tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67785352024-03-12T23:07:23.884-04:00Random Driftfeaturing Madness, Trouble, Squish & MilkboneMadness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-35041257240608691512013-06-18T20:24:00.003-04:002013-06-18T20:24:46.788-04:00Farewell Skeez<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-1526855511225286792012-12-09T22:03:00.004-05:002012-12-09T22:03:51.675-05:00Easy like SundayHow many sleepy cats?
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-19528742682187975852012-08-26T13:50:00.001-04:002012-08-26T13:58:33.884-04:00SquishOur friend Alex's parents <a href="http://www.feelingbeachie.com/i-miss-you-so-much-alex-six-word-saturday/">posted about how much they still miss the little man</a>. We cried just reading their post, and can only imagine how they feel. We hope this video will make them smile a little bit.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-43152572913184190092012-07-16T17:29:00.003-04:002012-07-16T17:31:28.284-04:00Good Bye Sweet Little ManToday we lost our good friend <a href="http://www.feelingbeachie.com/and-i-will-always-love-you/">Alex</a>. He was such a sweet little Man-cat and we will miss him very much. <br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-43968536119609543492012-05-22T07:28:00.001-04:002012-05-22T07:29:42.312-04:00Goodbye CasperOur oldest friend <a href="http://caspermom.blogspot.com/">Casper</a> went to the bridge yesterday. "Caspersmom" was the first person who commented on our blog, and if it wasn't for her we would never have learned about the online cat-loving community. Farewell sweet boy.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-73164928225803228902012-04-01T20:49:00.000-04:002012-04-01T21:48:43.103-04:00Trouble in the treeWe have not posted for such a long time, but I just wanted to let everybody know we are doing well. The cats are all fat and healthy and enjoying the spring weather.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-15185448797645008392011-12-24T06:00:00.000-05:002011-12-24T06:00:06.287-05:00Look what we got for Christmas!Our good friend <a href="http://feelingbeachie.com/">Alex</a> sent us a gift! He sent us that beautiful bumper sticker that his mom showed us in <a href="http://feelingbeachie.com/2011/12/do-you-see-what-i-see-3.html/">this post</a>.<br />
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But did our Mom put it on the car bumper? No, she stuck it on the refrigerator, just above our food bowls! Apparently we (well, except Trouble) are packing on too many holiday pounds, and this is supposed to motivate us to watch our figures!<br />
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Hmmmfff, if that ugly duck did not make us loose our appetite, nothing will!<br />
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That's better! Thanks a lot Alex. Happy Holidays.</div>Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-54545917720671710862011-12-09T06:00:00.000-05:002011-12-09T06:00:06.520-05:00Formaly Feral Friday<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-18124101260074295222011-12-02T06:00:00.000-05:002011-12-02T06:00:10.300-05:00Formally Feral Friday Bliss (Trouble)<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-80639738191610553522011-11-27T14:52:00.001-05:002011-11-27T14:58:24.778-05:00Easy like a Fat Mancat SundayLife is good for a formally feral Mancat who loves naps and noms.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-87661497348838945712011-11-17T18:27:00.001-05:002011-11-17T18:31:46.845-05:00Kimo please go homeOur old friend <a href="http://catbanter.blogspot.com/">Kimo</a> is missing. Please go home Kimo. We are all worried about you.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-87353381598683866392011-10-09T11:46:00.001-04:002011-10-09T11:46:15.613-04:00Easy like Sunday - SquishNo Milkbone-chasing-somebody drama today, so Squish can take it easy on the top level of the <a href="http://www.allpetfurniture.com/Armarkat-B7801-ATM1027.html">cat tree</a>.<br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-71756405685410475032011-09-25T09:48:00.000-04:002011-09-25T09:48:27.737-04:00Time-out SundayOur Easy like Sunday turned into Time-out Sunday for Milkbone and Madness up in a tree. During the past week Milkbone has been a good cat, not chasing anybody, but apparently it was too much to ask for him to keep that up for the entire weekend.<br />
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Don't worry, Madness is fine. She just got a bit of a scare. *sigh* Why can't everybody just get along!
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Don't be fooled by how innocent Milkbone looks here. He had to go for a time-out earlier since the chased Squish. Now he puts on an innocent act for some sympathy. Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-79072917983335735422011-09-07T05:30:00.000-04:002011-09-07T07:50:53.833-04:00Mr. Mean (Part 3)<div style="text-align: justify;">
I continued to feed Mr. Mean, but was very careful not to touch him. Then one day, he head-bumped my hand when I was putting out the food. I carefully petted his head ... and he loved it! It was then that I realized that he was not feral at all. He loved being petted, but soon it became a problem, cause he wanted to come into the house! And he still wanted to eat all my cats.</div>
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After Bubbles passed away, I spent a bit more time with him and decided to open the window to my office (it opens on the porch) to see whether he would like to come inside. He promptly jumped in and showed no sign that he ever planned to leave again! All the stray cats I've taken in before, wanted to still go outside all the time. Not so Mr. Mean. I got him a large doggy pillow and he seemed perfectly content to lounge on it for the majority of the time</div>
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Because of his love for this pillow I started calling him Milkbone.<br />
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A couple of weeks ago I put a kitty door in the window so he can go out when he likes. He seems pretty content to be inside, but since I cannot let him come into the rest of the house, he gets a bit lonely in the office. Eventually I got a pet gate to separate the office, the guest bedroom and bathroom from the rest of the house. This allows him more space when I don't have guests and he can also see what it going on in the downstairs part of the house.<br />
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He looks kinda sad behind the gate, but unfortunately he still sees my cats as potential snacks, particularly Squish. He really looks at her as if he wants to hunt her and she is terrified of him. I suspect the absence of a tail and her funny bunny-hop way of trotting around the house is the reason for his interest. Does this behind look tasty?<br />
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He is a very good cat. He learned very quickly what he is allowed to do (brow, brow for play) and what not (jumping over the barrier). I'm not sure how all of this will work out in the long term, but for now everybody seem relatively happy. It makes me sad to think that such a nice cat, who obviously had a home at some stage, had to live outside all this time. <br />
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-19628530020721004962011-08-31T05:38:00.002-04:002011-08-31T05:38:00.175-04:00Whisker Hump Wednesday - Mr. Mean (Part 2)In the beginning of May I lost my patience with the tomcat smell on my front door and I decided to trap Mr. Mean and have him neutered at the local low-cost Spay and Neuter clinic. It turned out to be very easy to trap him and I got him on my first try. He was not a happy Mancat.
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<br />He got neutered and also got his ear tipped. I let him out the evening after his neutering and he was fine. Surprisingly he came around the house again the very next night. I carefully opened the door on a crack and put some food out for him. Since that day he came around every night at 9pm sharp and cried in front of the door for food. I was very careful not to touch him in case he decided to attack me again. I now basically had a feral cat that I was feeding, but at least the spraying on the front door stopped. I guess it was a fair trade - his manhood for regular food.
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-22691777777486988092011-08-24T05:23:00.008-04:002011-08-24T07:36:03.261-04:00Whisker Hump Wednesday - Mr. MeanLast Wednesday I said that I will tell you about the cat in <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2011/08/whisker-hump-wednesday.html">that picture</a>. So for the next few Whisker Hump Wednesdays in memory of our big mancat friend <a href="http://kismetmrawmraw.blogspot.com/">Kismet</a>, I will tell you the Epic Story of Mr. Mean...
<br />When I <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2008/10/we-moved.html">moved to Georgia in 2008</a> there were a number of stray/semi-stray/semi-feral cats in the neighborhood. Two of the local strays, <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2009/05/trouble.html">Trouble</a> and <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2009/12/manx-rescue.html">Squish</a> (and <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2009/12/manx-update.html">here</a>) eventually became part of our family.
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<br />You all know the smell of tomcat - I could clearly smell it inside. One evening earlier this year, I saw him sitting on the porch again and I grabbed the spray bottle to chase him away. He did not run away like usual and just kept looking at me. On closer inspection, he looked even more scruffy than usual. His ear seemed to be tattered and the hair on the one side of his body seem to be just growing back from a large wound.
<br />That was when I made a very, very, VERY big mistake. I felt sorry for him, and decided to give him some food. I went inside, got some kibble in a bowl and took it outside. He let me get close to him and I put down the food and turned around to leave. The next thing, he was attacking my leg! And I mean attacked - he took a small chunk out of my calf! This was the first time ever that I got attacked by a cat unprovoked. He was not cornered or anything - he was just mean!
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-53666821276218360112011-08-17T06:00:00.003-04:002011-08-17T06:00:08.982-04:00Whisker Hump WednesdayIn memory of our friend <a href="http://kismetmrawmraw.blogspot.com/">Kismet</a>, we submit these Whisker Humps for your approval.
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<br />I know our regular readers now have questions... We will share the epic story every week on Whisker Hump Wednesdays in memory of the original Big Mancat.Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-39985878163594390222011-08-13T17:28:00.003-04:002011-08-13T17:33:58.620-04:00R.I.P Big ManOur friend, the <a href="http://kismetmrawmraw.blogspot.com/">Big Man Cat Kismet</a> went to the Bridge. We'll miss you Big Guy.
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<br />Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-981550792609181162011-07-17T12:03:00.006-04:002011-07-17T12:46:19.846-04:00Sunday with MadnessSince Bubbles got ill, I've not posted much about my other cats, so it occurred to me that some of the newer readers might not know the rest of my cat family. So here is Madness. She is now the cat I've had the longest (since January 2007) and you can read about how she came to live with me <a href="http://randomdrift.blogspot.com/2007/01/midnight-madness-monday.html">here</a>. Madness is now the only cat left that moved with me from Louisiana, since the 2Bs have both passed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpAAOXe997A5WtlDbO2nh9nOKCzEhi0DH9R0D_JviBW6LvQJxbV51-b2IhCFSmzOwrvazpvXnkE9ZyozrUle-ATm-b8y7o9bLzokFMhG0wo2u_Ym0UmWaL3Az04da0hW1niyFLA/s1600/IMG_1735a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrpAAOXe997A5WtlDbO2nh9nOKCzEhi0DH9R0D_JviBW6LvQJxbV51-b2IhCFSmzOwrvazpvXnkE9ZyozrUle-ATm-b8y7o9bLzokFMhG0wo2u_Ym0UmWaL3Az04da0hW1niyFLA/s400/IMG_1735a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630353461428846946" border="0" /></a>It turns out that her name is well suited to her personality. She can be a wild one. She does not like other cats. She will not pick a fight, she just ignores them. Unless they try to play with her (usually Trouble tries this) or get too close to her - then it is time for extreme hissing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iv8oi0Q9lVgrFNzhnjgUPgGNN0lwzX7EkroIdFtjsC4GBh3Sg8v4Y1AntsdLwfx8vWSccw1SNLtgd1vZXVt-kEPFy_2mcpKzVg57CcPYEU0FzFVf_9nR546Ie1kB8BO-m_Qg2A/s1600/IMG_1818a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2iv8oi0Q9lVgrFNzhnjgUPgGNN0lwzX7EkroIdFtjsC4GBh3Sg8v4Y1AntsdLwfx8vWSccw1SNLtgd1vZXVt-kEPFy_2mcpKzVg57CcPYEU0FzFVf_9nR546Ie1kB8BO-m_Qg2A/s400/IMG_1818a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630353195570647282" border="0" /></a>Like her role model <a href="http://grrmidnightcocoa.blogspot.com/">Grr</a>, she definately lives life on her own terms. She likes her tummy rubbed, but only for as long as she decides it's OK, after that you get the claws of death.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6gIcv6rZ-0f2-UCSKFQyxh91K6bn6PIbAh8x-U_zC7HD8BL4wC_p3eInc95__OBfPw-PjJHEil_n6J5hdxxcipm1sdM-BReRz6PVOyJfocTSiI5k00EfwO40j5ngn74-i0Efsw/s1600/IMG_0261a.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG6gIcv6rZ-0f2-UCSKFQyxh91K6bn6PIbAh8x-U_zC7HD8BL4wC_p3eInc95__OBfPw-PjJHEil_n6J5hdxxcipm1sdM-BReRz6PVOyJfocTSiI5k00EfwO40j5ngn74-i0Efsw/s400/IMG_0261a.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630353087438916338" border="0" /></a>She is not a big cuddler, but she likes to sleep on the bed with me (as long as no other cat touches her) and when I sit on the couch she likes to climb on my chest for some scritches. Of course only for as long as I scratch her in exactly the right way and don't move any part of my body except for my scratching hand. Did I mention that everything has to be on her terms?Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778535.post-43077536723698894962011-06-26T06:51:00.005-04:002011-06-26T07:59:09.311-04:00Thanks for the supportFirst I want to thank everybody for all the support and kind words. It's been overwhelming to see how many people Bubbles touched and that even through this electronic medium his spirit came through.<br /><br />I've had cats my entire life and loved them all very much. But Bubbles was special. He was independent and sweet, fierce with other cats and incredibly gentle with people. He loved the outdoors and was fearless out there. But underlying everything was his incredible trust and devotion to me. We had a bond that I've never experienced before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKybpdRIyA19TWj0yGrXNZOrnax12HGgZJrjZuLtm6d6t7K7cgOpqiYe9Oy_Eq_VsOaYetdf5koAsEnhuK1AOAIs8557lDyxuIqQcJIjnpRasGoSOf2AMTzvAgf0hrAo7wVUuzA/s1600/Photo+May+30%252C+8+15+53+AM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 386px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMKybpdRIyA19TWj0yGrXNZOrnax12HGgZJrjZuLtm6d6t7K7cgOpqiYe9Oy_Eq_VsOaYetdf5koAsEnhuK1AOAIs8557lDyxuIqQcJIjnpRasGoSOf2AMTzvAgf0hrAo7wVUuzA/s400/Photo+May+30%252C+8+15+53+AM.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622479843740174098" border="0" /></a>Since Bubbles was diagnosed I've been hoping desperately that he would die in peace at home or in the garden that he loved so much. However, it was not to be. When I arrived home early on Friday he was lying on the floor, breathing heavily through his mouth. He hasn't been feeling well for a few days and I knew that it was time to help my sweet friend along. I am thankful that I was there with him at the end but it was the most desperately heartbreaking thing I've ever had to do.<br />At the moment I can't think about him without breaking down, but I hope that in time I will be able to only remember the wonderful days I spent with this gentle, fearless soul who will be a part of me forever.Madness, Trouble, Squish and Milkbonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02368723357507438999noreply@blogger.com26