Mancat Monday: Topsy-Turvy Toesies

It's Mancat Monday, and Evan decided you all need to be reminded how adorable his extra special back legs are.

That's how Evan's paralyzed back legs pretty much always look. No matter what, one is always upside down when he's at rest. I love his topsy-turvy toesies.

Have a magnificent Monday, friends!

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Flashback Doodle of the Day

Evan's toesies shot above reminded me of this concept art I scribbled up for my current writing work-in-progress. I drew this well over a year ago, and it shows the Evan-inspired kitty character in the story, and the drawing his human created for him.

If that there kitty and drawing were more accurate, one of those back legs would be upside down with the paw pads showing. I think I omitted that fact in part for sake of ease, though I kind of regret not drawing it in true Evan style. Actually, now that I think of it, I rarely even draw Evan with one back leg upside down. I really need to remedy that.

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Tip of the Day

In a home with a hind limb paralyzed cat, as well as other active kitties, rugs on hardwood, laminate, tile, and other similar floor surfaces do not easily stay put. That being said, today's tip covers just a couple ideas on how you can try to keep rugs in place when you live with playful, active, or special needs furbabies who often just cannot help but move those rugs around. To begin, you can get rugs that come already equipped with a nonslip backing. There are also separate nonslip pads that can be placed beneath a rug. Even these options are sometimes not enough to keep rugs in place, though. For something a bit more heavy-duty, you can try something such as double-sided carpet tape. Similarly, you can use velcro strips, placing one on the rug's underside and one on the floor beneath it, thereby attaching the rug to the floor. I have even heard of people using something such as silicone caulking on the bottom of rugs, which, when dried, will have a nonskid effect. Sharing our homes with furbabies can mean that rugs throughout the house end up in all sorts of disarray. To combat this, you can brainstorm and test out which potential nonskid or adherent methods might work best for you, your furbaby, and your home.