Mancat Monday

BOO!!!

Did I scare you?

Probably not.  Mommy tells me I'm too cute to be scary.  Everyone likes to be a little frightened this time of year, so hopefully our spooky Halloween header did the trick!  Our awesome friend, Tania, made it for us.  

Gabriel looks a little freaked out, but I think that might be because he found out what the word 'neuter' means!

Samson

xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

Mancat Monday - Giveaway Winners

I'm very excited today because I get to announce the winners of our Cascades Boutique giveaway and The Beaded Tail gift certificate for the international entries.

I still love my teepee but I'm a little mad about having to share it now.

Mommy had a party on Friday night and Deli stole a vegetable samosa from the hors d'oeuvres platter and brought it into our teepee to slobber on it and then eat it.

It smells a little funky in here now.

I'll put my squabble with Delilah aside for now so that I can announce the winners of our giveaways!

There were 28 U.S and Canadian Entries and we drew the 11th Can/U.S. comment by using random.org.

Congratulations to The Island Cats!  You won a teepee from Cascades Boutique!  Wally and Ernie, just a little friendly advice from a fellow Mancat - don't let Zoey in there with any samosas!

We also had 8 international entries and we drew the 5th international comment by using random.org.

Congratulations to Ginger Jasper!  Your Mum won a $20.00 USD gift certificate from Beaded Tail!

Winners - please contact our Mom through the contact button on our profile and tell her your mailing address.

Thank you to all who entered!

Samson
xoxo

Cascades Boutique Cat House Giveaway

We are very lucky cats!  Cascades Boutique asked us if we would like to review one of their recycled cardboard cat houses.  Of course we said yes.  They are made out of recycled fibers and water-based inks, so they can be recycled again once you're done with them.

We had a choice of a teepee or a log cabin.  Delilah wanted the teepee, so I agreed (what's the point in arguing with a tortie?).

 

If you know me at all, you know that I am obsessed with cardboard boxes, so of course I love this teepee.  It has the consistency of a nice comfy box with  just a slightly different shape.  I also think I look ruggedly handsome in my new tent.

I love this teepee and I could sleep here all day.  Unfortunately Delilah wants her turn.  I can feel her presence somewhere close!

Delilah has always loved tents and cubes, so she loves the shape of it.  This teepee incorporates both my love of boxes and Deli's love of tents, so I have a feeling we're going to have to learn to share.

Bella wanted nothing to do with our teepee.  She rolled her big, googly eyes at us and asked why we would choose camping out over a big bed of memory foam.  She can be so snobby!

Here comes the exciting news - we get to give one away!  The winner can choose either a log cabin or a teepee like ours.  This drawing is for people who live in North America only.  If you're in North America and want to be entered, simply leave a comment with your cat house preference and we'll draw a winner from all the commenters.  Cascade will ship the prize to the winner free!

If you're outside of North America, don't be sad because we are doing a separate drawing for you.  We will be sending the winner of the international drawing a $20.00 USD gift certificate for The Beaded Tail's Etsy store!  For international participants, you will just need to comment to enter

We will announce the winners on Monday!  We will close entries on Sunday at 4:00PM EST.  Good luck!

In the meantime, If you would like to purchase a cardboard pet house, you can get a 25% discount by using the coupon code MONKEYS at checkout.  This offer is valid until September 30th.  

Samson

xoxo

Mancat Monday

The weather has been nice and warm here so I've been just lying around looking handsome trying to beat the heat.

We have air conditioning so it really doesn't ever get too hot.  That's why I was shocked to see that Bella took off all her furs!

Kittens, hide your eyes - this next photo is rated X!

She is strutting around with no furs and she doesn't seem to care what Deli and I think!

I know it's rude, but I can't take my eyes off her.  You think you know a cat and suddenly they turn into a nudist!

She does look comfy, though.  Maybe I should take off all my furs too.

Samson
xoxo

Wordless Wednesday

Mankitten Monday

Gabriel here!

Samson asked me to post today because he's very busy doing 'important Mancat business'.   I may not be a Mancat yet, but Mancat business  looks pretty boring.

I've been busy doing very important Mankitten business, like killing this evil fish skeleton.

I need to kill this intruder so that Sweet Pea will start looking at me as fearless, strong and a worthy suitor.  She treats me more like a baby than a boyfriend right now.

You better run from the big lion, fishy!

This is very tiring training!  I sure hope Sweet Pea saw how ferocious I was.

Maybe I should follow Samson's advice and practice being a Mancat like him.

If I keep this up, Sweet Pea won't be able to resist me!

Gabriel
xoxo

Mancat Monday

Yes, I look a little smug sitting here in my coffee box, but it's because for once the humans listened to me.

A couple of weeks ago I suggested that the humans find a boyfriend for Sweet Pea so that she'd finally leave me alone.  Not only did they immediately start looking for a potential candidate, but they also took my advice and searched for a little tuxedo boy.  Yep, they found one!  A lot of you may have even met him!

We will give you all more details soon, but we are all VERY excited!  We are adopting a new Monkey!

Even though I will no longer be the only Monkey Mancat, I'm very happy that I will finally be able to take a snooze in peace!  Sweet Pea will be so busy with her new boyfriend, she won't have time to come over and harass me.

Life is good!

Samson
xoxo

Mancat Monday

More than a week ago, Mommy switched us all over to a hypo-allergenic food to begin the food trials for my allergies.

At first I was extremely upset because that means absolutely no other food - including treats!

Then I found out that Delilah and Bella are also on the same regiment in case I try to eat from other bowls. Now that I know my girls are supporting me, it's a lot easier to deal with.

So why do I feel like there are glaring eyes at the back of my head?

Samson
xoxo

Mancat Monday

I spend a lot of time grooming and taking care of my furs so I can look handsome and cute.

All that hard work is worth it with even one comment from a ladycat that thinks I'm handsome, but have you ever wondered if I'm cute on the inside too?

When I asked Mommy what she thought, she said being cute on the inside means that I have a good personality and she says that I do, but that's not what I meant.  I mean really on the inside - what do I look like?

Because I was so curious, Mommy asked our favorite vet if he could show me and he gave Mommy an x-ray from last year when he wanted to see my insides.

I guess it's obvious - I'm cute on the inside too! 

Samson
xoxo

Tortie Tuesday

We are very sad that our friend Praline left us all yesterday.   I really hoped all my special Tortie Persian purring  would help her recover but I know it was time for her to go.  I know she'll make a beautiful angel.

I think today will be a very quiet day of reflection for me.

I love this corner of the sofa.  It's a perfect size for me and I can still feel the sunshine on my back.

My housemates usually leave me alone here, but sometimes Samson likes to check on me.

He's not so bad.  He always respects my space.  I just wish he wouldn't stare at me so lovingly!

Bella
xoxo

Mancat Monday

Mommy was at the human liquid nip store before the long weekend and she came home with a beer named after me!

It was a beer from the Czech Republic with my name on it!

I wondered how this company could name a beer after me without ever having met me but I'm a pretty transparent Mancat.  I actually think I'm more like a fine wine, though.

The real test was the taste, and since I don't like beer, I asked Mommy to try a few Samsons.

Mommy?  How does it taste?  Are you okay?  Why do you look like you're about to tip over?

Apparently it tastes really good because she had a lot of them!

Samson
xoxo

House of Horrors

My beautiful friend Fin is hosting a House of Horrors week this week.

We, like most of you, have plenty of horrifying things in and around our apartment.  For example, we thought we had slayed the evil vacuum, but Mommy went and bought a Horrifying Hoover (a distant relative of Fin's Evil Dyson) last week.  This one is louder than our previous vacuum, and we're all trying to figure out how to rid ourselves of it.  I hid in the shell it hatched from to come up with some ideas.  I'll let you all know if I come up with anything...

I also discovered something extremely shocking that I'm a little nervous to admit.  Because of MY allergies, we've been switched over to a new food.  Our vet and some of you knowledgeable readers suggested that the best way to find out if my allergy is to a food ingredient is to switch over to a new food with a different protein and carbohydrate than what we're used to.  We are in mid-transition here, but look what we're eating now.

 

Rabbit = Easter Bunny!

That's right, we're eating Easter Bunny and we're all loving it!

Yummy!

It's difficult for me to face you all, because when your humans don't get chocolate on Sunday, you will have to tell them that The Monkeys ruined Easter by eating the Easter Bunny!

I hope you can forgive us and that you have a wonderful Easter despite this horrible news.

Samson
xoxo

Mancat Monday

Mommy has been wanting to buy a new sofa for awhile and she finally did the other day.

Of course I helped in the assembly process by snoopervising The Ball Guy while he put it together.  It was comfy even before the cushions went on!

He did a fabulous job because this is very comfortable.  In fact, I think I'll claim this as 'my' spot.

I just hope Bella doesn't try to go for my remote!

 

Samson

xoxo

Mancat Monday

Mommy has been doing a lot of Spring cleaning in the last couple of weeks.  Normally I don't get very excited about it, but this year while cleaning she found an unopened plague rat!

I played, bunny-kicked and chewed while Mommy kept cleaning.  I must have played for hours!

It was exhausting but I couldn't stop!

I know as soon as I put this down, one of the Torties will grab it!

Sweet Pea

Samson
xoxo