Fur Baby Friday! 4/3

Westypet · April 2015

Good Friday to all!

How are your fur babies?

Thanks for the well wishes about my sick kitty last week. She's doing much better, although dealing with another regimen is an extra bit of unanticipated stress.

Here's a throwback to Izzy curled up with her sick momma:

klkonwi · April 2015

Adorable kitty

jealous of the insomnia partner you have.

ElRuby · April 2015

I want to share how smart and intuitive animals are...when I was in labor with DS, my cat (in profile pic), who is generally very quiet started howling in my face.... She climbed on me and just stared at me and yelled with her Sianese howl.... I joked with my husband that she was trying to tell me "you are in labor" so I figured it made logical sense to listen to my cat and I took a shower.... She paced outside the bathroom howling until I came out... I called the doc (left out the cat story to avoid a psych admittance!) and sure enough was in active labor! DH gets embarrassed when I share this story (crazy cat lady here!) but it really happened and I don't doubt for a moment she knew what was happening before I did!

bbnmama2012 · April 2015

I have noticed lately that when I'm in the bathroom, my boxer won't sit the first time I tell him to. Apparantly, he doesn't like hard floor on his balls, as he will move to the nearest towel or walk into our bedroom and then sit. Gotta protect those balls! Haha.

HoosOnFirst · April 2015

Aw look at all of us black cat ladies

My cat likes to steal body warmth so he always lays down on our bed on the spot someone was last in. Pic below of my side of the bed 2 min after I got up...

Cat snuck into our laundry room last week when DH left door ajar. Yes, the laundry room where I think the litter box needs to go after LO is born but DH is convinced it too dangerous for our cat because of the boiler in the same room.

Our cat is 13 and he's not a dummy or else he would not have lived this long, I say. And now he's been in the laundry room and totally survived, so I think I have a legit argument now!

casey06022015 · April 2015

My big fat boy Waldo !!!

nsilberman216 · April 2015

We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!

ElRuby · April 2015

nsilberman216 said:
We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!

All three of my pets have had a very visible presence during all aspects of nursery prep!

nsilberman216 · April 2015

ElRuby said:

nsilberman216 said:
We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!
All three of my pets have had a very visible presence during all aspects of nursery prep!

He's sniffed the room up and down

nsilberman216 · April 2015

And found a very nice hiding place under the crib!

ElRuby · April 2015

nsilberman216 said:
And found a very nice hiding place under the crib

My crib is not together yet so my cat loves "hiding" between the rails.

obryana6219 · April 2015

These are my sweet girls Daphne and Spectre. They lay in my bed and watch me get dressed every morning. Then when I open my bedroom door they hop off the bed and run downstairs to have breakfast.

KaLikeAWind · April 2015

It just seems so wrong to me to have Fur Baby Friday and not talk about Fun. She truly was my baby until the moment she passed suddenly in September. I was devastated and still miss her terribly. My whole adult life she was with me, stuck by my side or on my lap. She even slept under the covers with me, curled against my chest. She literally followed me home 2-3 months before hubby went to basic training and was a constant friend ever since she came home from the vet. We were inseparable. What a tough little old lady cat. At least I know that with Ewok coming she would have been severely put out by having to relinquish her spot as the household revolving around her. She would have been severely annoyed at having to share my lap with a breastfeeding baby.

On a lighter note - I honestly believe my other black cat - Silt, The Big Man - purposely forces himself to throw up just a little bit in the morning, to force me to get out of bed and feed him.

Photo of my baby in the clearing at the end of the path - Fun ❤

Westypet · April 2015

nsilberman216 said:
We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!

Good to know he can walk around in there and it's not this big mystery place he's not allowed in and gets curious about later. I think it'll be an easier adjustment on animals if you let them be a part of the prep for baby. :-)

This is coming from the girl who has no nursery and no new house yet. Haha my poor cat might end up a little hissy!

Westypet · April 2015

hoodoll82 said:
Aw look at all of us black cat ladies

My cat likes to steal body warmth so he always lays down on our bed on the spot someone was last in. Pic below of my side of the bed 2 min after I got up...

Cat snuck into our laundry room last week when DH left door ajar. Yes, the laundry room where I think the litter box needs to go after LO is born but DH is convinced it too dangerous for our cat because of the boiler in the same room.

Our cat is 13 and he's not a dummy or else he would not have lived this long, I say. And now he's been in the laundry room and totally survived, so I think I have a legit argument now!

My cat runs away after doing her business. Maybe you can try the litter box in there for a few days now and see how kitty does?

ElRuby · April 2015

Westypet said:

nsilberman216 said:
We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!
Good to know he can walk around in there and it's not this big mystery place he's not allowed in and gets curious about later. I think it'll be an easier adjustment on animals if you let them be a part of the prep for baby. :-)

This is coming from the girl who has no nursery and no new house yet. Haha my poor cat might end up a little hissy!

Nothing more infuriating to a cat than a closed door!

Westypet · April 2015

ElRuby said:
I want to share how smart and intuitive animals are...when I was in labor with DS, my cat (in profile pic), who is generally very quiet started howling in my face.... She climbed on me and just stared at me and yelled with her Sianese howl.... I joked with my husband that she was trying to tell me "you are in labor" so I figured it made logical sense to listen to my cat and I took a shower.... She paced outside the bathroom howling until I came out... I called the doc (left out the cat story to avoid a psych admittance!) and sure enough was in active labor! DH gets embarrassed when I share this story (crazy cat lady here!) but it really happened and I don't doubt for a moment she knew what was happening before I did!

It's a cat labor alarm clock! A cousin of the "get up and feed me" cat alarm clock...

bethanne09 · April 2015

Our Pit/Pyrenees dog drops toys on my stomach and leaves them until baby kicks and they fall off. Then, he puts them back.
It kills me. Already best friends.

Serenamarr · April 2015

I love watching my puppy dream. He really must see things because his little legs go nuts and he does these muffled little barks it's adorable. I always wake him up if he sounds like it's a bad dream though.

He has also recently started guarding me while I'm in the bathroom. No matter where in the house he is if he hears me go into the bathroom he comes running and will sit in front of me facing the door and just wait until I'm done. Protecting me from being caught with my pants down

rsalata · April 2015

All my babies are bathroom stalkers my dog will just sit there waiting but my kitty she will nuzzle my legs asking for lovings. They're sooo cute. I wish I could post pics but it won't let me .

mamameghan · April 2015

I've been annoying with the dog recently because the change in seasons is making her refuse to go pee outside no matter how many times I send her out. Then she comes back in and whines! But she redeemed herself when I was resting the other day with the TV on while my toddler was napping. Pups heard her wake up before I did and bolted to the door, crying. It was perfect because I didn't heard the baby at all!

I wouldn't say their friends....but our little girl tries really hard and the dog either runs away or deals with it lol. They'll be friends one day!

lovethatcolosun · April 2015

My sweet lab Toby. He's in his retirement years so he pretty much does whatever he wants, which is sleeping and eating. The list of things this dog has consumed would have the average dog owner running to the vet for charcoal every other week. He's eaten lavender bath salts for god sake! He's in his "I don't give a fu€k" stage of life. He used to have manners at one point, but now if he sees an opportunity to get a snack he will take it. Yesterday it was a bowl of berries and yogurt my son didn't finish, today it was his strawberries and cheese he had left over from breakfast. Got to love this oaf!

nsilberman216 · April 2015

Westypet said:

nsilberman216 said:
We're pulling together the nursery and I found our black kitty Gus like this this morning. I'd say he approves!
Good to know he can walk around in there and it's not this big mystery place he's not allowed in and gets curious about later. I think it'll be an easier adjustment on animals if you let them be a part of the prep for baby. :-)

This is coming from the girl who has no nursery and no new house yet. Haha my poor cat might end up a little hissy!

There's nothing that Gus hates more than a closed door! He's 7 but we've only had him for two years so we're trying to make the transition as smooth as possible for him by allowing him to romp around in there and get his scent on things. So far so good. We'll see how he does when there's a crying baby in there!

momtobeobrien · April 2015

This is my fur baby Cheeto, he is 5 and a half months old. He is my best friend. My 13 year old chihuahua passed away over a year ago and sent me into a horrible depression. This little guy was given to me by my husband for Christmas and I love him! I am not sure how he is going to act when there is a new baby around though