HouseOfPurrfection

Winter is just around the corner, but it certainly feels as though it’s already here, quietly scratching at our windows. Despite their beautiful fur coats, the cats feel the cold easily, so snuggling close is the option when the heater isn’t on. Keeping the HOP warm and toasty during the colder months is a challenge [...]

I could look at cute pictures of kittens all day long. Well, who couldn’t? To satisfy this human urge to peruse funny feline photos, I recommend the cat blog, The Kitten Channel. As they say, “The best kittens and cats we’ve found on the interweb.” And, they certainly have. Enjoy! _uacct = “UA-3905945-1″; urchinTracker();

1.    I’m thankful that my housecleaning routine has made me ready to compete in a decathlon, kept me in shape, and enabled me to shed a few extra pounds. 2.    I’m thankful that I’m not awakened by a noisy, disruption alarm clock, but instead by gentle purring, a soft paw on my cheek, and a [...]

Living behind an apple orchard that sits west of the HOP, we are treated to the most beautiful sunsets. The golden light filtering through the nearly bare autumn trees lasts but a few precious moments every evening. The ethereal setting is most pleasing to us, but I’m sure that this is why the cats really [...]

I have so much fun deciding on names for my cats. And, I have a penchant for choosing unusual names. So, of course, I haven’t changed anything when I chose the names of the three kittens: Muli, Brava, and Preacher. I named Brava first. As she was the first of the three to venture onto [...]

“You posted about the Bed Bugs on the blog?” “Well, yeah,” I replied, “it’s what’s happening in the house and affecting the cats too.” She laughed incredulously, “But, what are people gonna think?” “Who cares?” I said. “They’re gonna think we’re dirty because we have bugs!” She protested. “I also post about the fact that [...]

It just keeps getting worse; I have now found that both Pixie and Pooka have little sores around the last two nipples on their bellies. Now I know something is biting them because the sores are on their skin, not on areas where there is fur. And, Pixie and Pooka have been grooming more lately. [...]

Warning: When you have finished reading this post, perhaps even before you finish, you may be inclined to start itching all over your body. We think we may have found the source of the mystery feline outbreak. We think. Are you ready for this? Bed Bugs. Ah, yes. Bed Bugs. Sorry for planting that creepy, [...]

Fifteen minutes before the sun sets, the light is perfect and ethereal as it floods into the outdoor enclosure. Oftentimes I miss those fifteen minutes, walking by the window just after the event, and cursing myself again. Yesterday I was ready. Bruce, Toby, and Pooka were the lucky cats relaxing out on the deck and [...]

Wonderful writing and wonderful stories abound in the blog, Cat Sitter in the City. And, there are lots of pictures too, which I love, of the author’s cat, Charlotte, and dog, Chico. They are so cute! Since I cat sit for a few of my manicuring clients and friends, I can identify with the author [...]