Diet Dilemmas

BELLA'S BITS: I'm really no fool. When mom comes home, we show how much we love each other - but then, it must be off to the kitchen and dinner. If I don't get what I want, I will not let her lift me and pet me again, not in the kitchen. I will lead her right in front to the place where the food comes from. The other night, I wanted more .. So I came in the kitchen and she tried to ply me with some loving but I wouldn't have any of it - I stepped in front of the cupboards and started to bitch. Now, 'how does a cat stat to bitch?', you're gonna ask me. It's simple: I start to meow-growl, it's half meow, half growl.. And it just trails on like that, in a real nag.. It's quite clear I'm not happy, to say the least. Last night, she told me "You can't eat again, okay? Noooo... I'm sorry!! " I tried to negotiate my way into that second meal but after these words, I just trotted out of the kitchen growling to myself. It was no use and I knew it.

Not Good Enough

PRINCESS:

I heard mom calling for.Gabriel and I quickly walked in the bathroom where she was. Perky, I stopped and looked her in the eye, flinging my tail up in the air. "YOU'RE not Gabriel...", she said to my face.

I flicked my neck the other way at that and walked away.

Just can't believe it...I come in to see her but I'M not good enough.

Supervised Stealing...

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

Mom lady served us tuna .. I waited as usual until all the others took their places at the bowls and then I moved in. I moved in on miss Princess's bowl first...she yielded away for me and I took a few chomps. Miss Bella sat down across from us and supervised. Then I moved in on daddy-Googie's bowl.. He stood nearby, watching over me.

I think she actually got the MOST food out of the whole thing!! OMG!

No Eyeball Zone

BELLA'S BITS:

Mom came home ...I sensed her from outside and I ran to the door and looked out the glass. I called out to her over and over as I saw her walking up. She opened the door and I nose tipped her leg and made way for her to come in like the house-frau that I am..

And then she noticed.

She noticed that 'baby Getty' was missing.. So when the rest of us assembled in the kitchen, we kept hearing: "WHERE is baby Getty?".. and none of us wanted to look her in the eye.

Miss Priss started eyeballing me every time she heard mom ask.. And I finally stepped out of the kitchen with my head down, avoiding eye contact with mom. "Did you DO something to her?", she asked. "WHAT did you do to her?!".. I tried my best to act like I wasn't noticing a thing right now...

[Remember, this is the cat with the biggest eyes trained right on me most of the time.. Especially when I come home. ]

To The Rescue

BELLA:

I heard one of those plaintive meows coming from downstairs just as I'm getting ready for bed. There is no mistaking Princess's sound when she's being roughhandled by Googie. Little Getty was up there with me, on the catbed and once we heard it she looked startled at me and then bolted away as I went down the stairs to break it up. I come down and see Googie on one end, Princess breaking away from him, and BELLA opposite Googie, standing there staring him down, literally sticking her neck out in a "what do you think you're doing" posture. Now that I was down with them, she ran for cover in the cabana ... just in case Googie got vindictive. But he didn't. He just wanted to play rough with "Pipi".. Sigh.

I crawled under the table again to reach out to Bella in the aftermath: "You're a GOOD cat, Bella" I told her, as she took refuge in the 'cabana'.

Pink Revenge

GOOGIE:

Ah do admeet Ah done ran a leetle roughshod tonaight... Ah had awl dat energy pent up in me, Ah gotta let it out somehow! .. Me and Pipi, we play. And we play hard.. Aw, so what if she squeaks a leetle, she can take it. Unfortunately, mom and miss Bella don't seem to think so. Ah was tag-teamed bah both of them, whah Ah nevah!... Ah lost control of mah Pipi and next thang Ah knew? Ah was being eye-balled bah Bella and Ah mean stared down to the bone. What in the hale?!

Ah gave up pretty muuch trying to get'er back on thangs like theees...becoze mom then gets really mad at me and Ah upset everypawdy. So Ah played it cool, let 'er go hide in the cabana.. And got her from outsade the cabana a leetle, swatted at the peenk cloth waz awl...

The Purring Committee

BELLA:

I greeted mom tonight as she opened the door, we went through our kiss-n-greet routine and she ran down to make the "beeping" thing in time. She didn't make it... I watched her fumble on it and then the loud sound came on for just a few moments. So she turned on the lights and I stood there in the middle of the room, I didn't run of course. I just kept looking upstairs a little ... well, alarmed.. My big eyes bigger but.. I got over it. She just told me it was "okay" - we all know that word by now. So I relaxed.

As she kept going in and out of the door bringing stuff in, Googie came down to join us. She finally closed the door and said hello to him, went through their usual routine. He doesn't kiss her the way I do, he plays it shy. He's a real spoiled momma's boy, he is.

As I sat further away on the floor, watching them, I started to purrr. What a cozy little scene, in spite of Googie..

Gettin' With The Program

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

So mom lady served everypawdy dinner tonite.. I patiently waited for a little while but then walked over to miss Princess and her bowl and leaned in for a bite. She let me eat the rest of her stuff.. And then I saw her go get more in the kitchen and watched miss Bella go in there too. So I patiently waited until they both left.

I tried going in but miss Bella tried to block me but mom lady saw it and stuck her head out from the kitchen. I turned to look at mom lady and I heard her say "it's okay, go get your nummy-num.. go ahead! It's okay.. " She lifted the bowl and showed me. "Mewooowww!", I tried to tell her I was being blocked.. But she convinced me to go get it, that it would be "okay".

... I understand that word, I really do.. So I got my dinner.

Let It Be...

BELLA'S BITS:

We got served our dinner and I had my meal in my own bowl.. I was satisfied and walked away and plopped down by my standard spot and started to clean my paws. And then I saw mom asking miss Priss if she wanted more.. guess she didn't get enough, she let little Getty into her bowl. So miss Priss (Princess), as soon as she heard mom, flew across the room and into the kitchen ready for more.

So I got all excited too and trotted on in there.. But mom looked at me and moved around to block me - I got the message. "YOU'VE had enough..", she said. So I didn't try to push Pipi around ... I plopped down on the floor nearby and just.. let her eat. I guarded her..

No Need To Worry 'Bout Nuttin

LITTLE GETTY:

We had our dinner and we were all hanging around the living room near mom lady when I started to notice miss Princess looking a little worried. She kept looking toward the pink 'cabana', she knew that miss Bella had taken it over on the other side.. So I skipped and hopped toward her, miss Princess, and kissed her right on the mouth, tried to get her attention back to me. Then I flopped on the floor near her and went belly-up.

...There's no need to worry 'bout anytin!

My Evening Greeting

BELLA'S BITS:

Mom came home tonight and I hurried along and somehow ended up by my scratching post spot, I guess I forgot to greet her properly.. So she started tapping her hand on the floor, beckoning me to come back: "Give me a kiss-kiss??".

So I looked up at her and realized I'd forgotten. Oh! So I actually ran back over to her and started kissing her nose and forehead, licked it good. Then I led her quickly down the stairs for the 'beeping thing' but oh darn! She started to press it but that really loud noise started blaring from upstairs ..Oopsy! I looked up startled, but I didn't flee..

Miss Princess was on the steps though and looked down at me.. Something passed between us, as we looked at each other after that noise stopped.. between the two of us we figured it'd be okay.

Taking Matters Into My Own Paws

PRINCESS:

Mom came home just a little while ago and we can tell she's not feeling too cheery.. And after dinner, frekking Googie started his bad habit again digging his claws against the carpet. I was standing near mom here in the kitchen and I saw her look back at him - I knew, of course, what she was thinking. So I did if FOR her: I jumped down and ran toward him like a bullet, rushed him outta there like a bandit.

Me: 6 ;pounds. Googie: 17...

Running Around

I've been running around tonight, back and forth a couple of times, trying to intervene and keep the peace between Googie and Bella.. I first found Bella cornered in the bathroom, hissing... he was in an aggressive posture, cornering her ...

He went after her again all ticked off that mom forced him away from her.. So he aimed toward her face this time..I ran clear across the whole room to get to them - and then had to jump up on the chair and watch like a spectator.

Half an hour later, she was laying belly-up, paws-up in front of him in the middle of the living room..

Taking My Cues

I layed on mom-lady's bed dis morning right after she got up to go do her thing in the other little room. I like to take over her spot there. So when she came back, she started talking to me: "We're gonna go downstairs and go get nummy-num now", I heard her say. She repeated it to me a couple times. I looked her in the eyes and paid attention, even though I had settled comfortably and was already snoozing.

I finally got my cues straight and got up on my own and went halfway down the steps, waiting for her. It was truly time for 'nummy-num' and we'd been all waiting for it all morning long.

So she came down and met me halfway down the steps. Yep, it was time.. I got up and continued down, looking back up to her every so often.. trying to make sure, you know..

Blinking Eyes

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

I was served dinner and talked into helping myself several times.. So after I helped myself, I went under the dining table to lick my paws clean. And right about that time, mom-lady passes by and starts saying sometin' to me.

So I stopped licking and kept my paw up as I looked in her eyes, trying to get what she's trying to tell me: "Did you get your nummy-num Baby-Getty?"..

After shifting my eyes and blinking at her, I continued cleaning my paw. Yes, I did, thank you.

Morning Disturbance

BELLA'S BITS:

I jumped up on mom's bed this morning while she was still waking up, expecting to be the only one having quality-time with her. So I jumped right by her shoulder, ready for some kissing and hugging. I was quite peeved to suddenly find upon the end of my jump that miss PRISS was ALREADY on the BED! Right near mom's lower leg! I got so perturbed I walked over to her and swung my paw at her in thin air, hissing and huffing. She just sat there motionless, staring at me. Couldn't get a rise outta her, couldn't get her to leave...

PFFTTTTT!!!! I could hear mom's voice behind me telling me to "be nice" and stroking my back.. and tapping my head with her finger. I settled, seething.

A Coveted Spot

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

Dis is miss Bella's spot, actually. But I get to hang out here sometime, she lets me..

I understand that dis thing beneath me, 'the scratching post', Is not really be to be used - Only to be layed upon. I dig my claws right next to it, just like miss Bella.

On Safer Ground

LITTLE GETTY'S WORLD:

We were all lounging in my space, daddy Googie and miss Princess, all in peace. Miss Bella was by her spot next to her thing there, the "scratching post" ...when she started to do her claws. And then it started again: We hear mom-lady telling her something from across the room, and we can see the tension building..

Bella is just looking at her and so then mom-lady approaches her and tries once again to show her to use the "scratching post", the other one, the one miss Princess uses.

And miss Bella's getting all madder and madder by the moment, lashing out with her paw and tapping mom-lady's hand when mom-lady was tapping on the scratching post in front of her. I mean, as soon as I heard mom-lady try to talk to Bella, before she even went over there, I knew it was gonna be another scene. And you see, when miss Bella gets mad? She may take it out on ... US! So I quickly jumped up on my chair to make sure I was safe...

Losing My Position

BELLA'S BITS:

I have been kept from being the first greeter in the morning ...The duo have taken over my catbed, both of them. For the second or third day in a row now, they've camped out by mom's door and THEY'RE the ones she gets to see first. And I'm down below on the first floor, unable and unwilling to risk another fight to come up and greet her.

This morning I heard her call me and I saw her head pop up from upstairs, looking down at me. I looked in the eyes from down below.. "I can't.. ", I'm trying to say.. When I finally mustered my way up after a little while, she tried to pick me up as usual but I kept her from doing it. I was piqued at her too, you see...

An Eye for an Eye..

Ah got mah eye irritated early dis mornin. Momma wanted to take a close look at it and Ah hate when she trahs to eenterfere with deez thangs.. Ah eez eendependent and strong, Ah don't need any help.. But Ah finally let her..

Ah suppose eet was becauhze of tha scuffle Ah had with miss Bella and what nawt... Ah guess mah leetle Getty felt she had to go and trah to wake mom up dees mornin, practically knocking awn her door and begging her to come out.

Mah UnDoings..

Ah bean in a strange mood today, running amok pretty muuuch.. Chasing mah Pipi and trying to grab her bah her scruff and den mom chasing ME and tapping her finger on mah head.. Ah got so perturbed at her for eenterfering in MAH business, Ah hissed at her some.. Hiss-n'-huff was the name of the game today... Unfortunately, mah leetle Getty got all scared again and headed for the hills, 'er..the stairs.. to get away from all the commotion. So... here Ah am, trying to talk her into coming back down agin..

And Ah won't even mention Bella.. Ah won't.. SHE knows HER place, Ah tale you what.. It was ME and Pipi dis morning waiting bah mom's door, NAWT Bella..