December 28th, 9:42pm 0 comments

Pumpkin & Frieda

When I first stepped into Pumpkin and Frieda's home I couldn't see any kitties, but then I heard a little mew and I realized that the orange fluff on the ground was in fact a kitty - little, tiny  Pumpkin. Then I wondered where in the world the other cat could be. She must be hiding! But once I started to play with Pumpkin, Frieda appeard and inspected us from the other side of the room. By the second visit, she approached me and played a bit, but stayed out of reach! Finally, last night I actually got to pet her.

Pumpkin is very friendly and chases everything that moves, and once Frieda opened up, she turned out to be crazy fun.

There were no problems with Pumpkin eating her special diet (I did think it was funny that she has to have pumpkin actually mixed into her food... Ahhhhhhh!!!! She's eating herself!!!). On the other hand, I don't know which one destroyed the rainbow sack from the toy box (twice. I fixed it both times). It must be their favorite!

December 28th, 8:47pm 3 comments

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Here is the space for recommendations from our clients' hoomans. :)

December 28th, 6:14pm 0 comments

Pola

Pola is quite the queen. Everytime we enter the apartment she meows loudly as if to say, "Fill my food bowl, you peasants," yet she manages to make it endearing (she's magical!).

Over a couple of visits - after taking care of all the necessities - Alexandra, Pola, and I sat down to watch Forrest Gump (Pola's hooman bribed us with DVDs and cable to stick around extra). Pola loved laying in our laps getting petted and scratched continuously. If we stopped she would meow and paw at us to that insist we begin again. When we weren't watching the movie, out came the toy on the string, which she adored. She also loved to chase the red dot from our laser pointer and try to run it off her kingdom grounds.

She is a good queen, but also a sassy thing. Here she is channeling Eartha Kitt.

 

December 27th, 8:13pm 1 comment

Mac

When I first heard about Mac, I was a little worried. I was told that he was a little unpredictable, and frankly, I was a bit scared. When I met him, though, it was a whole other story. Mac is a big sweety-pie who loves to cuddle. His face is ultra-adorable, and his big 'ol eyes are irresistable. He loves the laser pointer, and chases the evil red dot almost the whole time!

Probably the best part of every visit is watching him roll around in the catnip. Either that or how he always greets me with the cutest, smallest little "Meow" ever. It makes me laugh every time, especially since he was supposed to be kinda moody.

The video below is of him chasing the laser pointer and of him trying to convince me to pet him!

December 27th, 6:20pm 0 comments

Dante and Arya

Dante and Arya are the chill-est of cats and were really a pleasure to take care of. Well, they were chill until it came to mealtime. It was very amusing to watch Dante run to his automatic feeder every time it rotated!  And whenever I filled up Dante's feeder, Arya would try to sneak some noms from the dish!

Arya was definitely the cuddliest, she would lay in my lap and beg to be petted and scratched.

But the cutest thing was to watch Dante attack the knit mouse toy and then almost immediately lick it as to apologize for his violence. So funny!

December 26th, 6:24pm 0 comments

Fox and Meeka

Fox was kind of wild - chasing almost anything that moved and very dominant - but very affectionate and sweet when he was done playing. He knows what he wants and goes for it. He's definitely an A-type cat! When he wanted some love he was quite charming yet insistent for cuddles, when he wanted treats he knew how to hint for it. Very smart.

Meeka was soooooo shy!!! Helena got her out from under the tub the first day, but she didn't really feel comfortable enought to play until the last day. She has the best meow - so insanely cute! - and her eyes are almost seductive. Such a lovely girl.

The only hiccup was that we couldn't get into the apartment door on the first day. It took nearly a half hour with Fox on the other side trying to tell us "push a little harder!! It's time to PLAY!" Next time we are definitely going to ask if there are any tricks to the lock.

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Here is the video. The funniest part is the very end with Fox and his catnip-soaked toy :D

 

 

December 25th, 4:31pm 0 comments

Bob and Brooke

Bob and Brooke have been the sweetest, most adorable kitties! Bob has been really good about taking his eyedrops. He doesn't like it, but he puts up with it as long as it doesn't take too long to get it in his eye. His lysine medicine was more challenging because Brooke thought the treats were for her (of course all the treats were for Brooke - she's the queen!), and Bob being the gallant hero, would let her have it.

To solve the problem we made it so Bob just couldn't refuse. We picked up some wet food (organic) and smooshed it into the treat, then gave a little to Brooke so she wouldn't feel left out. Bob could not resist the yumminess and he got his medicine in the end.

We think Bob's dashing moustache is the best! He is a big flirt and we are sure he does it to make Brooke jealous. We made a video about it:

December 25th, 4:07pm 1 comment

Hello!

Welcome to our new blog. We are Chicago's premier pet sitting service in fashionable Hyde Park.

This holiday break we have mostly cats - just one fish. Dad says he doesn't fancy Flounder's chances with all those kitties, LOL!

We are going to start the blog as a series of letters to pet owners with photos and silly video montages (Mom is teaching us video and sound editing - this is our homework), and see where this takes us.

Hope you enjoy!

H & A