Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Tonks Tuesday in the Not So Haunted House

Happy October, friends! Now, have you ever witnessed a scary creature emerging from a haunted house?


Wait, that's not a scary creature. And that's definitely not a haunted house.


That's a cute little Tonks flip-flopping around in her Halloween scratcher house.


That Halloween kitty house of course stays out year round at our house. You might be able to tell in these photos that it also has a Christmas house as a neighbor.



The scariest part of this post is that tomorrow, Tonks and Thimble go in for their dentals. Thimble will be having at least 2 or 3 teeth removed due to yet more resorptive lesions. Tonks has one questionable tooth that the vet is hoping just needs cleaned up and not removed, but that will be determined for sure once he gets in there and has a good look at it.

If you have any purrs and prayers to spare for Tonks and Thimble's dentals to go well tomorrow, we'd appreciate it very much! Have a terrific Tuesday, friends!



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Not So Spooky Doodle of the Day

As I've mentioned a couple times recently, I'm doing my best to share a new Halloween doodle every day in October. Today, we have one starring my sweet angel Rosie.


Until recently, this doodle had been a pencil outline that I sketched up years ago. It started out as concept art for a temporarily shelved Halloween story I was writing with none other than my Rosie as a character. I will be getting back to that story in hopefully the not too distant future, but this doodle fits the season either way.



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Tip of the Day

Given how much we love Halloween here, we're going share a series of tips on Halloween throughout October. We share tips much like these every spooky season, but we don't mind repeating ourselves yet again on this topic. We're going to start today with none other than the festive decorations. Most people might be more cognizant of their decorations and how they might affect the resident furbabies around Christmastime. However, also keep pet-safety in mind if you put up Halloween decorations. Halloween decorations can come in all shapes and sizes, such as wreaths, garland, and all sorts of trinkets and goodies in between. If you're anything like us, you have all sorts of black cats and pumpkins out on display this time of year. No matter what kind of decorations you put out, make sure that anything your furbaby might chew on is out of their reach. Small pieces of Halloween decor, or parts and pieces of off larger pieces of decor, could lead to choking, obstruction, or perforation of the bowel if ingested. So, while you don't have to refrain from being festive and decorating for Halloween (or any holiday), you simply need to take your kitty or pup's safety into consideration when placing out all decor.

3 comments:

pilch92 said...

Tonks is a cutie. Your cats are good kitties to still have those houses standing. I put one together for mine a couple weeks ago and Rusty had it completely destroyed in 10 minutes. I am praying for Thimble and Tonks. I love the drawing and your tips are great. I can't have anything with straw on it near the cats or they eat it. XO

Eastside Cats said...

Purrs for Tonks & Thimble!

Melissa, Mudpie and Angel Truffles (Mochas, Mysteries and Meows) said...

Purrs and prayers for both of you! Adorable doodle and photos too :)