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Mr. Bob Buttons Fan Club on Facebook

Chers, we iz sherrin' all kines uv fun stuff at Bob's Club on Facebook. Hit tihs link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/mr.bobbuttonsfans/?fref=nf

~Win

PetGirl Sherrd Dis Wif Me

Weeeeerd results from wen a pyooter trys to mek a cat. Dont be skerrd, cher. ~WH
https://thiscatdoesnotexist.com/

BrrrrrrraaaaPPP!

Ah noes Ah hasnt posted in a wile, mes amis. Lotsa stuff been goin' on wat meks me berry noibus. Fur wun fing, dey has a goggie 'rown here. Him stays in his plays in da hows an' Ah stays in mine.
Mom brunged mai bowl to da hall where goggie cant go an' we haz a fence in da end of the hall where him no can go.

Ah dont liek him. Him was bowt mai size lass yeer. Mom brunged him is mai pet carrier--tha wun dey teks me to da vet wiff.  Now him cant fit in it but his bed is in a big cage in fambly room.

Wors fing dat happn to me was errybody wuz gone fur a wile. Gran'ma an' little girl camed to feed me an' pet mai hed. Mai mom was sick fur long tiem an went away. A few tiems PetGurl camed but mostly her was gone, too! Ah missed mai fambly!! At leest dat horribul goggie wuz not heer!


Mai Papa camed home in April. Mom comes ebbry day wiff a cover fing on her face.  Ai had Papa to maise'f  ebbry day. No goggie! Yay! But a few weeks mai mom brot silly goggie home. Him is crazy! Ah haz to show him who iz boss alla tiem. Papa duznt let him come to mai part of hows.

Wall, dat's all Ai has to say fur now.

Puzzlemints

Wall, Ah haz ben berry bizzy, mes amis. Ah still dont liek to eat bai wher mai brofur Bob's eatin' place yoosta be but Ah DO wanna eat. Ah luvs mah food 'cuz Ah am a TROO sowt Loosyanna cat!

Mom took me bak 2 da vet. Ah dont no wut dey wuz lookin for. Ah jus kno Ah dont liek dem lookin' at ME! Ah try to tell Mom dat Ah kin walk dis way an' git arown so dont wurry. Da tesses sho no dyebeeties, no fyroid, an no FLV--nun o' dat! So dey tell Mom to do sumting else. Two deys lata, Ah bak in da carrier, bak in da car an' der iz a li'l peeple in da car. When she gone, me Mom and Mawmaw goes on a long trip across town.
Mom sez we's at LSU Vet'rinary Skool. New peepuls iz skerry to me but new peeples is wachin me an' tuchin' me.

Den Mom tookted me home.

Doing Betta

Ah tried to git Mom to bring dry cat food to da sofa and to the bed. But she made me git off the bed et walk to da kitchen. Ah am walkin' betta--back on mah toes but Ah pertend liek Ah don't know what she meen. She pick me up off da sofa et made me go to da kitchen. So Ah has stop axing fur brefass in bed.😸
Still not goin' outside much. Went owt un tiem wiff Mom fur 5 minits et anudder tiem wiff Papa fur 5 minits.
Mom sez da vet ain't called wiff t'yrod tesses rezuts yet so she gon' call demain.

Slow Dez

Bonjour, y'all!
Ah am walkin' betta. Got up on the sofa and the bed wif Mom & Papa wiffowt no help. AIEE! Mom, she brun me sum dry foo on a nappin. Ooowee dat tess so gud!
Me & Mom went owtside fah 5 meenoots! Dats awl Ah cud tek, chers. Gotta sev mah enjee fur dinnatime & breffasstiem. What choo know? Heh heh.
Rat nah, Ah stays lotta time unna de footaw in da back bedroom where it dawk & quiet. Ah comes owt fur food and spendin' a couple hours wiff Papa in daytiem & Mom at nightime.
Ah haz no brofur fur tellin' me wat to do. Ah misses mah brofur Bob. Ah knowd he was hurtin' but still, Ah wishes he cudda stayed aron fur a little mo tiem.
Wall, Ah needs anudder nap befo Ah git Papa up fur sum dry food.
Talk to y'all lata, mes amis.
~WHM

Bob's Home

Bob was busy sun puddle bathing and bossing Winston Henry around so he didn't take much time to blog. Occasionally he would decide to post a short statement on his Facebook status and share pictures and funny videos in his fan club group on Facebook and Instagram.

In the last few years his kidneys had been slowing - something that happens to older cats as a result of the high protein food cats crave. He'd been living pretty well with this condition. Last month he had a flair up with low potassium and was on more meds for it.

On last week, I was out of town on family business. On the day PetGurl and I returned, my husband (AKA Papa) texted be to say Bob had passed. Instead of eating breakfast, he wanted to go out into the backyard. Winston followed him. He went to rest in the grass and did not wake up. Winston was upset and ran off past the back fence for three days. He returned with a limp and an abscess on his right hip still whining for his brofur. He's seen the vet and doing somewhat better.

Bob was my first adult pet adoption and my husband's first cat. They were good for each other as Bob was afraid of men's voices and my husband is a Vietnam vet with PTSD. Bob learned that not all human men will yell at him and Papa learned that although cats are different from dogs, that is not necessarily a bad thing. They grew closer after we adopted Winston. Bob would sit close to his Papa and and receive head and neck rubs as they watched TV together. They helped to lower each other's blood pressure.

This blog will continue to stay open with Winston taking the helm in Bob's memory-- just as Bob's favorite "Goggy" advocate Rummpy Drummond's brofurs did for him.

Summa Pains

Teh summa haz ben mixd up fur me. Teh start had me frowing up moar. Ai haz sum speshul food whut Ai duz not liek. Mom got teh nuggets kine but Ai duznt liek taht so much needer. So Ai tries 2 sneek Wimphead's fude. Ai kin jis glare at him & he will moov, cuz Ai am FURS CAT!!!

 Mom & Poppa cot on 2 taht trik & started feeding him at a diffurnt tiem Or, in teh case of Mom, who haz moar payshins, stand rite tehre & wach me eat mai noms.But when Wimphead moovs Ai eat his fude enyways. Mom haz started mixing medicine fude wiht teh reglar stuff so Ai will eet moor ov it.

Ai also has mai arfritis aking up moar so Ai haz to keep mai bones warm on Poppa or on teh catio cement. Sumtiems in mai favrit lawn cher next 2 Poppa's. Poppa iz teh only wun in teh hows who lieks a cold, cold hows.

Well, Ai haz 2 go nak owtsides now fur warming mai bones. Ow! Mai lef shoulder hurts!

~Emperor Bob

Orange Cats!

Winston ici again mes chers! Tehre iz sump'n speshul abot urnge chats. Mr. Bob, he don't fink so, but teh peepuls in teehse artikuls fink so:

Fun Info About Orange Tabby Cats

Seven Reasons to Adopt an Orange Cat

That Special Something: Orange Cats

Orange Tabby Personality

Kittehs & Eeser Lillies

Iz teh tiem ov yeer fur Eeser lillies. Tehy iz dangermous fur pets, gibbing goggies tummy prollems but tehy iz far moar deddly fur cats. Reed tihs artakul:

EASTER LILIES AND CATS

Spring Tiem in Sowf Meweeziana

Ai um wachin YOU!

Iz been a long cole wintertiem fur ebbrbody. Ai do not  like teh cole weffer! Ai heerd teh cats up norf had blizzerds outside, wich iz a deezert wif ice creems.  Ai fink if it wuz ice creems outside tehn taht muss be beery cole!

We cats wat hav had toe ampyootayshins (wich iz wat teh crool declawing operayshin REALLY is) has a harder tiem wif cole becuz we gits moar arfritis in owr bones. So Ai say YAY SPRING! Wimphead Winston kin take moar cole tahn me. Ai fink he iz just too dum to kno wehn he is cole.

Wun fing about spring is mew baby burds & mew evul baby  skwurls iz comin ---an also pets iz being bornd. We haz to be kerful abot cats wat hav not been spayed or nootered Bcuz they iz moar likely to be travelin. Speshly teh boy cats wat smell teh gurl cats a long way off and tries to travel long distances to wher they mite be....Well, goggies, too.  Teh boys also gits n2 fites ober territory where tehy smells females in heet. Tehy are in danger frum crossing hiways and udder territories if tehy is not nootered. So iz gyd idea fur nootering.

Tahts all Ai haz to say 2day.
Hiz Royul Hi-ness Bob, Out.

Oh! Heer iz sum links 2 moar infurmayshin wat proovs how smart Ai am:
http://www.humanesociety.org/issues/pet_overpopulation/facts/why_spay_neuter.html
http://www.petfinder.com/dogs/dog-health/why-spay-or-neuter/

Ai haz a storee2 tell.But Ai wont tell it 2day.I haz 2 haz a nap.

Sry fur notpostin in a while.
IZ mai purrogitiv.
Ai AM cata affer all.
Nappy Mew Yeer

Sined
~Bob (Mr. Bob 2 U)

CatTimes Weekly: Cats as therapists, pet parents, and more

Tuesday, November 5, 2013 Cats as therapists Dogs aren't the only animals who make therapy pets - cats are effective for helping humans with diseases and illnesses; see what felines make the best therapy cats. Being a pet parent may cut heart-disease risk An American Heart Association study has shown that owning a pet cat or dog has a host of health-related benefits, including reduced stress and lower risk of heart disease. How old is that shelter cat? Millions of cats and kittens are in animal shelters, but how are their ages determined when they first enter the facility? Our expert gives an answer. How to give a cat a bath Even if you have an older cat who has never been bathed, it can be done without trauma to you or the feline; simply follow these step-by-step directions. Adoptable cat of the week Boomer in Burlingame, California, is Save a Cat'sadoptable cat of the week; please share his photo with everyone you know and let's see if we can find this senior tabby a forever home. Voting is now open for our Fall Fun Photo Contest http://email.dogtime.com/wf/click?upn=iV0vwacqgZ1boXuoqSr6bUEjZ1j3lXtrS0Lp9UKLu2-2BAoq1R963b7W0iJZi9O2IVt2zIBiaUd6Hs-2F8BGkUUQXd3pAAWCNwkM-2FmO-2Bqj7Nn56MQ-2F7Xk3gnAhtZmwclcANV9XJDzMGHYv2WImv0DfBeoA-3D-3D_QSdtm0BBbYUfVZWOg821DAHlZ3nrkPfGEiq08RRqDi8IUTIjgAFVH-2BX7TA5EhCOW0Wvfnwi5CvxQJyyP9Q-2B5ni8xT02om8bpazFSnTd-2F025Lzyl-2BxlBm5nuW6JVazyNkio05qv-2B75c5m1Q8hwuPnzdJAYGiJIJ25MEmPUkiy0dHKP3kJ-2F1G267flYCONSwtzb4koDzjphbzmpBd-2Bed6WyoG-2BvOlr-2FHwZ9y9Nb5VaXZQF5hJcnKsdN49fopJt7YTYdDY08WsQAJPZhLafu5JPa7eAEgHPvrOPD1ogp3ItopK7i-2BA1NGYes8fCA748CpPGKozulEcC5rwiAqHPUGmyeI3-2BJyfgYE-2BUTQ7J3zYyPvBz33d8-2BH-2F-2Bu-2BF44ubUlXnu6eFCvNc632otyls26qryxQ-3D-3D Cat Breeds Cat Names Cat Health Grooming CatTime Video Center About Us Privacy Contact Us All contents copyright ® DogTime Media 2013. All rights reserved. DogTime Media 27 Maiden Lane Suite 700 San Francisco, CA 94108 If you would like to unsubscribe and stop receiving this email please click here.

The Truth About Cat People and Dog People

Mom sez iz moar mportunt 2 b a aminal purrson tahn wun who iznt. See if u see urself in tihs arkittle:

http://www.mnn.com/family/pets/stories/the-truth-about-cat-people-and-dog-people

Wen Moms Go Owt ov Town

Furs ov all, mai blog haz been owt ov order & taht haz ben buggin me. Seems liek Winston Wimphed iz onlee wun who cud post all hiz silliness wen Ai cudnt. Ai wuz so mad, Ai slap him wen Mom wuznt lookin.

Nex, mai Mom went sumplays called "Owt-ov-Town." Ai dnt kno wher taht iz but she wuz gone fur days. Poppa wuz heer fur a bit & we wached TV ez yoojul but tehn Poppa hadda leev & PetGurl camed 2 see me! Ai luv PetGurl! She iz gud staff & Wimphed iz skerred ov her. Affer a few days he camed owt ov hiding & mai PetGurl akshully petted his hed! Tehn he ated food & hided agin. Wat a doofus.

Onlee fing abot Mom being gone iz mai breffas wuz not on skedjul. Heers wat peepuls fink: Taht we cats dont keer wen tehy iz gone. We do. We dont liek 2 b in teh hows bai owrsefs eder. But you kin mek fings betta fur us wile u iz gone. Heers sum artikuls on the subjik:

How to Leave Your Cat Home Alone

Do Cats Get Lonley If Left Home Alone All Day?

Misconceptions About Cats

Leaving a Cat Alone While on Vacation

Danger, Cats Falling! (They Don’t Always Land On All Fours!) - Pet360 Pet Parenting Simplified

Danger, Cats Falling! (They Don’t Always Land On All Fours!) - Pet360 Pet Parenting Simplified

Dog Days, Cool Cats, Chillin’ In Summertime - Pet360 Pet Parenting Simplified

Dog Days, Cool Cats, Chillin’ In Summertime - Pet360 Pet Parenting Simplified

Mr. BobButtons, Esq. & Winston Henry

Kajun Kitteh Songs

par Winston Henry

 Bon appétit Pour Les Chats (a la Bill Russell)

 Oh! Mais j'aime l'heure du déjeuner! Bon appétit! (Pour moi) 
Le petit déjeuner est fantastique!! Bon Appetite! (Miam miam) 
Bon appétit mes amis! Oh mon dieu!
Bon appétit, ma cherie! Bon appétit! (miam miam!) 

Oh, j'aime le déjeuner! Bon appetite! (pour moi) 
Déjeuner est fantastique! Bon appetite! (Miam Miam) 
Bon appétit mes amis! Oh mon dieu! 
Bon appétit, ma cherie! Bon appétit! (miam miam!) 

Oh, mais j'aime mon dîner!oui! Bon appétit (pour moi!) 
Mon dîner est fantastique! Bon appetite! (Miam! Miam!) 
Bon appétit mes amis! Oh mon dieu!
Bon appétit, ma cherie! Bon appétit! (miam miam!) 

Oh mon dieu Temptayshun treets! Bon appétit pour les chats 
Bon appétit! Miam! Miam! Miam! Miam! Miam! Miam! Miam!

Translations: (Bon apétit means "Good meal!" or "Enjoy your meal!") for Cats

Oh I love breakfast time! Bon appétit (for me)
 Breakfast is fantastic! Bon appétit (Yum yum!)
Bon appétit my friends! Bon appétit! OMG!
Bon appétit, my dear! Bon appétit (Yum Yum!)

Oh, I love lunch! Bon appétit! (for me)
Lunch is fantastic! Bon appétit (yum yum)

Oh, I love my dinner! Bon appétit (for me)
My dinner is fantastic! Bon appétit (Yum yum)

OMG! Temptation treats!(spelled in cat language)
Bon appétit for cats! Bon appétit! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum! Yum!