tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43525285413917006482011-11-27T16:08:58.613-08:00This blog is dedicated to Tulip the Cat.<br><br>Tulip is blind. She was born with a condition called anophthalmia, meaning she had no viable eyeballs. Her eyes had to be removed, and her eyelids were sewn shut. This gives her her cute, sleepy appearance.<br><br>We adopted her through a shelter-animal advocacy group called FOCAS. This blog is dedicated to Tulip's adventures in her new home, and our adventures as owners of a blind cat.Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2061100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-89724342483357647042008-05-23T14:16:00.001-07:002008-05-23T14:18:14.167-07:00

Our new and improved kitty blog is now up and running. Please check it out at http://www.tulipkitty.com/!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-72175438140528105172008-05-20T08:23:00.000-07:002008-05-20T08:28:44.132-07:00

It hasn't gone unnoticed that Tulip has been a lot sweeter lately. She's really starting to settle into being a nice cat. Unless provoked, she doesn't bite anymore. She still doesn't love being petted, but will actually come and seek it out in small doses. I love her little wake-up routine. When she hears the alarm clock she comes up to me and rubs her head all over my face. She lets me

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It was as hot as the blazes in our house over the weekend. I happen to enjoy the heat, but I felt pretty bad for Tulip. She was slow roasting all weekend long. She was very good natured about it though. Mostly she lounged around on the wood floors, trying to find a cool spot.Last night we stuck a fan in front of the sliding door which brought in a nice cool breeze. Kitty sat in front of it

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-49581368538415706632008-05-17T09:42:00.001-07:002008-05-17T09:46:45.406-07:00

Almost every Friday Eve and I go out for sushi, and last night was no exception. We came home with a little fishy treat for Tulip again. Someone's a spoiled girl!Enjoying some yellowtail.Mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm! Yutaka makes the best sashimi!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-424066629546778302008-05-11T21:14:00.000-07:002008-05-11T21:20:19.183-07:00

In honor of Mother's Day, here is a picture of Tulip Kitty with her collection of "babies". While I was studying this morning, I happened to look down and see her in bed with the majority of her stuffed toys. Cute!

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Wishing all you moms a Happy Mother's Day!Here's Tulip Kitty inspecting the flowers we picked out for Grandma for Mother's Day... Tulips, of course.

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Just to follow up on our switch to Feline Pine kitty litter, things are going great. Tulip seems content to use it. At first she didn't seem to know what to make of it. Maybe she didn't like the texture. She would get in the box, pee, and get out without covering it. She always used it, but seemed like she wanted to get in and out of there as quickly as possible. Now she seems to be back

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-51341189434457137592008-05-05T17:05:00.000-07:002008-05-05T17:13:26.325-07:00

Tulip had a nice weekend I think. Friday night we came home with a little treat of fish scraps from the sushi bar. We diced up a little raw tuna for her, which she proceeded to inhale. Then she contentedly licked her lips and washed her face for the next 10 minutes.Saturday I was busy cleaning the house. Kitty followed me pretty much everywhere I went. She's a good little helper. She

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The kitty blog is one year old! In celebration we have some exciting news. Coming (relatively) soon: http://www.tulipkitty.com/. Most likely I will continue to publish an RSS feed of the kitty blog here, coming from Tulip's new domain.If any of you Tulip fans have suggestions of features you'd like to see on her new site, please let us know!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-51830981124710048272008-05-01T09:00:00.001-07:002008-05-03T13:53:56.189-07:00

Recently we have tried a lot of different kitty litters. I like the clumping kind because it helps to keep the box fairly clean. However, I generally hate the strong perfume smell, and all the clay dust that ends up everywhere. If I don't like it, I can only imagine how harsh it is on a little kitty nose. I can't imagine all that dust is good for a cat's lungs. Tulip sneezes a lot from it.

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-21004669778754132962008-04-29T09:25:00.000-07:002008-04-29T09:30:14.332-07:00

Tulip kitty thinks this hot weather sucks. She has been lethargic and cranky. She's spent the last few days stretched out on various areas of the hardwood floor, looking for a cool spot. She plays with her toys, but only for a few minutes at a time, before getting a drink and sprawling out on the floor again. I feel bad for her. I looked at the thermometer and it was 80 degrees inside our

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For my birthday I received a Pawprints Pet Ornament from my friend Steve. We finally got around to making this ornament. Tulip was a pretty unwilling participant. Over the weekend I got the no-bake dough ready. Eve grabbed kitty and held onto her so I could stick her little paws into the dough. The first attempt startled her. I don't think she liked the way the dough felt on her paws.

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We don't have a lot of guest appearances on Tulip's Garden. However, I thought this was so cool that I had to share. My friend Caprice scored some serious good karma points the other day. On her way home she saw a mother duck that had been hit and killed on the road. She spotted 10 ducklings running around nearby, so she stopped and gathered them all up. They spent the night at her house,

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-63650930713519617512008-04-20T12:22:00.000-07:002008-04-20T12:24:12.087-07:00

Last night I fell asleep on the couch watching TV. When I woke up in the middle of the night, this was the scene under the coffee table. It's looking a little crowded in there these days, kitty!

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I went out to dinner with some friends last night. After dinner we ended up at Muttropolis where I bought Tulip kitty a fleece rattle ball. I actually stood there and shook them all to see which one had the most pleasant rattle. Dork!When I got home, kitty was lounging at the top of the stairs waiting for me. I opened up the bag and dropped the ball next to her. The rattle startled her.

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-53162103069835573292008-04-16T09:35:00.000-07:002008-04-16T09:36:21.311-07:00

Chasing around one of those plastic milk jug thingies really takes it out of a Tu.

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Right now Eve and kitty are in the kitchen. Eve went in there to make some tea. Kitty darted right in there after her. It's just after 8:00 PM and Tulip thinks it's time for a snack. The two of them are arguing over this. It's going something like this:Tu: MRRRREEEEEEEEEW!Eve: No Kitty.Tu: MRREEEW!Eve: NO! It's not time yet.Tu: MREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!Eve: KITty!Tu: mmmeh.

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Tulip has been up to some weirdness lately. She keeps going into the bathroom and sitting in front of her litterbox. She just "stares" at it. She does it like 15-20 times a day. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with her. She's not going in there and straining to use the box or anything. She just sits in front of it and contemplates it. Freaky!

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I came home from my vacation with the flu. Yesterday morning I couldn't even drag myself off the bed. Miss kitty curled up in the blankets to watch over me. She nestled up against me all morning while I faded in and out of sleep. In the afternoon I mustered enough strength to make it to the couch, just for a change of scenery. Tulip followed along. Once I got myself settled in a heap of

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We got back from our roadtrip this afternoon. When I came into the house, Tulip kitty was sitting at the far end of the hallway. She perked up when I called her name, but she didn't seem to be convinced that it was really me. I walked down the hallway to her and reached my hand down so she could smell it. As soon as she did, her whole face lit up. She stood up and arched her back so I could

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Hello, Tulip fans. We won't have any updates for the next several days while I am on vacation. Miss Tulip will have several kitty-sitters while I'm gone. I imagine that means there will be some interesting stories when I get back.See you next week!-Raynay

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-30217197389445448442008-03-31T21:34:00.000-07:002008-03-31T21:39:05.482-07:00

Kitty was full of energy this morning. As I was getting ready for work I could hear her playing in the hallway. I walked out to see her tossing Tiggy Tiger way up into the air, then jumping up and trying to catch him. She was flinging him all over the place. It was adorable! I'm so glad she knows how to amuse herself.

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-20085563867984701042008-03-30T08:11:00.001-07:002008-03-30T08:13:16.528-07:00

I guess we got kitty out of bed a little bit too early this morning. After breakfast, she was ready to go back to sleep. Poor Tulip! Here she is resting on her meditation pillow. Or maybe she's communicating with a higher plane. Don't underestimate her super powers.

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-79389643474393265952008-03-28T13:08:00.000-07:002008-03-28T13:16:49.260-07:00

For some reason, Tulip has been doing the "spooky cat" a lot lately. You know, when cats arch their backs, puff up their tails and creep sideways? For some reason, it seems to be especially funny when she does it. I guess it's because she makes such a serious face. I have to get this on video.Anyway, the other night I went down to the garage for something. I came back through the garage

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-51624124368706451542008-03-26T09:39:00.000-07:002008-03-26T09:42:38.605-07:00

When I went back into the bedroom to get ready for work this morning, kitty was in bed. Not just on the bed. She was on my side of the bed, in the covers (I hadn't gotten around to making the bed yet). She was nestled up against my pillow. Make yourself at home, Tu! She looked so sweet, I didn't have the heart to disturb her. She's so darn cute sometimes.

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-35533073895058659222008-03-22T22:41:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:50:02.185-07:00

I spent most of the day today in the office doing homework. Tulip spent most of the day sleeping in her kitty bed next to my desk. Except when she was in the kitty bed under my desk. Or on the chair next to me. Or messing with the plant. Or beating up Violet. Why so tough on Violet? But mostly she was content in the kitty bed next to my desk, filling the thing up like a heffalump. I wish

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Things are coming along with our office. We got the furniture in there last night. Of course everything is different now, so Tulip is bumping her head on and tripping over everything in the room. She wasn't sure she liked the new arrangement at first:But after a while she decided it might be OK to try out my new chair:She even has her own chair now, right between our two desks. Someone's a

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Awwwwww. Maybe Tulip would like a seeing eye pony!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-81850088944702386182008-03-19T15:10:00.000-07:002008-03-19T15:11:32.830-07:00

Little punky jumped up on the back of the couch last night while we were watching TV. Normally she doesn’t really hang out with us. She’ll hang out near us, but almost never on the couch with us. Mostly she will curl up on the rug near our feet or in her kitty bed under the coffee table. For whatever reason though, last night it was the back of the couch. She lay down right behind my head

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-86458637297315463842008-03-17T15:29:00.000-07:002008-03-17T15:35:57.482-07:00

Miss Tulip couldn't wait to get up this morning for some reason. She was sleeping at the foot of the bed. When the alarm went off, she walked right up the front of me and stuck her nose in my face. After a couple pets and some purrs, she jumped off the bed. When I didn't follow right away, she came back to see where I was. I heard her thump her head against the bed frame, then she let out a

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-50312570375988134922008-03-14T06:06:00.000-07:002008-03-14T06:11:17.345-07:00

Eve took these two pictures of Tulip a few days ago. I thought they were the cutest ones ever. She seems to like to pose for the camera. Maybe she can be a model. Get to work, kitty!"Which one is my good side?"Like a teddy bear that lost its button eye. Cute!Awwwwww, pretty!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-39083534873816348002008-03-11T21:41:00.000-07:002008-03-12T14:01:50.970-07:00

We're still working on cleaning up and reorganizing our office. Kitty is quite interested in helping out with this project. Here's Tulip helping Evie sort some receipts."2007s go in here, Mama."

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-70155228609722223142008-03-10T09:39:00.000-07:002008-03-10T09:44:40.208-07:00

Yesterday Tulip had a leisurely day of migrating from kitty bed to kitty bed. She napped ALL DAY. I was so jealous, as I struggled to stay awake doing homework. Once in a while I'd call her name. She'd stretch her little kitty arms out, toes all extended, and let out a little "brrrrrrrrrrrrrt". Then she'd yawn, get up, and stroll to the next bed. Must be nice!This morning she was obviously

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Tu was such an angel this morning. She started off with her meow / pace routine around 4 AM. I called her up onto the bed, gave her literally 2 pets, and she curled up next to me and went to sleep. When the alarm went off at 5, I woke up and felt her nestled up against the small of my back. She was so warm. I loved it. Of course, after she heard me stir, she got up, stuck her nose in my

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-78692746940658073322008-03-05T18:48:00.000-08:002008-03-05T18:53:46.446-08:00

Not that every other cat isn't, but Tulip is extremely curious. Even with no eyes, she finds her way into everything. We had this collapsible bag sitting in the living room, and kitty though it would be fun to get in it. That is, until it ate her!Hey guys! Look what I found!Uh ooooh...Oh noooooooes! It's eating me!Only foolin'! I'm right here.Is that not the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-73142451055625989832008-03-05T08:54:00.000-08:002008-03-05T09:01:09.233-08:00

Tulip kitty was ready to get up this morning. She got off the bed before the alarm went off. Then she proceeded to pace back and forth around the bed. Over to Eve's side... Brrreow? Over to my side.... Brrreow? It's time to clip her nails again, so in between brrreows we heard tap, tap, tap, tap as she walked back and forth on the wood floors. It was so insanely maddening that Eve

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-22490286734626529532008-03-03T09:11:00.000-08:002008-03-03T09:18:40.941-08:00

We are in the process of cleaning out the office/spare room and turning it into a proper office. Eve's parents were kind enough to take the spare bed and a few other pieces of furniture that we no longer need. Kitty is quite confused by all this commotion. Once the furniture was gone, she went into the office to investigate. When she noticed things were gone, she turned around and "looked" at

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Last weekend Eve and I were in the office talking. Tulip Kitty was bored because it was raining, and she couldn't go out on the deck. Instead, she jumped up on the bed and started attacking Violet. I told you she's a bully! We have evidence!

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-87034687511020919192008-02-26T12:25:00.000-08:002008-02-26T12:33:57.114-08:00

Quite frequently, when we use the bathroom, Tulip decides she should use the litterbox at the same time. Since the litterbox is right next to the toilet (in a tiny bathroom) she ends up leaning right against you, while she's perched on the edge of the box peeing. I'm not sure why she perches like that, but I have a picture of her doing it somewhere. I'll have to find it and post it.Anyway, Eve

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-86278272341933663732008-02-22T07:49:00.000-08:002008-02-22T07:50:28.933-08:00

Tulip tried her best to give me a black eye this morning. She was curled up next to me when the alarm went off. She stretched and purred while I petted her. Then I sat up, which intimidated her because she could feel me looming over her. So of course she threw herself at me, claws and fangs out. Her nose hit me right in the eye full force. All I saw was a bright flash, followed by throbbing

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-67845318490704925772008-02-20T13:19:00.000-08:002008-02-20T13:30:38.759-08:00

This morning while I was getting ready for work, Tulip curled up on our bed. She looked like she was getting ready for a nap. When I saw her there I blurted out,"Kitty! Why do you get to take a nap whenever you want? It must be nice!"And I heard from the other room, "Honey. It's tiger perks."So I replied, "Oh yeah? How do I sign up for those?"Eve's reply? "Sorry. You have to be a tiger."

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-74936203600899401552008-02-19T10:10:00.000-08:002008-02-19T10:16:54.621-08:00

On Saturday I was cleaning the bathroom. I moved Tulip's litterbox out to the main part of the bathroom while I cleaned, because it was in my way. As I was working away, I noticed a scratch, scratch, scratch and the tell-tale tssssss of fine grains kitty litter bouncing on the floor. I looked over and watched as Tulip sat outside her litterbox and flung kitty litter all over the place. She'd

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Tulip kitty was in a feisty mood this morning. She was kicking up a ruckus because she wanted breakfast. Evie got up and made coffee, and finally got around to feeding kitty. When I went out to the living room to drink my coffee, kitty bounced over to say hi. She was running around in and out of the legs of the coffee table, just itching to get into something. Well, unfortunately what she

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Last Sunday it was reallly warm. When the afternoon sun came in through our bedroom windows, I couldn't resist having a nap. I knew kitty would love laying in the sun too, so I grabbed her and put her on the bed. She curled up next to me with the sun shining on her face. When I went to sleep, Tulip's face was right next to mine:When I woke up, I had little kitty feet in my face instead:

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Last night when I came home from the gym I was hungry. I had already eaten dinner, so I didn't want much. I decided to split a banana with Eve. As we were standing in the kitchen eating, Tulip kitty was very interested in joining the party. She kept circling around us and walking over to her bowl. Every once in a while she'd let out a little chirp. I held my banana out for her to

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As a follow up to the last post, the Enya story in Evie's own words:I usually work without listening to anything but the voices in my head. The absence of music or TV noise makes for a stressful work environment sometimes. Yet, I feel too busy to get up off of my chair and put a CD in the player. Once I start my work in the day, I am full steam ahead and not many things can deter me from doing

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Evie was listening to Enya before I left for work yesterday morning. She was commenting on how that music just alters one's mood. Apparently kitty thinks so too. Eve just let the CD loop, since it was just background noise for her anyway. She said that Tulip curled up next to the CD player and slept there all day long. She didn't even get up to snack. Kitty has some diverse musical tastes.

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Here's a Tulip entertaining herself this morning. Kitty fetches (when she darn well feels like it)!

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Last night, Eve decided it was time to clip kitty's toenails again. It gets a little old listening to her clip-clop around on the hardwood floors. It sounds like she's wearing heels.I decided that instead of pinning Tulip down like a rattlesnake, it would be good to give her the opportunity to behave nicely. I sat her down on my lap with her 4 feet sticking straight out so Eve could clip her

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Sunday afternoon I was sitting at the kitchen table doing homework. The house was a little chilly, so I kept trying to convince Tulip kitty to come sit with me. I wanted some company, and I knew she was cold. She just wouldn't do it. After a while, I just gave up and sulked while I studied.As I was taking notes, I felt the slightest little tap on my leg. It was so slight, that I wasn't sure

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*ting* *ting* *ting* *ting* *slash* *splash*Know what that sound is? That's Tulip playing in her water dish. Lately kitty has been messing with her water in order to get some attention. She splashes around in it. If that doesn't get Eve or I to come, she whacks the bowl until she knocks it over and spills water everywhere. There are little, wet footprints all over the place, and water

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On Sunday I spent most of the day doing homework. Tulip kitty was bored, so she spent most of the day sleeping. Later that night I was sitting on the couch watching TV. I happened to look up and saw this. I love her little feet hanging out. Stripy!

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Tulip decided to sleep in her kitty bed last night. When the alarm when off this morning, I was in no mood to get up. I hit the snooze button and plopped my head back down. It just so happened that my arm was sticking straight out off the edge of the bed. When kitty heard me stirring, she got up and attempted to jump up onto the bed. Instead, she jumped right into my knuckles and fell back

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Tulip woke up when the alarm clock went off this morning. She walked up to my head and started licking my face. Then she rubbed her little head all over it, purring the whole time. Awwwww. When I got up, she sat on the bed and waited for the "elevator". I picked her up and put her on the floor. She waited patiently for breakfast, which she inhaled while I was making coffee. When I went to

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As I mentioned before, I'm teaching Tulip kitty how to sit on command. Here's a video of her working on her new trick. She's off to a pretty good start.

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For someone with no eyes, she sure looks out the window a lot.

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It occurred to me that maybe this would be a more appropriate kitty for this site as opposed to the one in my previous post:=^- -^=I love you Tu!

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Last night I had a dream about a tiger. Not a Little Tiger, but a full-sized one. This tiger was roaming around my palatial house (it was a dream after all). The tiger was beautiful and very sweet, except for every once in a while when it felt like slashing things up with its giant claws. I remember at one point the tiger was walking around with Eve’s footstool in its mouth. I really liked

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Man, kitty was in a mood yesterday. Eve kept her up all night the night before. She was in the office working, so of course Ms. Nosey couldn't come to bed. She had to sit in there with her all night. At one point during the night Tulip decided she was hungry. Eve wouldn't feed her, so kitty punked her but jumping up and biting her shoulder. RUDE! She was equally grumpy when I work her up at 8 in

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Our previous cat was a pretty cool guy. He was very interactive with us. I was even able to teach him to sit on command. It's way too funny to see a cat do it, because generally they don't even acknowledge your presence. I decided to see if I could teach Tulip to do it too.We've been working on this for 3 days in a row now. At night I get out one of those Greenies treats that Jan sent.

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Here's Tulip going wild on her treehouse. Nice pose! While she's up there she gets herself all whipped up and starts thrashing her tail around. When she hits herself with it, I swear she thinks there's another cat up there with her. She goes absolutely crazy. One of these days I'll get around to editing some video of her up there showing off.

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Couldn't you kiss that little pink nose? Cutest kitty ever!

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We have video after all! When I downloaded all the files off of the camera, I found this. The camera shut itself off because it was full, so I missed her running away with the Greenie at the end. It's better than nothing though.

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Yesterday Eve called to tell me that Tulip received a present in the mail. It was from my sister-in-law Jan. Jan gave kitty some fun toys when she and my brother were visiting last fall, so I was curious to see what it was. I told Eve we should videotape Tulip opening her package.Last night I set up the camera and put the package down on the floor. Eve coaxed kitty over to it with her birdie

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I have a habit of making up nicknames for people. The general rule seems to be that the more I like you, the more nicknames you have.With that in mind, here is a list of Tulip kitty's assorted aliases. Mostly we call her Tu, but among other things she is also known as:Twolips / TwowipsToot / TootsTutuMiss Kitty / KittyPunk / Punky / Punk RockerSquintsStripesSweetsGirlLittle TigerTiggyFangy /

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We've noticed that every time we leave the house for an extended period, Tulip kitty drags Wyatt Bear out. If we've been gone for a while, we usually come home to find Wyatt laying in the hallway, or by the closets in between the bedroom and the bathroom. All we can figure is that kitty gets lonely and pulls Wyatt out of her bed to keep her company. Poor kitty gets lonely! She's so used to

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I'm going straight to hell for laughing at this.

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Tulip kitty got up in the crows nest of her tree house last night. She curled up in the top, and took a nap up there. We were sitting on the couch watching TV. After a while, she woke up and decided she wanted to come down. But she couldn't figure out how to get down. She kept attempting to climb over the outside. Then she tried to come down through the trap door. The she sat up there and howled

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So ever since the kitty tree house arrived, Miss Tulip has been very busy. I'm so thrilled with how fearless she is. She runs up and down that thing like it's nothing. You can see that she thoroughly enjoys playing on it.I was out yesterday afternoon. When I came home, she didn't greet me at the top of the stairs like she normally does. When I got up the stairs, I saw a sleepy little face pop up

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Miss Tulip had quite a surprise for Christmas. Besides the king-sized bed we got her, our friend Caprice hooked her up with a gigantic kitty tree house. I thought she would be really afraid of it at first. That lasted for about half an hour. As you can see, she's finding her way around on it pretty well. I should mention that she has already taken a 4 foot nosedive out of it though. After we

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On Saturday we had plans that involved meeting up with different friends all over the place. It was quite a feat of coordination. Our final stop in our travels was at Eve's parents' house. We would normally just spend the night, but we didn't want to leave kitty all by herself. We ended up getting back home at about 2 AM. Tulip kitty spent pretty much the entire day (and half the night)

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I think Tulip and Eve were determined to not let me sleep last night. I went to bed before everyone else. I was dreaming away when the rest of the crew piled into bed. Kitty and Eve started playing with the birdie, which would have been cute if it weren't 2:00 in the morning. Of course I immediately yelled at them, so we all went to sleep.Along comes 4 AM and Tulip is messing around on Eve's

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I wouldn't normally post 2 videos in a day, but this one cracked me up for some reason. Just three brief seconds of kitty punkiness, popping out from behind the couch.

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Someone is spoiled! Caprice gave Tulip kitty one of those feather duster type toys. At first she didn't really know what to do with it. That is until Eve discovered that if you flap it up and down it sounds like a bird flying around the house. Kitty flipped out when she heard that! It's now at the top of her favorites list. Here she is hunting her new "birdie".

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On Saturday morning, Tulip kitty bit the crap out of my hand. Twice. Apparently I'm a really slow learner. With that in mind, I decided that I'm not going to touch her anymore unless she touches me. (Yeah right. Like I can resist.) For the rest of the day Saturday and most of Sunday, I basically left her alone. She was visibly confused by this. She'd come stand next to me and wait for me

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Tunes. I has 'em.

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Hmmmmmmmmmmm... What should I post about today...?

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Tulip heard me tossing and turning this morning, so she jumped up onto the bed with a little chirp. She came over and stuck her face right in mine and waited for a couple pets. After I petted her, she plopped herself down next to me and crammed her back into my stomach. Then she curled up and went back to sleep, as content as could be. I couldn't sleep, but it was nice feeling her there. I

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While Eve was out of town, I decided it might be nice to finally repair the broken hinge on her bathroom cabinet. It's only been broken for something like a year and a half. Mostly I've just been dreading the trip to Home Depot.I finally went to get the hinge. When I got home, I went right to work on fixing it. Kitty was very eager to assist. I had already taken the door off so I could take

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Caprice came over to have a few beers with me on Friday night. Evie was out of town, so I was pretty mellow and just wanted to relax. While we were kicking back Miss Tulip kitty was very interested in the whole situation. Caprice isn't especially loud, so I think that helped Tulip relax. Caprice also happens to be fantastic with animals, so I was really hoping kitty would check her out.As we

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Eve just sent me this picture of Tulip kitty. Paperwork really takes it out of a girl.All work and no play makes Tulip a tired kitty!

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Sorry, I've been pretty quiet this week. It's been a really busy week, and Miss Tulip hasn't been up to that much. She's becoming more interested in coming up on the couch with us when we sit there. She usually doesn't stay, but she comes up to say hi.This morning she and I played another round of rug surfing in the hallway. I think I wrote about this before, where she gets a running start

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Yesterday I was sitting on the couch all day doing homework. We had the sliding door open, so it was freezing in our house. Tulip was all huddled up on the run, trying to stay warm. I reached down and snatched her up off the floor, plopping her on my blanket. Amazingly she didn't bite me. She curled up in my lap and slept, nice and cozy. When I got up and disturbed her, she followed me

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Here's the little Punkinator wrassling with her kitty bed. This seems to be her new sport these days. She flips the thing over on top of herself and bites and kicks it.What I love the most about Tulip kitty is how sweet and gentle she is...

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Kitty woke up early this morning and jumped up on the bed. She was full of purrs and head-butts. I gave her just a quick pet because I didn't feel like getting bit first thing in the morning. That's when she decided to come up any lay on me. Right across my neck. Like a scarf. 10 pound Tulip kitty. I was actually pretty honored, so I didn't want to turn her away. She laid there for quite

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Last night after I had just climbed into bed I was treated to, "The cat is behind the TV" coming from the other room. Our craptastic TV sits in a low cutout in the living room wall. The TV is quite a bit smaller than the cutout, so there are a few DVDs, some books and assorted other crap filling in the space around it. My little fur angel decided it would be fun to cram herself through the

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Tulip was very interested in all the activity and smells on Thanksgiving morning. We got up early to straighten up the house a bit, then we started cooking. We baked some pies, cooked some garlic mashed potatoes with leeks, butternut squash, stuffing. Kitty's little, pink nose was going a hundred miles an hour. She kept swinging by the kitchen to see what was going on.Evie's parents came over

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Happy Thanksgiving everybody! We're so thankful for having the best (and funniest) mini-tiger ever. She doesn't know it yet, but she might get just a little taste of Thanksgiving dinner.And now it's time for the much-hyped, new Tulip kitty video. We watched it again this morning and it still made me crack up. Hopefully it was worth the wait. Enjoy!

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I thought we could kick off the Christmas season a bit early this year with this little gem. If this isn't the creepiest thing you ever saw...http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9560285208

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I spend most of my day sitting in front of a computer, so I thought it might be fun to add a meebo widget to the blog. That way Tulip kitty fans can see if I'm signed in and send me an instant message. At the bottom of the right-hand sidebar is a "Meow me" widget. If you feel like it, send a meow my way. If I'm not busy, I'll meow you back.

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Hi guys.We have a really funny Tulip "kitteo" coming soon. I hope to post it in the next couple of days. Eve and I laughed so hard we cried when we saw it. Hopefully y'all will enjoy it too.Stay tuned!

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Man, Tulip was wild this morning! Come to think of it, she was pretty wild last night too. She was squawking and running around the bedroom. She was batting Pom around under the bed. On the bed, off the bed, on the bed. Thank god she finally settled down.This morning she was at it again. MREEEEOOOOOOOOW! She was spinning herself around on the bed, pouncing on nothing. I finally tossed

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-10481431691417417692007-11-16T06:37:00.000-08:002007-11-16T06:45:02.341-08:00

Tulip kitty has some new toys. We've been keeping an eye out for more fabric balls like the one Jan got her a while back. That seems to be her favorite toy of all. Well, we found some that are similar. They came in a little fish-shaped mesh bag along with a couple mice and a pom pom. That idea hadn't occurred to me! We decided to save the rest of the toys and gave her the pom pom. It was pretty

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-59413779817600817462007-11-15T19:33:00.000-08:002007-11-15T19:41:18.754-08:00

Tulip kitty got up this morning with me and had breakfast. While I sat on the couch and drank my coffee, I realized that she had disappeared. I didn't even hear her. I thought that was a little strange, but I let it go. After coffee, I went to the bedroom to find something to wear. That's when I discovered that kitty went back to bed. She stuffed her face, then went back to her kitty bed to sleep

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-28353906507295818162007-11-13T09:10:00.000-08:002007-11-13T09:19:55.238-08:00

Last night when I got in bed, Tulip got into her kitty bed on the floor nearby. She was kneading on her bed and purring away.When our old cat Dee used to do that, I would start singing Steppenwolf's "Born to be Wild" to him. The purring noise was him revving his motorcycle... Yeah, long story...Anyway, out of habit, I started singing "Born to be Wild". Kitty was so interested in this that she

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Eve didn't believe me that Tulip was getting up every morning to mess with Bob. I can't imagine how Eve slept through kitty crinkling the plastic and me yelling at her. In any case, I told Eve I would wake her up so she could join the festivities the next morning.Sure enough, Tulip kitty was at it the next morning."Evie. Tulip's messing with Bob.""Whaaaa?""Tulip's messing with Bob.""Is that

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-79542461181347889752007-11-09T10:14:00.000-08:002007-11-09T10:21:42.535-08:00

Tulip has been so naughty the last few mornings. Around 3:30 AM she gets up, goes over to Bob (our ficus tree), and starts crinkling the plastic bag we put on there to keep her out of the plant. It wakes me up, I scold her, she runs away, I lay down, she starts in all over again. One of these days I'm going to eat her for breakfast.This morning, after playing that game for almost an hour she

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-57881602431855460372007-11-05T13:05:00.000-08:002007-11-05T13:13:42.722-08:00

I was at my office yesterday doing homework for most of the day. On my way home I decided to grab a roasted chicken for dinner. Miss Tulip was quite interested in sampling the chicken when we sat down to eat. I didn't realize a cat could move her nose so much. She was sniffing with all her little kitty might. I don't really believe in feeding pets people food, so I wasn't going to give her

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-87923672319874971242007-11-02T08:35:00.000-07:002007-11-02T08:38:59.174-07:00

Janet sent me a link to an article about smell fangs! Who knew there was such a thing (besides Janet)? You can check it out here: Smelling with an Open Mouth.So does that mean my eyelids smell like urine? Is Tulip kitty really a guy? So many unanswered questions...

Raynayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17619464821033421823noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4352528541391700648.post-59341381386658357102007-11-01T16:07:00.000-07:002007-11-01T16:14:54.048-07:00

Last night I was sitting at the table doing homework. I heard Tulip building a sandcastle in the litterbox. It seemed like she was digging in there for an hour. Finally she came out of the bathroom. She zoomed around, then came up short to a screeching halt. Then she did it again, and again. I noticed that I kept hearing this weird little thumping noise every time she did it.I finally saw

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