The Strategic Kibble Reserve

October 4, 2025 | cat9984

We stumbled into a meeting of Felines for a Better World, a shadowy group of some of the most influential cats in the country. They are also known as the Cat Cabal by some of their detractors. If there’s something happening national for kitties, you can be sure they’re involved somehow. The meeting is called to order by the president, Mr Tibbles.

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Mr Tibbles: Thank you all for coming here on such short notice. You are probably wondering why I needed you here.

Penelope: It was very inconvenient. I’m miissng my weekly deep muscle massage.

Theodore: It doesn’t have anything to do with the humans, does it? I hate dealing with human problems. They are so hard to control.

Zoe: Just when you think you have them trained, they do something ridiculous.

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Mr. Tibbles: I’m afraid it does concern the humans. Princess Zelda, would you please report on what you’ve been observing.

Princess Zelda: As the privileged class, you may not have noticed, but the price of kibble has skyrocketed. The humans have caused something called inflation. It makes the prices of everything go up.

Rocco: How does that affect us?

Princess Zelda: Where do you get your kibble from?

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Rocco: I’m not really sure. It appears in my bowl every morning. I have better things to do with my time than worry about who’s buying my kibble.

Maurice: You simpleton. Someone has to buy it at the store. It doesn’t grow on trees.

Rocco (offended): I’m not a simpleton. I know kibble comes in bags.

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Maurice: And someone has to buy those bags. Those bags are getting more expensive.

Princess Zelda: If you two are finished, I’d like to continue my report.

Mr Tibbles: Please proceed.

Princess Zelda: it’s not really an issue for kitties living the good life, but there are a lot of cats who are starting to be impacted. Some of them are being forced to eat cheaper kibble. And some are even getting their portions cut.

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Audible gasps around the table.

Theodore: You mean an end to the never-ending kibble bowl?

Rocco: And generic kibble? That’s inexcusable. We need to talk to the humans and get this straightened out.

Princess Zelda: We’ve tried. But they really don’t seem to be all that concerned.

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Maurice: That figures. All they think about is themselves.

Audra: So we need to take care of it ourselves?

Mr. Tibbles: I’m afraid so. We need to do something to get the prices down.

Zoe: You don’t mean…

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Mr Tibbles: I don’t see where we really have a choice. We can’t have cats not ed the kibble they’re entitled to.

Rocco: That is the reason we created the Strategic Kibble Reserve.

Theodore: How many depots are there?

Mr. Tibbles: We have ten locations around the country.

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Audra: Is it going to be edible after being stored?

Mr. Tibbles: It’s been freeze-dried. It will be fine once it’s thawed.

Zoe: We need to be careful. Releasing too much will leave us vulnerable until we can restock.

Rocco: We need to make sure we have cats on the ground when we release it. We don’t want a riot. We are releasing excellent kibble.

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Mr Tibbles: I have created a distribution plan. I’m confident we can control the release. Shall we vote on it?

Maurice: I have a couple of questions. Are we involving the humans? If we do, who’s in charge?

Princess Zelda: We need to run this the way we ran distribution during that big human sickness a few years ago. Entirely through the

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Nods around the table.

Mr Tibbles: Time to vote. All in favor? All against?

The motion passed unanimously.

Mr. Tibbles: All right. I’ll set the distribution in motion. Thank you for your time.

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Sarge and Snoops’ Big Escape

September 27, 2025 | cat9984

Gypsy Katt here. We had quite the drama last week. We started out with five cats on Monday home with Mom while the men finished working on the basement. When our human brother got home from work, he saw a large grey tabby streak across the yard and head into the woods next door. We were down to four kitties. (Or so we thought.)

Onyx: Pretty ironic. They kept me locked up, and Sgt Stripes made a run for it.

Sgt Stripes: I didn’t make a run for it. I sauntered out when I noticed the doors were open.

Gypsy: They were pouring something they called cement downstairs. They had to keep running back and forth between a noisy machine outside and the basement.

Sgt Stripes: I just wandered out. No one even paid any attention.

Gypsy: Humans are pretty careless sometimes. They thought that just because you’ve never seemed interested in going outside that you could roam around while the work was being done.

Angel: Yeah. They didn’t know how dumb you are.

Sgt Stripes: Hey! I’m not dumb. I wanted to visit my old hangouts.I know I have a pretty sweet deal here.

Angel: Then why did you run when your human came home.

Sgt Stripes: I think that was just a coincidence. I heard a really loud noise and took off.

Gypsy: All of the humans were pretty upset.

Onyx: Blondie even put it out on the community bulletin board.

Sgt Stripes: They should have just relaxed. I was just looking around.

Angel: You came back pretty quickly. One of the little humans went outside, and there you were. Blondie just had to pick you up.

Gypsy: That’s funny to watch. You’re a big kitty, and she’s not very big.

Sgt Stripes: It was extremely undignified. I would have walked in on my own if they would have waited.

Angel: You didn’t turn your nose up at the extra food and treats.

Sgt Stripes: I told you, I’m not dumb.

Snoops: At least they noticed you were missing.

Angel: I knew you weren’t around, but nobody listened to me.

Sgt Stripes: I tried to go back outside to get you, but they wouldn’t let me.

Snoops: I am the elder cat. The Empress of the House. And nobody noticed I was missing.

Gypsy: To be fair, you were only showing up for breakfast for a while there. You were spending most of your time in the basement.

Snoops: That’s what made it so awful. Those strangers invaded my safe space. And they made a lot of noise. I was just looking around when I ended up outside. Then there was a lot of noise, and then those strange humans closed the doors so I couldn’t get back in.

Angel: That sounds awful. Then what happened?

Snoops: I heard a loud noise and ran under the back porch. Next thing I knew it got dark and windy. After Sarge went back inside, it was just me. I heard the humans wandering around a little bit, but they didn’t hear me. I had to sleep out there.

Gypsy: Mom finally figured out that you weren’t in the house when she went downstairs and looked in your litter spot. Nothing was there. She was really upset. She went outside and called a little bit, but you didn’t respond.

Snoops: I didn’t hear her. She was in front of the house.

Gypsy: It was pretty sad. She was trying to work when she heard a car honk in the road. She went out and saw something in the road. False alarm: It was just a bunch of paper. But she went around the back of the house and started calling.

Snoops: I heard her calling, so I meowed. She heard me, but kept calling. I kept calling back. She finally got to where she could see me and she brought me back inside.

Gypsy: You’re a lot smaller than Sarge, so it wasn’t a big deal.

Sgt Stripes: But Mom insisted on locking both of us in different rooms while the workers were there.It was awful.

Onyx: She put you in her bedroom. She keeps food, water and a litter box in there. How tough could it have been.

Snoops: Yeah. I got put in the bathroom because it’s one of my safe places. You had a bed and a cat tree.

Sgt Stripes: I do not like being told what to do.

Gypsy: It’s your own fault. You should have been a good kitty and stayed inside like Angel and me.

Snoops: All’s well that ends well. At least the repairmen are finally gone.

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September 20, 2025 | cat9984

Hi Everyone! It’s me Gypsy Katt. I want to tell you about my extremely exciting week. Mom didn’t go into the office this week, and I got to help her. I got to work with her for four days!

Angel: Why don’t you tell about the very annoying reason she was home?

Gypsy: I’m not really sure why but some guys came into the house every day and went down the basement.

Sgt Stripes: And they made a lot of noise.

Snoops: It was very annoying. I’ve been using the basement to get away from all the commotion upstairs. The first day they came in with some kind of really noisy machine and broke up some of the cement in the basement. It was terrifying.

Gypsy: It was really loud for a while. Even upstairs.

Sgt Stripes: Mom didn’t see you go racing upstairs. She thought the men had trapped you in the basement. She was going to go downstairs and see if she could find you.

Snoops: Well, that was dumb. She should have known that I didn’t make it to Senior Cat status by sticking around loud machines that could crush me.

Onyx: At least you got the choice. As soon as she realized they would be leaving the door open to the outside, she locked me in the study.

Gypsy: That’s because you’re what they people on human TV call a “flight risk.”

Onyx: Why would they call me that? I can’t fly.

Snoops: It means you’ve been trying to get outside all summer, and she couldn’t risk you getting out and being eaten by a big bird.

Sgt Stripes: Or a coyote.

Onyx: It was very undignified. And I got locked in Blondie’s room the rest of the week. I thought someone was going to let me out on Tuesday. There was a nice man who talked to me through the door.

Snoops: That must have been the man who scared me out of my hiding place in the upstairs bathroom. He did something to the sink.

Sgt Stripes: I supervised that work. It didn’t take very long.

Snoops: Mom says they can use that faucet now that it’s not leaking. That’s a good thing. They get the water for our upstairs fountain there.

Sgt Stripes: Yeah. They weren’t really great about remembering to bring water upstairs.

Gypsy: Hello??!! We’re supposed to be talking about me helping Mom, remember?

Sgt Stripes: That’s right. So what did you do?

Gypsy: One of my big jobs was to keep Mom warm. It was kind of chilly with the doors open even though it was sunny outside. And I made sure she got enough cuddles.

Sgt Stripes: She’s kind of funny about snuggles when she’s working.

Gypsy: I did notice that. She was particularly fussy when she put things in her ears so she could hear her training while they were making noise downstairs and outside. Something about not being able to hear without them.

Snoops: I’ve seen those upstairs.

Sgt Stripes: Mom uses them sometimes when she watches humans TV upstairs. Although she got some different ones that don’t have wires so she doesn’t have to worry about us pulling them out of her ears.

Angel: That’s weird. I wonder why she didn’t bring those ones downstairs.

Snoops: I don’t think she likes to have them around the little humans.

Angel: That makes sense.

Gypsy: Back to me. I helped with some of the typing. I really like the thing she types on. It is really warm. And I can use it to call up something called an AI Assistant. It knows the answer to everything.

Sgt Stripes: Mr Google knows everything too. Maybe they’re friends.

Gypsy: Maybe. We can ask one of them.

Snoops: Did you get to be on any Zoom calls? I was really popular when I attended a few meetings with Mom.

Sgt Stripes: Yes. The people in her office really like us.

Gypsy: Sadly, she did not have any calls like that. In fact, she wasn’t on the phone much at all. She did have a lot of papers for me to sit on.

Sgt Stripes: That is true. I spent some time helping too. What was that new thing that you taught her?

Gypsy: I made her screen show everything in greyscale. No colors at all.

Sgt Stripes: That seemed to upset her for some reason. I think I look good in greyscale.

Gypsy: I don’t really know why it mattered. She said she needed the colors to tell when stuff was done.

Snoops: I hope those men are gone. I really don’t like having strange people in the house. Especially loud, strange people.

Gypsy: They’re coming back on Monday. I’m supposed to have two more days of helping Mom.

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September 13, 2025 | cat9984

Ed Note: You may recall that everyone has been awaiting the return of Blondie to get the house back to normal. She’s been back a week and a half but things don’t seem quite right yet.

Sgt Stripes: Hey Onyx. What’s going on?

Onyx: What do you mean?

Sgt Stripes: You don’t seem to be very excited about your human getting back home.

Gypsy: Yeah. You were supposed to move back upstairs when she got here.

Onyx: I never said that. Everyone just assumed that was what was going to happen.

Gypsy: You said that was the reason that you kept trying to get outside. You wanted to track her down.

Snoops:You are acting pretty weird.

Gypsy: You never came downstairs before she left. You were the princess while Angel and I had to spend months in the sunroom.

Angel: They’re right. You always got special treatment.

Onyx: That’s because I’m the house panther. The empress of the night.

Snoops: You’re only empress when you’re upstairs. I’m the real empress.

Sgt Stripes: Snoops does have seniority. Why aren’t you back upstairs with your human?

Onyx: I decided that I like it downstairs. I even have a new favorite spot.

Gypsy: You mean on top of the freezer? That’s a weird place to hang out.

Onyx: It’s actually very warm up there. I just need someone to put a pillow or a blanket or something down for me to lounge on.

Gypsy: You can’t see anything up there.

Onyx: I still go out on the inside porch. I just don’t want to go outside anymore.

Sgt Stripes: I thought you were some kind of emotional support animal for Blondie.

Angel: That was why you thought you were so special.

Onyx: I am special. But Blondie took me for granted.

Snoops: What do you mean?

Onyx: I was with her for all of the bad times. I never left her side. But then she disappears for two months and expects everything to be the same when she gets back.

Snoops: You know she needed to go away for a little bit to get healthy again, right?

Onyx: That what she says. But she didn’t take her emotional support cat. She deserted me. And I discovered that I can get cuddles from the other humans here. And all of the good treats are downstairs. I’m even trying wet food once in a while. And I really like it when Mom lets me drink out of the kitchen faucet.

Gypsy: There are definitely benefits to being on Mom’s good side.

Onyx: She spoils you. Every time you get really neurotic, she gets you back on track.

Gypsy: You’re just jealous because she gives me lots of cuddles.

Onyx: Blondie used to do that with me.

Snoops: Are you just going to sulk for the rest of your life? Why don’t you just go back to her?

Onyx: She needs to apologize. And promise not to leave me again. She was gone a long time. And she left those small humans behind. I’m really not fond of small humans.

Sgt Stripes: I didn’t like them at first either. But they are excellent at filling the kibble bowl and giving treats. Even Snoops lets them pet her.

Onyx: Blondie knows where to find me if she wants to apologize.

Angel: That’s not really her thing. Maybe you should just forget about what happened and go back upstairs. Cold weather is coming, and she has the good blankets up there.

Onyx: I’m going to take a nap. Then I’ll think about it.

The Summer Was a Zoo

September 6, 2025 | cat9984

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Ms Cavendish, an elegant Siamese, was the new primary-level teacher at the Cheeseland Academy of Inter-Species Learning. It’s the first day back after summer break.

Ms Cavendish: Welcome everyone to our first day of school. My name is Ms. Cavendish, and I’ll be your teacher this year. I thought that a good way to introduce ourselves would be to go around the room and tell everyone one thing that you did this summer. Would anyone like to start?

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Sally Squirrel: Ooh, me! My brother Hal got into a fight with the cat next door. There was so much hissing and chittering that my mom had to throw water on them to break it up.

Ms Cavendish: Oh my! Is everyone okay?

Sally: Yes. But my mom said that they aren’t allowed to play in the bird bath anymore.

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Ralph Raccoon: We went on a trip to the mountains to visit some relatives this summer.

Ms. Cavendish: Oh, that sounds lovely.

Ralph: We had a great time. And I learned something new.

Ms Cavendish: What did you learn?

Ralph: That humans are really weird. Some of them think that we are adorable and others think that we are full of diseases. One lady saw me and my sister playing chase, running after each other. She started yelling at someone to get a gun because we had to be diseased to be running around like that.

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Ms Cavendish: That must have been terrifying. What happened?

Ralph: Another lady came out, but she didn’t have a gun. She said, “Myrtle, you’re crazy. Can’t you see that they’re little raccoons having fun?” Then she made the other lady go inside.

Ralph: It turned out really well. The humans had a bonfire later, and we went back to thank the nice lady. She gave each of us something called a s’more. It’s 2 graham crackers with melted marshmallow and chocolate between them.They were really yummy.

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Tommy Tabby: Me next. We went to the beach.

Ms Cavendish: That’s an interesting choice for a cat family. Do you all like water?

Tommy: Not at all. I mean it’s great to drink, but don’t make me walk or play in it. My mom’s the same way.

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Ms Cavendish: So who planned the trip?

Tommy: My dad did. He says he didn’t notice all of the water. He wanted to go for the sun and sand. That part was really nice. But my little brother didn’t understand that it wasn’t an open-air litter box. We almost got kicked out when another guest saw him doing his thing. Mom was so embarrassed. She says we’re never going back.

Ms Cavendish: I can definitely see why she would be a little uncomfortable. Who’s next?

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Lily Lab: We went to a family reunion in a place called Woofington.

Ms Cavendish: That sounds like a dog-friendly place.

Lily: We thought so too. But maybe a little too dog-friendly. My aunt had reserved a place in one of their parks for all of us. She was expecting 20-25 dogs. But the park is big, and it seemed like every Yellow Labrador family in the state was in Woofington. There were also lots of Chocolate Labs and Golden Retrievers.

Ms. Cavendish: That sounds like a lot of dogs.

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Lily: My mom said that she had never seen so many dogs. We followed the directions to our site. She found her sister pretty fast. My aunt was really upset. Some other family had taken over the site.

Ms Cavendish: That’s awful. What happened?

Lily: Not long after we got there, Mom’s other sister arrived with her family, Aunt Shelly’s married to Steffo. He’s a Tibetan Master. He’s really sweet and wouldn’t hurt a fly. But he’s huge and very protective of his family. He went to the alpha of the other family and suggested that they had made a mistake. They were really good about moving on.

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Ms Cavendish: This is all very interesting. Anyone else want to share?

Kyle Coyote: We got kicked out of a national park. I don’t want to say which one because they might be looking for us.

Ms Cavendish: Oh my goodness! What happened?

Kyle: My family went to this park and wanted to camp. Did you know that some of those places are run by humans? We thought bears ran them all. Bears are cool to coyotes; humans are not.

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Ms Cavendish: And the one you went to was run by humans?

Kyle: Yeah. Mom and Dad got into a huge fight when they found out. Mom won, so we decided to stay. But the guy at the entrance was kinda a jerk. He read all of the rules to us like we were too stupid to do it ourselves. We finally set up camp and ate. We were relaxing at night when we heard the call of the wild. Of course we had to respond. Several other coyotes joined in.

Ms Cavendish: That sounds wonderful.

Kyle: It was. Until the humans showed up and told us we were breaking the rules by making noise after 9 pm. He got into a fight with my dad who scented him. Then we got kicked out.

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Ms Cavendish: This has all been a lot of fun. I’m sorry but we’re out of time. Any last thoughts?

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How Much Fish is Too Much Fish?

August 30, 2025 | cat9984

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You may recall that one of the prizes at the Cheeseland Rummage Sale was an All you Can eat dinner for six at Freddy’s Fish Factory. The lucky winner was Rex Rutford, an elegant tabby who invited five friends and family members to join him.

Our own elegant tabby, Sgt Stripes, joined them for the dinner. He speaking with Angela Rutford, Rex’s lovely wife.

Sgt Stripes: Hi Angela. Pleased to meet you. It looks like you are going to have quite a feast.

Angela: We are really excited to be here. Rex and I both love fish, and I’ve heard so many great things about Freddy’s.

Sgt Stripes: And who are your lucky fellow diners?

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Angela: This is our son Fernando. And our neighbors Luke and Kitty, and finally, our nephew Tommy.

Sgt Stripes: I hope everyone’s hungry.

Fernando: I haven’t eaten all day. I’m starving.

Tommy: Me too. Fernando and I have a bet over who will eat the most fish.

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Sgt Stripes: Good luck to both of you. What’s at stake?

Tommy: The loser has to buy the winner a bag of their favorite treats. Mine are beef/liver.

Fernando: And mine are tuna.

Luke: What happens if I eat more than either of you?

Fernando: I don’t think that’s going to happen.

Rex: It might. He’s bigger than either of you.

Tommy: But that won’t matter if we’re hungrier.

Luke: I still think I can eat more.

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Kitty: Luke honey, they just have a wager between friends. It’s not a challenge to you.

Luke: Nonsense. If they’re going to compete at the table, anyone at the table should be allowed to join.

Rex: How about it, boys? Can Luke be part of your challenge/

Luke: You should join too, Rex.

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Rex: Hmm. Maybe I will. What do you think, dear?

Angela: I think that it’s ridiculous you’re turning a nice dinner into a competition. With your son, of all cats.

Rex: It’s just for fun. The four male cats competing to see who’s the best.

Kitty: At being a glutton?

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Angela giggled and looked at Fernando.

Angela: It’s okay, honey. I’ll buy treats for both of you if either of them win.

Fernando: I guess its okay.

They were interrupted by the waitress.

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Waitress: Hello everyone. My name is Ruby. Welcome to Freddy’s. Has anyone been here before?

Everyone shook their head.

Sgt Stripes: They won a free meal at the Rummage Sale.

Ruby: Excellent. Here’s how it works. You order your favorite type of fish. We’ll bring you two pieces to start. If you want more, put your plate at the edge of the table. I’ll bring you two more pieces. What would you like to drink and what type of fish would you prefer?

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Angela: Goodness. That sounds like a lot of fish. I’d like mackerel and water, please.

Kitty: That sounds good. I’ll have the same.

Fernando: Tuna and water, please.

Luke: Salmon and water.

Tommy: Salmon and water.

Rex: Bass and water.

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Ruby: Thank you. I’ll bring two fountains for you to share and be back with your fish when it’s ready.

Luke: I think I like this place.

Kitty: Yes. They have a lot of choices. Does anyone want to go to the salad bar?

Luke: Not a chance. I’m going to be filling up on fish.

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Their orders appeared a few minutes later. The ladies were relieved to see that the portions were manageable.

Angela: This looks delicious.

Fernando: It tastes great too.

Kitty: And I like that they don’t try to stuff you.

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The male cats finished their fish quickly and put out their plates for more. Ruby quickly refilled their plates.

Ruby: Would you ladies like more?

Angela: I think we’re set for the moment.

The male cats are the second serving quickly, but not as quickly as the first. Rex slowed down significantly at the end.

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Ruby: You boys ready for more?

Rex: I think I’m done, thank you. You guys go ahead. I’m full, but not too full.

Luke: Where’s your spirit of competition?

Rex: I want to remember this as a pleasant meal.

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Luke, Fernando, and Tommy set to work on their third plate. Suddenly, Luke sat up and ran for the door. The other cats watched him with surprise.

Rex: What do you supposed that was about?

Tommy: Classic scarf and barf, I think. He probably isn’t used to this much so quickly.

Kitty: Poor thing. I’ll go make sure he’s okay.

Rex: Guess I won’t be remembering this as a pleasant experience after all.

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Angela: Boys, I think you need to stop eating after this plate. I don’t want either of you to get sick.

Fernando: I’m not feeling that great right now either.

Tommy: Yeah. I’m done too.

Rex: What about the bet? It looks like you ended in a tie.

Angela: I’m proud of you both for knowing when to quit. I’ll buy you each a bag of treats.

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Gypsy Katt: Humans are So Annoying

August 23, 2025 | cat9984

Hello. It’s me, your stressed-out dilute calico buddy. I’ve had a really rough week.

Onyx: Don’t you think you’re being a little dramatic? After all, I’m the one whose human is still missing. And no one is letting me outside to track her down.

Gypsy: That’s your idea of stress? You’ve gotten out a few times. It’s not my fault if they keep bringing you back in.

Onyx: I almost made it the last time. If I’d just made it under the porch in the back yard, I would have been free.

Sgt Stripes: Free to do what? You’ve never lived outside. You have no idea what’s out there.

Onyx: I need to find my human.

Snoops: Be careful. Some of the birds out there would just think you’re a tasty snack.

Onyx: Ugh. I hate birds.

Sgt Stripes: Some of them are rather tasty.

Angel: I agree. Especially the chicken-flavored ones.

Gypsy: Can we get back to me, please? I had a bad week.

Sgt Stripes: What happened?

Gypsy: Well, someone (looks at Onyx) stole my humans just as I was finally getting back to normal after the trauma of being down a human.

Onyx: Don’t look at me. You decided to move into Blondie’s room after she left.

Gypsy: Only after you moved into Mom’s room.

Onyx: I was lonely. You should have shared.

Gypsy: Shared what? You took over the bed. Besides, I didn’t really like it in Blondie’s room. The top of the bookcase was nice. And the food delivery was adequate. But I only stayed a couple of weeks. You could have moved back in.

Onyx: Nah. I need humans. Besides, you moved into the bedroom next door.

Gypsy: I do like Yam’s room.

Onyx: Who’s Yam?

Gypsy: You know. Young Adult Male.

Onyx: I never knew that was his name.

Sgt Stripes: Wait a minute. That’s my human. His name isn’t Yam.

Gypsy: It is to me. Besides, you never use those drawers under his bed. They are perfect for hiding from the little humans. And right across the hall from the kibble, water, and litter box.

Angel: Then you should have stayed there.

Gypsy: I would have, but I got kicked out. Yam had a guest and shut the door. It really was an unpleasant weekend. Both Onyx and Sgt Stripes were up there. And so were the little humans.

Angel: So what? That’s the way it used to be before the big tabby took over downstairs.

Sgt Stripes: I have a name, you know. And I didn’t take over anything. You kept watching me while I ate and intimidated me. Mom had to find me a place on the counter so I could eat in peace.

Angel: You are a drama llama.

Snoops: You two do need to get along a little better. At least Sarge and I can share space without hissing all the time.

Gypsy: Hello! This is supposed to be about me. Between you guys feuding and the small humans, my nerves were shot.

Onyx: Here’s the real drama queen.

Snoops: Be nice, Onyx. Gypsy went through a lot before you guys got here. And things have been very strange lately. Where did you go after Yam’s room?

Gypsy: I tried Mom’s room. But since it’s the spot for Storytime while Blondies’s gone, that wasn’t a good choice. The boys stress me out.

Sgt Stripes: They’re loud. But they do give lots of treats.

Gypsy: I really don’t like loud noises or being touched if I don’t ask for it. They make me very nervous.

Angel: Did you finally find a spot?

Gypsy: I did. I found a drawer in the filing cabinet in the study.

Angel: So why are you out here instead of your new spot?

Gypsy: This is where the annoying part of humans comes in. I can get the drawer open by myself on the outside, but it closes on its own.

Snoops: So you were trapped?

Gypsy: Sort of. The humans didn’t find me for two days.

Snoops: They were worried about you, but you kinda have a history of hiding when you get stressed out. They thought you were hiding in the basement rafters again.

Gypsy: Whatever. I cried a few times but no one came.

Angel: That’s probably because the other drama queen (looks at Onyx) talks non-stop sometimes.

Gypsy: I guess Mom got worried. She was going room-to-room calling my name. She thought she heard something, so she got our human brother to listen. He figured out where I was. I was really thirsty and hungry, but no lasting damage.

Snoops: We saw you got extra food and water.

Angel: And everyone came out to see what the fuss was about.

Snoops: That story had a happy ending. Why was it a bad week?

Gypsy: That was the perfect place to hide. I went back there after I’d eaten and drank. I thought I was set for the night.

Onyx: Let me guess. You were dumb enough to get trapped again.

Gypsy: I was just settling in for a nice nap when Mom opened the drawer and made me get out. Then they put a big box in front of the drawer so I can’t open it.

Sgt Stripes: They were trying to keep you safe.

Gypsy: They knew it was my hiding space. They could have checked on me every few hours.

Sgt Stripes: You’re right. I guess they’re not so fully trained after all.

Ed Note – We would like to apologize to all of our bloggy friends. We have been living in chaos for a few weeks now and have fallen behind reading other blogs. We are in the process of catching up. In addition, we have not been able to access some blogs that are sent on Jetpack. (It’s very weird. We can read some on our computer, but others are only accessible on the phone.) We thought it was a Jetpack issue. It’s actually a Chromebook issue. Please bear with us as we sift through everything.

The Cats’ Spa Day

August 16, 2025 | cat9984

Today we are joining the lucky kitties who won the spa day at the Cheeseland Rummage Sale. Gypsy is with Leo and Ophelia at the counter of Ruth’s Premier Salon & Day Spa.

Gypsy: Hi guys. Looks like you couldn’t wait to get your spa day.

Ophelia: We are so excited. Neither of us has ever done anything like this.

Leo: I just hope they’re ready for a couple of Maine Coons. We are bigger than the average cat.

Ophelia: Don’t be silly. They have dog clients too. We can’t possibly be bigger than the dogs who come in here.

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Leo: That’s true. Although the website did say that they have “spaces” for animals of many sizes. And the pictured cats all look to be her size. (He points at Gypsy.)

Gypsy: I’m sure they wouldn’t have given out a prize that you can’t use. Let’s ask the receptionist. She just came back.

The receptionist is a very elegant Irish Wolfhound.

Gypsy: Good morning, Giselle. Are you well?

Giselle: Very well, thank you. Who are these beautiful kitties?

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Gypsy: This is Ophelia and Leo. They won the spa day at the Rummage Sale.

Giselle: How wonderful! Let me tell you about your day. You will start with a light snack of salmon mousse and spring water. That will be followed by a gentle body massage. You will spend time in the sauna, followed by a quick dip in the pool before facials to energize your skin for more luxurious facial fur. Then it’s another light snack, followed by a full body massage. You will end with an all-over grooming session.

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Ophelia: Ooh. That sounds wonderful!

Leo: Are to able to handle bigger kitties like us?

Giselle comes out from behind the counter and looks closely at the cats. Tipping the scales at 95 pounds herself, she is not a good judge of smaller animals. She is much larger than either of them.

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Giselle: We certainly can handle the size. I use the facility myself. However, you are definitely larger than our standard cat client. We normally don’t mix our cat and dog clients. Let me check with someone.

Giselle disappears into the back. Ophelia looks at Gypsy.

Ophelia: Can we get our money back if they can’t take us?

Leo: Don’t worry yet. Let’s see what she finds out.

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Giselle comes out with a large tabby.

Giselle: This is Max. He can help you.

Leo: Are we too big for the cat spa?

Max looks them over, then looks at his phone.

Max: Absolutely not. Follow me.

Once they’re inside the spa, he whispers.

Max: I don’t know why they put her out there. Excellent worker, terrible communication skills. You will love it here.

Ophelia and Leo were extremely relaxed after the snack and light massage. Max took them to the sauna next.

Leo: I’m not sure this is a good idea. We have a lot of fur.

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Max: You will love the way you feel. It really opens up your pores. When you jump in the pool afterwards, you will really feel refreshed. Or you can skip the water. Some cats really don’t like water.

Ophelia: This really seems like a human thing. It doesn’t sound good for anyone covered in fur. Do animals really enjoy it?

Max: Honestly, I don’t know. We opened it a few weeks ago, and no one has chosen to use it. We’re certainly not going to force you. Would you like to skip the pool as well.

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Leo: Oh, no. We love water.

Ophelia and Leo jump into the pool and play around for several minutes. They shake off the water and follow Max to their facials. They are seated next to each other. The door opens, and they hear a voice behind them.

Voice: Hello. My name is Erin, and I will be doing your facials this morning. Just sit back, close your eyes, and relax.

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Ophelia and Leo settle in. Ophelia hears a loud splat. She opens her eyes just as the second splat lands on her face.

Ophelia: Eww! What are you doing?

Erin: You’re getting a yogurt and seaweed facial. It’s the latest thing, and your face will look amazing.

Leo: And it tastes pretty good too.

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Ophelia: You know our faces are covered with fur, right?

Erin: Of course. Just relax and let me massage it all over your face. You won’t believe how soft your fur will be.

Ophelia tried to relax. The massaging did feel good. But she really didn’t;t like her fur feeling gooey. Leo began purring. Obviously, he wasn’t concerned about the mess in his fur.

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Erin: Okay. Now we leave the masque on for 20 minutes to let it do its magic. Most kitties sleep through it.

Leo: That sounds like a good idea.

Ophelia tried not to touch her face. Finally she relaxed and took a nap. Next thing they knew, Erin was back pouring something into a bowl. It smelled nice, like mint.

Erin: Now I’m going to put a warm, wet towel on your faces to soften the masque.

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Ophelia and Leo were too relaxed to care and the towel felt good.

Erin: That’s good. Now for a quick rinse with spring water followed by a quick massage.

Both Leo and Ophelia felt great and a quick look in the mirror showed that their facial fur looked wonderful. They had another quick snack followed by a full body massage. Afterwards, they were joined by Max.

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Max: How’s it going? Enjoying your day?

Ophelia: Oh yes, it’s been amazing. I don’t remember the last time I felt so pampered.

Leo: Me too. This is great.

Max: I’m glad to hear that. Your final stop is with the groomers. It’s a quick bath with shampoo and fur conditioner, a little trim, and a manicure for all paws. Finally, a warm, dry towel to make sure you are picture perfect.

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Gypsy had been waiting in the lobby to get “after” shots of the freshly groomed pair. Suddenly she heard loud hissing and growling. Ophelia and Leo came running out.

Ophelia: You said “a little trim. This is not a little trim.

Leo: It certainly is not. You butchered my fur. You’re lucky I didn’t pay for this. We are never coming back.

Gypsy looked at them and tried not to laugh.

Pictures courtesy of Google Images.

Do They Sell Fleas at a Flea Market? Part 2

August 9, 2025 | cat9984

Sgt Stripes here. After much discussion, the Communications Team agreed that it was a bad idea to have a flea market in Cheeseland. While the name doesn’t really mean that fleas are involved in the human market, there is a much higher possibility that actual fleas would make an appearance at an animal flea market. So we took another idea from the humans and rebranded it.

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So I am here at the 2025 Cheeseland Rummage Sale. Thomas Tabby is here to listen to his constituents. We are going to give you a tour of what is going on.

Sgt Stripes Here’s a familiar face. We didn’t expect to find you here, Gypsy.

Gypsy: What can I say? I though Rummage Sale meant we got to rummage around looking for something that catches our eye.

Sgt Stripes: That’s pretty much the idea. And what cat doesn’t love a good rummage?

Gypsy: You better tell the guy with the meat pies. How was I supposed to know which one I wanted to buy without tasting them? He made me buy the first one I tried. And it was some kind of bird. Yuck! I hate poultry. I thought they’d be, you know meat.

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Sgt Stripes: I see your point about the poultry vs meat. But once you’ve tasted something, they can’t sell it.

Gypsy: Whatever. I hope they have samples at the treats table.

Sgt Stripes walks up to a raccoon family.

Sgt Stripes: How are you enjoying the sale?

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Mama Raccoon: We love it. There is so much stuff to paw through. And whoever thought of the fun house for the kids is a genius. Who doesn’t love funny mirrors and tilted floors?

Papa Raccoon: They might want to rethink the balloons though. A lot of the kids are just learning to control their claws. A few of the more timid ones were frightened by all of the popping.

Thomas Tabby: Thank you for sharing. That’s just the type of feedback we’re looking for.

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Sgt Stripes and Thomas Tabby are pleased to see a large crowd of animals. And a lot of the tables were doing a good business. They walk up to a crowded table and find a large, cheerful rat behind it.

Thomas Tabby: You have an interesting assortment of merchandise.

Rat: You may have heard of a rat’s nest being a jumble of things. When my grandfather went over the Rainbow Bridge, he had been working on it for years. And he collected a lot of stuff. This sale is perfect.

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Thomas Tabby: Your grandfather would have been pleased to know so many folks will be enjoying his things.

Rat: You’re right. He was a great guy.

Sgt Stripes: Sorry for your loss.

The two tabbies continue around the park. There are all types of things to buy. A beaver was selling wooden toys he had made.

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Sgt Stripes: These are great! If Mom didn’t have a rule against bringing more stuff into the house, I would definitely get something for the small humans.

Beaver: Thank you! I hadn’t really thought about small humans. I was looking more at the puppy/rabbit market. But that is a excellent idea!

They heard a splash and a lot of laughter.

Sgt Stripes: What was that?

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Beaver: That’s the Otter Brothers Dunk an Otter game.It is extremely popular. Anyone who buys a piece of their grasshopper cheesecake gets a chance to spin a wheel to dump one of the otters into a vat of water.

Thomas Tabby: We should go over and take a look.

Sgt Stripes: You go right ahead. I do not like water in my fur.

Beaver: They don’t dunk you. It’s one of the otters.

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Nothing would convince Sgt Stripes to go near the water. He got a salmon smoothie and waited on a bench. Finally, Thomas returned. looking a little soggy.

Thomas Tabby: It looks like you were right, Stripes. They aren’t using a water tank; They are using a tub. Every time the otter goes into the tub, it splashes everyone.

Sgt Stripes: I knew it wasn’t a good idea. Where do you want to go next?

Thomas Tabby: There’s something called The Field of Dreams over by the pavilion. It’s a fundraiser for the Cheeseland Hospital.

Sgt Stripes: That sounds interesting. Let’s go!

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The field was very crowded. They finally got to the pavilion. There was a llama directing some other animals.

Sgt Stripes: This looks exciting. What’s going on, and who is in charge. Is it you?

Llama (laughing): No, I’m part of security. You want JJ Gorilla. He’s the brains behind it.

Sgt Stripes: Mr Gorilla, this looks very interesting. Can you explain what is going on?

Gorilla: Please call me JJ. With all of the budget cuts we’ve been going through, the hospital needed to raise some money. A treasure hunt game sounded like a different, fun way to do it.

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Sgt Stripes: Can you explain how it works?

JJ: We got animals to donate some really nice prizes. We have a heated cat condo, and all-you-can eat dinner for six at Freddy’s Fish Factory, and a custom burrow for winter, and a couple’s spa day at Ruth’s Premier Salon and Day Spa. All told, we have ten excellent prizes.

Sgt Stripes: That does sound nice. Did everyone here have to buy a ticket? How do you decide who wins?

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JJ: Most of them bought a ticket.They were given an envelope. Ten envelopes had a gold printed map, and the rest had a black printed map. The gold maps each lead to one of the prizes. The black maps lead to a bag of treats.

Sgt Stripes: Why are there so many animals here?

JJ: A lot of the animals who got treat bags are trying to help the lucky winners find their prize. The gold maps are very tricky.

Thomas Tabby: It looks like some of them have family and friends helping too.

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JJ: That’s true. Since each map leads to a different prize, there’s no reason to fight.

Sgt Stripes and Thomas Tabby returned to the main selling area. There were animals everywhere

Thomas Tabby: This didn’t turn out the way I expected it would. I thought it would be just animals bringing in old stuff.

Sgt Stripes: That’s true. But this is so much better.

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Do They Sell Fleas at a Flea Market?

August 2, 2025 | cat9984

You may recall that Sgt Stripes is on Thomas Tabby’s Communications Team. He is trying to figure out how something that sounded so good could be this far off track. He’s reading through a recent chain on the official Cheeseland social media account @CheeselandHappenings.

@cassiecat Can you believe what they’ve put up on the community bulletin board? It’s an ad for a Flea Market!

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Do they really think any of us will go to an event sponsored by fleas?

@rexrover This is a terrible idea. Do you have any idea how many animals have suffered with flea bites? Or how many of us have suffered through an infestation?

@mimiminx I know we’re supposed to be some kind of ultra-tolerant, open-to-everyone kind of place, but this is ridiculous. Fleas are parasites. Why would we want to get anywhere near a flea?

@goofygiraffe It’s kind of confusing. Is a flea market a place where fleas sell stuff or a place to buy fleas?

@dabears It sounds like they’re running the thing, so I guess they’re selling stuff. But what would a flea have to sell?

@gingertom I’ve heard that they make flea farms so you can grow your own fleas.

@redthedog That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. Who wants to grow fleas?

@cassiecat That’s probably why they want us to bring stuff to sell. They know no one would come to their lame sale otherwise.

@pussinsandals I bet they’re trying to infiltrate Cheeseland to take it over. If they get enough of us there, they can jump on us while we’re busy looking at other animals’ stuff. They’re probably going to bring lots of pregnant lady fleas. We’re looking at a total infestation if we’re not careful.

@dambuilderbeaver Maybe the doctors are in on it too. They’ll make a fortune helping us get rid of the fleas.

@alexbear And some of us are allergic. They’re probably trying to ruin our entire way of life.

@alligatore They’re not even animals. I don’t think they should even be allowed in Cheeseland.

@fabfeline You’re right. We need to stop this madness before it gets out of hand. Our very existence may be at stake.

Moderator: Please do not make unsubstantiated accusations on this site. As a point of reference, the term “flea market” refers to a busy second-hand market where previously owned items are resold. The French humans have been having them for over 100 human years.

@fabfeline So why is it called a flea market if the humans invented them?

Moderator: No one knows for sure. Probably because used upholstered furniture would likely have contained fleas. France and other places humans have had fleas in their furniture. It’s actually kind of disgusting. Humans always blame us for fleas.

@roborobert That doesn’t make any sense. Why would human fleas be showing up at our fair? I think we need proof that there won’t be any fleas before we set up any tables there.

@artsyaardvark We need to talk to whoever put this thing together. How dumb is it to bring fleas to something that’s full of animals?

@supersquirrel Maybe we could invite some lizards for flea control.