I realize this post will probably push me another step closer to Crazy Cat Lady status, but I have no knitting to show, nothing for Fiberlicious Friday, no Eye Candy Friday pics, nothing. I've been busy in the sewing room, but there's no progress documented. Plus I'm supposed to be packing for a girls weekend of knitting (and drinking) so rather than chase down some WIP pictures, I'm going to distract you with pictures of the cat.
Little Miss Indy turns 10 this week and is now (according to the vet) a senior cat. She started her life as a Pemberton barn kitten who was returned to the feed store three times before I adopted her. Since then she has lived in 9 houses in 4 cities in 2 different countries. She wasn't fond of the plane ride to Austin, but can you blame her? Anyway, Happy Birthday you crazy Triscuit-loving kitteh.
*And because I know someone will say something about the chocolate, no, she didn't eat the cupcake, yes I know that chocolate is bad for pets. (Do you really think I would share a cupcake?) I put kitty treats behind it to suck her into the shot, but she wouldn't eat them off the plate. Her human food consumption was limited to one blue sprinkle.
Awww Happy Birthday precious Indy!! I'm heading out this evening for a knitting/drinking night too! Enjoy it!!
Posted by: LaBean | July 27, 2007 at 12:12
Awww, she CAN haz sprinkles!
A note on the chocolate: my dog ate a bunch of trail mix once when I was out of the house, and of course I panicked and called the vet, but she told me that an animal would have to eat about a tenth of its bodyweight in chocolate before you really need to worry. Not that I'm advocating sharing that cupcake, but if she did happen to get in a leetle lick, no worries.
Posted by: Ashley | July 27, 2007 at 13:08
Oh, the kitty treat trick. We use it whenever we try to get our cat to do something.
My kitty is naturally whiny, so when my husband took her on the plane from VA to OR; she was very vocal and very loud about the whole thing (for the entire plane ride). A pet psychic came up to him in the airport to volunteer to help him out. She told him that she senses that the cat was very anxious and stressed out. It was all he could do not to say "No shit, you mean that's why she is crying at the top of her lungs?"
I was lucky enough to miss the whole thing, already being in OR at the time.
Posted by: Christy / Not Hip | July 27, 2007 at 13:41
Happy Birthday, Indy!
Paws,
Jake, Zander, Ophelia, Sam & Tyler
Posted by: Jeanne B. | July 27, 2007 at 15:23
Great shots!
My dogs have both stolen their fair share of chocolate and have lived to well, do it again. One of my dogs even ate all the little brown wrappers out of an empty chocolate box!
Cats are so much more sensible.
Posted by: gina | July 27, 2007 at 15:55
Happy Birthday Indy!! Like children, they grow up so quickly don't they? I can imagine you're going to be hanging with some very pink ladies so tell the most very pinkish one that Anxiousdog-Kate says hello! And to save room for a rocket-scientist!
Posted by: Kate | July 27, 2007 at 16:32
Aaaaaaw, I love the photo where she's about to eat the blue sprinkle.
Posted by: Nora | July 27, 2007 at 17:32
Happy B'day Indy! So very very cute :)
Posted by: Kylie | July 27, 2007 at 20:27
i'm in ur table...(not rly) eetin ur cupcake
Sorry...couldn't resist (I just spent an hour looking at I Can Has Cheezburger). I actually stopped by to tell you that a) my boy cat loves Triscuits too and b) he and his sister are turning 10 this year as well! Senior cats? Really?
Happy b-day to Miss Indy!
Posted by: Plum Texan | July 28, 2007 at 01:23
Happy Birthday, kitty! What clever photo styling... made for such a sweet little picture!
Posted by: Karma | July 28, 2007 at 02:10
Happy Birthday to Miss Indy! She's adorable!
My cat Sam loves human food, particularly Cheetos. It's concerning. I would not have dared set a cupcake in front of him because he would have devoured it in one bite.
Posted by: Mandy | July 28, 2007 at 18:24
awww she's beautiful! Happy birthday Indy!!!
Posted by: Kelly | July 29, 2007 at 10:57
happy b-day, Indy! how cute... cats are really not suposed to eat human treats, but as cats - they hardly do what they're supposed to do... http://yarn-n-coffee.blogspot.com/2007/05/rhaaaaaaaa.html
enjoy the birthday weekend!
Posted by: Michal | July 29, 2007 at 14:42
Happy birthday, Senorita Indy! (Hey, what's wrong with being a Crazy Cat Lady anyway?! Heck, there's even a Crazy Knitting Cat Ladies ring...)
Posted by: Chris | July 29, 2007 at 18:43
Happy birthday Indy! She and the pictures are too freaking cute!
Posted by: Frarochvia | July 29, 2007 at 19:34
What adorable photos of her with the cupcake! Those are awesome.
Posted by: Amy | July 30, 2007 at 01:13
Great photos!
Happy Birthday, Indy!!
Posted by: Carrie | July 30, 2007 at 21:48
so sweet! Happy birthday Indy!
Posted by: parnella | July 31, 2007 at 11:44
happy birthday Indy!!! a cat and a cupcake. you can't go wrong with this post. :-)
Posted by: lynette | July 31, 2007 at 22:03
My Noodle is 10 years old too and still a wild boy. I think the term senior for cats 7 and over is misleading since 10 kinda seems like middle-age for cats, doesn't it? Happy Birthday Indy
Posted by: Stacey | August 01, 2007 at 11:24
I'm moving to the San Jose area at the end of August. I'm not looking forward to the plane ride with my 14 year old Siamese who is very "talkative" at the best of times.
Posted by: Amy K. | August 01, 2007 at 20:08
i love that kitty photo! my kitty loves to eat popcorn, so whenever we have it at home, she dives right in, snatches a couple of kernels and she is good to go. Silly feline!
Posted by: marti | August 02, 2007 at 14:31
My mom would make cakes for our dogs' birthdays. I have the portraits to prove it. She didn't give a second thought to chocolate. And they lived to be almost 20 (in people years!).
Posted by: jenny r | August 14, 2007 at 13:26