WCB: Can You Believe This?
Mom went to a place called the pharmacy and brought back two boxes with my name on them. I love gifts, but they don't look like any gift I would ever want. Mom says it's the "gift of life". And it was expensive, since I'm not allowed on her medical insurance. What's up with that??? I think the big box has strange sticks with needles on the end. I gather that they will be plunged into my body twice a day, and some kind of diabetes medicine will be squirted into my body. I heard mom talking to my pretty Vet, and on Monday something big is going down at the Vet Clinic. I think they are going to stick those needle thingies into me and take blood samples all day long!!!!!!!
Well, to take my mind off of all this, I'm hosting WCB this week. If you want to take part, just leave a link to your site in the comments. Or, you can e-mail your link to me at upsiefan (AT) yahoo (DOT) com. Please mention our blog in your post and link it to your blog, pretty please. Mom is really busy right now (she got more squirrels and is going loco, if you ask me), so she is going to add the links from people taking part in WCB as she gets them, and in between feeding the squirrels.
Don't forget to join Kashim and Othello at the Bad Kitty Cat Festival Of Chaos, Carnival of the Cats, and the Friday Ark.
Without further ado, here are this week's participants:
Some of you may be wondering what happened to John and the Scamperdude site. Well, John has moved into a nice new site (not that there was anything wrong with the old one). The new site is The CASPA Community Blog, but don't worry, it has all the great Scamperdude features of cats being fostered and looking for a home. And while you're at it, take a look at the spiffy website John has been working on for his local SPCA. They certainly have a great organization there!
Great news over at Dragonheart's Domain, the gorgeous Dragonheart is adjusting just fine to his new catfood. It's made from ducks--yum! And you have a chance to vote for him, to show the world that Sphynx cats are beautiful! And they are!
Over at Perfectly Parker, the kitties are showing off their favorite places to kick back and relax. In particular, Parker sure has a pretty place to rest and look down at her yard.
Poor Bustopher at Kate In The Kitchen is trying his best to help his mom, by knocking the pen out of her hand, scattering her papers, and so forth. Personally, I like his approach. Harmon seems to have a more human-friendly, mellow way of helping--by going to sleep.
There's something going on over at The World According To Pia. First off, she went to a chocolate festival and saw all kinds of goodies. Then, there is a fabulous picture of Knut, the bird butcher--a cat after my own feline heart!
The beautiful Luna at CatSynth.Com finally got her bean bag chair back. She looks like a queen curled up on it. I sure hope no one else tries to use it, because it's obviously meant just for her!
The mighty Kamikaze at I Got Two Shoes shows all cats the importance of patience in hunting. I was so impressed with how Kami lured an impertinent dog onto his carrot bed--and finally made the "kill". So cool!
Fluff Puff shows that a sink can be a good bed at Masak-Masak. She wasn't very happy at being discovered by the paparazzi, however. Can't a girl take a nap without the press showing up??
Ambit at Anya Cooks also knows how to strike a very pretty, classic feline pose. I think he has such a pretty profile.
Red alert! It's a lazy cat day over at The Westering Hills. If you have yet to master the art of laying about, please go there and get a clue. And my, Colin looks very much like a deep thinker.
I personally think that the ultimate sign of feline beauty is a big furry belly. Stasia at Zazamataz has a fabulous belly. She's not fat--she's beautiful. Got that?
Rosa over at Rosa's Yummy Yums complains that the adorable Maruschka wakes her up in the morning by "yodeling". I certainly don't see anything wrong with that. I do that to my mom too. You humans sleep too much anyhow!
Sasha at Music and Cats gets to spend extra time with his mom when she gets the day off. Maybe he can tell me how she always takes such beautiful pictures?
We have an artist in our midst! Tina, at Foray Into Food, spends her time creating art, using an environmental approach. It's Tina's first time here at WCB too. Welcome!
Pinky alert! Chey at Chey's Place is going pink, on the blog that is. And he's been up to all kinds of mischief!
Jessica, at Very Sedap was out and about, taking great pictures of some very interesting kitties. One fellow looks just like a historical figure. Or maybe Groucho Marx? You decide. He looks like a very sweet cat to me.
Argh! I'm so jealous. Kashim and Othello's mom Astrid is not feeling well, but she still has enough energy to give them tuna! Go to Paulchen's Foodblog and look at Kashim with his head buried in a tuna fish can! That's my very favorite thing to do. Well, unless it's shrimp.......
Hey, Samantha and Tigger at Life From A Cat's Perspective have a brand new kitty in the house! Her name is Callie and she's just beautiful. I think she looks like Tigger. Sorry Samantha!
Darn! I keep telling mom I need to take French lessons. I received this submission from CuisineGuylaine, but it's in French. Well, nevermind, the pictures of her kitties (possibly named Mina and Oliver) are so beautiful, they speak a universal language.
It's getting rainy and chilly here, but in beautiful Guyana, it's hot and very beautiful. Coco and Mysri at Cafe Creole have all kinds of cool places to rest, especially the hammock!
Wow! Rufus the bobcat at My Bountiful Diary is feeding birds. Well, I think that's what he may be doing. Or...he could be fooling birds into flying down to eat the food. Somehow, I think it's the latter.
I'm totally impressed. When the gang at iMeowza decide to take a nap, they do it in style. It looks like a photo shoot in Vogue magazine!
They're celebrating Caturday at Mind Of Mog (cool blog name). I think they should make that a national holiday.
Poor Upsie! They don't look like good presents to me either! I think somebody owes you a trip to Long John Silver's!
We see on the WCB schedule that our fave Californians are hosting this weekend and we have a special request. The former Scamperdude blog has moved in with our local SCPA, so now we're a much BIGGER dysfunctional family! Since most of our feline audience came from WCB, some of you are probably wondering where the heck we went to. Our new house (which looks nothing like our old house) is at: http://caspca.blogspot.com - PLEASE BOOKMARK OUR NEW ADDRESS! Our old address, scamperdude.blogspot.com, is now occupied by Assisted Living spammers - bleck! : ((
I just finished a brand sparkly new website for our local SPCA (www.caspca.org), which we hope you'll take a tour of, and our former blog is now under our new local SPCA website's "roof." Aside from looking different, it’s the same as it always was, except that we now must be good neighbors and welcome our canine friends to the blog too (although none have shown up yet).
Keep your chin up Upsie! We're thinking about you in Virginia. :)
Posted by: John | October 12, 2007 at 05:35 PM
i feel your pain.....i foster for our shelter and right now i have a diabetic cat that needs 3 shots a day.
Posted by: jgodsey | October 12, 2007 at 06:00 PM
Upsie, I'm so sorry to hear you need to have insulin shots. :( I will be purring and praying for you.
Here's my entry for WCB:
http://dragonheartsdomain.blogspot.com/2007/10/frootbat-friday-catster-contest-award.html
Thanks for hosting this week.
Posted by: Dragonheart | October 13, 2007 at 02:10 AM
Thank-you for hosting this week - I hope everything goes OK when you take your shots!
Here is my entry -
http://perfectlyparker.blogspot.com/2007/10/tuesday-toesies-nosies-and-tummies-and.html
Posted by: Parker | October 13, 2007 at 04:57 AM
Oh my goodness, Poor Upsie! Sharp pointy things are never good!!
Poor Bustopher was discovered to have a tick on him this past week (yuk...it had been there a while and I am STILL upset about not having found it earlier!!) and had to undergo quite an extensive meddling as we worked to remove it. He lay very still and quiet as we did though; he seemed to know we were helping him get rid of that awful thing.
For some 'helpful' cat photos, come check out Harmon and Bustopher.
http://cooknkate.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/wcb-chillin/
Posted by: kate | October 13, 2007 at 07:12 AM
Oh my, so sorry to hear it. Upsie is not going to be happy about this!
Posted by: Kalyn | October 13, 2007 at 08:26 AM
Oh I'm sorry to hear about the insulin treatment - I have a friend who's cat had to take that for years, but he coped very well and lived to an ripe old age, as I'm sure you will too!
Thanks for hosting and here's our chocolaty entry this weekend
http://piaks.blogspot.com/2007/10/wcb-123-chocolate-creams-poster-boy.html
Posted by: Pia K | October 13, 2007 at 09:17 AM
Upsie, sorry you have to take your meds, and all the needs. Hope they help with your health. We hope you feel better soon.
Our link this weekend is here:
http://www.ptank.com/catsynth/index.php?entry=entry071013-090612
Thanks for hosting, and always great to hear from you and sher :)
Posted by: CatSynth (Amar and Luna) | October 13, 2007 at 09:33 AM
Oh Sweet Upsie, be a brave girl and take your medicine! Sher - I hope you're not exhausting yourself TOO much! Squirrels are so lucky to have you for a caretaker!
Here's Kamikaze and Dog: http://igot2shoes.blogspot.com/2007/10/wcb-one-two-three-kamikaze-and-dog.html
Thank you for hosting!!
Posted by: Jenn | October 13, 2007 at 10:08 AM
Poor darling Upsie, we feel the pain and wish you a speedy recovery. Here's our post on cats in the sink:
http://masak-masak.blogspot.com/2007/10/weekend-cat-blogging-wcb-123.html
Posted by: boo_licious | October 13, 2007 at 10:14 AM
Oh I'm so sorry to hear about the need for insulin! It should help you to live a long and happy life though! :)
Here's our entry to WCB this weekend:
http://anyacooks.blogspot.com/2007/10/queen-for-day.html
(apologies if this posts twice but my browser is being very ornery today!)
Posted by: Anya & Ambit | October 13, 2007 at 11:24 AM
Upsie, so sorry you've joined the insulin resistant family. Hang in there with the shots!
Posted by: Glenna | October 13, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Here's my link for this week! Hope things go well for the two of you, with the needles and the poking and all that. :(
http://westeringhills.weblogged.net/?p=323
Posted by: Shannon | October 13, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Stasia wants to wish Upsie well. Her momma takes insulin and has had diabetic cats, too. Stasia, being sort of extra-fluffy, is at risk of diabetes herself. She eats weight control food (to keep down the fluffiness) but those snacks are hard to resist!
http://zazamataz.com/?p=831
Posted by: Zazzy | October 13, 2007 at 12:11 PM
no i can't believe it upsie, i can't believe what an adorable face you have. KISS!
your shots will be no problem in no time at all and just think of all the sympathy tuna juice and snuggles you'll get :)
Posted by: aria | October 13, 2007 at 02:29 PM
Oh, Upsie that's terrible! I hope that you'll get better soon! In the meanwhile, be good to your mom and the Vet as they want you to be as fit as possible and not to suffer...
If you want to know how the "Yodel Monster" woke me up this morning, then here's my link:
http://rosas-yummy-yums.blogspot.com/2007/10/weekend-cat-blogging-123.html
Thanks for hosting this week's WCB!
Cheers & all the very best,
Rosa, Fridolin & Maruschka
Posted by: Rosa | October 13, 2007 at 02:36 PM
Upsie, it'll be just a tiny pinprick, then you'll be feeling so much better! Your Mom is a great lady for doing this.
Oh, Sher- send me your address! I finally got the Italian books back.
Cheers,
s'kat
Posted by: s'kat | October 13, 2007 at 03:10 PM
Oh, Upsie, I'm sorry about the needles (I hate them, myself), but you're lucky to have a Mom who takes such good care of you. I hope your tests on Monday go well.
Here's Sasha, looking quizzical:
http://musicandcats.com/2007/10/feline-friday-quizzical/
Posted by: Kimberly | October 13, 2007 at 04:11 PM
I'm sorry upsie, I hope its not all too traumatic. I'm very excited that tina can contribute for the first time with her own handiwork:
http://forayintofood.blogspot.com/2007/10/weekend-cat-blogging-tina-mucky-paws.html
Posted by: jennywenny | October 13, 2007 at 05:00 PM
Oh dear I'm late again!
http://www.mysiamese.com/wordpress/?p=571
I'm just laughing so hard I couldn't get here!
Posted by: Cheysuli | October 13, 2007 at 09:52 PM
And here I hit enter too fast--I meant to add, laughter is the best medicine. Feel better upsie.
Posted by: Cheysuli | October 13, 2007 at 09:53 PM
:( Poor kitty!
Posted by: peabody | October 13, 2007 at 10:15 PM
dear upsie., hope you feel better soon.....
here's our WCB entry....http://verysedap.blogspot.com/2007/10/weekend-cat-blogging-week-of-13th.html
thanks for hosting!
Posted by: jg | October 13, 2007 at 11:19 PM
Poor darling Upsie!
Head up high we are shure it will get better soon. Insulin shots are not that bad we know some kitties who have to have thems and adre fine with them now!
we are so sorry that we are late again - momma was not feeling too well since friday so she wasn't able to type for us much this weekend...
anyway... here is our link:
http://foodblog.paulchens.org/?p=1048
thanks for hosting and gentle headbutts to you and sher!
purrrs, Kashim & Othello
Posted by: astrid | October 14, 2007 at 05:00 AM
We hope the insulin helps you feel better Upsie! We are late, too. Company from out of town keeps Mom busy. So Here is ours...
http://jcfloresinc.blogspot.com/2007/10/we-heard-mom-say-something-about-new_12.html
Posted by: Samantha & Tigger | October 14, 2007 at 08:46 AM