Silly puppy

Our little Missy is really developing quite the personality. She is totally attached to Izzy the cat, as well as her boy Griffin. Izzy is her nap partner! When I can’t provide a lap for the two of them, she curls up as close as she can get to her buddy.

Missy is sad that she can’t cuddle the cat

Missy has been shadowing me in the kitchen because she discovered that sometimes I drop things. I dropped a bit of canned mushroom, and she decided that it was better to play with than eat! Here is the video.

Chilling with her boy in the back yard

Her foot is all healed from her sprain, and she is rip tearing around the yard again. Silly puppy.

Our pack

Missy is on a leash to help her sprain heal, Griffin and Izzy are keeping her company

We have picked up a routine since we adopted a puppy. Once or twice a day we let Izzy out of the catio to roam the yard with the dogs. She rather demanded it, and seems to think that if the puppy is out, she can be too. (She doesn’t get that the puppy can’t climb trees.) Missy will follow Izzy all over the yard (yeah, probably should have changed the little one’s name, it is rather hard to tell these apart when spoken). The cat is part of the pack. Our other cat, who adopted us, and has territory outside the fence that she defends from the rest of the neighborhood, was there too. See if you can find her in the picture below!

Find the cat in the meadow

Puppy shots

Poor puppy had to get her three month puppy shots (she is now 6.8 pounds, by the way), and wasn’t feeling good. She was shivering, so I bundled her up in my lap with a fuzzy blanket. Izzy the cat, who has been slowly reclaiming the house, saw the cue for nap time and joined us. I was shocked! Missy was too tired to show but mild interest before she fell asleep again. Here is the photo progression.

Missy not feeling well, Izzy claiming lap, and Griffin checking in
Missy warming up, Izzy disengaged
Missy cold again, and Izzy… what? Comforting?
Missy warming up again, and touching Izzy
Missy warm and Izzy cuddling?!? Maybe just using the puppy as a pillow.
Missy lone on the lap. She was dreaming and the wiggling annoyed Izzy enough that she left. Puppy doesn’t even know she won.

Missy ate well and by the next day was back to her rambunctious self!

Recovering my hope chest

My cat loves to sharpen her claws on the cushioned top of my hope chest. Luckily, it is easy to recover! (Although I admit it stayed in the frayed state for a couple years.)

Hope chest with cat damage

I removed the screws holding the cushion to the lid, then used a staple gun to attach the new fabric over the old. When screwing the lid back on, it helps to clamp it in place until you get a few screws set. The whole project took about 30 minutes. The fabric is indoor/outdoor fabric that I hope will hold up to the cat’s attentions, if not, I will recover it again later!

Underside of cushioned top, ready for new fabric
Recovered hope chest

And of course, the first thing that happens is that my cat throws up on it. The easy clean fabric was a good choice. Oi.