Remember the video of Mia sticking her tongue out like a muppet? Well Rachel was bored last night (I don't know why, she's got a huge to-do list, or she could have been feeding us treats or pointing the red dot around for us), so she added some exciting sounding music to the video make Mia a Dramatic Cat!!
The blog of the Mog's Togs cats, Mia and Lila. Typed out by Rachel...
Monday, 19 September 2011
Friday, 16 September 2011
Sit In
Today we went on STRIKE. (What's that you say? How can a cat go on strike when we sleep 23 hours of the day on average anyway? How very dare you!).
Anyway, back to the subject at hand. We were most put out when Rachel and Pete came home from work tonight and set to making THEIR dinner before attending to our gustatory needs! Worse still, their dinner involved opening at least two cans, which was pure torture.
When we realised our food wasn't immediately forthcoming, we decided to stage a protest. We briefly conferred over what form this should take. A march with placards? Too much effort, and besides, we can't hold writing implements. Picketing the oven? Unfortunately the humans can easily sweep us aside on the shiny kitchen floor. Hunger strike? Seemed counterproductive in the circumstances. Mia tentatively suggested a dirty protest ... but being hygenic types we eventually decided on a good old sit in in the saucepan cupboard.
Mia put on her best "I'm Grumpy" face.
I found a place with a little extra head height...
It worked! After a few minutes, Rachel started washing up our food bowls.
We watched her closely, but we didn't come out until our delicious meaty feast was dished out and waiting for us.
That'll teach them!!
Anyway, back to the subject at hand. We were most put out when Rachel and Pete came home from work tonight and set to making THEIR dinner before attending to our gustatory needs! Worse still, their dinner involved opening at least two cans, which was pure torture.
When we realised our food wasn't immediately forthcoming, we decided to stage a protest. We briefly conferred over what form this should take. A march with placards? Too much effort, and besides, we can't hold writing implements. Picketing the oven? Unfortunately the humans can easily sweep us aside on the shiny kitchen floor. Hunger strike? Seemed counterproductive in the circumstances. Mia tentatively suggested a dirty protest ... but being hygenic types we eventually decided on a good old sit in in the saucepan cupboard.
Mia put on her best "I'm Grumpy" face.
I found a place with a little extra head height...
It worked! After a few minutes, Rachel started washing up our food bowls.
We watched her closely, but we didn't come out until our delicious meaty feast was dished out and waiting for us.
That'll teach them!!
Thursday, 1 September 2011
Badger Badger Badger...
We had a special visitor this weekend, it was so exciting! It was shuffly, short legged and had a stripy black and white head. Can you guess what it is yet?!
Actually there were two of them. The first one at first glance appeared rather round and pudgy... but ACTUALLY it was just its fur.
It went for a little walk around the lounge, and had a good old sniff of the carpet. I think it liked all the hairs we had carefully laid down on the floor.
Pete tried to pet it - he loves badgers, he even plays for a cricket team named after them!
Although you might think meles meles is rather solitary and grumpy, this one wasn't. It liked having its ears scratched.
The other badger was more relaxed. It had a nap on the sofa for a little while.
Then it too went for a little stroll and also had a close inspection of the carpet.
Gosh, they've got much longer tails than you'd expect, haven't they?! They were ever so lovely and soft and very well house trained. We did like having them around but after a while they had to go back to their sett in the woods, boo. Maybe we'll see them again soon one day?!
Actually there were two of them. The first one at first glance appeared rather round and pudgy... but ACTUALLY it was just its fur.
It went for a little walk around the lounge, and had a good old sniff of the carpet. I think it liked all the hairs we had carefully laid down on the floor.
Pete tried to pet it - he loves badgers, he even plays for a cricket team named after them!
Although you might think meles meles is rather solitary and grumpy, this one wasn't. It liked having its ears scratched.
The other badger was more relaxed. It had a nap on the sofa for a little while.
Then it too went for a little stroll and also had a close inspection of the carpet.
Gosh, they've got much longer tails than you'd expect, haven't they?! They were ever so lovely and soft and very well house trained. We did like having them around but after a while they had to go back to their sett in the woods, boo. Maybe we'll see them again soon one day?!
Friday, 26 August 2011
Look Before You Leap
Oopsy daisy! I was up in Rachel and Pete's bedroom and I decided to go sit in the laundry basket on the soft (and slightly smelly...) clothes. It's a great place to sit and sleep while pretending to be thinking DEEPLY. As usual I jumped in off the bed but...
Oh no! There was nothing in there!! I went straight to the bottom, whoops, there wasn't even a pair of Pete's pants in there to break the fall ... What on earth possessed the humans to be quite so organised, it's very out of character for them. I hope they are feeling OK.
Now this may seem embarrassing - but it could have been worse - Lila nearly did the same thing ON THE COMPOST BIN the other day! She uses it as a way to get up onto the shed, and didn't notice that Rachel was doing some gardening and so had left the lid off. She teetered on the edge for a while, but just managed not to land in the potato peelings and rotten tomatoes... now that WOULD be humiliating!
Oh no! There was nothing in there!! I went straight to the bottom, whoops, there wasn't even a pair of Pete's pants in there to break the fall ... What on earth possessed the humans to be quite so organised, it's very out of character for them. I hope they are feeling OK.
Now this may seem embarrassing - but it could have been worse - Lila nearly did the same thing ON THE COMPOST BIN the other day! She uses it as a way to get up onto the shed, and didn't notice that Rachel was doing some gardening and so had left the lid off. She teetered on the edge for a while, but just managed not to land in the potato peelings and rotten tomatoes... now that WOULD be humiliating!
Wednesday, 17 August 2011
Lounging
Well hello strangers... today's blog post is mostly instructional - we are going to be giving you some top tips on successful lounging, as we've been doing a lot of this recently...
Lounging is not just sleeping - although it does obviously include it - it's an umbrella term which also incorporates dozing, resting, loafing, sprawling and chillaxing. Here Lila's showing the rarely seen "twist" move - back legs pointing to 12 o'clock; front to 3.
You may notice that she's stretched across most of the armchair - this is a high risk strategy. If you have a couple of real softies for owners like we do, you'll be left with the whole chair as your humans squish up elsewhere. However if your buddies are more pragmatic, you'll be turfed off entirely and left in a worse situation than if you'd just squeezed along the arm to start with.
Now which location is best for lounging? You may automatically assume it's a sofa, but that's not necessarily the case - as we've just heard, there's the chance of being usurped mid-nap, and you may start falling down one of the numerous cracks between cushions. A carpeted floor is an excellent alternative, especially if it's been freshly vacuumed...
Here Mia's napping on her back. This can surprise people when they see a cat sleeping this way for the first time, but be reassured, it's very comfortable. It can look a bit exhibitionist though, especially if your fur is a little sparse around the nipples, Lila...
If you do decide to lounge on the sofa, and someone joins you, don't worry. They can usually be used to enhance your relaxation in some creative way, as Mia illustrates here.
Alternatively they may just want to join you in a catnap.
Unfortunately like all good things, a long lounging session must come end at some point. The only way to finish up, if you want to really be awake and alert for your next spell of relaxation, is a
Enjoy your lounging, kitties!! If you've got any questions about how to make the most of your downtime, just ask us in the comments. We're always happy to help fellow felines!
Lounging is not just sleeping - although it does obviously include it - it's an umbrella term which also incorporates dozing, resting, loafing, sprawling and chillaxing. Here Lila's showing the rarely seen "twist" move - back legs pointing to 12 o'clock; front to 3.
You may notice that she's stretched across most of the armchair - this is a high risk strategy. If you have a couple of real softies for owners like we do, you'll be left with the whole chair as your humans squish up elsewhere. However if your buddies are more pragmatic, you'll be turfed off entirely and left in a worse situation than if you'd just squeezed along the arm to start with.
Now which location is best for lounging? You may automatically assume it's a sofa, but that's not necessarily the case - as we've just heard, there's the chance of being usurped mid-nap, and you may start falling down one of the numerous cracks between cushions. A carpeted floor is an excellent alternative, especially if it's been freshly vacuumed...
Here Mia's napping on her back. This can surprise people when they see a cat sleeping this way for the first time, but be reassured, it's very comfortable. It can look a bit exhibitionist though, especially if your fur is a little sparse around the nipples, Lila...
If you do decide to lounge on the sofa, and someone joins you, don't worry. They can usually be used to enhance your relaxation in some creative way, as Mia illustrates here.
Alternatively they may just want to join you in a catnap.
Unfortunately like all good things, a long lounging session must come end at some point. The only way to finish up, if you want to really be awake and alert for your next spell of relaxation, is a
GREAT
BIG
YAWN!!
Enjoy your lounging, kitties!! If you've got any questions about how to make the most of your downtime, just ask us in the comments. We're always happy to help fellow felines!
Saturday, 6 August 2011
Evil Whisker No More
STOP THE PRESSES! Lila here - with some BREAKING NEWS! Remember a couple of months ago I exclusively broke the news of Mia's Evil Whisker? Well, today I can bring you a major update on this story. At some point between 11pm last night and 8am this morning, the Evil Whisker DISAPPEARED. Rachel and Pete had been marvelling yesterday evening at how long it had got, and then this morning - it's nowhere to be seen.
Mia is back to her 100% good, innocent self again! And best of all, her current whiskers look to all be pointing straight and true, so hopefully the reign of terror is over for now.
The Evil Whisker did have one last feeble attempt at an evil deed before it fell out though - it made Mia do a tiny little poo on the living room carpet overnight. The horror!!
PS Did you think there'd be a photo of the poo? You did, didn't you...
PPS Just so you know, NONE of our breaking news stories come from private detectives or phone hacking. But we do utilise listening at closed doors and sitting on laps pretending to be asleep while phone or Skype conversations are happening. We don't miss ANYTHING.
Mia is back to her 100% good, innocent self again! And best of all, her current whiskers look to all be pointing straight and true, so hopefully the reign of terror is over for now.
The Evil Whisker did have one last feeble attempt at an evil deed before it fell out though - it made Mia do a tiny little poo on the living room carpet overnight. The horror!!
PS Did you think there'd be a photo of the poo? You did, didn't you...
PPS Just so you know, NONE of our breaking news stories come from private detectives or phone hacking. But we do utilise listening at closed doors and sitting on laps pretending to be asleep while phone or Skype conversations are happening. We don't miss ANYTHING.
Tuesday, 2 August 2011
The Tunnel
Hey look at our new toy!! Rachel went to a big pet show and bought it for us. Pete rolled his eyes and said it would take up the whole room... but who cares what he thinks, we rule the roost around here!
We weren't actually that impressed with it to start with, but then Rachel undid the buttons and it popped out and OMG it was an ENORMOUS TUNNEL and made a FABULOUS CRINKLY SOUND! And it had HOLES in it to jump through and DANGLY things to bite and play with. I got so very over excited about it... my eyes went very big and round and eventually it had to be put away :-( But before it got put away we had so much fun, well I had lots of fun and even Lila had a peek inside. Which surprised me, as you'll see in this video...
We weren't actually that impressed with it to start with, but then Rachel undid the buttons and it popped out and OMG it was an ENORMOUS TUNNEL and made a FABULOUS CRINKLY SOUND! And it had HOLES in it to jump through and DANGLY things to bite and play with. I got so very over excited about it... my eyes went very big and round and eventually it had to be put away :-( But before it got put away we had so much fun, well I had lots of fun and even Lila had a peek inside. Which surprised me, as you'll see in this video...
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