 27, 2013
Oh dear, LOL! They really do get themselves into a lot of mischief.
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October 28, 2013
Now that is a dirty cat! Hope Felix likes a bath as much as the dirt. He’s beautiful when clean.
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October 28, 2013
He really is a gorgeous boy! And he’s almost clean again.
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I don’t envy you giving your cats baths and making them all sparkly again! Hope that their claws have been removed or it could turn into a bloody mess. ♥
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October 28, 2013
I think bathing him would have been super traumatic for all concerned, so we just left him to his own devices and he’s done a great job of returning himself to his usual whiteness! I guess that’s one of the benefits of cats – they are self-cleaning!
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Cats, you gotta love ‘em! He is certainly a cutie!
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October 30, 2013
He really is a darling, even when he gets dirty!
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