Tonks Tuesday: Toy Time

It's Tonks Tuesday, and today the calico is showing off one of her favorite toys.

If you can't tell what that is, it's a rather robust silver vine stick that used to be completely wrapped in twine of a sort. As you can see, the twine is the in process of being removed by the calico. That's probably because she loves dragging the toy around by the rope. Well, she also clearly loves huffing, rubbing, and just generally loving all over this beloved toy of hers. The raffia at the ends of the stick is also very much enjoyed by calico Tonks.

I just randomly stumbled upon a pack of those silver stick toys on Amazon last year. Between the cats at my house and my parents' house, they're a huge hit. I'm lucky that none of the kitties nor the pup in our family are chewers of sticks or anything of that sort. That means they get to enjoy toys like this, which Tonks won't complain about one bit.

Happy Tuesday, friends!

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Doodle of the Day

The other day we shared a doodle of Thimble making friends with a ghost. I believe I actually used that doodle to go with last week's Thoroughly Poetic Thursday challenge, but either way, it starred Thimble and a ghostly friend. When I scribbled that doodle up a couple weeks ago, I also happened to scribble up a doodle of Tonks playing with the ghostly friend, and that drawing happens to go well enough with today's playful post. So, here you go.

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Tip of the Day

As we mentioned yesterday, we're in National Disaster Preparedness Month. Our newest series of tips, therefore, relates to this. Today, we're here to discuss having emergency supplies and travel kits prepared, should you and your furbaby need to evacuate suddenly. After all, destructive hurricanes, tornadoes, and other such disasters can, sadly, put people and their pets in the line of danger, as well as without a place to live. Therefore, especially if you are in an area where disasters might lead to evacuation, but also of course simply to be prepared for an emergency, do consider having an emergency kit prepared for your kitty or pup.

When preparing an emergency travel kit, think of the things your pup or kitty might use or need on a daily basis, or even weekly basis. Anything that they need on a regular basis can of course be included in an emergency kit. For example, an emergency kit for your furbaby would do well to include a week or so worth of their food, water bottles, bowls, and any medications they require. That is often not all that can or should be included in a cat or dog's emergency travel kit, though. If you rack your brain for anything that might be useful in your furbaby's emergency kit, you might consider a blanket or two, a spare leash, a carrier, a transportable litter box, litter, toys, your cat or dog's medical records, pictures of your cat or dog, and even cleaning supplies, such as paper towels and dish soap. All in all, consider anything and everything your furbaby uses or needs on a regular basis, and then create a travel kit based on that. In the case of an emergency, having such supplies already prepared can allow for you and your furbaby to evacuate and get to safety in a timely manner.